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November 26, 2008
Whether you're entertaining at home this Holiday season or you're visiting your parents, it's always nice to surround yourself with seasonal scents. When else are you going to have an excuse to smell like cranberry, vanilla spice and amber?
The truth is, I like to take advantage of the Holiday season as much as possible. You don't have to go all out - you can add subtle touches to accentuate the Holiday experience. A scented hand soap or lotion near the sink, a sensual bath oil or even a bar soap heighten your cheer.
Take advantage of The Body Shop's $5 shipping, plus buy one get one free on select Holiday Gifts and seasonal scented items, and 15% off on Cyber Monday.
Holiday Gift Guide: Seasonal Senses
November 26, 2008
Enter To Win A Pink Schwinn Debutante
(click through to enter) If there ever was a bike that embodied a person, the Schwinn Debutante might just be Katy Perry reincarnated. Go ahead, pet your screen, and lust after this darling bike, which retails at near $500. You could beg, plead and save your pennies, or you could just enter to win it. That's right, we're giving it away with Christmas delivery. What more could you ask for?
November 10, 2008
Portable perfumes are so handy and so smart, yet they're not something I always remember to put into my makeup bag. I can remember to throw in four different lip colors but not one fragrance. Maybe it's because I'm spoiled by the plethora of Sephora stores in the city to pop into for a quick spritz.
For The Gal On The Go: Portable Perfumes
Lush, a company often referred to by those are unfamiliar with their breadth of products as the "soap store", has an amazing offering of solid perfumes. This Holiday Season, Lush has released three solid perfumes, each retailing for around $12. The Comforter is a sweet and uplifting fragrance, featuring notes of cypress and bergamont. Snowshowers can be described as a holiday-themed citrus. Sakura is soft, with notes of jasmine and mimosa.
Principessa Beauty, a company that subtly appeals to our inner princess, offers roll on pure perfume oil priced at $35. I tried Insolina, defined as Principessa's signature scent. I like to describe as bottled pink. Where cotton candy, bubble gum, sophistication and Elle Woods collide, Principessa somehow managed to bottle that event.
HollyBeth, a line which prides itself in utilizing natural ingredients, created a roll on fragrance featuring 100% essential oils, jojoba and vitamin e. Described as "sensual, earthy and floral", the scent is great for ladies who prefer more earthy notes in their fragrances. HollyBeth products are made in the US, which makes them perfect for your eco-conscious friend who seeks natural luxury.
November 09, 2008
Ethical Luxe: The Green Beauty Guide
These days, it's difficult to understand what exactly "green", "organic" and "mineral" actually mean. These labels are slapped onto products barely passing the standards, while companies truly going the extra mile are unable to distinguish themselves. Recently, I was informed that to be considered "mineral" makeup, a product only needs to contain 4 mineral elements, while other products in the same category are utilizing 43 minerals.
It's difficult to know what all those ingredients in your products actually do, which are useful, which are harmful, and how to make those crucial decisions about your skin's health. Author Julie Gabriel has compiled an impressive book titled The Green Beauty Guide
The Green Beauty Guide
November 06, 2008
There is no scent that signifies the arrival of Fall to me like pumpkins. From pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks to the smell of my mother's home baked pumpkin pies at Thanksgiving, the scent warms my soul.
Sexy Hair (the makers of those iconic red & black Big Sexy Hair cans) have created an bath and body line that is as quality as their hair products. Perfect for the month of November, their Pumpkin line smells sweet and warms your senses without being overpowering. Each morning while using the Moisture Balance Body Wash and the Oatmeal Body Bar, I'm immediately transported back to Thanksgivings when I was young.
Another standout product from this line is the Pumpkin Puree Treatment Masque. Spicier than the fragrance of the Moisture Balance Body Wash, the treatment harnesses the moisturizing properties of pumpkin to revitalize your tresses.
The Pumpkin Sexy Bath and Body line ranges in price from $5.95 to $19.95.
Seasonal Delights: Sexy Bath & Body In Pumpkin
November 03, 2008
Holiday Beauty: Glittering Nails from Lippmann Collection
For the majority of the year, I'm the kind of girl to embrace a good metallic, inappropriately timed smokey eye, or even a hint of shimmer, but a chunky glitter doesn't flickr on my radar until the Holiday season. When the crisp hint of Fall air strikes and grocery stores begin stocking turkeys by the truckloads, I pull out the glitter with wild abandon. The instant I saw Lippmann Collection's Holiday colors, I knew I would be hooked.
Just in time for Thanksgiving, famed manicurist Deborah Lippmann has created the current gem of my life - Superstar (pictured at left). The brown base makes it an easy slide into Fall's dark colors while the bronze glitter pigment gives it the special boost it needs to be Holiday approriate. This formula differs from other glitter formulas - as you can see on my nails at left after two coats - the glitter and brown base are easy to apply, with even glitter distribution and not a hint of streaks.
Included in the Holiday collection is an appropriately named pink-red glitter named Holiday. Holiday is a color suspiciously similar to MAC's Love Alert dazzleglass from the Red She Said release. I'm sure once the novelty of Superstar has worn off and I begin to see Christmas decorations, Holiday will promptly be applied.
The only downfall of these two colors, as with any other glitter polish, is not the application but the removal. Chunky glitter is notoriously tricky and can often create a rough surface after the polish is applied. Personally I'll suffer for such a unique look, but check out All Lacquered Up's review of the collection if you're the cautious type.
Rounding out the Holiday collection are Maneater, described as a bittersweet chocolate, and Icing On The Cake, a pinky-white frost that reminds me of frosting on a creamy-dreamy wedding cake. Lippmann Collection polishes retail for $15 each, and are reknown for their color selection. Start planning your Holiday looks ladies - Thanksgiving is only 23 days away.
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November 02, 2008
For The Pop Culture Obsessed: Harajuku Lovers Fragrances
If anyone knows how to brand a product, it's Gwen Stefani. What initially started out as a "dance album project" has launched numerous collaborations, a second album, two fashion lines, and a fragrance empire. I'm not going to lie - I buy into L.A.M.B. wholeheartedly. Even if I didn't <3 Gwen as much as I do, I would still be drawn to her brands. She has managed to transcend the celebrity line trashiness and turn her projects into a bonafide fashion empire.
Undoubtedly you've seen the ad campaigns for her latest launch, fragrances based on the darling (yet never speaking) Harajuku Girls bearing the name of her second line, Harajuku Lovers. Each fragrance and bottle are modeled after one of the elements of L.A.M.B. - Love, Lil Angel, Music, Baby, and their leader, G. The line is affordable, with .33 oz versions retailing for $25, and the 1.0 oz for $45, making it easy to scoop up all five this Holiday season.
Love - Base note of Creamy Vanilla Orchid, Mid Note of Living Hydropinic Lace Rose and Top Note of Pimk Pomelo
Lil Angel - Base Note of Lollipop Accord, Mid Note of Candied Violet, and Top Note of Pineapple
Music - Base Note of Sleek Woods, Mid Note of Sweetpea, and Top Note of Sparkling Pear
Baby - Base Note of White Musk, Mid Note of Orange Flower, and Top Note of White Rose
G - Base Note of Cotton Woods, Mid Note of Jasmine Sambac, and Top Note of Fresh Coconut
I look for fragrances that inspire a mood or a feeling, and Harajuku Lovers certainly do that. Each was created by a different perfumer, allowing each character it's own individuality while maintaining a consistent youthful energy.
Perfect gifts for: Anyone who is a fan of Gwen Steafni, Japanese culture, or that hard to buy for young lady in your life
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