Archive for February 2009

Philosophy Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace has become a classic, one of the all time bestselling collections in Philosophy’s product line. The airy, feminine scent features a blend of pink florals with a musky dry down and is now available in a variety of products: 3-in-1 shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath (voted Best of Sephora in 2008), daily [...]

Bath and Body Works Wallflowers

Bath and Body Works Wallflowers are the easiest way to scent your home, especially if you live in an apartment building or other enviroment where the open flame of a candle may not be allowed or desired. Wallflowers provide 6-8 weeks of fragrance and include a refillable fragrance bulb and diffuser that snap together and [...]

Aveda Shampoo Favorites

Aveda is famous for its focus on pure, natural ingredients. The high end beauty line carries skin care, bath and body, makeup, and styling products, and they may be best known for their popular shampoos.
Shampure shampoo and conditioner features a calming mix of 25 pure plant and flower essences, as well as their trademarked Morikue [...]

Tutti Dolci by Bath and Body Works

Remember Bath and Body Works’ Tutti Dolci line? A few years ago, during its oh too brief appearance in BBW stores, this product line was smokin’ hot! I can remember everyone talking about how they couldn’t wait to see what was going to come out next, as they swooned over sweet scents like Angel Food [...]

Bobbi Brown Brights Eye Palette

I’ve always been a sucker for a rainbow, so I was naturallly drawn to the Bobbi Brown Brights Eye Palette, which recently had what seemed like the entire beauty blogging community aswoon. Hey, I was swooning right along with everyone!
The palette includes 35 soft matte eyeshadows in a rainbow of shades, including everything from light [...]

Gucci Envy Me Perfume

I love the trend in high end brands toward exploration of modern pattern and design. Half of the reason that I tend to covet particular products is for the packaging! Sometimes, for me, a collectible item is simply a pretty, pretty bottle in a pretty, pretty box. So, I have to admit that I was [...]

Chanel Moscow Russian Nights Collection

Chanel’s limited edition Moscow / Russian Nights Collection made its debut in December 2008 at the Chanel Paris – Moscow show. The three shades of nail color were created specifically for this fashion show and then made available from Chanel during December 2008 and January 2009 only.
The collection includes Le Vernis Nail Colour in three [...]

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

We’d all love to have perfectly smooth skin on which to build our makeup look; however, the reality is that most of us need a little help in creating the “perfect canvas”. Pores, blemishes, small scars, fine lines, and wrinkles exist even for those of us who have been blessed with great skin.
Smashbox’s bestselling Photo [...]

Avon Bond Girl 007 Fragrance

Bond Girl 007, a fragrance created by Avon and inspired by the incomparable James Bond, is noteworthy for both its sophisticated and sensual scent and for the curvaceous, feminine (not to mention, collectible) bottle in which it is contained.
The fragrance features top notes of exotic orchid and white peach, with fresh orange blossoms and cashmere [...]

Lancome Renergie Eye Lift vs. High Resolution Collaser 5X

It can be frustrating, not to mention confusing, when a cosmetics company replaces a favorite product with a new one. Much of the time, they just stick a new name and label onto the same product, but sometimes the company just does away with your perfect foundation color or night cream and forces you to [...]