A review of Lancôme Rouge in Love and Vernis in Love By Jessica M and Angie W Annie has been curious about Lancôme’s spring products for a while, so she when she shared her invitation to Lancôme’s la...
Have you ever despaired of not having a place to gush over Frederic Malles Carnal Flower? The dream has been realized. Frederic Malle has joined facebook. http://on.fb.me/fmallefb So far the page has...
I just opened the press release for Lancomes Spring 2012 collection. I had to post it because it looks like a spring collection should look like. It is bright cool waters and whispery pinks. Like a...
A preview by Jessica M I’ve mentioned before, here and on Now Smell This, that I’m a devoted admirer of Anna Sui’s fashion and her overall style, including her fragrance and cosmetics lines. I attend...
By Melanie Parker I’ve been on a break from my typical dark nails this autumn. There’s a bevy of beautiful new colors out by OPI, Orly, and China Glaze, but I’ve been playing it demure with pale pink...
Id like to be under the sea In an octopus garden in the shade Hed let us in, knows where weve been In his octopus garden in the shade (The Beatles) I have been slightly obsessed and enamored with the...
I Love New York by Bond No. 9 Bond No. 9 is starting a new fragrance series in their collection. After the great success with the collaboration with the Warhol Foundation, Bond is partnering with the...
A review of Kate Spade Supercalifragilipstick By Jessica M and Angie W Poppy King, the Lipstick Queen, is sharing her talent and knowledge in several collaborations this year. She has created a signa...
By Melanie Parker When the MAC Bloggers’ Obsession Collection launched this month, I was excited. It is always good when a company embraces the opinions of those who truly love products, colors, and ...
Here are the promised fuchsia lippie swatches: From left to right: Givenchy Vamp Pink(21), MAC Candy Yum Yum, Maybelline Color Sensational Fuchsia Fever, MAC Show Orchid, MAC Trimming Talk and MAC Li...
I have been in the throes of a fuchsia fever. This current obsession reached a frenzied pitch with a blurb on fuchsia lippies in Allure. I just can not get enough of the cheerfulness of a bright pink...
A review of Essence Cosmetics “Blossoms etc.” Limited Edition Collection By Jessica M Essence Cosmetics releases several Limited Edition seasonal collections per year, and the offering for this sprin...
I have attended only one sample sale in my life. My dear friend, Angie, took us to a nameless sale in a basement space somewhere in NYC. I was blown away by the prices. It was wild. Here is the scoop...
Some new products from Essence Cosmetics A review by Jessica M About a year ago, I reported on the United States launch of Essence Cosmetics, a German beauty line that has turned out to be one of my ...
I was watching Interview with a Vampire on the Syfy channel. I forgot how magnificent Kirsten Dunst was as Claudia, the child vampire. She was bewitching. Her career has had its moments. But I never ...
Le Labo for Anthropologie By Patti F Ms. Blogdorf and I love to make a quick stop in the Anthropologie store in Cleveland, on our way to visit the gang for a day of shopping, lunching, shopping, snif...
I think I know a little "something" about incense. I attended catholic school throughout my adolescence. Incense is equal parts comforting and terrifying. Sometimes it takes me back to disa...
It is not easy being green. It is also not easy writing about greens. This was a surprisingly difficult note to tackle. Very labor intensive. Green notes can range from the previously reviewed fig to...
I am continuing the 40 Days and 40 Nights series for this week. It is for a myriad of reasons. 1. I am trying to avoid all the Royal Wedding chatter.This means I will be avoiding the television, twit...
Into The Woods By Patti F It is impossible for me to begin a review of fragrances that have wood notes, without saying that it is impossible to find even a few of my fragrances that dont have wood no...
Vanilla is derived from vanilla orchids. These vine-like orchids grow and wrap around existing trees or poles. Vanilla is native to Mexico, but grows throughout the tropics. Madagascar is the largest...
Gilding the Lily By Jessica M For my last contribution to this “40 Days...” series, I thought I’d write a few words about lily notes in perfume -- not to be confused with lily-of-the-valley, which Pa...
Cinnamon and Nutmeg By Patti F The husband cant cook. He can grill. Those are two entirely different things, of course. A Caveman should know how to cook meat over an open fire, and he is good at tha...
Gourmand fragrances are any scents that are "foodie" in nature. These fragrances can smell like a decadent cupcake or a crisp fall apple. I have a great appreciation for a dark chocolate no...
Lily of The Valley by Patti F My Grandpa (the Roman one, not the Sicilian) had a green thumb. I swear that he could plant a stone, and a week later hed have a tree growing. He had a talent, legendary...
The Lavender Hill Mob By Jessica M The smell of lavender is so familiar that we don’t always appreciate it. Sometimes we write it off as commonplace, old-fashioned, even boring – but I’m taking this ...
The idea for this post came to me yesterday. I thought it would be fun to focus on "offbeat" or slightly twisted fragrance notes. There are several perfume houses who are notorious for push...
Pepper Patti by Patti F Along with shopping for perfumes and talking about perfumes and sharing perfumes with my perfume-loving friends, we have many other things in common. We love beautiful fashion...
The Sweetest Fig by Angie W. Figs, ugh. Before I developed an appreciation for fig fragrances, my only point of reference for figs was the disappointment of being a kid asked by a well-meaning adult ...
Fruit Salad By Patti F Im not one of those perfume lovers who turns her nose up (pun intended!) at the mention of fruit notes in perfumes. As a matter of fact, most perfumes have at least one fruit n...
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