beauty guru & perfume whisperer
Eau de Jane is the scent of the past, the present and the future. The scent of now. Eau de Jane is the fragrance of green grass, earth and the flower petals we held as children. It was always my dream to create a perfume that held my memories. The
One of my more ridiculous obsessions is perfume spotting in TV and film. If there is even a hint of a bottle on screen I have to pause and investigate immediately. Even more so when it’s one of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Near the end of last
Some skincare items become such integral parts of my routine they’re like an extension of my arm, like car keys or my mobile phone. The first one to do that was Vichy Mineral 89 & frankly it’s still my favourite hyaluronic acid serum to date. The next skincare item to
I was so excited to get my most recent package from The Boxwalla with these goodies from Natural Logic as I’ve seen the LUNA mask all over social media and was dying to try it. Of course it exceeded all my expectations and was gorgeous. But I was also completely
They had me the second I saw the drop of liquid sunshine in my hand. Blüh Multi C Serum uses the brightening power of the vitamin c in the Kakadu Plum, an ingredient lighting up the skincare world. And it could be the most concentrated form of vitamin C out
I realize I’m a little late to the party on this but better late than never, especially in the case of Sol de Janeiro. They may be my favourite new beauty brand and they certainly make the best smelling body cream I’ve ever used. The Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum
Chronotope is an amazing new perfume brand that you need to know all about. The perfumer, Carter Weeks Maddox, has created these amazing fragrances that speak to the heart, mostly because they come from his heart. There is a passion and cool elegance to the Chronotope aesthetic and it runs
The name of this perfume, Eau de Madeleine, is an homage to Proustian Memory. Au Pays de la Fleur d’Oranger Eau de Madeleine is based on that. Virginie Roux, who is the creator of this beautiful perfume line, was inspired by Proust’s memory of tea & Madeleines with his grandmother.
Last winter I happened to see someone post about this lotion from the Canadian brand Basd and it just sounded so gorgeous I had to buy it for myself. The big bottle with the pump top was instantly appealing as I go through lotion at an alarming rate. Basd lotions
I’ve loved Vichy since my first foray into their skincare with their brilliant Liftactiv Serum 10, still a favourite in my collection of skincare. As time went by my skin definitely needed something a little extra. I’d had a hysterectomy in my mid forties which caused upheaval in my skin