perfume whisperer
CHANEL surprised everyone the first time they tweaked their iconic No 5 fragrance in 2007 with the unexpectedly gorgeous CHANEL No5 Eau Premiere. No5 Eau Premiere was softened version of the classic No5, with a gentle airy powdery vibe, a fizzy sweetness and a warmth that is absent from the (gorgeous) original No5. Eau Premiere (which…
Readers or Daly Beauty know I love me some jasmine, tuberose, orange blossom, tiare and gardenia. White floral perfumes are my kryptonite and they render me weak at the knees. It might have something to do with how much I love summer and tropical climates. Anything that smells like a lush white blossom blooming…
One of my recent rabbit hole stumblings around Instagram led me to the coolest organic skincare brand ever, French Girl Organics. Honestly, their simple and clean styling is designed for Instagram perfection. Frankly I have always loved spare modern design in beauty. Our dear benelovent leader, CHANEL, changed the beauty landscape with their simple design and…
I am a huge rose lover – in gardens, vases and in my skincare. Roses are chock full of delicious skincare stuff, in addition to smelling wonderful. Kosmea Australia is a skincare company that has built it’s line around organic rosehip oil, as well as the finest herbal, plant and flower extracts. You…
Sexy perfumes are wonderful all year round, but of course on Valentine’s Day, sexy everything is called for. I’ve gone off the beaten perfume path to find some exquisite and sexy niche perfumes for you. The divine Josie at Osswald in New York City sent me some delicious perfume that she knew I would love….
Recently, I’ve been sampling some fragrances sent to me by the UK celebrity makeup artist turned perfumer, Lucy Baldock-Sacchi. Lucy spent 12 years living in Australia, where she fell in love with the natural resources, healing atmosphere, the people and unpolluted lands. She discovered for herself the emotional, spiritual and physical benefits of the Australian Bush Flowers….
I adore roses, and the fragrance of roses is something I cannot get enough of. Roses are good for our skin, and using rosewater is something I’ve become obsessed with. You can read about my search for the perfect rosewater here and here. I recently revisited my love of the classic Rosewater line from Crabtree…
I am just LOVING some beauty items lately. I am loving many, and am waiting for full test drives before reviewing (hello, Charlotte Tilbury Skincare – from heaven…Jouviance….) but right now these beauties are captivating me! If you read the Internet you know about Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, as it’s been causing a sensation! I’ve been…
Lately I have been thinking about my perfumes in groups. Like, these are my favourite roses, these are the violets, these are the skin scents, these are the rainy day perfumes, these are the divas etc etc. As I lit my Sage Lifestyle candle last night, I started thinking about perfumes that make me think…
Oh, the siren call of the perfume counter. I just love to wander the department store cosmetic floor, playing with the newest perfume and beauty releases. I take my time, sniff this, try that, and often fall in love. The new, the old, the classic and the modern. I have tried two lately that are calling…
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