I adore perfumes with orange blossom. There is a simplicity and innocence to that scent that evokes soap, babies and even sweet desserts. You can be transported to a romantic garden with intoxicating blossoms surrounding you. But therein lies the issue with this flower. We don’t always want to smell like sweet gentle babies in…
Norell Perfume…Crisp Green & Beautiful For Fall
My Norell extrait is magical…. I recently acquired a bottle of vintage Norell parfum/extrait from my generous perfumista friend Kevin. I have admired Norell eau de toilette in the past but for some reason never ended up owning any. Which is odd given my love for elegant green galbanum laced perfumes. Norell most certainly is…
Beautiful Lip of the Day: Stila Yumberry Crush with LipFusion
Eep my flyaway hairs are NOT growing out of my cheek. Honest. One of my fave lip stains is Stila Yumberry Crush. It has a sweet cherry popsicle colour that adds just enough colour to me look alive and healthy. I like to apply it, let it dry, then put a coat of the original…
Happy Birthday Coco Chanel!
A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future- Coco Chanel Well today is Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s birthday- she would be 128 today! There is no question that Coco Chanel changed the way we feel about fashion and how women dress. She shook off the girdles and boning and restrictive frou frou fashion from the…
Spa Wisdom™ Polynesia Monoi Miracle Oil Smells & Feels Beautiful
I have always loved monoi oil- it makes your skin feel great, look gorgeous and smell delicious. Monoi (pronounded mah-noy) oil is made from a coconut oil that has been infused with Tahitian gardenias (also known as tiare) and has been used in the French Pacific for softening skin and hair forever. There really is…
Spa Wisdom™ Polynesia Monoi Miracle Oil Smells & Feels Beautiful
I have always loved monoi oil- it makes your skin feel great, look gorgeous and smell delicious. Monoi (pronounded mah-noy) oil is made from a coconut oil that has been infused with Tahitian gardenias (also known as tiare) and has been used in the French Pacific for softening skin and hair forever. There really is…
Beautiful & Soft Egyptian Musks: A Musk Love Story
Get me my perfume…and dab it on me…NOW Musks are funny shape shifting notes in perfume. They don’t smell the same to everyone, and one person’s “Ew that musk is so strong it makes me ill” is another person’s “Musk? What musk? I don’t smell any musk”. There are the 70s musks, that I personally…
Soft Beautiful Skin with Body Shop Buriti Baby Lotion
I am relentlessly in pursuit of soft moisturized skin. Of course, my crazy climate dictates different needs for different seasons and the summer usually means I can go a bit lighter than the winter with our dry central heating. If you read here regularly you will know that silicones are the bane of my existence….
Beautiful Lashes with Urban Decay Cannonball
I am a serious waterproof mascara wearer. If its not waterproof, I don’t wear it and if I ever did, it would melt off my eyes within an hour of application. I have oily lids, maybe I blink a lot too? And, I rub my eyes. All of these things do not bode well for…
A Beautiful Lippmann/Chanel Mani/Pedi
I have become a bit obsessed about my mani pedi combos, and, more recently, with finding a perfect blue nail polish. I wanted a dark blue, that wasn’t too blue or purple, or too bright. As much as I might find those colours gorgeous, and I do, I know my tendencies. History…
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