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Fragrance Fridays: Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Fragrances

May 3, 2013 by Kim S. / Fragrance Friday, Miscellaneous, Reviews / 0 comments

This Fragrance Friday, I present to you a Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Fragrances. These are a few fragrances I’ve had the opportunity to try, and ended up loving. There’s a mix of floral scents, musk, and somewhat sweet scents – all of which are perfect for spring; there’s something for everyone. Be sure to keep this Fragrance Friday Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Fragrances in mind when shopping for the mom in your life.

Fragrance Guide
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L’Occitane en Provence, Paco Rabanne, Frédéric Malle

L’Occitane Magnolia & Mûre

My husband purchased the L’Occitane La Colelction De Grasse Travel Set for me to figure out which eau de toilet from this collection I preferred. I fell in-love with two: Vanille & Narcisse, and Magnolia & Mûre. Magnolia & Mûre is described as a sophisticated fragrance; a balance between flower and fruit, as the mysterious magnolia essence provides the prelude to wild blackberry notes. Present throughout the fragrance, blackberry gives a tenderness to the woody structure and softens its seriousness. If you love blackberry notes, you will love, love, love this! This one is my husband’s favorite, too!

Hanae Mori Eau De Collection # 6

My husband picked up from Sephora, a sample of all of the Hanea Mori fragrances, which were three in total. Out of all of them, the one I liked most was the limited edition Hanae Mori Eau De Collection # 6. To me, it is the perfect summer scent. It’s an Eau de Toilet, so it doesn’t last as long, but the scent makes up for it.

The top note is tree-ripe jasmine from Morocco, neroli from southern France and bergamot from Calabria. The middle note is Egyptian jasmine for a hint of mystery, Tunisia orange blossom, green roses, American peony and heliotrope: a purple flower beloved by butterflies. The base note is Tahitian vanilla, rich toffee, a touch of sandalwood from India and benzoin, a fragrant resin from tree bark.

Miss Dior Eau De Parfum

I’d written about this in a previous Fragrance Friday post. Check here

Bond No 9 New York Musk

I’m a fan of Musk, and unisex fragrances. I sometimes find myself spritzing on some of my husband’s colognes, which he hates. Bond No 9 New York Musk has notes a lot of my favorite notes of grapefruit, black currant, osmanthus flower, green lilies, nutmeg, musk, patchouli, sandalwood and vetiver .

Frédéric Malle Lipstick Rose

Ahh I love me some Frédéric Malle fragrances! Check my review here

Paco Rabanne Lady Million

Paco Rabanne Lady Million is a seductive, luxurious scent with notes of Neroli, Bitter Orange, Raspberry, Orange Flower Absolute, Sambac Jasmine Absolute, Gardenia, Patchouli, Honey, Amber. The packaging is gorgeous as well.

What fragrances in this Mother’s Day Gift Guide will you purchase for mom?

NEW Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Celebrity Drag Queen Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo Packs

May 2, 2013 by Kim S. / blog, Miscellaneous / 3 Comments

Disclosure: This information was provided by the company or its PR for informational purposes. I was not compensated in any way for this post.

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics has their first set of Celebrity faces endorsing their cosmetics line. Celebrity drag queens Willam, Detox and Vicky Vox become the faces of the Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Celebrity Drag Queen Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo Packs. It’s exciting to see drag queens as the face of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics; I love drag makeup, especially when done correctly. I love lip tars, have you seen my collection?

These drag queens are amongst Hollywood’s most famous and can be seen on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Rihanna’s music videos, Nip/Tuck, American Wedding, and from their chart topping singles on iTunes as DWV (Detox, Willam, Vicky) and now on to the packages of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Celebrity Drag Queen Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo Packs.

The celebrity drag queen collection of Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo Packs will each come with a mini Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Brush and Drag Queen Trading Card that Willam, Detox and Vicky Vox can be seen on.

The six packs of Celebrity Drag Queen Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo Packs will each be offered at a special price of $22.50, and will include:

Anime – Bright Neon Pink Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer with Willam Trading Card
Black Dahlia – Super Blackened Red Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer with Detox Trading Card
Kava Kava – Neutral Peach Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer with Vicky Vox Trading Card
NSFW – True Balanced Red Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer with Willam Trading Card
Strumpet – Deep Purpled Burgundy Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer with Detox Trading Card
Grandma – Clean, Classic Coral Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer with Vicky Vox Trading Card

The sets will be available on May 7, 2013 in a collection exclusive to Sephora.com.

The Makeup Show NYC – New Products & Floor Plan to Maximize your Experience

May 2, 2013 by Kim S. / blog, Miscellaneous / 2 Comments

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. Views and opinions are my own, and are 100% honest.

Hey Beauties!

Are you yet tired of my The Makeup Show NYC Posts? I rave about The Makeup Show NYC because to me, it is the best Makeup Artist “convention” to date. Where else can you have access to over 85 brands, 10 keynote speaks and 20 workshops?

As I mentioned in my other posts, companies are ALWAYS launching new products at The Makeup Show, too! Therefore, attendees are able to get the first look, and shop the latest in beauty.

Here’s what’s new!

Mehron, Inc. will be expanding their lip product line by introducing Glosstone PRO, a modern twist to Mehrons iconic Glosstone brand. Glosstone has a long-wearing and never-sticky formula. It is even enriched with antioxidants of Aloe Vera and Vitamin E! The shades are gorgeous as well.

The Makeup Show NYC MEHRON Celebre Palette

Mehron, Inc. will also be launching Celebre Pro HD™ Cream Palette. They have put together their 12 most popular shades of Celebre Pro HD in a lightweight eco-friendly package that is ultra portable – perfect for the makeup diva or professional! These also include some powerful antixodiants – pomegranate, aloe, and vitamin E—to help soothe the skin! This is something I’m definitely going to pick up.

Embryolisse USA will be launching some products that are sure to become a pro favorite! Stop by their booth at the show to be the first to try out Elixir Eclat and Dark Spot Serum.

London Brush Company will be introducing their nouVeau collection, which consists of 20 of the luxest Vegan Makeup brushes on the market. Not only is this collection offered in innovative shapes, they are also said to be “softer than you could ever imagine a vegan brush to feel.”

Eve Pearl Beauty is excited to launch their new technology in the INVISIBLE FINISH Powderless Powder exclusively at The Makeup Show NYC. With a single sweep it mattifies shine, absorbs excess oil, while smoothing rough texture, blurring enlarged pores and evening out skin tones. I can’t wait to try this! It definitely seems like something that should be added to my kit!

NAVIGATE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE MAKEUP SHOW NYC ON MAY 5^th & 6^th

Print the floor plans below (click on them to make them larger) to map out the booths you will visit.

The Makeup Show NYC will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 9am to 6pm and on Monday, May 6, 2013 from 9am to 5pm at Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18^th Street, New York, NY.

Tuturial Tuesday: Fun Green Eye for Spring using @OCCMakeup Bitmap

April 30, 2013 by Kim S. / blog, Makeup Looks, Tutorials / 0 comments

Spring is here, but, you really can’t tell with this weather. That doesn’t mean I can’t bring in some spring brights, which would help brighten up the gloomy days we’ve been having in NYC. I created a simple, fun green eye for spring using Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics ‘Bitmap’ loose pigment. I remember when OCC released ‘bitmap‘, it used to be my joint! I love this green! Plus, green is pantone’s color of the year, so I killed two birds with one stone with this look. Also, I believe either on instagram or twitter someone asked me to start doing spring makeup tutorials, so here’s one of many to come.

Last week I posted about using SnapGuide for my Tutorial Tuesday posts, so I’m going to continue to use it until I have time to actually shoot and edit a video. Please be patient.

If you’re wondering what I’m wearing on my lip, it’s an Ellis Faas Milky Lips color in a burnt orange shade (L204). It’s neutral enough to pair with a fun green eye for spring, don’t you think? Plus, orange lippies are the business right now.

Check out How to Create a Simple, Fun Green Eye for Spring by Kim Porter on Snapguide.