Archive for the ‘Fragrance’ Category

December 23rd, 2011

Tips On How To Prepare Your Home For Holiday House Guests

L’Occitane Verbena Harvest Hand Wash

There are so many wonderful people out there who open up their homes at this time of year to their friends and family. You are good people, and for those of you whose guests haven’t arrived yet, they will probably be ringing your door bell any minute. I am not just talking about over night house guests, I am also talking about hosting meals, parties and other holiday festivities. When it comes to people coming over, there are some minor things you need to prepare for.

Today I am going to point out a few of those beauty basics, and in case you don’t have them on hand, they are items that can easily be picked up from your local supermarket.

Hand Sanitiser

Keeping germs to a minimum is essential. The more people in one place, the more germs there are. If you Read the rest of this post

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December 9th, 2011

GraysOutlet.com – $4 Million Fragrance Sale

David Beckham Womens Signature Story 75ml EDT

If you are looking to buy any fragrance for loved ones this Christmas you are in luck. That also applies to those who are just looking to try something new or like to stock up on their favourite perfume.

GraysOutlet.com is the newest shopping site branch-off from GraysOnline.com, the Australian auction site. The new GraysOutlet.com.au is the first online outlet centre for Australia, kind of like DFO but online, and starting today they have thousands of fragrances on sale. Prices run at nearly 80% off the retail price, that is in most cases 20% cheaper than StrawberryNet.com.

Top Picks

There are over 140,000 men’s and women’s fragrances available and the prices are just jaw dropping. Here are just 5 of the ridiculous bargains I think are worth snapping up.

David Beckham Womens and Mens Signature Story 75ml Eau de Toilette

RRP $95 – NOW $19.95 each

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October 29th, 2011

Clinique – Limited Edition Holiday 2011 Gift Set Releases

I did try to start this post off with a witty Christmas carol related jingle ….. but I failed. Instead, I will just show you all the pretty pictures from Clinique’s Holiday Releases for 2011.

Fall In Love With Colours

A perfect little make-up set you could throw in your handbag and call it a day. The limited edition release has everything you need and comes in the prettiest pink bag.

Includes:

  • High Impact Mascara in Black 7ml.
  • Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Sunset 6ml.
  • Take The Day Off Makeup Remover For Lids, Lashes & Lips 50ml.
  • Limited Edition Colour Surge Eye Shadow Palette 3.4g.
  • Cream Shaper For Eyes in Chocolate Lustre 0.8g.
  • Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss in Currant 5ml.
  • How-To Booklet
  • Pink Cosmetics Bag

AU $95 from Clinique counters and online

US $42 from Clinique online and Sephora

UK £65 from Clinique online

De-Puff and Define Eyes

This baby kit features two of Clinique’s best selling eye products from the All About Eyes range, teamed with a perfect travel size High Impact Mascara.

Includes:

  • All About Eyes, 0.5 oz / 15 ml
  • High Impact Mascara, .14 oz / 3.5 ml
  • All About Eyes Serum De-Puffing Eye Massage, .17 fl oz / 5 ml
  • Bag

AU $58 from Clinique counters and online

US $33.50 from Clinique online

UK – Unavailable at this time

Long Last Shine

Four tubes of glossyness perfect for any age.

Includes:

  • Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Cabana Crush 2.3ml
  • Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Kissyfit 2.3ml
  • Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Air Kiss 2.3ml
  • Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Fireberry 2.3ml
  • Silver embossed cosmetics bag

AU $49 from Clinique counters and online

US – Not available at this time

UK £25 from Clinique online

Chubby Colour & Shine

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October 25th, 2011

Benefit Cosmetics – Holiday 2011 Collection Limited Edition Releases

Holiday time … again! This week I am going to show you as many of the amazing holiday releases as I can, and nothing excites me more than a colourful box of goodies from one of my all-time favourite brands, Benefit Cosmetics.

Holiday Gift Sets

In my opinion, this year Benefit Cosmetics have outdone themselves. They have covered all price ranges and put together some really lust-worthy packs. I am melting over the images as I type. Prepare yourself!

Ticket To Glossytown

A set of six mini lip glosses from their Lip Shine range are adorably packaged and make the perfect gift for ladies of any age!

Colours included:

  • So Frisk Me (gilded berry)
  • Nudie-Tude (goldspun twist)
  • Spiked Punch (juicy coral)
  • Life on the A List (bubblegum pink)
  • Foxy Lady (diamond rose)
  • Kiss You (clear fuchsia)

AU $49 from Adore Beauty (international shipping available), Benefit counters at Myer and Benefit Flagship store in Sydney.

US $24 from Benefit Cosmetics online* (international shipping available) and Sephora*

UK – Unavailable

“I’m Glam… Therefore I Am”

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October 24th, 2011

Nine West Releases First Fragrance ‘Love Fury’

This is not good news …. for me. My two addictions have collided in what will sure to be damaging to my bank account. Beauty, I want you to meet Shoes. Shoes … Beauty. Please play nice.

Nine West has to be the one shoe brand that takes up the most room in my closet (and by closet I mean my floor). It doesn’t just stop at shoes though. I have bags, sunglasses, jewellery and even their leather care products. Now, I can look forward to their Eau De Parfum!

Love Fury EDP

Love Fury by Nine West

The fragrance, due to be released mid January 2011, is the first in a collaboration with fragrance production house Inter Parfums Inc. The packaging is rather genius in my opinion, clearly choosing a bottle stopper in the form of a black stiletto heel. I love it!

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August 13th, 2011

Cosmoprof North America – Day 2: Impressive Products and Brands

Sneak peak at my Shellac manicure, featuring 3 of the new shades

I won’t lie. The morning may have started off a little rusty after a little dinner session with Katie Cazorla the night before. I totally blame Katie. She is a bad influence. However, I had no time to be rusty because Day 2 kicked off bright and early at 8:30am.

Day 2 was all about brands. I wanted to see some brands, experience some of the products and get a glimpse of new releases. Nails seemed to take centre stage on this day, but I will be doing a separate post to show just all the amazing stuff we can expect to see over the coming months.

Deborah Lippmann

Manicurist extraordinaire, business maven and surprisingly talented singer, Deborah Lippmann, was extremely kind to offer up her morning to sit with us beauty bloggers to discuss her new collection. If you aren’t familiar with the Lippmann Collection of nail lacquers than you are missing out big time. They are just beautiful!

Deborah talked us through her inspiration behind how she comes up with colours, and it is crazy. Here are some things I learnt that I never knew.

  • Deborah started out in life wanting to be a Jazz singer. She still sings and has released an album, but it is more of a recreational focus.
  • All the names of her nail lacquers name are actually names of songs.
  • She will often have to create colours for celebrities or fashion designers based on their outfits … sometimes with only hours notice.
  • All her lacquers are 3 free and not tested on animals.

Aside from all that, the most refreshing thing about Deborah is how down to earth she really is. She is entertaining, amusing and genuinely sweet. Go girl!

Details: Deborah Lippmann lacquers are available in the US and Internationally. You can purchase online from Beauty Bridge (International Shipping available) or visit the website to find your nearest stockist.

 

NYX Cosmetics

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