Month: July 2014

Dolcelisir Acqua di Profumo EDP by L'Erbolario Lodi

Dolcelisir Acqua di Profumo (Eau de Parfum) by L’Erbolario Lodi

Dolcelisir is a sweet and spicy liquor like gourmand fragrance. I love this fragrance for autumn/fall, winters and rainy days. Top notes comprise of rum, caramel, bergamont and orange. Middle notes are composed of cocoa, cinnamon, sugar cane, lily, rose and jasmine. Base notes have vanilla, musk, patchouli, amber, tonka and benzoin. The fragrance opens […] Read more…

Clarins Joli Rouge Lipstick #716 Clarins Red

Clarins Joli Rouge Lipstick #716 Clarins Red

Many of us know Clarins as a brand that makes great skin care products but they actually make some awesome makeup too. I’ve bought a lot of makeup from them and they’ve rarely disappointed me. I love their Joli Rouge range of lipsticks. Per Clarins, these lipsticks are creamy and deliver stunning color and silky […] Read more…

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish – Soft & Gentle

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish – Soft & Gentle

MAC describes their Mineralize Skinfinish range as A luxurious velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish. Smoothes on: adding buffed-up highlights to cheeks and brows, or an overall ultra-deluxe polish to the face. These compacts come in 5 shades – Lightscapade, Global Glow, Soft & Gentle, Cheeky Bronze, Gold Deposit. I went in for Soft & […] Read more…

MAC Lip Pencil - Plum

MAC Lip Pencil – Plum

The MAC website describes Plum as Potent Reddened Plum. To me it looked more like a mauvy chocolate color till I swatched it. I saw more mauve when I swatched it on my hand but I still saw a lot of brown in it. Finally when I wore it on my lips, I saw why […] Read more…

Revlon Red Hot Tamale

Red Hot Tamale From Revlon

Red Hot Tamale is a vibrant orange red colored nail polish – perfect for summers. It is bright, vivid and classy without being loud. The nail enamel applies without any streaking. It dries pretty quickly. The first coat is nearly opaque but two coats look great. The finish is glossy. This nail polish looks great […] Read more…

Essie Lilacism

Essie Lilacism

Essie describes Lilacism as a satiny smooth lilac polish. While it has a satiny smooth finish and it is lilac, it doesn’t create the prom nail look shown on the Essie website – the color is different. The actual color is less vibrant, more milky and has less of lilac. Up close, Lilacism is a […] Read more…

Inglot Soft Precision Lip Liner #60

Inglot Soft Precision Lip Liner #60

#60 is a cool toned, medium intensity moderately bright pink lip liner. True to its name, it is soft – in fact the softest lip liner I own. It feels extremely comfortable on the lips – does not drag or feel rough on the lips while you outline plus its easy to fill in the […] Read more…

Essie Sand Tropez

Essie Sand Tropez

Essie describes Sand Tropez as a soft sandy beige polish. It is categorized as a neutral pastel shade. It has a hint of gray in it that gets muted in natural light but is evident in artificial lighting indoors. This is the kind of color you can wear when you really can’t makeup your mind […] Read more…

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