Soft woodsy Bvlgari Jasmin Noir. A gardenia to open, with a cool wintery jasmine, and then soft cedar that stays close to the skin. Perfect for summer, like a breeze through an open window.
Bvlgari Jasmin Noir
Diptyque Eau Capitale Perfume Review
Diptyque Eau Capitale is a rose patchouli perfume that’s fresh instead of spicy. When in doubt, get the hair mist and spray with abandon. It blends into you, never feeling like it’s wearing you, seeming to heal from the inside out. Wear it when you need to be uplifted.
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Olaplex Volumizing Spray
It’s the summer of first impressions, and this new @olaplex volumizing blowout spray has left a good one. Not only does it leave your hair shiny and smooth but also, there’s none of the crunchiness that volumizing sprays usually give. It’s also a heat-protectant and has the bond-building technology of Olaplex.
Fun fact, it also seems to keep humidity at bay so your hairstyle, whatever it is, lasts and lasts, but it’s still not crispy or obviously crunchy in any way.
I know what you’re wondering – how’s the scent? Honestly, compared to everything else I use, it’s barely anything, but I’d describe it as a fresh laundry citrus and it fades away. If you like to be in charge of a daily scent, then this is perfect because there’s nothing left by the time you’re done doing your hair.
Acqua di Parma Ambra Perfume Review
Who knew that rose and ambergris could be such a heady combination? Ambra from Acqua di Parma is like a fresh wave of cold ocean water, the potpourri in your grandmother’s bathroom, the smell of salt that’s been there for decades, comforting because it’s always been there, but a smell you can’t get used to either, incense from last night, remnants of smoke in the distance, a lighthouse, a beacon. One of my favourite perfumes from my collection, it’s not always easy to wear but it’s easy to love.
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Le Labo Another 13 Perfume Review
Le Labo Another 13: when you want to smell like something and nothing.A mix of musks, this is a clean and sweet scent. Sometimes it blends into your skin as a skin scent and sometimes it doesn’t. I got wafts of it during the day and I loved that. Made me think of a cement library. Beautiful in its starkness, not where I want to live. Have you smelled this one? What did it give you?
The Safran Troublant Ice Cream Recipe
This is your reminder that it’s Safran Troublant season. Safran Troublant is a happy rose-vanilla scent. I’m still convinced that it’s fashioned after the Persian ice cream, Zafran Bastani, but we won’t ever know for sure. All I know is that the first season I wore this, I knew that it was a flavour combination I wanted to taste, so I made the ice cream. It wasn’t that much of a leap because all these flavours are in Indian deserts already, and Safran Troublant really reminds me of the flavours in ras malai. It’s uncanny, actually, but homemade ras malai isn’t in my wheelhouse of recipes whereas ice cream is.
I’ve dm’d people the recipe here and there, but here it is written out neatly so you can save this post for future reference.
It’s a custard base, so you’re making a custard with all the ingredients EXCEPT for the vanilla and rosewater, which you’re stirring in at the end when the custard is off the heat. Chill your custard and churn as you normally would. Cardamom seeds are optional, but if you choose to add cardamom, get rid of the green shells and grind up the seeds in a mortar and pestle. Pistachios for garnish.
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Fenty Beauty Match Stix Color-Adaptive Cheek and Lip Stick
This new Fenty Beauty Match Stix Color-Adaptive Cheek and Lip Stick is part of the new Summatime collection. It’s literally like rubbing a popsicle onto your lips except the formula is smooth and slightly moisturizing. I like it better for my lips and not so much for my cheeks because it is super bright. Very much hot pink. #fentybeauty
Celine Nightclubbing Perfume Review
The kids always ask me if I go clubbing.
“In this dinky little town?” I ask. “Not a chance!”
But for all the days you miss the smell of after the club, there’s Nightclubbing. Ashtrays, smoke, warm vanilla from perfumed bodies, powder. Perfect for a Monday.
Aveda Haircare and Hair Consultation
I still have all my hair…Some nice things from Aveda.
A few weeks ago, I was invited to my local Aveda boutique for a hair consult and product information session. Guess what? They do hair consults all the time, and you can call and book an appointment, or go in whenever you’re in the neighbourhood. At the consult, they used a tool to look at hair health and density, as well as the condition of my scalp. Good news: I’m not balding. And there is no bad news, I have curly hair (I already knew that), my scalp and hair are parched because it is dry here and I’m terrible at drinking water. It’s ok, I’m working on that as we speak and I’m working on my 2nd cup of coffee. But, I walked away feeling good about my hair and with samples from the Nutri-plenish collection which are going to help take care of that dehydration for me.
Have you tried anything from Aveda that you love? Tell me about it in the comments.
Rare Beauty Tinted Lip Oil Review
I am underwhelmed. I don’t know what I was expecting but I would have liked an actual oil instead of another lip tint. The colour I used is called Wonder.