Sisley Eau de Campagne

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Henna

I had to revisit Eau de Sisley No. 2 because my nose keeps coming back to my sample of Eau de Campagne.

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Cold and green, No. 2 is in the sharp chypre style of Sisley’s Eau du Soir, seamlessly blended bergamot, jasmine, but with a heavy dose of patchouli in the drydown. You need to love patchouli to love this perfume and everyone around you needs to love it too. Vetiver and cedar lend some dryness and because it’s an eau du cologne it’s not too strong and I like that.

The Eau de Campagne has a nice tomato leaf in the opening, more citrus too, and doesn’t have all that much patchouli in it so I think it’s more subtle and easier to wear, plus it’s said to officially be the first fragrance of perfumer Jean Claude Ellena so it gets lots of love for that. I’ve always loved it and it’s always been on my wishlist, but I probably don’t need any more intense green perfumes in my collection just yet.

Have you tried either of these?

Here’s my review of No. 2.

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Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop Highlighters

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Henna

Only Fenty could make a matte-ish foundation and the give us an ultra-light almost-sheer highlighter to use with it, but wait it’s also skincare so you can use it under?! 🤷🏽‍♀️ I’m here for it. This is the new Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop highlighters in Taffy Topaz and Honey Citrine. Honestly, I can pull off both.

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Caliray Tubing Mascara Review

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Henna

I thought I would test out a new tubing mascara.  I thought it was ok. Not as much oomph as I like.  People have told me that it actually smudged on them, so maybe the tubing action is not great either, although I didn’t have a problem.  So far, my favourite tubing mascara is the Tarte the Tartelette mascara.

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Byredo Black Saffron Perfume Review

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Henna

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Byredo Black Saffron is a perfume for a stock broker. A bit of red berries in the opening keep it fun, and then the heart has that synthetic leather note that’s in Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, but the drydown is dry and ashy with vetiver.

I can’t smell any saffron in this, and it’s too bad that the copy talks about Indian heritage and all that, because I’m hard pressed to think of anything even remotely Indian when I smell this, but India is a big country so what do I know.

Anyway, this is for your stock broker friends – they work hard, play hard. They want something expensive but not with too much complexity because they don’t want to be distracted. Black Saffron sounds exotic and makes them seem cultured, but the minimalist packaging reflects their inability to escape that colonialist idea that colour and complexity is bad.

We wait for them to try ayahuasca and discover ambers.

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This or That: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch or Clear Face

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Henna

This or That?

TextI used to stan the Neutrogena sunscreen on the right. You might even say that the Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch was my gateway sunscreen, because it was the one sunscreen I tried that was matte and silky smooth to the touch. It was easy to use, and anytime someone complained about sunscreen being greasy, I used it.

But now, I recommend the Clear Face sunscreen as my matte sunscreen of choice. It’s also matte, but not as powdery, not as thick, and doesn’t make your face look white. I prefer it to the Ultra Sheer, and if you hate sunscreen because it’s greasy or you think that it makes you break out, then this one is for you. You can tell just by looking at the tube that it’s been squeezed way more than the Ultra Sheer, and yes, it’s actually done.

Sunscreen season is all year for me, so I’ll still be giving you my sunscreen reviews here and there.

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Diptyque Eau de Sens Perfume Review

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Henna

Intentionally imperfect like a rumpled linen button-up shirt.

Last few gorgeous days of summer and wearing #diptyque Eau de Sens hair mist. This really works as a hair mist because it’s distinctly in-perfumelike, nor is it too soapy. Bitter orange and vaguely herbal, almost earthy, more a vibe than a perfume.

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St. Clair Scents Gardener’s Glove

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Henna


Because I have a convenient 15ml travel size, I’ve had this little bottle of St. Clair Scents Gardener’s Glove in the pocket of my jacket and I’d been walking around with it.And then, somewhere, I lost it. I went to wear it on Monday, and it wasn’t in the jacket pocket.

I searched everywhere and couldn’t think of where it might be. I went on my usual walks around the neighbourhood and couldn’t see it anywhere. I consoled myself in the way we do when we lose something dear to us: what’s meant for me will find me.

Then, yesterday on the way home from the park, I saw something glinting out of the corner of my eye under a tree… and there was my bottle. Hot from the sun, but glass and juice intact. I had given up looking for it and I was sure I wouldn’t find it, but there it was. Waiting for me.

Gardener’s Glove by St. Clair Scents is very citrusy to start, like fresh lemon juice, and then the florals enter, softer and closer to the skin. Rose, jasmine… A drydown with castoreum which is usually animalic but doesn’t really have much bite here. Smoothly blended, concentrated, slowly evolving, this is still a perfume that resists being stuck in a category.

If it’s a leather, it’s a floral suede one at that. If it’s a green perfume, it’s not sharp and fresh all the way through. A favourite to wear in the summer when it’s super hot, because the rose in it really blooms and is more enjoyable.  I love this perfume, and I’ll probably have it for years to come.  Although I’ve had it for over a year, I still haven’t come across anything like it.

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Hermes Cardamusc

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Henna

TextI asked to smell both the Cardamusc and Musc Pallida perfume oils. And then I asked for a dab of the Cardamusc on skin. “Oh, that won’t be possible, we don’t do that.”  Me: “Oh, what the heck, here you go…” I was flummoxed, to say the least, but in the end I did enjoy smelling like Cardamusc all day. These oils are very concentrated and are meant to be layered with your perfume.

Anyway, a week later, I can still smell the Musc part of Cardamusc on the card they gave me, and wow, I love it.  It really reminds me of a real deer musk, a sample of which I have, and I don’t know if this perfume has that in it, but it wears like it does and it’s wonderful.  Try it at an Hermes boutique if you can. I know that it went on my wishlist.

 

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Cosmopolitan Eau de Juice 100% Chilled

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Henna

TextApparently a perfume bottle meant to be instagrammed. Eau de Juice 100% Chilled. Coconut, musk, ambroxan… pretty light. Smells like the change room at the gym when it’s summer and school’s out.

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Fenty Beauty Eaze Blurring Skin Tint Review

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Henna

 This is the Eaze Blurring Skin Tint. It’s a sheer tint with a bit of a matte finish but it’s super skin-like. I used the colour 12 in the video but since then, I think I’m more of a 10 if you’re comparing to yourself and wondering what colour you should get.

The 10,12,14 are warm-toned slightly yellow colours and they work really well on my skin. I’m super impressed with the shade selection and the lasting power. You can also build coverage – let it set and then see what happens. Anyway, the finish lasts all day and you could set it with powder but you definitely don’t have to. Even worn alone, these work so well but I would powder before adding a powder blush or bronzer on top. I was impressed by how well the foundation held up in hot weather where my makeup usually just melts off.

I compared this side by side to my other foundations, and I loved how it’s not shiny but not too matte.

Try it.

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