Anyone remember when balayage was the original recession indicator?
Also, those little big charms by the major brands? Another sign.
Revisiting Chanel Paris-Venise Perfume
I came to Toronto and forgot a party purse and perfume. Luckily, I’ve left a few things with my sister over the years, so help myself to her collection of purses and perfume.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Today, a modern classic: Chanel Paris-Venise. Every brand needs its own version of a citrus vanilla and this one is Chanel’s. It feels young and fresh because I think it’s bolstered by a touch of sparkly ambroxan and a bit of ethyl-maltol for sweetness. Still, we’re at a fancy bakery so everything is sweet but not too sweet. The lemons smell fresh and bright, a cool breeze wafts through the sunshine, and the vanilla is refined and smooth. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
No matter what, a day off is always worth taking. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Sunscreen Reminders
SPF in Canada is regulated as a drug.
I’m still using and loving the Belif sunscreen. It’s great for touch-ups on the go, and it’s completely clear. It also has a weightless texture so it doesn’t feel overly greasy on your face. I also managed to finish it in 2 weeks straight – so I definitely loved using it.
Lipgloss Trends
Are the new Juicy Tube flavours influenced by GLP1’s? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Very recently, a study came out that said that while restaurant spending was down, the sales of gourmand perfumes were only increasing, with people looking to satisfy their “appetites” with smells since they weren’t indulging by eating. In this light, the latest flavours of @ lancomeofficial Juicy Tubes make even more sense: Lavender Latte and Cocoa Macchiato both smell delicious as you apply them on your lips. Creamy and sweet, but they don’t taste like anything. The Lavender one is especially well done – soapy but also lactonic just like a real lavender latte. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I’m old enough to remember the first set of Juicy Tubes that ever came out. Everyone had one, and I had one too. The colours were sheer, and all of them were fruity, nothing as exotic as even a hot chocolate, let alone a lavender latte. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In case you’re wondering, I love the smell of the Lavender Latte Juicy Tube, but I like the colour of the Cocoa Macchiato better. The pink one is called Magic Spell and smells like strawberry Jolly Ranchers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Replica Never-Ending Summer Perfume Review
They made a perfume smell like an Aperol spritz! It’s genius…Sunlight, daydreams, lazy weekends, bottled into a perfume. Waking up early without an alarm, the fat weekend edition of the newspaper, fresh-pressed orange juice. Savouring every second of this Never-ending Summer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Prada Banana Balm
Thanks to Prada Beauty for the snacks and Banana Balm, which really does smell like banana candy in the best way.
The bottle of Prada Candy is my own and I’ve had it for many years (as you can tell). I love a quirky beauty moment.
You’d Never Thought You’d Need These
I’m the type of person who reaches for the traditional bug spray, but I’ve been seeing these insect repellent patches everywhere, and I had to try them for myself. They’re by NATPAT, easily found on Amazon, and they work.
My favourites are the itch relief stickers, especially to slap on at nighttime. They remind me not to scratch while I’m sleeping and work to reduce the inflammation via drainage in that area. The bug repellent stickers use traditional citronella oil to ward off mosquitoes, so it’s almost like wearing a bug-repelling perfume that you don’t have to spray yourself.
I love a scented product that’s also functional, so these are right up my alley.
Hiram Green Perfume Sample Set Smelling Experience
This morning, we treated ourselves to the multi-sensorial experience that is the @hiram_green discovery set. I say “we” because this practice of smelling and discovering attracts people every time. It’s an energizing way to start the morning when you’ve got the whole day stretched out in front of you. I read out Hiram’s descriptions of the scents as we passed the papers around. While the descriptions were short and sweet, we found that each and every one matched the scent it was describing. It’s inspiring to hear what perfume writing can be. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We leave the scented papers on the table and come back to them whenever we need to take a break. Everyone always leaves with at least a spray of their favourite vial to see how it fits them. Could you be the person that smells of an elegant chypre? Can this smoky birch tar be the Hyde to your Jekyll?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This morning, I left with a spray of Moon Bloom. I can see why this gets all the love. It’s a lush dewy green tuberose that evokes vacations in the sun. It’s suncreen mixed with verdant but sunny locales. It’s adventures in the heat. It could be Hawaii, it could even be India, a place that is perpetually green, always filled with scents and beautiful flowers never far away. I want to be this carefree everyday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Arbole smells like your favourite art teacher, totally in her element. There’s a waxiness from drying resins, a warmth, the powder of her mixing with her golden smile that invites you to be yourself. That time you felt like you actually were good at something. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Hiram Green’s perfumes are all-natural but they don’t smell like the spa or have that cloudy, steamy base that lots of other natural perfumes have. After a while, they all seem to smell the same. Hiram says this is because he’s self-taught. That could be it, but it’s also clear that this is someone who has a solid idea of what they want to create, and so the perfumes have structure and body. They feel solid even when they’re romantic.
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Loewe 001 Man edp Review
My warm nights are cardamom spiced. Rich and dry, wind bring in the scent of the future. Lighter days beckoning. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Earlier this year, a friendly, generous sales associate loaded me up with Loewe perfume samples. I was thrilled, but when I got home and smelled them on my own, I realized there was only one or two winners in the bunch, and most of the perfumes smelled like something I’d already smelled before. This, I’ve come to realize, is the usual. It’s almost impossible to love everything from one line, and in fact, it’s quite rare. All these perfumes also have a different perfumer, so each brings their own style to the perfume. Most of them smelled like basic designer perfumes instead of luxury designer perfumes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Loewe 001 Man is different. Yes, it smells a bit like Dior Homme Intense, but that’s only because there’s cardamom and iris. The iris here isn’t purple, it’s just cleanly powdery. The cardamom is sweetened, and with the iris, the effect is like opening a box of doughnuts and having a bit of powdered sugar float up at you. The base isn’t vanillic, but has ambrette, warm and so skin-like so you can almost feel it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
New: Glossier You Fleur
A beachy offering from Glossier. Salty skin, crunchy hair, flowers in the wind, is there coconut or is that my sunscreen? I’ll never know and it doesn’t matter, because I’m on vacation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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