Kanebo Sensai-Cellular Performance Review

Advanced Recovery Concentrate for Eyes

I am currently having skin issues. My most pressing problem is the skin underneath my eyes. Lately it has been looking dull, dehydrated, dark and dreary. I needed some sleep and cosmetic help.

I have a box of skincare samples that I have been hoarding for no good reason. I decided to dig through the stash to see what gems were in there. I uncovered a treasure chest of Kanebo samples. Kanebo is one of Japan's leading cosmetics manufacturers.

This eye cream gives fresh moisture to the skin surrounding the eye, banishes wrinkles and results in firmer skintone and smoother, more translucent skin. I noticed that skin surrounding my eye looked less swollen and tighter. It had all the effects of Botox but without the pesky needles or medical bill. I loved how rich the cream felt. Like a whipped cream version of La Mer.

Ingredients: They are slightly mysterious and questionable. However they have hooked me. I get distracted by special polymers and outrageous promises. I am sure the Beauty Brains would cringe if they read this.

Apricot Essence Complex: The benefits of this substance, found in the apricot kernel, to epidermal cell renewal are a renowned Kanebo discovery.

Barrier Power Booster: The effect of this component of the vitamin B complex in supporting the skin's own barrier function has recently been discovered by Kanebo.

OH Scavenger: Developed by Kanebo, this outstanding anti-oxidant has the ability to neutralise the damaging hydroxy radical many times more effectively than vitamin C.

Hyaluronate/Collagen Booster: Kanebo's research into restoring skin firmness and moisture resulted in the discovery of this special ingredient that enhances the skin's own hyaluronate content and collagen quality.

Kakyoku Extract: Kanebo's discovery of a heretofore unknown cellular mechanism, and the relevation of the benefits of this Oriental medicinal plant, opened up new possibilities in the prevention of uneven skin tone. (all descriptions from Kanebo International)

Bio-Cell Activator: It is extracted from the spinach beet root and works directly on the individual skin cell's mitochondria.

Natural NAG: A marine protein that dramatically raises the hyaluranic acid level in the epidermis for tangible improvements in resilience and smoothness. Ensures a fresh and intensive hydration effect and firmer skintone.

Yuzu Extract(Chinese lemon): Promotes microcirculation, dispels dullness around the eyes, hydrates the skin to impart youthful luminosity and lightens the areas under the eyes.

Suikazura Extract(Honeysuckle): A moisture metabolism ingredient that reduces puffiness around the eyes.

Pure Pearl Protein

Silk Fibroin: Silk can be transformed into many forms, such as powders, films or gels, but in order to do this the fibroin must first be dissolved in water. Fibroin, however, is not naturally water soluble, so a special treatment is required. Thanks to its long experience with silk spinning processes, Kanebo was the first in the world to develop the technology for dissolving silk in water, which opened silk to a great variety of applications. In 1977, Kanebo succeeded in producing the industry's first silk powder made from aqueous fibroin solution. Using this powder in a compound, Kanebo launched the world's first powder cake that could be used with a sponge. Kanebo now uses silk as a basic component in a wide range of products, from skin care and makeup to hair care. ( Description from Kanebo International)

It is colourant & fragrance free.

I loved the results and plan to make a purchase in the future.

All information from http://www.kanebo.com/

Available at Takashimaya in NYC and online at http://www.strawberrynet.com/main.aspx

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Kanebo

I started a myspace page for Blogdorf Goodman.
All the beauty bloggers were doing it.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=146981572

I was excited to see that smashbox had their own page.
Does anyone know if Nars or MAC maintain a space?
Have you spotted any other beauty sites?

Instead of keeping up with my emails and working on the blog...
I have been spending too much time on the style.com lookbooks.
I am addicted.
http://www.style.com/mystyle/lookbooks/view/mylookbook26933?iphoto=0

Does anyone have a lookbook I can peek at?
Let me know in the comments.

All about the Pretty tagged me a few weeks ago and I keep forgetting to post the answers.

5 Things You Don't Know About Me.

1. I still own my first bottle of perfume.
It was by Avon and it came in a bottle that looked like a black kitty.

2. I got busted by the nuns for makeup in the 4th grade.
I had detention for a week.
I was forced to wash my face every day in front of three of them.
Afterwards I always applied a lip smacker.
They could not break this beauty junkie!

3. I have never dyed my hair.

4. I can not recycle my original MAC Red Russian red lippie.

5. I try to attend the first day of all the MAC launches.

I am tagging Cavewoman, Griffie, Koneko,Tbone, Dramaqueenie2 and Tussah.

Bryant Park

This is the most serene scent from the entire Bond #9 lineup. It's power is not as bold as Chinatown or Westside. It is more quiet and subtle.

The rose note is like a whisper in comparison to the bold rose of Westside. It is refreshing and quite pretty. The other notes are patchouli(tame and not overpowering), pink pepper, lily of the valley, rhubarb, raspberry and amber.
I think this will be my favorite Bond after Chinatown.
No offense to Westside or Fire Island.

Bryant Park will premiere at Olympus Fashion Week and be officially launched on March 1st 2007.
It will be available at all four Bond No. 9 stores in New York, countrywide at selected branches of Saks Fifth Avenue and internationally at Harvey Nichols, UK, Paris Gallery, U.A.E, and in Lane Crawford, Hong Kong.
Besides being sold in its 3.4 oz. artist-designed superstar bottle and box presentation ($185), 1.7oz travel size ($125) and by the ounce ($45), it will also be offered in 2-ounce basic spray flacons with gilt honeycomb cap ($40-$150) and in vintage/art bottles, featured in a wide variety of designs ($60 - $200).

Info from Bond
Photos: Bond and style.com
Disclosure: A press sample vial of this product was provided by Bond 9.

Read more at:
http://bondno9fragrances.blogharbor.com/blog
http://www.bondno9.com/catalog/
http://www.bryantpark.org/ (this is a site on Bryant Park...the actual park)
http://www.emiliopucci.com/

Web Snob for January 26th 2007:

Don't miss it! The Beauty Addict goes backstage to see Nexxus hair stylist to the supermodels Roy Teeluck work his magic

Beauty Snob wipes out unsightly dark circles with Natura Bisse's FX!

Bag Snob To Chanel or not to Chanel, Bag Snob ponders her role in the shopping habits of bag addicts.

Fab Sugar gives tips on how to achieve my favorite hairstyle, the Mod half up half down!

Trend alert from our favorite fashionista! Coquette follows Kate Moss, from skinny to wide-leg jeans.

"Television and style go hand in hand but have we lost our fashion role models?" asks Stylebites

Stylehive From trash, comes treasure! Ashley Watson's Recycled Leather Bags are downtown-cool, eco-friendly bags fashioned from recycled leather clothing.

Every year you ought to upgrade your arm candy. So consider hottie hunting for a new boy, and check KRiSTOPHER's Top 5 Bags for Spring!

The Aesthetics+Economist's take on Miuccia's Mobile

StyleBakery.com delves "Underneath it All" to show us what to wear under this season's sexiest styles

Fendi Signature Zucca Dressed Monkey! eBelle5 located the Exclusive VIP Fendi Baby Milo.

eBeautyDaily tells you how to keep your lips kissably soft in the wintertime.

Dresses, florals, metallics & more...Fashiontribes has your Top 5 stylish spring must-haves!

The Trashionista tracks underground style icon Zooey Deschanel at Sundance

Girlawhirl can’t stop smiling when she wears PlantLove lippy from Cargo Cosmetics

It's A SUITE LIFE PART II: Silver Spoon Is "Slammin' & Glammin" in the Hills--Beverly Hills! Fashiontribes LA Story Golden Globe SWAG Bag Podcasts & Blogs!!

Papierblog ponders the meaning of Armani's net-broadcasted couture show, is fashion finally facing it's net-aphobic tendencies?

The Jewelry Weblog gives her opinion concerning the latest trend of embellishing clothing with gemstones.

Jennifer Hudson in Michael Kors.

Mr Kors and the stylist need to take a bow.
She has never looked better.
Kors acknowledged every curve with this dress.
He did her right.

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Lanvin Spring RTW 2007 and Ellen Pompeo at the 2007 SAG awards.
photos: style.com and wireimage

Kate Walsh at the 2007 SAG Awards

I have been unable to locate any scoop on who designed the dress.
Anyone recognize it?

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Giorgio Armani Spring RTW 2007 and Cate Blanchett at the 2007 SAG Awards.

Why did they fiddle with the length?
My only guess is that she wanted to show off the shoes....and they hemmed it up with tape in the limo.
It looks so damn wrong.

photos: style.com and gettyimages

Vanessa Williams at the SAG awards

I knew deep in my heart that she was not going to repeat her red carpet performance from the Golden Globes.
Everything was executed perfectly from the dress to the hair.
gettyimages

Max Factor Lash Perfection Volume Couture Review

I am loving this Max Factor Lash Perfection Volume Couture in soft black. I have complained to anyone that would listen about the state of my lashes. They are short, stumpy, sparse and straight.
They bring me nothing but grief.

Lately I have been smitten with Chanel's Initmitable mascara. The cutting edge brush gives me the seperation I crave along with some much needed oomph.
It is a fairly expensive mascara so I am thrilled that there is a drugstore alternative.

This new Max Factor mascara has a very similiar brush to the Chanel. They call it iFX Brush technology with volumizing micro channels. This sounds very sci-fi. In simple terms it has less bristles than a traditional wand. The Max Factor and Chanel bristles are made from a heavy duty rubber. This is the trick to their strength. These brushes separate lashes like no one's business.

The Max Factor mascara formula is less dramatic than the Chanel. This might be due to the fact that I am testing the soft black instead of the rich black color.
No one seems to able to top or match that great inky color of Shu Uemura.
I am thinking that I am going to dip my Chanel brush into my Shu mascara and see what happens.

If you tried this new Max Factor let me know your thoughts in the comments.

The Max Factor mascara is available on Drugstore.com for the discounted price of $5.59
http://www.drugstore.com/?trxp1=0&trxp2=0&trxp3=1%7C1

Photo: Drugstore.com
Disclosure: This product was purchased by the reviewer

"Getting Nailed" challenge for January 27th 2007:

I am wearing OPI's Red Like Roses. This cool toned red has a spark of life to it. It seems to just glow. I love it more than Essie's Jag-u-are or Bungle Jungle.

What is your polish this week? Post your answers in the comments.

Dita Von Teese during the couture collections.

gettyimages

Have a great weekend!

I will be back with a post on monday.

If you are waiting for an email....I am behind and working on catching up.

Pop Cherub Palette from Lancome

I was surprised by how good these colors were. The green shade reminds me of my beloved MAC Metamorph. It brightens up the face instantly.
The other palette called Sweetie Pie has an impressive taupe shade. Sometimes the perfect taupe is just as hard to find as the holy grail red lipstick. You keep purchasing various shades and brands but your eye is always searching for the "one".

Description from the Lancome website:
Gucci Westman, Lancôme’s International Artistic Director, has created 5-color palettes of ethereal shades, from soft pastels to romantic earth tones, for the most angelic looks. Inspired by the cherub, the lifelong icon of Lancôme Makeup(I had no idea that Lanocme had a mascot/icon!), now you can spring into fashion with the eye-popping colors that fantasies and dreams are made of.
The limited edition palettes($50) are available online and at your local Lancome counters.
http://www.lancome-usa.com/_us/_en/index.aspx

I think Nars needs a mascot.
What should it be?

Photo: Lancome

“Get Away and Get Gorgeous"

Beauty, celebrate being you
Come aboard
Experience trends anew
Beauty, tips, makeovers galore
Let it flow
Its fun packed for you

The Beauty Cruise
It soon will be making its unique run
The beauty Cruise, promises something for everyone,
Set the date for adventure,
Plan a time for you to enjoy

Beauty, application and more
It’s an open invitation for a cosmetic shore

It’s b-e-a-u-t-y
Welcome aboard, It’s b-e-a-u-t-y!!

(Love Boat theme reworked by my co-worker Denise!)

Beauty aficionados pack-up and get ready to set sail for the first ever, “Beauty Cruise.” That’s right, Carnival Cruise Lines and makeup wiz, Laura Geller, have paired up and are hosting the March 2007, “Get Away and Get Gorgeous” cruise.

Passengers should be prepared for an all-out, non-stop beauty buffet led by Laura Geller. We’re talking 24-7 Laura Geller from the minute passengers step on board and are greeted in their rooms with the complimentary, jam-packed Laura Geller Blockbuster Kit that is filled to the brim with all of Laura’s best-sellers and makeup essentials. During the course of the trip, Laura will personally provide how-to’s on how to use all of these products to create glamorous, professional-looking results. (Yes, those seen on Laura’s celebrity and makeup studio clientele.)

This week long sojourn that will set off from Florida on March 25th will make ports of call in such exotic locations as Nassau Bahamas , St.Thomas and St Maarten.
A ground-breaking expedition! Laura is thrilled to be the first expert to have her own "beauty cruise" (in the past other celebrity or entertainment cruises have featured Jonathan Tesh, Tim McGraw, top soap opera stars and magazine-sponsored fitness or gourmet events.) “I’m planning on making this the most successful and fun makeup consultation ever,” remarks Laura who is planning to focus on a range of beauty topics from new trends in cosmetics to "makeup application 101" and intimate, interactive tips and makeovers.

Passengers will also have VIP access to Laura and treated to themed workshops from a breakfast timed "Roll out of bed and roll into makeup," to how "to create professional looking smokey eyes" to "the foundations of foundation". Virtually, it promises to be a 7 day girl’s night out/beauty slumber party! So get ready to set sail and “get gorgeous.”

http://www.lauragellercruise.com/

photo: TVGuide

My Funny Little Valentine

The Bond Valentine's Promotion:

The offer starts today!

Bond is offering free shipping for Valentine's Day orders. If you mention Makeupalley you get 15% off the entire order. So if you have been craving a bottle of Westside or Chinatown this is the time to cave on an order.
We encourage caving here.

Call Shawn today and tell him how much we miss him!!!
The phone is 212-228-1732.

Let us know what you ordered!!!!!


All photos are by Cavewoman.

Has anyone noticed that Vogue is giving more attention to beauty products? I am delighted and have my fingers crossed that we will see more features on fragrance and makeup trends. Wouldn't it be lovely if they did an article on Linda Pilkington from Ormonde Jayne? Or how about a piece on Dick Page?

This last issue Sarah Brown introduced us to the skincare line by Liz Earle. The company is 11 years old and seems to be a well kept secret. Earle's products are simple with high concentrations of antioxidants and botanicals. She combs the globe for high quality ingredients such as yarrow from Australia and high altitude lavender from Grasse, France.

The product that caught my interest in the article is called Superbalm Concentrate.
Here is what hooked me:
"You wake up looking twelve. It's wonderful."
Damn.
Sign me up.
http://www.lizearle.com/index.php

Here is more:
She discovered argan oil in Essaouira, on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. "It's what they use in hammams, for rituals, for anointing babies, and its made in only one place in the world," she says, "They live in houses made of earth and clay-not a leaf to be seen-and yet they have the most beautiful skin." (Vogue)

Known as the 'Gold of Morocco' this rich, smoothing emollient is extracted from the fruit of the argan tree and has been used for centuries by Moroccan women to help moisturize, restructure and revitalise their skin. Argan oil is naturally rich in essential fatty acids and vitamin E, the key anti-oxidant that helps protect the skin against free radical damage caused by pollution, cigarette smoke and the sun's radiation. (lizearle.com)

Read more about Argan oil at:
http://www.al-bab.com/maroc/env/argan.htm
I love the part about the goats.

Has anyone tried her products?
I am curious to know how it performs.

Photos: Wikipedia and Lizearle.com
The balm is priced at $31.36 and will be available in the states later this spring at a place called Brownes & Co's apothecary in Miami.
They are are also currently planning a US site.

When I saw this Dior piece...I instantly thought of chinese take out boxes.
I realize that I am reaching here.
I also realize that I have food issues.
One should not be looking at stunning couture and thinking about Moo Goo Gai Pan.

photos: style.com

The Great Wave and Christian Dior Couture

Katsushika Hokusai 1831 and John Galliano 2007

Nail Trends on the Runway

I am thinking that the second set of nails is OPI's Japanese Rose Garden. This is just an educated guess.

all photos from style.com

Christian Dior Spring 2007 Couture and a young girl making an origami bird.

photos: style.com and gettyimages

I had one of my typical rough days at work.
The kind of day that nothing goes right and you get yourself into all kind of tricky situations. You just want to come home and sleep the day away.
Holly Golightly called them the mean reds.
I call them the deep funks.

I started to think that John Galliano was suffering from some type of mean reds after the spring 2007 collections. I usually can count on Mr Galliano for a visual treat at least three times a year. In 2006 the treats were hard to come by. I appreciated the new collections but I missed the showmanship and breathtaking beauty of the past. I was tired of thinking about the state of the world when I looked at all of the collections. I wanted beauty not politics.

Galliano gave me beauty and hope yesterday. He gave me a technicolor dream filled with china blossoms, origami and geishas. I did not realize how starved I was for his work. He made life not so bad for one evening.
Of course things will change by tomorrow morning.
I will be the grouch I always am.
But for one moment he took me somewhere else.

I adore that glamorous little nutcracker.

Photos: style.com

From Marketwatch via The Youngstown Vindicator January 22 2007.

They may be called Eternity, Addict and Obsession, but fragrances, and their makers, are struggling to captivate an increasing fickle customer.

Blame it on the unquenchable thirst for novelty and a shrinking attention span, but while consumers were once loyal to a scent for years, most now own a half a dozen(or a couple hundred) different fragrances, dabbing a drop of one or the other to suit a mood, an outfit or season.

That's put cosmetic firms on the back foot, forcing them to innovate, repackage and promote many scents each year than they marketed even a decade ago. The trend to repackage & tweek fragrances is something that irks me. I spent a good 15 minutes trying to tell the difference with all the versions of Stella McCartney. I will never get those minutes back!

Of course, there are exceptions, like Estee Lauder's So Beautiful (This juice is so damn pretty) and the Prada Amber(If you can find it!).

Paris based L'Oreal, the world's No 1 cosmetic group known for its Lancome and Carcharel lines said in October that lackluster third-quarter U.S sales were partly due to a loss of sales momentum by fragrances. Please whatever you do...do not take Mille & Une Roses away. This is the best fragrance you have. It needs to be promoted and cherished. Why did I have to read this? Now I am scared and feel like hoarding bottles.

Meanwhile, at department stores cosmetic counters, the gloves are off. crap

With limited edition, extravagant bottles and vials, and celebrity endorsements When will this madness end?, the beauty giants are sparing no expense to set their latest liquids apart from their rivals. They are also trying to rip each other off or come out with their very own version of Angel.

As Estee Lauder, which owns more than 100 fragrances and uses Gwyneth Paltrow as its ambassador said in its most recent report: "A scent is never just a scent. It's an image, an aspiration, a mood, a statement." I love Lauder.

Still, the market's ruthless, and a weak debut can spell a speedy exit from the shelves. I wonder who will get kick to the curb?

What would you like to see at your local perfume counter?

What are you looking for in a fragrance?

photo: Blogdorf Goodman

My friend Dramaqueenie2 recently sent me a MUA link concerning a harsh letter sent by the CEO of Koibox.
Koibox is a hip nail polish company. They have been featured in Lucky magazine and have enjoyed great buzz on Makeupalley.

The Background:
A MUA regular received a popular Koibox polish called Uncle Vince as a gift. She went to the website to check out the rest of the line with her future stepdaughter who is eight years old. The site features a nude model covered in a white powder.
She is modeling nail polishes.
The muaer was not enthusiastic about the model nor was she a fan of the packaging.
The muaer decided that she would write a letter to the CEO discussing both issues.

Here is where it gets interesting.
I am posting the response she received from the said CEO.

The Koibox Letter:
Well (***I removed her name***) seeing as how you took the time to voice your opinion and elucidate your rather obviously limited knowledge of branding, packaging and design, I thought I might also take some time too respond.
First of all thank you for showing an interest in our product glad you liked the color of Uncle Vince unfortunately everybody does so that makes you.. not so astute. As for the packaging, we let the professionals determine what is good and what is bad. When we designed the packaging for KOIBOX it was a deliberate move to "wrap" the bottle in a manner that was different and unique, that is what good branding and package design is about..stirring interest and conversation. I say this in confidence given the award KOIBOX received from Communication Arts Magazine 2002 Design Annual..Best of Packaging. The award was given along side a few other notable companies like Evian and Skyy Vodka...but what do any of us know about package design especially Communication Arts Mag!
I am certain that you don't even frequent a newsstand that carries such high brow periodicals.As for your second issue. To begin with we did not intend to sell this product to women that are pent up with personal biases towards the beauty of the female body, in fact the reason we chose such a demure and unclothed women was to fortify the notion that all women are beautiful and the same in general terms...it is color and accent that makes them different to the eye of the beholder. You will notice that the model was dusted in white and posed in a manner to suggest that she was not the focus or the impetus for our campaign..the polish is. I feel sorry for your daughters that they should grow up in an atmosphere that obviously has disdain for the female body and anatomy..remember they too carry the same equipment and should be proud of it.
As far as you and your friend are concerned...sounds like one guy was dumb and the other was glad of it.
The TITS stay.
Go find another product to bitch about... Quaker.
Best,
***I also removed his name...but it is the CEO of Koibox***

PS. check our feature out in the March Issue of Lucky Magazine..just another publisher that doesn't know anything about women.

My Thoughts:

I have seen harsh letters from companies but this one takes the cake for rudeness and insanity. Many MUAers are writing to Lucky and firing off letters to other members of his company.

First of all thank you for showing an interest in our product glad you liked the color of Uncle Vince unfortunately everybody does so that makes you.. not so astute

He insults her for liking his product.

As for the packaging, we let the professionals determine what is good and what is bad. When we designed the packaging for KOIBOX it was a deliberate move to "wrap" the bottle in a manner that was different and unique, that is what good branding and package design is about..stirring interest and conversation. I say this in confidence given the award KOIBOX received from Communication Arts Magazine 2002 Design Annual..Best of Packaging. The award was given along side a few other notable companies like Evian and Skyy Vodka...but what do any of us know about package design especially Communication Arts Mag! I am certain that you don't even frequent a newsstand that carries such high brow periodicals.

She gave him constructive criticism about his packaging. The wrapper does not allow the polish to stand upright. If she removes the wrapper then it does not have a label. I think this is a legitimate concern to bring up. A nail polish salon would need for the polish to stand upright. They would also need the polish to have a identifying label.
This is just common sense.
Who cares if your product is attractive when it can not be displayed properly!
No one will see the polish if it has to be laid down on a shelf or thrown in a drawer.

As for your second issue. To begin with we did not intend to sell this product to women that are pent up with personal biases towards the beauty of the female body, in fact the reason we chose such a demure and unclothed women was to fortify the notion that all women are beautiful and the same in general terms...it is color and accent that makes them different to the eye of the beholder. You will notice that the model was dusted in white and posed in a manner to suggest that she was not the focus or the impetus for our campaign..the polish is. I feel sorry for your daughters that they should grow up in an atmosphere that obviously has disdain for the female body and anatomy..remember they too carry the same equipment and should be proud of it.

I think it is very difficult to use a nude image to sell a product successfully. The image has to be exquisite or disturbing to make any impact.
This nude makes no impression at all.
It is just a waste of time.
The muaer objected to the image for whatever reason. He should have responded with no insults and then explained his reasoning in a calm and gentlemen-like manner.
It would have been up to her to decide if she wanted to return to the site or not.
It is his business so he can do whatever he likes with it.
But he does not need to realize that there might be more customers out there like her.

My humble opinion is he got ripped off with the ads and website.
It is lame.
One of the descriptions for his nail polish caught my eye.
Baboon: "Pink like its ass. A bright pink".
I am guessing he was going for clever and demure.
http://www.koibox.com/index.html

So here is what is going to happen:

His letter has been published on several forums on Makeupalley. This site is a huge force when it comes to purchasing power. The boards have been responsible for sold out products and the sucessful launches of niche brands. I have witnessed the Bath and Body board cripple a "Mom and Pop company" with their orders.
He has lost business with these hardcore nail polish consumers.
He will lose potential business with the nail techs that read the boards looking for new polish brands to introduce to their clients.

Letters have been sent to Lucky and Denver Business Journal.
If you are upset by his response you can find his contact information at this link.

http://www.manta.com/comsite5/bin/pddnb_company.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=4490&id=g39kkz


photo: Blogdorf Goodman
These polishes are Essies...not Koibox.
Essie=Good
Koibox=Bad

"Wear your Stash" for January 22nd 2007:

Its all about Chamade today!
Tbone was right once again.
The vintage fragrance is a slice of heaven.

Estee Lauder's Perfectionist
Kanebo Sensai Advanced Recovery Concentrate Cell Refining Cream
La Mer foundation and powder
Cargo's One base concealer
Laura Mercier's Secret Brightening Powder
Smashbox Smashing Lens in Soft Lights
MAC's Coco and Pink Opal Pigments
Chanel Inimitable mascara
MAC's Pink Maribu

Fragrance is Chamade. I am in love.
Notes are: Turkish rose, ylang ylang, jasmine, lilac, blackcurrant bud, lily of the valley, hyacinth, cassis, galbanum, sandalwood, vetiver, vanilla, musk, amber, iris and tonka bean.

What did you wear today?

Photo: psine.net

MAC's Parrot.

photo: Blogdorf Goodman

MAC's Pastorale pigment.
(First photo is without the flash)

photos: Blogdorf Goodman

Behnaz Sarafpour's Fall 2006 collection and Cameron Diaz at the 2007 Golden Globes.

Reviews have been mixed on Cameron's makeup. I loved the classic red lipstick but felt that the blush could have been toned down.

Any guesses on the identity on the lipstick?

style.com and yahoo

Who did it better?








Photos: gettyimages, yahoo and V for pointing out Yulia Timoshenko!