Siren Song

Insolence Eau De Parfum by Guerlain

"One of the few fragrances built to work for three stages of a successful encounter: to draw someone's attention from across the room, to make flirtatious conservation for a few hours and to still smell fantastic the morning after."

This is a quote from Tania Sanchez (Tbone) & Luca Turin (Mr T) in the July issue of Allure. I heart them both!

My scent of the day is Insolence parfum. The early fans of this perfume were MUA's Cavewoman and Tbone.

It is an intoxicating mix of a ladylike violet with ripe berries. The ending is a mix of ambers and Tonka bean. It is a naughty alternative to Frederic Malle's Lipstick Rose.

So far...no "mens" are falling at my feet.

But it is early...

Let us know your favorite "man catcher" scents in the comments.

Disclosure: This decant was a gift from Tbone ions ago....

Jane and The Chocolate Factory

Chocoholicks Lip Gloss Set From Jane Iredale

This is a set that features 4 flavored lip glosses. The lippies are housed in metallic tins with a cupcake wrapper.
The set has a high adorable factor.
The flavors are Truffle, Caramel, Chocolate Orange, and strawberry cream. The glosses are ultra sheer and leave just a tint of color. The Chocolate Orange lippie is a shimmering copper while the Caramel is a sheer bronze shade.

The texture is smooth and light. It feels very moisturizing. The glosses are formulated with natural ingredients such as seed oil, known for its antioxidant benefits, and jojoba seed oil which is great for hydration.

The flavors are true to life. The strawberry cream is bursting with realistic strawberries and a dollop of vanilla cream. The truffle is a deep dark chocolate with no bitterness. The caramel is burnt butterscotch/caramel. The chocolate orange has an incredible burst of orange zest. They taste as good as they look. The taste is realistic with no plastic or weird undertones.

Chocoholicks retailed for $44 and is available http://www.jameiredaledirect.com/

Consumers can contact a toll free number to find a Jane Iredale location near them!
The number is 800-762-1132


Strawberry Cream

Truffle

Caramel

Chocolate Orange

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Allure

So this is what the MUA ladies were talking about....




I keep reading Makeupalley posts about the Allure box. I had images of bento boxes filled with makeup dancing in my head.

Here is the 411, the scoop, the deets...

Allure put together a box of amazing summer makeup, skin care, and hair products from brands like Aveeno, Burt’s Bees, John Frieda, and more to benefit the Skin Cancer Foundation. (May is Skin Cancer Awareness month.)
A $150 value, the Play Safe in the Sun Beauty Box is for sale at allure.com/go/beautybox09 for just $39.99, and $5 from the sale of each box will go to the SCF.
Quantities are limited—over half of the boxes have been sold—

So it is not a bento box but it is filled with some delicious beauty goodies.
Let us know if you cave and what exactly is in it.

Allure's Free Stuff Giveaway
for Thursday August 7th 2008

1. Olay Definity Color Recapture (retail value: $24.99) The first 1,000 Allure readers to sign up at 12 P.M. EDT will get one in their shade free.

2. Chanel Nail Colour in Rose Tourbillon (retail value: $20) The first 10 Allure readers to sign up at 1 P.M. EDT will get one free.

3. Elemis Pro-Collagen Eye Renewal (retail value: $99) The first 100 Allure readers to sign up at 2 P.M. EDT will get one free.

4. Oscar Blandi Luce Sheer Gloss (retail value: $25) The first 100 Allure readers to sign up at 3 P.M. EDT will get one free.

5. Korres Natural Products Olive and Rye Regimen Kit (retail value: $65) The first 250 Allure readers to sign up at 4 P.M. EDT will get one kit free.

6. Swissco Tortoise Purse Comb Wide Tooth, Tortoise Handle Comb Wide Tooth, or Tortoise Pocket Comb Wide Tooth (retail value: purse comb, $10; handle comb $12; pocket comb, $8) The first 300 Allure readers to sign up at 5 P.M. EDT will get one of three combs free.

Visit here to enter: http://www.allure.com/freestuff/

Anyone win yet? Let us know in the comments.