Her name was Lola. She was a Show Girl.

I am not a fan of Marc Jacobs fragrances. I do own his first scent offering but have passed on Blush or Daisy. So it is odd that I held high hopes for Lola. I think I wanted it to be full bottle worthy because the name and bottle are so damn adorable.

The bottle did not disappoint. The topper is a high density rubber in deep gorgeous colors. This might read cheap but it was surprisingly rich looking. The rubber petals were smooth, soft and floppy. Like rabbit ears. It is whimsical in every sense of the word. The design is very user friendly and fun. It begs to be picked up and sampled.
The glass bottle is a plummy amethyst shade with gold roping. It was weighty but not imposing. I really think this will take any packaging awards at the Fifi awards next year.

The juice is a mix of roses and fruit. The fruits are not jammy or sweet. This is a crisp fall pear and a sour grapefruit. The flowers are rose, peony(strong), geranium(strong) with a creamy yet weak vanilla/tonka ending. I swear that I detect a freesia note in this scent cocktail. The whole combination is slightly off. This was destined to be the older, vampy sister to Daisy. But the fruit takes it from Lolita to Miley Cyrus. It is not a bit naughty or deliciously skank. Lola does not flirt with any kind of wild side and is safe by most Disney standards. It is trying so hard to be bad but there is no wickedness or spunk.

You can currently smell this fragrance at Bloomingdales and Nordstorm.

Check out more pictures of the bottles on Vanity Fair's website:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/style/2009/08/the-first-spritz-of-marc-jacobss-new-lola-scene.html

Brushed With Greatness Project

Miscellaneous Brushes by Cavewoman

This last photo includes a little mix of odds and ends from my brush collection, one from this or that company, that are worthy of mention here on Blogdorf's Brushed With Greatness.

At the top is a Victoria Vogue white-bristle brush that might have been designed to be a shadow brush, but it's too large for that. I bought it at a drugstore, with one specific purpose in mind, to apply Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder to the undereye area over concealer. Its soft and moderately floppy bristles fit perfectly into that area, giving a very even, light application of the powder, keeping it right in the undereye area. It grips the powder very well, too. It is the perfect brush for this one important makeup task that I do every day.

The Armani brush was sold to me at Saks, to go with the Luminous Silk Foundation. I've never used the brush with liquid foundation, Armani or not, because I just can't get a grip on the idea of natural bristles with liquid foundation. Granted, my MA at Saks used it to apply the foundation flawlessly to my face, but I can't seem to bring myself to do it. I use this brush for blush.

The Japonesque flat wide brush sits in my collection, neglected. I'm not sure what the purpose of this shape of brush is. Please let me know what I should do with it!

The lash comb/spoolie is a recent acquisiton from Tarte. It's a great lash comb, better than my expensive Rubis which lost some teeth one day when I was cleaning it. I love the long handle, it's easier to use than the folding Sonia Kashuk, and the spoolie is nice for brow grooming.

The red-handle synthetic brush is the Lola Cosmetics concealer brush. Way way too big for undereye concealer application, but okay for spot-concealing on the face. I have actually used this brush for foundations. It works well with cream foundations. It may seem a bit small for face work, but it was certainly too big for the undereye area.

The Maybelline shadow brush was cheap and nicely shaped for blending crease colors.

Two short-handle shadow brushes from Garden Botanika are good for travel bags. One of them has a very useful v-shape, great for working a smokey color into the outer crease area. I've never seen another company offer a brush with this shape.

The little stubby Cover Girl shadow brush was also a travel purchase. Who would think that such a nicely-made, well-balanced, usefully-shaped tiny brush could be found in a blister-pack on a peg at the Cover Girl wall!

I need to repeat Discovery #1 here.
I have too many brushes.

Disclaimer: The featured products were purchased by the reviewer, Cavewoman