Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Extreme

Yummy......I want to lick my own arm!

I love, love, love this fragrance. I'm 43, and never was able to find my own "signature" fragrance. My girlfriends all had their own scent, but I was a perfume tramp and seemed to have fragrance commitment issues. What seemed wonderful in the store would strike me as cloying and annoying two weeks later (somewhat like some men I've known). I finally gave up, and rarely wore perfume, preferring to use scented body washes, then just go on with my life. One day, while browsing Sephora (where I go to pick up cosmetics), a shiny silver bottle caught my eye. I thought I saw a coy wink, but wasn't sure. Not wanting to embarrass myself, I sidled over to the counter and attempted to look interesting. A faint whiff of something luscious teased my nostrils, and I took a chance. I gently touched the can of Vanille Extreme, and shivered as I felt the cool satin container. I inhaled slowly, and was suffused with joy. I pressed the nozzle, and a mist of delight danced in the air around my head. I was in love! And, amazingly, it seemed my feelings were reciprocated. The cologne seemed entranced by me as well (if you don't already know how to tell if a cosmetic is enamored with you, I can't explain it.) Suffice it to say, we've been together for 3 years now. I was seduced into spritzing myself with a few other colognes, but always felt dirty (and smelly) afterwards. My Vanille Extreme always forgives me, and is ready to dance around me, and make me smell (and feel) like heaven!

May 28, 2008

Philosophy The Supernatural Airbrushed Canvas SPF 15

My desert island must-have....

This is the BEST foundation I have ever used. I have sensitive, dry skin, with cheeks flushed like a 75-yr old alcoholic! I have been on a quest for 25 yrs for the perfect (or even acceptable) foundation. I have very fair skin (with the aforementioned redness from my Danish ancestors), and finding a color light enough that doesn't make me look like a corpse (even though that's my natural color) is nigh impossible. As my financial status has matured along with my upper lip, I've traversed the beauty wasteland from Cover Girl through the pricey. I discovered this foundation by a fluke, when I was at Sephora purchasing other products. I was looking at the Sephora body washes, and thinking about either going for a snack or drinking one of their dessert flavors, and I became intrigued by the delivery system of the foundation. (ok--I'm intrigued by all things cosmetic). I purchased the product to try, because I liked the lightest color, and decided to give it a try. I was very pleasantly surprised--it's gorgeous! I didn't jump on the mineral makeup bandwagon when BE first arrived, because it made my face look like a desert wasteland....I tried several brands and just didn't go for it. But the Airbrush Canvas made my skin look like a beautiful suede....soft, smooth, and flawless. I won't use anything else. I've tried a couple of different foundations recently, because I can't resist anything new. However, nothing else comes close to the Airbrush Canvas.

May 28, 2008