Jo Malone “tells” a story with their two new Fragrance Chronicle collections. Each collection contains a main fragrance accord in a 30 ml cologne, followed by additional smaller cologne blends, all packaged in a fragrance “book.” The idea is to layer the scents to create something unique. These are unisex collections.

Pomegranate Noir Fragrance Chronicle
$95
The Pomegranate Noir Fragrance Chronicle™ tells the story of an intriguing Pomegranate accord blended with notes of delicious fruits, spicy florals and warm smoky woods.  Transform Pomegranate Noir with the accords of Raspberry, Casablanca Lily and Guaiacwood to create your own compelling blend of this iconic fragrance …read more

Did you see the Old Spice Gift Set that I wrote about the other day?  You did? Good news! I’m going to be giving away 5 of those babies. The giveaway is for the Swagger fragrance and it contains the following:
…full-size versions of Red Zone products; Body Spray, the Deodorant, the 8 Hour Body Wash, a “Deck Scrubber” shower tool, and a small size of the 16 hour Odor Blocker Body Wash.

I’m not a fan of overly man-scaped men (why do they insist on messing with their eyebrows?).  I do, however,  appreciate a man who smells good and has nice …read more

The Old Spice of today is very different from the Old Spice my Grandpa used. With a quirky-cool new ad campaign and a new product line with scents like Swagger and  After Hours.  My teenage son has used the Swagger line – the body wash, body spray, and deodorant. The products smell good and work effectively, which is an important selling point where a teenage boy is concerned. Hey, sometimes teens are stinky, this makes them not stinky, good-smelling even.
Old Spice sent me this huge gift set yesterday. It holds full-size versions of Red Zone products; Body Spray, the Deodorant, the …read more

I’m a big fan of L’Occitane’s Verbena scent. It’s now available as part of a collection of Shea bath and body products that is only available at Sephora.  The All Shea All Day set is priced at $24.
Shea butter is known for it’s deep moisturizing benefits. Other skin-soothing ingredients include Vegetal Wheat Proteins, Apricot Oil, Honey, Sweet Almond Extract, Glycerin, Marshmallow, Lavender Essential Oil, and both Almond and Soy Milk. The limited edition set contains small sizes of shea verbena shower cream, shea body lotion, shea hand cream, shea foot cream, and a shea milk soap.
Natural beauty lovers will appreciate …read more

The best way to make a fragrance last all day is to put it on in layers. Layered products, one on top of the other, build a good foundation of scent – they allow the scent to cling to your skin. Start with a body wash, then apply a fragrant moisturizer. Finish with a spritz of your favorite eau de parfum or eau de toilette.
For best results, pick three products of the same fragrance or the same fragrance family. I like to layer the Caroline Chu products, but I add a different brand of body powder in a lavender scent. …read more

You may have noticed that I’m a fan of kits. I love the whole idea of a set or a kit. You get more than one item, because if there was only one, it would not be much of a set, right? Sets are frequently priced at a discount, I do enjoy saving money. Plus, there’s the set or kit-holder, sometimes a box, sometimes a bag, usually very cute. It makes the whole set-purchasing experience feel like opening a gift. I do love gifts.
Viva La Juicy Gift Set is a $106 value that is available online, at Sephora,  for only …read more

Burberry’s The Beat for Men is a favorite of my handsome boyfriend, Mark. I gave him a bottle earlier this Summer and he told me that he uses it everyday. I like it, too,  and I think it smells a bit like a pencil. Mark would love this gift set available at Ulta. It contains a 3.3 ounce Eau de Toilette Spray, 3.3 ounce After Shave Balm, and a 3.3 ounce Shower Gel.

The Beat for Men Gift Set
A $124 value for $79
Fragrance notes: Black Pepper, Leatherwood, Vetiver Bourbon, and Violet.
Ulta has a special deluxe set of samplesavailable for free with …read more

Fans of Vera Wang’s Rock Princess fragrance will love the new Rock Princess Gift Set. The set includes a 1.7 ounce Eau de Toilette spray, 2.5 ounce body lotion, and a lip gloss duo. The lip gloss looks like a gleaming raspberry and a sparkly, glittery silver.

Vera Wang Rock Princess Gift Set
A $98 value for only $65
Rock Princess is  feminine with a rocker edge.  Here’s a description from Sephora:
Each verse is equally captivating in the dark, fruity scent that channels sultry rock-star attitude. It takes the stage with an exhilarating intro of succulent white peach, bittersweet red raspberry, and an …read more

Are you the type of gal that wants gorgeous skin no matter what the cost? Or do you really, really want to treat yourself and your skin to something luxurious? It’s possible with this limited edition skin care set from Chanel.
The Chanel Limited Edition Ultimate In Rejuvenation Gift Set will set you back $735 but it promises to restore your skin’s desity, moisture, even your skintone and make your skin glow.
Inside the black-lacquered wood keepsake gift box, you’ll find:
SUBLIMAGE Essential Regenerating Cream 1.7-ounce jar.
SUBLIMAGE SERUM Essential Regenerating Concentrate 1.0 fluid ounces.
“Zeroing in on skin’s life factors, the serum heightens the …read more

Inspired by the sunflower, Korres has developed a gorgeous all natural makeup kit for the earthy goddess in all of us. The ultra skin-friendly Korres Color Discovery Kit contains everything you need to get that all natural “I just woke up and look this way, no really…” look every day.
I have mentioned before how much I adore Korres products and the Color Discovery Kit is no exception. Inside the reusable makeup bag, you will find…

Provitamin B5 & Rice Bran Mascara in Black
Cherry Lip Gloss in Nude
Shimmering Eye Shadow in Sheer Gold
Soft Eyeliner Pencils in Black and Gold Shimmer

The mascara contains …read more