Smell This: Jo Malone London Blooms…

JoMalone-LondonBlooms

Have you ever spent time in an English garden???  Me either, but these new scents by Jo Malone make me want to hop on a Virgin Atlantic flight just to do it!  Inspired by the British garden…where surprising juxtapositions rarely happen in the flower beds by chance. These are all VERY pretty and if you [...]

Smell This: Bond No. 9′s Latest Fragrance Central Park West…

Bond No 9 Central Park West

City parks have always intrigued the powers that be at Bond No. 9. These oases of serene greenery give New Yorkers a gathering place, an escape-hatch, and a time-out from the steel and concrete that surround and enclose them. What’s more, parks are filled with botanicals, so they smell AMAZING—and smelling good with a New [...]

Must Have: Smell This – Elie Saab Le Parfum…

Elie SAAB 50ml 3 038

One of my favorite new fragrances comes from a familiar face in the fashion design arena. The first fragrance from the Lebanese haute couture designer Elie Saab is simply called Elie Saab Le Parfum. The fragrance is an ultra feminine, flowery – woody composition (which I looooove).  Orange Blossom, Jasmine Grandiflorum and Sambac make up the top notes, [...]

Beauty News: Sean “Diddy” Combs Announces Kelly Rowland as the Face of His New Empress Fragrance…

Kelly Rowland by Randall Slavin

Sean “Diddy” Combs is steadily building his fragrance empire and is announcing the launch of EMPRESS, which is the female counterpart to his award winning men’s cologne, I Am King.  It is also the second women’s offering in his highly successful fragrance collection. Made for the modern woman – this fragrance represents female royalty and feminine strength.  Combs has [...]

Smell This: NEW!! A Dozen Roses Fragrances…

A Dozen Roses

Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you I am a fragrance junkie.  I love different scents for different seasons, moods, for layering…you name it!  My latest addiction is called A Dozen Roses, a fragrance collection inspired by the emotions that only a rose evokes and launches exclusively at Neiman Marcus this month!  I got a sneak [...]

Smell This: Sephora Summer Fragrance Favorites…

Rollerball Set for Her

Looking for a new summer fragrance but don’t know where to start?  Sephora has got you covered with their rollerball edition of the ever popular fragrance sampler.  Samplers are the best way to try before you buy and with this collection, you are getting 7 of their best sellers for $65 (a $140 value).  Rollerballs [...]

Summer 2011: Bobbi Brown The Almost Bare Collection…

SummerAlmostBare -group

Bobbi says this is “You – Only Better”…I’m all for sultry glam looking luminous skin just like you stepped off the beach with a slick of lipgloss. A gorgeous sunkissed look.  What better way to get that than with Bronzer and a sunny pink/peach gloss?? Bobbi does beach very well and this is no exception.  Her bronzing [...]

TMG Faves: Lifetherapy Bodycare…

lifetherapy

When I was at the uber fabulous Robert Verdi’s Luxe Lab Lounge this past February, I was introduced to many an obsession (as always…Robert has a knack for finding THE thing(s) that you will go crazy for).  One such thing was Lifetherapy Bodycare by Lynette Lovelace (don’t you just love her name?!?!!) She was super [...]

Smell This: Gucci Guilty Eau De Parfum for Women…

Gucci Guilty

One of my all time favorite fragrances to hit this past fall was Gucci Guilty.  I mean WOW….I am a huge fan of spicy/floral/orientals and this one really GOT ME.   Not just because I am an avid devotee to the house of Gucci (I got my first bag when I was 15) but because [...]

Beauty News: Jennifer Aniston Debuts New Fragrance Today…

Jennifer Aniston Joins the Fragrance Fray

WWD’s Julie Naughton sat down with film star Jennifer Aniston to talk about her new fragrance (which sounds pretty yummy) among other juicy tidbits! See an expert of the interview below… Jennifer Aniston’s eponymous fragrance is making its U.S. debut today. What isn’t making a debut anytime in the near future: a baby, despite recent [...]