You, Me and Chloe.

To quote my dear friend Joanna, "I'm sweating Chloe," as in the perfume.

I first learned about this perfume from my friend Amy in Charlotte.
Poor Amy; whenever I would see her, I'd say, "you smell so nice."
Last time I saw her she said she had spritzed up just for me. What a nice gal.
I tried to buy it once, but didn't like it on me. But as of today, that is all in the past. A recent Bloomingdale's spray and sniff experience has made me realize that I can too can wear this lovely, floral fragrance.

I'd also like to give a shout out to one of my students who wears it too. Go Saskya.

40% EVERYTHING ONLINE

My friends at Three Custom Color are giving away their amazing products with a fire sale!

40% everything online!

CHECKOUT CODE: LOVE
Now through October 1st.

Now is a great time to stock up on your old favorites or try on something new for size.
One of the things I love most about makeup is that it doesn't come in sizes!

I love Three Custom's concealer trio. I use it at concealer and foundation! I also love the company's lip glosses; excellent color and never tacky! Same goes for their lipsticks. They are fragrance-free and very moisturizing.

Congrats to Three Custom for their recent appearance on QVC.

Nars Attraction

I am on a Nars kick. Just picked up a few more products including Morocco lip liner, $20 and a creamy taupe eye shadow called Corfu, $21.

Unfortunately, when I opened the box to my new bronzing powder Laguna, it looked like someone had stuck their finger in it. I'll be taking this back to Blue Mercury for an exchange. --JB

Blush & Mush

Dear readers ... a confession.

I bought the Nars Montenegro cream blush.

Love it!

I'm also enjoying Aveeno's leave-in treatment. It helps keep my hair manageable and soft. Also, I'm looking forward to trying Aveeno's Positively Ageless skin care line. The products arrived in the mail today!

I also received a sample of Banana Republic's new fragrance for women. I'll let you know what I think about the perfume in a week or so.

...A shout out to my students Diana and Angelica who tell me they like my hair curly. Thanks girls. Now get an edit!

Darling Michelle O.

Somebody tell me what lipgloss Michelle Obama is wearing tonight. She looks amazing.

Angelika!

I've never been a big blush fan. I mean, I like it on other people. But not on me. Thar's mostly because I have so-called rosy cheeks and don't need a lot of extra color. But every now and then a blush calls out to me. That's what happened with Nars' Angelika. In the container the blush appears very pink. But it's actually very flattering and not as bright as it appeared in the container. It's also nice when worn with Nars' cream blush Montenegro. (see below)


But I'd save Montenegro for fall. It's very rich and does a nice job of warming the face.

I have to say, the more Nars products I try, the more I like them.

I heart YSL.

I heart Yves St. Laurent.
One of the hottest beauty products right now is YSL's gloss stick.
Trouble is the coveted shade frozen plum is out-of-stock everywhere!
(The gloss pictured is NOT frozen plum)
I hate when this happens. You read about a cool product, you decide you want it and it's sold out.

I guess that's the real meaning behind supply & demand.

The gloss stick, by the way, reminds me of Bobbi Brown's shine sticks. But this is so very French.

Three Custom Color on QVC

Three Custom Color Specialists’ Debut on QVC! Tune in as Trae Bodge, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Three Custom Color Specialists, debuts the brand’s signature CRÈME CONCEALER/FOUNDATION formula on “Beauty Newsmakers Face-to-Face” on QVC, Tuesday, August 18th from 10-11PM
To use as foundation: Full coverage - apply with a dry sponge, foundation brush or fingers, pushing into the skin. Moisten sponge or brush for medium coverage. For sheer coverage, mix with your face cream to create a tinted moisturizer. To use as a concealer: after applying foundation layer, revisit areas that require more coverage with brush or fingers. Check out Trae in action, demonstrating more CRÈME CONCEALER/FOUNDATION application tips and tricks on “Beauty Newsmakers Face-to-Face” August 18th on QVC!

Boudreaux Baby Kisses & CVS

I've been waiting for the new CVS at 93rd & b'WAY. It opened while we were away. So far I'm a bit underwhelmed. Problem is I'm comparing it to the mega-CVS on West End Ave. Oh well. It's still convenient and the store did have a nice selection of haircare products.

And speaking of product, from the makers of Boudreaux's Butt Paste, a lip balm for babies. I've decided to test this out on my lips first. Translation: I bought this lip balm for myself under the guise of my son. It's great. Very soothing. No scent. Apparently it's made with peruvian balsam.

I'm also kind of excited about this new lip balm from EOS.

The actual product comes encased in a sphere (think melon balls). The idea is to eliminate the whole dipping finger in lip balm experience and go germ free. Nice idea.
Ingredients include vitamin E, shea butter and jojoba oil.
I feel like you can't manufacture a product these days if it doesn't have shea butter. But in this case, the balm is very smooth, soothing.

Fresh! New! Rose!

I can't wait to try out my new Fresh Sugar Rose lip balm/gloss.
It's in the diaper bag (so are my wipes).
Will report back.
I love sheer lip products.
So excited.