2009 Christmas Gift Guide - Fragrance

 

GIFT HER - Fragrance

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Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau de Parfum Spray (USD57.00 - Save 20%): Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau de Parfum is a sparkling floral bouquet featuring the same notes as the original Daisy Eau de Toilette with enhanced notes of jasmine petals, violet petals and gardenia, all captured in a deluxe collectable black bottle with a luxurious gold daisy cap that expresses edginess with an offhand charm.

Armani Code Pour Femme Eau de Parfum (USD42.00 - Save 13%): Giorgio Armani Pour Femme Eau de Toilette seduces the senses with an intriguing orange flower note, fresh ginger accents and the caress of honey. Sandalwood accords create an unforgettable and captivating new encounter. A woman's mysterious code of seduction revealed.

Notes include: orange, ginger, and pear sorbet softened with hints of sambac jasmine, orange blossom, and lavender honey, warmed with precious woods and vanilla.

Stella McCartney Sheer Stella Eau de Toilette (USD45.00 - Save 15%): Stella McCartney Sheer Stella Eau de Toilette includes notes of spicy white rose, peony, white freesia, pink pepper, white musk in the base, and raspberry. The bottle has a feminine frosted glass exterior, with a beautiful etching of a rose flower.

Floral notes of peony and white freesia combine with a spicy heart of pink pepper and rose. As a final contrast, white musk in the base gives a warm sensuality, combining with the crisp finish of raspberry.
 
L'Occitane Cherry Blossom Eau de Toilette (USD57.00 - Save 12%): L'Occitane Cherry Blossom Eau de Toilette is a fresh and floral fragrance that celebrates the beauty of the cherry blossoms during the first days of spring. It is a soft, fresh and floral fragrance with ...
Top Notes: cherry, freesia and blackcurrant.
Middle Notes: cherry blossom and lily of the valley.
Base Notes: rosewood, amber and musk.

Jill Stuart Eau de Toilette (USD73.00 - Save 10%): Jill Stuart Eau de Toilette expresses the dreams and wishes that transform an innocent girl into a woman. The bottle is designed to capture the beauty of a big, sparkling diamond.

Top notes: Cassis, Pair, Green Apple, Lemon, Aquatic Green
Middle notes: Bulgarian rose, Gardenia, Peony, Lily of the Valley, Indian jasmin, Magnolia, Tunisian Orange Flower
End notes: Musk, Sandalwood, Cedar Wood, Amber, Vanilla

Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau de Toilette (USD57.00 - Save 20%): Enter the world of Daisy: fresh and feminine, with a playful innocence. At the heart of Daisy is a floral with vintage edge: violet. Sophisticated, with a touch of whimsy, violet captures the eclectic, vintage flavor of Marc Jacobs' feminine, edgy designs.

2009 Christmas Gift Guide - Lip Gloss

GIFT HER - Lip Gloss

1. Stila Gift of Glaze (USD41.00 - SAVE7%): Lip Glaze is Stila's most popular lip gloss product. Add a splash of color and fabulously matching flavors and scents in one easy click of the famous pen. (Grapefruit, Apricot, Vanilla, Brown Sugar, Nutmeg Spice, Candy Cane)

2. Jill Stuart Jewel Collection Diamond Dew Lip Colour (USD81.00 - SAVE 14%): Jill Stuart Jewel Collection Diamond Lip Colors are luxuriously glossy for a diamond-like shine. They glide smoothly onto lips for even coverage and a wonderful feel, leaving a beautiful, long-lasting finish.

3. L'Occitane Lip Gloss Trio (USD38.00 - SAVE9%): Discover the sweet deliciousness of rose petals, honey & lemon dessert, and cherry blossom in this set of 3 lip glossed. Enriched in shea butter and delightfully iridescent, they leave lips nourished and protected, ultra shiny and sparkling.

4. LANCOME Jicy Glace Ice Cream Lip Gloss (USD23.00 - SAVE22%): A fresh and cooling lip gloss, just like an ice cube on the lips enriched with a coconut milk aroma, and an instant plumping effect that glides on and moisturises dry lips.

5. Fusion Beauty Lip Fusion Collection (USD49.00 - SAVE30%): LipFusion Collection contains six purse-sized Micro Collagen Lip Plump Color Shine in Clear, Bare, Blush, Crave, Boca Babe, and Goddess.

2009 Christmas Gift Guide - Skincare

For this Christmas, I have selected especially some of the best products

for you to GIFT your family and friends. I hope you will like them!

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Clinique Daily Essential Set includes: (USD57.00 - Save 9%)

• Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel 1.7oz / 50ml
• All About Eyes 0.5oz / 15ml
• Liquid Facial Soap Oily Skin Formula 1oz / 30ml
• Clarifying Lotion 3 2oz / 60ml
• Take the Day Off Makeup Remover for Lids, Lashes & Lips 1.7oz / 50ml

Crabtree & Evelyn Rosewater Essentials (USD63 - Save 15%) contains three absolute must-haves from the Rosewater range, tucked into a pretty pink printed cosmetic bag. Made from a distillation of Rosa centifolia - the legendary hundred-petal rose - cherished for its clear, sweet fragrance, these are classic English tonics for the skin.

• Rosewater Hand Therapy 3.4oz / 100ml
• Rosewater Bath & Shower Gel 8.5oz / 250ml 
• Rosewater and Glycerine Hand & Body Lotion 8.5oz / 250ml

A classics collection of Jurlique's hero products (USD167 -Save 15%) which help to balance, renew, protect and moisture skin. Jurlique Classics Collection includes:

• Herbal Recovery Gel 1.0oz / 30ml
• Rosewater Balancing Mist 1.0oz / 30ml
• Daily Exfoliating Cream 1.4oz / 40ml
• Moisture Replenishing Day Cream 1.4oz / 40ml 

OPI Hong Kong Collection SS 09/10

OPI is going to launch a Hong Kong Collection, it immediately catches my attention, I am happy that they are inspired by the Pearl of Orient, a name for Hong Kong as known to people in the world. This collection includes 12 shades:

- Bling Dynasty

- Red My Fortune Cookie

- Hot & Spicy

- Dim Sum Plum

- Jade is the New Black

- Suzi Says Feng Shui

- A Good Man-darin is Hard to Find

- Lucky Lucky Lavender

- Meet Me on the Star Ferry (I love this name, sounds romantic)

- Panda-monium Pink

- Pearl of Wisdom

- I'm Chop-Ssticking to My Story

Personally, I think it's more like a old Hong Kong, like in the 60s/70s, especially from the setting above with the boat, and also the hair style and chunky accesssories (below). As for colours, Mathilda's favourites are Red My Fortune Cookie and Suzi Says Fung Shui.

This collection is set to be in stores in February 2010.

(Photos credit: P'ssion)

Sidenote: Dell has launched OPI X Dell laptop, so nice! I like No Room for the Blues by OPI.

My own Clinique 2-step skin care system

Clinique's 3-step skin care system is very well-known, I am not sure how many people are following it completely, I just know that I am not one of them. I have created my Clinique 2-step skin care system. Since for its Step 1: Cleanse, I replace it by Bioderma Non-rinse cleanser which I wrote about a while back on this blog. It's simple and fast, can be used for eyes and mouth and face.

Then it's Step 2: Exfoliate

I use Clinique Clarifying Lotion No.2 (normal/combination skin) for exfoliation, my face feels very clean and fresh everytime I use it. But I have to admit that although they say that it's alcohol-free, it's very strong when I sweep on my face with the cotton pad, every time I do it, I have to close my eyes and stop breathing, otherwise my eyes and nose wouldn't feel well. Anyway, afterwards my face feels cool and fresh, and as the product description said "A gentle 'tingle' tells you it's working", and that's what I feel on my face, so I suppose it works every time! :D

Step 3: Moisturize

I bought this Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Relief solely for my long-haul plane ride in June initially, and after that I have put it aside for the whole summer. It's only until recently, the weather becomes drier, and it comes back to my magical product. Every morning and evening, I would apply it after the Clarifying Lotion, before the foundation. I can feel that my skin immediately becomes more supple and smooth, and elastic. It's a perfect product for Autumn/Winter seasons.