YSL Paris Jardins Romantiques

Yesterday, the 2008 Fall Aquascutum fashion show took place in London. There were 24 models, bustling around getting primed and primped by a hair-styling team lead by Malcolm Edwards and a makeup team lead by Val Garland. All hair-styling products were L'Oreal and all tools were Babyliss Pro.

After speaking with Val about the inspiration for the outdoorsy look, she walked me through each of the YSL, Elizabeth Arden, and Becca cosmetics used to create this "done yet undone, perfect but imperfect, very equestrian, very English countryside feel." She imagined the women walking in fresh from a brisk walk in a rose garden or a horse ride and having a natural flush to their cheeks and lips.

To find out all about all of the products used and how you can create this look at home, read more

Every Spring since 2002, Yves Saint Laurent launches a new limited edition version of their longtime favorite scent YSL Paris as a tribute to the capital of love. The latest fragrance to join this group is called YSL Paris Jardins Romantiques, $50.

Jardins Romantiques is intended to capture the first scents of Spring in a Parisian garden. It is a fresh mix of: mandarin, rose, lilac, violet, newly cut grass and a hint of sandalwood musk as a hearty base note.

The packaging is quite exquisite too. The bottle resembles a rose growing amidst piquant notes of fresh grass. The fragrance itself dons a delicate shade of pale green and the bottle cap is a glossy, light pink. There are also finely drawn beautiful rose corollas on the bottle and lightly silhouetted trees in the background.

This is an extremely elegant and feminine scent that evokes dreams of sitting in a garden in Paris in the springtime, thinking of romance, adventure and emotion. This fragrance will be available at the beginning of April. I can't wait!