If lip gloss is a little of what you fancy, then you are going to love this Precious Carat Lip Gloss Jewel in Diamond Splendor from Lancome. This diamond shaped paperweight is filled with clear, sparkly lip gloss. I have a feeling it's going to give you more butterflies than getting an actual diamond! At first when I heard about it I thought, "Eh, this is probably just another holiday marketing Read more

Decoding the world of fragrance is not an especially easy task. Although most of us can probably discern a fruity scent from a woodsy one, it's harder to identify certain smells without going through training (as Chandler Burr has said). That's why I delight in these Florascent fragrance trial collections ($26.50). Each features four fragrance vials, with each package focusing on one of five Read more

Chanel has recently released a collection of ten fragrances called Les Exclusifs de Chanel. Four of the scents are familiar oldies but goodies, but six of them are brand new. The newbies are: Rue Cambon 31, No 18, Coromandel, Eau de Colgne, 28 La Pausa and Bel Respiro. All of the fragrances share the same classic looking bottle inspired by the original Chanel No. 5 and they all cost $175 for Read more

Picture this: You've got ten minutes before your guests arrive for your dinner party and you absolulely reek of saffron. Aah! There's no time to shower, but that doesn't mean you can't freshen up and get the cooking stench out of your hair. Garren New York, the mane man with more than 1,000 magazine covers to his credit, owner of Garren New York Salon and the current “Ask the Expert” Read more

Hail all Michael Kors fragrance fans. He has recently released a glamorous scent called Michael Kors Eau de Toilette, $65. This is still the same luxe tuberose scent as the original, but this version is just a hint lighter, softer and has a more spring-like feel without all of the woodsy strong scents mixed in. Instead, it focuses on the creamy florals and exotic incense. The fragrance is Read more