..Living my life like it's Golden..

An update on the trendshow.. it was great!
I've been in recovery mode from all the excitement last Saturday ( I will post pictures soon).
I got my make-up done by YSL and I met a very nice lady with their Beauté group named Cherry. I was overall impressed and loved what she had done.
I'll highlight all the products later because I am on a YSL kick and I don't want to be too biased. But I will mention Yves Saint Laurent's Golden Gloss #9. I'm in love again..even after my massive Moonbathe MAC haul a few days prior ( that's another story).

This gloss is great. The color through the packaging can look a bit challenging because it has gold flecks( it contains 0.2% 24K gold) in it and can be mis-inerpreted as glitter. Fret not my friends..the flecks are subtle when they hit your lips. The color and consistancy is fantastic. Mid-makeover, Cherry applied the gloss over #13 lip pencil and the color held. But everyday ( like today) I just wear the gloss alone and it has a great berry/fucshia sheen to it. Lastly, the smell is delicious- smells like red wine and roses when I went to give my boyfriend a bisou..he mentioned that my gloss smelled good ( french boyfriend approved).

Needless to say I racked up lots o' YSL goodies from this event. With my purchase I got a sweet gift. Lately GWP ( gifts with purchase) hasn't impressed me since my Clinique days back in the 8th grade when you bout $16.50 and got a 7 piece set.
Though I spent well over $20 for the YSL GWP.. it was worth it, I can acutally use all of the goodies! It came with YSL's Teint Parfait Oil-free Complexion enhancer in #3. A Rouge Vibration mini lipstick in #8, Bronzer in #2 , lip pencil in #8 , a face brush and a pretty pink bag.

Anyone working for YSL beauté please contact me. I would love to learn more about your products!

Shiny Happy Healthy Hair

Two weeks until the official kick-off of summer. Temperatures are high and humidity, frizz, bugs.. LET’S GET IT INTO SHAPE!

For me, I have relaxed, shoulder-length dry hair and on top of that, I’m learning to surf this month (I can hear the breakage already). But, I’m determined to turn this into a positive.
How? For starters, I got some great info from the Nordstrom Trendshow I attended on Saturday. I spoke with Scott from Phyto regarding some hair care products for a friend and quickly the convo was about my relaxed hair and how they had relaxers ( really?) to restore moisture and improve the strength of my hair.. Now, just before I dish out the money for a relaxer by Phyto.. I decided to start out small.. how about Shampoo or Conditioner.. or even styling spray.. I started with the spray.

2 and a ½ days later, I’m proud to say that Phyto has changed my hair.. I had little to no breakage. I used PhytoSpecific Intergral Haircare.
Another Leave-in that is great is the Pantene Relaxed and Natural and the Oscar Blandi Protein Mist.

Since I will not subject my hair to flat irons , I need to keep my strands shiny and frizz free. So far I am liking Aveda’s Light Elements Smoothing Fluid Lotion, and Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy Serum.

So now I can check off hair on my “to do” list for maintenance.

Max Factor: Naughty and Nice Collection

SO I have never tried MaxFactor before. When I think of the brand- I think of the pancake foundation they had in the 50's.
Last week I was checking out Page Six and saw these ads- I didn't understand. Are they selling jewelry? but the lipgloss looks really good...
Low and behold in my inbox is a Naughty or Nice e-mail... Before I shoved it to spam, I opened it. To my surprise these Maxilicious lip glosses look appealing. Since these are found in the drugstore, it may be some time before I actually get to see them in stores... so I'll give these by mid-month to be at my Longs.

Music: Charlotte Gainsbourg

Last week I checked out Charlotte Gainsbourg's 5:55 album. I love it.
I enjoy the Air infused "Set yourself on fire" and the "Night Time Intermission" is melodious.
Check out her video for " The Songs that we Sing"

Libertine for Target: August '07

As part of Target's Go International, next up is Libertine.
Though I wasn't too excited about Patrick Robinson's collection - they grey pants are great. Its my "summer skinny pant" that I can wear confidently with bright shoes or accessories. Black skinny jeans in the summer... maybe for dinner.
I love Libertine's take on Victorian/ School Prep. When I was in Paris last year having some coffee at the Lourve, I distinctly remember a gentleman wearing a jacket that was Libertine. How did I know? Their horse print on the side of the jacket.
I'm also happy that the models for the collection ( thus far) don't look like they are 13 years old- that was a gripe I have about PR's collection... yes, its Grecian inspired, brown, blue and reds but come on.. should a 25 inch waist line fit a size 5 pant? I think not.