Perfume of the Week: Badgley Mischka

The best buy from last year is the paperback book Perfumes: The A-Z Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez. I have had that book in my hand perusing reviews more times than I can count. Since then, I've ordered a few samples from The Perfumed Court and keep my eyes open in the perfume aisle of TJ Maxx for good deals.

I came across this good deal...I picked it up a very low price. I was curious since it's rated with 5 stars by Tania Sanchez. Plus, I do love the clothing and accessory designs by Badgley Mischka. One of my bags (here is the style but I have it in black) is from them and I love the quality as well as the utilitarian design. It holds everything.

The perfume...The juice is nice but not a favorite of mine. It's more of an everyday perfume for me right now...I'm not in love but more in like. The bottle is squat with an acrylic rectangular top that has the Badgley Mischka name on a silver-toned plate. Tania Sanchez describes it as an executive paper weight...she's right.

It's been described as a fruity floral. The initial spray is fruity but the brightness fades quickly for my nose. Then it becomes a creamy fruit blend (forgive my lack of descriptive words...I'm new to perfume). No particular fruit shouts out to me. There seems to be an underlying floral but I've no idea what floral note is/isn't shining through. I can't say I've got that great of smell memory for flowers. The dry down is a warm, non-descript and nice. It's not too sweet or cloying. It's a pretty (is this an offending word for perfume?) fragrance.

Top Notes: Wild red berries, peach, creme de cassis

Middle Notes: Osmanthus flower, white peony, jasmine

Base Notes: Musk, Indian sandlewood, amber, patchouli

Here are some pics:

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

Rimmel's Steel Gray Nail Polish

Here is the latest addition to my nail polish collection. I like the price and the brush. It's wide like OPI polishes for easy coverage. However, for me it takes three coats to get it opaque and streak-free. The name is not quite accurate to my eyes. I think this has a more lavender undertone. It's a good trendy but cheap buy that I recommend.

My nails look hellish. I rarely bite my nails but the other day proved to be that rare blue moon moment. I chalk it up to a stressful, pissy day that I was going through....

Here are some pics:

Again, I seem to forget to rotate pictures....

From left to right: three, two and one coat

Against a gray fabric that I think is more of "steel" gray.

The weekend is just one more day away!!:)

Beautyfix.com: Last Quarter Goodies from 2009

Hope everyone is having a good week so far. I'm a happy camper since LOST is finally premiering tonight. A little sad that it's the last season but thank goodness for DVDs.

Here is a brief look at what came in my Beautyfix.com order for the last quarter of 2009. They have changed things up a bit. Your now able to choose what you would like to receive out of several choices. No doubling up though...I least I wasn't able to see how to do it.

Some of these photos were not rotated and my apologies for that...

IQ Derma Clear Remedy -

I've yet to try but I like the packaging so good start

Red Point small kubuki brush -

Yes I have about 4 in all but I'm a sucker for these.

Coola SPF 30 Face Cream -

I've yet to try. I'm still trying to finish off the Shiseido SPF 55 liquid lotion

Julie Hewett lipstick in Noir Rouge -

This is going to my sister if I can remember to give it to her next time she visits. It's a little orange for my taste

Jonathan IB Revitalizer Overnight Oil Treatment Spray -

I've used this twice so far and no real complaints but I'm not in love with the smell. I'll be using this much more since I recently had my hair highlighted. I went a bit lighter. Who knows I may be a blonde in the next few months:0 Probably not - I'm so low maintenance when it comes to my hair.

Jonathan Create Smooth Antifrizz Voluminizing Serum -

I used it this morning...helped with the frizzies but no real volume. Although I didn't but a lot in my hair so maybe I need to play with it some more.

Jonathan Create Shaping Control Cream -

Yet to use this too...I'm not keen on hair products. Thus, the reason for so many. The 3rd quarter included his hairspray (or maybe the 2nd) and a shine serum which like. I thought these would be worth giving a try to see if I'm missing out. My sister did use it on her last visit and her hair did look great when we went out for dinner.

Jonathan Create Root Volume Brushable Lifting Spray-

Maybe should of used this today...It looked like my hair was plastered to my head by the end of the day.

Due to Inclement Weather...

I was able to leave work early today! Yea! pour moi!! While I've got a few hours to take advantage of, I'm getting a head start on cleaning for the week; and thought I'd write down a few lines on some beauty products as I do my laundry. :)

My package from Vincent Longo arrived yesterday. It's missing the Cassata pressed powder and hope it will be shipped out soon since they charged my card for all three items. I like the lip and cheek stain in Liquid Kiss. I have the color Baby Boo that is more plum/berry whereas Liquid Kiss is more of a true red. The other item I ordered was a tool called a lamb's wool paddle. Have you heard of these? After looking around the internet, I spotted that Laura Geller's line carries these as well (higher in price vs. VL). I've no idea how to use it but it's the size that is laughable. It's tiny and fits well within the palm of my already small hands. I shall see if this is something where size doesn't matter...

The other day while perusing Walgreen's I saw a several items severely discounted. The original prices ranged from $20+usd. I had spotted these several weeks ago and was interested since one of the lines is Art Deco. I remember one of the youtube gurus always using the Art Deco eyeshadow primer. Unfortunately, the primer wasn't available, just skincare. The new asking price ranges from $6-10usd making this way more reasonable to give a try. I picked up their Liquid Silk Eye Cream. It's nice packaging...cellophane wrapped around the box that opens like a book to reveal a pump bottle that looks like Lisa Koffman's line of skincare. I'm impressed.

The other item I picked up is by la Fleur Organique. It's a Relaxing Massage Oil in Bergamot and Bitter Orange. I like the purple packaging with with the white stylized floral design. The bottle is a pump and made of glass. It smells very nice. I plan to use this in my hand and body creams for an extra oomph. Also, this will work well just as a simple perfume oil.

What else?.....I did pick up on another visit a new polish from Rimmel. It's called Steel Gray, I think...It's not at all a gray but a darker version of OPI's You Don't Know Jacques. I think it's also similar to Metro Chic but since I don't own this it's just presumption on my part. I haven't painted my nails with it yet but plan to do this tomorrow. I love having bad weather as an excuse not to get out but be lazy and putter around the house!

Have a great weekend! Stay safe in your in the line for this weather.