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Not Your Grandmothers Floral -Florabotanica Balenciaga Perfume

Not Your Grandmothers Floral -Florabotanica Balenciaga Perfume

 “The wearer is beautiful but dangerous, like some rare botanical species” I pride myself on being a fragrance connoisseur. I love to have different scents for all the seasons as well as scents for different occasions. Florabotnica Balenciaga is definitely not your grandmothers Floral perfume. Unlike scents from the past, this one is super complex and takes you on a rollercoaster ride throughout the Hidden Garden. Florabotanica evokes ambivalent bewitching beauty. Velvety and thorny, flirting with hemp and vetiver roots. The scent is flowery, developed on a rose note with a narcotic hemp twist. This fragrance is not for the…

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Fall Beauty Trends with Macy’s Impulse Beauty

Fall Beauty Trends with Macy’s Impulse Beauty

Just last week I had the pleasure of attending an event at the Impulse Beauty at Macy’s in Center City Philadelphia. If you didn’t know, Macy’s Impulse beauty is home to some of the most popular and prestigious names in beauty and they even have their own Urban Decay Boutique!!  The event was hosted by Macy’s very own Beauty Blogger Tonya Mann and Makeup Artist B. Wilson,who was voted the Best in Philly for 2013. The ladies schooled us on the latest in Fall Beauty Trends and showed us some of their favorite must have products.  They shared their tips…

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Feeling Beautiful with Skintimate

Feeling Beautiful with Skintimate

I made my legs happy with Skintimate as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #SkintimateStars though all opinions are my own. Judging by this photo you can probably already tell that I have a very complicated Beauty Routine. Between skin care, color correcting, highlight and contouring, and adding eyeshadow it sorta “takes a village” to help me look presentable in the morning. I’m a firm a believer in the phrase “Beauty Comes from Within”. Women spend so much time and money hoping that there is a magic product that will make the look and feel beautiful, yet what they…

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The Hit and Misses of Studded Kisses from Kat Von D.

The Hit and Misses of Studded Kisses from Kat Von D.

I’m kind of surprised that I’m so late to get hip to the Kat Von D craze. When I saw the Kat Von D Studded Lipsticks on the Sephora website I knew I had to pick some up, and when they arrived I went back to the store and picked up even more!  This hybrid lipstick is formulated with Color Cushion Technology, which combines 10-hour budge-proof wear with vibrant color. Featuring a color spectrum for every skin tone, this lipstick lets you glide on velvety-soft comfort and eye-popping colors that range from classic everyday neutrals to bright shades.  I picked…

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Top Ten Tuesday: Essential MakeUp Brushes

Top Ten Tuesday: Essential MakeUp Brushes

So how many Make Up Brushes does one really need to create an every day face? Foundation Brushes, Eye Brushes, Lip Brushes, and there are even brushes for brows. Do you need to own one for every single thing? I say not at all! For me, there’s only ten as I try to use brushes that have dual purposes. Make Up Brushes come in various shapes and sizes and have a particular fit for certain applications but the beauty is that not all brushes were created equal and no brush has only one job so I can use a brush…

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