Tom Ford Beauty Velvet Orchid Lip Color and Orchid Soleil Eau de Parfum
September 10, 2016
Swatch comparisons below:
- Tom Ford Lip Color in So Vain (review here)
- Tom Ford Lip Color in Negligee (review here)
- Tom Ford Lips and Boys in Daniel and Malik (posted here)
- Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution in Bond Girl (on lips here)
- Chanel Rouge Coco in Suzanne (review here)
- Dior Addict Hydra-Gel Core Mirror Shine in Sophisticated (on lips here)
It’s a lovely color for fall that pulls mauve, plum and pink all at the same time. If you have the Lips and Boys in Daniel I do think it’s similar enough that you can skip. So Vain is warmer with a bit less shimmer.
- Top notes: bitter orange, tuberose, cypress, peppercorns
- Middle notes: lily, spider lily, black orchid, clove
- Base notes: cashmeran, patchouli, vetiver, ambroxan, sylkolide, vanilla, chestnut cream
New from Charlotte Tilbury: Scent of a Dream, The Legendary Muse Eyeshadow Palette and Legendary Brows
September 6, 2016- Scent of a Dream Eau de Parfum ($100 for 50 ml or $130 for 100 ml) c/o
- The Legendary Muse Luxury Eyeshadow Palette ($52)
- Hot Lips Matte Revolution Lipstick in Secret Salma ($32)
- Legendary Brows in Clear ($22.50) c/o
- Top notes include lemon, peach, black pepper, saffron, mandarin and bergamot.
- Heart notes include tuberose, jasmine, frankincense, hedoine, violet, muget, orange flower, rose oil, tea rose, green ivy and magnolia.
- Base notes include fire tree, Iso E Super, patchouli, ambroxan, precious woods, amber, castoreum, musks.
Left to right below:
- MAC Eyeshadow in Naked Lunch
- Anastasia Glow Kit in Sundipped, Moonstone shade (review)
- Anastasia Glow Kit in That Glow, Golden Bronze shade (review)
Anastasia Eyeshadow Single in Amber (review) - Tom Ford Cream Powder Duo in Naked Bronze, glitter shade (review here)
- Anastasia Glow Kit in Sundipped, Tourmaline shade (review)
- NARS Eyeshadow Duo Kalahari (review)
I really love the eyeshadow palette and think it’s a great one to wear for any occasion. Although I really don’t do lots of glitter makeup, the Charlotte Tilbury glitters are easy to wear and layer on top of other powder shades for a little glitz without going over the top. If you’re looking for a classic raspberry pink lip, Secret Salma is a gorgeous option that I think would suit a wide range of skintones. The brow gel is a good one but as I’m not really a brow aficionado I don’t think I’d call it a must-have but it is one of the few clear ones that actually hold my brows in place. The perfume is a beautiful one, but as perfume is very personal I think it’s a bit bolder than my personality and I only see myself wearing it for evening.
You can find the new Charlotte Tilbury launches online at Charlotte Tilbury. Right now the eyeshadow palette and perfume are also available at Nordstrom.
Tom Ford Beauty Black Orchid Eau de Parfum + Nightbloom Powder in Black Bloom
August 18, 2016- NARS Dual Intensity Blush in Jubilation
- Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze and Glow, highlighter side only (review here and here)
- Laura Mercier Face Illuminator in Addiction (review here)
- Anastasia Glow Kit in That Glow (review here)
- Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Prosecco Pop (review here, palette discontinued but color available in the Champagne Splits)
Have you tried anything from the Orchid Collection yet? What did you think?
Shown above, left to right:
- Byredo Bal D’Afrique has been on my wishlist for ages. I have it in the small travel sized vial from a holiday discovery set I bought last year. I finally caved and bought the full size. It’s a sweet warm floral that I feel smells like it has apricot but it does not. Notes include bergamot, lemon, neroli, African marigold, bucchu, violet, jasmin petals, cyclamen, black amber, musk, vetiver and Moroccan cedarwood. It also comes in other formats such as the Body Wash (just splurged), Body Cream (review here), Bath Oil and is also in the current Floral Discovery Set.
- Lumira Paradisium (c/o) is one of my favorites and it’s very unique. I feel I can wear this one year round. Full detailed review here. For a quick take, it has bergamot, grapefruit, lemon, heart of fig nectar, guava, vetiver, sea moss and cedarwood. It’s one of the few scents that has fig that I can wear.
- Diptyque Eau de Sens (c/o) is an orange blossom which I think most will think is best as a spring scent. I agree except that this is one of the very few orange blossom scents I’ve been able to wear so I’ve been spritzing it over the summer. Also reviewed in this post here.
- Oribe Côte d’Azur (c/o) is an Oribe lover’s dream come true. The signature scent that you find in most Oribe products is bottled in a perfume version and it’s amazing. If you find the hair products to be strongly scented you probably can get away with just wearing the styling creams or sprays instead of buying the perfume. I personally find the hair sprays fade in scent after a few hours, the perfume definitely lasts all day long on me.
- Sel Ocean is described as having honeysuckle, muguet, pink sea salt which I think is an accurate description. It’s very sweet so if you don’t like sweet scents, definitely try to test before buying.
- Lait de Coco is a milky white fragrance you shake to mix the contents. Notes include bergamot, vanilla praline and creamy coconut. It’s the closest scent I’ve found to the long discontinued Jo Malone Sweet Milk.
- Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb note include bergamot, tea, freesia, jasmine, orange blossom, orchid, rose, patchouli.
- There are occasional limited-edition variations launched, the Flowerbomb La Vie en Rose is a lighter version of the original with a sparkling feel if that makes sense. Top notes are grapefruit, mandarin, pink pepper, green tea. Middle notes have jasmin, orchid and rose. Base notes have patchouli and amber.
- Spicebomb is the cologne version for men and it’s my husband’s favorite. It’s what I think all hot guys smell like lol. It’s more of a date night fragrance but my husband find it suitable to wear everyday. He’s already used up a travel size and full size bottle. I bought the Spicebomb Fresh for him because I often like the lighter/fresh versions. We both agreed it’s too light and not masculine enough. It’s a good one for those who like light scents but Spicebomb is better.
- NARS Monoi Body Glow II is the ultimate tropical vacation scent. It’s not a perfume but rather a scented body oil which I can’t get enough of. It has the most delicious monoi oil scent and has a tiare flower inside that has been soaked in refined coconut oil to capture the essence of the unique process used to make the oil. Scent lasts all day on me and gives the skin a nice glow.
- Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Acqua (c/o) is the lightest Tom Ford fragrance launched and therefore priced at a lower price point compared to his perfumes. It’s a lighter version of the Neroli Portofino which I like on others but don’t really like on myself. The Neroli Aqua Portofino is a citrus beachy scent with hints of amber. Also featured in this post here.
- Tom Ford Soleil Blanc is a white floral that has a beachy vacation like feel. Full review in this post here.
- Urban Outfitters Gourmand Thé Matcha is one of the few I’ve used up entirely and am on my second bottle. It’s a simple fresh fragrance that has a sweet clean green tea scent with citrus and white flowers.
What ways do you add little touches to your home to give it an extra special touch? It doesn’t have be something fragranced! I love adding little decorative objects but it usually takes me ages to find ones that I like. Flowers or candles are the easiest for me because they are so simple. I’d love to hear ideas from you!