Time in a bottle: September 2015 favorites

                                                                       Fashion inspirations:

                                                                                  

                                                                               

Gucci fall 2015

                                                        

Vogue Italy November 1993

Shoes:

Cassadei Evening in Sassicaia and Eggplant 

                                   
                                         

                                                                         Perfume:

                                                              Vilhelm Parfumerie Smoke Show

                                                              Commodity Wool and Oak 

                                                              Tom Ford Amber Absolute

Home fragrance:

DW Home now has a website and is offering free 2 day shipping with orders $20. 

DW Home- Warm Tobacco Pipe (coffee table size, 27 oz.)

DW Home- Hickory Clove

Yankee Candle Red Berry and Cedar (all time fave)

                                             

                                

                                                                Makeup inspiration:

                                                                

                                                                                 

                                                                                       

                                                         Jodie Kidd for  Elle Germany, August 1995

                                                                           

                                                                      Skin care:

Ren Wake Up Wonderful Night Time Mask 

Ren Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask 

Ren Flash Rinse 1 Minute Facial

The Body Shop Oils of Life Intensely Revitalizing Cream (samples on their site, here.)

                   

                         

                                                

          

                                                              

Foundation: 

                  Illuminaire Mattifying Mineral Foundation     

         

                                                            

                                                                     

  Concealer:
Maybelline Fit Me, Dream Lumi Radiant

 Blusher:

NARS Sin and Outlaw

                                        

           

 Highlighter:

Laura Gellar Baked in French Vanilla/Portofino

  Eyeshadow:
NARS Paramaribo duo
Prestige True Metals in Copper (the best drugstore metallic shadow I've ever seen)
MAC Cranberry, Sable, Sketch, and Sumptuous Olive

  

 Eyeliner:
Make Up For Ever Ink Liquid Liner
Kat Von D Trooper
Black kohl

     Mascara:
Revlon Grow Luscious

                                      

Lipstick: 

MAC Amorous and Taupe

Maybelline 14 Hour lipstick in Endless Raisin and Lasting Chestnut

Maybelline Vivid Matte liquid lipstick in Berry Boost (coming in 2016)

Wet n Wild Megalast in Spiked with Rum and Sand Storm

       Nail Colour:
China Glaze Wood You Wanna?
Essie Swing Velvet
Deborah Lippmann Brick House

Something extra:

Secret Garden by Johanna Basford

Enchanted Forest by Johanna Basford

Lost Ocean by (you guessed it) Johanna Basford 

The Art of Nature Coloring Book by Adams Media

Adult Coloring Book- stress relieving patterns by Blue Star Coloring

The best beauty products of my 2014

                                                                     

Skin care

normal to dry skin

Cleanser- Neutrogena Pore Refining Cleanser, Burt's Bees Orange Essence
Cleansing towelettes- Burt's Bees Cucumber Sage
Treatments- Sunday Riley Good Genes, Ren Flash Rinse 1 Minute Facial
Mask- Ren Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask, Boots Ionic Clay
Facial oil- Keihl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate
Scrub- Freeman Charcoal & Black Sugar
Day Moisturizer- Kate Sommerville Goat Milk Cream
Night Moisturizer- Dermalogica Super Rich Repair, Tatcha Ageless Enriching Renewal

Body care


Body wash- Archipelago Morning Mint, Dove Winter Care
Moisturizer/oil- L'Occitane Almond Supple Oil, Caudalie Divine Oil, Dove Creamy Oil, Laura Mercier Ambre Vanille Souffle
Scrub- Tree Hut Shea Butter
De-stress- Dr. Teal's Tension & Fatigue bath soak, Earth Therapeutics Anti Stress Mind Repair Pulse Point Cream
Bath time- Laura Mercier Ambre Vanille Honey Bath

Hair care

long and thick texture


Shampoo/conditioner- Oribe Gold Lust
Mask- Phyto Phytojoba
Hair oil- L'Oreal Oleotherapy
Hair trim every 6-8 weeks to keep the ends fresh.

 Makeup

After testing hundreds of products this year, these stood out. 

 Primer- Tom Ford Illuminating Primer
 Lightweight foundation- Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua
 Full Coverage foundation- Smashbox Studio Skin, Revlon Colorstay 
 Concealer- MAC Pro Longwear
 Powder- NARS Light Reflecting Pressed
 Bronzer- I almost forgot about RMS Buriti Bronzer. 
 Blusher- Illamasqua Naked Rose
 Contour- MAC Emote, MAC Taupe
 Highlighter- Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Opal, Chanel Camelia de Plumes
 Brows- Sonia Kashuk Brow Definer in Haze, Illamasqua Brow Cake in Motto
 Eye primer- NARS Smudge Proof
 Eyeshadow- Bobbi Brown Slate, Heather, Camel, Velvet Plum, and Smoke. Make Up For Ever Artist Shadows in  Me554 Gunmetal, and M664 Fawn (and many others). M738 Auburn, Me840 Pink Chrome, M844 Burgundy, and D320 Golden Khaki. I think I will stop at six. 

 Palette/quad- Thebalm Meet Matte Nude, Chanel Tisse Vinitien #232
 Eyeshadow stick- by Terry Ombre Blackstar in Velvet Orchid & Misty Rock, Trish  McEvoy 24 Hour in Smokey Quartz
 Eye pencil- L'Oreal Voluminous Smoldering in Black & Brown
 Liquid eyeliner- Stila Stay All Day
 Mascara- L'Oreal Butterfly Intenza
 Lip balm- First Aid Beauty Lip Therapy, Glossier Balm Dotcom
 Lipgloss- NYX Butter Gloss in Angel Food Cake
 Lip pencil- MAC Whirl, NYX Ever, and Prestige Cameo. 
 Lipstick pencils- Maybelline Intense Velvet in Red Essential, Bobbi Brown Art Stick in Cassis and Harlow Red
 Day lipstick- NARS Anna, YSL Tint in Oil in Cherry My Cherie,Sephora Rouge Cream in Oh  Oh
 Night lipstick- NARS Jeanne, Tom Ford Bruised Plum, Bite Beauty Matte Cream in Cognac & Truffle
 Perfume- Atelier Santal Carmin, Maison Martin Margiela Replica Jazz Club, Aerin Amber  Musk