Olivia Frescura

Indie Lee Natural Skincare Samples

February 21st, 2012

Olivia

I had the pleasure of meeting Indie when she was a guest speaker at my school. After hearing her story, I was super excited to try out her products! We got a few mini samples from her, but eventually I plan on getting more! Indie Lee‘s products are 100% natural, and she means it, unlike many other products in the beauty world!

The products I got were: Lemongrass, Carrot, and French Clay Cleansing Bar and the Lavender Moisturizing Oil.

If you want to hear more about Indie’s story, check out this beautiful video!

Now, here’s a little about the products:

Lemongrass, Carrot, French Clay Cleansing Bar ($6): This product is really nice. It has a light citrusy smell with a hint of carrot (with carrots inside!). I find that this leaves my face squeaky clean and that my skin can retain moisture better after using it. To use, I break off a small piece and lather it under warm water, and then I scrub my face and rinse. I definitely want to grab another bar, possibly the Tea Tree Aloe bar for my acne.

Lavender Moisturizing Oil ($28): This is a great oil to use after a nighttime bath to moisturize and relax before bed! It is moisturizing without being too greasy and has a pleasant smell. This is a very luxurious product to me! The vanilla citrus scent looks yummy!

That about wraps up my first thoughts about Indie Lee, hope you enjoyed!

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Check Out Lipgloss Culture For A Post By Me!: How To Use Tangerine Tango with Makeup

February 18th, 2012

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I’m expanding on my writing skills and trying new things, so I will be trying a few articles out on Lipgloss Culture in the next few months to get some more writing chops!

Click here to read the article!

Let me know what you think in the comments!

Fragrance Friday: DKNY Sweet Delicious

February 17th, 2012

Olivia

Donna Karan DKNY Sweet Delicious Collection

Donna Karan (DKNY) is launching her spring line of perfumes to attach to her famous “Be Delicious” fragrances. The DKNY Be Delicious line has launched around 10 fragrances thus far. For spring, the collection is comprised of 3 fragrances: Pink Macaroon, Tart Key Lime, and Creamy Meringue.Inspired by cupcakes, this is bound to be a deliciously sweet collection! I think this collection is an awesome idea! These perfumes are cute little pastels and even come with a recipe for their inspired cupcake! How adorable!

DKNY Sweet Delicious Pink Macaroon

Pink Macaroon is inspired by those beautifully expensive french almond confections. It includes top notes of nectarine and kumquat, middle notes of pomegranate and rose marzipan (rose + almond paste), and base notes of amber and tonka. I think it is an interesting concept for perfume and I am a fan of macarons as well. The only thing that peeves me is that I prefer to call them macaron’s because macaroons are coconut. Oh well.

DKNY Sweet Delicious Tart Key Lime

Tart Key Lime is inspired by the cool and refreshing qualities of key lime pie. It’s top notes consist of tart key lime pie, bergamot, mandarin, and orange. The middle notes include basil, ginger, and neroli. Lastly, the base note is violet leaf. I think having basil in it is bound to be very interesting. I used to have a hand soap from Bath and Body Works that featured both lime and basil, so I am sure it will be a great fresh scent.

DKNY Sweet Delicious Creamy Meringue

The last scent, Creamy Meringue is surely inspired by a lemon meringue pie. The top notes blend lemon cream, bergamot, and crepe Suzette. If you don’t know, crepe Suzette is a sweet and citrusy crepe that is flambeed with liqueur. The middle notes have freesia, frangipani, and passion flower. The base notes have cedar, white amber and musk. This one looks interesting but I don’t think I’d like it.

You can find DKNY Fragrances at Macy’s, Sephora, etc. and will likely cost $42-$75 depending on the sizing. I’m excited to find these in stores so I can smell them and possibly get a sample. I am not on the market for a new perfume, but samples are my most favorite thing ever!

Would you try out any of these fragrances? Let me know what you think in the comments!

Source: Fragrantica

New Bath and Body Works Honeylicious Lip Balms!

February 16th, 2012

Olivia

Honeylicious Lip Balms

Yay! A new Bath and Body Works product! I haven’t tried their Liplicious lip gloss line, because I don’t really like lip gloss too much, but this, I can definitely see myself trying out. I am a lip balm FIEND. I definitely want to see how these are scented in store, but they look promising! These products do have honey in them, so their claims are true. These retail at a steep $8.00 each, but if you buy 2, you get one free, leaving it at around $5.33 each. I still think that is a pretty steep price, but with all of the deals at Bath and Body Works, you are bound to make up for that in savings. There are currently 3 flavors/scents: Honey Strawberry, Honey Vanilla, Honey Apple, and Honey Blueberry (not online). I look forward to trying these out! How about you?

Fragrance Friday: Color Club Copycoats Collection

February 10th, 2012

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Color Club has just released a collection featuring 6 scented topcoats. They have released 2 scented polish collections in the past, so I think it’s awesome that they are topcoats so you can customize them to add to any color. These retail for $8 each! The unique thing about these scents is that they are balanced multi-note fragrances, not one-dimensional scents. Scrangie, who has swatched and reviewed them has compared them to multiple high end fragrances such as: YSL Parisienne, D&G Light Blue, etc. I’ll describe each of the polishes for you to see for yourself!

Duplicity: Feminine and irresistible with citron, bluebell and musk top notes. Scrangie says it is similar to Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue.
Copycat: Fresh and clean, this sensual scent is infused with black currant, green apple and peach top notes. According to Scrangie, it’s similar to Burberry Classic.
Dead Ringer: This sophisticated scent is fresh with a playful of innocence featuring strawberry, violet and vanilla top notes. Similar to Marc Jacobs Daisy.
Mimic: Ultra feminine and sensual with blackberry, damask rose and sandalwood top notes. Resembles YSL Parisienne.
Replica: This modern scent is cool and flirtatious with pink peppercorn, pear and grapefruit top notes. Marc Jacobs Lola dupe.
Parallel Universe: Outrageous but charming, this is a classic green- oriental blend of lush fruits with soothing amber. Burberry Brit copy.

I think this is a pretty cool concept. Fragrance and nail polish are already emerging intertwined, but the fact that this is customizable and replicates high end scents is awesome! I would be most willing to try out Mimic because I LOVE Parisienne.

Would you try any of these out?