Vince Camuto Capri

In time to brighten Winter and for any Spring gift giving is Capri Vince Camuto . It's pretty hard to resist the beautiful bottles of this fragrance line and Capri brings the same ornamentation in blue and silver packaging inspired by sea glass.

Capri starts out bright and juicy with citrus ( grapefruit) then seques quickly into the cool violet leaf note.  That sticks around a little then light dewy florals come along.  Notes in the mid point include frangipani and peach blossom along with violet flower. The peach blossom stays prominent into the drydown  when hints of vanilla begin to pop in. By the full drydown a little vanilla lingers and Capri stays a dewy, musky floral and becomes a soft, close wearing , breezy fragrance.

Full note list:
Violet leaves, juicy pear,pink grapefruit
Red frangipani, peach blossom, violet flower
Musk, vanilla

Capri Vince Camuto is $ 82 for 3.4 oz  and $ 22 for 0.2 oz rollerball.  Available at Ulta.

ck2 EDT

CK fragrances goes unisex again hitting the well that gave us CK One.

This new fragrance is described as being gender free  and the two pieces of the bottle and cap are meant to be two different pieces in sync  and connected to each other. It also, unconnected, kind of looks like a light bulb, right ? I think it's a neat bottle and presentation.

ck2 starts off with a citrus blast. It's fresh and sharp with an aquatic feel then there is a hint of green with the violet leaf  and vetiver notes. It's got a bit of  a cool dryness from the orris (iris) root which goes well with the violet leaf. As it begins to dry down it seems to become more floral and the rose note is prominent. The full drydown , however, is more smoky and woodsy. The incense is there but in a fairly quiet way along with the sandalwood.

It very much morphs from a more feminine scent with the rose  to a more masculine one with the incense, but is not fully in either direction.  By the drydown it is a bit more man than woman, but I know many strong incense fragrance loving ladies, so the unisex label fits. 

This isn't a super strong fragrance. It's relatively light as fits the EDT formulation.

You can find Ck2  EDT exclusively at Macy's .  $ 75 for 3.4 oz .

Full note list:

Top:       Wasabi, Mandarin, Violet Leaf Absolute

Mid:       Wet Cobblestones, Orris Concrete, Rose Absolute

Dry:        Vetiver, Incense, Sandalwood

Clinique Pep Start Eye Cream

 
The first thing that grabs you with the new Clinique eye cream is the packaging. It's called Pep Start and that bright orange color sure is peppy. It's like the eye companion to Happy.

The cream itself is a lightweight formula  that sinks in pretty quickly, making it great for AM use and under makeup. It's also meant to help brighten eyes and de -puff with a blend of peptides and a cooling tip applicator.

I found this gave me good moisture for the morning, I don't want anything too heavy then and it felt good on the eye area. As for brightening , that I didn't see as much but I have only used it for a few days.  As a morning eye cream I like it but if you are looking for serious treatment this won't be it . I think of this as a great starter eye cream for someone young or again, perfect for mornings. It can be used over makeup as well for a top up.

Note, to use  you pull the tip out before squeezing the tube. I admit it took me awhile to get that. My sample came sans box so no directions. Hopefully you'll fare better .

Clinique Pep Start Eye Cream is $ 26.50

Shiseido Synchro Skin Lasting Liquid Foundation

Shiseido makes very good  foundations. I have a few , like them and wear them often. New Synchro Skin is their entry into a fluid type foundation  and it's a good one.

Synchro Skin is an oil free, thin formula that is housed in a pump bottle. It's not runny thin but a good bit comes out of the pump. This blends like a dream so that little goes a long way. It goes on so smoothly across skin and also makes skin look perfected  .

Coverage is medium and buildable. Under eyes and acne etc , might need concealer. This feels weightless on and it is a soft matte finish. Not super dry matte but not dewy or hydrating at all. It blends so well into skin  that while you look perfected and smooth, the makeup isn't what you see and feels very natural on.

The long wear claim runs true as well. All day wear from morning to early evening was good except on my oily chin. This does claim to keep oil at bay and prevent shine but my nose was shiny by lunchtime. Not unusual for me , however.

The SPF is 20 with both octinoxate and titanium dioxide.

 Shiseido Synchro Skin Lasting Liquid Foundation is $ 45 and comes in 11 shades. Shown is Neutral 1 , the lightest which is very pale.