Beauty.com Sale

One more from Beauty.Com

20 % off everything tomorrow ( 11/7) only. So far I see no code needed.

This joins Sephora's Friends & Family code, and Beautyhabit's for big pre- holiday sales.

If you cave in and buy, post what you purchased, so we can all see.

Beauty.Com NY Event

Beauty.com is hosting what sounds like a fun event in NY on this Thursday. If you can make it, report back and let me know how it was. I would love to go, but most likely won't get there.




AROUND the CLOCK BEAUTY.COM SHOP

“SCOOP UP” THE LATEST BEAUTY MUST-HAVES FOR FREE

WHAT: From website to on-site, Beauty.com is bringing its virtual world of beauty to life in the heart of New York City with their first-ever Around the clock Beauty.com Shop. Whether you’re on your way to work or coming home from a late night out, EVERYONE who walks through the door will get a “scoop” from an oversized beauty bin filled with thousands of must-have beauty products, all for FREE. Consumers will also have unprecedented access to top beauty gurus including Ted Gibson, Frederick Fekkai and Peter Thomas Roth who will be stopping by to give one-on-one consultations. And of course, Beauty.com’s team of experts will be on-hand to offer around the clock beauty tips and touch ups:

Morning: Wake Up Calls
¨ Freshen Up – whiten your teeth and freshen your breath, two morning essentials
¨ Complexion Perfection – fake the perfect complexion with concealer, foundation and luminizer

Afternoon: Pick Me Ups
¨ Bright Eyes – look wide awake even if you feel like you’re going to crash
¨ Color Revival– how to add a little color (bronzer and blush) to refresh your glow

Evening: Go Glam
¨ Smoky Eye – get ready to go out on the town with a sexy, smoky eye
¨ Red Lip – don’t be intimidated by this red hot look, learn how to find your perfect shade

Bedtime: Beauty Unwind
¨ Eye Cream 101 – dab, don’t rub, learn the right way to apply eye creams and serums
¨ Good Night Hand Massages – relax with a calming lavender hand massage

WHEN: 6:00AM – 10:00PM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH

WHERE: 184 Fifth Avenue, between 22nd & 23rd Streets

Lipstick Queen Holiday

Lipstick Queen has come out with a very limited special purse and lipsticks for the holidays.

"Don’t worry about whether you have been a Saint or a Sinner this year because Lipstick Queen has the perfect holiday item that lets you be both….the Poppy Purse!

Inside you will find a Saint Red the perfect daytime sheer red lipstick during the season and a Red Sinner, the most decadent, ultra-glam opaque red lipstick to party like a celebrity (and look like one too!)

And on the outside this beautiful limited edition Poppy Purse designed by Poppy King in collaboration with Katherine Kin. These purses have been hand printed and specially created for this one time only.

And way after the parties are gone you will be the envy of your friends pulling out your purse (one of only 100) which can hold anything from cash, to keys, to a Credit Card.
It’s the perfect companion for the chic modern life.
So treat yourself or someone else this holiday…
Being naughty can be very, very nice!

Exclusive to Barneys and online at http://www.barneys.com/ the set is $75 for the special Poppy purse and two lipsticks." ( Available late November)

By Kilian Fragrances

One of the best parts of the recent Sniffapalooza in New York was not only the chance to try the new By Kilian Fragrances , but to meet the man behind them in person.

Kilian Hennessy is an utterly charming frenchman, grandson of the founder of Hennessy Cognac, and LVMH. He made appearances at both Bergdorf Goodman and Aedes de Venustas. The fragrances sold like wild, and they lived up to the anticiaption. They are incredibly well blended and conceived .

There are 6 Fragrances in all, and one Beyond Love is a favorite. It sits at top of wishlist, as it has a well defined tuberose note tinged with what Kilian calls an animalic note that works really well, and that I can't put my finger on. The tuberose of Beyond Love is rich and somewhat tropical, something that Kilian and I discussed . It does seem rarely mentioned that tuberose has a bit of tropical coconutty bit too it, but it does.

The man is extremely knowledgeable about fragrance, both old and new versions, absolutes, oils, synthetics versus natural , and he has studied with many great noses .

The other 5 are :

Taste of Heaven - a woody, green somewhat masculine scent. A bit of the forest in there , as well as ambery rosewood and cedar, inspired by Absinthe.

The notes include: Orange blossom, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Lavender and Bourbon vanilla.

Straight to Heaven- On me this smelled like a pathcouli filled cedar chest. Those 2 notes came out the most.

The notes here include: Rum, Patchouli, Nutmeg, Cedar and Rosewood

Love - This one uses marshmallow for a gourmand note and does it well. It's semi-sweet, and a little green.

Notes: Marshmallow, Neroli, Jasmine, Rose, Iris, Musk.

Dangerous Liasons- Another favorite, a sparkling burst of the plum note, but this is not fruity. A bit sweet, and a bit soapy.Notes: Plum, geranium,cinnamon, sandlewood,musk

Cruel Intentions- This one on me was very sharp and soap-like and I was having a hard time with it. I attribute that to the Oud, and Styrax, two notes that I really don't like. Notes: Oud, Bergmot, Rose, woods, Vetiver, guaiac wood, styrax and castoreum.

It is worth noting that these are fragrances which change and are unique . Many smelled completely different to others than me and ones I didn't like were huge hits with many.

Overall though, I love them . They all have incredible sillage which is a huge plus, and last very long, another huge plus. They are pricey but worth it.

Much information is available at the official website http://www.bykilian.com/

All are 225.00 for 1.7 oz in that beautiful cask.

Refills will be available also.

At Bergdorf Goodman and Aedes. com for pre-order.

Candid photo: Michael Friedlander