Trish McEvoy Facebook Contest

Trish McEvoy invites you to “like” her Facebook page from now until January 17th  and you will get a special free gift . Simply click the image or link below , show your love for Trish McEvoy makeup  with a "like". 

Trish makes some great products ,so this is a great chance to try the line.


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Dior J'Adore L'Or Essence de Parfum

One of the best fragrances I tried all last year only came to my nose right at Christmas. Dior J'Adore L'Or was released in October but being limited so far to only Nordstrom it was some time before I had a chance to test it. I've owned the orginal J'Adore since it came out . This goes one or maybe three, better.

This is  new fragrance, an additon to the Dior J'Adore line but different from the original. It's an Essence of Perfume, so it is based more on some of the key notes of J'Adore and uses higher quality  absolutes. The main notes of Rose de Mai and Jasmine are taken from flowers grown especially for Dior  in Grasse, France.

 L'Or goes on a bit like an oil , it stays on skin a little longer and has a silky texture.

  

The fragrance is a powerhouse white floral , stunningly beautiful and well done. The kind I perfume I hope for . To my nose there is mostly  the jasmine and a good bit of tuberose.  The rose in hinted at  just enough. It's creamy, floral, warm and soft.  At the drydown there is a tiny bit of tonka and vanilla but overall it stays all white floral for me. It dries down to stay closer to skin but gives off great sillage  and lasts very long.

Dior J'Adore L'or comes packaged beautifully in a gift type box and is available at Nordstrom for $ 95.00 for 40ml bottle.

China Glaze Spring 2011

China Glaze Spring line is called Anchors Away and features 12 new Glitters and Cremes.   Knotty and the green creme Starboard  are  some of the ones I want to check out. How about you ?

For store info  see http://www.chinaglaze.com/  or follow China Glaze on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze   

Shade list:

· Life Preserver: Highly pigmented and luxurious poppy crème.

· Hey Sailor: Vibrant crème red.

· Ahoy!: Delightfully intense pink that flashes with reflective glass speck.

· First Mate: Sophisticated and rich navy crème.

· Starboard: Hip and playful green crème.

· Lighthouse: Multi-dimensional, bright yellow glass speck.

· White Cap: Whimsical and sparkling multi-dimensional white.

· Pelican Gray: High shine, cool toned grey crème.

· Sea Spray: Calming pale blue crème.

· Below Deck: A flirty mix of taupe and violet.

· Sunset Sail: Delightful peachy pink high shine crème.

· Knotty: Micro-particle beige shimmer.

Maybelline One by One Volum'Express

Maybelline's newest mascara One by One by Volum'Express came out just this month. I haven't always had luck with Maybelline mascaras, but this has been a different story. I love it.

It's not too wet a formula, which is the first plus. Not dry but just right.  I get super length and definition and no clumps using this. No flaking  for the most part ( I had a little at the end of the day) and it lasts really long, even on me.  With 2 coats  my lashes look long and really good. I don't recall ever using Volum'Express in any of the other formulas so can't compare them.  But it's much better definition than Define a Lash, which worked pretty well for me overall,  but not nearly as well as this . One by One is  big length with medium volume, but the long, defined look is exactly what I like.

The wand is football shaped  , big but not huge and easy to use. Maybelline calls it an "exclusive ergonomical elastomer brush- The Lash Catcher " , which has been in development for 4 years. They say you get 3 bristles per lash with this brush and it is patent pending.


Available now at all mass market outlets .