Presto - Magico

I'm giddy with excitement over this product!!!

I love when something WORKS, and even more when it works to make my life easier :))

This is where Bobbi Brown's cleansing oil comes in. This decadently soothing face wash is the most luxuriously gentle facial cleanser I have ever tried, and yet it seems to melt away every last drop of make-up (including waterproof eyeliner gel) in a flash - quite magically.

I put 4 pumps of the cleansing oil into my dry hand and then massage it all over my dry face, including eye area. When I have spread it out everywhere, I add a bit of water and massage everywhere again, and then rinse. My face has never been so thoroughly clean, and yet my skin has never felt more nourished.
I LOVE it!!!

Not cheap at about $40 a bottle. Thus far I have had mine for about a month and have used up less than half the bottle. I have rarely come across a beauty product as effective as this one, therefore I'm finding it to be worth the splurge. I use it in the evening to wash off all my make-up before bed, and use only water to refresh my face in the morning.

You can buy it at Holt Renfrew in Canada, and online at Sephora. If you are at all unsure of buying it, I would recommend heading to Holts and asking them to make you up a sample. They are more than happy to do so because they know once you try it you'll be hooked :))

Heaven Scent

There are few things that bring me as much sublime pleasure as a deliciously decadent perfume.

Without question my sense of smell is my pronounced sense. That said, it can be both a fanciful treat and direly close to a curse. While a appealing scent can elevate my mood and set the tone for my entire day, an unpleasant one can do exactly the opposite. Even worse, if a scent is deplorable, and for whatever reason I cannot promptly change my surroundings, it can be overwhelmingly disturbing.

A friend of mine with a profound interest in the complexities of perfumerie recently introduced me to an incredible blog that has blown the perfume world wide open for me, and I am forever changed!!!

The bog is boisdejasmin.com

This blogger discusses innumerable fragrances, and offers very useful tips on how to approach this vast field.

The information that most peaked my interest was the link on the right hand side of her blog under "Perfume 101" entitled, "how to make perfume affordable". It is quite literally the answer to my biggest problem related to perfuming, and that is the sometimes prohibitive cost associated with buying multiple fragrances to explore. She provides links to several resources where you can buy samples (mini containers) of a limitless variety of perfumes new and old. On my first spree through there stores I have splurged on samples of perfumes I'm excited to try for the first time, as well as old perfumes that conjure distinct memories from the past (scent is the sense most closely linked to memory, and for me it is truly exemplified). The samples are very affordable, most starting at about $3 for a 1ml sample.

I am truly in heaven.

Hvala Suzanna xoxo