Givenchy Mister Gentlebalm Lipcolor Enhancing Balm – Review, Swatches, and Ingredients (Color Adjusting Series Part 2)

Part 2: Color Adjusting Lip Products This review of Givenchy Mister Gentlebalm is officially Part of 2 of my “Color Adjusting Lip Products” series. So far I’ve reviewed two Catrice products, and one each from Dior and It Cosmetics, which I’ll now call Part 1. Givenchy Mister Gentlebalm is different from […]

Diptyque – Tomas Maier: Old Montauk Highway, Cyprès, and Noisetier Candle Reviews

  Something about the howling wind outside my windows makes me eager to burn a new candle. For a while I’ve had my eye on Diptyque’s Old Montauk Highway (OMH) Candle, part of designer, Tomas Maier’s, collaborative effort. When all of this bitter, relentless, north wind propelled me to Diptyque’s online […]

Laura Geller Filter Finish Baked Radiance Setting Powder – Review, Swatches, and Ingredients

I came home from Ulta feeling triumphant and exuberant. After all, I had found the last Laura Geller Filter Finish Baked Radiance Setting Powder and bought it out from under everyone else’s nose. But now I’m on an emotional roller coaster. I went from excited to wanting to cry pretty quickly — […]

YSL Boho Stones Face Collector Palette Gypsy Opale – Review, Swatches, and Ingredients

I caught a first glimpse of this YSL Boho Stones Palette in Gypsy Opale, as I scrolled through a page of face powders online. “That looks cool,” I thought, and scrolled right by. But the next time I saw it I couldn’t help but look more closely. It had me […]