It took me a while to warm up to Idylle. Guerlain is one of those perfume houses that has a certain gravitas. One expects serious, elegant perfumes to come from this classic French house. So when Idyl...
The original Opium took the fragrance world by storm when it was launched in 1977, and it inspired countless imitators. Black Opium, sadly, is the opposite. First of all, it can't be properly describe...
Gio was introduced in 1994, and that's when I got my first bottle. I was in my mid-20s and in college; I had sniffed a test strip in a magazine, liked it and put it on my Christmas list. Aesthetically...
This is Angel, 20 years later. The fruit-patchouli accord that inspired a thousand imitators (earlier ones being Sonia Rykiel, Flowerbomb, Prada) has evolved into something smelling like a cross betwe...
In my opinion, this is one of the great perfumes, one that ranks right up there with classics such as Chanel No. 5, Shalimar and Opium. It's unique and there's nothing else quite like it. Created by...
In a nutshell: This is "O's" little sister. I guess this color has been in MAC's line for a while, but I've just discovered it. I have this thing about lipsticks that are too vivid or too colorful. I...
Given the price of this cream and how silly the claims sound ("youth regeneration flower?" really?), I didn't even really want to try it. I figured it would be another overpriced, do-nothing face crea...
Love this product. It's better than most eye creams I've tried...and believe me, at my age, I've tried many. I will say this, you have to be prepared for the slightly unusual texture of this cream. It...
Viva Glam VI is my makeup find of the season. I'm very pale, with pale, almost anemic-looking lips, and I tend to prefer neutral, brownish lipsticks, because vivid colors look too bright and garish on...
Simply put, it works. It takes fine, limp, wimpy hair and infuses it with natural-looking fullness. Unlike some volumizers, Thickening Spray isn't sticky, tacky or gooey, and it doesn't coat your hair...