I am among the underwhelmed. But that may be because it is difficult for me to find colors that will successfully overcome my pigmented, rosy lips. That said, I am a cool-neutral PPP so most lip color...
The vividness of this shade immediately brings to mind green traffic lights. I haven't seen another green eye shadow that rivals it and like many of us at MUA, I've inspected a baffling number of line...
Tea for Two is an interesting spiced and honeyed tea scent. I love the honeyed dry down, but find the smoky aspect of the development stifling. As one who has never touched a cigarette, I am bewildere...
I call this "The Absurd and the Sublime." The opening is so absurd that you can't help but comment. However, on my skin, the strongest phase of this spearmint, menthol note is extremely short-lived (a...
A mere spray of Chergui brings to mind a fire. I focus not on the dry smoke emanating from it, but the sight of those red sparks flying in the dark and the sound of that crackle as logs succumb to the...
Passage d'Enfer is a serious and almost humorless scent. The church analogies are very apt. The dry down intrigues me -- the mystery of incense mingling with a clean (potentially soapy) lily and aloe ...
Eros is a highly flattering raspberry rose and my favorite Lip Lacquer. The shimmer is uber subtle and hardly discernible compared to, say, the shimmer of Chanel Glossimers. More than anything, this i...
Lys Mediterranee is for those who are obsessed with lilies. In the interest of full disclosure, I am such a person. I confess at first, I was struck by the lack of complexity of this perfume and how m...
Iris Silver Mist showcases the genteel uniqueness of iris in its natural environs. Indeed, at first, iris serves more of a supporting role to the foreground of placid earth. Once the pungent opening s...
Chanel Gardenia is my favorite delicate white floral. So airy, it features the most delicately beautiful jasmine laced with fleeting orange blossom with a trace of tuberose. The end result is a compos...
