The most important is that upon walking into Barneys in Midtown I saw a sign that said the Lipstick Queen was in the store......!!!!!!! We ran down the stairs and waited patiently while Poppy did someone's lipstick and then I got to have Poppy choose shades for me. I love the ones she chose as they are not ones I would choose myself. The new ones I got were Rose Sinner and Saint Rose. They are not pink-ish and are a nice shade of red. Poppy looks much better in person than she does on the back of the lipstick. She also said she will be carrying more products at Space NK http://www.spacenk.com/SpaceNK/beauty_specialists.aspx These are amazing apothecaries that stock really great skin care lines and makeup. Unfortunately they are all in the UK and Ireland, but lucky for us on this side of the pond, they are available online too.....You can shop online and the prices are not that bad for things that are special for the UK customer. I would not reccomend buying american products like kiehls or other easy to find products.
Also found out that Barneys now carries "this works" products. So you don't have to purchase them online with the pound.....
One amazing thing about Barneys is that they carry fragrances that are exclusive to them. Many products I have only found through them. One line Serge Luterns.. http://nowsmellthis.blogharbor.com/blog/_WebPages/PerfumeHousesS.html#Serge
http://freespace.virgin.net/lovely.perfume/SergeLutensWeb.html
These two sites explain the scents of this amazing perfumier. Unfortunately many scents are only available within Europe, but barneys carries a good amount of the different kinds of scents.
I had been using the new Bulgari Red and wanted something more Amber-ish. I have fallen in love with the Serge Luterns Ambre Sultan- this is part of the exclusive line and is available at Barneys. This smell takes me to India and back and lasts all day. The top notes are rather amber-ish and spicy...throughout the day the other parts of this fragrance change and get better.
The other fragrance I fell in love with was Dzongkha by L'artisan Parfumeur
http://www.laboutiquedelartisanparfumeur.com/us/index.php?lang=uk
This parfumeur has a few scents in the line that are called "novelties". There is Timbuktu, Bois Farine, and Dzongkha in particular. Timbuktu recreates the smell of a Mali market with the sweet oils the women use. Bois Farine smells like a glorious kitchen baking sugar cookies and flowers in the air from the Reunion Islands. Dzongkha, the language of Bhutan, smells like the temples, insense and flowers of this himalayan kingdom. After putting Dzongkha on I kept smelling my scarf as this fragrance changes throughout the day too.
These two frangrances are not cheap, but I found that you don't need as much to keep the scent going. The bottles are also beautiful and I can guarantee you that few people will have this scent.
The next stop was Natura Bisse and I bought some skin care products. The one that I love the most is from their diamond line. The cream is unbelievable!!!
http://www.thestylegroup.com/top10_moisturizers_5.htm
http://www.naturabisse.es/home.php?idm=ENG the rest of the products are also great. The Drops were very moisturizing and I saw an immediate difference. If you do not feel like spending large amounts of money on a line you may not like and want one thing that everyone can afford, I would go for the eye illuminate. It comes in a small yellow tube and decreases dark circles and puffiness. It smells a little odd at first but then cools the eye and leaves it very even toned.
http://www.naturabisse.es/detalle_producto.php?idm=ENG&idp=3&sup=0&ps=1&par[idprod]=178
I have used it throughout the day and absolutely love it.
If you have curly or thick hair the J Beverly Hills leave in conditioner is wonderful.
http://www.jbeverlyhills.com/jconceptfour.html
The salon I go to Gambei, uses this line and I was uneasy to try something other than my Pureology. I have really liked the Shine, Hold, and Masque. The wax is not strong enough for my hair but really like how it makes my bangs hang straight.
That is it for today as I am tired and back at work. Hope you enjoy the new suggestions.
Bonnie
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