things have been in flux for a while - building my makeup artistry website, taking a full-time language course, searching for a new, "real" job, and dancing as usual... there have been a lot of things on my plate lately and i've been unable to keep up with blogging, but i'm back to post a few times a week, if anyone is still reading.
things i've ben obsessed with in the beauty world lately:
- chanel glossimers - especially astral and mica (cellophane fluo pink with pink, blue and violet sparkles & a sheer, super shiny ballet pink, respectively) i've blogged about astral before - it's not LE in canada, thank goodness.
- NARS deep throat blush (a peachy pink with fine golden shimmer) - so easy and effortless to wear and adds color to my NC15/NW20 complexion
- MUFE smoky aqua lash mascara - really curls and adds a lot of volume to my stick-straight, limp (but thankfully long) eyelashes
- the body shop white musk for women - EDP and perfume oil versions... so soft, velvety and comforting in the winter.
as for the body shop white musk for women ... it's a recent rediscovery - my usual chloe eau de parfum was starting to get a little bit too summery and high-pitched to wear with the weather getting cold, and i started to search for a warmer fragrance to wear.
since i dislike a lot of sweet scents, white musk fit the bill nicely - it's a clean, velvety, silky, slightly floral-powdery musk that smells more expensive than its affordable price tag. i dismissed it when i smelled it first since it was hot and summery and it didn't seem like something i would wear at the time... but a few dabs of the oil and a spritz of the EDP on my scarf and the scent is soft but lingering for hours. obviously the scent may be a little different on others depending on their skin chemistry, but on me it's mainly a cottony musk with a little powdery iris, sweet jasmine & lily of the valley and a hint of earthy patchouli. it goes great with jeans & a t-shirt and it also works in more formal situations where you want to be lightly fragranced but not overwhelming.
sillage is not great but it is a soft, skin scent that you need to be near someone to smell. on me it's not overly sweet but on some, the sweetness in the vanilla base may be amplified... which is not a bad thing if you like vanilla :)
overall, it's a great, affordable musk if you're just venturing into musk territory - it's not overly indolic or dirty smelling - it's a clean, casual, easy to wear musk for most women (and actually, guys too).
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I am super jealous Astral isn't LE in Canada! I love that gloss, it's gorgeous :) I was lucky enough to find it in the Atlanta airport last year.
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