MFK Amyris femme – The most sensual & feminine perfume for Spring

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Beautik Haute Parfumerie Bucharest, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, MFK, MFK Amyris femme, perfume, review, spring perfume

Family: Floral Oriental

Notes: lemon tree flowers, orange from California, amyris from Jamaica, iris from Florence, vetiver from Haïti and musky amber

With your thoughts flying to the exotism of the island of Jamaica and your heart living in the romantic city of Florence, Maison Francis Kurkdjian‘s Amyris Pour Femme dwells between the sunshine and the earth, being the magnificent creation of the two.

It’s a sublime perfume, the most sensual and feminine I have ever tried on! The sweet, delicate and slightly powdery scent of the amyris tree is doubled by the extremely delicate and rare scent of the orris rhizome – the two of them make the core of this perfume. They are brought together by the brightess and the freshness of the citrus notes, and the earthy touches of Haitian vetiver and the amber base give body and structure to this otherwise “common” floral perfume – the oriental twist, I personally love in my perfumes!

I’m usually loving strong and empovering scents all year round, and I’m not so keen on florals or fruitty ones! In summer I like fresh scents like Annick Goutal‘s Eau d’Hadrien!

Not too fresh, not too floral, not too deep… Amyris Pour Femme is the perfect balance of everything mentioned above, which makes it in my opinion utterly feminine and an excellent transitional perfume. And when we all celebrate femminity and everything that comes with it, other than during spring, when everything is brought to live again by Mother Nature?! 

What’s your favourite spring scent?

Have you tried anything from Maison Francis Kurkdjian house of perfumes?

As always, thanks for reading Beautiful… And see you again soon!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

 

 

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Autumn report: My 2015 Must-Haves

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Annick Goutal, Burberry, chanel, Charlotte Tilbury, Daniel Wellington, dior, Estee Lauder, Givenchy, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Ray Ban, Tom Ford, Zara

Even if I’m beyond happy that we’re having a long Summer here in Romania, I can’t help myself but wearing those gorgeous Autumn colours… Deep browns, burnt oranges and all the reds of the spectrum have already replaced the bronzy, golden shades of this past Summer.

Here you have some of my Autumn 2015 must-haves!

Of course the first change you’ll notice will be my lipstick choice! From bold, neon-y Summer reds or glossy pinks and oranges, my picks will gravitate towards brown-ish nudes, deep reds and earthy oranges. Some of my picks are: my Tom Ford Lip Colour Shine in #05 Bare – the perfect transitional shade since it is a brown nude shade with some sparkles, the Burberry Lip Glow Nude Beige No.9 – can you tell I don’t want to let go Summer yet?!, an old favourite of mine the Givenchy Le Rouge in #103 Brun Createur, the Charlotte Tilbury Walk of Shame a gorgeous Autumn colour with one the most comfortable matte formulation I have ever tried, another Burberry option – the Lip Cover Ruby No.18 because I can’t live without my reds, the Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy in #450 Insolent Plum another favourite from last year and a new discovery thanks to my lovely Janet, who was kind enough to send it over from across the Ocean – the Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencil in Sable.

Deeper and darker nail polish colours are must-haves for Autumn. My two favourites are Dior Nuit 1947 ( #970 ) and Mirage (#338 ), previously reviewed here.

Another must have is perfume. I’ll transition from fresh, zesty, floral perfumes like my Annick Goutal Eau d’Hadrien and my Chanel No.5 Eau Première to the deeper, dusty floral oriental notes of the Diptyque 34 BVLD Saint-Germain or the Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Vitae Forte.

This Autumn I have a thing with hats! I love this Zara Narrow Brim Wool Hat that goes with everything and makes every outfit look classy and chic. More options here.

I won’t let go my favourite sunnies just yet, so I will always have with me my Ray Ban Aviators. A cult favourite piece.

Another must-have is a classic, timeless watch and my choice is my Daniel Wellington Classy Sheffield watch, which you can get for yourself with a 15% off, just by entering anniesbeautyblog discount code before check out! Available until 30 September 2015 – so hurry up! More details here!

Another fashion must-have is funky shoes! Whenever I have the chance, I give up on my heels gladly just to wear this Lust of Creation crazy orange coloured oxfords, that are extremely comfortable and unique.

These are a few things I will definitely wear a lot this season! What are your must-haves, my lovelies?

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

PS: Thank you so much for the warmest welcome back! Thank you for sticking with me until now! Thank you for being the most amazing friends one can ask for! Thank you for your constant support and nicest words! You are my strength, my rock and my source of energy! And I’m grateful for that and to have met each and every one of you here on WordPress!

 

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My 2014 Favourite… Brands

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To realise that I’m writing the last post I will publish on 2014 is literally overwhelming and equally exciting! My initial plan was to write the usual round up of my Annual Favourite Products post but since I wasn’t able to decide on a decent amount ( hence the flow of pictures in this post! ), it was somehow mandatory to go for a 2014 Favourite Brands instead!

As many of you might know, if you followed me for a while, I am the ultimate makeup snob with obvious tendencies of hoarding, and the brands I’m the most attracted to are mostly high end and luxury, for the most frivolous of reasons… Lovely packaging, limited edition items, scent and lastly the quality of such products which rarely fails me!

So, I also guess it won’t come as a surprise the fact that I will open my post talking about Dior.

Dior has been THE brand of the year for me! If not for other reasons, only for the fact that I repeatedly splurged on some products which instantly became favourites! I love theirnewly reformulated nail polishes, their Christmas limited edition items are like a fairy tale… not to mention the new makeup bits they released this year – the “infamous” Star foundation, the Dior Addict Fluid Sticks, the new reforulated eye shadows…

Those were the reasons I decided to share my Dior favourites with you in this Dior Christmas Giveaway! Have you entered yet?

Oh! And one of the main reasons I love Dior this much it’s also a person, Peter Philips – the Creative and Image Director of Dior Makeup! The man is a makeup genius, his ideas are so innovative and compliment so well, Raf Simons’ creations! I have a few posts about his amazing work here, here and here if you’re interested in the work of this invincible duo!

My next favourite brand had to be, of course, Tom Ford. I love their crazy expensive makeup brushes ( review here and here ) and I use them every single day; almost religiously! I also love the quality of their makeup and their entire perfume range! So to make me choose, would be definitely the hardest thing ever! Here you have some of my favourite Tom Ford lipsticks, I already wrote some reviews on ( links here, here and here ).

And thanks to my lovely friend and blogger Serene, who kindly let me know that Selfridges has a huuuuge Sale going on I finished my year in glory, obviously with another Tom Ford splurge! HAD to!

Now let’s have a little talk about Burberry, shall we?! I love this brand; from the makeup bits, the gorgeous iconic trenches ( Santa was beyond generous this Christmas, if you know what I’m saying!? ), and the softest cashmere scarves everything about this brand screams luxury!

Here you have a few of my beauty favourites: a stack of eyeshadows ( which doubled its amount from the time I took this picture! Uuuupps! ) and two my most used blushes this year: Tangerine and Cameo. I also love their lipsticks formula ( check some reviews here and here )… In fact, as a sneaky preview, I’m going to tell you that I will open my next blogging year precisely with a review on a gorgeous gorgeous lipstick from Burberry, which has become an obsession in a matter of minutes… So make sure you check that out!

My best 2014 makeup discovery was without a doubt Charlotte Tilbury! I got my first product at the beginning of this year and I was hooked ever since! Her eye makeup palettes are easily comparable with my favourite Tom Ford eyeshadows, her blushes give your cheeks the most beautiful flush of colour and a subtle healthy glow, and the formula of her lipsticks, especially the matte ones, is like nothing I have tried before…

You will definitely see more Charlotte Tilbury product reviews in the upcoming months!

Another favourite brand this year was By Terry. I’m loving her makeup makeup products, and our “love story” went on for years now!

But what I love the most this year were the Ombré Blackstars and the Tea to Tan, an innovative bronzer so easy to work with. It kind of made me forget about my favourite Guerlain Terracotta bronzers for a while!

Hourglass oh, Hourglass! I’ve been wanting to try their products for such a long time but it was impossible fro me to reach them because of their shipping policy! Then I discovered the SpaceNK website, and the doors to Heaven opened for me! Here you have probably my most handsome makeup items in my entire collection and that Mood Exposure in the Ambient Lighting Blush Palette is my most used blush in the past months… Also the highlighting shade in the Ambient Lighting Powder Palette, Incandescent Light is my most used highlighter ever!

Maison Francis Kurkdjian was my favourite House of Perfume this year. I loved everything from them from home scents like their scented candles and incense paper to Amyris, my favourite perfume of the year! It’s the most luxurious treat you can offer yourself and to your loved ones! Besides that, my search for a perfume to represent me and my personality ended once I put on Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Oud! I am happy to admit that I now have a signature scent which is so intimate, particular and different from everything around me!

As for my favourite skincare brand the one I enjoyed the most was Omorovicza, an amazing Hungarian brand with solutions for every skin issues! 

Here is the most amazing lip balm I have tried lately! 

I hope you enjoyed reading about my favourites and I would love to read about yours!

Since this is my last post on 2014, and the beginning of 2015 is a only couple of hours far, I would love to thank you once more for your constant support throughout my first blogging months, for your beautiful friendship, for the lovely conversations and the inspiration I get from you everyday!

Cheers to a new amazing year together, Beautiful!

Lots of xx,

Annie

 

 

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Favourite Home Scent: Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s APOM and Aqua Universalis Incense Paper

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APOM, Aqua Universalis, Beautik Haute Parfumerie, home scent, incense paper, luxury, Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Perfume is a piece of art which belongs to the patrimony of intimacy

Francis Kurkdjian

You might have read about this incense papers in my previous blog posts. And seen them in oh, so many of my Instagram photos! They are my favourite ambient perfumes. So easy to use… Definitely the ones I always turn to when I want create a cosy, relaxed atmosphere. They are the luxury home scents from Maison Francis Kurkdjian House of Perfumes and come in the form of an innovative product and very different from the usual candles or room sprays everyone is using.

Incense papers are stripes of paper soaked in the perfume oils from the Maison Francis Kurkdjian perfume collections, dried and then cut in small pieces, and packed in compact, elegant boxes.

APOM Pour Femme, is the short term for the “A Piece of Me” fragrance, one of the best sellers of the House. It is a perfume inspired by the trip the parfumeur took to Liban. APOM is a sophisticate and classy perfume, in which the notes of the Oriental orange blossoms and those of the ylang-ylang flowers create a perfect harmony combined with the woody notes, making this perfume quirky and unique.

Aqua Universalis is a perfume with beautiful woody notes and musk as a base, complemented by fresh bergamot and topped with Sicilian lemon, sweet oranges and lilly-of-the-valley. This is Francis Kurkdjian‘s interpretation of the clean and fresh Aqua Universalis Perfume.

Each strip of paper has small cuts in it and it is better to fold it before burning it! Just one strip is enough to spread the perfume on a surface of over 60 m², so I definitely advise you to burn the small pre cut pieces one by one. Like this you will also have control on the intensity of the perfume inside your space.

Each slim box contains 25 strips of paper and some handy, elegant matches. You only need to light the paper, then blow out the flame. It will continue to burn slow, without a flame, gently discharging a perfumed smoke in the air.

 

Available for purchase in Beautik Haute Perfumerie, Liberty London, or Neiman Marcus.

What are your favourite home scents?

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

INTERESTING FACTS about Monsieur Francis Kurkdjian:

– at the age of 25, Francis created his first perfume for Jean Paul Gaultier, called Le Male.

– also created for Acqua di Parma , Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Guerlain, Jean Paul Gaultier, Juliette Has A Gun, Kenzo, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent.

– at 30, he received the the Coty Prize for his entire career.

– 10 years later, at 40 he received the important distinction of “Chevalier des Arts et Des Lettres”. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is in my travel makeup bag…

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By Terry, chanel, Charlotte TIlbury the Sophisticate, clarins, dior, Escentric Molecules, Hakuhodo, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, makeup bag, Tom Ford, travel

This post will be obvious, simple, informative, and quite long…

When it comes to traveling, I try to limit myself and bring with me only the essential makeup products, the ones that are going to help me create multiple looks, without taking too much space in my suitcase.

So this little Zara Home pouch I took with me is great for that. It is a compact little thing but also big enough to hold all my makeup, and my brushes.

Here is what I filled my Zara pouch with…

First, BASE products:

– primer Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch. I took this particular one because it has this compact container and although it is silicone based, when I use it my makeup stays on all day.

– foundation Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Skin Perfecting Makeup SPF 15, #30 Beige. You know that this is the foundation I always reach for because it is easy to apply, stays on all day and I also love the finish it gives. I already wrote a complete review about it, link here.

– to correct any dark circles or spots I took this Bourjois Healthy Mix Radiance and Anti-Fatigue Correcting Concealer because it is compact, does the job well and I have to finish it.

– my powder of choice was the By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra Powder. What were you thinking by taking a loose product while traveling?! You might ask… I absolutely adore this powder! It was between that and the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette and I decided to go for the By Terry one because I wanted a matte finish on my complexion, since I think it is more work appropriate. For a full review and ways I use this powder click here.

– the last base product I took with me is a bronzing powder – the Guerlain Terracotta Light Sheer Bronzing Powder, in #04 Sun Blondes. Even if I bought it several months ago, I took it directly from its box. It was absolutely new! I simply swatched it a few times to see how it looks… And it was the best choice I could have made. I used this bronzer for contouring, all-over my face for a healthy look and as a… blush! If you are familiar with the Guerlain Terracotta bronzers you know that they look like a kaleidoscope of colours. This particular shade has a melange of pinks, bronzing shades and darker browns. Well, the pink in the palette was my blush shade… Not for long though, because I really did some shopping makeup-wise while I was in Milan… Oh! This is the makeup bag I took with me to Milan, last month! And it would have been a shame not to!

The EYE makeup:

– a neutral, matte palette is an absolute must for me when I travel, especially if it is a work related trip. This Charlotte Tilbury The Sophisticate Luxury Palette Colour Coded Eye Shadows landed on my door step the day before my departure. And I have to say that I was pretty impressed with the quality of these eye shadow palette. The eye shadows are soft, finely mild, very pigmented and easy to blend. Loved it!

– then my absolute favourite eye product at the moment, the By Terry Ombre Blackstar Colour-Fix Cream Eye Shadow, in #5 Misty Rock. I love it all-over the lid by itself for a soft day look and also combined with other eye shadows for a night out with the girls, in Milan.

– to accentuate my eyes I took the Clarins Eye Pencil, in #02 Brown.

– as for mascara I went for this samples of Dior Diorshow New Look Mascara, in #090 Black and my holly grail mascara the Chanel Le Volume de Chanel Mascara, in #10 Black. I love the two combined or applied by themselves.

LIPS. Yeah lip products are my weakness! I said I allow myself to take only three. I ended up with six! And bought a few more while I was there!

So:

– the Dior Lip Glow Colour Reviver Balm – I can not leave the house without

– the Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector, in #06. I love how hydrating this is and not sticky at all. I previously featured it in a post, here.

– my go-to, easy-to-wear lipstick the Chanel Rouge Coco Shine, in #48 Évasion, reviewed here.

– another nude my Tom Ford Lip Colour #13 Blush Nude – simply because

– and finally THE red, you never know when you will need a red lipstick right?! – my Dior Rouge Dior #999 Red, paired with my favourite lip liner the Dior Universal Lipliner Pencil.

Went BRUSHES crazy too! So I took with me my old, trusty Samurai Army: my Tom Ford #14 Smokey Eye Brush and the #02 Cream Foundation Brush, and my Hakuhodo brushes: the J210, J5522 for powdering contour and blush, the J5533 an excellent brush to blend eye shadow, the J5529 and G5513 great for precise makeup application. And of course my Shu Uemura S-Curler, my go-to eyelash curler.

The last items in my makeup bag were the ones I used to freshen up – the Chanel Blotting Sheets and a small bottle of Travalo filled with the Caudalie Beauty Elixir.

The other two Travalo‘s were filled with my favourite perfumes: the Escentric Molecule 01 ( reviewed here ) and Maison Francis Kurkdjian‘s Amyris. You can also read more about the Travalo’s by clicking here.

So this much makeup I take with me when I travel. In my defense I have to say that it was a almost two weeks trip!

I hope you enjoy reading this post!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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SPA AT HOME – Luxury products 2 – Face

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Ambre, dior, Diptyque, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Melvita, SPA, Yon-Ka

Here you have part two of the SPA AT HOME mini-series which is entirely dedicated to how I take care of my face. For the other two SPA AT HOME – Body posts, click here and here.

This is going to be my luxury approach and it will be followed by a DIY post featuring natural and affordable products.

It is my skincare routine at the moment, if you like, since I really wanted to write a blog post about what products I use on a daily basis to take care of my skin, but I always seemed to postpone it without any decent reason.

These are the steps:

First I double cleanse my face with the Diptyque Nourishing Cleansing Balm which is a beautiful and easy-to-use cleansing balm. I have a review on it here if you want to read more in depth about it. I use it with plain water but I also use it combined with the next product from my skincare list:  the Diptyque Infused Facial Water. And to remove it I use a muslin cloth. The smell of the products combined with the hot water give me a sensation of relaxation and make me think of a sunny holiday in Bali.

For a deep cleaning I use the Diptyque Radiance Boosting Powder for Face an innovative exfoliating product which leaves my skin clean and glowy.

After washing my face with the cleansing balm and using the radiance powder as a gentle exfoliant, I use the Diptyque Infused Facial Water on a cotton pad as a toner to calm and soothe any irritation. I use gentle patting motions all over my face and I bring it down to my neck too.

The next step is hydration. To hydrate my skin I use two amazing products the Ambre Luxurious Oils Blend Vitamins & Fatty Acids Rich Face Serum a lightweight face oil/serum which is suitable for daytime and for nighttime as well. I reviewed it a while ago ( click here to read ). It absorbs so fast into the skin and leaves no greasy residue. On top of that I use a cream. My current daily moisturizer is the Yon-Ka Age Defense Anti-Oxidant Anti Pollution Day Cream, a natural anti-aging product which acts as a barrier between your skin and the pollutant agents in the atmosphere.

Another step is to take care of my eyes. To clear them I use Visine drops. I have photo sensitive eyes so it is easier to get THOSE(!) fine lines… Since I ran out of my Aesop Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Eye Serum, I went through my stash and found this long loved but forgotten Melvita Argan Oil and Rose Hip Oil Targeted Roll-on for Wrinkles and started using it again. What I like to do is to apply it on my eye area straight from the fridge, where I keep it. Like this the coldness of the roller ball helps the oil penetrate easier into the skin. And since this is my absolute pamper day, I take my time and apply another layer of the Melvita Eye Oil and put on a Cooling Eye Mask ( The Body Shop ). I wait 10 to 15 minutes then I take off the mask, and gently massage in whatever is left of the product.

Cooling eye masks might not be everyone’s cup of cake but I know that for me they are since they help me a lot with dark circles, wrinkles, making easier to achieve the minimal/natural makeup I like to wear during the days I have to go to work.

The last ones I’m taking care of are my lips. I don’t have the driest, flaky lips ever. So the scrubbing step it is not a necessity. I only like to use a good lip balm, or a lip oil. I absolutely love my By Terry Baume de Rose but right now I can’t apart from my Dior Lipglow. I love the rosy tint it gives my lips and makes them look plumped, natural and very moisturized.

That is it!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

March 2014 favourites – Dior, Rancé, Diptyque, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Cup&Candle…

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Ambre, Cup&Candle, dior, Diptyque, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, makeup, perfume, Rancé, skincare

This is my very first favourites post. That’s why I’m trying to be a bit more organized than usual – and not to write only with my heart, and classify my items according to how much I used them and how much I liked them. So…

1. I will start with my absolute, absolute favourite this month: Rancé – Rose de Rose Eau de Parfum Très Riche – a perfume of which I got a free sample in January ( post here ) and started to wear constantly at the begining of March, when I bought the full size bottle. *Constantly really means every single day.

2. Makeup. In terms of makeup March was dominated by this one lipstick that, if you follow my blog there will be no surprise… It is the Dior Rouge Dior from the Trianon Spring 2014 Collection, in #744 Allégresse and not another  single word about that. You can read posts here, here and here, instead.

3. Skin care. This moth and a half I had the chance to try the new Diptyque skincare range which, I must admit, is pretty amazing. Another favourite was the Ambre Luxurious Oils Blend Vitamins & Fatty Acids Rich Face Serum read blog post here ). And to moisturize my body I used the Diptyque Eau Rose body lotion and hand cream most of the time.

4. Hair care: the natural products by Rampal Latour ( read post here ) and lots of DIY – but the star of the show is the coconut oil.

5. Fashion: flowy materials in pastel colours: H&M skirt and these Il Passo shoes you can buy here.

6. Random: blogging like crazy, my home scents by Maison Francis Kurkdjian and my latest little finding I absolutely adore – my gracious Cup&Candle lilac scented candle in a cup ( read post here ).

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

RO: Mostre de parfumuri de lux de la Beautik Haute Parfumerie. Ce răsfăț!

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Beautik Haute Parfumerie, Bucharest, CoStume National, good, Houbigant, Juliette Has a Gun, Lubin, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Molinard, perfume, perfumery, Rancé, samples, service

Nu mai târziu de luna trecută am plasat o comandă on line pe site-ul Beautik Haute Parfumerie de unde mi-am achiziționat noua gamă de produse pentru ingrijirea feței de la Diptyque. Încă mai testez aceste produse și sper să pot face un review complet cât mai curând!

Angajații de la Beautik sunt cu adevărat cei mai buni! Atât în persoană, cât și on line. Dacă vrei sa mergi intr-unul dintre magazinele lor nu numai că pleci cu niște produse fantastice, ci poți să și înveți o mulțime de lucruri noi și interesante despre cum să folosești produsele, când, ingrediente dar și detalii despre brandurile pe care le reprezintă: Maison Francisk Kurkdjian, Rancé, Molinard, Penhaligon’s, Diptyque, Tom Ford și multe altele.

Serviciul on line este de asemenea de excepție! Primești toate informațiile de care ai nevoie și în plus! Și la fiecare comandă pe care o plasezi on line, cam atât de multe mostre gratuite primești! E de-a dreptul ridicol!

Atenție! Beautik este retailer de branduri de lux! Să nu uităm nici faptul că este furnizorul de parfumuri oficial al Casei Regale a Romaniei!

Am primit mostre de:

– Rancé – Rose de Rose Eau de Parfum Très Riche ( cineva, nu spun cine, poate că a plasat deja o comandă pentru acest parfum!… ) și Avant le Jour Eau de Parfum Tres Riche ( excelent pentru vara ), Elise Eau de parfum Collection Imperiale și Laetitia Eau de parfum

– Molinard – Habanita L’Esprit Eau de parfum și Teindre Friandise Eau de toilette

– Maison Francis Kurkdjian – Amyris femme Eau de parfum ( această Casă de Parfumuri a creat parfumul pe care l-am căutat toată viața mea și pe care îl folosesc numai la ocazii deosebite. Dar mai multe despre aceasta vă voi spune într-o altă postare )

– Juliette Has a Gun – Miss Charming

– Houbigant – Orangers en Fleurs Eau de parfum

– CoStume National – So Nude Eau de parfum

– Lubin – Akkad Eau de parfum

Și o mostră de pafrum pentru bărbați:

– Houbigant – Duc de Vervins Eau de Toilette

Mostrele au cel putin 2 ml.

Este o modalitate fantastică de a încerca parfumuri noi, mai ales parfumuri luxury care nu sunt chiar atât de accesibile ca preț.

Mulțumesc Beautik Haute Parfumerie pentru generozitate!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie!

 

Luxury perfume samples – What a treat!

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Beautik Haute Parfumerie, Houbigant, Lubin, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Molinard, perfume, Rancé, samples

Here are some perfume samples I received last month when I placed an order for the Diptyque new skincare range.

The people at Beautik Haute Parfumerie are the nicest persons on Earth! Both in person and online. When you go to one to their shops you leave there not only with amazing, fascinating products but you also get to learn a lot of nice things about the items you bought ( how to use them, when, ingredients… ) and the brands they carry: Maison Francisk Kurkdjian, Rancé, Molinard, Penhaligon’s, Diptyque, Tom Ford and many, many more.

The online service is also amazing. You get all the information you need and more! And with each order you place, this amount of perfume samples you can get! It’s simply ridiculous!

Keep in mind that Beautik sells only luxury products!

The samples are exclusively luxury perfumes like:

– Rancé – Rose de Rose Eau de Parfum Très Riche ( someone may or may not have placed a cheeky order!… ) and Avant le Jour Eau de Parfum Très Riche ( what I want for summer ), Élise Eau de parfum Collection Imperiale and Laétitia Eau de Parfum

– Molinard – Habanita L’Ésprit Eau de parfum and Teindre Friandise Eau de Toilette

– Maison Francis Kurkdjian – Amyris Femme Eau de Parfum ( this House of Perfumes has created the perfume I’ve been waiting for my entire life and that I use only in special occasions. More on that in another post )

– Juliette Has a Gun – Miss Charming

– Houbigant – Orangers en Fleurs Eau de Parfum

– CoStume National – So Nude Eau de Parfum

– Lubin – Akkad Eau de Parfum

And one perfume sample for men

– Houbigant – Duc de Vervins Eau de Toilette

They come in 2 ml or more mini atomizers.

I think this is the best way to try new perfumes and see if you like them. Especially luxury perfumes that are not too affordable. You can also order online the perfume you want without making any mistakes and saves you from all the fuss of the returning policy.

Thank you so much Beautik Haute Perfumery!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

SPA AT HOME – Luxury Products 1 – Body

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Once a week, on Saturdays usually, I keep the day all for myself and I like to have a SPA session in my own bathroom, to relax and to pamper myself. To get ready for the week that is ahead of me…

It is the only day I like to take long, relaxing baths with oils, salts… just like in a SPA. It is my own, personal SPA at home. So in this post I’m going to show you what I do when I want to get fancy. It is a Luxury SPA option I very much enjoy!

So, first of all I like to prepare my bathroom – to make it a bit more SPA-like. And I do that with candles, solid perfume, oils and even with incense paper – my personal favourite. All those scents are complementary and they will create a cosy atmosphere. And let me tell you that my entire house smells ah-mazing! I add some soothing music and some dim light and the decor is ready!

Now it is time to take the long-awaited bath. Under the running water I pour some bath oils, I add some bath salts to help me relax and in I go! After a couple of minutes I scrub my whole body with a gentle body scrub then I like to wash my skin with a moisturizing soap, to remove any excess oil from the scrub.

After washing myself I use a good body lotion. What I like to do is to apply it on damp skin and work it in, giving my whole body a good relaxing massage at the same time.

I never forget about my hands, since at this time of year they tend to get particularly dry.

Here you have a list of my favourite luxury products I like to use at the moment:

– Maison Francis Kurkdjian – APOM Incense Paper  ( link )

– Ambre – Rosemary, Thyme and Mint Invigorating Bath Oil – review

– Ambre – Herbal Garden Body Scrub – review

– Ambre – Costa del Azahar Warming and Moisturizing Soap – review

– Diptyque –  Eau Rose Body Veil

– Diptyque – Eau Rose Hand Cream ( click here for a poetic review )

This is how I treat my body in my own LUXURY improvised SPA, in my own home! And so can you!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie