New in: TOM FORD picks as of late…

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It’s been a while since I saw a product and I instantly felt “the urge” to take it home with me! But if you know me, and how much I love my little Tom Ford collection of goodies, this little haul won’t come as a surprise!… I can’t resist Tom Ford Beauty, for the life of me!!!

1. Just to take it out of the way, I finally caved in and bought the Tom Ford Lip Color Matte in 09 First Time. I had my eyes on this one ever since I got my other 4(?!) shades, but I always thought that First Time was such a common nude, nothing special about it… And how wrong was I?!… Since I’m loving a nude, everyday, effortless lip at any time, it was just a matter of time until I caved in and get this one as well!… Anyways there was me, always picking the boldest new lip options and leaving the safest ones for later on!?!?!!!…
2. Speaking about boldest picks… The next one is definitely bold… and daring… and rest assured that you’ll make a statement wearing it! It’s the Tom Ford Patent Lip Finish Lip Color 07 Erotic, an amazing fuchsia-pink with the glossiest finish I have ever seen on a lip product! It’s even glossier than the Dior Addict Fluid Sticks Dior came out a while back… And the name of it is everything! Expect a review coming soon!
3. The cream eyeshadows from Tom Ford come probably with the best formula in the world… I recently wrote a review comparing the Limited Edition Golden Peach to another amazing formula that comes in a stick rather than a pot – the By Terry Ombre Blackstar in Pink Quartz which is the perfect dupe for Golden Peach ( read that here! )!… Point is everybody’s raving about Tom Ford‘s cream eyeshadows in Spice and Platinium, so leave it to Annie to pick the one shadow that didn’t impressed basically anyone… I simply adore the Cream Color for Eyes in 03 Sphinx! It’s not pigmented but it sure has an absolutely fabulous golden-pink duochrome sheen, that applied as a finishing touch in the middle of the lid creates the most beautiful, luminous, out-of-this-world-gorgeous effect! Couldn’t be happier with my choice! Either way, Spice is next! Uppss!!!

Here you have it! A tiny but very well loved Tom Ford haul! What were your most loved picks lately? Please share in the Comment section below!

As always, thanks for reading!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie 

 

 

 

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The Limited Edition TOM FORD Golden Peach & its permanent dupe, the BY TERRY Frozen Quartz Cream Eyeshadows

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Tom Ford‘s Golden Peach was, along with Naked Bronze, the two best sold Limited Edition eyeshadow duos from last year’s Soleil Summer Collection. Everybody wanted it, some lucky ones actually got it and fell in love from the first use!… I got it as well, and it’s safe to say that this is probably my most loved and used cream eyeshadow in my entire collection!

But wait! Here comes the best part! I recently found a permanent dupe for Golden Peach! It’s the By Terry Ombre Blackstar in Frozen Quartz. I know that the Tom Ford Golden Peach is a re-promote with the fairly recent launched 2016 Soleil Summer Collection, but the By Terry “Color-Fix” Cream Eye Shadow is just as good, pretty similar in terms of consistency, pigmentation and colour, and it also comes in this very practical and easy to use packaging. Plus it’s less expensive than it’s otherwise glorious dupe!    

I have a complete review on it and all the By Terry Ombre Blackstar “Color-Fix” Cream Eye Shadows in my makeup collection, here.

Here you have a swatch-comparison of the two eyeshadows; the only difference you can barely sense between the two is that Frozen Quartz shows up a bit cooler than Golden Peach… Nothing too obvious on the eyelids when applied and gets to set though!

Both formulas are creamy, easy to blend, buildable, great colour pay-off and amazing longevity! Excellent to use as a base for your eye makeup, instead of a primer. Your eye makeup won’t crease or move around the entire day!

Which one would you prefer, Beautiful?

As always, thanks for reading and…

See you soon!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

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Seasonal Favourites – Winter 2015-2016

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Not the usual winter favourites this year, my lovelies!

Not 150 shades of red lipstick!… NO sparkle!?… Just some lovely blush and natural shades, and some essentials – makeup, skincare and fashion, that got the satus of holy grail products as well!

Makeup-wise, everything gravitated around these two looks and the products I used achieving them! The products that got my entire love and attention were the Tom Ford Eye Defining Pen, the Charlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon Pencils in Bronzed Garnet and Intoxicating Violet and the lipsticks: Tom Ford Pink Dusk – an old favourite, the NARS Audacious Lipstick Anita and the Charlotte Tilbury So Marilyn – red that I wore only on festive nights out! I’m also almost done with my second Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette, and I mean all the powders in it!, which I apply with another favourite, the NARS Yachiyo brush. Can’t wait to finally start using my Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit now!

As for Skincare, I really did enjoyed the Foreo Luna Mini – a cleansing device I recently reviewed.

Body care: the one product that I really enjoyed using and nearly finished was this Aromatherapy Associates Bath Jules Christmas gift set containing 3 oils: the De-Stress Mind, Deep Relax and Revive Morning. The first two really helped me to keep at bay my insomnia, which showed up its ugly face around Christmas time.

Home scents: I did went through another Winter Special for me – one of my Byredo Bibliothèque candles, I burnt yet another Baies from Diptyque, and I’m half through this Neom Perfect Peace Christmas Edition scented candle. All three of them are beautiful and create a warm and cozy atmosphere once you lit them.

And since we had one of the mildest winter in decades, my statement Fashion pieces were these Smiling Shoes called Elaine I barely took off my feet as they’re definitely the most comfortable shoes I own!? ( well, all my Smiling Shoes pumps are anyway!!! ) and this mini Musette Verona PM bag – a tiny and dinky piece of a timeless elegance.

There you have them! My Winter 2015 – 2016 Seasonal Favourites! If you care to see my Autumn 2015 Seasonal Favourites containing my bold, vampy looks click here and for a hot Summer 2015 Favourites, click here!

What were your favourites this winter?

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

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My Valentine’s Day date night makeup 2016

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I hope I’m not too late, but today I’m going to share with you, my lovelies, the makeup I wore on my date night out with my Mister, on Valentine’s Day!

As you can easily see I ditched the classic red lip look and winged eye liner, and went for a more peachy-pink-smokey eye paired with a matching nude lip, a look I’m sure I will wore over and over again throughout this whole upcoming spring…

I took my inspiration from this gorgeous macaroon picture I found on Pinterest, paired it with a matching silk blouse I recently got on a glorious sale from H&M ( similar item here ), a feminine Dior-esque skirt and a pair of nude heels from my favourite Romanian brand, Smiling Shoes and ready I was for a fabulous romantic date.

And it was a fabulous one indeed!

The Makeup:

FACE:

• NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation Light 3 Gobi
• Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Dim light and Incandescent Light
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Dim Infusion

EYES:

• Tom Ford Cream and Powder Eye Color 03 Golden Peach, as a base
• Charlotte Tilbury The Vintage Vamp and The Sophisticate Luxury Palette Colour-Coded Eye Shadows
• Dior Diorshow Fusion Mono Long-Wear Eyeshadow 001 Lune, innercorner highlight
• Tom Ford Eye Defining Pen 01 Deeper
• mascara: a mix of the Tarte Lights, Camera, Splashes and the Chanel Le Volume
•  brows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz – Chocolate, new in, not sure about this shade though

LIPS:

• Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Pillow Talk blended, NARS Audacious Lipstick Anita and Burberry Lip Glow No. 09 Nude Beige

I hope you all had an awesome Valentine’s Day and that you are willing to share with me what you wore on your date!

[ Remember that I’m currently running another awesome Blog Sale here, on the blog, and that I still have a couple of gorgeous makeup items that need a new home! ]

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

 

 

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TOM FORD Eyeliner – another Holy Grail product!

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Being the makeup snob that you all know by now that I am, there aren’t too many products that I easily include in my Holy Grail list of awesome products that I will always and forever recommend with my eyes closed!

For a product to make it on THE list it has to be tested thoroughly for a couple of months, in different weather conditions and different situations… And to be a repurchase! At least once!

Therefore, I can count my HG makeup products on the fingers of one hand: Chanel Le Volume Mascara – the waterproof formula, the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light, the Charlotte Tilbury Lip Liner in Pilow Talk, whatever cream eyeshadow shade from Tom Ford and By Terry Ombre Blackstars ( you’ll definitely see a complete review on all my By Terry Ombre Blackstars pretty soon! )…

… and now the newest entry, the Tom Ford Eye Defining Pen, in shade 01 Deeper.

I did tried a couple of eye liners before from brands like Dior, Chanel and Clarins,  but nothing beats this Tom Ford one in terms of application, opaqueness, saturation and longevity. It is the easiest to apply – literally just one swipe and your winged liner is “on fleek”, not to mention that you’re ready to go in a matter of seconds, the most opaque, matte and saturated with colour from all the ones that I have used ( the darkest black liner ) and it lasts throughout the day without moving around – even if you have the oiliest of lids, once this sets is there for good… Even if you danced all night long!

It comes with a double ended tip, a slimmer one for precision and a thicker one to draw and fill in the flick. Both are so easy to use and the final result is close to perfection, even if you’re not the most experimented person when it comes to applying eye liner.

Here you have some examples of how the Tom Ford Eye Defining Pen looks on me. Keep in mind that I am one of those unexperimented persons I was mentioning before!

Bottom line, the Tom Ford Eye Defining Pen, is one product I would definitely recommend buying with the eyes closed, one of those makeup items that absolutely justifies its hefty pricing.

What about you, Beautiful? What’s your favourite eye liner? What should I try next? What’s your HG? Do you have a funny “incident” that involves the use of an eye liner?

As always thanks for reading and…

See you soon!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

 

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annie’s beauty… Amazing Valentine’s Day Blog Sale

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SALE CLOSED!

Hi lovelies!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

And to celebrate together here you have another blog sale!

The rules are the same as those on my previous blog sale ( read here ).

Here are the products:

• I added two more Tom Ford Lipsticks a Matte one: Flame, and one in the creamy formula: Wild Ginger – Price 20 € SOLD both
  

• I still have some of the lipsticks from my previous blog sale: Tom Ford Lips & Boys Patrick SOLD , Alasdhair and Collin SOLD – Price 20 € ( review here )

• these Dior ones: except for the 3 in the middle ( check them out in my previous blog sale )

• these CHANEL, GIORGIO ARMANI, GUERLAIN, DIOR, CLARINS Price 15 € 1. GIORGIO ARMANI Rouge Extasy Downtown 2. Clarins Rouge Prodige Tea Rose 3. Dior Addict Fluid Stick Rieuse 4 . Guerlain Rouge G Rose Glacé ( L.E. )

• these NARS Audacious ones: Price 20 €

1. Marisa 2. Natalie 3. Kelly ( review here )

• this CHARLOTTE TILBURY K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Fallen from the Lipstick Tree Lipstick  Price 20 € SOLD 
  

This is Stoned Rose.

These two Estee Lauder lipsticks from the last blog sale – Price 20 €

1. Impassioned
2. Tumultous Pink

Reviews and swatches here and here.

And I threw in some blushers as well, at the Price of 30 € each:

Tom Ford Flush SOLD

Charlotte Tilbury Love Glow SOLD

Burberry Cameo and Tangerine

NARS Deep Throat

Dior Rosy Glow Blush

Lancome Nectar Lace ( review and swatches next )

CHANEL Les Beiges Healthy Glow Multi-Colour Powders: #01 SOLD

Chanel Joue Contraste Blush Rose Initiale SOLD

By Terry Blush Glace Rose Melba

This Dior Diorskin Nude Air Nude Healthy Glow Ultra-Fluid Serum Foundation SPF 25 – PA++, #010 Ivory. Price 30 € SOLD 

This corrector from Lancome which is too dark for my skin tone, at 20 €.

Review on it soon.

And these lovely eyeshadows from Dior – #661 Météore  and Giorgio Armani – Lust Red and Chanel: Mirifique and Mirage. SOLD all three of them
Plus these two Chanel Ombre Essentielle in Safari and Fauve.

… At the Price of 20 € each.

The conditions of the sale are here, so click the link to the post!

Happy shopping lovelies! And Happy Valentine’s Day!

See you soon!

xx, Annie

 

 

UPDATE 13.06.2016:

Under the light of the recent events, for obvious reasons, annie’s beauty… WILL NOT held any more blog sales. I’d rather keep my makeup until gets rotten than see all my work and effort trashed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHRISTMAS BLOG SALE – Adopt a Lipstick from annie’s beauty…!

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SALE CLOSED!

Finally! My blog sale is finally here!

As you might know, I’m a declared and assumed lipstick hoarder! I love them, I like to have them in my collection… But I don’t use them as much as I would love to!

So, to prevent them for going bad, I decided to find them a new home!

The selected lipsticks:

TOM FORD Lips&Boys: Price 20 €

1. Cooper SOLD!!!!!
2. Xavier SOLD!!!!!
3. Luciano SOLD!!!!!
4. Patrick SOLD!!!!!
5. Adriano SOLD!!!!!
6. Peter SOLD!!!!!
7. Alasdhair
8. Flynn SOLD!!!!!

Review and swatches here.

TOM FORD Lip Color and Lip Color Mat Price 20 €

1. Blush Nude SOLD!!!!! 2. Pink Tease SOLD!!!!! 3. Crimson Noir 4. Pussycat SOLD!!!!!

CHARLOTTE TILBURY MATTE Revolution and K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Fallen from the Lipstick Tree Price 20 €

1. So Marilyn SOLD!!!!! 2. Stoned Rose 3. Confession SOLD!!!!! 4. Lost Cherry SOLD!!!!! 5. Sexy Sienna SOLD!!!!!

NARS Audacious Lipstick Price 20 €

1. Marisa 2. Greta SOLD!!!!! 3. Natalie 4. Kelly 5. Grace SOLD!!!!!

Full review and swatches here.

Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Price 20 €

1. Impassioned
2. Tumultous Pink

Reviews and swatches here and here.

Burberry Price 20 €

1. Lip Mist Nude Peach SOLD!!!!!
2. Lip Cover Romantic Rose SOLD!!!!!
3. Lip Cover Oxblood SOLD!!!!!

Reviews and swatches here, here and here.

GIVENCHY Le Rouge Price 20 €

1. Carmin Escarpin SOLD!!!!!
2. Beige Plume

DIOR Price 15 €

1. Dior Addict Lipstick Vintage
2. Dior Addict Lipstick Tailleur Bar
3. Dior Rouge Dior Nude Charnelle SOLD!!!!!
4. Dior Rouge Dior Allégresse ( L.E. ) SOLD!!!!!
5. Dior Rouge Dior 999 SOLD!!!!!
6. Dior Rouge Sérum Radiant Pink Serum
7. Dior Rouge Sérum Carmine Crystal
8. Dior Rouge Sérum Raspberry Serum

CHANEL, GIORGIO ARMANI, GUERLAIN, DIOR, CLARINS

Price 15 €

1. Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet La Diva ( L.E. )
2. GIORGIO ARMANI Rouge Extasy Downtown
3. Clarins Rouge Prodige Tea Rose
4. Dior Addict Fluid Stick Rieuse
5. Guerlain Rouge G Rose Glacé ( L.E. )

The Rules:

1. Items will be sold on a first come first served basis. When an item is sold I will let you know in this blog post, by writing SOLD next to it.
2. I will do my best to ship all my orders internationally for a 5 € fee, although from my experience this far for the counties outside the EU, fees might be higher than that ( 1 or 2 € added to the original fee ). The packaging will be sent via Romanian Postal Service and it will reach its destination within max 10 working days!  Delays have been reported!
3. PLEASE pay asap! If I don’t have a payment within 3 working days, I will have move on to the next buyer! If not the product will be listed again on this blog post!
4. Absolutely NO RETURNS! Sorry guys but I’m selling exclusively luxury makeup items that are barely swatched for my blog posts for half and less their original price. They are sanitised and within their expiration date, of course!
5. Some of the Lips&Boys come in their boxes, all the other lipsticks come unboxed.

UPDATE 13.06.2016: Under the light of the recent unfortunate events, annie’s beauty… CAN’T and WON’T be held responsible for/of:

• the loss of the package
• deterioration of the packaging and/or any of the products inside
• delays
• loss
• the package not being claimed in due time

Publishing any information from emails between annie’s beauty… and buyer, or from private messaging services without previous accept, will be considered a violation of privacy and treated as such!

How to buy an item:

1. send me an email at anniesbeautyblog@gmail.com with your intention and the item you want to get, full name and address. Use as a subject line Luxury Beauty Christmas Blog Sale. Since I haven’t managed to set up my PayPal account yet ( sorry about that, it’s my bank’s fault! ), so you will have to send the money directly to my account.
2.  I will try to ship your item the following working day after the payment has been confirmed.

Buy more than one item and I won’t charge you the shipping fee!

Anything you want to ask me write a comment below or send me an email at anniesbeautyblog@gmail.com!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

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Switching to Festive Mood – Welcome back Red Lipstick!

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One thing you’ll be seeing a lot in my upcoming blog posts is a red lip. Yes, I finally ditched my dark lipsticks in favour of the festive colours! But it’s THAT time of the year… and I can’t help it! 

The fact that I love a good red lip it’s not an actual surprise for anyone at this points and if you’ve been with me for at least one year, you definitely know that I absolutely love my reds all year round… But especially at this time of the year I do think that a gorgeous red lip can easily switch you into the festive mood. It happens to me, at least…

Well, the fact that I own quite a few red lipsticks, which I love to death sure ailments constantly my red lips obsession! It seems to enter into some sort of a hibernation state with the first signs of Spring but it makes a strong comeback at the beginning of December!…

I do feel that Christmas is the perfect time of the year to really done a red lip and it’s been a tradition of mine for the past couple of years to scout for “the perfect holiday red”… that I always end up wearing until the first signs of Spring! 

Here you have a couple of the reds I already own in my collection, some of which will be featured in an upcoming Blog Sale… a Blog Sale I’ve been “menacing” you with since last Summer ( ?!?!???!!!! ). Well, it will be up soon, I promise and I sure hope you will help me find new homes for some of my beloved lippies! 

In the meanwhile here they are! Some of my favourite reds of last festive season and some that I discovered this year too!…

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See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

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Trending #grunge lipstick for Autumn 2015

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The grunge lipstick was so trendy in the ’90 but I was way too little back then to wear it… Actually, to wear lipstick in general! And to be honest, I would’ve definitely lacked the courage to wear it anyway! Even as a grown up! Haha!…

If you followed my blog for a while, you’re aware that I have a little obsession with dark lipsticks at the moment, and to discover now that it’s an actual trend sure makes me feel ahead of times! Anyway, I’m happy I can wear all of them now.

There are so many lipstick options to create a grunge lip. The majority of them are dark, with brown or deep purple undertones, or even with grey undertones for the most audacious/badass of us. Here you have some of the lipsticks in my collection that fit into this description, more or less… And I’ll be starting with the more dramatic ones and slowly go for the most wearable that still give away that grunge vibe.

Tom Ford Lips & Boys Alasdhair was one of the best selling lipsticks in this collection! It’s such a particular colour, a deep purple with grey-ish undertones! See swatches and read more about it and all my “Boys” here.

Revlon Va Va Violet is the only high-street lipstick in this post! Surprised, right?! I was drawn by the colour of it and the cream finish! But, unfortunately it was a pain to apply and to wear as well! It was all patchy and went all-over the place ( fine lines, teeth, I found some even on my tongue!… ).

Next is NARS Ingrid, that I just wrote a review on last week so make sure you check it out ( link here )! Again a deep, dark, bold lipstick perfect for this kind of look.

Another NARS Audacious option would be Deborah, a true dark chocolate brown you’ll see on my blog soon! It’s not exactly a proper grunge shade, but for me it just does the job! Can’t wait for you to see it and share your opinions on it!

And the most wearable of them all and the most versatile at he same time is another one from Tom Ford, a Matte this time, Pussycat ( review ) – a purple, lavender shade with grey undertones!

If for the other options I’ve mentioned above I’d keep the rest of my makeup rather simple – soft colours on the eyes, a beautiful feline flick and obviously lots of mascara, with Pussycat I’s go straight for a deep smokey eye on an evening out. For a day look with Pussycat on my lips, a soft smokey eye works the best though!

As you can see, my dark lipstick obsession went to another level! Here I’m wearing the Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick #663 Va Va Violet, close to a true grunge but not close enough for me!

But let me tell you how grunge I would love my lipstick to be… I would want a mix of dark purple and grey, ashy undertones on a brown base!

Do you know a lipstick that looks like that? Please let me know!

Thank you so much for reading and as always see you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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Seasonal Favourites Summer 2015

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Summer 2015 is gone now so here you have the items that made it memorable!

I want to keep it short and sweet and I will stick to “what” those were and “why” I loved them.

Beauty:

• natural lipsticks with a bit of an oomph: the easiest to wear lip product ever the Tom Ford Seer in Smitten, plus Skinnydip and Rose Soleil from the Tom Ford 2015 Summer Collection, because Tom Ford makeup should be called “art” – period, Charlotte Tilbury Coachella Coral lipstick paired with the most amazing lip liner in Pink Venus or the infamous Pillow Talk for a more neutral look
• bold lips made possible with a gorgeous NARS Audacious “girl” named Michiyo
• and the ultimate fiery-red, bold, gloriously sexy and my latest obsession in terms of red lips: the Kendall Jenner X Estée Lauder Pure Colour Envy Matte, in Restless ( yes, that little treasure came in my possession… But more about that story soon, my lovelies! )
• cream eyeshadows ruled my mornings and again, Tom Ford stole the show with this gorgeous Golden Peach shade, and a glorious come back of my favourite cream eyeshadow sticks – the By Terry Ombre Blackstars in 3 golden-brown variations: Blond Opal, Golden Brown and Brown Perfection ( I need to write a decent review on these as well, don’t you think my lovelies? )

• sticking up to the “cream products” theme, they definitely were the main attraction of this Summer for me. From amazing blushers – like this gorgeous Tom Ford Pink Sand ( a Limited Edition item unfortunately! ), to cream highlighters and easy-to-use contours like the Kevyn Aucoin Creamy Glow Duo, everything worked its magic to achieve my perfect bronzed and glowy / healthy-looking Summer skin.

Skincare:

• the one product that gave me amazing skin unconditionally was the Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil… And of course, sunscreen with the highest protection factor. You did wore your sunscreen as well Beautiful, didn’t you!?

Perfume this year was the easiest of choices for me

• if the new Tom Ford Shimmering Body Oil came into my life with its sensual, sexy summer scent I hardly wore my other perfumes
• but when I did, I revisited two old favourites: my Annick Goutal Eau d’Hadrien – the fragrance that brings me on an imaginary olfactorial trip to the Southern Italy every time I wear it
• and one of my old time favourites: my Chanel No. 5 Eau Première

Tools I couldn’t put down, beside my regular Tom Ford and Hakuhodo army of brushes… the NARS Yachyio Kabuki Brush one item that had waited on the top of my wish list for way too long! Still available on the NARS European website! 

Fashion favourites:

• Musette Nude Laila Flats currently on sale, international shipping available
  
• Musette Evergreen Ivoire Purse currently on sale, international shipping available
• H&M Flowy Midi Skirt you’ll definitely see in a blog post soon.

Here they are, my fantastic collection of Summer 2015 Favourites! 

Now please, share yours!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie