Sephora’s Body Butter!

I love Sephora’s Body Butter! I have tried it in many scents, my favorite being Tangerine Grapefruit.  To name a few reasons why I love this Body Butter; I love that it dries completely, not leaving my skin feeling greasy or oily.  Other reason is because the scent seems to last all day!  It comes in a great little tub, so you can scoop out the perfect amount – every time!

What it is:
A rich, lightly-scented cream for the entire body.

What it is formulated to do:
This thick, luxurious moisturizer rejuvenates skin with natural shea butter and beeswax, which softens skin and prevents against moisture loss.

$16.00  – BUY IT HERE!

I brought my daughter with me on my last Sephora visit and she of course wanted to sample something. I saw the cinnamon buns line from Philosophy and thought it would be a good scent for a little girl so we both tried it on. I can’t believe how great it smells! It’s better than walking by the Cinnabon store and yet it wasn’t overpowering. Definitely a yummy comforting smell for the cold winter months.

Philosophy Cinnamon Buns Shimmer Body Lotion 8 oz

What it is:
A rich body moisture spiked with shimmer and a sweet scent.

What else you need to know:
Inspired by Philosophy’s best-selling shower gel and bubble bath comes Cinnamon Buns Shimmer Body Lotion. This deeply moisturizing formula is infused with a delicious cinnamon buns scent and subtle shimmering particles. You can use it to add pretty, shimmering glow to neck, shoulders, arms, and legs for a party – but with this delicious scent you’ll want to use it everyday.

$18.00 Philosophy Cinnamon Buns Shimmer Body Lotion 8 oz

New! Give someone special a tropical delight. This gift set includes five fruity and delicious shower gels to indulge the senses and leave skin soft and subtly scented.

Presented in a lovely printed box with satin ribbon. Includes: 2 fl oz Mango Shower Gel, 2 fl oz Coconut Shower Cream, 2 fl oz Papaya Shower Gel, 2 fl oz Satsuma Shower Gel and 2 fl oz Strawberry Shower Gel.

A great gift idea for a friend, a nice little tropical treat to help through the cold winter months.

$18.00 BUY IT HERE.

Thanks to Clare for the great review.

Three Holiday Cheers for Glitter!

The holidays are fantastic aren’t they? A time for cheer, good company, a valid excuse to go shopping, lots of hot chocolate with those tiny little marshmallows and more importantly, it’s the time of year a girl can wear as much glitter as she wants because the competition from holiday decorations will make her sparkle a little less. Don’t be scared of glitter, our fashionista predecessors from the 80s weren’t. Embrace it, enjoy it and always remember, the more the merrier!!!

Some of my faves this holiday season:

Make Up Forever Multi-Purpose Glitter

Comes in a dozen different shades. Great for eyes, cheeks, body or add to clear lip-glosses or nail polishes for extra sparkle.

$13.00 Make Up For Ever Glitter Multicolored Silver 13

CARGO Eye Shimmer Collection

Set of six: white, rose, tangerine, lilac, blue and green. At such a great price, divide them up and pop them into friend’s presents or stockings!

$25.00 CARGO Eye Shimmer Collection

Too Faced Sparkler Glamour Gloss

Described as fireworks for your lips. Everyone loves fireworks! Set the tone for some special moments under the mistletoe!

$18.50 Too Faced Sparkler Glamour Gloss Diamond Dust

Hard Candy Shaker Body Shimmer

Glitter, glitter, everywhere. Shimmer here and shimmer there! The great thing about body shimmer is you can’t make a mistake!

$15.00 Hard Candy Shaker Body Shimmer Brown Sugar

New from L’occitane! 

What it is:
A shea butter-enriched hand cream trio.

What it does:
This set from L’Occitane protects and nourishes hands with natural ingredients like shea butter and Provence honey, which also regenerates, softens, and tightens skin. These hand creams, with their rich texture and essential oils have a honey and lemon, plain shea, or cherry blossom scent, leaving hands soft and pleasantly perfumed.

What else you need to know:
The set contains a 1 oz each Honey and Lemon Hand Cream, Shea Butter Hand Cream, and Cherry Blossom Hand Cream.

$25.00 - L’Occitane Hand’s Best Friend Hand Cream Trio

I just tried a bottle of this bubble bath it smells great!

Bath & Body Works® Signature Collection
Bubble Bath
Midnight Pomegranate™
Juicy red pomegranates sparkle like rubies in moonlight.Enticing. Fiery. Seductive.
Domestic.

* Relaxing bubble bath creates a tubful of fragrant, skin-softening bubbles
* Fragrance Top Notes: Pomegranate, Sparkling Citrus, Dewberry, Anise, Cinnamon, Nutmeg
* Fragrance Mid Notes: Cassis, Black Berry, Iris, Jasmine, Raspberry
* Fragrance Base Notes: Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Tobacco, Patchouli

$9.50 BUY IT HERE.

Let me just start off by saying that was a really depressing show to watch!  It was Oprah’s annual “Favorite Things” episode, where she gives everyone in the audience thousands of dollars worth of her favorite things.  To see the complete list of gifts each audience member received this year, go here.  It ranges everywhere from a $40 set of soaps to a $3,799 refrigerator.  And yes, everyone in the audience received this refrigerator (with built in tv and digital cookbook).  It’s CRAZY! 

The cool part about this show was that none of the women in the audience knew they were on the Favorite Things show.  When Oprah told them – I’m serious – it was almost a riot.  Women were going NUTS! Crying, dancing, dang near passing out.  It was very intense.  Now that I’ve seen one of these shows – and see how much Oprah gives away, I might have fainted myself!

While I wouldn’t spend money on things like this, it doesn’t mean I don’t want you to buy it for me for Christmas.  Not everything on Oprah’s must-have list was out of our price range.  There were a couple products that I actually wouldn’t mind trying – and would make even better gift ideas.  Here are a couple of my favorite things from Oprah’s favorite things.

CLAUS PORTO SOAPS FROM LAFCO NEW YORK

These all-natural, bath-sized shea butter bars distributed by Lafco New York are a labor of love. They have been created by the Claus Porto’s family-run factory in Portugal for the past 117 years. The jumbo-sized soaps appeal to the senses with beautiful wrappers and 17 magnificent scents, from honeysuckle to grapefruit fig. “They make great hostess gifts,” Oprah says.

• Approximate value: $42 (set of 3)
• 800-362-3677; www.lafcony.com

KAI BODY BUTTER and BODY BUFFER

“Bathing is an art form and nobody enjoys it more than I do,” Oprah says. Kai customized their signature scent into a moisturizing body butter in a tub just for Oprah. “It’s clean and fresh,” she says. She also loves the Body Buffer by Kai, which combines an exfoliating loofah and cleansing soap all in one. Just wet and squeeze to release foaming bubbles that smell like an exotic garden.

• Approximate value: Body Buffer $28; Body Butter $55
• www.kaifragrance.com