Fill your home with the savory aroma of sensual vanilla, fresh linen, applewood and orange ginger with Exceptional Parfums Exceptional…For Your Home’s new selection of scented candles and fragrant reed diffusers – available exclusively at  FragranceNet.com.

I have the Sensual Vanilla candle, and it is seriously so amazing. You know how some candles smell great – AT FIRST? Well, I’ve been burning this candle for a couple weeks now – and it smells just as great as it did the first time I burned it! It’s so great!

Both the candles and diffusers are available in four scents:

• Applewood – Who doesn’t relish the scent of homemade apple pie?  No need to break out the apron though; you can let the delicious aroma of tart green apple mixed with cinnamon bark waft freely throughout the entire house with this scrumptious recipe.
• Fresh Linen – Your house will continually smell fresh and clean with this mix of subtle back notes of powder and musk.
• Orange Ginger – Awaken your senses with this exotic, uplifting and smooth brew that combines the sweetness of orange with the tart of ginger.
• Vanilla Sensual – As the name suggests, Vanilla is one of the most sensual fragrances in the world.  Light a few strategically placed candles when you’re in the mood for a little amour.

Exceptional…For Your Home candles are available in two sizes: 6 ounce tapered glass or 8.8 ounce tapered glass with a burn time of 75 hours for the 6 ounce size and 80 hours for the 8.8 ounce size.  Housed in beautiful gift boxes with charming illustrations indicating each scent. Prices are as follows: SRP: $35, FragranceNet.com price: $20.50 each for 6 ounce; and SRP: $48, FragranceNet.com price: $24.50 for 8.8 ounce.

This candle retails at $45 – but you can get it now for only $22! Check it out!

It’s that time of year again! Erin and I will be counting down our top 10 products EACH from 2012! We’ll give you plenty of time to buy – fear not!

We are not paid for ANY of these top-10′s, these are really, truly, honest-to-gosh opinions about our favorite products of the year!

We’d love to hear your thoughts. If you have any favorite products you’d like to share – send them our way!

Jocelyn’s #10: Laura Mercier’s Deluxe Travel Brush Collection

This case is just beautiful, that’s all there is to it. I love this kit – because not only does it have all the brushes you need for makeup, it’s also big enough to store all the makeup you’ll use with these awesome brushes!

Everything you need for flawless application with travel-friendly tools in a chic carrier case. Brush up on beauty this holiday season with Laura Mercier’s must-have Deluxe Travel Brush Collection for flawless makeup application. Perfect for on-the-go, this sleek, chic brush case features a rigid, hard shell design with two pockets and a removable mesh pouch housing a combination of nine professional Brushes for face, cheeks, eyes and brows. The Deluxe Travel Brush Collection contains the following double-ended brushes:

Secret Camouflage/ Camouflage Powder
All Over Eye Colour/Pony Tail
Flat Eye Liner/Smudge
Definer/Brow Grooming
Full-Size Cheek Colour Brush
(A $252 value) Only $95

Get this kit for yourself by clicking the link below!

Laura Mercier Deluxe Travel Brush Collection Value Set

Recently I got my hands on Sally’s At-Home Gel Manicure kit, and I firmly believe this little machine will put your local manicurist out of business. It’s so easy to use, so quick, so FUN, you’ll never want to pay for that shellac manicure again!

Ever since I got the kit, I’ve been on the lookout for good gel polish! Gelish sent me a package of 4 polishes, and I quickly tried them out! Here I’m wearing ‘Tiger Blood” a fun orange-red color! It goes on beautifully, and lasts weeks! The thing I love the most about gel manicure is the no-chipping, no flaking quality of it. It really lasts and lasts!

• Utilizes specially formulated soak off gel technology
• Lasts up to 21 days with a beautiful shine
• Special designed color pigments

Gelish Soak Off Gel Nail Polish is a unique formula that lasts up to 21 days on natural nails and the application out performs other Soak Off Gel Polishes. Excellent coverage with quick and accurate cure times, and a easy removal process. Special designed color pigments create the ultimate in Soak Off Gel Polish.

Gelish Soak Off Gel products do not damage the natural nail plate and can be removed between uses or can be filled like traditional in salon services.

Gelish Tiger Blossom

Get your own Gelish polish by clicking the link above! Check out other Gelish products below!!

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Anne Hathaway covers the January issue of Glamour Magazine. The ‘Les Miserables’ actress showed off the 25 pounds she lost for the role.

In the article, Anne opens up about training for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and much more. Here are a few clips:

She won’t shop until 2013: “I looked at my life when I was on my honeymoon, which was gorgeous, and I thought, I need nothing. I’m not buying myself a single thing for the rest of this year.”

She’s a competitive actress: “I like to fight for a job. You feel like you’ve emerged from the scrap, and you’re like, ‘OK, this one’s mine. Did it. Done.’”

Females get a raw deal: “We get pressure to define ourselves as women by how wild we are: How many guys did you sleep with? How drunk did you get?”

On memories: “When I think back to some of the most fun nights in my life, it was just me out dancing.”

On training for The Dark Knight Rises: “I don’t go the soy-meat route; I have a really plant-based diet. So I wind up cooking at home a lot. Kale is amazing. Spelt [a kind of wheat] pasta is amazing. I can’t do the white-flour stuff. It makes me really ill.”

I like these pictures, although I’m not sure how I feel about the yellow dress!

Rihanna debuted her new fragrance Nude by Rihanna, her third fragrance, on Saturday (December 1) in Century City, Calif. Rihanna hosted the launch event at Macy’s Westfield, also taking time to greet fans who came out to buy a bottle!

“When creating my first scent, Reb’l Fleur, I wanted it to be a really strong scent – daring and bold. I have gotten more personal with Nude,” Rihanna recently shared with Women’s Wear Daily.

Nude by Rihanna Eau de Parfum, 3.4 oz
Rihanna unleashes her inhibitions with the scents prominent top notes which give fans a glimpse into her native Barbados with layers of Guava Nectar, Mandarin and Pear. The center of the fragrance opens into a sultry softness with a blend of Orange Blossom, Gardenia Petals and Velvet Jasmine Sambac. The seductive, milky gourmand base weaves together Sandalwood and Second-skin Musk, with the fresh and feminine hints of Vanilla Orchid, rounding out a fragrance that is at once daring, yet accessible.

$59

The new Anastasia Want you to Want me comes packaged in a 5″ by 5″  black velvet box with a magnetic clip, and contains a 9-eyeshadow palette, Liquid Eye Liner, Mini Clear Brow Gel and dual-ended shadow brush.

The Palette comes with 9 Illumin8 Eyeshadows in the most gorgeous colors from nude and purple shades in both matte and shimmer finishes. I love the Illumin8 Eyeshadows they go on super smooth and stay put all day without any fading or creasing.

This kit also includes a great liquid liner it has a nice long, thin brush that makes perfect application a cinch. And last but not least you get a mini Clear Brow Gel, it’s enhanced with chamomile and did a great job setting my brows without making them stiff. 

A really beautiful kit it would make a great gift!

Anastasia Beverly Hills ‘Want You to Want Me’ Kit
A kit within a clutch. A nod to the glam and decadence of the ’70s. Kit features a removable eyeshadow palette for takeaway touch-ups wherever your night takes you. Nine long-wearing eyeshadows create a range of looks from neutral to dramatic and smoky. Want You to Want Me also features Liquid Eye Liner in Jet Black to create the perfect thin line for a dramatic eye and Mini Clear Brow Gel to set brows in place all day and night.

$34

The new Anastasia Kisses on my List set comes with six full-sized glosses in gorgeous shades of pinks. There are three Hydrafull Glosses and three  Hypercolor Glosses. Formulated with a “Kiss Me Quick” plant extract, Brown Algae and Balkan Botanical® Infusion to increase volume, smooth, firm, hydrate and revitalize. I love the Hydrafull Glosses they are not sticky and really moisturize my lips on top of that the color lasts and lasts.  

The  new and exclusive Hypercolor Glosses react with your skin’s chemistry to stain your lips a custom hue that is all your own. How cool is that? I was excited to check these out and watch the color change.  Jolene and Roxanne  turned into a really pretty dark pink shade while Lola  turned into a soft purple hue.

Anastasia Beverly Hills ‘Kisses on My List’ Gloss Set
A set of six, high-shine, long-wearing glosses in matte and shimmer shades that wear all day. Kit includes three softly sheer, opalescent glosses and three new Hypercolor Glosses that also work as a lip stain.

Moi is a creamy my-lips-but-better neutral pink.
Maggie May is a creamy light pink.
Sharona is a coral with shimmer.
Lola (Hypercolor) is a cool-toned baby pink with shimmer.
Jolene (Hypercolor) is a medium pink with shimmer.
Roxanne (Hypercolor) is a golden pink with shimmer.

$30

Molton Brown is known for their amazing and fragrant products and this gift set will not disappoint  The set includes a Relaxing Yuan Zhi Shower gel and body cream. The Yuan Zhi, is a wild South China plant, traditionally used to balance energy (Chi) and soothe the spirit. The Yuan Zhi scent is amazing, very relaxing and sensual its the perfect way to unwind after a long.

This great kit also includes a Paradisic Pink Pepperpod Bath gel and body cream. Paradisic Pink contains spiced aromatic oils of African Ginger, Patchouli and Reunion Island Pink Pepper help to lift your spirits and line your path to paradise. My favorite morning shower gel its a vibrant scent that wakes me up and leaves my skin smelling great all day.

Any of the Molton Brown kits would make a great gift for someone on your list or a hostess gift that will ensure an invite to the next big event.

Molton Brown Vega – Bath & Body Gift Set
London via the Stars, fall under the spell of Vega, our dreamy festive body gift for women. Including out award-winning Pink Pepperpod Collection and the Relaxing Yuan Zhi duo. Rich. Sultry. Starry-eyed.

Starring:
1 x Paradisiac Pink Pepperpod Bath & Shower 10fl oz
1 x Paradisiac Pink Pepperpod Body Cream 3.3fl oz
1 x Relaxing Yuan Zhi Bath & Shower 10fl oz
1 x Relaxing Yuan Zhi Body Cream 3.3fl oz
This product comes gift wrapped as pictured.

Size: 2 x 10fl oz, 2 x 3.3fl oz
Molton Brown

$73