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Visionnaire is one of those products that were hyped up way before Lancome made it available for general public. It happens all the time, both when the product is too good or too good to be true. Unfortunately there’s only one way to tell – try it yourself. Did it work for me? Yes and no. I’ll explain. Read Full Story

Valentine’s day… Never been a fan. Most likely it’s because I’m not a true romantic type. But at the same time I always liked flowers, and dark chocolate, and wine, and candles. What I don’t like is eating dark chocolate, drinking wine and lighting candles while talking about love. Every year. Over and over again. Although I’m totally pro love, it’s the blabbering about it that gets me. I’d rather share a good laugh than talk about feelings. It may be a problem that needs to be addressed ASAP... Read Full Story

I fell in love with all things violet lately – the flower, the color, the candles, the scent, Tom Ford ‘Violet Blonde’ perfume… Needless to say, I was intrigued by Balenciaga L’Essence with its fresh take on spring’s violet motifs. Read Full Story

Couple of months ago I experienced a hair scare. In other words, after using a new and “improved” formula of my favorite shampoo from one famous manufacturer, my hair started falling out. The new ingredients turned out to be too harsh for my fine hair, which made me desperate for a remedy to kill that problem at its root. I went through a few product disappointments and was about to start feeling sorry for myself, when it’s so happened that Redken came out with their new Intra Force line... Read Full Story

Couple of months ago I experienced a hair scare. In other words, after using a new and “improved” formula of my favorite shampoo from one famous manufacturer, my hair started falling out. The new ingredients turned out to be too harsh for my fine hair, which made me desperate for a remedy to kill that problem at its root. I went through a few product disappointments and was about to start feeling sorry for myself, when it’s so happened that Redken came out with their new Intra Force line... Read Full Story

Some of us are still living knee-deep in the snow, but at least we have something to look forward to. Enter spring 2012 version of smokey eyes – and it’s a beauty – shimmery violet eye makeup from Cacharel runway. Now who says we can’t try it while sitting at home on a snow day? Especially when the color suits any complexion and makes us all dream of sunny meadows full of flowers. Read Full Story

This is Guerlain, so it doesn’t come cheap by definition. New Guerlain Noir G mascara looks like a chic piece of art, stunning in a shiny black case with mirrors and all. Guerlain claims that it’s formula is volumizing, lengthening and curling at the same time. And their black pigment is supposedly the blackest black out there. What else? “A fortifying agent helps to regenerate lashes by stimulating keratin for fortification and lash growth.” Let’s see how this wonder behaves in real life... Read Full Story

I love me some awards season. Usually I try not to miss any show with the Red Carpet, where I get better close ups of what everybody is wearing and how their makeup looks on camera. Although I haven’t seen any new makeup ideas this past Sunday, I thought that the majority of ladies looked fabulous. These are a few of my favorites: Read Full Story

This sunblock is so new, it’s hard to find in stores at the moment. But I was lucky to score a bottle to try. The verdict: it’s a pretty good sunscreen, suitable for use under makeup, very similar to Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Liquid Sunblock. It has the same texture and milky color as Neutrogena, and the list of active ingredients is practically the same too: Read Full Story

This sunblock is so new, it’s hard to find in stores at the moment. But I was lucky to score a bottle to try. The verdict: it’s a pretty good sunscreen, suitable for use under makeup, very similar to Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Liquid Sunblock. It has the same texture and milky color as Neutrogena, and the list of active ingredients is practically the same too: Read Full Story