Every Friday, I pick five of the best products, services, websites or whatevers to have come my way during the past week. This week's been another killer so I'm a little behind again... So here we go with "Green and Glam."
#1 LA Minerals Green Goddess Concealer
I received this along with the Cinderella Yella for undereye circles. It does what it is supposed to do —reduce redness — very effectively. Apply it before your foundation.
Ingredients: Premium Sericite Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Chromium Green Oxide, Magnesium Myristate and Dimethicone. Contains no junk. Available from
LA Minerals/Amazon
for $11.95.
#2 Guerlain Fall 2010 Collection Eyeshadow Kit "29, Rue de Sèvres"
The new Fall 2010 collection from Guerlain is utterly gorgeous! This palette, 29 rue de Sèvres, with the beautiful teal green is my favourite, closely followed by 23, Rue de Passy. The compact comes with a beautiful flip-out mirror. Colour swatches are below:
Available in department stores and high-end drug stores now or very soon (keep checking!)
#3 Versense by Versace
Woodsy and wonderful, Versense by Versace is delightful. As Versace puts it:
The fragrance is composed of natural tones and it is a picture of awakening of nature, evoking feeling of freedom, movement and balance of internal energy with surroundings and nature. Versense is a walk in a fragrant garden, which contributes to freshness and a stream of feelings, as well as to self-esteem and vitality.
Retails for about $85 but is available for $45.37 from
this Amazon seller.
#4 Malie Organics Reed Diffuser (and/or) Aroma Mist
Good for your soul, good for the environment. Here's what Malie has to say about this fabulous in-home therapy for the senses: Infuse the essence of paradise in your life with Malie's all in one Organic Aroma Mist. As a perfume these Hawaiian Hydrosol infused distillations are unique, subtle and fresh. Use on linens or in the air to transcend to the islands. Malie's Organic ingredients help save our environment one spray at a time.
The koke'e aroma is named in honor of Hawaii's oldest rainforest and captures the crisp, green, refreshing scent of the native maile (pronounced my-lee) vine. Unique yet diverse enough for both men and women. Lush. Green. Vibrant with life! This exotic aroma envelops you - bright, pure, uplifting - filling you with peace, joy and tranquility.
Malie is passionately dedicated to protecting our resources and this precious forrest and the life within and will donate a percentage of sales from the koke'e collection to the Koke'e Resource Conservation Program.
At $30 for the mist and $60 for the reed diffuser, these are a luxury item but, if you can afford it, the aroma truly is a little bit of green heaven! (Also available in other scents, such as Plumeria.) Diffusers available
here and Aroma Mist
here.
#5 Torn Ranch Splendid Specialties Jasmine Green Tea Cookies
Mouthwatering! my BFF bought these for me and I savour one very rarely as they do contain cane syrup (but not the high fructose variety that's so bad for you). Utterly indulgent... These cookies also come in other tea flavours such as Rooibos and Guava. They'll cost you $24.46 instead of $30 or so,
here.
#6 Green Works Dishwashing Liquid
I was recently sent this by an agency, thought it not quite what Middle Ageless readers are interested in and so stuck it under the sink. After using it, however, I must say I love it. Fresh, appealing scent, biodegradable, and (best of all) a really innovative flip lid. I love this lid because, unlike those awful round things that pop up and down, it doesn't get all dried out, gummed up, and then squirt out sideways when you squeeze it. Available in supermarkets and drugstores.
And finally, because we all need a good laugh: What in Heaven's half acre are
these??? (Spotted on the Forever 21 website). They look like someone used great granny's old kitchen curtains for a Hallowe'en project. Yuk!