Sugar Plum Face of the Day

It's Christmas eve.  Will sugar plums be in your dreams tonight?

Eyes: Darling Girl loose eyeshadow in Fra-gee-lay (from A Christmas Story collection) -- all
                       over the moving lid and lower lashline
         lavender color from Sephora Moonshadow Trio in Dusk Till Dawn (discontinued) -- in
                      the crease
         sparkly plum "lid" color from Wet 'n' Wild Petal Pusher palette -- tiny bit  in the
                      outer corner
         satin lavender "lid" color from the Wet 'n' Wild Petal Pusher palette -- in the crease
         matte white "browbone" color from the Wet 'n' Wild Petal Pusher palette --
                      browbone         
         Sephora Collection Long-lasting liquid eyeliner in Glitter Violet -- upper lashline
         Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On eye pencil in Ransom (discontinued) -- lower waterline
       

Cheeks: Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush

Lips: Lancome Juicy Tubes Pop gloss in Plum Freeze (discontinued ages ago -- I won't
                     even tell you how old this gloss is)

from left: Darling Girl Fra-gee-ley (which swatched quite blue in this pic), lavender color from the Sephora Moondust Trio in Dusk Till Dawn, sparkly plum color from the Wet 'n' Wild Petal Pusher palette, lavender color from the Petal Pusher palette, white color from the Petal Pusher palette, Urban Decay Ransom liner, Sephora liquid liner in Glitter Violet

blurry to show the sparkle of Darling Girl Fra-gee-lay, Sephora Moondust lavender, Wet 'n' Wild plum

from left: Too Faced Sweethearts blush, Lancome Juicy Tube in Plum Freeze

Have a wonderful Christmas eve!

My Fragrance Wardrobe

When I was a teenager I always wore the same perfume that my aunt gave me for Christmas one year: Anaïs Anaïs.  It became my signature fragrance, and whenever my friends smelled they said it reminded them of me.  That is one of the best things about having a signature scent.  I don't really wear Anaïs Anaïs any more, but I still have a bottle that I will spray every once in a while just to remind me of the first true perfume I wore (and to think of the wonderful gift my Aunt Martha gave me).

I have come to think it is really fun to have a scent for every mood.  Here are my favorite fragrances.

When I want to feel--
     
       Grown Up:  Chanel No. 5

     

       Sophisticated:  Stella Nude

     
       Flirty:  Victoria's Secret Heavenly

       Mysterious:  Hanae Mori Magical Moon

     
       Sexy:  Chanel Coco Mademoiselle

     
       Girly:  Lancôme La Vie Est Belle

     
       Clean:  Philosophy Pure Grace

     
       Nostalgic:  Cacharel Anaïs Anaïs

     
       Myself:  Lancôme Miracle (which has been my "signature" scent for years now)

How about you?  Do you have a signature scent or a fragrance wardrobe?

Lancôme Color Fever Gloss in Sunbaked Coral Swatches and Review

Coral lip colors are my favorite for summer.  The Lancôme Color Fever Gloss in Sunbaked Coral is one of my very favorites.  I'm a sucker for anything sparkly and this has tons of sparkle and shine.

The packaging for the Color Fever Glosses is gorgeous.  It is solid, chunky, kind of heavy and it has the Lancôme rose etched on the top.

The applicator is a felt oval shape that comes to a point to make precise application easy.  It is also bent and has a small indentation in the middle of the oval to pull out more gloss from the tube.

The base pinky dark coral color is sheer, but the gold shimmer and fine gold glitter is the star here.

indoor light

flash

natural light

This gloss is very smooth, medium-weight, and not sticky.  It isn't gritty at all even though it has glitter.  It wears for 2-3 hours, and leaves a little glitter on the lips after the color wears off.  I has a light floral scent that lingers only slightly.

It also claims to make lips appear fuller (without being a plumper), and I think it delivers on that claim.

This is also beautiful over a lipstick or liner to give more color since the base color is sheer.

I pull this one out every summer because I think it is just so pretty!