The Non-Blonde
Blog URL http://thenonblonde.blogspot.com/
Located Paramus, New Jersey USA
Tags beauty, reviews, perfume, makeup, skin care, hair care, cosmetics, nail polish
Beauty products and perfume reviews, fashion commentary and an occasional snarky remark about celebrities
Latest Blog Posts
- Jean Patou- Lasso on Nov 20, 2009 in Jean Patou perfume fragrance vintage perfume
There's very little information available about Lasso, an old and long-forgotten perfume from the house of Patou. It's not even clear when exactly it was launched. Some online sources are dating it as a 1936 release, the year Jean Patou died. But I'v...
- Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte (Luscious Pink/Rose Savoureux 23) on Nov 20, 2009 in YSL makeup Yves Saint Laurent lipstick
I blame the YSL newsletter. It had a photo of their four nude colors for the wonderful Rouge Volupte lipstick that actually acknowledge that "nude" can be various shades and giving us options, instead of one generic beige that rarely looks good. Sinc...
- Tom Ford Private Blend- Purple Patchouli on Nov 19, 2009 in perfume fragrance discontinued products Tom Ford
Today's edition of "What was Luca Turin smelling?" is brought to you by Purple Patchouli from Tom Ford's Private Blend. Labeled in The Guide as a "harsh floral" and declared a green chypre "with a rasping floral accord reminiscent of those sticky spr...
- Fresh Brown Sugar Body Cream on Nov 19, 2009 in Sephora bath and body body cream Fresh
The 1 oz tube of Fresh Brown Sugar Body Cream was a Sephora Beauty Insider GWP, and I must say I'm glad I didn't pay for it. I used to have several favorite products from Fresh and I still remember the wonderful scent of the Bulgarian Rose line. But...
- Laura Geller Eye Rimz (Potion) on Nov 19, 2009 in eye shadow Laura Geller makeup eyeliner
Sephora calls Laura Geller's Eye Rimz a baked eye shadow. The label on the actual box says "baked wet/dry eye accents", which is much more accurate. Using Eye Rimz as a plain dry shadow is a bit frustrating. The pigment is very dark and takes too muc...
- Yves Saint Laurent- Parisienne on Nov 18, 2009 in perfume fragrance YSL Yves Saint Laurent
The first time I tried Parisienne, the new perfume from YSL, I hated it. I thought it was one of those chemical warfare perfumes- all synthetic berries, plastic flowers and that ubiquitous modern patchouli note. It's not like I was expecting a lot. I...
- Kanebo Sensai Cellular Performance Wrinkle Repair Cream on Nov 18, 2009 in moisturizer skin care Kanebo Sensai anti-aging
One thing I've learned in the last four or five years is that skin care really matters. It won't make you taller, skinnier or smarter, but good skin care used consistently (religiously, actually) makes a world of difference in the way we look. And fe...
