Archive | April, 2008

4 Great New and Classic Spring Fragrances

by Beyond Beauty Basics

Spring is here and it is all about feeling great in your new sun dress, sexy wedge heels, and adding your favorite new fragrance for the perfect finishing touch. Here are some of the newest scents that are on the spring fragrance hit list, as well as some timeless classics to complete your spring wardrobe.

  • Marc Jacobs Daisy is the perfect blend of strawberry, violet leaves, ruby red grapefruit, gardenia and musk. This is a vintage inspired scent is light, fruity, and floral all at the same time.
  • DKNY Delicious Night is the scent of a sexy spring night in downtown New York City. This shimmering oriental is a cocktail of frozen pomelo, blackberry, and crushed ginger blended together in a fabulous martini glass. Cheers to Spring!
  • Fresh Cannabis Rose blends cannabis accord, jasmine, sensuous dark chocolate, and finishes with crisp oolong tea to bring you an incredible spring scent that will turn heads all over town! There is nothing like this fragrance, it is fresh, floral, woodsy, and oriental all at the same time.
    Elle by Yves Saint Laurent gives you floral and woody notes of peony, pink berries and patchouli. YSL has always given us beautiful fragrances but this one is absolutely incredible! Sweet and sexy!
  • Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. “L” Rollerball is a relfection of the rockstar who created it. This is a fragrance of feminine charm and rebellious originality. This a burst of floral and sensual musks, but the best part of the fragrance is the rollerball portability. You can bring this in your bag wherever you go for a quick fragrance touch up anytime.
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Fragrance is your personal finishing touch to any outfit, any mood, or event. We would love to hear from you on what your favorite fragrance is and why. Let us know how it makes you feel to get dressed up and spritz your signature scent on our contact form. Keep it short and sweet, two to three sentences, and we will highlight you in our spring fragrance focus and treat you to a special beauty gift!

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Bond No. 9 and Swarovski Team Up In Time For Mother’s Day

by Elena C.

bond9swarovski.jpgUltra mouth-watering, but completely fat free. Bond No. 9 has teamed up with crystal powerhouse, Swarovski, to create some serious bling for Mother’s DaySwarovski Stars. Available in the company’s most popular fragrances—Bryant Park, Bleecker Street, and Nuits de Noho—these 50ml bottles are covered from top to bottom in thousands of tiny hand-applied Swarovski crystals. In shimmering pink, green, or blue, they shine almost as bright as Mom.

And for Mom’s who like to sparkle while cheering at their local pee-wee baseball game, bond9swarovskimini.jpgBond No. 9 creates Swarovski Star pocket sprays. Just as decadent, but with one more fragrance, Eau de New York, these allow Mom to spritz herself anytime, anywhere. Making all the other Mom’s jealous is just an added bonus…

Luxury items at a luxury price: Swarovski Stars, $600 and Swarovski Star pocket sprays $750.

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Be Green On Earth Day: Go Green Shopping

by Beyond Beauty Basics

baggirl.jpgDid you know that it can take up to 240 years for one plastic bag to decompose? Or that when plastic bags are incinerated there are claims that the substances given off include carbon dioxide which is a major culprit in the greenhouse effect and global warming? The first step to “Going Green” can start with your everyday shopping. We should all be using recycled material canvas, net, cloth, or hemp bags.

It is so important for every single one of us to do what we can to go green and help save our planet, and it is easier than you think. Just by changing the way we shop will make a huge impact on the planet and bring us closer to saving our earth. Before you go green, here are some simple facts to consider:

ecoshop.jpgPlastic is made of polyethylene, a derivative of petroleum or, during oil crunches, natural gas, according to Dick Paplinsky, vice president of sales at American Western Corporation, a leading manufacturer of plastic products including bags. Since no standards have been established for the biodegradability of polyethylene, decomposition rates vary but always involve a “long, long time,” Paplinsky admits. The answers I came across in terms of the time frames for a plastic bag to fully decompose range from as short as one year to as long as 240 years. Complete incineration of plastic bags is possible, some claim, but the substances given off include carbon dioxide, which is a major culprit in the much-publicized greenhouse effect and global warming.

Now, it’s time to do something about it. It is becoming easier and easier to make the right choice to use recycled bags to shop with and you can find them anywhere! You can find them at your local grocery store, or your favorite fashion boutique. Everyone is waking up to the fact that we have to act now and this is the easiest way to make a difference. So, the next time you are out shopping for your next pair of summer sandals or fabulous earrings to complete the perfect outfit for a girls night out, just grab your shopping bag before you leave the house so not only will you look great, but you will be saving the planet in the process!

Here are some of our favorite sites to help you get started finding the perfect recycled bag to shop with, and also give back to help save our beautiful planet. Happy Earth Day!

Find 1000’s of Earth Day Tote Bags on CafePress

www.reusablebags.com
www.treehugger.com
www.thedailygreen.com

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