My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Philip B Royal Oud Mega-Curl Enhancer. You can read it here.
Month: December 2013
Passing Fancies: December 2013
Eats & Treats: Mostaccioli, Italian chocolate-coated ginger-spice cookies that our local Italian grocer only stocks around Christmastime!
Beauty Products: Laura Mercier Stick Gloss in Peony (I’m on a Laura Mercier kick)
Garb: Little fur scarves. I know, I know, there are reasons not to wear fur. But these were gifts, and I do love them so much in the winter.
Product Review: Aveda Dry Remedy Daily Moisturizing Oil (Updated, with Ingredients)
According to Cosmetics Business, Aveda has just reformulated its Dry Remedy haircare range, designed “to quench dry hair, tame frizz, tackle flyways and add shine. The key product—Daily Moisturizing Oil—is a bottle of the oil itself, intended as a daily leave-in treatment, harvested from the fruit of the moriche palm tree.”
I received a tiny, trial-size tube of Daily Moisturizing Oil the last time I shopped at Aveda, and I’ve been finding it very useful and effective in my efforts to protect my hair from cold, harsh winter air and dry, over-heated interiors. Aveda isn’t the first brand to incorporate buriti oil into its products—L’Occitane offered buriti-enriched skincare and haircare in 2008—but this oil appeals to me because it is so simple and focused.
Quick Reads: Barbara Nessim Interview on Huffington Post
Just this past fall, my friend Angie introduced me to the artist Barbara Nessim. Angie and Barbara became friends through their years of working together, and Angie thought that I would enjoy meeting Barbara and having the chance to speak with her in person about her art, which was recently shown in a retrospective exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She was right!
Huffington Post has just interviewed Barbara about her career as an illustrator, the “feminine” qualities of her art, and her friendship with Gloria Steinem, among other topics. You can read the interview (and see a few examples of her work) here.
Image: Barbara Nessim, Portrait of a Young Maid Ready To Go (1968), via Huffington Post.
Product Review: Blackbird Incense
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Blackbird Incense. You can read it here.
TINSEL CREATION 