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Posted by Dain, Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:46 PM (Eastern)
It's been a while. I was gone during "Dead Week", a Yale tradition in which seniors go to Myrtle Beach for a week after finals, except that my friends and I are not really the sort to go White-Trash Heaven (as it was later described to me), so we went elsewhere: first, camping in the Adirondacks, and second, Montreal! And then it was "Senior Week", i.e. continuous drunkenness at so-called events. And then, graduation itself, which was simultaneously tedious and exciting, but mostly tedious. So, I've been busy.
Not much to speak of on the beauty front, but I had the opportunity to go to Holt's while in Montreal, and discovered a few things.
Camping is not my thing.
We had the misfortune, after brilliant weather in New Haven, to encounter rainy and chilly weather in the Adirondacks. I refused to sleep in a tent, and slept in Tiffany's Jeep instead. I mean, honestly... do I seem like a camper to you? The only great beauty moment, was taking a shower after two days of wallowing in damp dirt: MOR lemongrass soap, the magic of toothpaste, and Nuxe Creme Fraiche.
But we crossed the border...
And Montreal is a very urban landscape. It's got a bit of a depressing air, a city that thinks constantly of winter, but the people are warm and open, maybe because they spend so much time indoors with each other. It's incredibly ethnic, bars and boutiques and restaurants everywhere, all from myriad origins: Lebanese, Szechuan, Alsatien, Ethiopian, Greek, Peruvian, Belgian, you name it. And it's weird, stepping out of British North America; it's still America (in the broad sense), but it's also kind of French. Great city. We all had a fantastic time. I brought: BVLGARI BLV Notte pour Femme, a crystalline musk-iris-ginger-chocolate (in order of declining strengths) cold cold cold scent that I thought would be perfect for Montreal.
But onto the beauty stuff. I went into Holt's, the Canadian equivalent to Neiman Marcus. Here were the bright moments:
1. Hermes Un Jardin Sur La Nil would make the perfect everyday summer splash, and is going straight onto my wishlist. It's citrusy and green, but with ever-so-slightly unexpected notes: green mango (milky and crisp, more sour than sweet), grapefruit, and lotus. There's something slightly bitter and unripe about the scent that I like, though I don't think "Egypt" at all. It's preppy, not exotic.
2. NARS Spring 2007: Both Habenera and Sugarland are gorgeous. I'm not sure I would personally get much use out of Sugarland, but Habenera, in the vein of many NARS duos, I simply want, want, want.
3. Sisley and Stella McCartney CARE samples. I've only tried the Botanical Intensive Day Cream (wanted to try the night version, but they were out) thus far, and it is certainly intense: aromatic herbal scent, a sticky texture that's hard to spread but sinks in quickly, bright, radiant skin (very quick results). But hardly justifies the $300 price tag, I think. I'm excited to try the Stella McCartney skincare, though.
4. Giorgio Armani Armanisilk Lipstick #46, a bright raspberry-red in the fabulous Armanisilk formula, may just be my perfect red lipstick. A blood red is a standard necessity, but there's something about the raspberry red that is really unusual but classic at the same time.
And dark moments:
1. Forgot to bring blush. Can't live without blush!
2. Lost NARS Gothika Lip Gloss, my absolute favorite lipcolor. Isn't that a bummer?
Labels: beauty notes, giorgio armani, hermes, nars, perfume, sisley, skin, stella mccartney
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June 1, 2007 7:21 PM,
Congratulations!!!!!
June 1, 2007 9:35 PM,
WOW! You graduated from college??
Holy smokes is that cool!!!!
I've been to Myrtle Beach and I think it was during Senior Week too. Not sure who what school's senior week it was done there, all I remember is that it was just crawling with drunk kids in various stages of undress.:\
Not my thing.
On the other hand, I do love to camp! LOL! I just tote along all my lippies and pretties and have a grand ole time. And get laughed at alot by the other campers. :)
June 1, 2007 11:35 PM,
Hey Carol,
I have invited you to the LPF Beauty and Fashion Blogs. As I was doing so, I realized they no longer have a place to add a message to the person you're inviting. So, ah, that's why there is no message on either invite.
By this you can write on the blogs and you don't have to wait to have your comments published. Just saying. :)
P.S. It's me Colleen.
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