A Few of My Favorite Things 2005

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.


In year-end celebration, here are my personal best of 2005 (You'll note these are geared to women. What can I say? That's the crowd I run with.) Plus, I add my sincere thanks to Blogdorf Goodman, Scentzilla and Now Smell This for inspiration, graphics and concept!

Serge Lutens Chergui: Just take those basenotes ... amber, iris, rose, sandalwood ... and you have explained the appeal of this arm-gnawable fragrance.
MAC MV3: The most adult vanilla/woods comfort fragrance that exists.
Decleor Rose Oil: For the ladylikeness of it plus I counterintuitively believe it helps oily skin.
Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream: It's gritty, it's smelly and it works, especially when you cut it with cetaphil cleanser.
Trish McEvoy #11 eyeliner brush - The only way I can keep to the straight and narrow.
T. LeClerc Powder in Banane: I'm blue undertone pale and this odd sheer yellow color blends into my skin, giving perfect matte-ness (but no jaundice).
Cargo blush in Laguna: The strangest bright orange in its oversize tin ... but tap a bit onto a flatedge blush brush, lightly, lightly apply ... and you actually look healthy!
Stila Kajal Eyeliner in black: Whenever I feel faintly mideastern. Or like Betty Boop.
Kiehl's Lycopene Moisturizer: For the tomato-y [no, you can't tell it's tomato but it does improve your skin tone] richness of it all.
Bliss Steep Clean Cleanser: To obliterate any t-zone problems.

And my friends have great ideas, too! Please visit these fine lemming purveyors if you have no idea how to spend that bundle you received for the holidays! They'll help you!

• Beauty Addict


• Blogdorf Goodman


• Bois de Jasmin


• Brain Trapped in Girl's Body


• c'est chic


• Crazy Jay Blue


• Hrmph


• Koneko's *Mostly* Beauty Diary


• Legerdenez


• Make a Mental Note


• Monkey Posh


• Mother Hen's Place


• my life my words my mind


• no one knows why the wolf laughs


• Now Smell This


• �Ombligo!


• Peppermint Patty


• Perfume-Smellin' Things


• Scentzilla!


• She'll be feverish after so much thinking


• Slap of the Day


• Victoria's Own
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