Near my house, there’s an adorable farm that also happens to have an amusement park.  My family is a fixture at this farm–it’s way too fun during the summer months!  They also happen to make the most fabulous baked goods, using their own fresh produce and other locally grown produce as ingredients.  Since discovering their Marion Berry pie, I’ve stopped baking for Thanksgiving dessert.  Their pie is 100x better than anything I’d make! [Read more...]

Our first 65 degree day of the Fall was also cloudy.  All it took was one day with no sunshine or warmth and **bam**, I felt like I hit a wall.  My energy level positively plummeted, and I tried to caffeinate my lethargy away to no avail.

The newest bloom in KENZO’s “flower” family–FlowerTag–is an invigorating scent that brightened my mood on that dreary day.  My guess is the zing of mandarin in the scent was what gave my spirits a lift.  FlowerTag is the ultimate combination of sweet flowers and succulent fruit, and, the bright “rouge” bottle had me at hello. [Read more...]

The Fendi brand has been around since 1925!  To celebrate Fendi’s 60th birthday, their first-ever fragrance was launched.  Over the years, Fendi has launched and discontinued various scents.  By 2010, the number of Fendi fragrances available in the marketplace was… an astonishing ZERO!  Hard to believe, isn’t it?

Well, if you’ve been sulking over the lack of Fendi fragrance options, Fall 2011 is a lucky season for you!  Fan di Fendi–the anxiously awaited new Fendi fragrance–has finally hit shelves!

Fan di Fendi is sensual and polished, and not overpowering.  To me the fragrance is all about taste, wealth and sophistication.  I imagine the woman who wears it to be dressed to the nines and excruciatingly successful.  Funny, because the ads wrapped around the scent tell a completely different story from my impression!  This blogger is always a fan of superb packaging, and Fendi did not disappoint.  Created in 1965 by Karl Lagerfeld himself, the ”FF” logo is still a status symbol almost 50 years later.  Naturally, it is fitting for this recognizable logo to be selected as the design for the of the bottle, gleaming in a mirror-finish opulent gold.

Top Notes: Pear blackcurrant accord, tangerine from Calabria and pink peppercorn from Reunion Island

Heart Notes: Damascena rose and yellow jasmine

Base Notes: Soft leather accord and patchouli from Indonesia

Retail prices:
1.0 oz. Eau de Parfum – $56
1.7 oz. Eau de Parfum – $76
2.5 oz. Eau de Parfum – $92
Perfumed Bath and Shower Gel – $39
Perfumed Body Lotion – $44

Click HERE to buy Fan di Fendi at Sephora.com

Click HERE to buy Fan di FENDI at Saks.com

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I was lucky enough to visit Paris with my husband for our honeymoon.  While we stopped in many romantic places during our stay in Europe, I’ll admit there was certainly something simply magical about Paris.  I think it was the relaxed, easy-going pace I loved most.  When we visited the city of lights, there was no Starbucks in Paris.  The expectation for anyone who wished to enjoy a coffee or a sandwich was that you would sit down in a cafe–perhaps for hours–just watching the world go by and enjoying the company of your friends. [Read more...]

Keep in mind that I spend my entire day with one or both of my small children…  The first thing I thought when I smelled Givenchy’s new Ange ou Demon fragrance was “mmm!  Pez!”

Yes, the scent certainly has an innocent fruity candy-element to it, but also captured in this update of Givenchy’s best-seller is a sexy oriental essence.

Angel or Demon indeed…  This scent combination certainly can confuse the consciousness!  But, I’ll dare to answer the question Givenchy poses.  This scent is clearly Demon, as something Angelic couldn’t possibly be so dangerously addictive! [Read more...]