Happy holidays fellow beauty addicts! Today, I thought it would be fun to do a blog about some of my favorite products used not just during the holiday season; but year round. These products are a nice mix of both high end and indie goodies as well so there is really a great range of affordability and appeal for just about everyone!
First up we have one of my all time favorite perfumes: Burberry for women, with top notes of black current, bergamot, and green apple this fragrance opens up to cedar wood, jasmine, moss and sandalwood (my favorite); with base notes of both musk and vanilla making this a perfectly balanced warm and sensual fragrance! Pricing for this fragrance really range, but you can grab it for as little as $26 on overstock.
Next, we have some wonderful indie perfume oil blends from both Darling clandestine and Black Violet. Darling Clandestine, an Etsy shop run by owner Evonne produces complex scent oils which take you on a journey! Tilt-a-whirl is an amazingly complex and fun scent that has a fizzy fruitiness to it, a slight herbal undertone, and a dry down which is remenisant of red vines! It is really a very unique scent which I have really come to enjoy. Black violet, a wonderful bath and body shop run by owner Leilani, produces everything from amazing perfume oils to shower gels, body butters, and even wonderful face washes! I find Black violets scents to be very pure, long lasting, and not as complex if that makes sense? (forgive my lack of perfume knowledge). What I am meaning to say is that when it comes to Black violets scents, it is much easier for me personally to find an agreeable scent because there is not a lot of scent morphing happening with the scents on my skin. I believe really complex scent blends and the morphing of all the blends with your own body chemistry is what makes finding a compatible perfume oil so difficult. Both Darling Clandestine, and Black violet have fantastic options for ordering minis of their products which allows you to test out scents and products affordably.
Hair oil is a must, for me anyway. I have found that after years of abuse, and of course changes in the water and weather my hair just isn't as lustrous as it once was. This is where hair oil comes into play! Haus of Gloi makes a fabulous hair oil which you can order for just $12 in various yummy scents! I picked myself up two bottles of this amazing oil which I apply to my wet hair just after a shower. I find that it not only provides my hair with much needed additional moisture but also leaves it smelling great, and bonus, any oil left on your hands gets easily absorb and makes for a great nightly hand treatment.
Who doesn't love lip balm! I have an entire bag devoted to various lipsticks and lip gloss, but the one product I wear consistently is lip balm. My personal preference in lip balm happens to be an awesome one from a great little indie cosmetics shop called Notoriously Morbid. at a mere $3 a pop these Coffin Kissers are a great deal. They feel and smell absolutely amazing!
Last but most def not least is Darling girl cosmetics, because this blog post would not be complete if I didn't include some actual makeup right? Darling girl is one of my all time favorite indie cosmetic companies run by owner Susan; who is just one of the most amazing people you will ever encounter! Her devotion to her company as well as to her customers is really unparalleled. Each product she hand makes is unique, and I can honestly say I continue to be wowed time and time again by her creativity and overall talent!
I feel like that was the longest blog ever right?. Well I hope you enjoyed, and I wish you each a very Merry Christmas :)
