Your Autumn/Winter perfume wardrobe, sorted!

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There’s something about the change in weather that always summons a change in my signature fragrance, particularly during autumn and winter. It just seems a little wrong to be spritzing sweet, tropical scents (hello CK One Summer) over my skin, especially when the temps are anything but sunny. But that doesn’t mean my new season perfumes need to be drab and dreary. Au contraire, my collection of archival eaux for the colder seasons are always spicy, sensual and enticing.

Below I’ve listed the alluring designer essences which are my current favourites. Expect warm, rich, musky, woody and oriental notes to perfectly complement frosty days and nights. Trust me when I say, they’ll leave you smelling as divine as you look!

CHANEL COCO NOIR EAU DE PARFUM, $232

The third and newest perfume in the Coco collection, this is as warming as the original two (Coco and Coco Mademoiselle) but comes with a luxury base of rich rose, jasmine and patchouli for something all together more sexy, sultry and grown up. It’s magnetic, mysterious and intensely brilliant. A cult buy for the lady who loves to exude a bit of seductive mystery.

CHRISTIAN DIOR J’ADORE EAU DE PARFUM, $153

This fragrance imbues a medley of floral, fruity and musk notes which denote the contrasting sweet/sexy side to every foxy lady worth her salt.  One spritz of this mandarin, ivy, woodsy and blackberry tonic will leave you feeling (and smelling) like a Hollywood-born femme fatale.

TOM FORD WHITE PATCHOULI EAU DE PARFUM, $164

A woodsy-floral fragrance that smells just like it translates. Encompasses a bold mélange of bergamot, peony, coriander, night jasmine with base notes of patchouli, blonde woods, incense and ambrette seed, making it a sensual scent which is a total winter winner.

CLINIQUE AROMATICS ELIXIR PARFUM SPRAY, $68

Fresh and woody, oakmoss, white jasmine, chamomile and patchouliber are all fused together in one elegantly sexy aroma. Touches the senses and spirit in a subtle, pleasing way and speaks volumes about what it truly means to be a woman.

DOLCE & GABBANA THE ONE EAU DE PARFUM, $117

Who’s that girl? If that’s the question you want to hear as soon as you enter the room, D&G’s super-alluring scent, The One, is for you. Contains a seductive and intense facet of the oriental flower with a velvety, powdery interior. Bergamot, mandarin, lychee, peach sparkle in the top with madonna lily, muguet and jasmine in the heart, finished off with etyver, vanilla and sweetened ambery-musk in the base. A fragrance with a strong personality, and a contrasting golden sweetness (sound familiar?).

What’s your favourite winter/autumn scent?

❤ Kristina xo

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Benefit Fragrances Now Available at Fresh!

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These delightful Benefit fragrances are now available at Fresh! We are so obsessed with the quirky packaging, like all Benefit products.

Who isn’t Gaga crazy? Lady Gaga FAME

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Lady Gaga is well-known for her eccentric style and personality, so when Lady Gaga announced she was launching a fragrance with unusual ingredients everyone was not surprised.

The most eagerly awaited celebrity scent of the year, Lady Gaga’s fragrance is NOW available at Fresh fragrances and Cosmetics.

Love it or hate it, the Lady Gaga Fame fragrance can be described as unique and daringly different, Fame includes notes of saffron, honey, apricot nectar, jasmine sambac, tiger orchid, white peony, amaryllis, and black incense.

The bottle is also designed with a gold top, which resembles a claw. This is the symbol of her fans which is a way of saying stand up and be proud of who you are.

The very first of its kind, this perfume is a black liquid that becomes invisible once spritzed onto skin so it doesn’t stain the skin or clothes, despite it being a black liquid.

What do you think of Lady Gaga FAME?

Shop NOW >  http://www.fragrancesandcosmetics.com.au/womens-fragrances/lady-gaga/fame/146205/fame-eau-de-parfum-spray

Gold Medal Beauty

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With the Olympics here, we really should be supporting our fellow countrymen, be they Australian, British, Chinese or from anywhere else! I get so patriotic during the Olympics it’s amazing…you would never know that about me during the 4 period between games.

In support of all the running, swimming and jumping, I’ve tracked down some Gold, Silver and Bronze makeup, perfume and some skincare so that next time you are watching your favourite Olympic event you can feel like you too are a winner!

In first place in the perfume category we have DKNY Golden Delicious. This is a lovely floral perfume that’s perfect for all occasion (it’s also a pretty bottle!). In second place, we have La Prairie with Silver Rain. This is a stunning shaped bottle. The perfume itself is quite strong as it contains several strong smelling florals and is more suited to special occasions.

For our makeup, it’s a little harder to compare shadows and lipsticks and most brands don’t even produce a gold lipstick! So instead I’ll just go ahead and tell you what I found! If you have found some Olympic trends that you love, let me know.

Great Gold buys:

Dior One Colour Eyeshadow – No. 546 in Gold Touch. This is a lovely creamy eyeshadow that goes well with other colours.

Dolce & Gabbana Lip Gloss – # 160 Gold. This gloss has a lovely shiny finish that works perfectly with a red matt lipstick.

Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Gold Ultra Restorative Capsules. Many women swear by these capsules and it’s no surprise as these intensive single dose capsules deliver ceramides and essential lipids to strengthen skin. They can apparently minimise the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles and improve skin tone & clarity. Definitely a gold medal winner!

Guerlain L’Or Radiance Concentrate with Pure Gold Makeup Base. This product actually contains REAL GOLD! It also instantly melts into skin to retain moisture. It imparts a sheer glow and leaves skin with an even finish under makeup.

Spectacular Silver

Jane Iredale 24 Karat Gold Dust Shimmer Powder – Silver. As you could probably already tell from the name, this powder contains 24 Karat gold dust. If you were wanting to look extra-shimmery for a special evening, then this ones for you!

Estee Lauder Pure Color Eye Shadow – 33 Silver Ball. This is another lovely creamy eyeshadow from Estee Lauder (they just don’t get it wrong, do they?). It also contains Vitamin E which is good for your skin and should help in preventing Eye Irritation. Nice!

Shiseido The Makeup Lip Gloss – G10 Silver Gleam. This is not just a gloss, It’s also a lip conditioner, it contains vitamin A and E to moisturise  and hydrate your lips. This is great for those times when your are wearing long-lasting lipstick and it starts to get a bit feathery.

Bronze Beauties

YSL Eyeshadow Ombres 5 Lumieres (5 Colour Harmony for Eyes) – No. 07 Bronze Gold. This palette is great if you are looking to create a bronze-goddess look. You can also wear the colours by themselves and they look just as fab

Dior Addict Ultra Gloss #522 Intimate Bronze. This gloss is so great I would wear it by itself, all day, every day.

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Sheer Lip Tint in Bronze. As with almost all Estee Lauder products, this lipstick moisturises while you wear it. It also contains Vitamin A, E and has an SPF of 15+!

YSL La Laque Couture Nail Lacquer – # 28 Bronze Aztec. I love this colour and as a bonus, it’s long wearing so should last the entire time the Olympics are on – Hooray!