Beauty Products

My First Jo Malone Purchase

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So excited about this blog post! My husband purchased my first Jo Malone fragrance two weekends ago! I was really surprised. We went in just to look around and ended up having a wonderful experience.

Our Jo Malone store here in our city. 

All the wonderful fragrances that they encourage you to mix and match. 
I kept navigating to the floral scents. She mixed their Red Roses scent with the English Pear & Freesia scent and it was quite lovely. Then she mixed the Red Roses scent with the Mimosa & Cardamom and that was quite lovely also. It was so much fun mixing scents and understanding the oils. I really enjoyed it! 
In the end we settled on the red roses scent. My husband just LOVED it!
The box was so wonderfully wrapped and chic!
We purchased the 30ml bottle for $65! I wanted to see how it went with my body chemistry. 
Loving it so far. 
She gave me lots of samples. I have been wearing them. I must say that I really like the red rose bath oil. She gave me a sample of it and I have been putting it on my feet, hands, knees, elbows. It is so nice. Oh gosh and with our below freezing temperatures it has been a God send!

Hand cream samples
I so enjoyed my visit to Jo Malone and will be going again for some of that Red Rose Bath oil. It was a wonderful experience and I thank my husband for the lovely gift. 
(photos via Mrs. Shockley) 

Pure Simplicity ~ Bath & Body Works

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A new beauty line has surfaced at Bath and Body Works. I stumbled on it this past weekend. It is called Pure Simplicity and it is lovely. The packaging alone will entice you to buy it.

This is the rosewater scent. I purchased the body milk cream and the face & body refresher.

It is very nice. 


The product line is alcohol-free and non-drying, our face & body mist instantly refreshes and conditions to leave skin feeling beautifully revitalized and lightly scented. Formulated without parabens, sulfates, phthalates, petrolatum, artificial color & gluten, our promise is pure & simple: gentle and hypoallergenic products specially crafted for those who believe that less is more.




This fragrance is a light sweet scent. It is very nice.
Almond Milk 
The sample station

The oil roller-balls 
I believe this new line will be a big hit. It is free from chemicals. Great for people who are sensitive to scents and artificial color. The scents are light and fresh. You will enjoy them! 
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

A Little Perfume Shopping

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So last weekend I was running some errands and decided to stop in Sephora and look at some perfumes. There are a few that I like then there are some that I love. I wanted to share a few that I have tried and might be buying.

Now I LOVE all of the Aerin Lauder scents from her collection. Good gosh, this is such a good collection! The bottles are beautiful and so are the scents. I have lilac path right now and I have a packet of the samples for the other scents. I just purchased Waterlily Sun hand cream. You can read my blog post about that but I will be going back for the Honeysuckle. 

This is still so good. I purchased a sample to try it out and I still love it. 
Chloe
Now this is a new scent for me. I smelled the Tory Burch original but this Tory Burch Jolie Fleur Lavande is really good. You can smell the lavender notes in it. I got a sample and wore it the whole week. My husband just kept saying how good it smells. You should definitely try it. 
Now this is a classic and always will be to me. I have talked about Amazing Grace over and over. It is such as irresistible scent. It is soft, clean and feminine. 

Now Gucci Bloom is a new scent also. I like it but did not get a sample. I need to get a sample to see how it combines with my body chemistry. You can smell the jasmine notes in this. 

Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme is a men’s fragrance but I wanted to mention it. It is so good. My husband sprayed it in the store and I was a few feet away from him and I smelled it and said, “Oh man, that is good”! So he bought it. 
Now this is not a fragrance but a beauty elixir. I purchased an $18 bottle and I have been using it all week after I wash, moisturize and put on my make-up I spray my face with this. It is really good. It does make your skin glow. I read about the creator of this company about a year ago. See here if you missed it. Wonderful product!
Well, I hope that I gave you all some new fragrances to go out and try. I know I will definitely be getting that Tory Burch Lavande. It is just too good!

(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Aerin Rose Bubblebath

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I wanted to do a quick post about a new beauty find. I always visit the Estee Lauder counter at Von Maur. For months I have been wanting to try the Aerin Rose Bodywash. Every time I visit I stop and literally “smell the roses”. It smells just like a garden full of roses.

My bottle at home



Now the bottle says body wash but I use it as a daily bubble bath and it works great! The bubbles are wonderful and our bathroom smells like a garden! It is always a wonderful morning when I use this. Then I open the bathroom door and the smell then drifts into the bedroom so then I can smell it as I get ready for work. Just a wonderful morning ritual…..

(photo via Mrs. Shockley)

Refresher Spray

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This was a great recent find during my outlet shopping with my mom, daughter and friend. This is called a “refresher” mist from Ninewest and the scent is called “Ocean Mist”.

It has a very refreshing scent and is specially formulated to freshen and deodorize all footwear and handbags. It is an excellent way to keep your items feeling and smelling their best. 
Now I have searched high and low online for this but could not find it. I purchased it inside the store for only $6! I am very sorry that I could not find it. If you are interested, I would suggest calling your local outlet mall that has a Ninewest to see if they carry it in stock. Hope you find it!!! 

(photo via Mrs. Shockley)

Waterlily Sun

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Whenever I visit my favorite store Von Maur the girls at the counter always have me try new products. This month it was Aerin Lauder’s waterlily sun body cream. It is the perfect cream to use. I use it as my desk hand cream at work and it draws attention!

My bottle at work
Let me tell you I had some on my hands and I took a document to one of my co-workers. I then walked back to my desk and sat down. She then came all the way down to my office and said, “What in the world are you wearing?”  I told her and she said, “Wow, that is wonderful!”
It is very refreshing and feminine. I went back recently to try the Mediterranean Honeysuckle. I think I may have to buy that next! We will see. 
(photo via Mrs. Shockley)

Gelato Cream

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Snow has finally hit Indiana and it is cold! So with that comes the dry skin problems. I am not sure where I saw this cream but the Clinique Gelato Cream is just heavenly.

This cream is so rich and soothing that I take it to work and bring it back home!

My jar at home
The fragrance that I picked was sugared petals. It has a light floral scent. Very subtle and luxurious. 
The other fragrances that they have are Clinique Happy and Berry Blush. All three are wonderful and lightly fragranced. I hope you are able to go to your local beauty store and give them a whiff. They are quite delightful. 


(photos via Mrs. Shockley )