Geting A FRESH Start in Fragrance and Cosmetics
Are you hunting for a new fragrance for summer? I am! I always am looking for something new for me or for my SO who hates fragrance. I found one that I think we both could share from the FRESH line.
FRESH Sake Eau De Parfum is something that can definitely be shared by a man and a woman. This very unique fragrance is a floral oriental and yes it sounds like a contradiction but it isn’t really! This luscious fragrance is inspired by the Japanese culture which is inspiration for many of the FRESH products seen in their stores and in their body collection– a la the SAKE Bath Soak which is the basis for this scent. Sake is a rice wine and it is the essence of that rice wine and the tradition in which it is typically consumed that predicates the creation of this fragrance. Lovely and serene with an "interior quiet" that is unique.
Top Note: Langsat fruit,(a sweet/sour fruit from Southeast Asia) grapefruit and ginger for a blend of fruit and spice mixed with a hint of sweetness.
Heart notes are more complex: white peach absolute (the essence of white peach), lotus flower, transparent lily of the valley (to provide sweetness without being overwhelming)
Base: osmanthus (known as lily of the nile), vanilla , and musk for that more masculine dry-down to balance out the sweetness of the vanilla.
For those who like the unusual and/or like the Sake Bath products, this would be an ideal fragrance!
3.4 Fl Oz bottle-$75.00; 1.75 Oz–$50.00
From fragrances to cosmetics might seem an odd segue but when one goes shopping like I do, it’s often the weirdest things that turn on my buying switch (though it doesn’t take a whole lot to do that either)
FRESH summer cosmetic products are cool and fun. I love the palettes and the color presentations because they are well thought out. One can see the hand of Alina Roytberg, co-founder/creator of FRESH products, in these new products.
Here Comes the Sun Palette is housed in a perky yellow box decorated with brown, white and orange patterns. I am a real sucker for great packaging and this is indeed very cool. Open up the box and out pops a ripe orange palette done in the same pattern in white on the top. Obviously with homage to the Beatles, this is a bronzing palette. A trio of powder shades housed ina cute palette complete with a mirror for easy application. Intense Bronze is the rich bronzer to be dusted all over the face with a large powder brush –particularly on the bony structure of the face: forehead, cheeks, eyebrow, chin and also along the temples. What makes this particular color so unique is that it’s called a FACE LUSTER which is a one of a kind pressed powder thanks to a special micronizing technology applied to pure pigments to make them silky and easy to use. It allows it to be sheer but retain the intensity of the color. It’s considered multi-functional and could be used on eyes, cheeks, as well as a bronzer. Dust it on and blend well.
Here Comes the Sun is a lovely soft rose shade to be used on the apples of the cheeks to give you that pop of summer color and illuminate the face so that you have some definition.
Resolute Gold is the highlighter shade to be used on the top of cheekbones, bridge of the nose, a bit on the forehead and chin and blended out lightly to create the highlight that will give the face contour and luminous color. The silky texture definitely works for me and I love the feel of it and the colors are wearable for most — if not all– skintones.
Here Comes The Sun Palette: $45.00
FRESH never does anything half way so when the face palette came out, I was sure there were lip colors too –and there are three new glosses. These are lush colors but with an added bonus! They have great anti-oxidant ingredients in them as well: shea butter, pomegrante extract, jojoba oil and Vitamin E make these glosses good for your lips as they are good for your looks. Flavored with citrus, these cute little glosses are housed in adorable mirrored compacts that are perfect for packing in pockets.
Rose Parfait is a sheer soft pink.
Bellini is a ripe coraled peach
Dahlia is a rich berry that is sure to please.
Easy on and soothing on your lips you will find it hard to choose just one. Don’t! Just buy them all and know that your gloss/balm needs are taken care of for the rest of the summer.
GLOSS ABSOLUTE: $22.00 each.
You can buy FRESH products at FRESH stores, Fresh.com, Sephora, Sephora.com and one of my favorite places online, Beauty.com . Why is it my favorite? Because I can shop for stuff for my home and feel good that I am saving time (and gas) from running around town and thus I splurge and toss in a couple ( or 4 ) things into the basket for me as a reward. Plus I get free shipping too.
Anyway, hope you have a great evening/day/week! If you happen to try any of these FRESH products, do let me know what you think. I would love to hear about your experiences.
See you at the beauty counter!
Stevie
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