margaritas, milkshakes & mac gloss

recently i had an exciting morning at Nordstrom's.

not just one, but

two purchases in the cosmetics department = exciting day indeed!

first, i swung by the Mac counter & got hooked up 

with some dazzle glass gloss in money honey~

i really wanted my mac girl to give me an updated make over.

 i could really use a lift around my eyes, one that's cheaper than botox

even if only with new shadows. but i was in a hurry. 

another day.

i love this gloss.  a little pink & a little gold frost.

perfect.

then i scooted over to the jo malone counter

for a bottle of blue agava & cacao

pure heaven i tell you.

besides the salty fresh beach air, i'm hoping heaven smells like the jo malone line.

i couldn't help but wonder if my jo malone representative was a little mesmerized

by my new glassy glossy money honey lips.

said mac girl went a little heavy on my demonstration application.

i coulda swore he looked at my usually unexciting lips the entire transaction.

honestly he was probably thinking...girl, get a grip & wipe some of that stuff off. 

anyway.

 i am totally finicky about fragrances.

i personally can only wear a few,

& i'm sensitive to the smell of most candles, perfumes, & artificial room fresheners.

however

there are several from jo malone that might bring a total sense of euphoria to my home.

 

they are all about combining fragrance .

over at j.m.

 my mesmerized representative( i'm going with mesmerized instead of the probable disapproving)
mixed up a little cocktail of my new fragrance
& sweet milk ( a limited edition fragrance from their 'how do you like your tea' line).
divine!

funny thing,
i did a little research on the notes in my favorite fragrance
& now i can see why i love it.
blue agava is the base ingredient in tequila
cacao is the base of chocolate.
throw in a little sweet milk & i am a walking
albeit pricey
glorified margarita milkshake.
or something like that.




speaking of new cosmentics,
for valentines day i gave each of the girls a new bottle of essie.
current fave's in our home are chinchilly , sand tropez & nice is nice.

i guess i don't get out much.
besides spending time photographing new additions to our ever growing nail polish inventory,
because for less than $100 i felt like a new woman after my quickie at nordies.
seriously though, i think whether it's an updated make-over
a new lip gloss, fun nail polish, or a new fragrance
we all love the luxurious feeling a simple cosmetic purchase provides us.


do you have a favorite beauty product?
oh please, do tell...