NEW Product: benefit b spot »
By leily on Jun 23, 2008 in Beauty | 0 Comments
Brand: benefit
Name: b spot
Size: 50 ml / 1.7 fl. oz.
Price: $38 USD
“Every gal’s got one (a few, actually)… b spots, that is. Awaken your most seductive pulse points with this new fragrance from Benefit. It’s a sexy combo of lush mango; faster, faster, freesia; provocative peony & steamy sandalwood… and don’t forget to shake, shake, shake your amber, baby!” (from the Benefit web site)
Although I’m all for light, summery scents as soon as the warmer weather hits town, I’m not sure about the “mango” in this fragrance. I mean, I love the smell and taste of mangoes, but not sure if I want to walk around personally smelling like one.
Hopefully the other scents in this product balance out the fruity fragrance - I can’t wait to check this out and give it a whiff!
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These day dresses are so cute. I love the colour combinations -of the jacket with the navy dress and of the light green dress with the dark green belt. I’m really loving the long jacket with mini dress combination at the moment..jpg)
Phillip Lim’s cocktail dresses never disappoint. They look so customer-friendly and imagine if you had loads of events to attend about town, then the dresses look like they’ll be suitable for so many dresses.
Everything is so delicate and so etheral looking (-maybe it’s just the models,) with a bit of edge. .jpg)
The Lanvin collection was great to ooh and ahh over as usual, but there’s a bit too much of eveningwear and expensive dresses to truly imagine them being worn by myself in real life. I love the loose-fitting, silk, white jacket with those large pockets (on the right.) It’s so casual yet cool and luxurious at the same time..jpg)
There were a lot of sharp colours, as expected from Lanvin, although it seems to be the general trend for next year too, especially yellow and orange.
High street stores have really supported making the Luella look into the street look of the season. The easiest stores to find those cutsey floral skirts are Top Shop and Urban Outfitters.
The Luella skirt is of the tiny flower printed on ra ra skirts. The left skirt is by Top Shop and the right one is by Miss Selfridge.
For something that are less obviously Luella-wannabes and more ‘individual’, there are other cute options by Top Shop. The one of the left has that found-in-a-thrift-store look to it, and the one the right gives off a rock chic vibe.
If you’re wearing a floral top then make your skirt a solid-coloured one. A mid-waisted, A-line skirt that ends above the knees is the way to go. 
If you want to adhere to Leulla’s Superheroes theme, choose a superhero-themed t-shirt. The two shirts in the image are from Urban Outfitters UK. But really, any t-shirt will do. Just make sure it is solid-coloured and the graphic have solid colours too.
Sneakers (normal or high-heeled) will make your outfit hip and unfussy. 
The key to this look is making sure that the floral skirt or top is the only fussy item in your outfit. The other items should be solid and tough-looking, like a leather jacket and patent leather booties. Your hair and accessories shouldn’t be overly girly either. Take note of the messy, imperfect hairstyles, the very natural makeup and if you can carry them off, the oh-so-trendy nerd glasses. (This image is by the Urban Outfitters UK website from awhile ago. Just more styling ideas for you!)
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After spending last Friday in Paris (more on that later,) I headed off to meet up my friends (who flew in from London) in Amsterdam for the weekend. We met at the Centraal Station and took the tram to our hotel. The trams make getting around very easy and convenient, although we stayed pretty much within one area for the whole weekend so we mostly walked..JPG)
Once we got out of the Centraal Station, we saw this church on the left. We took pictures because it looks so pretty but we weren’t bothered to get closer. Throughout the trip, we see other churches around. Afterwards, we went to the famous Anne Frank House, which was very interesting. Unlike most museums you don’t actually see a lot of artifacts in the House, but the presentations you see when you walk through each room of the House really gives you a sense of what happened and how it felt. .JPG)
At night we visited the Red Light District, which was very interesting. I’ve definitely not seen any ’shops’ like the ones there before. It was also really uncomfortably crowded so we didn’t stay long.
On Sunday morning, we went to the Van Gogh Museum. I thought it was going to be just another art museum (-I’ve never studied art so I can’t say I know how to fully appreciate art museums,) but it actually turned out to be pretty interesting. The museum splits Van Gogh’s work into different time periods and the presentation boards have good descriptions that explain those time periods. As you walk along, you can really see the development and influence in his artwork even if you’re not an artist yourself..JPG)
My favourite thing to do there was just walking along the canals, admiring the quaint little town feeling of the area and relaxing in the many coffee shops. So pretty and relaxing!.JPG)
Along the canals, there were some boat houses. Not that I would ever want to live in one but isn’t this one look so cute?.JPG)
Before leaving on Sunday afternoon, we went peddle-boating (-is that the correct term?) Basically we water-cycled in the canals. Even though we didn’t seem to be able to master the steering device and kept bumping into the walls and boat houses, it was so fun! It was a great way to just enjoy the sights without getting bored. 