A close friend of mine got me a great bottle of rose over Christmas that I finally opened in celebration of finishing my finals. It was honestly the best rose I’ve ever had. It had just the right amount of sweetness, not too overpowering. I would highly recommend it for a romantic date or picnic.

I was out of my favorite facial moisturizer, philosophy’s take a deep breath, so I bought some online at Sephora. Philosophy also makes very simple and clean scents and I noticed online that they are making a new one, called live joyously. I have a client that’s an interior designer and whenever I wear a philosophy scent, she always asks me what I’m wearing and tells me I smell wonderful. The live joyously perfume is a very clean scent that has just the right amount of floral. It’s a very happy smell that isn’t too overpowering. I will probably be getting the body wash as soon as my very large bottle of pure grace is finished.

One of the best parts about ordering online at Sephora is anytime you order they offer you three samples. I selected a Fresh black tea firming overnight mask, a Jurlique herbal recovery night cream, and an Elizabeth and James nirvana white perfume sample. I also used some beauty rewards points to get a 0.5 fl oz sample of Caudalie premier cru la crème and a 0.33 fl oz sample of Caudalie premier cru the elixir.

The Caudalie cream is a heavy thick cream that really satisfies dry winter skin. The Caudalie elixir is another great solution for dry skin, and you don’t have to use a lot.

This is a selfie I took right before I washed my face right before bed. I spent the night out with a good friend at an intimate place called Angel’s Share on the lower east side. I just thought my eyeliner looked too good to not post.

Lush is a really amazing place. They make all natural skin care and bathing products that smell wonderful. The store can be a little overwhelming because their products smell so strong, and the combination of all those strong scents can be a little too much for some people. I know I never went into the store myself because of the strong odor until I got a personal recommendation from a friend to try them.

Their bath bombs and bubble bars are mind blowing. Their bath bombs fizz into a bubbly lather and have immersive scents. They really create a bathing experience. Their bubble bars create thick huge bubbles and leave your skin feeling extremely soft.

The de-stress massage oil is my favorite product. I bought it after I had a massage on a cruise. It has a great soothing scent that really helps relax you.

The tranquil touch body cream has a sultry scent that relaxes you immediately. It is a luxuriously rich body cream that deeply moisturizes. It’s a great nighttime body cream.

The quiet mind temple balm is an awesome product. You apply a small amount to your temples, the back of your ears, and other hot spots to surround your self with the scent. I use it right be before bed and it helps me get to sleep.

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I hope everyone got to spend some time with their lover, or best friend soul mate! Anyway, my boyfriend and I had a great time. Even though we’ve been going through a little bit of a rough patch, he made sure that last night was really special for me.

First I rented a BCBG gown from Rent the Runway for $60 with a Birchbox coupon. It is beautiful, floor length gown that had a full back of lace. It is stunning.

For dinner we decided to order in. Not only because its freezing, but because pre-fix menus suck and we didn’t want to spend too much or waste time trying to find a reservation.

After eating lovely Chinese food from Olies, we got dressed to go out. After taking some pictures we headed out into 10 degree weather to go to this bar called The Auction House. It’s a quaint, smallish place on the Upper East Side that is kind of like The Back Room in that it is a 1920s styled place that has fancy couches and small intimate seating areas for romantic couples. It’s a great place for a date, and the perfect place for Valentines Day. It unfortunately was really crowded when we got there and we could only find seats at the bar. If you decide to go to The Auction House, I would recommend going there early for a seat.

Top by Wyatt from Bluefly. Skirt from H&M.

I finally got my hands on my own Ringly!! I preordered in July, but it just came last week. Ringly is a fashion forward wearable technology device that gives you notifications when your phone goes off. There is an app you use to set what the ring does when certain things happen on your phone. For example, when my mother calls, it will vibrate four times and flash yellow because it is a phone call and it will flash red because it is my mother calling.