Fragrance


National Fragrance Day 2025

Fragrances from top left: Gucci fragrance / classic Chanel fragrance / vanilla coconut fragrance (made in the usa) / Donna Karan fragrance / Bond No. 9 / Hermes fragrance /

National Fragrance Day is tomorrow! On March 21, we will all celebrate our favorite fragrances! I thought I would post about it today in order to ensure we are all prepared with our favorite scent stocked and ready for spraying!

I absolutely love perfume, and some of my favorite notes include musk, vanilla, coconut, amber, and patchouli. In the warmer months, I also love a good citrus scent. This one by Hermes is my favorite.

The Gucci and Donna Karan fragrances are currently on my wish list. When I buy them, stay tuned for my reviews!

Which fragrance are you planning on wearing tomorrow? Happy National Fragrance Day!

XOXO

Cathy


Sol de Janeiro Delicia Drench Body Butter review

Pictured: Sol de Janeiro Delicia Drench Body Butter /

OK, as you know, I am a sucker for a fabulous, scented body cream or body butter. It not only is an understated way of wearing fragrance, but scented body cream is a great way to moisturize skin. Love!

Sol de Janeiro Delicia Drench Body Butter is a warm and spicy gourmand fragrance slash skin care product. Like the “Bom Dia Bright Cream” travel size body cream found in my travel beauty bag, the Delicia Drench Body Butter goes on smoothly without leaving a streak and instantly moisturizes my skin. Love that!

Since I love using body cream or body butter as an alternative to wearing perfume, I have several on rotation at the same time; just in case you are wondering why I am reviewing so many different body cream brands and scents. I feel like you can’t own just one! Variety is the spice of life. So, if you like a warm and spicy gourmand scent, this may be the body butter for you too.

In addition to be an all-around great body butter, Sol de Janeiro Delicia Drench Body Butter is vegan and cruelty free. Love that!

So, if you are looking for a fragrant body butter, I highly recommend Sol de Janeiro Delicia Drench Body Butter. Ten out of ten stars!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy


Stanford Beauty Brunch fall 2024

Stanford Shopping Center hosted a fabulous beauty brunch over the weekend for local bloggers such as myself. This beautiful event included a delicious catered meal from Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar near Bloomingdale’s. There was also chocolate from Laderach Chocolatier Suisse which was equally delicious. Yum!

The event was intimate with roughly seven shops from Stanford Shopping Center showcasing beauty products and two tables of local bloggers. It was so much fun to meet new local bloggers as well as speak to people in person who I normally only interact with on social media. I love a good party!!

In addition to yummy food and being social, we were able to check out some new and existing beauty products from our favorite shops at Stanford Shopping Center. I fell in love with the Guerlain perfume from Neiman Marcus. I’m trying to decide if I would like to purchase the “Patchouli Paris” or the “Feve Gourmande” as my fall season fragrance. They are both so pretty!

You know me, I love Chanel beauty! Bloomingdale’s showcased their Chanel N 1 collection which includes a must-have mist. I definitely feel like I need to add this line to my beauty routine. Love!

If you have been following along, you know I also love Estee Lauder products. My travel beauty bag is filled with skin care from Estee Lauder because their products are perfect for reviving my skin when I travel. They have new night cream we can use in conjunction with their Advanced Night Repair line. I am obsessed!

Sephora at Stanford Shopping Center showcased skin care from Drunk Elephant which is vegan and improves skin’s firmness. I definitely want to test out their products.

Nordstrom showcased products from Bobbie Brown and I discovered they have an amazing vitamin enriched face base primer which is perfect for my GenX skin. I am definitely adding this to my morning skin care routine. Love it!

Lastly, Dry Bar was also showcasing their services. They are the perfect one-stop-shop for a blowout when you have a special occasions, big event, or just want fabulous hair for the day. Love that!

My favorite products from the Stanford Beauty Brunch:

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Stay tuned as I review some of the products from the Stanford Beauty Brunch here on the blog. If you are local, be sure to stop into Stanford Shopping Center and check out all of these beauty locations and products. You will love them too!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Cathy

*Food and some products gifted by retailers at Stanford Shopping Center and Simon Malls themselves. All thoughts and opinions are my own.