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Perlier Imperial Honey review

November 6, 2013 in Beauty / Fragrance tagged holiday gift ideas / ifabbo / perlier / reviews / skin care by Bay Area Fashionista

Body Butter: c/o Perlier Imperial Honey

Perlier “Imperial Honey” is a new body butter product from Italian beauty brand Perlier. The body butter is made from the rare honey of black bees and combined with royal jelly. It is considered to be a “youth-elixir.”

I tested out Perlier’s “Imperial Honey” body butter for one week. This time of year my skin tends to get dry from the heater and the dry weather we typically have in the fall months. Perleir’s “Imperial Honey” body butter was a welcome test for my dry skin. I love how it quickly nourished my skin and left it feeling anything but dry!

Body creams, lotions and butters with a scent are my favorite to use. I have a bit of a fragrance addiction 🙂 I love the warm fragrance experience from Perlier’s “Imperial Honey” body butter. There were fragrance notes of honey, woods and soft spices which carried me throughout the day. The scent was easy to blend with warm fragrances such as Dolce & Gabbana “Desire the one” and Van Cleef & Arpel’s “Precious Oud.”

The verdict? Five out of five stars!

Perlier’s “Imperial Honey” body butter is priced at $40 and can be found online here. Use coupon code iFABBO5 and save $5 on your order! Love that!

Other products by Perlier:

Laura Mercier Hand Cream Sampler Holiday Gift Set review

November 4, 2013 in Beauty / Fragrance tagged hand cream / Holiday Gift Guide 2013 / holiday gift ideas / holidays 2013 / laura mercier / skin care by Bay Area Fashionista

Photo: c/o Laura Mercier Hand Cream Sampler Holiday Gift Set.

The Holidays are fast approaching and that means we need to start thinking about the perfect gifts for our loved ones! I always enjoy giving gifts which I feel the recipient would love. Since most women on this planet love hand cream, I will be giving the gift of soft and nourished hands to a few of my loved ones this Holiday season. Shhh, don’t tell them-it’s a surprise! 🙂

My favorite hand cream is by Laura Mercier. I have been using Laura Mercier’s “Crème Brulee” hand cream for close to ten years now, and my hands always thank me for it. Laura Mercier’s hand cream not only nourishes and repairs dry skin, it creates a barrier against the elements in order to help protect your hands from future abuse. Love that!

Before I do any housework, I always apply Laura Mercier’s hand cream. It keeps my hands safe from the effects of housecleaning chemicals which may seep into my gloves; and somehow Comet and water always find their way inside my gloves! Grrr. Thankfully Laura Mercier’s hand cream protects my hands from the chemicals and keeps them soft and free from dry skin. Love it!

If you have never tried Laura Mercier’s hand cream, or if you are already a fan like me, the hand cream sampler is the perfect gift to give to yourself this holiday season! Laura Mercier’s Hand Cream Sampler contains four purse sized hand cream’s in beautiful scents! The set contains “Crème de Pistache,” “Fresh Fig Honey,” “Almond Coconut Milk” and my favorite, “Crème Brulee!”

Laura Mercier’s Hand Cream Sampler is priced at a mere $28 (THIS IS A GREAT DEAL!!!) and can be found online here and here.

A few of my favorite gift sets from Laura Mercier or the holiday 2013 season:

C Wonder Santana Row

October 31, 2013 in Events / Shopping tagged c wonder / charity / holiday gift ideas / junior league of san jose / local shops / santana row by Bay Area Fashionista

C Wonder officially opened their doors at Santana Row and the store is nothing short of fabulous! The store is filled with beautiful gift items for the upcoming holiday season, a large amount of monogrammed jewelry, accessories, home goods and more; as well as beautiful clothing! If you are local to the San Francisco Bay Area, please visit the store soon! You will love it! Also, if you can make it to Santana Row on November 1, 2013, C Wonder will be having a grand opening celebration all day long! You will not want to miss it. Details here.

In order to kick off their grand opening, C Wonder hosted the Junior League of San Jose last night and offered a portion of all sales as a donation. As a member of the Junior League of San Jose I was honored that C Wonder hosted the event and supports the work the league does in the community. Many thanks!

To learn more about C Wonder, please visit their website at cwonder.com.

To learn more about the Junior League of San Jose, please visit jlsj.org.

A few of my favorite items from C Wonder:

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