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Renowned fragrance expert Michael Edwards has just

Renowned fragrance expert Michael Edwards has just published the first in a new series of Fragrances of the World reference books that lists an astonishing 5,000 new fragrances that debuted during 2020 and 2021. The Australian-based author is credited with being one of the world’s foremost perfume authorities having chronicled and categorized every major scent for decades. His trademarked Fragrance Wheel has been used to educate scent associates in stores around the world – helping to explain the different fragrance families. This year sees an interesting change. The term ‘Oriental’, a classification of spicy and warm fragrances has been replaced by “Amber” to be more politically correct. You’ll find scents grouped as ‘floral amber’, ‘soft amber’, ‘amber’ and ‘woody amber’. The book is available on the Fragrances of the World website which ships to Canada. #davelackie

New York fashion designer Tory Burch has just laun

New York fashion designer Tory Burch has just launched a 5-piece fragrance collection called “Essence of Dreams” meant to inspire you to visualize a brighter future – one with more love, freedom, joy, magic and peace. Working in collaboration with Shiseido and the world’s leading perfumers, Tory reimagined classics and unexpected contrasts. “I have always been fascinated by scents – the way they can connect us to memories and inspire emotions,” she says. “I want to create beautiful, uplifting fragrances that remind us to follow our dreams and imagine a world of endless possibilities.”

Each fragrance is connected to a dream or feeling. Divine Moon blends notes of Lady of the Night flower, honey and citrus to capture the essence of peace. Electric Sky, my personal favourite, pairs cactus flower, lavender and woods to express freedom. Mystic Geranium layers notes of bergamot, aromatic geranium and musk to capture the spirit of joy. Cosmic Wood combines cardamom, jasmine and vetiver to evoke magic. And Sublime Rose mixes blackcurrant, classic rose and woods to express love. The collection is available in Canada #nordstrom

Excited to see my good friend @mayemusk featured i

Excited to see my good friend @mayemusk featured in the new Dior Beauty "The Dior Rose Garden: Roses and Women" campaign. She may be best known as a top model, but she is also a renowned dietician who focuses on well-being and good health. I still love her first book called "Feel Fantastic". The Dior Rose Garden, as you can see in this photo, is now in full bloom with more than 30,000 Granville Rose Bushes. The entire harvest will be dedicated to the Dior Prestige Skincare Line. @diorbeauty @dior #mayemusk #davelackiebeauty #beautyasalegacy #diorroseoffame #roseforbeauty #roseharvest #skincare (video courtesy of Dior Canada)

One of the biggest trends I'm seeing in men's frag

One of the biggest trends I'm seeing in men's fragrances this summer is the return of brisk grapefruit notes. It's been about a decade since perfumers embraced the popular citrus note for men's colognes and parfums. Perfumer Paul Guerlain (yes, from that famous family) blends grapefruit with cardamom and sea water notes in the surf-inspired new Jimmy Choo Man Aqua. Dolce & Gabbana feature the most beautiful grapefruit essential oil (cold pressed from the rind) in this year's Light Blue Italian Love edition - it's an incredible scent. Versace blends grapefruit with fig leaves and patchouli in Dylan Blue Pour Homme. And Trussardi mixes the fruit with green apple and geranium in Riflesso. It's an uplifting and energizing note. Nice to see it back in fashion. #davelackiebeauty

This week, I’m giving away YSL Rouge Volupté Ro

This week, I’m giving away YSL Rouge Volupté Rock’N Shine Lipstick in shade 6 ‘Orange Speaker’. You’ll notice this lip colour contains a glitter star core that creates a sparkling effect. One of my all-time favourite YSL lip products.

To enter, follow @davelackiebeauty & tag a friend who loves makeup. Up to three additional tags are allowed, one per comment. We’ll draw one name at random on August 16th from all those who enter. (Per Instagram rules, we must mention this is in no way sponsored, administrated, or associated with Instagram Inc. By entering, entrants confirm they are 13+ years of age, release Instagram of responsibility, and agree to Instagram’s terms of use.) Open to residents in countries where it is legal to ship beauty products, age 18+; closes August 15th, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST. Wishing everyone luck.

Please beware of fake accounts using my image or name. This is my only Instagram account. I do not have a private account. Nor do I ever ask for financial or banking information. I never include a link in any message I send. My giveaways are always free. I want all of my wonderful social media friends to be safe. Wishing everyone luck in this awesome giveaway. #davelackiebeauty

Happy National Lipstick Day! @smashboxcanada is c

Happy National Lipstick Day! @smashboxcanada is celebrating with a wonderful initiative. It's a new shade of its popular Prime and Plush Lipstick in "Be Legendary Be Seen", a perfect red created and developed by women of colour for people of colour. (It's so good I bet it will look amazing on a whole range of skin tones) Global Pro Lead Artist, Lori Taylor Davis, Canadian Executive Director of R&D Lip Product Innovation & Chemist, Stella Niinoi and Director of Global Product Development, Kia Ragland, took the Be Legendary Prime & Plush Lipstick and created a truly flattering red shade. The project was in partnership with NOBLE (Network of Black Leaders and Executives) and the deep shade of red was specifically formulated for melanin-rich skin. "A red lip says to me, 'confidence, power, status and elegance," says Niinoi. The special lipstick is available online at #smashbox and #sephora It promises 8-hour colour with ceramides to help smooth and moisturize lips! Love this!!! #davelackiebeauty

I recently learned that YSL's Rouge Pur Couture de

I recently learned that YSL's Rouge Pur Couture design lipstick is a permanent item in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. I think Guerlain's Rouge G should be added as well. The design of these collector lipstick cases and luxury lipsticks is beyond beautiful. This Blooming Bee design is one of my very favourites (with No. 75 lipstick in Matte) It truly is a work of art. #davelackiebeauty #RougeG #Guerlain #collectorlipstick #makeupisart

If you read fashion magazines from the 1930s, you’ll know that seances, lucky numbers and spiritualism were hugely popular. Perfume bottles and fragrance names often referred to the afterlife and numerology. Both Chanel and Dior consulted psychics and astrologists before selecting dates to launch a collection or perfume. To this day, you’ll find beauty brands carefully numbering their products to encourage good fortune, luck and prosperity. Dior’s bestselling lipstick 999 is seen to be a lucky number in Asia.
Fashion designers Viktor and Rolf are revisiting this phenomenon this month with a new fragrance called “Good Fortune”. It’s an amber-floral scent for her inspired by the duo’s Spiritual Glamour Haute Couture Collection – clothing to bring you the power to create your own destiny. The fragrance opens with a secret alchemy of fennel and gentian flower that is co-distilled and blended with jasmine superinfusion. Bourbon Vanilla Infusion creates a sweet and creamy dry down. With a backstory such as this, you’d expect a heavenly creation that is out of this world but it comes across as very commercial and wearable. You really only smell the jasmine and the vanilla. Which is fine, but with V&R you expect the unexpected. Perhaps they should have consulted their Lucky 8 ball when selecting these ingredients. #davelackiebeauty

If your summer travels takes you to Venice this su

If your summer travels takes you to Venice this summer, be sure to plan a visit to Palazzo Mocenigo, the Venice Perfume Museum. Not only does this museum chronicle the history of perfume making in Italy but houses some of the rarest perfume bottles in the world. There is even a small book shop with hard-to-find books on the subject. A true gem for any fragrance enthusiast. #davelackiebeauty

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