February 20, 2011

Cake Beauty Velveteen Hand Creme

A while ago, I blogged about Cake Beauty's Milk Made Smoothing Hand & Cuticle Buffer (see my review here) and mentioned that I was looking forward to trying their Velveteen Hand Creme. Thankfully, Sephora was selling a holiday hand creme trio over Christmas and I managed to pick up Desserted Island, It's A Slice, and the limited edition Vanilla Snow.


According to Cake, the velveteen hand creme "soothes and nourishes dry hands with a luxurious and silky formulation that absorbs quickly into your skin, leaving your hands feeling smooth but not greasy." They are not lying! This stuff is amazing. Plus, all the hand cremes are paraben-free! Since I am constantly re-doing my manis, I've been using this stuff religiously and it's kept my hands looking great.

But not only that, the scents are to-die-for. All of Cake's products smell delicious and these are no exception. Desserted Island is infused with tropical scents of Tahitian vanilla and coconut; It's A Slice is infused with fresh scents of sweet orange and vanilla cream; and Vanilla Snow is scented with notes of sweet vanilla cream. Even the descriptions are drool-worthy...

And now, for Strawberry Shortcake's 30th Anniversary, Cake have released a line of strawberry-scented products - including bath & shower suds and a new decadent hand creme. I tested this out at Sephora last week and it is now on my to-buy list. Yummy!

February 17, 2011

Hand-Knit Scarf

Leather Jacket: Mackage / Cardigan: Zara / Jeans: Rock & Republic
Boots: Steve Madden / Scarf: knit by me / Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs

February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!

I know, I know... it's a Hallmark-created holiday. But I found these adorable Hello Kitty valentine cards at Shopper's Drug Mart and had to have them. So cute!!


I also couldn't pass up the opportunity to cover my nails in pink and purple hearts... after all, what's more appropriate for such girliness than a Valentine's Day mani? This one ended up being a little over the top, but still fun.

Essie Blanc, China Glaze Fairy Dust, Haute Nails decals, Viva La Nails heart-shaped rhinestones

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