Love to the Little Guy!

Have you taken a look at some of the smaller, independent beauty companies out there?

Well, they may not be so little. And by little, I mean it in the sense that we cannot find them at our major department store, Sephora, or beauty.com.

I want to spread the word about some great little beauty sites I discovered, and hope to bring you reviews of their products soon, if I haven't already.

Ooohlala of Beverly Hills - super cute bath and body sets, bath bombs, and candles
Bella il Fiore - fun makeup, polishes, and bath & body sets
Bath by Bettijo - a great selection of natural products - soap, scrubs, shea butter and lip balm
Renee Rouleau - unique skin care products for unique skin from a celebrated esthetician
ME! Bath - home of bath ice cream and shower sorbet - yummy
Piaffe Beauty - beautiful vitamin and mineral bases makeup and skin care
Urban Apothecary - artisan quality makeup and skin care

Let me know if you have tried anything!

Just Maybe!

In getting ready for a full feature on scented bath and body products, I could not wait to share my newest discovery.

Benefit's signature fragrance is called Maybe Baby. And they have created the most wonderful scented body lotion with that fragrance. Who knew?

The lotion is very lightweight, making it perfect for everyday - well, everyday you want to smell sexy and shimmer a bit. The lotion is lightly shimmered, but don't let that scare you. It is a very subtle shimmer - beautiful. It looks lovely on my legs, and I am now using it everyday.

And the scent? If you haven't had a whiff of this soft, sexy fragrance yet, stop by on of Benefit's counters and sniff. You will be pleasantly surprised. With base notes of White Musk and Peach - such a wonderful combination - Maybe Baby features top notes of apricot and white ginger, with middle notes of water blossoms, lychee, and bergamont.

My description: soft and sexy, with a bit of flirtatious fun.

Of course, the lotion can be layered by spraying the eau de toilette over it, but because I like a very subtle scent, the lotion alone is enough for me. And my husband even told my I smell great lately - and that is a huge compliment from someone who loathes fragrance all together.

Maybe Baby Body Lotion is $26.00 at benefitcosmetics.com.

Yes, I am a Featured Person!

Ladies - I feel privileged to be Featured at StyleHive for the category Makeup.

Check out my Hive now, and why don't you take a few minutes to create your own Hive and share your favorite beauty products too.

A bit about StyleHive, from StyleHive:

The Stylehive is new kind of website - a collaborative shopping community.  It is a place where contributors can work together to share and discover the hottest stores, designers, trends, and must have products.

The Stylehive is a collection of all the best products, brands, designers and stores discovered and tagged by the Hive community.

The Stylehive is the unique product and vision of entrepreneur and CEO Michael Carrier. Michael has enlisted a talented team of technology and online shopping experts who are passionate about making it easier to find the most interesting products, brands, and designers on the web, while providing a simple way to save and share these finds with others. 

Based in San Francisco, the Stylehive brings together the distinct worlds of technology and trendsetting fashion, shopping and online retail.

We’ve created tools that enable a community focused on amplifying the “buzz” factor in the online shopping world.

It is so cool, I am telling you! I am addicted.