Riding high on The Big Pony...

Hello!

"A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting..."

- Christian Dior

I'm not sure if Christian is right but I do agree that these days a fragrance a person wears says a lot about him/her... or so they think. It may not definitely reveal something about the person, but it sure as hell adds a little something to their personality. Imagine a woman walk inside a room; and then imagine a woman smelling good, walk inside a room... You can calculate the difference.

Personally, I'm not a very 'perfume' person. But every once a while I find a fragrance or two which finds its way to please my senses. So, recently I came across the latest Ralph Lauren collection of perfumes for women; and my nose is still happily tingling.

The Big Pony Collection for women

(Yep! That's what it is called.)

Looks SO Ralph Lauren style, no?

This collection of 4 perfumes are all oh-so-feminine, which I love.
So here comes my low-down on ALL of these 4 fragrances! Oh yes, I tried them all. O:)
Basically, each of these 4 perfumes from this collection give a particular kind of fragrance such as that of citrus and fruit.

Perfume number 1: This fragrance, in the blue bottle, is a tres refreshing fragrance. It also has a citrus-y touch, which instantly gives that just-out-of-shower feeling. I think it makes a great fragrance for the day because it has a sporty touch to it.

Perfume number 2:  This one is definitely my favourite of the four. It has a very playful, sensual smell and has a cranberry and tonka mousse aroma... Love, love, love it!
Psst.: It's fragrance is sort of like Escada's Taj Sunset (the only perfume I have actually ever bought for myself. IT WAS CREATED FOR ME. Or it feels like that...) :P

Perfume number 3: This is the second best of the collection. This has a pear and mimosa aroma; which makes it a very crisp and bright scent... It's the luminous yellow bottle with an orange number 3. Very optimistic, very vibrant fragrance... if you're that type.

Perfume number 4: This perfume will take you to the land of oriental fragrances as soon as you spray it. Really. It is the exotic, wild fragrance of the four; and for some reason I think it will make a great gift for mom's... or women of the mature age. (nice way of putting it, eh?)

Figures: The 50ml bottle is for Rs. 2900/- and the 100ml bottle is for Rs. 4100/-. It's Ralph Lauren, so I guess that's how high it's going to cost. Besides, branded perfumes always burn a hole in the pocket, don't they?

On the whole: Great looking bottles (for the packaging-crazy), refreshing new fragrances for women, expensive; though not extremely long-lasting. 

That's as much as you can know about the perfumes without actually testing it! I say, go give it sniff and you'll know whether you can 'horse' around on this one or not.


Au revoir,
Miss Bee.


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Also - Watch this video made by the Ralph Lauren's for the Big Pony Collection. I love the clothes and the colours of the clothes the models are wearing! So perfect for the summer.

Tax is easier than make-up...

Salut!

My new found freedom, after months of third degree academic torture, has given me a flood of time to pursue anything and everything I'd like to learn. Of the many things I am now in the process of learning, one such activity happened to be that including cosmetics.

My bestie, a financial planner (cool, eh? *swells with pride*), and I decided that a 'box of vanity' was needed in life and it was about time we figured how to apply cosmetics beyond a kohl stick. All the cosmetic gifts we had were going to waste, and no woman (even a tomboyish one) would take that upon her credit.

I'm no fan of make-up. I don't even bother applying kohl most days. It's just some more chemical around my eyes, right? But ladies, we all know there are some occasions in life that just demand for a little bit of extra colour on our faces. So finally realizing the fact that we needed to kick the no-make-up habit like cigarette addiction, we decided to go out there and just get the basics right...

And that's when we landed as aliens on planet Fat Mu, a place offering makeup services along with a  makeup academy. Sounds like we went for months of makeup training? Hell to the no!
They have a variety of 2 hour long, themed workshops almost every other week and thus, we knew one of these would be good for us to know how to hold AND use makeup. If you too have no knowledge about the vanity box like us, these workshops seem to be a good place to start learning.

We attended the 'Sex and the city' workshop. Like the name says, we were introduced to the makeup styles used in the sitcom and the movies. Do you sense girl-power, oodles of style and fun? You're right, my friend.

"The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy."

           -Yves Saint-Laurent

How did it go?
The Mu-ettes(that's what they call themselves. Quirky, right?) first demonstrated all the looks on a model, answering all sorts of questions we had (and we had loads because the two of us were the only ones who didn't even know a lot of the products that needed to be used). Then, we were all given our individual makeup stations and kits to go ahead and try all the looks ourselves. That's when my experience was most fun.

We had a good time asking and giggling to  about products that needed to be used, what we had to do, when, etc., etc.... It made for such a good girls day out! Luckily, for us, all the Mu-ettes were patient and kind enough to guide us through every step.

Two of the best things are that they only hae a limited number of students attending the workshops, so that explains why they could give us so much time and patience. Also, you don't need to bring your own make-up or anything. So after the workshop, we could easily decide on buying things that we would actually use according to our taste and usage.

We were right when we thought this theme workshop would be a good introduction for us to the world of makeup. But none the less, my dearest financial planner rightly stated at the the end of the session (while we still looked all sparkly and nice), "Tax is easier than make-up."

Damn right, it is... But only until you try. O:)

Au revoir,
Miss Bee.


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P.S.- Want to attend a makeup workshop with your girlfriends too? You can find Fat Mu here: http://www.facebook.com/fatmuworld Have fun! :D