Design House: Lanvin

Year Introduced: 2000

Fragrance Notes:a soft floral blend of iris and gardenia, with notes of white musk and sandalwood.

Recommended Use: Daytime

An 'oldy' but a goody, Oxygene perfume by Lanvin is a long lasting, crisp, fresh scent that you won't ever want to run out of, be sure to stock up on this one! The refreshing scent truly is a breathe of fresh air, a scent that I hope Lanvin will never discontinue.  It may be hard to find, but once you get your hands on Oxygene, you'll know it was well worth it. Automatically feel sexy, just by wearing it...this perfume is definitely one of the best perfumes I've ever smelled, and is ideal for anytime, anywhere! Breathe in deep, Oxygene by Lanvin is a scent you should not wait to try!

Seemingly following in the footsteps of her boyfriend Justin Bieber, after his fragrance launch of Someday last year, Selena Gomez has just unveiled her signature perfume, Kissable. After working almost over a year on her signature perfume and months of online consultation with her fans, the unveiled bottle of Selena Gomez Eau De Parfum looks like a bouquet of shiny lips on the cap of a pretty purple glass bottle.  The bouquet of metallic lips express the main concept behind the fragrance, that it is "absolutely kissable".

The top notes of the eau de parfum are orange, pineapple, peach and rasperry.  The three main notes, which were voted on by her online fans were rasperry (55% of votes), purple freesia in the heart (52% of votes) and vanilla in the base (72% of votes).

Gomez said, "I have three favorite smells in the world: raspberry, vanilla, and freesia, Vanilla just makes me feel cozy and yummy. Raspberry is fun without being too sweet. I love how feminine freesia is. It was important to me that anyone who smelled it found it enticing. I wanted it to be absolutely kissable."

The perfume was developed by Givaudan and launches in mid May 2012.

They say don't believe everything you read, and that's true, but disregard that with this article, because we'll tell you 7 nail myths that you should STOP believing...because they are just not true! 

MYTH #1

Fake nails will ruin your natural nails. A pretty popular myth, yes it is a myth, the application and removal of fake nails has significantly become safe for your natural nail. The biting, picking, chewing and so on and so forth could be a result of damange to the fake nail and your real nail. Next time you go to your nail salon, check out your natural nail after your nail tech takes off your fake nail. Should look healthy, smooth, and no thinner than before.

MYTH #2

Keep your nail polish in the refigerator to make it last longer.  White the coolness of the fridge will slow the thickening of the polish, making sure the polish top is securely fastened will result in the longer lasting nail polish. Make sure you remove all excess paint that dripped from the brush onto the top of the pot.

MYTH #3

Put your freshly painted, wet nails into ice cold water to dry them faster. WRONG. I hope you don't do this! Polish dries fastest when the solvents in the polish forumla are evaporated.  Don't drown them! Put a fan in front of your nails to get the quickest dry.

MYTH #4

Eating Jell-o makes weak nails stronger. The same with gulping down milk and other calcium products, these won't do a thing to strenghten your nails! Try a balanced diet with extra protein for rock hard nails.

MYTH #5

File in only one direction.  It doesn't matter what direction you file your nails, whether it be up, down, left to right, back and forth, up and down, etc.

MYTH #6

Avoid all nail products that contain chemicals.  Unless you want to avoid ALL products, this is nearly impossible. Think about it...even water has a touch of chemicals in it.  Don't necessarily avoid ALL nail products with chemicals in it, but take the time to learn what products you are putting on your nails and go from there to determine whether or not you want to continue to use it.

MYTH #7

Cutting your cuticles is good for nail health.  No, no, no.  A recent fact that we learned too, cutting your cuticles can eventually lead to thickened scar-like tissue on your nail. YUCK. Rather than cutting your cuticles, soak your fingertips in warm water, apply a cuticle cream daily, and push back the excess skin.  PLUS, here's a fun fact for you! Did you know that cuticle cutting in some states is actually illegally?! Bizzare, right?

Source: BeautyPress.com

Bright bold lips can be semi-easy to achieve, but to achieve a long lasting look, that's a whole different story. A pop of color is nice, but if you've tried this trend before, you know from experience that the color fades fast and the intensity disapears into a light tint, almost making the lip color invisible.

But fret not! We're going to tell you how to get that beautiful lip color, for more than 2 hours, for more than 4, but for a long lasting 6-8 hours!

• Make sure your lips are soft and smooth. You can use a gentle lib scub or the tiny bristols from a baby toothbrush to exfoliate. 
• Apply a moisturizing lip balm -- not a gloss.
• Apply a lip primer to help the color go on smoothly.  Primer will help keep your color on throughout the day and helps the color go on evenly.
• Line your lips with the color you choose to wear. 
• Fill in the lips with that same lip liner
• Finally, take the actual lipstick color and apply it to your lip, either straight from the tube or with a lip brush.
• Throw your lip liner and lipstick in your bag, just in case you need to touch up during the day!

Ladies, ladies, ladies...do we have it all wrong? Jennifer Love Hewitt recently revealed to US Weekly that she has a way of attracting the fellas, and it may be tasty tip to try for yourself!

The celeb says, "I carry McCormick's Pure Vanilla [in my purse] -- the baking kind -- and dab it on my neck... Men are attracted to the scent! One time, I put it on and four different guys were like, 'You smell amazing!'"

Talk about smelling amazing, who can resist a scent that smells like sweet sugar?

Not only does she carry McCormick's Pure Vanilla, but with what she further told them that she carries in her bag will have you thinking she's about to bake a cake, really!

She also carries baking powder (for anti-perspirant) and brown sugar (as an exfoliant and body glitter).

Does anyone else think she should take a trip to a beauty supply store and not the supermarket for her beauty needs?

Think bold, bright...and beautiful for this summer season for your nails! Sure pastels are always in, but turn it up a hue and go for a bright, bold nail. 

This season, we're seeing colors we haven't seen in a long while, say the '90s. Like yellow, orange, neon green, YES...we're talking the brighter the better!

Have fun with it! Get your color craze on, try out a pretty in pink look with fuchsia nails or go green with bright neon tones. Aqua blue tips can be tricky to wear, but be sure to keep your nails short and clean, with a natural shape to pull of this tricky trend my friend.

The wait is over... it has been announced today that Sherilyn McCoy is now the new CEO of Avon Products Inc.  As of April 23rd, she will serve not  only as the CEO but as a director on the company's board.

McCoy comes from 30 years of well experience adn background at Johnson & Johnson.

Congrats to Avon & a big congratulations to Sherilyn McCoy. Best of luck!

A ponytail can not be classified as a ponytail any longer...especially when there are a tremendous amount of ways to wear one.  Whether it be a low pony, high pony, a looped ponytail, side pony tail, sleek, pulled tight, messy, casual, part up, and we think you get the hint, the results are limitless.

Ponytails have become increasingly popular, maybe for the ease of hairstyle, but definitely for it's trendiness in such simplicity.  For the low key look, you can definitely get inspiration from Nanette Lepore, Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu, Jil Sander, and a favorite of ours, DKNY.

Clive Christrian, the fragrance creator of the worlds most exspensive perfumes, has two new scents that just launched last week in London, V for Men and V for women. 

The 'V' fragrances will launch in Harrods & Fortnum & Mason on Monday, July 2nd.

Not to mention, Clive Christian is also launching a fragrance for Queen Elizabeth! To honor her majesty, whose been on the throne 60 years, Clive Christian will release a special edition of No.1 Perfume, named "Imperial Jubilee", a perfume fit for a queen!

Brightly colored streaks are still a big hit, on and off the runway (Gucci was one designer who especially inspired us with this trend), and a trend we'd most definitely want to try.  We've seen mostly colors like purple, blue, red, and pink streakin' their way onto blondes, brunettes, and dark haired women, but colored streaks are here to stay for Summer 2012. 

There are so many ways to streak hair strands too, like for example, just streaking some of your bangs, streaking the 'underneath' section of your hair, or even only the top, or just the bottom tips are pretty prominent lately.

An important step in streaking your hair is to first strip the pieces you plan to color, or else, most likely, if your hair is darker than the color you plan to color it (aka if you are not a blonde) you must bleach your hair to get the color to show through.

So it's not a one step dye process, but really a two step process, unless of course you are naturally a blonde, then you're a step ahead!

What color can you see yourself trying?