With an interest in fragrance, fashion, and the beauty industry, we're quite sure you are familiar with the HBA Global Expo, no?
Fortunately, we had a pass to dive into the tons of awesome beauty products and packaging that is coming out and boy do we have our hands full..full of Delaney Wellness BeautyReserve products!

From anti-aging skin care ranging from Rejuvenating Eye Cream to Instant Wrinkle Reducer to my favorite, 2-in-1 vino anti-oxidant cleanser and toner, Delaney BeautyReserve left me with amazing products and the willingness to learn more about the science of skincare.

Want to know a bit about my favorite 2-in-1 vinto anti oxidant product? This yummy smelling cleanser and toner is colored in a gorgeous plum color, probably from the acai and goji berry extracts.  With high antioxidant benefits, this product lifts away makeup while delivering hydrating and soothing benefits.  This cleasner and toner (2-in-1) left my skin feeling revived, fresh, and velvety smooth.

Courtesy:http://www.delaneywellness.com/
Want to learn more about the science of what goes in these amazing products, all created from fine varietal grapes for decades? Check out Delaney Wellness and let us know what you think!

Packaging (is almost) everything when it comes to fragrance, and does in fact play an important part of the fragrance.  The packaging of 'It's Me', created by French Perfume house Jacomo comes in an IPhone shaped package, "The packaging is unique in the fragrance packaging field and very much in tune with today’s love for electronics. It has done well at retail with stores such as Henri Bendel, Kuhl-Linscomb, www.b-glowing.com/jacomo, Fred Segal, Stanley Korshak, Co Bigelow, New London, to name a few.”

For it's me for Women, the fragrance is sparkling and fruity.

Top Notes: Pineapple, Mandarin, Liquorish
Heart Notes: Dry fruit, Pear, Freesia, Lily of the valley
Base Notes: Jasmine, Iris powder, Patchouli, Sandalwood, and Musk

For it's me for men, it's fresh and stimulating.
Top Notes: Lemon, Grapefruit, Liquorish
Heart Notes: Patchouli, Jasmine, Violet, Lavender
Base Notes: Amber, Vanilla, Rosewood, Musk

Believe it or not, Britney Spears has one of the most successful celebrity fragrance lines, and fortunately for her fans and fragrance lovers, she's releasing a new perfume this fall, 'Fantasy Twist'. Not a new smell, but a new bottle concept, where on one side of the bottle, it will house Britney's Fantasy perfume, while on the opposite side, Midnight Fantasy.  You get the day and night scent all in one, new stylish bottle.

Will you be picking up Fantasy Twist coming this September?

Everyone seems to be reading 50 Shades of Grey, and yes I'll admit it, I bought the book too! Sure, it was great for the first night of reading, I read through the first 100 pages in no time at all, but I've been trying to get past it and unlike everyone else, I just can't seem to get through it; I have no will to pick that book up.  Maybe it's just not interesting to me, (or maybe it's not the best of writing that factors in), but hey, these fashion and fragrance books are a lot more enticing and are definitely right up my alley. 

City of Style by Melissa Magsaysay
This book, written by a former Times style writer, is all about exploring Los Angeles fashion, from Bohemian to rock...now if only they made a New York City edition too!

The Perfume Lover by Denyse Beaulieu
A personal story of scent, a memoir of Beaulieu's passion for fragrance, a beautiful, intimate journey into the mystery of scent.

By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop by Alexis maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
The story of how Gilt Group came about and has become one of the most fascinating startups, all beginning with one bold idea, "to bring sample sales online and change the way millions shop."

Coming to My Senses: A Story of Perfume, Pleasure and an Unlikely Bride by Alyssa Harad
A story about how one day, Alyssa Harad stumbles upon a perfume reivew blog and has a sudden love affair with fragrance, which leads her to sensual awakening, self-transformation, and in a few short words, celebrates her coming to her 'senses'.

The Gentry Man: A Guide for the Civilized Male by Hal Rubenstein.
Probably one of the most influential men's magazines/books ever created. This 'fashion bible' for men is innovative, featuring 'superb design and production quality', a keen eye for fashion, and excellent coverage of a broad spectrums of topics, from art and culture to sports, food and drink, home, cars and travel.  Get this for every and any man you know...every guy should own one!

Lucky us got to attend the HBA Global Expo and see hundreds of beauty and packaging professionals this week!  Part of the expo features an award ceremony, in which it honors the year's most innovative packaging in several categories, including cosmetics, fragrances, personal care, skin care and sustainability. Just recently, sampling/travel size products and at home devices and tools have been added to the program.

Who judges the awards? Let's just say it's a large committee (of 100) who are industry pros, designers, suppliers and members of the media and they have much to evaluate, such as originality, design concept, creative use of new materials, components and decorating processes, technical competency and effective brand messaging.

The HBA IPDA Awards are sponsored by Beauty Packaging and HAPPI magazines.

Let's get to the winners already, right?! The winners are...

HBA GRAND AWARD
Sephora Collection Brush Wand by Sephora
CATEGORY WINNERS
Cosmetics Mass
pH Matchmaker pH Powered Bronzer, Blush & Lip Gloss by Physicians Formula
Cosmetics Prestige
Burberry Cosmetics Line by Intr Parfums
Fragrance Mass
Embleme Fragrance by Zermat International
Fragrance Prestige
Too Too by Betsey Johnson
Personal Care Mass
Just for Men AutoStop by Combe, Inc.
Personal Care Prestige
Love. Lust. Light Body & Boudoir Candle by Naked Princess
Skin Care Mass
bebe de foret by Yuhan-Kimberly
Skin Care Prestige
MAC Lightful Marine Bright by MAC
Green Packaging
MudPot by Black Rock Mud Company
Sampling/Travel Size Packaging
It Kit by vbeaute
Tools/At Home Devices Packaging
Sephora Collection Brush Wand by Sephora

Any surprises here, let us know what you think! Congrats to everyone!

Singer Jessie J has admitted to wanting her own perfume, as well as creating her own range of clothes for a clothing line.

She said: 'I want to start up charities. I want to earn money to give it away. I want to do campaigns. I'd love to have my own TV show, my own clothing line, my own perfume. Everyone wants their own perfume, right?' 'I love getting dressed up but I want to be remember for singing. I am styling myself at the moment. Fashion is something that I love to do. But I am definitely not making everything about image.'

Design House: Bvlgari

Year Introduced: 2007
Fragrance Notes: Grapefruit, Green Sap, Bulgarian Rose, Iris, Heliotrope, Solar Woods

Recommended Use: Casual

Scent Life: 6-10 Hours

Bvlgari does it again! This fragrance is light, sexy, and classy all in one. Layer with lotion for a longer, heavenly scent. Amethyst delivers a delightful smell, the smell of an early tropical morning, clean and bright. Neutral, soft and romantic, it's great for day, night, work, or heading out for the night.  Don't be surprised when you wear this perfume and you find yourself looking around from side to side in search of blooming lilacs or a sweet fragrant tree...just realize it's you!

What if we told you a little robot named 'Oily', short for 'oilfactory" emits a waft of a scent, of your choice, each and every time your name appears on a social media outlet? Customize the scents to differentiate between a re-tweet or a regular comment, the inventor of Oily, Ben Redford says, "We are gradually spending more and more time on screen and it's good to have some other form of sensory stimulus rather than just video and audio," and, "We wanted to reward people in the physical world for their digital and social interactions,"

Read more about the Perfume Puffing Robot Sniffin' out Social Media Mentions here.

Real slick, beauty editors and Little Monster fans all over the world, Lady GaGa's first ever pefume, FAME, was leaked on Twitter and went pretty viral all over the internet.  This 'black fluid' was said to smell like a cheap hooker, but on the back of the box, it says it smells like: tears of Belladonna, crushed heart of tiger orchidea with a black veil of incense, pulverized apricot, and the combinative essences of saffron and honey drops.

                   The perfume is from the Haus Laboratories in Paris and is "First of it's Kind, this perfume is an innovation in fluid technology. It's black like the soul of fame, but invisible once airborne".

Deep, dark, and compounded by Lady GaGa and a bit reminiscent of Angel by Thierry Mugler, no?

A new femme fragrance by Lancôme will be launched in September 2012, and who better to front La Vie est Belle (life is beautiful) than the beautiful actress Julia Roberts.  The face of the new fragrance, and their mascara ambassadress, says during the press launch of the perfume that, “The perfume smells so good, which is the only reason I agreed to it. I believe in smelling good, and as my husband said, ‘people will think this is what you smell like’… It is a small-town girl’s dream to be in a place like this. Thank you all for being part of it”.

It opens on notes of blackcurrant and pear leading to a heart of iris, jasmine and orange blossom before trailing off with tonka bean, vanilla, praline and patchouli.  The perfume was formulated by perfumers Dominique Ropion and Olivier Polge.