Beauty Must Have: Deborah Lippmann Nail Polish

I'm loving these new polish colors from Deborah Lippmann. A little pricer than the ubiquitous Essie and OPI lines, but the colors and quality make it worth the splurge. For Fall, wear these colors: (from left) Waking up in Vegas, Naked, Dark Side of the Moon, Baby Love. Shop here. 

Beauty Must Have: Bond No. 9 Signature Scent

Do you remember when women in department stores would spray you with the latest fragrance they were selling as you walked through the store? Me neither. But my mother does, and she made sure she told the salesman behind the Bond No.9 stand in Barneys all about it when we were testing these scents out (love you mom!). Luckily they didn't go around spraying us, but we did get a ton of their adorably packaged samples.

This is when I fell head over heels in love with their signature fragrance. It's pretty strong, but it stays on all day and smells heavenly. I love how each of their fragrances is named and designed after a New York neighborhood (Madison Square Park, China Town, Wall Street, Hamptons). The old New York City subway tokens on the signature scent below are my favorite. Buy it here.

Beauty Must Have: Rodin Olio Lusso

Snatched some up at Barneys a couple of weeks ago with my mom. Made my skin so soft! The story of the humble beginnings of Rodin Olio Lusso face oils from Linda Rodin herself:

“I was always into oils, but I’d never thought of making anything. Then I was in Europe with Laeticia [Casta] and one day we went to the health food store; we wanted to make something we could use ourselves. And her husband came home and said ‘What the hell is that smell? It stinks from the elevator to the apartment!’ Anyway we threw it out and it was kind of funny."

Read the full article here.

*images via into the gloss

Beauty Must Have: Darphin Hydraskin Gel

I found this stuff doing a little shopping at the Brentwood Country Mart this past weekend. The BCM's newest store, Space NK, carries this stuff (along with other amazing lines) and oh. my. goodness.

This gel transformed my dry skin into dewy-fresh skin after 5 minutes of putting it on. And I can't even begin to tell you how good it smells. Buy it here.

Beauty Must-Haves

I'm definitely not one to overdo the makeup. I barely know how to apply it without looking like a 5 year-old going through her mother's vanity. So, I keep it pretty simple, and I've found that these products have been my go-to's for the past couple of years.

From top left: Chanel brush, NARS duo in orgasm + albatross, Bobbi Brown tinted moisturizer, Bobbi Brown bronzer, Kerastase shampoo, Yves Saint Laurent touche eclat