'It's all coming up Roses' - Roses De Chloé EDT Fragrance Review

Roses De Chloé 30ml $80 /  50ml  $100  / 75ml $140 available from www.davidjones.com.au

Chloé girls are the epitome of feminine french girl cool, with the most perfectly relaxed tousled hair, only a touch of makeup and usually dressed in the divine cotton lace. With every new Chloé fragrance launched I dream of being as angelic looking as the models in the campaign. Roses de Chloé is the new scent from Chloé which feels like a sister to L'eau De Chloé and the original Chloé EDP meaning the scent still feels very familiar but is slightly more simplistic and uncomplicated with an added floral freshness.

Original key notes of Amber and Cedar Wood take a lower tone with the scent becoming floral focused with a soft  bouquet of Damasena Rose and Magnolia leading the notes. Bringing a new youthful take on the very traditional use of Rose in fragrance, refreshing and young but still true to Chloé's rich signature femininity.

Whilst wearing Roses De Chloé for the first time I received no less than 6 compliments, which are always nice to hear 'Nella you smell so pretty' 'Babes what is your new perfume, it's so you' 'What are you wearing? It's so fresh'. Wearing a Roses De Chloé made me feel girly and pretty, the fragrance rests on your skin and is considerate not feeling too heavy or lingering. Wearing it I wished my hair was as perfectly whispy and tousled like Caroline Brasch, Tilda Lindstam and Esther Heech photographed by Fabien Baron for the beautiful campaign accompanying the fragrance.

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Christmas Gift Guide : B.F.F (Best Friend Forever!)

What to get your Bestie for Christmas can be tricky, probably because she is your shopping partner/enabler most of the time, so trying to sneak something past her at the check out is nearly impossible. That's why all of the gift suggestions below are available to buy online and even better are under $100!!! 

Jurlique Essence of Rose Roller Ball 11ml $28.00

Available from www.jurlique.com
Jurlique's Essence of Rose Roller Ball is a very classic, pure scent encased in an extremely convenient roller ball applicator - perfect to pop in your hand bag. Applying fragrance from a roller ball to your pulse points, feels more intense and lasts a lot longer than a spritz from a spray bottle. Rose is making a resurgence on the fragrance scene at the moment, a throw back to sophisticated and clean traditional scents with a single crisp note. If your bestie is perfume obsessed this is a cute new take on a classic she will totally love.

ASOS iPhone 5 Case with Oversized Crystals $22.18
Available from www.asos.com
Anyone who knows me, knows I am freakin' obsessed with cute and bedazzled phone cases, the bigger and more sparkly the better! ASOS has some pretty cool iPhone cases at the moment, from the mildly tame to the O.T.T blinged out case above. This is the perfect gift for a tech-head B.F.F who also doesn't mind a crystal or 10!

DKNY Wish List Cheeky Boxed Long Sleeved PJ Set $83.18
Available from www.asos.com
If you and your best friend are anything like me and my best friend (Hi Josephine!) you travel a lot together. Cute PJ's are a great gift to give your travel buddy, ready to pack into her overnight bag for your next adventure together. These DKNY bright pink leopard print PJ's from ASOS are also ideal for a slumber party, lounging about watching movies on the couch together whilst eating enormous amounts of Christmas chocolate.

Orly Sashay My Way Nail Polish $18.95
Available from www.orlybeauty.com.au
Nothing says 'Best Friends Forever' like glitter nail polish...Nothing! Especially if you are on a budget and $20 is your limit. Orly make a great selection of glitters but nothing is more christmas-y and festive than gold glitter. If you haven't seen the 'Festive' Mariah Carey YouTube clip watch it immediately...HERE! And bring on some festive cheer.

Grown Alchemist Intensive Hydra-Body Gift Set $19.95
Available from www.grownalchemist.com
Grown Alchemist has released some amazing bang-for-your-buck gift sets my favourite is the 'Intensive Hand Cream in Persian Rose and Argan Extract & Intensive Body Cream Rose Damascena Acai and Pomegrante' combo which is all wrapped up with a chic black satin ribbon. Also a great gift idea that wont break your bank for anyone who is obsessed with chic skin care that usually costs more than half your weekly rent.

Coming up next week in Beauté Gazette's Christmas Gift Guide series: What to give a Mum who always says every christmas 'Darling just make me a card and bring me a cup of tea in bed'.

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MAKEUP MAGIC : How to fix a smashed powder compact.

Have you ever smashed your favourite powder? This happened to my holy grail highlighter last week. Poor Becca Pressed Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal, I was totally devastated. But not to worry, here is a simple DIY remedy to fix even the most smashed up of powders.

1. Smash one of your favourite powders.... Not on purpose.

2. Using a knife carefully break up the powder even more using a gentle squashing motions until the powder is finely chopped up.

3. This is the powder consistency you are looking for.

4. Add 3/4 of a teaspoon of rubbing alcohol to the powder.

5. Mix mix mix and blend until the powder turns into a cream, scrape and mould the cream into the shape of your compact.

6. Clean up the edges of your compact with a cotton bud and makeup wipes. Leave in a cool dry place for 2 days until dry.

Voila! Your powder is ready to go once again!

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Products inspired by the sliver screen feat. Blue Crush, Frances Ha, Mermaids and Daria

Toni & Guy Sea Salt Texturizing Spray $15.99 available from www.priceline.com.au, Model Co Gradual Tan $14.95 available from www.modelcocosmetics.com,  Dermalogica Protection 50 Sport $45.00 available from www.dermalogica.com.au (available December 1st)

Blue Crush was one of those movies that immediately after watching it, made you want to learn to surf stat! Also start doing soft sand running to get Kate Bossie's amazing bum. The babes in Blue Crush were super tanned but never burnt which means they would have definitely used a good sunscreen like Dermalogica's newie Protection 50 Sport. They would have topped up their tans with a daily moisturising gradual tan for sure and every beach babe knows the importance of a generous spritz of Toni & Guy's Sea Salt Texturizing Spray to get that post swim beach texture even if you haven't been near the surf.

Make Up Store Cake Eyeliner in Black $32.00 available from www.makeupstore.se, Nars Pure Matte Lipstick in Terre De Feu $40.00 available from www.meccacosmetica.com.au, Chapstick Classic $4.69 available from www.priceline.com.au

Daria was the flat line 90's saviour of teen-toon culture, she saved me from a saturation of fluffy pink Baby Spice hair accessories and blow up furniture. Daria would have totally loved some matte black liner all the way around the eye and waterline smudged a little influenced by any Fiona Apple video clip, my favourite is The Make Up Store's cake liner in Black because it is really really black. The next pick is a shout out to Jane who was constantly wearing the most perfect brown based dark red lipstick, even though it was just a cartoon I am going to use some creative licence here and bet it was a matte, and probably everything Nars's Terre De Feu is and more. Chapstick Classic is the perfect pocket lipbalm for any nonchalant 'alt' teen, right?

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara $15.95 available from www.priceline.com.au, Dr Bronner's Magic Soap in Peppermint $3.20 available from www.lateralfood.com Rosebud Salve $12.95 available from www.adorebeauty.com.au

Frances Ha was my favourite movie of 2013....I have seen it 4 times now, that's all. Frances is hopelessly lovable and perfectly useless and all I wanted to know is what was in her beaten up back pack, so I guessed. She would totally have loved a mascara but not a fussy one, Maybelline's Great Lash is the perfect mascara for non fussy lashes. Frances is constantly moving apartment so a mini Dr Bronner's Peppermint soap seems like it would be a back pack essential for her. If you haven't seen the movie *SPOILER ALERT* she goes to Paris and with not much money at all but she would have totally picked up a posh lip balm like Smith's Rosebud Salve from Galeries Lafayette.

Clinique Superpowder Double Face Powder $50.00 available from www.clinique.com.au, Estee Lauder Hydra Luster Lipstick in Rich Red $42.00 available from www.esteelauder.com.au, Rimmel Gel Eye Liner in Blackest Black $12.95 available from www.priceline.com.au

Charlotte Flax lost her virginity in the bell tower of a nunnery drunk whilst her sister almost drowned in a stream...heavy 90's cinema. My favourite thing about Mermaids was the 90's interpretation of 60's make up. There was zero dewiness on the skin, it was all about a overly powdered matte finish, Clinique's iconic jade powder compact is a perfect 90's/60's match. The scene when Charlotte is putting on her mother's makeup on, smearing lipstick on it is from gold bullet and totallly Estee Lauder's signature packaging. A cat flicked eye perfected Charlotte's makeup, Rimmel's gel liner is a super easy formula to use and the brush on top of the pot is perfect to apply the product. Mermaid's was iconic for me, it was on repeat every school holiday and I wanted my Mum to be as cool as Cher, disappointed in my stable family and that I didn't live near a nunnery and Michael Schoeffling didn't drive the school bus.

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