At Last

After a month-long search for the perfect denim pencil skirt that took me where no woman wants to go, I finally found it at J. Crew.

The picture from their website doesn't do it justice, probably because of the awful, preppy-on-crack styling. I'm wearing it with a soft, sexy top (silk for now, a deep v-neck cashmere later), very high heels (red or brown Manolo mary-janes) and interesting jewelry. Wool ballet flats are not for this short non-blonde.

Honey- Serge Lutens Miel de Bois

I could write a full review of Serge Lutens' Miel de Bois, the latest fragrance to join my collection. However, Sweet Diva has already said it here. This is another much-maligned perfume that doesn't seem to work on many people, but I find it to be nothing but loveliness.

The first in-bottle whiff was honey. When it touched my skin there was a lot of sweet woody goodness, and the dry-down is back to deep, spiced honey. It holds well on my skin and feels very sexy and satisfying.

The only problem? Together with my bottle and a bunch of other samples, there was one of Douce Amere, and now I'm smitten. Again.

Seeing Green

Here's a surprise: I'm not Lindsay Lohan. And, less than three months before my 36th birthday is probably not the right time to adopt the look of a smudged black liner under the lower lashes. Honestly, I've had dark under eye circles even in my teens, and putting anything dark in that area isn't going to make me any prettier.

However, I discovered something that does work: green. My love for green pencil liners is well documented here, so I tried both L'Oreal pencils in Emerald and in Sage. I applied them lightly just in and under my lower lash line, keeping the line thin and not too smudged. Since the pencils are great quality and don't bleed, the result was very pleasant without looking skanky.

The colors are known to flatter my oliveness, and applying them like that brings color and lightness while defining the eyes. It looks more sophisticated than the dark raccoon eyes. I'm wondering if now I should try a silver pencil.