Earth Totes are my new favorite grocery bags! Available in three sizes:

The Favorite Tote is $10 and described as BIG

The Market Tote is $12 and described as BIGGER

The Jumbo Tote is $14 and described as BIGGEST

 I love their slogan, Earth Day is Everyday!  I’m seriously addicted to cloth bags now, I have some in my car, on the bannister, on every hook and doorknob in my house.  As much as I can’t stand the cheezy beauty counter bags, I love me some cloth grocery bags!

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I’m in the mood to celebrate the life of a very special man.  Yves Saint Laurent left his mark on the world of beauty and fashion.  Saint Laurent’s pantsuits were liberating and turned women’s work and recreational wear into high-fashion power wear.

YSL also created cosmetics and fragrance that was very popular with the YUPPIE set when I was growing up.  My mother received a lot of YSL gifts during that time, possibly because she is French and there is nothing more French than YSL!  My personal favorite was, OPIUM, the dark perfume bottle looks like the lacquered boxes from the Orient.  The tassle I would fix constantly drove me crazy - in a good way! Maybe those hours of playing with that Opium bottle and tassle inspired my love of Chinoiserie.

Now, for the purpose of this post… to tell you about two limited edition Yves Saint Laurent items!

YSL Baby Doll fragrance (pic below) is totally different in appearance, light, eye candy at it’s best. The box holding the four mini Baby Doll scents in place looks like a traditional macaroon box.  They are the perfect size for travel but I am concerned about the caps twisting off and making a mess so I will have to investigate the closure some time. 

YSL also has a Baby Doll sparkling body powder with a delicate scent,  “the Baby Doll woman has never been so seductive!”  If no one has ever told you, let me be the first, there is nothing more luxurious then a thin veil of body powder.  Get them while they last!

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What’s the tie in between the big screen and your palate?  When I watch 007 I think about martinis, shaken not stirred, of course!  So it’s no surprise that with all the Sex and the City talk lately I’m in the mood for a Cosmopolitan.  If you too are in the mood for a Cosmopolitan,  NUVO Sparkling Liqueur can offer a little twist on that little memory maker. 

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Kiehl’s has just launched a new product line featuring their first ingredients obtained through fair trade.  Welcome Kiehl’s Superbly Restorative Body Lotion and Superbly Restorative Dry Oil.

Kiehl’s has dedicated itself to giving back to the global community.  The best way to do that is to obtain ingredients through fair trade and use organic ingredients like 100% certified organic Argan Oil.

So what’s Argan Oil?

Take a little bit of the Argan Forest of Southern Morocco to your home.  Considered a treasure, Argan Oil is pressed from the nut of the Argan Tree’s fruit.  Berber women in Morocco’s Atlas Mountain region use the oil in beauty and culinary preparations, the natural fatty acids in the oil provide essential nourishment.  On top of that, the oil has anti-aging properties, so it’s an all around winner. 

Superbly Restorative Products:

-Superbly Restorative Body Lotion is a hydrating, antioxidant moisturizer that improves the skin’s tone and resilience. (On-counter in April)
-Superbly Restorative Dry Oil is a multi-purpose formula to be used on both skin and hair, which improves the appearance of skin tone, and helps to smooth split ends and add a healthy sheen to hair.  (On-counter in April)
-Superbly Restorative Skin Salve is a multi-purpose concentrated formula for intensive skin and hair relief and maintenance, and can be used for soothing everything from chapped noses, rough elbows and knees, sore muscles, and hair fly-aways. (On-counter in June.)

Fair Trade? Some of the basic ideas of Fair Trade:

Creating opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers

Transparency and accountability

Capacity building

Payment of a fair price

Gender Equality

Safe working conditions

Environmental protection

 I may pick some of this up, I def want to reward Kiehl’s good behavior.  If there is a strong turnout, Kiehl’s will continue to make good deals for the ingredient suppliers and we’ll all benefit from such a good thing.

Sources: Wikipedia 

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 Stop the “FREE” Totes.  I have too much, I’m trying to downsize my consumption of our resources, no I’m not a saint, I do purchase things that I don’t need and could do without. 

One of the problems is “free” totes have opportunity costs.  I waste time thinking if I want this “free” tote, a day or two of having it on my floor by my back door, a week or two of it bouncing around in the trunk, possibility of me getting all wet while trying to unload the accumulated donation (I always seem to visit thrift stores whilst it’s pouring rain for some reason).

On top of that, the need for a tote is not that high on my priority list, I may need one every few years and I like to have something that is versatile and can go anywhere, neutrals work best.  Something that folds or crinkles into a suitcase or pocketbook.  I’m not going to state my opinion on this particular tote because in certain, very limited circumstances, I would sport it. 

In addition even the classic styled ones need to stop, what is the fascination with giving away totes?  How about those beautiful organizing boxes with the pretty paper or even plastic organizing boxes, a hat box, a pouch (a la Sephora), a shadow box…

Is this tote versatile and classic enough to make it into a long term fashion strategy, non!  Do I feel cheapened by the offer, yes! Is it something I would be proud to be seen with, no again.

All around it bothers me to death that this tote is thrown in, it seems like such a waste.  I am tempted to make the purchase and accept the tote for the free samples as an added value to my purchase but I feel that I’d only be encouraging these type of offers.

If you’re still interested, go to VictoriasSecret.com pick out your $50 in beauty products and enter GETGLAM code. 

The thirteen samples are:

Thierry Mugler Innocent Secret

Michael Kors Island Capri

Borba Firming Diamond Shimmer Lotion

Booty Parlor Add Magic

Supersmile Whitening Toothpaste

Clarins Radiance-Plus Self Tanning Body Lotion

Joey Correct-A-Line Face Serum

Strivectin-SD

Patricia Wexler M.D. Skin Serum

Very Sexy Makeup Mini Mascara

4.2 oz Secret Garden Collection Body Wash

Full Size Beauty Rush Lip Gloss in I Want Candy

and the TOTE!  If you totally disagree back it up by sporting one of these free totes on the street, beach, museum, etc…

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