Moment de Bonheur

Last week  on a warm humid day , on the lovely rooftop of  the Firmenich Fragrance  offices beauty reporters were introduced to Moment de Bonheur , the latest scent by Yves Rocher . Guest were treated to Restaurant Associates  delicious hors d’orves and champagne  throughout the evening.

Described as a moment of true happiness in a bottle, Moment de Bonheur is comprised of the rarest of rose oils.The scent its light, but bursting with purest rose scent of Centefolia. The coveted rose is only picked at dawn in May and pressed for the pure extract. The Centefolia fields only grow a few dozen kilos a year in Provence . The smell is a  heavenly fresh rose at first, then changes over to a subtle after scent with a hint a vanilla.

The simple but elegant  bottle is  a trio of  Pink, ,green and, yellow hues that melt into one another creating a light burst of color. Moment de Bonheur will be available in October on www.yvesrocherusa.com

Moment de Bonheur collection includes :

Eau de parfum  1.7 fl oz $58

Perfumed Body lotion 6.7 fl oz $25

Perfumed bath and shower gel  6.7 fl oz $19

Recently I had and opportunity to check out this new manicure topic on every one’s lips called Shellac Manicure. Now most of us think downtown or  even flatiron for our spa services. This time I went up town to  Harlem to Turning Heads Salon & Day  Spa  to check out this manicure everyone is raving about. I wanted to prove to myself and others that you can get the latest spa services without leaving your uptown hood.

Sandy Scarbough,has owned the posh Harlem oasis since 2009.Starting  her career as a hairstylist at the salon first, led her  to envision more than a salon.She wanted a full service spa in Harlem where there really was no other competition or services like hers.Turning Heads is currently the only full service spa in Harlem.

One  of  those services is the latest craze  in nail fashion ,the  Shellac manicure. Martha the resident manicurist assured me that this thick polish would be fully dry in about 10 minutes . “Really “,I questioned in disbelief.”Yes and it will last for 2 weeks”confirmed Martha.The manicure itself was complete . Martha did get a little too happy cutting my cuticles.Pushing back was not an option she insisted. “There is  just so much”she said. So off they came ,with what felt like my skin too.But alas I told myself it was all for the greater good of beautiful chip -free nails, suck it up sister.

Turning Heads  uses the CND gel  polish and yes it really lasts! I have to say for once it was actually pleasure to have a manicure ,cuticles aside. I love the fact the my mani was  done ,dry and ready to go in under 15 minutes.No smudging or chipping. Would I try this again? Definitely! The downside is that you really need patience to take the polish off. About  15 minutes of  it to soak nails in polish remover.

Weekly specials here are on Tuesday and Wednesdays for mani-pedi with Shellac for $35.00! That’s a deal worth traveling uptown for.

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