Elizabeth Arden Green Tea

For as long as I can remember I've been in love with Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea scent, all the way back to when it was newly released and on scentstrips in every magazine. Why did it take me this long to buy it? 'Cause I never saw it at TJ Maxx until today.

Every time I go to Ulta I always spray this scent on me. I love that it really smells like green tea, so fresh and inviting that it both calms me and energizes me. I honestly don't like drinking green tea, usually I find it to be too bitter for my tastes no matter how much Splenda I add. Also there is something about drinking hot caffinated beverages that doesn't sit well with me and I ALWAYS get the jitters. I could drink 100x more iced coffee and be fine but if I drink even 8oz of the hot stuff I'm dizzy and shaking. Weird huh?

Back to the perfume. This stuff is amazing. I got a huge 3.3oz bottle for only $14.99. If you know a lot of perfumes that you want to buy if you could only afford them I suggest scooting over to TJ Maxx to pick up a few. The only bummer is they don't have testers so you really have to know what you're buying because you can't test drive it beforehand. There have been many scents that I wasn't sure I'd like there that I passed on when I now know I shouldn't have (ahem, Ralph Lauren Blue for her).

One of the best things about this perfume is the cute bottle. It looks like a body spray type container but it actually houses an EDP, EDT or in my case a Eau Parfumee Vaporisateur, whatever the hell that is. Either way I'll take it. (Picture is from Ulta.com, obvs)

Elizabeth Arden Smoky Eyes Powder Pencil in Blue Sky

It's not a big secret that I love cool tones on the eyes, even Matt seems to agree with me, as referenced in last weeks Dudesday Tuesday post. I'm forever in love with greens and purples on the eyes but find blue a little harder to work with on my particular skintone. I can't seem to pull of denim blue eyeshadow although I love blues with a green or purple leaning. I'm learning to experiment a little more and what better way than with a blue liner? I can go as subtle or as intense as I want, line just the top or just the bottom of my eyes or even color in my whole lid if I'm so inclined. I have a few great blue toned liners from Urban Decay but I was looking for something that was more of the pastel blue variety.

Elizabeth Arden's Smoky Eyes Powder Pencil in Sky Blue is so gorgeous that I couldn't not love it. It's a kohl pencil that finishes to a powdery perfection, mimicking the look of powder shadow used as liner. The clear periwinkle blue is so pretty and I can just imagine how great this will look with all eye colors, particularly the dark brown eyes I've always envied. It also comes with a smudge tip for the perfect rockstar smoked out liner that I love. At $16 it is a little pricey as far as my budget goes but it's comparable to other liners on the market.

Now if we could just have skies this blue for the rest of the summer I'd be a happy camper!