LAVANILA is a fragrance line with the unusual claim of being a healthy fragrance. The products are made with essential oils, natural botanicals and have “super antioxidant technology” that is supposed to help your skin stay young and rejuvenated, unlike the alcohols in other perfumes. Only at Sephora, the line has three fragrances: Vanilla, Vanilla Blossom and Vanilla Grapefruit. All retail for $56 for 1.7-oz.
Candles are one of those things that although they seem to be everywhere we look, they continue to be as popular as ever and we just can’t seem to get enough. They add such a wonderful warmth and ambience to a room — for example this Grapefruit Luxury Candle from Jo Malone will fill your home with a unique and uplifting spicy citrus scent comprised of grapefruit, tangerine, vetiver, and rosemary. It has a stylishly understated design so it will add to your decor without competing for too much attention.
What could make your Bentley fancier than it already is? How about a diamond and white gold gear shift? A gear company called IcedOutEmz created the amazing jeweled shift, which at $150,000, is nearly as expensive as the Bentley Continental GT which sells for around $165,000. The shift has 30 carats of diamonds and took 100 hours of labor to complete. The gear shift is on display at the company’s headquarters in Las Vegas.
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Simmons Jewelry Company, the company owned by Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons, is going green. They are launching the Green Initiative, a line of jewelry that raises money for the Diamond Empowerment Fund, whose mission is to raise money for African communities. The designs feature steel, rubber, diamonds. At the Academy Awards, Forest Whitaker wore the Los Angeles stainless steel and green rubber cross bracelet with laser engraved logo and diamonds. 25% of the proceeds from this piece and most of the others in the collection go to the Diamond Empowerment Fund.
It’s not the most exciting ring design I’ve ever seen but it’s hard to fault the brilliance of Elizabeth Hurley’s massive engagement ring. Vogue UK points us to a pic of the Chopard ring that Arun Nayer gave to her. It features a 15.09 carat Asscher cut diamond in a white gold setting with pave diamonds along the shank. The ring is from Chopard’s Haute Joallerie collection and Chopard is also behind Hurley’s wedding band of 20 square cut diamonds set in white gold.