Tokyo Milk Dark

I am a true fan of the morbid, curiosity shops (my favorite still being a tiny shop in London that my friend Lucie took us to), black, dark, guns, dead people... basically if anything is weird or disgusting, I want to be a part of it.

Picture from blog.homewerx.ca

During a weekend scour of vintage shops on 7th Avenue, I stumbled across this new Dark line from Tokyo Milk.

Sirens and Saints is the only store carrying this currently, and I couldn't stop myself from making a purchase. I previously posted about the Dead Sexy bubble bath and travel candle that I bought from the Tokyo Milk line, but this new Dark line takes it to a whole new level!
With scent names like "La Vie La Mort", "Bulletproof", "Tainted Love" and "Arsenic", it seems that these are right up every creepy girl's alley! And let me tell you, I am one creepy girl that loves to smell good!
The matte black bottles of perfume are emblazoned with white images such as skeleton keys, guns and delicate bugs.
I chose a Shea butter hand cream in scent number 62, Tainted Love. It comes in a draw string black canvas bag with the same logos screen printed on it. The fragrance notes for Tainted Love are dark vanilla bean, orchid, white tea and sandalwood. The lotion is creamy and smooth, but not too greasy. It melts into my hands pretty quickly, and my hands are left behind with a delicious, flowery but dangerous scent.
I can imagine that this would be the perfume and hand cream of Morticia Addams (the original, NOT Angelica Houston!)

Beautiful, right?
After payday, I'll be heading back to get some perfume, and start my collection. I also noticed that the line also has lip elixirs, so it looks like I'll be heading to the Tokyo Milk website soon to get mine! With flavors like salted caramel, clove cigarette and sexy noir, I am just going to reaffirm my lip gloss obsession.

See you on the dark side, lovelies.

Fresh Sugar Rose Tinted Lip Treatment

I am a hoarder of all things lip gloss/stick related. Any time I am in a department store, or Sephora, I'm perusing the tubes of lipstick, eyeing the glosses, and imagining that the PERFECT one is just hiding somewhere. Check my handbag and you'll find too many lipsticks for one person to constantly carry around. Check my makeup shelf at home, and you'll think I robbed a store! There are TOO many different textures, packaging, flavors, colors.... I just can't pass them up.

This lip "treatment" as it's called (and though I agree, it's somewhere between a gloss and a stick) is amazingly attractive just to look at and to touch. The matte metallic case that screws closed (great for traveling!) is cold to the touch. When you unscrew the lid, a bright red chubby little stick is ready to save your lips! The smell is a mix between roses and cherries (I can't quite decide which one), and leaves a hint of pinkish-red color. It is not too sticky, and not at all shiny, but really does wonders for your lips. Mine were dry and peeling, and within a couple days of use, they were hydrated and soft again! The added bonus of this is that it has SPF15!

Here is the description from Sephora's website:
Fresh Sugar Rosé Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15 is everything you love about the original Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15, but now you get the added benefit of a natural rosé tint that provides buildable color. With one slick, this stick provides immediate hydration and smoothness—instantly soothing cracked or chapped lips and diminishing the appearance of fine lines. It provides SPF 15 UVA/UVB protection to shield your lips from the damaging effects of the sun and delivers a hint of tint for a natural, universally-flattering look. It's packed in a travel-friendly, screw-top tube.


At about $22, this stuff isn't cheap, but I can feel a difference, and love everything that this treatment does for me.
Get yours here!