A year ago I made a happy discovery when I found out that the late, great Natalie Wood's daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner created a fragrance in honor of her mother called Natalie. I don't typically like to wear perfume anymore but when I heard that the fragrance of Natalie had a light scented gardenia smell to it, it really peaked my interest. I immediately put it on my must-have list and luckily Santa placed a small roller ball of Natalie in my stocking this past year.

I don't typically like to wear perfume anymore but when I heard that the fragrance of Natalie had a light scented gardenia smell to it, it really peaked my interest. Once I rolled on Natalie for the first time, I instantly fell in love because it was exactly has promised. Floral, airy, and delicate. I particularly love the roll on style bottle because it can be easily tossed into a bag or purse and I can refresh my scent as many times as I like throughout the day.

This past May I entered into a contest on Natasha's Natalie Wood Instagram and she was only going to give away three prizes and to my shock I won! Shortly after I received the cutest package that included a postcard of Natalie, a Natalie Eau de Pardum Roller Ball , and the new La Rose Eau de Perfume Roller Ball. What a neat thing to happen and I can tell you that La Rose did not disappoint. It smells beautiful.

If you are interested in trying the Natalie or La Rose perfumes you can get them at Natalie Fragrance.

I hear people say that the best time to start taking care of your skin is when you enter your 30's. I actually believe that you should always tend your skin no matter your age. It's the largest organ we have and its the first thing people see.

In my latest video on my YouTube Channel I share you my tips on how to care for your skin. The tips stem mainly from personal experience and observation. Keep in mind everyone has different types of skin and genetics effect the way we age but if you care for your skin you give it a chance to be the best it can be.

I also share the products I use at the moment. I think you should always be open to trying out new products and its perfectly fine to have your skin regime shift and change. 

I hope you like this video and find it helpful and informative. If there are any YouTube videos you would be interested in seeing, just let me know.

I also found a few interesting articles on tending to your skin. Enjoy!

Want to know how to set you hair with rollers? Look no further. I typically use a type of rag roller but for my 1960's hairstyles I usually use my hard rollers. The rollers I have thankfully have some cushion to them but I am still working on easier ways to achieve 1960's hairstyles without sleeping with hard hair rollers. Any suggestions?

If you would like to learn how to set your hair in hard rollers, here are some diagrams to help you:

I hope you find these diagrams helpful. If you want to see more about setting your hair to achieve 1960's hairstyles, look no further. You can see more HERE and HERE.

With my new up and coming blog design I will be having categories for the topics I write about. One of the new ones will simply be called 1960's. I adore all the eras of the 20th Century but I find the 60's to be the most fun, daring, and experimental.

I scored a few Dell Purse Books from 1960's focusing on hair a few months back and they have so informative and helpful that I want to share more of what I found.  A while ago I posted my findings from my  Dell Purse Book from 1963.

In this Dell Purse Book it shares various hairstyles from 1964 and what look is best with your specific face shape. I love when hairstyle books show you what looks best with the shape of face you have. I think the hard part is figuring out what sort of shape you have.

Here some nifty 1964 looks:

Aren't they great? I especially love the diagrams on how to set your rollers to achieve the look that is pictured.

If you need some help trying to figure out the shape of your face you can take a peak at some of these sites and hopefully one of them will help you.

And if you want to see something specific that is 1960's related, just let me know!

I find beauty regimens fascinating. What people use, what works for them or doesn't, and what their rituals are is interesting. I also find most interesting are the beauty and fitness regimens of Old Hollywood starlets. They were glamorous, they were beautiful, and they used what worked for them and made it shine (of course with the help of others in many instances).

I think it's important to keep in mind many, many of these starlets were created to look the way they did but the studios, by makeup/hair stylists, and fashion designers. For example,  Audrey Hepburn would have each of her lashes separated by a safety pin to create that full lash look. Audrey actually had her professional makeup artist named Alberto de Rossi who did that for her.

But at the end of the day how they maintained their looks, kept fit, and looking their very best was up to them.

Joan Crawford was known to wash her face every morning with a sink filled with ice water and would splash it on her face multiple times. Marilyn Monroe is known to have used Erno Laszlo products religiously. Many starlets were also known to use petroleum jelly under their eyes and on their face overnight.

Whatever they used, boy, it worked for them. The likes of Rita Hayworth, Elizabeth Taylor, and Grace Kelly were known for their great work as actresses but their were also known for their great beauty.

OPI has done it again. I purchased about a month ago a few shades from the Brazilian Line which has the most luscious spring colors I have ever seen. After trying out OPI and this particular line I knew to keep my eye out for more fabulous shades and collections. And boy do they have one!

The Coca-Cola Collection just came out this month and they look incredible. What a wonderful and creative way to celebrate a company that was established in 1944 but its beginnings start out as far as 1885! And an American company to boot. I find the colors to be dazzling and I cannot wait to try them myself. Nothing like having a little vintage on your nails that is a splash of Coca-Cola.

If you are interested in purchasing some colors (or all the colors) from this collection you can find them here on Amazon and also here in Ulta as well as other beauty supply store. Individually they cost $9.00 but you can also get the mini kit of all the colors for less than twenty dollars on Amazon.

Do you like to have a manicure once in a while? Do you like these shades of nail polish?