Romy Raves

I don’t know about you, but when February rolls around each year, I find myself feeling more amorous, sexy and focused on all things red, chocolate and romantic. It’s the holiday that reminds me about love and staying connected to those we hold near and dear. In honor of this heart filled day, I thought I would share some of my current favorite discoveries that seem like a perfect sync with this holiday:

  1.  Black Magic Roses (pictured above)
These are the most amazing velvety black looking roses and they were the focal point of my wedding bouquet over 10 years ago. They still captivate me to this day–Stunning!

2.  Perfect Kiss Parfum
I am a huge fan of Sarah Horowitz Parfums (More Than Just a Fragrance) because her fragrances are so unique, beautifully made, and the kind of scents that people always stop me and ask what I am wearing. Perfect Kiss is a tribute to romantic love; it has a sexy blend of night blooming jasmine and honeysuckle that rests upon a base note of creamy sandalwood and warm amber, and it is made even more inviting by a hint of dark chocolate. I just love the smell of Perfect Kiss which I describe as warm, sensual and yummy which makes it a perfect Valentine’s Day fragrance.

3.  Flaming Heart T-Shirt by Sledge
I have always loved the fun, hip fashion forward tops designed by Sledge. I recently saw a picture of this top in Los Angeles Magazine and loved it! I think it will make the perfect Valentine’s Day date night shirt too!

4.  Jurlique Love Balm
This is a delightful little tin of love that I keep in my purse and use anywhere that my skin needs a little extra moisture. It is made of all natural oils and is scented with yummy tangerine oil. My dry chapped lips adore this little balm and I hope yours will too!

5.  Lipstick Queen Chinatown Glossy Pencil in Thriller
This is a super sheer, moisturizing “draw on” gloss that comes in a chubby jumbo-sized pencil. It even comes with a jumbo-sized sharpener and the original artwork on the boxes and shade names are all inspired by the Polanski film of the same name. I love the hint of blue red color (perfect for your V-Day pucker) and how simple it is to use.

6.  Vampire Kiss in Love Bite Red by Lip Seduction
This is one of my all time favorite lipgloss and treatment products because it provides a nice sheer hint of color and it heals, plumps and sooths my lips all at once (read The Seduction of My Lips for my full rave of this product). And Love Bite Red is the perfect sheer Valentine’s Day shade of red!

7.  China Glaze Nail Polish in Ruby Pumps 
This is a great sparkly red nail polish that was inspired by Dorthy’s Ruby Red Slippers.  Being a die hard Wizard of Oz fan, I could not resist The Wizard of Ohh Ahhz collection by China Glaze (what a fun packaging concept!). There are six great colors in this set, but I think I will be wearing Ruby Pumps for a fun blingy Valentine’s Day Look. I also love the sparkly blue shade in the set called Dorothy Who? and the fun shimmery purple called C-C-Courage. 

8.   Choclatique Fig and Peanut Butter Sea Salt Truffle
OMG! This is such an insanely good candy creation that I tasted it over a year ago at Expo West  and still cannot stop thinking about it. It is the perfect blend of creamy peanut butter, carmely fig and a hint of sea salt covered in divine chocolate—An Absolute Confection Perfection!!

9.  Gotta Have S’more Amore 
I recently discovered the addictive S’muffins by Gotta Have S’more and am totally hooked on these miniature s’more like cupcakes. They have a graham cracker shell dipped in chocolate and are filled with marshmallow, chocolate and other divine ingredients. And the S’more Amore is a Valentine’s Day spin on this amazing treat with red colored white chocolate on the outside and a candy red heart on top—Super cute and yummy too!

10.   Naja Tea
I recently discovered Naja’s divine tea blends at the Go Green Expo in LA and was immediately hooked! Naja’s mantra is to make ‘whole leaf hip’ and she masterfully fulfills this promise by creating aromatic and unique blends of tea that intoxicate you with their beautiful inspired smells and flavors. I am absolutely head over heels in love with the sensual Mix & Mingle blend of toasted coconut, chocolate, vanilla and rooibos, dee-lish! And I think the delicious Allure blend (white tea, tangerines, & schizandra berries) and the Wicked Plum blend (cinnamon, ginger root, hibiscus and rooibos) would make delightful Vday gifts.  

My lips have truly been seduced by this amazing innovative healing plumping lip gloss called Vampire Kiss by Lip Seduction. This inspired lip product kinda reminds me of a ‘lip gloss meets a lip plumper meets Blistex’ and I am absolutely loving this refreshing lip cocktail! It has a slightly menthol tingly quality and the perfect amount of moisture and hydration, it instantly makes my lips feel plumped and pampered. But what the Recessionista in me is loving the most about this new find, is that you get your gloss product and your lip treatment all in one. I typically carry a lip fix/moisturizing product and a gloss product separately, but this healing gloss saves space and money–and I am totally addicted to it!

Vampire’s Kiss by Lip Seduction was created out of frustration. After investigating many of the lip enhancing products on the market, the creators of this product noticed that most products tend to burn and give bright red full lips for a short amount of time, don’t have enough collagen to boost the lips, were too drying, or only hydrate the lips. They wanted to create a lip product with the most innovative ingredients at a high enough concentration to create visible results without irritation or dryness and this lead to the creation of Vampire Kiss. This product hydrates, stimulates, helps regenerate collagen and offers multiple benefits to today’s modern budget conscious woman.

What makes Vampire’s Kiss so special? It’s the companies proprietary formula that contains a compound of five key lip enhancing ingredients:

1. Hyaluronic Acid Microspheres They have a sponge-like absorbency working to bind hundreds of times their weight in water to visibly fill and boost lip volume. It is also the what is used in professional injections known as Restylane.
2. Tri-Peptide 1 Builds collagen and creates a more permanent fuller, firmer lip.
3. Benzyl Nicotinate Increases blood flow and gives lips a fuller appearance.
4. Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A) Keeps lips smooth, improves dryness, assists in cellular renewal, and helps diminish the appearance of fine lip lines.
5. Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E) A natural moisturizer, antioxidant and preservative. Reduces water loss, keeping the lips moist and supple.

I adore this magical combination of ingredients because my lips look plump and pouty, they feel like ‘buttah’ and this product really feels like it is doing something to treat my lips and make them look more youthful. Vampire’s Kiss currently comes in three shades (clear, red and pink) and they have plans to offer a wider assortment of shades in the near future (I had a chance to sample a warm copper/cinnamon type shade, which I absolutely love, and this will be part of the expanded color options in the future).

If you would like to get some sexy in your pucker, you can get your own VK by Lip Seduction HERE. And check back with RR soon for some special offers on this product and for an opportunity to win your own Vampire Kiss by Lip Seduction. What’s your current favorite lip product? Post and share!