Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Scent of a Woman

Mandy Aftel is basically the American pioneer of artisanal perfumery. Vanity Fair magazine calls her the “Angel of Alchemy.” Her handmade perfumes from Aftelier are considered Hollywood’s chicest, best-kept secret.

The Color for 2010

Pantone just announced their pick for 2010’s color of the year, and we are so on it. Turquoise is a really versatile shade of blue, one with a lot of energy and nature appeal. Here are some Savvy ways to bring turquoise into your life in the new year.

Savvy Gifts For Girls Under $100

We know a few people who are already completely finished with their Christmas shopping (and wrapping!). That is completely awesome and we are so proud of you. Except, not. So, for the rest of us… here are a couple of great ideas for holiday gifts that are stylish, Savvy and won’t break the bank.

CoCo, Meet Lush

If you like eco-friendly, high-quality skin care crammed full of delicious ingredients like cocoa butter, honey, lavender, ground almonds, marshmallow, free-range eggs, coconut, rose absolute, fresh lemons, and just about every other wonderful yummy thing under the sun …made by hand …which make your bathroom smell gorgeous and your skin feel like a million bucks… then it’s time for you to get acquainted with Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics.

Practical Lacquer

Why is it when you walk into a nail salon, they just say “pick your color” without offering any advice? Sometimes it’s hard to know what color to choose. There’s what’s fashionable, what looks good with your skin tone… and apparently you’re supposed to go it alone. We’ll help!

Fabulous Friday Fun

We have two great giveaways on Frisco Savvy today, so if you are a fan of fabulous + free, read on! Enter to win the Savvy Sanity basket filled with 360 Vodka goodies, or a signature gift box from The Gents Place.

Partner Profile: The Gents Place

When this website was still just a gleam in our eye, we knew we wanted to have a Frisco Savvy event at The Gents Place; founder Ben Davis is literally one of the first people we talked to in the local business community about what we wanted to do with Frisco Savvy, because we think [...]

M·A·C Does Halloween

So you’ve got a big hot Halloween party to hit next weekend, and costumes are de rigueur… but you just can’t get inspired. You could always be Sexy Nurse or Sexy French Maid or Sexy Policewoman or Sexy Schoolgirl… or, you could have some dignity. And some originality.

Lip Service

Looking for a nearby, fun happy hour or GNO? Lancome Cosmetics is putting on their fab Lipstick Lounge at the aLoft Frisco, on Thursday, October 15.

There Will Be Bling

Saks Fifth Avenue at Willowbend in Plano is having a fragrance event with crystal artist Natalee Ridenhour on Saturday, October 10.