Have a Super, duper Orgasm...

I've not really been into doing anything special with my makeup for a while now,  I tend to stick to the same old things. One exception to the monotony is that I am really getting into blush, as my skin is so pale and dull on it's own.

I've notice that I use NARS Super Orgasm a lot, so I thought I'd tell you a little bit about it...

 

Lets get the main issue out of the way: the pink/peach base of the powder blush is actually the same for both Orgasm and Super Orgasm, even though Super Orgasm does look a bit  duskier in the pan in comparison to the original.

The only real difference between the two Orgasm blushes is that the original Orgasm contains the famous golden shimmery gleam, whilst SUPER ORGASM uses very fine gold glitter particles instead and has no golden glow. The lack of shimmer means that SUPER ORGASM does apply sheerer and pinker on the skin then the original Orgasm does, so it does look different enough to justify buying it.

Most importantly, it wears well - I'll apply it in the morning and it will last until I take it off at the end of the day. NARS is a pricey brand, but the quality is unbeatable.

I personally haven't had any of the fall-out issues with SUPER ORGASM that I did with NARS other glittery cheek product - the Hungry Heart duo, so that's another point in SUPER ORGASMs favour.

Would I recommend it? It depends; SUPER ORGASM and Orgasm are both lovely shades, that are wearable on all skin tones, but for most people I'd say that if you own one shade then you really don't need the other one too. But for my fellow mega NARS fans, then yes, I do recommend SUPER ORGASM; the finishes between the two blushes make the base colour appear noticeably different enough to warrant a purchase.

[Made with transparent pigments for a soft and sheer look]

(translation; it is a pain to swatch - the top and bottom pictures involved hours of photographing myself in direct sunlight)

If you want a sheerer finish, with a touch of sparkle = you are a Super Orgasm girl :)
If you want a glowy finish = the original is best Orgasm for you...

Just a little more about Lady Gaga's Fame...

“Fame is an illusion — if you really want it, anyone can have it”

Eau de parfum:
10ml [rollerball] - $19 [£12]
30ml - $42 [£26]
50ml - $55 [£35]
100ml Ultimate Masterpiece (these words are also printed on the bottle) - $79 [£50]
"The Ultimate Masterpiece is Gaga’s “pure vision” for her scent brand, complete with a heavy, clear glass, egg-shaped bottle and a weighty gold-claw-inspired cap, and a number of doors will be carrying that size exclusively"

Bath and body:
black Soap - $15 [£9] (will be released in August in limited distribution)
black shower gel - $25 for 200 ml [£16] (released by November)
black body lotion - $30 for 200 ml [£19] (on counter in November)

[sources: WWD.com and Jonr951 at Fragrantica.om]

The scented soap will be in shops by August? Does that mean that the perfume release date is being pushed up worldwide? Only a little bit longer to wait :)

Be nice to know the prices in British pounds - all I have above is the current rate against US dollars, but [so far] the rough price guide seems reasonable for a EDP.

More info on Lady Gaga's Fame...

"Photo from Haus Laboratories of Le Masterpiece FAME: the premiere edition my fragrance, cap is solid metal not plastic. There are 2 versions of fragrance. One is more affordable. The other is Le Masterpiece, larger bottle, metal cap & eau de parfum. My baby! All my fashion fragrance dreams coming true!" - Lady Gaga

"30 dollars for affordable. Over 70 for Le Masterpiece."

So there will be two editions of Fame? Is the cheaper one a EDT and the expensive one a concentrated EDP? Guessing on the prices, I'd say yes, that does sound like the prices of most mass market fragrance releases.

[based on current rates]
$30 = £19
$70 = £45

Then again more concentrated parums tend not to be sold in larger sizes, so baring that in mind I'm guessing that 'Le Masterpiece' is a collectors edition - you know, a limited edition bottle.

Also; the worldwide release date was given as September, but Macy*s customers will begin receiving their pre-ordered bottles one month earlier. Will it be the same for the rest of the world, or is a Macy*s [U.S.] only promotional thing?

finally; A Spanish fan apparently got to buy a bottle [the bottle is being made in Spain] and thinks that Fame is similar to Paco Rabanna Black XS. So you can give XS a sniff to see if Fame is likely to be your cup of tea whilst we wait for the release.

New fragrance: Fame EDP by Lady Gaga...

 

"It was taken out of my own blood sample so it’s a sense of having me on your skin, I wanted to extract sort of the feeling and sense of blood and semen from molecular structures, so that’s where [the rumours] came from. That is in the perfume but it doesn’t smell like that, Actually the perfume smells like an expensive hooker."

I'm a Little Monster, so I was thrilled when I came across Lady Gaga's tweets about her debut perfume ten minutes ago. After tons of rumours we get our details. So drumroll please...

Lady Gaga presents her first fragrance in collaboration with her own The Haus Laboratories Paris and fragrance company Coty. The perfume, called Fame, comes out on the market in Sept 2012.

Fame is composed in an unusual way; the fragrance does not respect the pyramidal structure of the composition, but uses so-called. "push - pull technology” by which the ingredients are mixed to highlight different aspects of each fragrant note at the same time, without any hierarchy.
The fragrance is built on three main accords: dark accord, sensual accord and light accord. The dark accord includes poisonous flower Belladonna and incense, which evolve into the sensual and opulent wave of honey drops, saffron and apricot. Floral veil of Sambac jasmine and tiger orchid embody light and beauty.

The liquid of the perfume is also innovative – it is colored in black but becomes invisible when it touches the skin. Just like the fame itself - "It’s black like the soul of fame, but invisible once airborn."

I like all of the listed scent notes, so I'm very much looking forward to the release. I'm not just saying that as a Lady Gaga fan; I'm looking at the bottles of my favourite perfumes right now and every key scent note in FAME is amongst them a few times. Couple that with the gothic bottle design and black juice and FAME could have been created for my personal tastes :)

On the downside; I'm anticipating that people will rush to buy FAME once it is released, meaning that it will sell out almost immediately, causing a backlog. So yeah, we may still have to wait for a little while longer until we can get our hands on it...

New fragrance: Fantasy Twist EDP by Britney Spears

The Britney Spears range of fragrances currently stands at ten different perfume releases so far, and number eleven is due in September 2012.

Technically the latest edition - FANTASY TWIST - isn't actually a new fragrance; it is actually a clever bottle design that houses two of the bestselling Britney Spears perfumes - Fantasy and Midnight Fantasy, so you can choose between being either being sweet as pie [or rather sweet as cake], or being not so innocent - or you can layer one over another, so it's really like having four fragrances in one compact.