Can you believe that it’s just about to be October? Because, um, I really can’t. I haven’t even finished going through everything from the summer (can you really blame me? It was a good season!), and we’re already well into autumn.

Autumn, though — ugh. I thought summer was good, but this year’s fall collections look particularly strong as long as we quietly ignore MAC altogether. I’m trying to make time to photograph & test things as quickly as possible, here, but it’s still slow goings. With time, however, expect to see a bit of silicone-free haircare, a bit of fragrance, and a lot of brushes!

So, without any further adieu… a new book from Bobbi Brown, four rather intriguing lip-and-nail duos from Deborah Lippmann, and (finally!) a couple of unexpected ancillaries from the Bottega Veneta fragrance that I hold so close to my heart.