A Monkey's Favorite Things 2005

Making lists of favorite things always makes me nervous because I always feel I will leave some things out, thus misrepresenting myself. This list will be short and undone because I am short on time. I will share some of my favorite things for the past year. I will start with fragrance...as there are very few things I love more than fragrance:

*Top 10 Fave Fragrances of 2005

1. Eau de Colette

2. POTL

3. Parfum de Therese (Frederic Malle)

4. Imperial Oppoponax

5. Truly

6. Frank 2 (by Franco at Luckyscent)

7. Serge Lutens Datura Noir

8. Jo Malone Nutmeg Ginger

8. Yosh Omniscent

9. Serge Lutens Chergui

10. Creed Fleurissimo


There is a whole litany of bath and beauty products that I love. I cannot even begin to name them all, but here is a small list of some of my favorites:

*Bath & Body products:

1. Red Flower Cardamon and Ginger body oil

2. Nivea Creamy Conditioning Oil

3. Chanel no.5 bath oil

4. Chanel Coco Body Powder

5. Potl body cream

6. Fresh Sugar Blossom hand cream

7. Bliss sugar scrub for body

8. Lancome self tanner

9. Stella Shower Gel

* Facial Care* I am a freak about skin care...I have a little bit of everything, but here are some of my faves:

1. SUNSCREEN--many different kinds

2. Creme de La Mer

3. SKII Facial Treatment Essence

4. La Mer lifting skin serum

5. NV Perricone Eye Area Therapy with NTP complex

6. Cle de Peau la creme

7. Clarins Gelee Bronzante for face

8. La Mer Cleanser

9. Clinique 7 Day Scrub

10. Kanebo Sensai Eye Contour Cream

*As for makeup:

1. Cle de Peau concealer stick

2. YSL curling mascara in BLACK

3. Tarte Blush Stick in Blushing Bride

4. Lipfusion lip gloss in SWEET

4. Nars Multiple Stick in Maldives (whoops, I did 2 #4's)

5. Mac eyeliners in Tarnish and Phone Number

6. Benefit blush in Dandelion

7. Mac eyeshadows in Honey Lust and Naked Lunch

8. Cover Girl eyeshadow in Mink (drugstore eyeshadow that is truly lovely)

9. Paula Dorf eye shadow base

10. Estee Lauder Lash XL Mascara in BLACK

*A few much loved hair products are:

1. Kerastase shampoo and conditioner

2. Frederic Fekkai protein mist

3. Frederic Fekkai glossing cream

4. Ojon hair treatment

5. Infusium leave in conditioner

6. Ponytail holders--HA

This is my humble halfdone list. Sorry it is so truncated. I wish I had more time to list all my fave things, but alas I am off on a trip and short on time.
I cannot wait to read all your favorite things ladies!

Here's to our favorite things, and here's to a Happy and Healthy New Years to all my friends!

Check out these links for more fabulous favorite things 2005!

• An Alabaster Brow
• Beauty Addict
• Blogdorf Goodman
• Bois de Jasmin
• Brain Trapped in Girl's Body
• c'est chic
• Crazy Jay Blue
• The Great She Elephant
• Hrmph
• Koneko's *Mostly* Beauty Diary
• Make a Mental Note
• Monkey Posh
• Mothers Hen's Place
• my life my words my mind
• no one knows why the wolf laughs
• Now Smell This
• ¡Ombligo!
• Peppermint Patty
• Perfume-Smellin' Things
• Scentzilla!
• She'll be feverish after so much thinking
• Slap of the Day
• Victoria's Own