Alima Pure Loose Eyeshadow

Alima Pure's eye shadows come in the most compelling range of neutrals that are far from boring. I love using them to set RMS Beauty's Eye Polishes, or applied wet with a brush for staying power. Strangely, given that they're loose pigments, I find that they don't travel when I line my lower lashline with them–as long as I'm not wearing anything emollient rich beneath my eyes. They're fun to pair together for unexpected combinations, or mix for bespoke eyeshadow shades. 

My utmost favorites include:

Breathless - a dirty platinum with warm undertones. 

Cypress -  a moody shimmering teal that is gorgeous applied wet as a liner (especially when paired with Breathless and RMS Eyepolish in Myth).

Bramble - a matte gray-mauve that's perfect in the crease, especially used to tone things down when an eyeshadow application starts looking too heavy or bold.

Ingrid - a mid-tone mauve with neutral sparkle.

Fleur - a pinked up nude, it's flesh but deeper with a rosy undertone. It looks good paired with any color I can think of. 

Tata Harper Aromatic Perfumes

I'm hard pressed to find lasting clean fragrances, but Tata Harper's line of "aromatic treatments" fit the bill. They all last through a 9-5, and are refreshingly unique. Her Love Potion has been a repeat buy for me, I can't get enough of its lady-like, violet scent.

But this trio was her first foray into fragrance, and they're all really good:

• The Stress Treatment has a piercingly green, herbal scent (think geranium and lemongrass). A dab on the forearms and pulse points elevates a yoga session to a supremely indulgent aromatherapy experience.
• The Irritability Treatment acts more like a complex perfume. It's most similar to the Love Potion, with warm woods, powdery notes and a mellow spicy heart. This one, (unlike the Love Potion), however, reads unisex. I wear it in the morning to ward off an encroaching bad attitude particularly when I've slept in, my house is a mess, I can't find any clean socks, my daughter hid my cellphone and I'm running late to work. Upon first whiff, I swear I feel better about everything. If you're not sure which to start with, I recommend this one.
• The Bedtime Treatment is incredibly relaxing and comforting, with milky notes of chamomile and muted lavender. This one I wore it while in labor at the hospital, and the scent lingered for hours. The nurses kept complimenting me on it whenever they walked into the room even the next day, and now months later,  my olfactory memory bank has the sweetest associations with this fragrance.