Showing posts with label Paul and Joe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paul and Joe. Show all posts

Friday, November 11, 2011

The Paul & Joe Brush Holder

The Paul & Joe Brush Holder Box
The Paul & Joe brush holder comes beautifully packaged!

Although this Paul & Joe makeup brush holder has been available for years, I only recently decided to purchase it.  

It is well made, compact, and easy to keep clean.  I have other brush holders, but I find that this particular one is perfect to place used makeup brushes in, or any brushes that need to be cleaned.  Once I have washed my makeup brushes, I use Brush Guards and place the washed makeup brushes inside one section of this brush holder where they can dry.  

The Paul & Joe brush holder has a pleated fan shape pattern.

The brush holder is patterned in a pleated fan shape, with raised chrysanthemums for a Paul & Joe signature look.


My Rock & Republic makeup brushes in the Paul & Joe Brush Holder
It's also practical to use for makeup pencils, and I store my pencils in one half of the brush holder.

The divider inside the Paul & Joe brush holder cannot be removed, it's built-in.
There is a divider inside which separates the brush holder into two compartments.  It is a permanent divider though, and it cannot be removed.
Paul & Joe makeup holder divider
The brush holder definitely looks like it belongs on a makeup vanity from a by-gone era - a little art deco, a little glamorous.  The only drawback about this brush holder is that it is small.  Measuring 4' at the base, 5 1/2" across and 3 1/2' high, it's not practical for someone with a large brush collection.  It would have been nice if this brush holder was available in a larger size.

Paul & Joe brush holder
Paul & Joe Brush Holder is available at the Dermstore for $23.


- The Sassi Wench











Monday, October 17, 2011

What's in My Travel Makeup Bag?


Paul & Joe Makeup Bag and Furla Makeup Bag

The last time I did a "What's in my Travel Makeup Bag" video or blog post was in January, and I've travelled so much this year, so this video and blog post is long overdue!
Inside my Paul & Joe Makeup Bag
Like so many women, I do tend to take too many products with me.  I know that I have never ever used absolutely everything I've ever brought with me while on vacation. 


I also use travel time to test out new products and play with samples that I may have forgotten about , or just never got around to using.  Often I find that I have more time in the morning to apply makeup and style my hair than I do in my regular day to day life.  


I did splurge a little and I bought a new foundation brush (Louise Young), a new eye brush (Edward Bess), and a new eyeshadow palette just before I left to go on this vacation.  It was the perfect opportunity to experiment with the new shadows and brushes.


And all of these products fit comfortably into the Paul & Joe makeup bag!
All of this makeup fits inside the Paul & Joe Cosmetic Bag!
On this road trip we traveled to Washington, D.C., Manassas and Leesburg in Virginia, and to Gettysburg Pennsylvania for a vacation seeped in American Civil War history.
The Hakuhodo makeup brushes (on the left) are my all time favorite!
We saw The White House, took bus tours, auto tours, visited museums and monuments, shopped in Tysons Corner Mall and The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, ate cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes, saw $64 million in cash money at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and sat down to a Witches Brew Tea at a plantation in Virginia!
Furla Makeup Bag filled with Chanel Particulière Nail Polish and nail tools.
I found that I used everything that I brought with me, except for two makeup brushes, the nail polish remover wipes, my backup mascara (explained in my video) and the NARS highlighter.  I just wasn't in the mood to use the highlighter.  So all in all, I feel that I did pretty well and didn't overpack too much this time around.


I took all of my nail tools with me because I gave myself a mani-pedi in my hotel room.  I don't use lip gloss and I rarely use a primer or concealer, so I didn't bring those products with me.


2009 Paul & Joe Waterproof Cosmetic Pouch:


  • Lipsticks MAC Creme d' Nude, NARS Bangkok
  • Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation
  • MAC Blush Dame
  • MAC Beauty Powder in Light Sunshine
  • Anna Sui Beauty Mirror Rose
  • Bobbi Brown Long Wear Cream Eyeshadow in Stone
  • Mally Beauty Volumizing Mascara (this might just be my favorite mascara of all time!)
  • Laura Mercier Mascara (backup)
  • NARS Highlighter in Luxor
  • Too Faced Eye Love Sephora Eyeshadow Palette
  • Stila In the Light Palette
  • Mbeze Sweet Sanura Natural Perfume 
  • Boots No7 Beautiful Brows Pencil
  • Makeup Brushes:
    • Hakuhodo
    • MAC
    • Louise Young
    • Edward Bess


Furla Makeup Bag:
  • Chanel Particulière Nail Polish
  • OPI Base Coat
  • Essie Super Duper Top Coat
  • Nail Clippers
  • Cuticle pushers
  • Bloom Nail File
  • All Season Sanding Stick
  • Polish Off Nail Polish Remover Pads
  • Nail Buffer



Click here for a link to my YouTube Channel: The Sassi Wench

- The Sassi Wench

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Paul & Joe Butterfly Tin Love

The Paul & Joe Nail and Hand Care Kit
I had my eye on the Paul & Joe Beaute Nail and Hand Care Kit for the longest time.  I even had the opportunity to purchase one on sale, and I passed it over, thinking that it was cute, but not for me.

And then the inevitable happened - it becomes discontinued, and it sells out.  Everywhere.

And then of course it's the one thing that I really want!  I went crazy trying to find this set in the USA, but it seems that it is truly sold out.  Fortunately for me, I happened to find one in the UK.  After paying a fortune for air freight, it was finally delivered to my door this week!
Paul & Joe Hand Cream
The Hand Cream (1.4 fl oz), Nail Protect Coat to strengthen nails (.33 fl oz), and hand treatment gloves come packaged in the most adorable butterfly print tin.
Paul & Joe Hand Cream and Nail Protect Coat
The vintage inspired tin is perfect to store makeup, and the gloves and cream are perfect to moisturize tired hands.
Paul & Joe Treatment Gloves
Paul & Joe Butterfly Tin Kit
What a shame that they no longer produce this.  It would make the most perfect gift.  I absolutely love it, and the tin is going to look so pretty on my vanity!


Click here for a link to my YouTube Channel: The Sassi Wench


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- The Sassi Wench