Happy Holidays from The Daily Connoisseur! We (that is, Gatsby and I) wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2012. In this new year may you follow your instincts and dreams, turn the mundane into the extraordinary and infuse passion into every aspect of your life. Thank you for being such an integral part of...

Holiday Musings I can't believe Christmas and New Year are just around the corner. I had lofty ambitions of doing seasonal posts here on The Daily Connoisseur. I was going to share with you my favorite holiday candle (which, incidentally is Voluspa Goji & Tarocco Orange). I was going to make holiday cookies and...

Hello everyone I hope you are having a great week! This Thursday post has a makeup setting theme to it... Let's start with the exciting giveaway first: Ever since I reviewed Skindinavia finishing sprays on The Daily Connoisseur I have been hooked on using their finishing spray after every morning makeup application...

I’ve been getting a lot of emails from readers lately that all have something in common- they are happy to have found an online community of people (us!) that share their quest to lead a more refined and elegant life. We are a dying breed after all. We believe in etiquette, manners, traditions, and formalities. We want...

Bonjour Everyone- I hope you're having a great week... I was interviewed by CNN.com this week for my book Lessons from Madame Chic: The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris! Check out the article by clicking here. Until next time! Jennifer x Visit my Author Website Like my Facebook Page Follow me on ...

My makeup brush collection has always been a bit of a motley crew. When I started wearing makeup I started with Bare Minerals (still wear Bare Minerals 50% of the time) so most of my makeup brushes were mineral brushes. I take really good care of my brushes and make sure to shampoo them once a week (Sundays, for those...