Welcome to the June edition of Connoisseur Reviews.



We are going to explore makeup, perfume, oils, and gummies (yes, gummies!) in today's review session.


⚜️Osmosis CC Cream I have reviewed this CC cream in the past and find myself returning to it this summer. CC stands for "color correcting". This cream goes on seemingly white and then blends into your skin, matching your color. It is a lighter weight cream and nice for lazy summer days.



⚜️Aether eyeshadow palette can be found on Grove Collaborative and Amazon. I like this crystal amethyst gemstone palette, however, there are some things to note: each shade is dark. There really are not any lighter or medium shades. Normally an eyeshadow palette has a mix of light, medium, and dark shades. Because these are all dark, you would need to use other shades to blend and contrast.



⚜️NYX retractable eyeliner in brown is a good, affordable, long-lasting, waterproof eyeliner. It is a creamy formula and doesn't require a sharpening pencil. It is a bit blunt with a thicker line application, but, for the price is a great liner.


⚜️Goli Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies The Goli Apple Cider Gummie supports skin health, weight management, immune system, appetite, heart health, and energy. It's also infused with superfoods, and enriched with vitamins B9 and B12. They have a good taste and are easy to take... You taste more of the apple than the vinegar. Code dailyconnoisseur 5% off



⚜️Pinrose Perfume is a beautiful collection of delightful, non-toxic perfumes. You take a quiz to find which perfume is best suited to your tastes. I will do a dedicated review of all of the scents. I just ordered the sample set for this upcoming video. Code JSCOTT gives free shipping



⚜️Mirapur rose geranium essential oil is a beautifully scented essential oil that makes my homemade cleaning products smell like the Mrs. Meyer's Rose line. Another favorite of mine is their almond essential oil , which smells like the Method almond cleaner. Soooo good.



⚜️I love aprons and wear them everyday. For less messy work, I like wearing half-aprons so I can listen to my audio books with headphones while I work. Here are two great options: chambray half-apron and half-apron stripe.

On my nails: Vendetta by Londontown code JenniferS gives 25% off
SKYE Opale 18K gold freshwater pearl earrings code Jennifer20 for 20% off

I hope you enjoy today's video.

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Toni Wadsworth writes, "We are in quarantine and have been playing the piano in the evenings. I inherited an antique grand Steinway from my great aunt who was a piano teacher. I promised to keep it in the family and never sell it. When we moved into our house which was built in 1830, many people suggested I not bring the piano because our house is only 12 feet wide and our piano is 8 feet wide. I did bring it of course and placed it in the front parlor where it looks and sounds so lovely. In our town if your house is over 100 years old, you can look up the history of the house at the local library. Not long after moving in, I researched the history of the house and discovered that the original home owners were married musicians who lived in the house from 1830-1870. He was a violinist and his wife was a vocalist. They performed in Alexandria, VA and Washington DC together. I feel that they would be pleased with our piano in the parlor. Pianos are no wider than many sofas. If you have little space as we do, your guests may sit at your piano bench and we have put 2 benches side by side. The children love to sit there!"


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It's a fall extravaganza here on The Daily Connoisseur. All. Fall. Everything. I'm showing you home decor, favorite fall products from small businesses, my cooking philosophy this time of year, and even a Mrs. Meyers' cleaning product dupe.



I hope you enjoy watching today's video.



For seasonal decor, I love to decorate with sophisticated accents intermingled with decorations that the children love. I like using faux fur blankets and faux fur pillows as well as plaid throws in the living room to boost coziness. The Union Jack pillow was a gift from Ben's parents and adds a nice touch to the sofas.

I also like using faux florals with fresh herbs and flowers from the garden. Great resources for faux florals this time of year are Nearly Natural and Balsam Hill fall florals.

I love to highlight small businesses on this channel so today I have a treasure trove of gorgeous fall products from small family businesses.

Bend Soap Co.


I just adore the Bend Soap Company (use code DC10 for 10% off your order). They are a small family business located in Bend, Oregon. I have featured them several times on the channel before and since featuring them have become a regular customer. My daughters use their deodorant, and I gifted Bend Soap Co. to my literary agents for Christmas last year. They sent me a lovely care package with their fall scents.


The Oatmeal and Honey Luxury Milk Bath and Almond Delight goat milk lotion from Bend Soap Co. have such cozy, warm scents. The milk bath is moisturizing and seriously luxurious. The lotion is great for people with sensitive skin and the almond fragrance is very subtle.


The four soap scents from Bend featured are Tangerine Spice, Mt. Bachelor Pine, Oatmeal and Honey, and All Sport. Their soap is high-quality, solid and just lovely.


MiraPur Essential Oils
My friends from The Sudsy Soapery have started an all natural essential oil line called, Mirapur Natural Oils.


Harvest Blend essential oil Proprietary blend of all spice, caraway seed, cardamom, ginger, orange 10-fold and cinnamon

Cinnamon Leaf, cinnamomum zeylanicum a warm, spicy, and sweet aroma

Clove Bud, syzygium aromaticum L. The scent of clove is sweet, herbaceous and warm.Clove is used as a spice and has commonly been used to relieve tooth ache.

Orange essential oil distilled 10x for potency is Citrus and Sweet smelling.

My favorite essential oil diffuser is this one from Amazon, which has many color and light functions and holds a good amount of water and has up to a 5 hour diffuser time.

I like to use the Harvest Blend oil to make a dupe for the Mrs. Meyer's fall cleaning products, which are featured down below.



The Sudsy Soapery also do gorgeous homemade soaps:
Pumpkin Poppy Soap , Oatmeal and Honey soap, Harvest Apple soap, Cinnamon goat milk soap


The Abide with Me candle in patchouli scent is another lovely candle for autumn.

Cellar Door Candles


The Cellar Door Candle Company is a lovely small business that makes beautiful artisanal candles. Their candle wax is blended from scratch using only local organic beeswax and cold pressed coconut. They do not use any ingredients that have been chemically processed and that the candles do not soot when they are lit. Use code 10%Fall 10% off


Lemon Verbena essential oil
Ultra clean and pure. Deep herbaceous lemon and herb with subtle sharp notes of ginger. Pure lemon verbena & ginger essential oil.



Pacific Northwest reed diffuser
100% unique wood essential oil. Pure Fir Needle & Red Birch.


The two candle scents I have are:
Cassia
100% Essential oil for this fragrance. A rare deep cinnamon aroma only found when using pure essential oil. Reminiscent of wild Cinnamon Tree.
Indian Cedar Incredibly deep and full bodied blend of amazing essential oils. A fragrance design that continues to surprise and excite with every inhale. Indian Cedar and Rosewood wrapped around bright notes of Lemon and Orange falling into a continuously expanding heart of Lavender.



Some of the makeup I have been loving lately is from The Organic Skin Co. I love their fall eyeshadow shades. This is a wonderful company that produces natural and organic makeup. Their pressed eyeshadows are particularly lovely. I love the shade Burnish for fall and have been wearing it regularly.



The Mrs. Meyer's fall scents are here. You can find them at Grove Collaborative or Target. The new scent this year is Acorn Spice, which is a warm, spicy scent. Apple Cider is still my favorite and Pumpkin is still an evil pumpkin (if you don't get that joke, it's what my daughter called it last year when she smelled it for the first time. Ha!)

To make your own fall scented cleaning products, fill a reusable spray bottle with half white vinegar, half water and add 20 to 30 drops of Harvest Blend essential oil or a similar fall essential oil.

The pearl necklace I'm wearing is from Ana Luisa Jewelry: Use code Jennifer10 for $10 off your first order. My dress is by J.Jill, and my scarf can be found here.

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Donna writes, "Jennifer, your fall wardrobe is beautiful. I'll look forward to seeing you wear all the pieces during your fall videos. I loved the Loft blouse so much that I drove to my local Loft store and bought it for my daughter. She is 26 and I think it will look amazing on her. Mailed it to her yesterday. She lives in Charleston, SC and even though everyone thinks it's a spring color I can say that it's a perfect color for at least three seasons in Charleston. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos and for bringing us the idea of a 10 item wardrobe."

Donna, what a sweet gesture and I'm sure your daughter will absolutely love the blouse. I love it so much. Thank you for watching!

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