REDPOiNT BEAUTY has a new radiant-giving blush on their hands. Airbrush Effects Blushwhip ($28 @ redpointbeauty.com) screams, “use me this summer!”
It’s a mousse texture so it’s really light and fluffy and perfect for using the fingers – dab finger in, dab on cheek and blend, blend, blend. I’m hoping they will use this technology with other products in their line. Available in Vida (rosy pink) and Glow (peachy pink).
Remember last year when I promised to pay more attention to blushes and wear them more frequently? Well, I didn’t really meet the challenge. So, I’m hoping to renew my passion with all things blush. Here are three mineral ones to get me and you excited again and remember to use a light hand when applying. L to R counterclockwise:
MiESSENCE ORGANiCS Mineral Blush Powder in Ginger Blossom Silk ($24.50 @ chooseorganics.com)
YOUNGBLOOD Pressed Mineral Blush in Nectar ($23 @ ybskin.com)
LAURA MERCiER Mineral Cheek Powder in Coral ($22 @ sephora.com)
How HOT is this SMASHBOX Desert Chic Fusion Eye & Cheek Color Heatwave ($28 @ sephora.com)? This one screams SUMMER and is part of the new Desert Chic Collection, if you didn’t guess. The powder formula is made with red earth minerals so swipe a brush across any of the three shades on any of your features for an instant glow.
We’re pretty fascinated with packaging and always pay special attention to it when trying out a product as presentation is everything. A few years ago, I remember being quite taken with this kind of self-dispensing brush that SUSAN POSNiCK’s Colorflo Mineral Foundation ($64 @ beauty.com) comes in. I can’t recall the first one I used but it is great for on the go. And this one is also refillable, which I never knew they could be. Or maybe just hers is? At first, I couldn’t quite figure out how to refill it but I found it. The bottom unscrews and it’s easy to get powder inside. Halleluiah! It comes in 15 different shades (even those with a really dark skin tones) and even a shimmer and a bronzer. So at least pick one of these up and you can change the powder out as needed. Now if they just sold refills for the brush part, I could use this for the rest of my makeup wearing life.
HARD CANDY Peace Palette ($22 @ sephora.com) is probably one of the most pocket book friendly palettes I have ever come across. It’s about the size of the average wallet! Here’s what you get:
All for $22? And all very wearable colors!
This has to be MAC's most pink, most party and most, well, clubby collection yet. This collection has every color and texture of makeup you would want to don to go out on the town.Think of the hippest club in NYC on a Saturday night, the "in" crowd, Page Six and this is all of that rolled in one. If yer reading this then you’ve heard of the Heatherette duo of Richie Rich and Traver Rains. To put them and MAC together for this Heatherette collection? Genius! Here's our picks:
Eye Shadow Trio in Trio 2 ($32.50) – features limited edition shades of Baby Petals, V.I.P. and Cassette.
Beauty Powder in Alpha Girl ($22) – pink with gold nuances
Lip Glass in Bonus Beat (sheer yellow beige with gold pearl, frost) and Style Minx (clean fuchsia pink, frost) ($14)
Glitter in 3D Silver ($16.50) – multi-reflective silver
Nail Lacquer in Lola Devine ($10) – soft mid-tone coral cream
Lipstick in Hollywood Nights ($14) – clean fuchsia pink, satin
Add a pair of She’s So Bad Lash ($11) and yer ready for the dance floor, baby!
All @ maccosmetics.com
I’ve been back and forth on what to say about CARGO’s new blu_ray Collection. I mean, it’s made for people who are in front of the camera. With everything going high definition, viewers will see every flaw unless you make an adjustment. So how do these products fit into an everyday girl’s routine? I just read fellow
Beauty Blogging Network’s Shades of U post about wedding makeup and how these products are also perfect for high definition photography. I didn’t even think of that! I’ve just been wearing the Pressed Powder ($30) and Blush/Highlighter ($27) as everyday products and they are quite good. Each contains phytochromatic pigments that adjust with the light to make your skin look beautiful. Now I’ll be sure to strike a pose when a camera is in my vicinity! All @ sephora.com
Lots of new colors and products out for the spring. Here are some stars:
ORiGiNS Brush-On Color in Coral Reef ($17.50 @ origins.com)
SHU UEMURA Tri-Color Eye Pencil in Aqua Flow ($28 @ sephora.com) from the Rebirth Collection
BOURJOiS Dose de Nacres Mini Loose Powder Eye Shadow in #3 orange with a silver sheen ($8 @ ulta.com)
SPA RiTUAL Lacquer in Plugged-In ($10 @ sparitual.com) from the Awakened Collection.
SMASHBOX Green Room Bronzer ($28 @ sephora.com) from the Green Room Collection.
BOBBI BROWN Lip Gloss in Pink Popsicle ($19 @ bobbibrown) from the Pink Raspberry Collection
When I saw the picture of the girl that reps NARS’ new Spring 2008 Shanghai Lily Collection, I pictured shades for someone like Amy Lee from the Evanescence. I was pretty wrong! Think really light (Duo Eyeshadow in Alhambra and Lip Gloss in Greek Holiday) vs dark (Lipstick in Success), both in one collection. NARS is thinking pale eyes with bold lips for the most part and note that some of the colors are new and some are not. And any collection that has the Orgasm blush in it (in a new The Multiple form) has to be a winner. All @ narscosmetics.com
Let’s see what CHANEL has on deck with their Spring 2008 Collection. They’re feeling clean crisp colors and soft pastels. Eyes flip from soft and girly with one Eye Shadow Quad to bold and daring with the other Quad. Here’s what we’re feelin’:
Eye Shadow Quad in Bleu Celestes ($55) – mix it up with the darker side of the collection and these navy tones. Navy is so happen’ for spring.
Rouge Allure Luminous Satin Lip Colour ($30) – this is my first experience with these really fun push-and-click-to-open lipsticks. And the blue pink of Frivole complements most any eye look.
4 Fleurs de Chanel Yeux-Eyes ($65) – pastel eyes would look swimmingly with any of Essie’s new polishes.
Glossimer in limited edition Waterlily ($26) – what’s not to love about these? And this shade is the perfect frosty pink color.
Yes, the Blue Navy Nail Colour is all the rage and can’t be found anywhere but I say, fine, accept it and paint on their Rose Satin ($19) shown here. All @ chanel.com
I’m really beginning to hate MAC. They don’t seem to really miss the boat, like ever! Not that I wish them ill but come on. It’s funny, some of my favorite eye shadows and lipsticks are ones I wear once in a great while but I look and admire them all the time. Yes, most of them are from MAC.
Here’s the latest collection – Fafi. What is a Fafi? Click here. I don’t when the last time a graffiti artist was celebrated. It happens but just not much. The new Fafi Collection from MAC is all girly and mostly pink! So if pink is your thing, this is right up your alley. Two instant favorites are the Nail Lacquers ($10) in Girls Will Be Girls (pink with coral pearl) and Boom! (rich eggplant with purple pearl). Not only will I be admiring these but I will for sure be wearing them. Another favorite are the Clearly Fafi ($15, $25, $34) cosmetic bags. I have to be able to see everything I’m carrying around, right? If you’re in the mood to get in touch with your inner girly-girl and play, this is a fun collection for just that.
What is blush? BENEFiT COSMETiCS has created exactly what blush was created for – to mimic the color our cheeks turn when, ahem,
we’re turned on. Thrrrob ($28 @ benefitcosmetics.com) is the newest addition to their collection of powders with the others being Dallas, 10, Dandelion, Hoola and Georgia. When I first heard this was coming out, I thought it might be a lot like the Dandelion but Thrrrob is more of a bubblegum pink and this powder has a slight shimmer to it.
This one has a lot of firsts under its belt. This was the first cheek stain on the market and the first product that came out from this line. It was also one of the products that started me on my journey of weeding out the good from the bad. TARTE’s Natural Swirl Cheek Stain in Full Blossom ($28/1oz @ sephora.com) is the latest stain to be unleashed on the world.
It is two shades swirled together in one - the Natural Beauty shade (sheer berry rose) and their T5 Super Fruit Complex. Hmmm, so what “shade” is a T5 Super Fruit Complex?? I guess it’s the color you would get if you mix together the five most active superfruits that this complex is made up of: goii, acai, maracuia, acerola and pomegranate. From looking at the picture, it looks pretty light. The other benefit of this complex is that they are natural antioxidants and vitamins. So a great color and skin benefiting ingredients. I’m in!
Homeopathic Greek line, KORRES, just added a full line of makeup to their lineup!
I was very surprised that they did this as I never thought is would be up their alley. Overall the colors all seem wearable most a lot of skin tones – no Urban Decay colors here. The skin benefiting ingredients are worked into these products too. For example, the Eyeshadows are made with natural botanicals and passion fruit oil. And the pigment intensity varies depending on the shade.
Product picks right now are the Eyeshadows ($16) in #35M Brown and 24S Gold, Blush ($22) in #16 Pink and Deep Colour Mascara ($18) in #04 Blue Black. Look for more reviews on this line in future posts. All exclusively @ sephora.com
It’s made of minerals
It’s blush on one half and bronzer on the other half
It’s two hot and totally wearable colors in one compact
It’s PHiLOSOPHY The Supernatural Mineral Blush Duo in Berry/Chestnut ($25 @ philosophy.com)
I love getting a beauty products that have a reusable case and in this case, haha, it’s in my favorite color, baby pink! The Holidays are the perfect time to check out makeup kits because a lot of companies put them out now. This DuWOP Discovery Kit ($36 @ sephora.com) is one for your sister who needs to update her makeup collection or your babysitter who just loves to try out new products. And it contains quite a bit inside - full size Lip Venom, minis of Trio Eye Shadow, Blush Therapy, Venom Gloss and Lashlacquer.
We introduced you to LAURA GELLER’s Baked Marble Eyeshadows back in September and now we have a cool collection based all around it - Baked to Perfection ($60 @ sephora.com). What I like about these baked products are that they start as a liquid, are poured into terracotta pans, infused with swirls of vibrant colors and then baked for 24-hours so no two are alike.
Included in the kit is the Spackle Under Make-up Primer (1oz), a .32 oz Balance-n-Brighten, Ethereal Rose Baked Powder, Blush-n-Brighten in Roseberry, Baked Marble Eyeshadow Duo in Water Lily/Wood Forest and their Creamy Black Mascara. So if you ever wanted to try some of this line, this kit is a great way to do it since it’s valued at $126 if you bought them individually.
ViNCENT LONGO is taking their Holiday collection global. The RSVP Wanderlust collection gets its inspiration in the jet setting women of Rio, London, New York and Rome. The glimmers and shimmers of these products all feel pretty festively Ho Ho Ho to me so look your holiday best no matter what time zone you are in. Here are our picks from the collection:
Roja Quad Eye Shadow ($40), Wet Diamond Eye Shadow in Palace Sky ($24), Duo Eye Pencil in Garnet-Urban Nights ($26), Eye Shimmer Souffles in Ultra-Violet and Palladio ($24 each), Water Canvas Highlighter in Mermaid Muse ($42.50). All @ vincentlongo.com
Beauty doesn’t have to drain your wallet. One great trait about multiple sticks is that they can be used on so many of your features. Take this WET N’ WiLD 3 Of A Kind – Lips, Eyes, Cheeks ($3.99 @ walgreens.com). You know how you give your face a quick touch up before you get out of the car and hit the club? This one is compact enough for any evening bag and it applies just enough color. Color picks: By Sunset Strip and On Rodeo Drive.
TARTE wishes you makeup wealth with their We Wish You Wealth Limited Edition Palette. Like shoes, I don’t think a girl can ever have enough makeup and you’ll be spot on if you give this one this season. And this kit contains brand new shades and their best-selling Cheek Stains in a new pan form here.
Palette includes:
16 brand new Eyeshadow colors, 16 brand-new Lip Gloss colors, 4 Gel Eyeliners, 4 Cheek Stains, 3 24/7 Lip Sheers, Eyelid primer, Luminizer, Eye Shadow & Eye Liner brushes. Get yers for $52 @ sephora.com
Anything I can build on my own is a big plus in my book and that includes makeup. On my quest to really learn the art of sculpting my cheeks, this next one really helps make me stunning.
GENiE BEAUTY Make Me Blush All-Over Face Color ($20 @ geniebeauty.com) is one of those “looks darker in the packaging then it really is” type products. So don’t be scared! The medium brown looks like it would only be good for certain tones but I tried it on three different friends (thanks Stacy, Rebecca and Melissa) and the cream gave each a boost. The mineral-based formula does not contain any shimmer, glitter or gloss and as I mentioned above, the color is totally build-able. Apply a swipe on the apples of cheeks and a little more under the cheekbones to really bring them out. The color can also be used on lips and lids.
STiLA wants to go along to your next big holiday party. So tuck one of these beautifully packaged palettes in your next evening bag:
Blanc and Noire Palettes ($32) are just what the doctor ordered for winter. Three eye shadows and one cheek color in a slim plush velvet designed magnetic case.
The Deluxe Palettes ($34) are five colors encased in a hard metal case adorned with Swarovski crystals. Both 5” x 1 ½” case is sure to please. Choose from Guinevere or Scarlett. All four palettes @ stilacosmetics.com
Who doesn’t wish they could just grab a few items and take off on a tropical vacation! Tahiti? Cancun? How about the on the other side of the world below the equator in the South Pacific? New in the collection of LAUREN HUTTON’s Passport Series is her Passport South Pacific ($60 @ laurenhutton.com) and what a beautiful bargain this one is. Ms. Hutton was amazed by the oils and herbs the locals in Bora Bora used so she infused some of them (Tahitian Noni Juice, Tamanu Oil and Seaweed Extract) in this makeup. And as with all her products, they are color coded so your application of each will be a breeze. Available in Dark, Medium and Light, each palette packs all the necessities for a quick vacation or daily outing.
The Cream Compact contains: 2 Sheer Concealers, 4 Spot Concealers, 2 Face Colors and Tinted Lip Balm.
The Powder Compact contains: Contour Shadow, Blush, Pooch & Nose Powder, Eyebrow Powder, Eyeshadow, Wet/Dry Eyeliner, Bronzer and Pressed Powder.
And isn't the blue leather case just gorgeous? Now get packing!
Any cosmetic colors in the metallic family seem to automatically get my attention. THE BODY SHOP’s Special Edition Autumn Color Collection Fabulous Metallics is all things shimmering and seductive. From eyes to cheeks to lips, they’ve got shades for them.
Precious Rouge in Lavish Pink – flirty medium pink ($14.50)
Special Edition Shimmer Smudgers in Etched Brown - a rusty bronze with iridescent pink pearls ($18.50)
Innovative Shimmer Squares in Cashmere Pink - deep rose pink, smoky grey and intense purple ($18)
Brilliance Powder in Lustrous Rose - rich pink shimmer with iridescent multi-colored glitter ($18.50)
All @ thebodyshop.com
How many times have you been at work and needed to go out somewhere right after? I usually only carry daytime touch-up makeup with me but this one will be added to the bunch. PANTiNA’s Trio Eye Palette ($5 @ pantina.com) is from their upcoming Classically Chic Winter 2007 collection. Inside the magnetically closed case are two shadows and a liner with a tiny double-sided brush for quick enhancements on the go.
