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I really like to shop online but sometimes what you see on the monitor is not what you get so you have to get used to doing your research on just about every aspect of a product, especially color. What I really like about COVER FX’s new The Big Cover Up 3 Step Essentials ($75 @ sephora.com) s there really isn’t a way to mess it up as all you have to do is choose from four color kits. FOUR!

What it is - a complexion perfection kit and it contains 5 items to help you get it right:

• Skinprep FX – primer and anti-aging serum
• Cover FX – Total Coverage Cream Foundation (3 different shades)
• Setting FX – Translucent Setting Powder
• Their #170 Precision Foundation Brush (this normally sells for $36!)
• How-to Instructional video

You know my love of all-in-ones when it comes to beauty and the compact that houses the cream foundations and setting powder is in one container!

The overall kit really is a novices dream come true and shop with confidence online when it comes to this product.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

I raved about this one a few weeks ago and this one is another all-in-one makeup product. They are on a roll!! One Step Makeup Foundation from STILA is:

+ Primer
+ Concealer
+ Powder
+ Foundation

Since I can’t prove otherwise, I’ll have to take their word for it. I mean, how can I say it does or does not have powder in it? Anyway, it also contains their exclusive Youth Revival Bio-Available Mineral Complex from Arclay LLC, which is make the formula able to adapt to each part of the skin on your face to make it look more natural. And I really must agree at how natural it looks on the skin or rather how you can’t see it at all and it just evens out the tone beautifully.

Available in 8 shades. $44/1oz @ sephora.com.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

Ever since discovering this concealer, I feel like a door has opened up. I mean, how long have I been doing this and only recently am I into concealers? Strange but ok. The latest one to dazzle my eyes at what I don’t see is LORAC’s Double Feature Concealer/Highlighter ($24 @ beauty.com). Maybe it’s me but it seems like too many look like they’re made with chaulk as they look too whitish under my eyes. Perhaps I’m using a shade that’s too light for me? But all three that I’ve tried? Anyway, let me point out why I like this one. First, this stick has three things going on. Pull off the cover and you have your cover up (paraben-free, fragrance-free), On top is the Blender Ball, which is used to blend in the concealer. And if you untwist the middle, there’s the highlighter you can use pretty much anywhere. I have to admit, the Blender Ball really makes this product for me. As funny as it sounds, it makes it kind of fun to use!

Available in 5 color combos.

Disclosure: The following item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

Here’s a bold statement - If you’re a fan of Touche Éclat, please consider LA MER’s The Radiant Concealer ($65 @ lamer.com). Dab a little bit under the eyes, corners of the nose, inner corners of the eyes, anywhere you need a boost. The lightweight formula is made with Tourmaline (yup, the same stuff in those great hair dryers) and malachite gemstones that capture energies and conceal circles and even out the skin’s tone. And it also includes some ingredients to help that area like plant extracts, chamomile to soothe puffy under eyes and it even has a SPF 25 because we all know that the key to keeping wrinkles away is a good sunscreen. The size may not look like much in the compact but a very little bit goes a long way and I learned this the hard way a few times by always grabbing too much on my makeup brush!

Even though it’s available in three shades (Ivory, Beige, Natural Warm), I think they will work for a lot of tones.

LISE WATIER’s new Portfolio ($29 @ lisewatier.com) palette arrived just in time. I ran out of my zit cover so I gave this one a shot and while I was at it, tried some of the others on my other features. Let’s see, we got green to neutralize the redness of a blemish, lilac for dullness around the eyes, ivory for under-eye circles, brown to sculpt, and a yellow/beige to hide blue veins. You can really find something in this wheel to fix whatever is bugging on your face! And each cream contains chamomile (to calm) and vitamins C and E. This is a makeup bag staple.

We wrote about PER-FEKT’s Skin Perfection Gel when it came out many moons ago and I was very excited to recently come across their new Eye Perfection Gel ($45/.3oz @ sephora.com). Unlike other beauty products, I have to go super easy on the amount used, as you read correctly, the tube is a meer .3oz, but it does double, really, triple duty:

• makeup primer for lids
• eye treatment product for doing away with puffy eyes, shadows and fine lines (it contains cucumber extract, antioxidants, hyaluronic microspheres and those all important peptides)
• concealer for under the eyes as it comes in 4 tinted colors – Awake, Bright, Refreshed and Vibrant.

So when you weigh all the products out you use for all three of those, the price doesn’t seem so steep, right?

And I have to point out how useful the metal tip is. It is called a palladium tip applicator and it feels so cooling on the skin when applying the mousse-gel. I can't think of an eye treatment gel or cream that dispenses this way or is meant to be placed directly on the skin when dispensing. Big recommendation.

Ooo, this my favorite time of year and a lot of the brands are celebrating it too with NEW products. Here some more good ones we are loving right now. From L to R clockwise:

UVSunSENSE Wristband 7 Pack ($10 @ uvsunsense.com)
CLINIQUE Colour Surge Eye Shadow Quad in Bamboo Pink ($25 @ clinique.com)
PRESCRIPTIVES Calyx Sheer Exhilaration ($38.50/1.7oz @ prescriptives.com)
ISADORA Crystal Gloss Stick in Coral Rose ($12 @ amazon.com)
THEBALM Mary-Lou Manizer ($22 @ sephora.com)
ORLY Nail Lacquer in Teeny Bikini ($7.50 @ orlybeauty.com) from the Tiki Time Collection.
T!NTALIZE The Premier Concealer for Feet ($15/7 packettes @ tintalize.com)

I’m not really feeling the light pastel colors from NARS’ Spring Collection. They’re just not me but what I am feeling that just came out in the line is the new Duo Concealer ($30 @ narscosmetics.com). Each palette contains two complementary shades of concealer that will lighten, brighten and get you lookin’ fab. And I love that it contains some “good for skin” ingredients like vitamin C. Three duo combos available: Vanilla/Honey, Custard/Ginger and Prailine/Toffee.

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These two compacts from REDPOiNT really caught me off-guard. While I love the deep blood red colors of the containers, and really liked their Airbrush Effects Whipped Blushwhip, powders on a whole have disappointed me quite a bit lately. Maybe it’s the weather or the fact that my skin has been acting funny the last couple of weeks. Either way, this Hydraboost Firming Powder ($36) has brought me out of my face powder blues. This is a really fine translucent finishing powder that evens out the skin’s tone nicely. It is also supposed to firm the skin and keep it hydrated. I don’t think I saw or felt any of that. I just think it’s a good powder for setting the makeup. They also have a yellow-toned powder, the Red Guard Correcting Powder ($36), which will calm facial redness if that’s your issue.

While we’re on the topic of compacts, their NOC-Out Cover-Up Compact ($38) is tre useful for oh so many skin tones. Each week I seem to have something pop up on my skin and this compact gives me three ways to knock it out. The yellow is for neutralizing redness, the salmon cream is for dark spots or heavy pigmentation and the beige is for under the eye and eyelid. Use a Taklon brush or sponge with any of these creams for the best results. All @ redpointbeauty.com