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Getting To The Shea of Things - Part IV

Here we are at our last installment of awesomely Shea, Shea Butter products, so here are six more pleasing ones to sexify your skin.

1. TREAT BEAUTY Cacao Lip Scrub ($16/1oz @ treatbeauty.com)
2. HAMADI Shea Hair Cream ($24/4oz @ beauty.com)
3. LALiCiOUS Lily Mango Body Butter ($22/7.3oz @ lalicious.com)
4. EMiNENCE ORGANiCS Lip Trio Kit ($60 @ skin-one.com)
5. COLLECTiVE WELLBEiNG Hand Cream – Shea Butter/Chamomile ($11/3.5oz @ collectivewellbeing.com)
6. CLiNiQUE Deep Comfort Body Butter ($23.50/6.7oz @ clinique.com)

New MINERAL line ALERT! NEW mineral LINE alert!

Just popping up on the scene is STRiPT Natural Mineral Make-up. The face powders, blushes, eye shadows and eye pencil products use a paraben-free preservative called Natural Broad Spectrum Microbial Growth Inhibitors (sounds like a sunscreen). I did a google search and couldn’t find anything on it so I am guessing it is something they created. Let’s get back to the products. In addition to the above preservative, they also stay away from other additives found in makeup and replace them with other natural botanicals like marine botanicals and mica. My pick of the line right now is the Passionate Kiss Lipstick-Liner Pencil in Star ($17 @ striptmakeup.com). This fat matte pencil lines and fills in your lips and is scented with just a hint of vanilla and almond. The color Star looks more of a pink on their site but in person it is definitely a brown. If you love matte, this is your Lipstick/Liner.

“… And Shimmer Was Her Name …”

The picture does not do justice for this The Makeup Shimmering Lipstick in SL 16 ($22.50) from SHiSEiDO. I tried shooting it myself but it just didn’t look right. It has to be the shiniest lipstick I have ever seen! And if you turn it around in the light, it is almost mirror-like. I really hated to break-the-seal, so to speak! So how does this SL 16 look on the lips? Pretty shiny light pink. It looks glittery in the tube but this color just gave my look a little kick and the glimmering agent just makes lips look glossier and not at all kid-like. Definitely YLBB.

Speaking of shimmery-glimmery, I just got their Hydro-Powder Eye Shadow in Languid Lagoon ($23) from the new Spring 2008 Color Collection. This dewy cream doesn’t crease on the eyes and the pastel greeny light blue color is sooooo now. Both @ nordstrom.com

Quick Pick Lips

The weather has been hot here so let's make sure I have everything for my excursion to the beach...
Beach bag – check

Sunscreen – check

Big brimmed hat – check

New Armani sunglasses – check
CHANEL Rouge Hydrabase Crème Lipstick in new Rose Flamingo ($26 @ chanel.com) from the Summer 2008 Colour Collection to go with my killed bottled tan – check

Quick Pick Palette

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:

• 4 Eye Shadows - bronze, golden beige, pink, dark plum brown
• 3 Lip Glosses - fuchsia, light pink, nude, sheer red
• Bronzer
• Anywhere shimmer shadow
• 2 Applicators
• Large Mirror

All for $22? And all very wearable colors!

Gummi, Jelly, Spongy Lips

These JELLY PONG PONG Trifle Spongy Lipsticks ($16 @ jellypongpong.com) are really fun. And the word spongy in the name is quite accurate. The consistency is like a gummi candy but it doesn't wear goopy or super thick, just a sheen. The Lipsticks with color are ok like Brandy, which is a shimmery pink, but I think the best ones are the ones with no color, like the Blackcurrant one, which smells just like the real thing. Think of the non-coloring ones as just a simple lip moisturizer. Picks: Blackcurrent and Jam.

Shine & Sparkle Like The Star You Are

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

What's Your Philosophy On Philosophy?

We simply loved PHiLOSOPHY’s The Supernatural Mineral Blush Duo back in January and we were able to try out some of the other products in the collection. This line has proven to me that they are not just body and skin care. Their color collection is a force to be reckoned with! All @ sephora.com

• Airbrushed Color Corrector Concealer ($25)
• Lip Gloss in Mauve ($15)
• Airbrushed Canvas SPF 15 ($35)
• Oil Control Blotting Papers ($10)

Two Nudes To Get Into

PUR MiNERALS Mineral Lip Tint SPF 15 in Sandy Quartz ($16.50 @ purminerals.com) from the Spring 2008 color collection. Sheer nude with a slight hint of iridescence.

SHU UEMURA has THE perfect pinky-nude lipstick included in their latest collection. I find most nudes too chalky or matte. Basically too there! This Rouge Unlimited in Serene Pink from the Rebirth Collection balances matte and glossy for the perfect smooth finish. And nude lips are so in right now. $23 @ sephora.com

Gloss On The Rocks

I feel like I’m the only one when it comes to this next problem. I get a really cool looking shade of lip gloss, try it and it looks almost clear on my lips. Ugh, I hate this! I want color and I want it now! Gloss doesn’t disappoint when it comes to the HAUTE FACE line. Their line of Lip Gloss ($18 @ hauteface.com) dispense the same color that you see in the tube and each contains non-PABA sunscreens (SPF 15), and mucho botanicals so it’s good for lips too. This product should be called More Than Gloss. And the On the Rocks (pinky) shade has pretty much been on my lips all weekend.

Coming Our Way *Preview* Bites

LES PARFUMS SALVADOR DALI wants to help keep his spirit alive through beauty. They plan to release a new fragrance with the signature lips on the packaging every year.

ESTEE LAUDER is trying their hand at their first woody/amberfragrance. Dubbed Sensuous, it will hit department stores in July.

YVES ROCHER is coming out with an apple-based skin care line called Serum Végétal Apple Oligosides. the six products will target those over 40.

GUESS by Marciano is the third scent in the line coming out next month.

AVON is partnering with Emanuel Ungaro to launch U by Ungaro for Him and Her in August.

NEUTROGENA is focusing on their color line in 2008. Launching this summer is a mineral foundation, concealer and Lip Soothers, shown here.

CLARINS is expanding their men's collection with two aftershaves and a sunblock this spring.

Source: WWD

Quick Pick - YLBB

I am really liking these Retractable Liptones ($18 @ beauty.com)  from DuWOP. In addition to being infused with vitamins C and E but each of the four shades is made to match the natural lip hue. So each is YLBB as in add a dash of gloss and you’re ready to take on the day with a color that stays. 

To Stain Or Not To Stain

I have had a strange time with lip and cheek stains. Either I don’t like the way it’s dispensed (not convenient) or it is simply not what I think of as a stain. A stain should do just that, stain the skin like red Jello does when it touches your skin, no? One I am giving the stamp of approval is STiLA’s new Cherry Crush Lip & Cheek Stain ($24 exclusively @ sephora.com). The goo smells like cherries (one of my favorite scents) and it contains vitamins A, C and E and the shade is not too dark. It claims to react with the pH levels of you lips and cheeks to give you your own shade of light red color. I just know that what I like about this most is the formula is build-able as in the more I apply the deeper red the stain gets. I like that.

Spring Highlights

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

Somebody Get Me A Doctor!

Your skin is peeking out from behind the cold. PHiLOSPHY Winter Skincare Rescue Pack ($40 @ sephora.com) will wake sleeping skin and give it max hydration. This kit has some of my favorites from their line including the Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser (4oz) – this one is great for travel! When Hope Is Not Enough Replenishing Cream (1oz), Kiss Me Exfoliating Lip Scrub, Kiss Me Red Very Emollient Lip Balm.

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Quick Pick

Bored of lip healing tubes? Dive into a pot of KORRES new Lip Butter ($9 @ sephora.com). Each contains Shea Butter so choose one with a tint or without. Big moisturizing and lip smacking recommendation.

Teeny Tiny um, Small

Good things come in small packages and that’s surely the case with TRiSH MCEVOY’s ‘Be Prepared’ Pink ($28 @ nordstrom.com). It’s two levels of lip treats! The Top Deck is three glosses and a lip color: Tropical Pink, Babydoll, Rosette, Sparkling Pink Lip Color. The bottom is three lip colors and a gloss: Bare, Buff, Sugared Pink, Sexy Lip Gloss. I don’t think you can get any smaller or cuter than this cube.
And the name? The net proceeds will go to support Girl Scouts of America. 

Valentine’s Day Picks

I’m pretty easy. Give me a gift of beauty and I’ll love you forever! Here’s a few I’ll be wearing tonight…

NARS new Dolce Vita Set ($50 @ sephora.com) – Blush Duo contains Albatross and Lovejoy for defining and sculpting. Round out a sexy pout with the mauvy Dolce Vita gloss.

LUSH new Play Your Cards Right ($8.95/2.8oz @ lush.com) – it’s no secret that I an obsessed with their massage bars and this one in the Sex Bomb scent is the latest addition.
SHU UEMURA False Eyelashes ($18-$50 @ shuuemura.com) – I still need a lot of practice at applying but once they’re on, wow, sexy!

 

Keepin' It Real

Everyone is onto the N Collection from MAC since it just came out a last week, but I am still caught up in the Originals. The colors and shades have stood the test of time and this has to be one of the most diverse collections they've ever put together.
New to MAC and don’t know where to start? Or maybe you just need to stock up on some good basics? Here’s our picks:

• Lipstick - Russian Red, Supersequin, Twig-Twig
• Tinted Lipglass ($14) – Full On Lust, Avarice
• Eye Shadow ($14) – Ochre Style, Parrot, Memorabilia, Charred
• Pigment ($19.50) – Melon, Kitschmas
• Glitter ($16.50) – Reflects Antique Gold
• Eye Pencil ($12.50) – Coffee, Ebony
• Mascara X ($12.50) – Black, of course!

All @ maccosmetics.com

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Quick Pick Lips

Sometimes, I just want a basic creamy lipstick. Moisture Drench Lipstick ($9.99 @ boots.com) from UK line, BOOTS, is that basic lipstick. It’s smooth and slightly moisturizing. Color pick #75 Sugar Plum.

Know What You're Using

Here’s a first -- ORiGiNS is the first prestige line of hair and body products to put out a collection certified organic by the USDA National Organic Program. Each of the 9 products in the Origins Organics line declares how much of the product’s ingredients are organic, so for the most part, you know what you are getting. Hair and body never had it so good and I think this will be a trend for 2008. So choose from the Foaming Face Wash ($25/3.4oz) or the Cleansing Body Bar ($15/3.4oz) or some others. My other favorite has to be the Soothing Lip Balm ($15/.5oz). It’s 97% organic, fixes my dry lips and has a nice vanilla scent. All @ origins.com

One Last Holiday Reminder

My house is still the epitome of festive right now - Poinsettas in every room, my ScentPort in spicy Clove Buds plugged in the outlets and I am now adding BATH DESSERTS’ Lip Butter in Peppermint ($5 @ bath-desserts.com) on my lips. Hemp seed butter and peppermint essential oil sooth my lips and entice my nose. I’ll keep this one for the coming months but the tree has got to go next week.

The Ultimate In Style & Performance

There’s something about the weight of these ESTEE LAUDER Signature Hydra Lustre Lipsticks ($19.50 @ esteelauder.com) that I just love. Not the lipstick itself but the heavy metal case. It makes it feel like it’s of superior quality and in this case it is. I’ve never been one to be comfortable in lipstick so I tend to gravitate towards lip stains. Most lipsticks just feel like I have a sheild on my lips and I just can’t wait to get off. Oh how we suffer for beauty! I’m sure I’ll never get used to this feeling but these shades seem to make the suffering bareable and that’s good enough reason to continue wearing them in all 24 shades. I wonder how they did it?!

Holiday Pick - Get Sexy!

Here’s something for just you and your man. Give him  the gift of … you! BOOTY PARLOR just put out Sex Bombs ($45 @ bootyparlor.com) and this one is going to help you out in the seduction department. The kit includes Get Flushed! Sexy Lip and Cheek Tint in Scarlet Fever, Don’t Stop Solid Perfume with Pheromones in their Signature Scent of plums, raspberries, jasmine cedar and sandalwood., and Dust Up Kissable Body Shimmer in limited-edition Pink Champagne. Meow!

Holiday Pick - Minty Fresh

LALiCiOUS only uses peppermint essential oils in their Candy Cane line of products. Choose from Sugar Souffle Scrub ($32/16oz), Body Butter ($22/8oz), Body Wash ($16/8oz) or Body Oil ($20/8oz) all scented with the sweet scent of peppermint and @ lalicious.com

Give the gift of a smile this season with GoSMiLE’s Peppermint Candy Smile ($16/3.5oz @ sephora.com). This whitening fluoride toothpaste uses silica to gently polish away stains.
PHiLOSOPHY’s Candy Cane Lip Shine ($10 @ sephora.com) makes you feel like you’ve got fresh breath every time you inhale.

Holiday Pick - Little Pink Case

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.

Holiday Pick - MAC'em

We're in the thick of the shopping season now and still have quite a few holiday products we need to declare! So we will be running a few picks each day up until Christmas.