.:: CybeleSays ::.

I’m soooo ready for summertime now that I finally found a couple of great summer dresses and now that I have LORAC’s new TANtalizer Palette in hand. Check out these awesome colors - white w/gold pearl, golden bronze, olive green w/gold pearl, shimmering garnet. Each baked shadow can create a day or night look and be used wet or dry but if you are going to do them dry, I would for sure recommend using an eye shadow primer. They especially help adhere baked shadows to the lid for hours.

Check out the swatches below and see that the colors really speak for themselves!

And this one comes coupled with a 1.5oz sampler of their TANtalizer Body Bronzing Luminizer, which is a good quality creamy bronzer. $36 @ ulta.com and UTLA stores.

Have you seen LORAC’s new Multiplex 3D Eye Shadow Palette yet? Wow and amazing came to mind when I first opened it up and in this case, the picture just doesn’t do it justice! It’s 6 velvety-smooth shadows each infused with what they call, “luminous, prismatic, and holographic luster.” 

Here’s another way of selling this palette to you - how many eye shadow palettes do you come across where every shadow justifies the cost? In this case, each color costs $6.33 and since all of them are completely wearable, you get a nice bang for your buck! 

This one has 3 Cool 3-D Eye Shadows and 3 Warm 3-D Eye Shadows that can be applied wet or dry  (below picture is dry swatches) depending on the look you are going for. I bet we’re going to see a lot of youtube turtorials using the colors inside this one! $38 @ sephora.com.

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

How many products do you try and shove into your evening bag? Really, make a note next time you go out. I usually include a lippie and some kind of powder, at the very least. I would love to carry more but, that small bag just doesn’t allow it!! LORAC Evening Out Complexion Kit from their Fall 2010 Collection is pretty much all you’re going to need to face touch-ups throughout the night. The almost 2 ½” wide by 3” long by 1” deep contains a powder right under the lid, a puff, a brush and two concealer shades in a cool pull out drawer. Available in Light, Medium and Tan. $38 @ sephora.com. 

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

When I first laid eyes on LORAC’s Baked Matte Satin Blush, in Flaunt I thought it had two of the traits I don’t look for in a blush – bright and shimmery. But trying is believing and like a lot of beauty products, you have to try them to get the real deal and I’m glad I didn’t write this one off at first sight. It’s one of those baked powder formulas so it’s very pigmented and blends easily. The shimmery part in this comes from Mica inside but it really aided in the glow it instills on the cheeks. No cheap-o looking shimmer, just glow. I was floored, really!

The two new shades are the above Flaunt, a bright pink, and Plush a peach. $24 @ beauty.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.

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LORAC TANtalizer Baked Bronzer ($28 @ sephora.com) is a two compartment deelio perfect for tucking in the purse. The top is the bronzer and in the basement, so to speak, is the application brush. And the mirror? So handy on the bottom of the compact! This is one of those baked powders as the name states, so the many specs of color are highly pigmented.
Use the big brush in the bottom drawer to brusha-brusha some color anywhere and everywhere.

If you have brown hair with a reddish tint, it’s a necessity to have the right brow color, and that can be hard. LORAC brilliantly came up with Take a Brow ($22 @ sephora.com) in just your shade, Auburn. There are two coordinated hair colors in the palette, a great clear wax to hold brows in place from morning till night, and a nifty stiff angled brush. Of course, Lorac caters to dark brown, blonde and in-between hair colors as well, but I thought we’d single out those with reddish brown hair out there today. ~Lisa

Think purple is too much for some occasions? Then try its cousin Mauve. In addition to purple wine, green moss, and nude shimmer, mauve is kicking up quite a storm in fashion this fall. The best trait about the shade is that is can be a focus color or blend in the background. Here are our picks for our fourth color pick for the fall, Mauve:

1. DURI COSMETICS Nail Enamel in All About Mauve $5 @ duri.com
2. LORAC Lip Polish in Delicious $17.50 @ sephora.com
3. MAC Lip Liner in Dervish $12.50 @ maccosmetics.com
4. VON NATUR Lip Colour in Lovage $16 @ vonnatur.com
5. SUSAN POSNICK Colorforever Long Lasting Lip Color/Conditioner in Janis $24 @ beauty.com
6. KIEHL’S Lip Gloss in Icy Everest $13.50 @ kiehls.com
7. BARE ESCENTUALS bareMinerals 100% Natural Lip Color in Ripe Fig $15 @ sephora.com
8. ORLY Nail Lacquer in Not Your Mama’s Mauve $7 @ orlybeauty.com
9. SCOTT BARNES Creme Color in Sultry $24 @ scottbarnes.com
10. MILANI Powder Mosaics in Honey Kissed $7.49 @ walgreens.com
11. SEPHORA Nail Polish in #37 $4 @ sephora.com
12. BOOTS No7 Moisture Drench Lipstick in #75 Sugar Plum $9.99 @ boots.com
13. NARS Lip Lacquer in Sweet Charity $23 @ sephora.com

I consider greens, as in mossy greens, a very neutral color. They are so earthy, warm and natural that they could take the place of nudes in most cases. Olive, tarragon, and the creatively named products below, all make up our 2^nd Fall Color Pick, Mossy Green.
The way I’m thinking about this piece is if I were to paint a picture of moss using different shades and textures, which ones would I use? Here are our picks to make up our portrait:

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1. PORTICO SPA Clarifying Shampoo $14/6.7oz @ porticospa.com
2. L’OREAL H.I.P. Pure Pigment Shadow Stick in Mesmerizing $9.99 @ walgreens.com
3. PUR MINERALS Pur Colour Shadow in True Emerald $12 @ purminerals.com
4. URBAN DECAY Smokeout Blending Eye Pencil in Green Goddess $14 @ beauty.com
5. ORLY Nail Lacquer in Green With Envy $3.19 @ head2toebeauty.com
6. CREATIVE SPA Sea Rocks Soak $12/5oz @ prettylikeme.com
7. THE BODY SHOP Shimmer Smudger in Slate Green $13.50 @ thebodyshop.com
8. ASTARA Green Papaya Nutrient Mask $39/2.2oz @ beauty.com
9. BECCA Line + Illuminate Pencil in Fiji $22 @ bergdorfgoodman.com
10. LORAC Front of the Line Waterproof Eyeliner in Green $20 @ sephora.com
11. URBAN APOTHECARY Mineral Shadow in Citrine $10 @ urbanapothecary.com
12. SiSLEY Phyto-Ombre Eclat Long Lasting Eye Shadow in Anis $40 @ sisley-cosmetics.com
13. DIORkiss in Granny Smith 308 $19 @ sephora.com
14. SONIA KASHUK Eye Definer and Eye Smudger in Olive Suede $5.99 @ Target stores
15. PRESCRIPTIVES Colorscope Creamy Eye Color in Jungle $18 @ prescriptives.com
16. GiELLA Nail Polish in Cat’s Eye $25 @ giella.com
17. MISTRAL Bath Salts in South Seas $5.50/2.1oz @ mistralsoap.com
18. H2O+ SPA Exfoliating Sea Marine Body Wash $18/8oz @ h2oplus.com
19. TARTE Eyeshadow in Peyton Place $17 @ tartecosmetics.com