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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.

Blue Jean…I Just Met a Girl Named Blue Jean . . .  is how the David Bowie song goes and those opening lines are exactly what I think about when I look at this new Pure Color Five Color Eye Shadow Palette in Blue Dahlia from ESTEE LAUDER. I think I’m finally ready to talk about fall (bye summer!!) and the awesome products coming our way and this palette is helping with the transition! It was fashioned by the brand’s Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheax for Derek Lam’s Autumn/Winter 2010 Fashion Show. And you can file this under another case of the in-person looks better than online! (yes, I took the pic seen here) It has THE perfect teal, beige, black, blue jean and sparkly white for highlighting. Don’t you agree? $42 @ esteelauder.com. 

Wanna see how to wear all five shades at one time? Click below!

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How many times have you lolligaggled in front of the lipstick section in the drugstore or gone from kiosk to kiosk in Sephora trying to find the perfect pink or perfect red?  It’s just so hard to tell if you are wearing the right one for your skin tone. MAKE UP FOR EVER to the rescue! The line has given us a tool and a line of lipsticks that help take the guess work out. First the lipsticks - Rouge Artist Intense Lipsticks ($19 only @ sephora.com) are formulated with 50% more pigment than the traditional lipstick and come in three different finishes – matte, pearl and satin. Choose from 50 shades in all!

So how do you find your colors? The below is the tool that is displayed at the brand’s kiosk in Sephora stores. Simply spin the wheel to your skin tone color and you will see suggestions for reds, pinks and nudes.

I’m really picky when it comes to mascaras and one I recently discovered for definition is BARE ESCENTUALS’ bareMinerals Flawless Definition Mascara. I think the mascara wand is super important when it comes to helping you get a good application and I’m so glad companies are really going all out and creating them. The spooley in this one has short stubby straight bristles on the tip and it really makes getting at the small hairs really easy.

And this one is free of a lot of the bad stuff like parabens, synthetic fragrance, Phthalates and more. All in all, it’s worth the price tag of $18. Get it in Black or Espresso and it’s also in waterproof @ bareescentuals.com.

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

I love a new way of doing something or rather a new idea when it comes to packaging and that’s just what  this product gives us when it comes to blush. When it comes to cream blushes, I’m so used to using my fingers to blend it in but when it comes to SMASHBOX’s new Creamy Cheek Color & Brush ($29 @ smashbox.com) from the Masquerade Collection, one side is your color and the other side is the brush to blend it into the skin. I really thought the bristles would be too firm and make the process uncomfortable but they are actually pretty soft but not so soft that they don’t do a good job working the color in nicely.

It’s only available in Intrigue (warm pink) but hopefully they will continue this packaging trend.

And this is a great one to tote along in your purse!

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

What It Is: Join the brigade of loud-and-proud who daily dare to declare their own individuality. High-powered pigment and holographic pearl create a crazy-intense, shine-saturated gloss, combined with eye shadow shades as over-the-top as Lady G live! Not afraid to DARE TO WEAR? Bravo!

Wanna see the product picks? Click after the jump!

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What It Is: We took out the razzle, kept the dazzle, and added a hint of glee! Thirteen colours to astonish, awe and electrify the lippiest critic. A limited-edition collection that makes boredom and predictability a thing of the past. What modern lips do best: Digi-Dazzle. Do you compute?

Wanna see the picks? Click after the jump!

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The more lip glosses I try the more I realize how kind of amazing these are at staying on lips. So of course I have to wonder what took me so long to discover their, L’OREAL PARIS, Infallible Never Fail Lipcolour Compact. Uh-maze-ing! Not only does the color stay on for hours but it doesn’t flake or smear off. I think we’ve all tried something like this by now and most seem to stay for a little while but eventually come off and usually by flaking dryly off. These did make my lips a little on the dry but that’s after I took it off after wearing it for 8 or so hours, so that was ok in my book!

If you’re not familiar with how these work, one side is the color and it’s like a paint and not thick and waxy at all like a lipstick. The other tube in the duo is a clear chapstick-type of glosser, they call a conditioning topcoat. So when the color needs to be refreshed, just reapply the topcoat, not the color again.

Dare I say that I think they are better than these? I think they just might be!

And the container acts like a mirror. Nice added bonus!

They just came out with their Stars Never Fail Lipcolour Compact Collection ($11.99 @ lorealparis.com or drugstores nationwide) and I’ve got a set to giveaway to one lucky reader. The colors are: Beyoncé (Beyoncé’s Red), Andie MacDowell (Andie’s Rose), Diane Keaton (Diane’s Tuberose), Eva Longoria Parker (Eva’s Caramel), Kate del Castillo (Kate’s Plum) and Linda Evangelista (Linda’s Beige).

Now this is a new concept – a tea room inspiring a line of beauty products. The location is called h.wood Tea Room and like the teas they brew, the products they create use organic tea leaves (along with essential oils) to make up the HWOOD BEAUTY line. I was delightfully surprised by their Lip Shine in Plum ($20 @ hwoodbeauty.com) recently. It’s one of those not-at-all gloss formulas that will last you forever and seems more like a stain it’s so thin. I mean, who is in the mood for a goopy gloss or thick lipstick in this heat??

And don’t be scared off by the gothicy plum of this plum shade shown in the picture as  it actually comes out like a light mauve, believe it or not.

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