RIMMEL just came with another version of their liquid lipsticks. The Stay Satin Liquid Lip ($5.49 @ rimmellondon.com, walgreens.com, target.com) comes in 14 shades and dries down to a satin finish, or what I call, a semi-transferable finish. So these are more comfortable to wear but the down side is that they don’t have the longevity that a more matte version would. Comfort? Long-wearing? I usually take comfort over long-wearing unless there is some odd situation for why I need to have my lippie really stay put for a long time, whether it's uncomfortable or not which doesn't happen often.

I got about 7 hours of wear out of one and surprisingly, the darker two wore better than the lighter ones. Take A Chill Pill balled up on my lips L The wear of these really reminded me of ColourPop’s Ultra Satin Lip.

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I didn’t realize it but I guess from this post, I am pretty into the whole holographic trend as now I’m really into these liners from RIMMEL. These are their Wonder Ombre Holographic Eyeliners ($5.49 @ target.com). One side is a holo and the other is a dark liner in that shade category.

From L to R: Super Nova Sky (blue), Galactic Green (green), Purple Prism (purple), Golden Gaze (gold).

I have not seen holographic color come in many pencil forms like this so it’s nice to be able to add a precise dash of holographic delight anywhere you want.

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Every woman should have at least 1 great red lipstick they turn to when they really want to turn it up. And right now is such a great time to find your perfect red as there are so many choices – tints, mattes, creams, liquids, metallics. So what’s your go-to?

Here are some of mine:

FENTY BEAUTY BY RIHANNA Lip Paint Longwear Fluid Lip Color in Unsensored - $24 @ sephora.com – the newest one to be added to my heavily-trafficked reds. This is a long-wearing liquid lipstick. It does transfer so be wicked careful you don’t transfer it unknowingly, which is always my problem! It’s worth it for the shade and pigment this one

SEPHORA COLLECTION #Lipstories Lipstick in #26 All Washed Up, matte, $8 @ sephora.com - this is one of their mattes from the new #Lipstories collection. I thought this would be a faint red but wow, was I wrong! The intensity is about 2 steps down from a liquid lipstick. Nice job SC!

MAYBELLINE Super Stay Matte Ink in #20 Pioneer - $7.99 @ target.com - one of my favorite all-time liquid lipstick products! If you're going to wear red, it's got to be precise and stay on through eating and drinking and this one does!

MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Liquid Matte Lipstick in #403 Deep Red - $20 @ sephora.com - another liquid lipstick that is bold in pigment. This one is more on the orange side of the red family. 

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Mysterious Red - $27 @ narscosmetics.com, sephora.com - this is a good red if you're not up for the time commitment of a liquid lipstick and it works as a two-in-one lip liner and lip color. 

RIMMEL Stay Matte Liquid Lip Colour in Fire Starter - $5.49 @ walgreens.com - these liquid lipsticks from Rimmel are becoming a top pick from me. All the factors are covered - the color intensity, the way they wear, and the length of time I get out of them and of course, how comfortable they are. Big recommendation!

I think I might be crowning myself (is that allowed??) the Queen of Liquid Lipsticks! I love to try them and just when I think I’ve professed my favorite, another comes along and fights for the title.

The latest to enter the ring? RIMMEL Stay Matte Liquid Lip Colour ($4.99 @ target.com, ulta.com). These are super pigmented, obviously, and dry down all the way to a matte finish and feel but not desert dry on the lips (I have to think of a word to describe this!). There is zero transfer and these seem to wear-off evenly, which is such a huge plus in my book.

Shown above in Fire Starter

I received 2 from PR and wanted to pick up a few other shades and had to visit 3 different stores to find them in stock! I’ll take that as a good sign that people are liking them too. Choose from 13 colors in all.

L to R: #210 Rose & Shine, #820 Heartbeat, #500 Firestarter, #710 Latte To Go

Disclosure: Some of these items were provided for review purposes. Some I bought.

Unlike the trend of highlighting and contouring, or HACing, the trend of liquid lipsticks is pretty doable for anybody. With HACing, you really have to have some kind of idea of what you’re doing, what you want to bring forth or set back, blah, blah, blah. And yes, I don’t have it totally down either, just parts of my face.

With the liquid lipstick trend, it’s basically lip color on steroids so if you can apply lipstick or lip gloss, you can apply liquid lipsticks!

It seems to have started out as just a handful of brands a few years ago with MAC (I even have theirs in my Hall of Fame), Korres, Addiction NV (who I don’t think is around anymore), Make Up For Ever and L’Oreal and it wasn’t even called liquid lipstick; not even sure when the name liquid lipstick started surfacing with these.

I’m a fan of all the aforementioned brands but just in case you were wondering, I think the OG liquid lipstick brand has to be LipSense by SeneGence. Thoughts?

But now, this seems to be a full-on trend with whole brands being built just on it like Jeffree Star’s new collection, Pretty Zombie Cosmetics and I’m sure others I just haven’t caught up with just yet.

So just what is liquid lipstick anyways? Click after the jump to find out!

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I’m putting away the beiges and nudes in favor of more sultry and seasonal Nail Polishes. Are you feeling these fall picks? Let me know in the comments and what you’re currently wearing!

From L to R: CND Urban Oasis (spruce crème) and Urban Oasis with Teal Sparkle (greenish-blue glimmer) on top. color - $9, effects - $11 @ ulta.com. CHINA GLAZE Bogie (brown eggplant), Jitterbug (charcoal grey shimmer) both from the Vintage Vixen Collection. $6.50 @ salon nationwide.

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There are some really great nail color trends right now - from darks to neons to neutrals. Here are some I’m loving in each category!

If you’re feeling the mushroom/taupe (these two that pass for Chanel’s huge shade, Particuliere):

RIMMEL LONDON Lasting Finish Pro Nail Enamel in Steel Grey ($3.99 @ rel="nofollow" rimmellondon.com for locations)
ORLY Nail Lacquer in Prince Charming ($7.50 @ ulta.com)

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The fall totally got away from us with in getting another installment of this on-going feature up. And then we were into the holidays and boom, now it’s the New Year! But we didn’t forget. When we started this feature last summer, little did we know how many more products we’d come across that were that were true works of art. Here are some more to marvel at with our on going feature, Product As Art:

1. CHANTECAILLE Trio Palette ($82 @ spacenk.com)

2. JK JEMMA KIDD Hi-Design Eye Color Collection in Modernist ($18 @ target.com)

3. Marimekko for AVON All Over Face Palette in Poppy Boutique ($10 @ avon.com)

4. VINCENT LONGO Eye Shadow Trio Sex Luxe Pax in Lulu Eclipse ($30 @ dermstore.com)

5. SUE DEVITT Hydrating Marine Minerals Eye Palette ($37.50 @ amazon.com)

6. ESTEE LAUDER Signature Eye Shadow Quad in Berry Quartz ($35 @ esteelauder.com)

7. RIMMEL Spin It Lip Gloss in Vertigo ($6.99 @ amazon.com)

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Finish off your purple look with some unexpected nails. Here are our picks:

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1. ESSIE Sole Mate ($8 @ ulta.com)
2. CHINA GLAZE Anklets Of Amethyst ($2.99 @ jcpenney.com)
3. CAROLYN NEW YORK Mugged on the Six Train ($6.99 @ carolynnewyork.com)
4. OPI Siberian Nights ($7.50 @ jcpenney.com)
5. RIMMEL Art of Noise ($3.89 @ Target strore)
6. ORLY Vanguard Violet ($3.19 @ jcpenney.com)
7. CHINA GLAZE Draped In Velvet ($2.99 @ jcpenney.com)

Fall is here and we couldn't be more excited! And with the season come some great color trends. Twice a month until December, we will be featuring two colors we are loving and the makeup products that highlight them. Here's our first installment!

Ask most men about NUDE and they think of well, besides that, one color. Women … well, we know all the variations. There’s fleshy nude, beige nude, beige-y pink nude and even metallic-y nude and the formulas can be sheer or very pigmented. I love that the color can really polish off a look if you’re going for simple and low maintenance or if you want to make one feature really stand out. Add a sprinkle of shimmer and you have one of this season’s “it” colors. And what’s great about this shade as it’s hard to go overboard. You can do all your features in different nudes and still look fab. Lips, face, eyes ... here’s our picks of Nude Shimmers for the season:

BOURJOIS Effet 3D Les Nudes in 33 Brun Poetic ($15 @ amazon.com) – looks darker in the tube than it actually appears in the tube
SPA RITUAL Nail Lacquer in Savant ($10 @ dermstore.com) – has a hint of gold shimmer
SHISEIDO The Makeup Lip Gloss in G27 Rose Toffee ($20 @ saks.com) - light and glossy
JOEY NEW YORK Eye Shading Powder in Soulful Eyes ($16 @ joeynewyork.com) – apply up to the brow bone and then lots of mascara
CLINIQUE Touch Tint For Eyes, New Cream Formula in Natural Suede ($14.50 @ clinique.com) - water-resistant tint
SHU UEMURA Cream Eye Shadow in Soft Seashell White ($25 @ shuuemura.com) - sublte and sleek
VON NATUR Spruce Powder Foundation ($27.99 @ vonnatur.com) – a little on cheeks, cupid’s bow, under the eyebrows
DEBRA MACKI Lip Gloss in Sucre ($16 @ debramacki.com) – a beige-y metallic that’s all shimmer
SEPHORA Radiant Powder In A Brush ($18 @ sephora.com) - translucent powder with a kick
RIMMEL Glitter Eye Shadow Pencil in Starlight ($3 @ drugstore.com) – to highlight and add some fun