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New Dior Mascara! Introducing DiorShow Extase Mascara
Posted by Wendy in Makeup Collections/Launches on December 18th, 2009
If you’re like me and fall in love with every mascara that Dior comes out with, you’ll be thrilled to hear of their latest launch — DiorShow Extase Mascara ($28). Right now, it is listed as Beauty Insider Exclusive at Sephora, but I’m guessing it will probably be widely available in department stores in Spring.
Here’s the description on Sephora.com: “DiorShow Extase provides built-in treatment benefits and high-impact lashes in a single stroke! The spherical-shaped Black Pearl Pigments create a 3D volume effect and the exclusive Metamorphosis Powders expand in size by up to 50% after application. Also, SR38 Patented Ceramid brings additional care, reconstructing damaged lashes and promoting stronger and fuller lashes. The Extase mascara features a “Tiered Brush” that is inspired by the “tiered” couture dresses created by the House of Dior. The brush is designed for performance and contains an Exclusive Duo of Fibers: The Black Elastomer Fibers brush out and define the lashes for panoramic fringe and the Gold Nylon Fibers hold and deposit formula, generously coating each lash for outstanding volume.”
It currently has 11 reviews on Sephora.com, with the average rating being 4.6/5. The consensus seems to be that it does a fantastic job of thickening and defining; however, a few reviewers have commented that they had problems with “clumping” and “tarantula lashes.”
I can’t wait to give it a try! What about you? Have to tried Diorshow Extase yet? What did you think?
Makeup Palettes (And More!) On My Holiday Wishlist
Posted by Wendy in Latest Obsessions, Makeup Collections/Launches on November 3rd, 2009
Is it just me, or are ALL the 2009 Holiday Palettes ridiculously tempting? After sifting through all the latest launches, here are the makeup palettes/gifts I’m adding to my own wish list this holiday season:
1. Laura Mercier “Color Wardrobe” Compact ($98) – The Laura Mercier holiday sets are always a fantastic value, and this one is no exception. The two-tiered compact holds 6 eye colors, 3 cheek colors, 6 lip stains, 2 lip glazes and a double-ended lip brush. The top palette contains: African Violet, Stellar, Café Au Lait, Sandstone, Celestial and Coffee Ground Eye Colors; Plum, Rose and Nude Cheek Colors (exclusive); a Double-Ended Eye Color/Corner Eye Color Brush and a full-size mirror. The bottom palette contains: Mocha, Scarlet, Melon, Mulberry, Nude and Rosette Lip Stains (exclusive) along with Brown Glaze and Pink Glaze Lip Glazes (exclusive). Also included is a double-ended lip brush.
2. Laura Mercier “Master Toolbox” ($65) — If the “Color Wardrobe” doesn’t fit your budget, Nordstrom also offers this exclusive palette. This two-tiered compact includes 5 eye colors, 3 lip stains, 2 lip glazes PLUS a mini lip-color brush and a double-ended eye color brush. The top palette contains Beige, Sable, Sandstorm, Mica (exclusive) and Gold (exclusive) Eye Colors, along with a mini Black Turquoise Kohl Eye Pencil. The bottom palette contains Shy Pink, Crimson and Raspberry (exclusive) Lip Stains along with Natural (exclusive) and Spice (exclusive) Lip Glazes (exclusive).
3. LORAC “Double Booked” Full-Face Collection ($55) — LORAC eye shadows are among some of the best I’ve used. I would rank their pigment intensity right up there with MAC, and their blendability is unparalleled. The holiday “book” opens up to reveal two “pages.” One page is compiled of 8 warm, color-coordinated eye shadows; the other, 8 cool shadows. Also included are two blushes, two lip glosses, one bronzer, one highlighter, one lip liner AND a double-ended eye color brush.
4. MAC “Magic, Myth and Mirth” Eye Palettes ($36) — So many choices to choose from!
Each palette contains 6 eye shadows.
-“Devil May Dare“ = Colors include Oh My Darling (pale frosty cream), Dare Ya! (light frosty peachy pink), Sorcery (blackened burgundy), Gold Tease (frosty midtone gold), Prankster (midtone frosted olive), and Devilishly Dark (rich brown with gold pearl)
-“Smoke and Mirrors” = Colors include Fire In Her Eyes (neutral beige), Wide-Eyed Wonder (gray taupe), Black Magique (black with gold pearl), Spell #9 (muted pink beige), Deception (frosty golden brown), and Smoke and Mirros (dark chocolate brown)
-“Sorceress” = Colors include White Rabbit (frosty soft white), Hold My Gaze (midtone cool green gray), Edge of Dark (charcoal with silver pearl), Magnetized (light frosted lavendar), Hypnotizing (frosted gray mauve), and Altered State (deep frosted blue purple)
-“Mystic Cool” = Colors include Cool Incantation (opalescent white gold), Blue Enchantment (dark frosted turquoise), Deep Scarlet (deep frosted indigo), Shhh! Don’t Tell (pale neutral pink), Rose Potion (midtone frosted rose), and Violet Vow (deep cool brown)
5. Felix Rey Cosmetic Case ($88)- If you’re going to be getting new makeup this holiday season, why not also ask for an incredibly cute cosmetic case to keep it all in? I am quickly becoming obsessed with this cosmetic case from Felix Rey. He also offers this larger case for $100 and this smaller case for $55. If these options are a little too girlie-girl, he also offers this great rocker-chic cosmetic case for $90.
6. Chanel Collection Essentielle de Chanel Multi-Use Palette ($85) – Created by the CHANEL Makeup Studio in Paris especially for the United States, this essential all-in-one makeup wardrobe now features three new must-haves: two cream concealers and one cream blush. The exclusive colour collection, named ‘Paris-New York,’ also includes two shades of lipgloss, one cream lip colour, three powder eyeshadows, a sponge-tipped applicator and a soft-bristled lip brush.
7. Bobbi Brown Chrome Palette ($75) — Early reports say that this palette is much more wearable than it looks in the packaging. Eyeshadows: White, Polar Ice Shimmer Wash, Storm Cloud Sparkle, Iron, Thunder Metallic, Moonlight Sparkle, Cyber Grey Shimmer Wash, Foil Metallic, Chrome Metallic and Charcoal Haze. Lip colors: Pink Mist Shimmer Lip Gloss, Winter Bronze Glitter Lip Gloss, Berry Glitter Lip Gloss and Chrome Pink Shimmer Lip Gloss. Mini lip and eye brushes are also included.
8. MAC Brush Bags ($49.50) — The holidays are always a good time to stock up on MAC brushes via their holiday brush collections. With each collection costing around $50, you’re getting top-quality MAC brushes for roughly $10/brush, and most of these brushes would cost between $15-$30 normally.
-“Morning, Noon and Knight” eye brushes include brushes #194SE, 204SE, 224SE, 266SE and 275SE
-“Do The Trick” buff and line brushes include brushes #168SE, 187SE, 209SE, 219SE and 252SE
-“Wave of a Wand” sweep and define brushes include brushes #129SE, 190SE, 212SE, 227SE and 275SE
What about you? What’s on your holiday makeup list?
-Images from nordstrom.com, sephora.com, felixrey.com and maccosmetics.com
Attention all Bare Escentuals Devotees — NEW RareMinerals Active Treatment Eye Cream!
Posted by Wendy in Makeup Collections/Launches on September 30th, 2009
Fine, I admit it. I watched QVC in the middle of the afternoon…
…But I’m sure glad I did, because during the Bare Escentuals segment, CEO Leslie Blodgett introduced the new RareMinerals Active Treatment Eye Cream ($25.56)!!! (I think this might have been offered on QVC over the summer as well). Due to her cult following on QVC, Leslie frequently introduces new Bare Escentuals products on the shopping channel that will not be available anywhere else for months.
Here is the description from QVC.com: “Elemental beauty. Enriched with RareMinerals–a 100% pure, natural, skin-renewing combination of the properties of earth and sea–this eye cream helps to correct the look of fine lines, dark circles, and puffiness. The patent-pending complex mixes a unique electrolyte delivery system with marine peptides to nourish, protect, and revitalize the delicate eye area. After using, take a good look at yourself–your eyes may look brighter, smoother, and younger-looking!”
Currently available only through qvc.com. I don’t anticipate this being widely available for a few months.
-Image from qvc.com
NEW! Rich Color Gloss from Bobbi Brown
Posted by Wendy in Makeup Collections/Launches on September 30th, 2009
I’ve been a huge fan of Bobbi Brown’s lip gloss in “Rosy” ($20) over the years — it’s the perfect rosy pink to brighten the complexion, and it doesn’t have that tacky feeling that most glosses leave on your lips. Bobbi’s Rich Color Glosses ($20) are the latest addition to her lip gloss arsenal. She has created 8 shades that offer the triple benefits of (1) the full color coverage of a lipstick, (2) the soft shine of a gloss and (3) the luxurious feel of a balm.
The following Rich Color Gloss shades are available: Dusty Rose (a pink mauve), Melon (a warm coral), Merlot (a chocolate rum), Naked (a nude beige), Pink Buff (a nude pink), Pink Raspberry (a bright rose), Ruby Red (a bright red) and Tutu (a blush pink)
I’m personally excited to get my hands on “Dusty Rose” and “Pink Raspberry.” What about you?
-Image from bobbibrown.com
NEW Rouge Allure Laque from Chanel!
Posted by Wendy in Makeup Collections/Launches on August 19th, 2009
New! Rouge Allure Laque from Chanel ($32) — a luminous, satin lip lacquer with intense pigment and patent-like shine that lasts up to 8 hours.
Current shades offered (left to right): Coromandel, Imperial, Dynastie, Dragon, Ming, Santal, Phoenix, and Mandarin.
Have any of you tried Rouge Allure Laque? What do you think?
-Images from chanel.com
Ooh la la! Only at Sephora — 3 New Bare Escentuals Buxom Products…Including Eyeliners!
Posted by Wendy in Makeup Collections/Launches on August 3rd, 2009
First off, if you haven’t discovered the wonders that are the Bare Escentuals Buxom Lipglosses, then run to your nearest Sephora and give them a try (and with 4.6/5 stars and 3,000+ reviews at Sephora.com, appararently quite a few people agree with me!). My personal favorite is “Dolly” – a shimmering, muted plum that matches my lips almost perfectly for my “everyday” look. Each mineral-infused Buxom gloss provides a fantastic finish without a sticky or tacky feeling.
Secondly, if you’re already a Buxom convert, you’re in for a surprise. Sephora now exclusively offers 3 new sexy and curvy additions to the BE Buxom line: (1) BE Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Stick, (2) BE Buxom Insider Eyeliner (3) BE Buxom Lashliner, and (4) BE Buxom Lashliner Brush.
Sephora describes the latest additions as follows:
–BE Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Stick ($18) – A Beauty-Insider Exclusive. “Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Stick works three full-time jobs – it defines the shape of the lips like a liner, fills them in with creamy velvet color, and then plumps them to their full buxom potential. It’s a three-in-one lipstick that’s quick and convenient for defined, colorful, buxom lips anytime, anywhere.” Colors include “Barcelona” (scarlet apple – quickly emerging as a customer favorite), “Berlin” (creamy pecan), “Brooklyn” (harvest fig), “Las Vegas” (vibrant pink), “Milan” (sun-kissed apricot) and “Monte Carlo” (magenta).
–BE Buxom Insider Eyeliner ($14) — “Buxom Insider Eyeliner delivers rich, long-wearing color that’s so gentle you can apply it to the inner rims of your eyes for the deepest, most dramatic definition. … It can also be applied along the outer lash line for the maximum effect and glides on without tugging or irritating your eyes.” Colors include “Amethyst,” “Emerald,” “Onyx,” “Pearl,” “Sapphire,” and “Topaz.”
–BE Buxom Lashliner ($15) — Bare Escentuals’ response to the (well-deserved) gel eyeliner craze. “Lash addicts beware: Buxom Lashliner is highly habit-forming. This may look like just an eyeliner, but it is also a thickening and conditioning treatment that instantly takes the appearance of your lashes from hardly any to very many. … In one fluid stroke, you can fill in the base of your lashes — making them appear lusciously longer and fuller. Colors include “Leatherette” (black), “Sequins,” (black with silver micro glitter) and “Suede” (dark brown). The Buxom Lashliner can be applied with the BE Buxom Lashliner Brush ($15) or any small, angled eyeliner brush.
–Love the top look as much as I do? Sephora has the following instructions for re-creating the look: Using the (1) Buxom by Bare Escentuals Lashliner Brush and the (2) Buxom by Bare Escentuals Lashliner in Leatherette, create a thin line across upper lash line and tail it out at the end. Rim the lower lashline with (3) Buxom by Bare Escentuals Insider Eyeliner in Onyx. Apply (4) Buxom by Bare Escentuals Bareminerals Lash Mascara in Blackest Black. Line and fill lips in with (5) Buxom by Bare Escentuals Big & Healthy Lipstick in Barecelona.
-Images compiled from sephora.com
Indulge Your Inner Gossip Girl — Bobbi Brown’s New “Ivy League” Collection
Posted by Wendy in Makeup Collections/Launches on August 3rd, 2009
If the coming fall has you searching to indulge your inner Gossip Girl, look no further than Bobbi Browns new “Ivy League” collection — complete with a NEW Long Wear Gel Eyeliner shade! In her “Ivy League” video, Bobbi says that plaids, forest greens, ivy colors, pencils and going back to school were the inspiration behind her latest color story.
The collection includes:
–Lip Crayons ($22) = Brought back by popular demand, and now a permanent part of the Bobbi Brown line. Bobbi’s lip crayons combine the feel of a lipstick with the ease of a jumbo lip pencil. New shades include “Coral Pink,” “Dusty Nude,” “Honeysuckle,” “Posey,” “Raisin Berry,” and “Wild Rose.”
–Creamy Eye Pencil ($20) – Bobbi’s new and improved creamy eye pencil applies smoothly and evenly, and it features a built-in smudger on one end to assist with the perfect smokey eye. Shades include “Brown Plum,” “Caviar,” “Charcoal,” “Dusk,” “Hunter,” “Jet,” “Mahogany,” “Midnight” and “Walnut.”
–Long Wear Gel Eyeliner ($21) in “Forest Shimmer Ink” — a new shade that blends the deepest green with golden pearls to make eyes really pop.
–Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow ($20) in “Golden Leaf” — a golden green
–Metallic Eye Shadow ($20) in “Bash” — an emerald green
–Eye Shadow ($20) in “Ivy” — a dark, black green
XOXO!!
-Images from bobbibrown.com, 2.bp.blogspot.com, nymag.com and blog.pricegrabber.com
Congratulations, Lauren Luke! — Web Phenom Lauren Luke Launches a New Collaboration with Sephora
Posted by Wendy in Makeup Collections/Launches on July 28th, 2009
Congratulations to Lauren Luke — a YouTube blogger who gives hope to makeup bloggers everywhere! Thanks to her overwhelming following (her YouTube tutorials have been visited by hundreds of thousands of viewers over the past 2+ years), Lauren was given the opportunity to collaborate on a makeup collection with Sephora. “By Lauren Luke” consists of 5 full-face palettes that each contain 3 eye colors, 2 lip colors and 1 cheek color. Best of all, there are 2 shades of eye primer included with each palette as well!! Lauren has already made YouTube videos (also at Sephora.com) that demonstrate how to use her new palettes, and from the looks of it, the palettes all have nice, rich pigments. The collection includes:
–“My Smokey Classics Palette” – $32.50
–“My Vintage Glams Palette” – $32.50
–“My Fierce Violets Palette” – $32.50
–“My Luscious Greens Palette” – $32.50
–“My Sultry Blues Palette” – $32.50
-Image compiled from Sephora.com
Fall 2009 – Lancome “Declaring Indigo” by Aaron De May
Posted by Wendy in Makeup Collections/Launches on July 6th, 2009
While Chanel and Laura Mercier looked to Italy for their Fall 2009 makeup inspiration, Aaron De May turned to the revolutionary history of France for Lancome’s latest collection. This is what the Lancome website has to say about the new collection:
Aaron de Mey declares for Lancôme his new vision of free beauty. A collection modeled after the free spirit of a woman. She is Irreverent, Empowering and a Trend-Setter. The statement is French Irreverence – a mix of insolence and charm, femininity with a twist and elegance. His inspiration is of magnificent heroines, women of convictions and emotions that journey through life with a free state of mind and spirit. The Fall Color Collection is a declaration of beauty, the beginning of a new era… introducing Declaring Indigo.”
The collection includes:
- Color Design Liberty Eye Shadow Quad ($42) in “Indigo Charm,” “Golden Audacity” and “Nude Elegance.
- Ink Artliner ($23.50) — a longwear calligraphy gel eyeliner in “Indigo Charm,” “Noir Magnificenc,” and “Brun Elegance.
- Virtuose Lasting Curves Mascara ($24.50) in “Indigo Sparkle.”
- Le Crayon Lip Pencil ($22) in “Rouge Liberty” and “Berry Sensual.”
- Color Design Sensation Effects Lipcolor ($22) in “Paris Rouge,” “Berry Sensual,” and “Rouge Liberty.”
- Color Fever Gloss ($25) in “Berry Glamour,” “Raspberry Glimmer,” “Rouge Magnificence,” “Declaring Gold,” and “Golden Rouge.”
- Le Vernis Nail Color ($18) in “”Indigo Paris,” “Golden Audacity,” and “Rouge Liberty.”
- La Rose Liberte Highlighting Bronzer ($40) in “Goldenescent Glow.”
- Blush Subtil ($29.50) in “Rouge Glow”
Viva la France!
-Image from lancome.com
Fall/Winter 2009 — Jin Soon Nail Lacquers for MAC
Posted by Wendy in Makeup Collections/Launches on July 4th, 2009
I’m usually pretty reserved when it comes to nail polish, but the F/W ‘09 collaboration between MAC and nail artist Jin Soon has me counting down the days until its launch on August 27th!
Many thanks to www.temptalia.com for the following descriptions and pics:
Nail Lacquers ($11)
- “Rich Dark Delicious” = rich, blackened brown
- “For Fun” = rich purple
- “Dry Martini” = khaki olive green
- “Beyond Jealous” = blackened blue-green
- “Cool Reserve” = mid-tone grey/lavender
- “Dance All Night” = brick red
Rich, Dark, Delicious * For Fun * Dry Martini
Beyond Jealous * Cool Reserve * Dance All Night
I personally see “Beyond Jealous” and “Cool Reserve” becoming staples 
-Images from alllacqueredup.com and temptalia.com
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