Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Hola!
Nars continues to expand their Neu Neons collection with the addition of bright eye shadow duos. Neons are hot this season, not only in fashion but in cosmetics as well. The best and easiest way to wear neons on the eyes….pair it with a neutral, toned down shade. If you still find that that’s too hard to pull off, then try wearing it as an eyeliner. Start by using an angled brush, wet it a with a little water, dab brush in the neon shade of your choice and glide brush on an angle, along your upper lash line. For a funky look, glide the brush along the lower lash line.
*xoxo*
Monday, June 9, 2008
Hey girls,
Laura Mercier has taken the best of both eye shadow forms, cream and loose powder, and combined them in one portable pack. Housed in a double-decker style component, the formulas are designed to be worn alone or together. The cream doubles as a wear extending base for all over the lid, or can be worn alone as an eye shadow. They’re available in 3 universal shade combinations.
*xoxo*
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Hola Chicas!Bobbi Brown has gone custom. The brand just introduced a range of eye shadow and blush shades that you can pick and choose from to create your own personalized palette. Though this isn’t a new concept (MAC has been doing it for years), it’s nice to see more brands jumping on the customization band wagon and understanding the importance of individuality. *smooches*
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Givenchy’s spring make-up collection is out on counters, and I have to say it’s really cute! I’ve always thought that Givenchy had an older, more mature feel to it, but they seem to have modernized their make-up selection a lot over the last couple of years.Housed in metallic blue, denim inspired packaging, this year’s palette is truly representative of denim and women’s jean fetish. The combinations are a mix of blues accented by splashes of vivid colors such as yellows and pinks, and glitters, which symbolize the marks and memories that each women’s favorite pair of denim carry. Cute idea, right? The colors are beautiful, but unfortunately one problem I consistently find with Givenchy’s shadow is that they’re pressed so hard. When I go to apply the shadow I get no product pick-up on my brush. Just a build-up of an oily residue on the top layer of the product. Ewww!However, I do like their new limited edition Purple Black mascara, which is a great departure from all the blue mascaras of past seasons and collections.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Hey girls, Looks like Urban Decay has also launched a Loose Powder Eye Shadow. I’m usually a fan of MAC’s Pigment eye shadows, but I thought I’d give this product a whirl since it comes WITH the brush. At first glance, it’s a really cute concept and package, but when I went to apply the product it ended up everywhere BUT on my eyes! The brush didn’t seem to pick-up much product to begin with, so when I tried to re-dip and apply, it made a mess. I also found that the brush splays (separates and gets unruly) with additional use. See now…that’s a problem. I love the product’s concept of pearlized powders that are derived from minerals, and that it contains no dyes or synthetic pigments, but if I can’t get the look that I want, then what’s the point?? Looks like I’ll be going back to my usual. *xoxo*
Hola chicas,I don’t know about you, but the eyes are MY favorite feature on the face to accentuate. And my eyeliner product of the moment is Guerlain’s Loose Kohl Powder eyeliner. Now, I’m usually an eye pencil kinda girl, but I love that this product smudges so well, making it super easy to create a soft and sultry smokey-eye look. Inspired by ancient Middle Eastern and Egyptian tradition, this product comes in a loose powder form, that’s housed in a vial with a rod (Yes, as in a stick) applicator, allowing for a precise application along the upper lash line and inner part of the lower lash line. Way, way back in the day, women from the Middle East and Egypt used a similar type of product to rim their eyes, and they still do the same today. However, back then they used a form that was made of ACTUAL COALS–I know… VERY scary! Guerlain has taken this concept and made a product that’s much safer, of course. And NO, the Guerlain product is not made with coals!! It’s made with pigments and pearls that you’d find in your usual eye shadow, but made them much richer so that they can work as liner shades. I usually use the Noir (black) shade, but they’ve just launched a Terracotta (bronze) shade, which i CANNOT wait to try. I think this may be my fave spring/summer eye liner shade!*xoxo*
Hey girls,Many of us know that using just a plain ol’ brow pencil to fill-in your brows, is not the most realistic way of achieving a perfectly groomed brow-look. That’s why I’m loving Urban Decay’s new Brow Box. They’ve basically taken all the essential brow tools needed to create the perfect brows, and put it in one compact little box. The kit includes 2 shades of brow powder to fill and shape brows, a wax pomade to set brows, a TWEEZER (Love it!), and an angled brush. I’ve found my perfect brow match in shade Brown Sugar!P.S. If you want a sturdier angled brush, you can toss the one that comes in the box and use MAC’s angled brush in #266. What would a girl do without the #266 brush?!?!?! *kisses*