Articles Archive for December 2009
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We’ve told you about Maybelline’s new Eye Studio launch in another life (remember they’re coming out with two new shadows, a marvellous gel eyeliner and mascaras in four unique formulas?).
These marbleized eyeshadows are all the craze now since MAC came up with their marble eyeshadows last year. Hard Candy followed suit and now Maybelline is jumping on the bandwagon, offering lower-priced versions of the luxury labels.
The first dual marbleized shadow from Maybelline focuses on concentrated pigments with uncrushed swirls of pearls for the shimmer effect.
The “baked” technology delivers that glittery, …
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We had previously written about the colorful MAC in Lillyland collection inspired by the fuschia lore and legend of Lilly Pulitzer. Tongue in cheek chic beach resort friendly makeup complements short tropical-inspired frocks and palm tree icons.
Here are three makeup items from the collection that are designed to add more than a pinch of color to your look:
From left to right: the Pearlmatte Eye Shadow ($19.50), Florida Creme Blend Blush (Bright Fuschia, $18.50); and Lip Gelee in Lush & Bright ($14).
Below are the colors on me. The way I wear …
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Everyone loves a good coat of paint – skip the car, and focus on your nails! Here are the best trends of 2009:
Minx Nails
Minx is “fashion for your nails.” This professional only product made a statement in 2009 by bringing patterns and color together on an adhesive that is applied to nails by Minx certified technicians – making free-style art (and its mistake prone quality) a thing of the past. These nails were done by my favorite Minx-ist: Tracylee of Damone Roberts salon in New York.
Zoya Dare Collection
Zoya Truth …
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Maybelline has launched two products that we are head over heels in love over with. The new Eye Studio collection features innovative formulas and staying power.
It’s a full collection featuring eye shadows, gel eyeliners, mascaras and marbelized eye shadows. Here we show you two of our favorite products: the Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner (which we adore for its intense color and staying power and a texture that defeats silicone and silk combined). These will appear on your drugstore aisle during January 2010.
The gel formula is richly pigmented and …
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Every one under the sun, including the crazy parakeet and pet hamster, have heard of the L’Oreal Paris’ True Match Super-Blendable makeup. It first launched in 2003 and several makeup artists still rave about its even and exact liquid coverage.
Now L’Oreal is launching the first roller foundation – the True Match version, so you can high-roll you way to even coverage. See, there’s a sponge on the tip of the foundation bottle, so it’s all very clever and so easy to use (no you don’t get extra Mensa points for …
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The votes are in and here are our picks for the best body products of 2009. Agree or disagree? Tell us why. Here’s what we love:
Best Body Cream
Kiehl’s Imperial Body Balm
Leave dry, flaky skin far away in the past with Kiehl’s Imperial Body Balm ($42 at kiehls.com) The mix of shea and cocoa butter seals in moisture like no other.
Best Hair Removal
Nair Hair Exfoliator
Nair Exfoliator with Skin Renewal Microbeads ($9.99 at drugstores) uses lanolin and mineral oil while the microbeads of the title buff dead skin away. Oh, …
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We’re generally not that focused on glowing in the winter time. Defrosting, yes. But glowing, not so much. In fact, the journey from our toasty warm beds to the shower on a Monday morning is pretty much one of the most brutal experiences we can imagine. So if we really want to warm up, we hit the shower and slather on Noodle and Boo’s Heavenly Honey Wash from their Glowology line.
With an absolutely divine scent of warm honey, we’ve already polished of ¾ of the bottle. After emerging from the …
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Today’s makeup flavor of the day is from Zoya Nail Lacquer’s Ultra Glitter Winter Collection, which sparkles better than the Rockefeller Center’s Swarovski Crystal star and lasts longer than a good folk tale.
There are three nail lacquers in this collection:
The three colors shown from top to bottom are polishes in Nova, Luna and Astra. Below, I am wearing my favorite from the collection, Nova. Pure, unbridled pink electricity.
Surely you’d wear this to winter parties, right? C’mon…spill…what are you wearing for New Years?
xoxo
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This vibrant nail shade caught my eye because of the eye-popping bottle:
This is definitely holiday, empowerment and good New Year’s resolutions and is a clear polish with red, blue and purple glitter. It reminds me of Deborah Lippman’s Happy Birthday collection as well. Take a look:
You can get this shade for $9 at Sephora.
