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Lancôme’s Artistic Director for MakeUp Aaron Del Mey has launched a new Spring 2012 featuring soft pastel hues that are reminiscent of a bouquet of fresh flowers. Pale pinks and soft greens once again dominate the Spring 2012 palettes.

The two Limited Edition palettes I swatched were Lancôme Color Design 5 Pan Palette and Liner in Rose Romance and Vert Tendresse both retailing at $ 48.00 per palette.

I especially liked the brushes that came with the palettes. The one that was intended to be used as a liner was able to …

Meeting the YouTube sensation, Michelle Phan,  in person was deliciously cool. Her sunny demeanor and flawless skin prompted me to ask so many beauty questions, but there wasn’t enough time to ask them all. I had become a such a big fan because of her unique ability to create such beautiful, diverse beauty looks.
Michelle is like a chameleon, able to create any look on herself and seem unrecognizable at times. She made such a name for herself that she has over 500 million views on YouTube. Michelle has more subscribers …

At the end of each year, we do a round-up of the best of the best beauty products.  In 2010, we saw so many great makeup launches and 2011 was no different. We test drove hundreds of makeup and cosmetic products. And below are what we consider best in show:
FOUNDATION: Bobbi Brown’s Skin Foundation Mineral Makeup SPF 15. A lot of other name brands that we have tried, tended to leave our skin looking dry in patches and dull. This new formula provides translucency and also shine free coverage.

The formula in …

If you think your eyelashes can touch your eyebrows just from using a new mascara, think again. Read the small print on some of the ads saying that lash inserts were used.
For all the people who look up to these beautiful images seen in magazine ads and on larger than life billboards across America, I can tell you first hand that lighting and retouching play a very large part in creating these images. I have witnessed great makeup artists do incredible work right in front of me yet I know …

We’ve raved about Lancome makeup collections many times in the past including their Spring 2011 collection, Ultra Lavande, and their Summer 2011 Collection, Bronze Azure.
But when we got a sample of the new

It’s no secret that many have gone gaga for Gaga. So much so that the latest trend from the superstar singer are the big doe or anime eyes that she sports in her music video for “Bad Romance.”
If you see past the dancers in latex and lace, Lady Gaga bats her borderline cartoonish eyes at the world in the scene with her in the bathtub. Although her look in the video was mainly computer generated, Gaga is not the first pop star to debut “Gaga Eyes.” The …

CONTEST TIME!! This one’s a fun one (aren’t they all???) Yesterday was a big day in the beauty world. The winners of the 2010 CEW Beauty Awards were announced in the Big Apple. The judges picked some good ones of course, but we want to know which products YOU would choose to win an award if you were a judge. Leave us a comment on our Facebook Wall to be entered to win perhaps our most magnificent prize evah… A LOOT BAG STRAIGHT FROM THE AWARDS!!!
Want …

As Earth Day turns 40, Lancome’s Juicy Tubes turns 10 years old. Happy Birthday (or un-birthday, if you’ve been watching too much Alice as I have) to both our generous planet and to Lancome Juicy Tubes!
We’ve been huge fans of the Juicy Tubes ever since they debuted, and we swear we’ve collected them over the years like museum pieces, gloss by gloss and flavor by flavor. Now, in honor of Earth Day, Lancome debuts its 100% Natural Origin limited-edition gloss with honey as its chief ingredient. Bears and bees are …

This is a guest post from my lovely friend, Diane Az from The Beauty Alchemist.

Chris Benz’s inspiration for Fall 2010 Fashion Week was the Outward Bound Debutante. The girl who gets in trouble at her private school and gets sent to wilderness camp. You know her, the one who takes her stillettos , not realizing she’ll not quite need those.

While backstage I not only got to meet the friendly and extremely calm Mr. Benz , but also a peek at a few pieces hanging on the racks. I love …

Move over Rose Byrne. There’s a new rose in town and it’s called Lancome’s O My Rose Collection, which is bursting with peach-tones for the cheeks, a deeper coral/peach for the lips and a mix between teal and slate blue smoky eyeshadow for the eyes.

The collection is from Aaron de Mey, with the key product being the Pop N’ Cheeks in Coral Flirt, which is a peach blush shade that makeup artist Daniel Martin used at the Chris Benz show.The Color Design Limited Edition Sensational Effects Eye Shadow Quad retails …