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Having reviewed Stila’s Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Snow last year, I started using the same eyeliner in Carbon Black, too — as it made a precise line very easily and never smudged nor feathered and was also long-wearing. I could go thick or thin, and I loved the felt tip’s cool touch when applying the color on my upper lash line.

This year, everyone went mad-crazy over both the Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner and Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner ($20.00) in Turquoise, making it very …

Let me tell you what happened as I was perusing the aisles in my local drugstore… I happened upon these New Limited Edition Sugar Coat and Fuzzy Coat Nail Colors by Sally Hansen ($5.99 each). I stopped dead in my tracks. That’s what happened!

You know me, I’ve been loving their Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips for the last two years, but, I was so attracted to these new textures that I bought one immediately and tested it on my walk home!
Left; Top to Bottom: Wool Knot, Peach Fuzz and Fuzzy …

L’Oréal Paris has extended their Colour Riche line with the launch of Colour Riche Eyeliner ($8.95) by Pencil Perfect in Cobalt (pictured/sampled), Violet (pictured/sampled), White, Sea Green, Black (pictured/sampled) and Black/Brown. A new classic, wooden pencil with a creamy formula and dual-ended stick has been born!
Cobalt

Create a clean, smooth line for a defined look or use the smudging tool for a softer, sensual appearance. Please Note: White and Sea Green are limited-edition shades, so if you see them and want them, buy them while supplies last! They shall be hitting mass, food …

Leave it to the chemists at Kiehl’s to formulate a BB cream that stands on its own, drastically different from the rest! Two years of product development — and with the notion of providing its customers with a skintone-correcting and dark spot-eliminating BB cream – Kiehl’s is proud to introduce its Skin Tone Correcting & Beautifying BB Cream ($37.00).
Promising to instantly perfect skin and clinically-proven to correct one’s skintone irregularities, this BB cream provides buildable coverage with natural mineral pigments containing amino acids to give stay-true color that lasts all day. Vitamin C …

No doubt that this summer’s hottest nail polish color is YELLOW! Whether you want to rock a mellow yellow or a neon citrus shade, BeautyStat has compiled a list of the best yellow nail polishes to wear this summer.
Your favorite brands including Dior, O.P.I., Deborah Lippmann, NARS and more offer some bright and sunny shades for you to paint your fingers and/or toes. Surely to put a smile on anyone’s face!
Read on to see which yellow nail polishes are our favorite! Not a fan of a full-on yellow nail look? …

I have always been obsessed with the ‘50s and ‘60s glamour icons Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly…The list goes on and on. I never quite felt comfortable with bright red lips.

Dorothy Dandridge
Since I’m not blonde, I didn’t quite like bright pinks either. Tomato reds, corals — that is where I found my comfort zone. When I discovered these glamour queens of old, I felt like I had acquired a different beauty look.

Grace Kelly

Marilyn Monroe
I’ve compiled a list of the ultimate glamazon-inspired lip shades! These shades range from the palest …

From sequins to snakeskin, caviar to feathers — nail textures are trending and the new collection from China Glaze is no exception. Recently launched and available at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide comes China Glaze Texture Collection ($6.79 each)
This unique new lacquer applies like a cream yet dries with a 3D-textured effect, as you can see sampled with Of Coarse!, which is a bright, cobalt blue with textured grit.
Bump & Grind

It’s also a one-step application, similar to OPI‘s Liquid Sand where you simply polish the nail and no top …

With names like Naked, Truth, Vain, Dare, Virgin and Vixen — how could one not want to try these newly launched lipglosses from vbeauté? I was so taken with founder, Julie Macklowe, that I reached out via to review her new Lip Spread Anti-Age Hydrating Lip Glosses ($28.00 each).
I started seeing ads for the brand in both Vogue and Allure Magazines, and was even more intrigued! The picture of her attending the 2013 Met Gala put me over the edge. She looked simply amazing! I had to know more about …

Pure Color Cheek Rush ($28.00) is a blush described as a “rush of cellophane-sheer gel color.” I was really surprised when I pumped-out the product — it was so intense and bright, I couldn’t imagine it blending out to become sheer… but it did!

This unique formula is a sheer, buildable, water-light gel. It is weightless and super-easy to blend and wears for hours.
There are four see-through shades to choose from: Hot Fuse (sheer red; swatched), Pink Patent (sheer pink), X-Pose Rose (more purple than pink) and Techno Jam (deep, but …

Photo Courtesy of Art of Beauty Inc.
Summer brings the sunniest colors to nails! Including six super-shiny creams and six fresh foil metallics (compare them to MAC’s 2013 nail polish trends) to put all the focus on the brightest shining light in any room — YOU!

Shipping April 15, 2013, these ultra long-wearing, glossy nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE — all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects. Find over …