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My Favorite Matte Bronzer!

11 Dec

Bronzers are great whether you’re looking to add warmth to your complexion(year round tan without the orange look) or to add depth by contouring.  I am naturally tan so I use bronzers for contouring and personally prefer matte bronzers (as opposed to shimmery).  I have tried many and now I use NYX matte bronzer regularly and for $9 it definitely gives me a lot of bang for my buck.  I found that the NYX matte bronzer blended just as well as high-end bronzers and provided exactly what I was looking for.  It’s similar to Benefit Hoola matte bronzer($28) and MAC Pro long wear bronzer($28) in many ways besides price. This Available in 5 colors….light, medium, deep, dark tan and deep tan so there are options for many skin tones. If you want to try bronzer for the first time or want an affordable alternative in your makeup collection, give this a try. Available at Drug stores, Ulta and NYX.

NYX

This just in: NYX Matte Bronzer won an Allure magazine Best of Beauty 2012 award!!!!!!!! Click HERE to see what they had to say!

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Karl Lagerfeld’s Makeup Collab!!!

29 Nov

Karl Lagerfeld has teamed up with Shu Uemura to create a fun collection that includes lipstick, eye shadow, eyeliner, brushes and more.  The super cute packaging features cartoon character ‘Mon Shu Girl’ that Lagerfeld drew himself!  Check it out at Shu Uemura.

 

 

Chanel Vending Machine? Yes Please!

13 Nov

Pure genius…..

Nail Polish Advent Calendar!( too cute)

30 Oct

How cute is this mini polish advent calendar by Ciaté?  Can you say obsessed!???  What a great gift!  The calendar includes 17 of Ciaté’s most popular paint pot colors, 4 caviar blends and 3 exclusive glitter shades that are not available outside of this set. Available for $58 at Nordstrom.

Beauty Tips from a Breast Cancer Survivor

4 Oct

I just came across this Marie Claire article and I thought it was pretty amazing and very helpful!

Click HERE to read the article.

Perfectly Posh…..My New Obsession

17 Sep

I have a new product obsession……….. perfectly posh oh my gosh!!!!!!  perfectly posh is a fairly new company that was launched in 2011, they have over 100 personal care & beauty products to pamper yourself with. The products include lotion, body butter, lip balm, soaps, massage oils and more.  Why do I love  Perfectly Posh so much?????  Well, I have ANNOYING sensitive skin and have to be very selective with what I use on it, so I am always interested yet cautious about trying new beauty products out.

The great thing about Perfectly Posh is this amazing list  below (especially if you have sensitive skin)

  • Paraben free and Paraffin free
  • Free of sulfates including SLS
  • No gluten, lanolin or soy ingredients
  • PP Only uses the highest quality essential oils and phthalate free fragrances
  • PP Products are very natural and consequently gentle…PP encourages you to read their labels.
  • PP uses natural enzymes and gently moisturizing vitamin E to preserve the life of their products
  • PP is cruelty free and does not test on animals

few months back I was sent some of these amazing products to try…..I tried the lip balm right away and loved it, I admit I let the other stuff sit around for a while before I “took a chance” on it.  I tried the “sugar fix” sugar scrub first….WOWZERS it made my skin super soft and moisturized but not greasy or oily at all.  I  love sugar scrubs but they usually leave me pretty greasy so I have previously avoided them altogether until now.  I’ve been using this scrub for over a month now and all is well.  My hands down favorite product is the chunk ‘Gender bender’ soap, yes I actually had to use two hands at first to hold it…..it’s BIG. It is literally a big chunk of black soap made with activated charcoal powder, silt and carbon to draw out dirt and free radicals instantly. It leaves my entire body feeling clean without being dry. It smells great too, a nice neutral scent for both men and woman to use.  It is the best soap I have ever used! ( I now use it on my face as well) There you have it, a run down on my new favorite products.  My personal consultant can help you with any questions and ordering, her name is Julia, she’s pretty great too.

Perfectly posh has officially made its way into my beauty routine right next to Origins & Neutrogena. I have found my perfect trio of products:)

 

Sugar fix scrub ($20)

Chunk Gender bender soap ($9)

 

 

Model Robyn Lawley Promotes Healthy Body Image

12 Aug

Meet Robyn Lawley, a gorgeous 6’2″ Australian beauty who is taking the modeling world by storm.   Lawley has been featured in countless magazines including Elle and Vogue and made history becoming the first plus sized model to pose for Ralph Lauren.  The 23-year-old was an instant inspiration for girls around the world when she was featured on last years July cover of Vogue Italia with fellow plus sized models Tara Lynn and Candice Huffine.  Lawley was also recently named the new face of UK lingerie brand Boux Avenue.    …..If you’re still looking for the “plus sized” model , the pictures below are correct, like buxom beauties who came before her i.e. Crystal Renn and Marilyn Monroe, Lawley is equivalent to an american size 12 which is quite a common size but considered plus sized in the modeling world. Lawley though doesn’t think of herself as “plus-sized”, she prefers to use the term “normal sized” and is an activist supporting healthy body image, particularly for young girls with low self-­esteem, and also has a food blog called Robyn Lawley Eats.  Bravo to beauty in all forms.

Vogue Italia Cover July 2011

Boux Avenue 

Ralph Lauren

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Nars Launches New skin Care Line

1 Aug

Nars  cosmetics is launching a skin care line that will rival their already amazing makeup line.  The line called Narsskin  is a 9 product collection that is a major update of the brand’s original skin care products, including anti-aging benefits light reflecting properties and improved formulas overall.

Image: Courtesy of Nars 

The new line will first be available exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue on August 9 and will be carried in about 200 department and specialty stores come September.

I Love Kate

27 Jul