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The Perfect Palette
20 MayHaving trouble creating the perfect smokey eye? I found something you will LOVE! This genius palette is brought to you by Jillian Dempsey and Avon. The palette includes slightly shimmery, highly pigmented complimentary colors to help achieve the perfect smokey eye. The cool packaging separates colors into sections that mimic the shape of the eye so you know where to apply each shade. The Kit is available at Avon for $9!!!!!!! What a steal!
There are 4 shades in each Palette and there are 4 different palettes available including Purple,Cinnamon,Smokey and Aqua.
Minimal Summer Makeup
15 MayI love the look of minimal makeup in the Summer and it’s so easy. I have gotten a lightweight routine down for these warm months. It literally takes 5 minutes and looks polished yet simple.
I’ve narrowed my products down to only 4!!!!! I add a swipe of shimmery eyeshadow or liner if I have extra time, but these 4 products are key to achieve this look.
- Tinted moisturizer with SPF
- Mascara
- Blush(I love corals & peaches for summer)
- Lip balm/gloss(peach,pink,nude)
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That just sounds weird, right?
Wrong. it sounds fantastic. Guerlain and Emilio Pucci has teamed up to bring a new taste to cosmetics in the Guerlain Terra Azzurra Collection by Emilio Pucci. This set is a limited edition and has tastes of Pucci’s signature designs. Blues are everywhere (except the eyeshadows and bronzer). On the cases, the bristles, the color of the mascara, the pearls, the kohl, and an option for the nail lacquer. Just like the mesh of Pantone and Sephora made a hit with orange this season, Emilio Pucci and Guerlain are sure to make a mark with blues.
Here’s the whole collection for your viewing/shopping pleasure:
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Find your Perfect Purple
18 AprOf all the colors in the rainbow, besides neutrals I think purple is the most wearable shade when it comes to eyeshadow. It’s not as girly as pink yet not as risky as blue. I have brown eyes and wear all eyeshadow colors but I love the way purple looks most. From lavender to lilac and plum to eggplant, purple shades flatter all eye colors. You can go for a single shade look or smoke it out, the possibilities are endless! I really don’t believe in makeup rules but I know there are definitely pairings that look better than others. Here are some complimentary color combinations depending on your eyes.
Brown eyes: look beautiful with warmer purples and accented with bronzes and golds.
Blue eyes: look so pretty with cooler shades of purple and accented with greys.
Green eyes: Green eyes look absolutely amazing with ANY shade of purple and especially with eggplant and plum tones. Green eyes and purple shadows are a pair made in heaven. The color combination really POPS!
Remember these are combinations that work for sure, but any shade of purple may look gorgeous on you no matter what your eye color, so TRY shadows on! you never know until you do.
Here are some pictures of purples on many different eye colors and shapes; different skin tones as well.
Glossy Box!
6 AprI did a post a while back on Birchbox,which is a great company that delivers five hand picked deluxe beauty samples to your door every month for only $10. It’s really cool. They currently deliver to the United States which is great for all of us here, but I have quite a bit of international subscribers and now I’ve found a similar site that delivers to 18 countries worldwide and even more coming soon including the U.S. GlossyBox like Birchbox is a company that also delivers five deluxe sized beauty samples to your door each month for only £10.00 , the cool part is you can create a profile of your own personal beauty needs and preferences and they choose accordingly. Cheers to all of my international readers!
Glossybox ships to the following 18 countries:
- Australia
- Austria
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- France
- Germany
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Poland
- South africa
- South korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- UK
Marc Jacobs + Sephora = upcoming makeup Line = :)
4 AprFollowing in the footsteps of Mr. Tom Ford, fashion designer extraordinaire and Louis Vuitton creative Director Marc Jacobs 
has his eyes set on something new, a color cosmetics line aka MAKEUP! OMG is it true? Yes it’s true ! Jacobs and cosmetic giant Sephora had a meeting last week to discuss the collection. A launch date hasn’t been decided and there are few details as of yet but I will let you know as soon as my “little birdie” gets back to me;) This is very exciting news for the beauty world!
In other Marc Jacobs news: Jacobs is set to launch a new scent, Dot complete with lady bug bottle. Available this August. This new scent has a vanilla and creamy musk base, with notes of red berries, honeysuckle, jasmine ,orange blossom and coconut water. mmmmmmm smells like vacation to me!
Urban Decay Revamps Eyeshadow
31 MarEverybody in the makeup industry is buzzing about Urban Decay’s complete revamping of the single eyeshadows. Urban Decay was the first “cool” eyeshadow I’d ever bought, not the same old colors that every other makeup brand offered. If you’re an Urban Decay shadow lover, then you’re gonna REALLY love this news! Everything has changed, for the better. The actual eyeshadow formula, shade selection and packaging are different. The packaging is still a creative and cool subway token lookalike, but just a bit more modern.
The color selection includes many of the previous shades that we all loved, best sellers, and favorites previously only available in select palettes for a total of 68 shades. As far as the formula, they have a super soft suede like velvety texture and even more blendable high pigmented distribution than the shadows I thought were already awesome! The color payoff is ridiculous, you don’t have to pack it on the lid with these dense pigments and the fallout is way less as well(no raccoon eyes)Sound like a dream come true? Well it gets even better…… The newly designed cases allow for the shadow pots to be “popped” in and out. Why you ask? There is a new build your own palette YES you can select six different colors and mix and match them exactly how you want and can change the palette as often as you wish. If your going on a tropical vacation you can take all your neutrals and grieges along and if your headed to Vegas for the weekend you can bring your fun “party” colors. The palette comes with a travel size eyeshadow brush and one shadow to start you off called walk of shame (a peachy-pink matte shade perfect for base, highlighting or wearing alone) and comes in a sturdy mirrored case that’s fits easily into a purse. The palette with starter shadow is $18 and each eyeshadow is $18, so you basically get the case and brush for free! Early launch RIGHT NOW only at Urbandecay.com and Coming soon to beauty stores near you!!!!! and remember……Don’t forget your Primer!
Images: Urban Decay
Do you clean your makeup brushes enough?
26 MarChances are you are NOT cleaning your makeup brushes enough. Brushes should be thoroughly cleaned once a week (or more if you have acne prone skin). YES at least once a week!!!!! Make it a priority ,make it part of your routine, just make it happen. The average brush holds onto Dirt, Oil, Dead skin cells, Bacteria and old makeup. Eeeeeeeeeew!!! This can be a perfect breeding ground for a whole lotta NASTY! Besides that, dirty brushes can start to smell, sometimes like “wet rag” or mildew and the smell can get rubbed right back onto your skin with each application. I have had a Makeup artist work on me with smelly brushes and I’ve hugged people and smelled it on their face, NOT FUN! Make a commitment to clean your brushes today and your complexion will thank you:)
What to use: There are tons of brush cleaners out there and that’s great for makeup artists because they can clean brushes fast and effectively between clients, but for the average person I suggest using warm water and baby shampoo. Baby shampoo is strong enough to kill bacteria yet mild enough not to dry out the bristles.
How to clean:
- Hold brush under running warm water with the bristles FACING DOWN, preventing water from getting into the ferrule (metal part) or into the wood and eventually rotting it and/or loosening the glue that holds the bristles in place.
- Lather them up!
- Rinse thoroughly. when you think they’re clean and the water run’s clear, Rinse again just to be sure! Leftover soap left on brushes can be just as damaging to your skin as a dirty brush.
- Squeeze the excess water out with a cloth towel or paper towel, reshape you brush at this time if needed.
- Lay brushes on the side to dry, NEVER dry with bristles facing up-even if you normally store your brushes this way- because water will settle into the ferrule. You can also hang brushes off the edge of a counter to cut the dry time. Most eyeshadow brushes dry in 3-4 hours but some foundation and kabukis can take up to 24 hours depending on the density of the bristles, so plan accordingly. Make sure brushes are completely dry before using.
- Store brushes in their own home, not floating around the bottom of your makeup bag.
Cheers to clean brushes and clean healthy skin!
Vera Wang 1st ever Cosmetics Collection to Debut
24 MarJust in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past 20 years, Vera Wang is all things Bride. She branched off into ready to wear, stationary,home decor,sunglasses and now Makeup:) She masters anything she does so I am looking forward to this line. I must admit I have only been to kohl’s once and it wasn’t for clothes(I found some great picture frames) but I will definitely go back now. This is the 62 year olds first ever makeup line. The 16 piece collection will debut in April and ranges in price from $16.50 to $39.50 and will be sold exclusively at Kohl’s. “Like fashion, makeup is transformational” Wang recently said and I couldn’t agree more.
Random Vera Wang Facts: Vera was a senior fashion editor at Vogue for 17 years. In 1987 Vera left Vogue after being turned down for the editor in chief position currently filled by the infamous Anna Wintour. She worked as design director for Ralph Lauren while hatching a plan to open her own design salon. In 1990 she did just that, opening her first store at the Carlyle Hotel in New York featuring her wedding gowns. They always say when one door closes another one opens….in her case another door FLEW OFF THE HINGES! Hooray for Vera getting turned down and having it lead to what she was really destined to do. So many brides are thankful for that, I was lucky enough to wear 2 magical Vera Wang dresses(I wore a bridesmaid dress for the reception) on my big day and I’ll never forget it. Now we can all wear her everyday with this makeup line!
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