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Wow! I feel so spoiled by the fall 2008 colour palettes.
I’ve been playing around with so many incredible shades that I absolutely love and up to now I’ve not been disappointed at all.
I’ve been wearing makeup for a while and I spend a lot of time looking and playing with makeup all the time so when I try a new shade and I’m taken aback by how incredible it looks … I like to share it!
I’m quite partial to purple and I’ve been wearing it for years because I find that the contrast of brown eyes and purple eye shadow is quite powerful.
Purple is THE colour for the new season, but most makeup companies have always had a number of purple shades in their standard collections. That said, this year, YSL (Yves Saint Laurent) Beauty has two new palettes that left me gasping for air.
When I finally came around to trying them … I was NOT disappointed.
If you are new to this site, then you might not know my long lasting relationship with YSL Beauty … I’ve been wearing the makeup line since I was 16 (old enough to start wearing makeup). In a sea of black containers, YSL Beauty has always and continues to stand out with their blingged-out gold packaging.
Indeed, a girl doesn’t buy makeup for the packaging alone, which is why YSL Beauty is so fantastic because the packaging is quite attractive, but the colours are rich and beautiful. Yup, they will set you back a little further in your beauty budget compared to other lines, but this is one of those little splurges that make you feel so girly.
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The Lip Scrub by Sara Happ
My friend Krista gave me this nifty little jar of scrub for the lips. I thought it was the most precious little thing I had ever seen.
The product came in a small little chocolate brown box and the tag line immediately caught my attention: “wonder how you ever lived without it”.
This lip beautifier has been featured in numerous magazine: In Style, People, O Magazine, Everyday, Lush, Vogue, Shape, Bazaar, Elle USA, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, OK Weekly (twice), Elle Germany, Tatler UK, In Style Germany, In Style Australia, New Woman Australia, London’s Sunday Times, Zink Magazine, The Today Show’s Web site, Gala Germany, New Idea Australia, Petra Germany, M Magazine, E! Online Fashion Police, Your Prom, Life & Style, Harper’s Bazaar UK, Fit Yoga Magazine, Yoga Life, Latina Magazine, Ladies’ Home Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Upscale, Natural Health, Tango Magazine, Lucky Shops, Cosmo Satellite Radio online, Us Airways inFlight, Beauty News L.A. It’s also been featured on the Tyra Banks Show and on a number of beauty blogs.
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New YSL Touche Brillance lip gloss
Have you tried Yves Saint Laurent’s (YSL Beauty) Touche Eclat instant highlighter?
This product is one of YSL’s best-selling products and one of makeup artists’ best-kept secrets - by adding a touch of light under the eyes you can get rid of dark circles and fatigue.
YSL has taken this concept of adding light to the face to the lips and has just come out with Touche Brillance.
Simply put, Touche Brillance does for the lips what Touche Eclat did for the under eyes!
Did I like the new Yves Saint Laurent’s (YSL Beauty) Touche Eclat instant highlighter?
I know there are so many lipgloss options on the market, but I can assure you this new one from Yves Saint Laurent is WELL worth the try. I was quite impressed with this product and I try on so many different products each week that it’s getting harder to be dazzled. Some of the products are good, some are fair, but this YSL Touche Brillance is extraordinary!!!
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Lip Lust lipstick for luscious and moisturized lips
Can you own too many lipsticks or lip glosses? I hope you didn’t expect to me to answer yes to that question!
Nah, a gal can never have too many.
Lipstick and lip gloss are all about the mood you’re in. Now, as a beauty editor you can imagine that I have skincare products and cosmetic products stashed all over my office, but I’m always excited to discover new products.
I recently discovered yet another lipstick. What is it with those Brits? They are simply taking over with all their quality skincare and cosmetic products.
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NARS Cosmetics’ Velvet Matte Lip Pencils are fantastic!
You might have read about my recent infatuation with NARS Cosmetics:
NARS Cosmetics’ Shanghai Lily is my favourite new makeup line for spring 2008!
NARS Cosmetics’ Shanghai Lily is my favourite new makeup line for spring 2008!
NARS Cosmetics Exotica: Summer 2008 make-up collection
I’ve found a new product from NARS that is absolutely wonderful - the NARS Velvet Matte lip pencil!
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Should you try a lip plumper?
When I recently tried MAC Cosmetics new collection of lip glosses and discovered it was yet another lip plumper, I knew that this lip plumper thing was here to stay a little longer.
It would certainly appear that most women are looking for fuller and bigger lips.
During a conversation with a Beauté Cosmetics representative, I told him how surprised I was that so many cosmetics companies were focusing on lip plumpers. He responded by saying: You can never have too much lip!
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Poppy King is the Lipstick Queen
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This Australian lipstick advocate native (now living in New York City) is surely determined to break the cycle of lip gloss domination.
It’s been a good five to six years now that a tube of lip gloss has been the undisputed staple in most women’s makeup bag. Well, Poppy King loves lipstick and she’s bringing it back to the forefront (not that it ever left the stage!).
Since 1992, King has given into her obsession and has been creating beautiful lipsticks (and a few lip glosses along the way) that have a lot of pigments: “I am obsessed with the lips and every possible color, texture, finish and technology there is to make your lips look amazing”.
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Balmshell Cosmetics: the artistic lip gloss
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Balmshell Cosmetics is the labour of love of two self-described “cosmetic junkies”. Jennifer and Fiona Lees are Canadian identical twin sisters who have created a new collection of lip glosses.
Now, if you are thinking: not another lip gloss, I’ll have to correct you. First, you can never have too many lip glosses in my opinion and second Balmshell is about to become the lip gloss every single one of your girlfriends cannot stop talking about.
The #1 rule in marketing is all about creating an attractive packaging that will engage buyers … Balmshell is that and much, much more.
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