ColourPop x Safiya Nyagaard Lipstick Collection

ColourPop x Safiya Nyagaard Lipstick Collection

“I’ve whipped up each of these 6 shades in a variety of bad makeup science and mixing videos over the years and we've given them a little batty twist to top them off.”

Get Safiya’s limited edition lipstick collection! Inspired by the shades she created in her bad makeup science experiments,...

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Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipsticks (Holiday 2019) - Swatches

Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipsticks (Holiday 2019) - Swatches

The other day I was browsing new arrivals on various retailers and spotted new shades in the Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) range--I thought I picked up all the new shades, but apparently I missed one (Nude Rouge), but here are the other six that are new!

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15% to 20% Off (Select) Bobbi Brown, Burberry, Hourglass, NARS, Sisley + More @ Nordstrom

15% to 20% Off (Select) Bobbi Brown, Burberry, Hourglass, NARS, Sisley + More @ Nordstrom

Nordstrom is price-matching, but as one of the retailers that readers seem to gravitate toward, I thought I'd put together a post highlighting some of the popular products that are 15% to 20% off at the moment. I'm pretty sure most of it is price-matching of NET-A-PORTER's seasonal edit selection,...

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Best Beauty Products | September 2019 Report

Best Beauty Products | September 2019 Report

Here's a look at the top 25 products reviewed in the month of September, plus a summary of how many products and brands were reviewed and a break out of ratings! :)

I think it'd be fun to go through what we used, purchased, resisted, and so forth each month, here are some questions:

  1. What were your...

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12 Pat McGrath Midnight Sun Looks to Try

12 Pat McGrath Midnight Sun Looks to Try

Here are 12 different color combinations using the new Pat McGrath Midnight Sun Eyeshadow Palette ($125.00). You can check out the original review here, and you can also see looks done with it here.

About This Series

Each look idea is centered around a "quad" of four shades with the expectation that one...

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Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lip Color Swatches (x11)

Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lip Color Swatches (x11)

I purchased several shades in the Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lipstick ($27.00) range when there was a % off sale at Nordstrom (whatever was in stock, so I'm a few shy), and you might wonder why I've swatched them given that I'm deep into holiday sets... and you would be right to wonder! I spied a set...

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How do you approach the holiday beauty collections?

How do you approach the holiday beauty collections?

I think of a lot of the sets and kits as for the more casual beauty lover – they’re often for someone who is either new to makeup or who hasn’t indulged in a lot of product releases during the year. I don’t expect a lot of originality, I guess, as a result. I look for higher value sets and...

— Christine

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Tarte Chrome for the Holidays Set

Tarte Chrome for the Holidays Chrome Paint Shadow Pot Set ($24.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a new, limited edition foursome that features two new, exclusive shades and two recently-released shades (which is a nice touch!). All four shades had great pigmentation, applied and blended...

Tarte Chrome for the Holidays Chrome Paint Shadow Pot Set ($24.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a new, limited edition foursome that features two new, exclusive...

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Survey Says... October 2nd, 2019

Survey Says... October 2nd, 2019

Happy Wednesday! Here's this week's survey, which you can copy and paste and share as a comment.

  • Your skin tone/coloring:
  • Eye product you’ve loved the longest?
  • Lip product you’ve loved the longest?
  • Cheek product you’ve loved the longest?

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