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Bobbi Brown Smoldering Eyeshadow Palette

Bobbi Brown Smoldering Eyeshadow Palette

Choose Your Glam with Bobbi Brown: Smoldering

Bobbi Brown Smoldering Eyeshadow Palette ($45.00 for 0.15 oz.) includes three eyeshadows and one long-wear eye paint. It features: Ivory (creamy white), Heather Lilac (pink heather), Charcoal (dark grey), and Port (deep...

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Urban Decay Scratch Deluxe Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Scratch Deluxe Eyeshadow

Wake-up Tired Eyes with a Scratch

Urban Decay Scratch Deluxe Eyeshadow ($18.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a shimmering pink champagne with a frosted metallic shine. It's smooth, pigmented, and easy to blend. I would say it's a touch too pigmented and metallic to work as a brow...

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Le Metier de Beaute Framboise Creme Lip Creme

Le Metier de Beaute Framboise Creme Lip Creme

Holiday Reds: Le Metier de Beaute Framboise Creme

Le Metier de Beaute Framboise Creme Lip Creme ($36.00 for 0.22 oz.) is a brilliant shade of radiant ruby red with glimmering white, ruby, and pale gold shimmer. I love this Lip Creme not only for its...

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MAC & Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Lipstick

MAC & Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Lipstick

MAC & Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Lipstick

Oooh, you are SO lucky! FedEx JUST dropped of a little black box that could only mean MAC... and inside was MAC & Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday lipstick. I say you're lucky because I have to head to class in about fifteen minutes--I had...

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Chanel Riva Nail Lacquer

Chanel Riva Nail Lacquer

Chanel Cote d'Azur Collection: Riva

Chanel Riva Nail Lacquer ($27.00 for 0.4 fl. oz.) is a pale sky blue with ultra fine, barely-there iridescent blue shimmer strewn through the creamier, almost jelly-esque base. The swatches included in this post show the effect of three...

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Clarins Barocco Eyeshadow Palette

Clarins Barocco Eyeshadow Palette

Clarins Holiday 2010: Barocco Eyeshadow Palette

Clarins Barocco Eyeshadow Palette ($40.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a new and limited edition palette for the holidays. It contains three eyeshadows and is housed in an elegant gold-lidded case with a black "scroll' on the left...

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Smashbox Wish For The Perfect Pencils (2010)

Smashbox Wish For The Perfect Pencils (2010)

Holiday Wishes with Smashbox

Smashbox Wish For The Perfect Pencils (2010) ($16.00 for 4 x 0.03 oz.) are one of my favorite holiday sets, after discovering their great deal last year. This year's set is actually a better deal, even though they are smaller in size. In this...

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Clarins Blackberry Rouge Prodige Lipstick

Clarins Blackberry Rouge Prodige Lipstick

First Look at Clarins Rouge Prodige

Clarins Blackberry Rouge Prodige Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.10 oz.) is Clarins' latest in lipstick formulas--it's supposed to be a long-wearing lipstick with intense color that smooths away lip lines with high shine. Blackberry is...

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Dolce & Gabbana Caramel Classic Cream Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Caramel Classic Cream Lipstick

Have you tried Dolce & Gabbana's Caramel?

Dolce & Gabbana Caramel Classic Cream Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a tanned nude with a subtle golden sheen. It's semi-opaque--it can be a touch streaky--but it's opaque in most places.  The streakiness is bothersome, if...

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Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Gloss Sticks: Night Bloom

Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick ($18.50 for 0.08 oz.) is the warmer sister of Mauve Mirage. It's a warmer pink with soft golden shimmer with a glossy finish. The color itself is semi-opaque (very...

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