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MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Blush & Mineralize Blush

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Blush & Mineralize Blush

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Blush & Mineralize Blush Review, Photos, Swatches

For whatever reason, I must have spaced, because I did not realize that Pret-a-Papier was such a large collection.  I kept thinking it was a dinky little collection, but it's a full collection.  It...

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Givenchy Island Tan Fleur de Frangipanier (Summer 2010)

Givenchy Island Tan Fleur de Frangipanier (Summer 2010)

Givenchy's Summer Collection also featured Fleur de Frangipanier, which is available in two shades:  Island Sun (No. 2) and Island Tan (No. 3).  Each shade retails for $45 and contains 0.35 oz. of product.

I haven't spotted Island Sun yet, but I know it is the lighter of the two shades available and also...

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Chanel Darling Rouge Allure Lipstick

Chanel Darling Rouge Allure Lipstick

Chanel Darling Rouge Allure Lipstick

Not Quite Summer:  Chanel Darling Rouge Allure Lipstick

Chanel Darling (#30) Rouge Allure Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a soft, squishy, kind-of-jelly-ish pink.  It adds some color, but it's still on the sheerer side (particularly for a Rouge Allure).  It...

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Givenchy Island Lagoon Le Prisme Mono

Givenchy Island Lagoon Le Prisme Mono

Givenchy Will Take You to the Tropics & Back

Givenchy's Summer Collection is an island themed number featuring quite the variety in products, but in this post, I'm going to concentrate on Island Lagoon (No. 17) Le Prisme Mono ($29).  It's a multi-colored "quad" that features lighter aqua-blue, medium...

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Guerlain Blonde Terracotta Bronzer

Guerlain Blonde Terracotta Bronzer

Guerlain Terracotta:  Blonde Halee

Guerlain Blondes (01) 'Terracotta' Light Sheer Bronzing Powder ($50.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a multi-colored bronzing powder.  There is also Brunette (02).  I actually thought these were new for this year, but after going back to the summer collection details, it's the 4...

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The Summer Season: Milani Rose Hip Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Rose Hip Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Rose Hip Lipstick

Milani Rose Hip (07) Lip Color ($3.49 for 0.13 oz.) is a beautiful, vibrant shade of fuchsia-pink. It has no shimmer but it does have a bit of a frosty sheen--not quite glossy. It's intensely pigmented without having to pile on the layers, and it feels...

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The Summer Season: Chanel Phoenix Rouge Allure Laque

The Summer Season: Chanel Phoenix Rouge Allure Laque

Chanel Phoenix Rouge Allure Lacque

The Summer Season: Chanel Phoenix Rouge Allure Laque

Chanel Phoenix (#78) Rouge Allure Laque ($32.00) is a brightened, dark pink with a glossy sheen and very subtle pink shimmer. I love Rouge Allure Laques (I don't think I've kept that a secret!), and Phoenix is...

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Chanel Ligne et Ombre de Chanel in Jet-Gold from the Noir et Or Collection

Chanel Ligne et Ombre de Chanel in Jet-Gold from the Noir et Or Collection

Out of Chanel's ultra exclusive Noir et Or Collection, Ligne et Ombre de Chanel in Jet-Gold ($45.00) emerges. While not exactly groundbreaking in terms of color, it's extremely fitting to the collection. It's a matte black cake eyeliner paired with a golden peach flecked eyeshadow.

The black side is...

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tokidoki Perfetto Eyeliner (Mostro, Ciao Ciao)

tokidoki Perfetto Eyeliner (Mostro, Ciao Ciao)

tokidoki Perfetto Eyeliner -- Love the Applicator, Not Sold on the Shades

tokidoki Perfetto Eyeliner ($16.00) is a felt-tip liquid liner pen. It comes in eight shades: Rondine Love (white), Donutella (medium pink), Ciao Ciao (periwinkle), Arlecchino (dark blue), Mostro (spring green), SANDy (dark green), Carina (eggplant),...

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Benefit Ultra Shines Lip Shine

Benefit Ultra Shines Lip Shine

New Lipgloss in Town -- Benefit High Shines

In June, Benefit will launch a new lipgloss called Ultra Shines Lip Shine, which will retail for $18 fo 0.17 fl. oz. There will be five shades available: Back to the Fuchsia (sparkling...

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