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The Spring Season: Korres #22 Rose Guava Lipstick

The Spring Season: Korres #22 Rose Guava Lipstick

Korres #22 Rose Guava Lipstick

The Spring Season: Korres #22 Rose Guava Lipstick

Korres #22 Rose Guava Lipstick ($22.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a beautiful shade of medium pink with golden shimmer. It reminded me of a seriously muted version of Guerlain Giulette Lipstick. It could also double as MAC Nympette...

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Maybelline Eye Studio Irresistibly Ivy Eyeshadow Quad

Maybelline Eye Studio Irresistibly Ivy Eyeshadow Quad

Beauty on a Budget:  Maybelline Irresistibly Ivy Eyeshadow Quad

Maybelline Eye Studio Irresistibly Ivy Eyeshadow Quad ($8.49) is a mix of four eyeshadows that can be used together or alone. They're very soft, slightly powdery shades, so it's better to use a tapping technique, rather than...

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The Spring Season: Maybelline Warm Me Up Lipstick

The Spring Season: Maybelline Warm Me Up Lipstick

The Spring Season: Maybelline Warm Me Up Lipstick

Maybelline Warm Me Up (#235) Lipstick ($7.49) is a beautiful shade of slightly milky-medium pink with a yellow undertone. It has just a smidgen of shimmer and a very creamy look. It's smooth, easy to apply, and wears well for a solid three to four...

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MAC Riveting Collection: Overall Review, Thoughts, & Round-up

MAC Riveting Collection: Overall Review, Thoughts, & Round-up

MAC Riveting Collection: Overall Review, Thoughts, & Round-up

Note: This hits stores today :)

OVERALL, Riveting is an interesting collection, but I don't think it's necessarily a must-have kind of collection. It's definitely going to appeal to some, while others will skip it because it's not as...

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The Spring Season: MAC Fleshpot Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Fleshpot Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Fleshpot Lipstick

MAC Fleshpot Lipstick ($14.00) is an ultra fleshy nude satin-finish shade. It's incredibly creamy and quite pigmented--but it's a tough nude to pull off, just because it's so pale, so fleshy. For some, Fleshpot just gives you "concealer lips" rather than...

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YSL Opera Rose (#29) Rouge Volupte Lipstick

YSL Opera Rose (#29) Rouge Volupte Lipstick

YSL for Spring 2010:  Opera Rose Rouge Volupte

YSL Opera Rose (#29) Rouge Volupte Lipstick ($34.00) is a creamy, medium pink with neutral undertones. It's hard to find a pink that it's blue-based, and then to find one that is more neutral or yellow in undertone is a real pleasure for me--just...

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The Spring Season: Benefit I'm With the Band Lipgloss

The Spring Season: Benefit I'm With the Band Lipgloss

Benefit I'm With the Band Lipgloss

The Spring Season: Benefit I'm With the Band Lipgloss

Benefit I'm With the Band Lip Gloss ($19.00) is an ultra shimmery golden peach pink mauve. No, seriously. This is one of those glosses that's going to look just a little different from person to person,...

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Bobbi Brown Cabana Corals Collection -- Lipsticks , Lip Swatches

Bobbi Brown Cabana Corals Collection -- Lipsticks , Lip Swatches

Bobbi Brown Cabana Corals Collection:  A Little Lip Color

Bobbi Brown Cabana Corals Collection includes two new shades of Lip Color (Cabo Coral -- a warm pink coral; Guava -- a medium tone nectar) and three new shades of Metallic Lip Color (Calypso Glaze -- a golden pink; Coral Glaze -- a nude nectar; and Coral...

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Chanel Rouge Coco: Sneak Preview with

Chanel Rouge Coco: Sneak Preview with

Chanel Rouge Coco:  Sneak Preview

Rouge Coco promises to be one of Chanel's biggest launches this year. According to Peter Philips', Global Creative Director of Chanel Makeup, "Rouge Coco fascinates me, because I've never seen a texture this comfortable and easy to apply. It's the ready-to-wear...

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Milani Hi-Tech 3D Holographic Nail Lacquer

Milani Hi-Tech 3D Holographic Nail Lacquer

Beauty on a Budget: Glitter-tastic Nails with Milani Holographic Nail Lacquer

Milani Hi-Tech 3D Holographic Nail Lacquer ($4.99) is one of six new holographic shades from Milani this spring. Other shades include: HD (silver), 3D (gold), Cyberspace (blue), Digital (eggplant purple), Hi-Res (purple).

According...

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