You can always find beauty, even in the smallest of things.
Blade of Grass
Archives for February 2010
MAC Riveting: What Would You Get?
WOW! What a MAC-alicious week… And the hits keep coming, too. Mark your calendars for Feb. 18, MAC fans, because that’s the day MAC Riveting rock ‘n rolls into town.
It’ll be a small release compared to Spring Colour Forecast, with just 14 pieces for lips, eyes, cheeks and nails and a familiar ’80s rock goddess vibe that focuses on sculpted cheeks and lush lashes.
What Tabs wants to know is…
What would you get?
Hourglass Thinks It’s Time for Prodigy Lipgloss
“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the ________________.”
There’s a new kid in town, and she’s a regular child prodigy — an Hourglass Prodigy, to be exact.
Prodigy, a new line of pocket-friendly lip glosses from luxury brand Hourglass, slides into Sephora stores later this month (Feb. 18), and small clutches everywhere are going wild! 🙂
But seriously, the six slick glosses cost $26 apiece, so they aren’t as cheap as their diminutive size might lead one to believe.
Still, their flat tubes seem kinda cool, don’t they? They’re designed to fit snugly into tight spaces like pockets or a tiny clutch.
I love it when companies push (or in this case squish) the envelope when it comes to design.
The top snaps off (took me a minute to figure it out) to reveal the angled applicator tip, and squeezing the body of the tube dispenses the product.
I just wish I could get Hourglass to tweak one thing…
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Peace Out
More VS! That’s Hope Pink Eau de Parfum ($32), from the new Life is Pink line of body lotions and fragrances.
What Scent Are You Wearing Today?
I’m wearing Very Sexy Now Eau de Parfum ($49), a limited-edition scent that hits Victoria’s Secret shelves in March. I dig the colorful packaging and the light, fresh fragrance.
VS describes Very Sexy Now as a “green fruity-floral.”
- Top notes: pink lemonade, green Thai lime, rainwater accord
- Middle notes: frangipani nectar, jungle lily, purple orchid
- Base notes: bamboo, teak, musk
What scent are you wearing today?
How Good Are You at Applying False Eyelashes?
Shu Uemura Égérie False Eyelashes, $30
Good mornin’, girls! 🙂 Ah… I don’t have the words to describe how happy I am that it’s Friday. Even though I blog and freelance every day of the week, I take it easier on the weekends, so TGIF!
For some strange reason, I’m thinking about wearing false eyelashes today, but their application is a skill I have yet to master. They end up crooked, the glue gets all over the place, I smudge my eye makeup — it ain’t a pretty sight!
ONE of these years, I’ll figure it out.
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Karen
Shu Uemura Egerie Swatches and a Rainy Hello!
Well, ladies, the rain’s back in town, and it’s coming down like someone upstairs forgot to shut off the sprinklers. I managed to make it home from San Francisco in one piece, but it was touch ‘n go there for a while. I could barely see the road through the windshield (hello, reduced visibility!) and took a wrong exit off the highway. Next thing I knew, I was at a Shu Uemura counter at the mall. Oops! 🙂
Since I was there, I figured I might as well get some swatches of the new Egerie collection, right?
Right off the bat, the colors weren’t as hard edged as I expected. The makeup in the promo pic made me think ’80s rock, but that’s not what I saw today. Today I saw soft and feminine, with shimmery shades and pastels.
Take a look and lemme know what you think…
From left to right: Lipsticks in PK 320M, Nude Beige
Satin Glow Radiant Stick Highlighter, Satin Glow Radiant Stick Blush
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The MAC Trip Spring 2010 Travel Exclusives: Another Reason to Get to the Airport Early
Hi, ladies. 🙂 Question for you: Are there any MAC Trips in your future? Is an airport in your plans? If you have any trips lined up over the next few months, keep your eyes peeled for MAC’s latest Trip travel exclusives for spring/summer 2010.
WHAT’S A TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE?
Several of the bigger lines like MAC, Clinique and Estee Lauder periodically release limited-edition makeup collections for sale at airports and other travel hubs (domestic and international) that aren’t typically carried in their free-standing stores or counters.
Cremesheen Trio
I have a feeling the members of this neutral lipstick trio will make beautiful music with looks featuring smokey eyes.
- Creme de Nude (a pale, muted peachy beige)
- Speed Dial (a light blueish pink)
- Modesty (a muted neutral pink)
Dazzleglass Trio
Get glossy and *sparkle* with with these shimmery glosses.
- Like Venus (a light bubblegum pink with red pearl)
- Sugarrimmed (a milky pale pink with pearl)
- Smile (a light coral with pink and pearl)
