They’re kinda naughty, yah? This Eyeshadow Duo’s called Sexpresso & Peach Fuzz ($17).
About Those Too Faced Names…
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Rimmel Glam Eyes Mono Eyeshadows: What Say You?
Clockwise from left: Rimmel Glam Eyes Mono Eye Shadows in Night Jewel, Spicy Bronze and Celestial Sapphire ($4 each)
I’m giving these a go this week. Have you them yet?
NARS Versailles Nail Polish: Summer’s Pearly Lemon Gold
The only thing that came close to getting Glee off my mind today was the lovely NARS Versailles nail polish ($16) from Francois’ collection for summer 2010.
NARS made this pearly lemon gold so easy peasy to work with that I can’t believe it’s not butter. It dries quickly, doesn’t streak and has a nice glossy shine I won’t soon forget.
That’s two coats in the swatch up top…
Methinks Versailles is a much cooler color (as in color temp) than the other golden polish that made a big splash with me this summer, Chanel’s Gold Lamé (with its warmer, almost peachy orange undertones).
Bejeweled or Banging? Glamour Glosses by Too Faced
Experience with BeDazzler must be a requirement to work in the makeup biz because faux gems have been gracing more and more products every day.
I keep wishing they’d pull a Hanson and just quietly disappear (see: MAC’s Passions of Red and Lancome’s Deluxe Brush Set), but that’s probably not a wish this girl’s ever going to get. 🙂
In the case of the new Glamour Glosses by Too Faced ($19), I better find a way to “let it go.”
You can’t miss the GIANT fake jewel on the cap (or how it looks like it’s mocking me).
Lucky for Too Faced, the coverage on this gloss? — HELLO! Off the hizzy.
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Pacifica Tahitian Gardenia Body Butter: A Different Kind of Herbal Essence
I smell like parsley.
From head to toe, armpits to booty dimples: parsley. 🙂
Had it been my intention to smell like the herb, I might be looking at this jug of Pacifica Tahitian Gardenia Body Butter ($15) differently.
I ordered it online with my 15% off Sephora VIB coupon sight un-smelled, assuming I’d like it as much as I liked Pacifica’s Malibu Lemon Blossom last month.
Unfortch, my body chemistry just doesn’t jive with it well. I like the way it starts — a lightly tropical mix of gardenias and baby powder like the fresh leis my mum-in-law gives when we visit her in Hawaii — but within half an hour it changes from tropic to tossed, as in tossed salad, with parsley.
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Givenchy Summer 2010 Swatches and Product Pictures
Clockwise from left: Pop Gloss Crystal SUN in Island Guava ($25), Fleur de Frangipanier in Island Tan ($45), Le Prisme Mono in Island Lagoon ($29), Phenomen Eyes Waterproof in Water Black ($29).
Four pieces from the seven-piece Givenchy Summer 2010 collection, available at Sephora next month. Full review coming soon!
What do you think of the packaging/colors?
From left: Island Tan, Island Lagoon, Island Guava, Water Black
NARS Summer 2010 Swatches and Product Pictures
Clockwise from left: Coup de Coeur Lip Gloss ($24), Cayenne Cream Eyeshadow ($22), Versailles Nail Polish ($16)
Pictures and swatches of a few bits from the NARS Summer 2010 collection. Full review soon, babes!
From left: Cayenne, Coup de Coueur, Versailles
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