NYX’s new Life Is A Cha Cha Love in Rio Eye Shadow Palette (a matte lilac, a shimmery light purple and a deep purple with blue iridescence). It’s available now at drugstores, Ulta and online.
NYX’s Life Is A Cha Cha Love in Rio Eye Shadow Palette
Archives for February 2013
Estée Lauder’s New Pure Color Gelee Powder EyeShadow Palette in Batik Sun
Estée Lauder’s Pure Color Gelee Powder EyeShadow Palette in Batik Sun ($48), one of 17 pieces from the new Bronze Goddess Summer 2013 Collection.
The entire Bronze Goddess Summer 2013 collection includes…
EYES:
NEW Limited Edition Pure Color Gelee Powder EyeShadow Palette in Batik Sun ($48)
NEW Limited Edition Pure Color Liquid Eyeliner Duo in Black Sands ($29)
NEW Sumptuous Extreme Waterproof Mascara in Extreme Black ($26)
Sumptuous Extreme Mascara in Extreme Black ($25)
LIPS:
NEW Limited Edition Pure Color Sheer RollerGloss in Succulent ($18.50)
NEW Limited Edition Pure Color Sheer RollerGloss in Squeeze ($18.50)
NEW Limited Edition Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick in Solar Crush ($25)
NEW Limited Edition Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick in Fuchsia Fever ($25)
NAILS:
NEW Limited Edition Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Hot Spell ($20)
FACE:
NEW Limited Edition Pure Color Illuminating Powder Gelee in Heat Wave ($40)
NEW Limited Edition Bronze Goddess Luminous Liquid Bronzer ($28.50)
NEW Bronze Goddess Powder in Light ($36)
NEW Bronze Goddess Powder in Medium ($36)
NEW Bronze Goddess Powder in Medium Deep ($36)
NEW Bronze Goddess Powder in Deep ($36)
FRAGRANCE:
Limited Edition Bronze Goddess Eau Fraiche Skinscent 100 ml ($60)
Limited Edition Bronze Goddess Body Oil Spray 100ml ($50)
Available March 2013 at Estée Lauder counters and esteelauder.com.
No Need for a Night Light Around the New Chanel Eastern Light Le Vernis Nail Colour
I can see how opaque white nail polish could be a little off-putting in a “Whoa! That’s one too many toe rings!” kind of way.
But when they’re done right, I think they’re go-go girl chic.
If you’re open to the idea, what do you think of Chanel’s new Eastern Light Le Vernis Nail Colour?
It’s a creamy winter white with a high-gloss, mirror-like shine that sets it apart from your everyday drugstore white nail polish.
Wowza, Eastern Light is almost bright enough to read by. Doesn’t it look like it’s glowing? I could totally see Lady Gaga wearing it on stage and gripping the microphone with her eyes closed as she belts out the bridge to You and I.
WARNING: the shade does require some work to wear. I need three coats for that full-on Whiteout effect (did you ever do those when you were a kid?), and those three coats can take an hour to dry.
You know what they say, though. Patience is a virtue. 🙂
I’ve Seen the Western Light, and ‘Tis Glorious! The New Chanel Western Light Le Vernis Nail Colour From the Hong Kong Collection
Go on. Do it. Dooooo it!
Stop trying to resist. Let the feeling wash over you like melted butter on French toast.
(Dang, how can I still be hungry…? I had a huge lunch!)
I’m talking about that craving you get when you fall in love with a new Chanel nail polish, and suddenly the thought of dropping $30 on a single bottle makes perfect sense.
I had it when Jade came out, and Vendetta, and Riva, and now I’m feeling it again with Western Light from the Hong Kong collection (joined by Eastern Light).
But it didn’t start out that way. My first thought when I saw Western Light from a few feet away was, “Pretty, but what’s the big whoop? It looks like a standard issue dark purple cream.”
Two coats later I was hooting and whistling at my hands like some kind of lip-licking, lecherous nail polish pervert, LOL!
You know how some nail polishes are masters of disguise? One minute they look one color, and the next they look another?
Well, Western Light does that. From some angles, it’s a blackened eggplant; from others, a dark roast coffee, hold the cream and sugar.
I like… 🙂
And it loves the open plains… Or rather, it loves spending time outside where it can get some sun. In direct sunlight, it looks much more complex. Reddish pearl micro-shimmer bursts through!
Panama Is Hella Cool! The New Dior Diorshow Mono Wet & Dry Backstage Eyesahdow in Panama
It’s like, BB creams are the new Naked palettes, and Naked palettes were the new vibrating mascaras, and vibrating mascaras were the new flashlight LED lip glosses/mascaras (remember those?!).
I feel like I can’t whip my hair around without my ponytail striking another new makeup/beauty must-have product.
But there are those things that withstand the test of time, ya know, like black liners, red lipsticks and brown eye shadows, to name a few.
And speaking of brown shadows, here’s one that may be worthy of your affections, especially if you like a little 
with your shadow.
It’s Dior’s cool, new $29 Diorshow Mono in Panama (haha, I almost typed “Panem,” Hunger Games moment!). 🙂
No, really, it’s cool, color temperature-wise. A satiny brown with microscopic flecks of secret shimmer that glimmer in direct sunlight, it’s also cool in that when you apply it and buff for a bit, the blackened base shows through.
I like the way it looks on its own. Great for chocolaty daytime smokey eyes, but add a soft pink, ladylike lipstick and blush, and it turns into pure perfection!
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Chanel’s Mouche de Beauté Illuminating Powder
Chanel’s Mouche de Beauté Illuminating Powder($80), a shimmery golden pink highlighting powder from the Collection Maquillage Croisière de Chanel. Available now at chanel.com.
Unsung Makeup Heroes: Hourglass Muse Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick
Ever dig into your makeup bag and rediscover something you absolutely love but kindasorta just forgot about for a month or two or 12?
I feel ya, dawg. I do it all the time.
This week I made a point of rutting around through my makeup stash to look for buried treasure, and woo-hoo! — I’ve been finding quite a few things, like Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick in Muse. Or “Musey” as I like to call her. 🙂
A vibrant matte coral red — one of those “stop you in the street” shades like Make Up For Ever’s Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick in 39 — Muse glows brighter than a neon sign.
You might remember its launch last fall as part of the long-wearing Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick line.
With Muse, absolutely, I love the wow factor, but I also like the wear. Seriously, this shade DOES WORK! It decorates my pout for up to 10 hours (!) without weighing down or drying out my lips — traits not easy to find in such a long-wearing lipstick.
The Chanel Pearl River Ombres Matelassées Eyeshadow Palette From the Hong Kong Collection: A Pearl River in a Gilded Land of Quilted Pans, Coral Fans and Golden Tans
Chanel and gold eye shadow. Gold eye shadow and Chanel. The two go together like…short-sleeve t-shirts shirts and Jeremy Renner’s arms, high heels and pencil skirts, breakfast and Tiffany’s, perfume and pajamas…
In other words, things that go together well. 🙂
Add a pinch of peach and a drizzling of dark chocolate brown, and you get a veritable dream team palette to accompany those springy coral cheeks and lips you’ve been — okay, I’ve been — obsessed with lately.
There’s no real way to get around the fact that Chanel’s $80 Pearl River Ombres Matelassées Eyeshadow Palette demands an arm, a leg, a low-hanging tabby tum AND a twitchy tail. Chanel ain’t exactly budget, if you know what I mean.
But oh! — the extras you get, like the quilting on the pans and Chanel’s trademark black velvet storage pouch (it looks like a tiny makeup sleeping bag!). It’s the little touches that make it so easy to stay on Team Chanel.
As for the palette itself? Picture this: five (a shout-out to Mademoiselle’s lucky number, perhaps?) powder eye shadow shades based on the luminous reflection of Hong Kong shimmering in the South China Sea.
