It’s raining eye pencils, hallelujah!
$21 each, from the new MAC Temperature Rising collection.
MAC’s Powerchrome Eye Pencils
Archives for 2013
Hidden Surprise
See the star shape in the yellow part of this flower? Kinda cool, right? It’s like a hidden surprise.
Giorgio Armani Beauty Said, “Forget the Mousetrap. Let’s Build a Better Lip Gloss!” The Giorgio Armani Beauty Flash Lacquers
If I’d realized back then as an undergrad slogging through chemistry classes that science could also be used for things like building a better lip gloss…I probably would’ve paid closer attention in class and said things like, “Cyclohexane chair and boat shapes? I’M ON THAT SH*T!”
Thank you, science, for taking us to the moon, creating super-sized movie popcorn kernels and for providing us with better living through advanced lip gloss chemistry, like the chemistry behind Giorgio Armani Beauty’s new line of Beauty Flash Lacquers ($29 each and available in 36 shades).
The brand new line of lip glosses flaunts scientific-sounding bells and whistles and a stratospherically shiny, smooth formula with characteristics like…
- An elastic shine formula that fills in lip lines for an extremely smooth surface
- A polymer weave that continuously reshapes itself while on your lips
- A low viscosity to keep the gloss surface perfectly smooth
All of this in the pursuit of one lofty goal: to fashion the highest reflection ever achieved in a lip gloss!
Groovy…
Well, it’s shiny — that’s for sure. And dramatic like a microphone drop.
Earlier today I was standing in front of a window, and I could see the color on my lips in the reflection as clearly as if I was standing in front of a mirror.
Boom.
And the formula remains super shiner as long as I don’t go rubbing or pressing my lips together. When I do, the shine quickly dulls down to a slight sheen.
I’ve been testing two of the shades this week, shimmery Pink 526 and creamy red Rouge 400.
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Outfit of the Day Vol. 14: An Outerwear Epiphany Sparked by a Bellatrix Blazer and Starring a Pair of AG Jeans
Michael Kors Braided Chain Platforms (no longer available, but here’s something similar), Old Navy Tank, Chain earrings, Poverty Flats Satchel, Tiffany Interlocking Circles Bangle
I know it’s almost summer and all, but jackets and blazers are where it’s at, man. This was a recent revelation, by the way. For years and years, I pretty much ignored ’em, mostly because I thought, “Why bother when you’re just going to take them off as soon as you get inside? Get a cute shirt instead!”
My outlook changed when I realized that they’re one of the quickest ways to not look like a total schlub.
My new philosophy as it pertains to outerwear? I like. Pull on a plain top, like this black tank from Old Navy ($7.50!), a pair of jeans, and a cute jacket or blazer for a simple, fairly stylish look.
This getup here has been my office uniform lately, as Tabs insists upon a professional dress code (strictly enforced). 🙂
15 Is the Magic Number: Too Faced and Sephora Celebrate the Big One-Five With the New Too Faced Loves Sephora 15 Years of Beauty Palette
So…because I spent so much time ogling shoes and purses at DSW yesterday, I only had five minutes left for Sephora — time I tried to use wisely by swatching the new Too Faced Loves Sephora 15 Years of Beauty Palette ($52). 🙂
The limited edition palette commemorates the 15 years Too Faced and Sephora have worked together.
In it, 10 exclusive eye shadows (each named after a different iconic moment, person or memory in their long-term relationship, cute!), two bronzers, a blush, a tiny tube of Shadow Insurance, a brush and a Glamour Guide with tutorials for 15 looks.
LORAC’s Mint Edition Collection
The Hottest Pink
Something Shoe-rrific This Way Comes: A Quick Pic Run Through DSW
Sometimes when I visit DSW absolutely nothing lights my fire, but today? Oh, boy, today… It was like purse-gasm and summer wedge nirvana up in there.
So many cute things! Heck, I even found a few pairs of flats I didn’t totally hate…
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