Wowza! Are you ready for this jelly? And by jelly I’m referring to new beauty releases from Paul and Joe, NARS, Smashbox and more.
Sit back, kick off your shoes (if you’re at the office, maybe sneak it under your desk), and let your mind wander with today’s New in Beauty roundup. Don’t be surprised if you find a little drool on your keyboard when you’re done. 😉
- I’m lurvin’ the packaging for Paul & Joe’s Alice in Wonderland collection (HELLA CUTE!).
- Would you like to try Clean’s Warm Cotton perfume? Well, the first 50 MBB readers who 1) become fans of Clean on Facebook and 2) type in the code CLEANbeauty will receive free samples of the scent (valid through March 31 and/or while supplies last). Signing up will also enter you to win one of three Clean grand prize gift sets and 10 runner-up prizes. Sorry, my international friends (I tried), I could only secure this deal for girls in the US.
- The Korres Semi-Annual Sale kicks off today! Save up to 65% on some of their bestselling stuff. Perhaps start with the $7 eyeshadows (marked down from $16)…
- NARS does Valentine’s Day with their three-piece Love Thrill Set. It comes with full sizes of Super Orgasm Blush, Sex Machine Velvet Matte Lip Pencil and Sexual Healing Lipstick, all for $59 (a $73 value).
- Complimentary Jack and Rose double-ended lipgloss (as in Titanic Jack and Rose) with any $50 purchase from TarteCosmetics.com through February 28 using coupon code VDAY.
- How far will Clinique’s new High Lengths Mascara ($14) stretch and lengthen your lashes? It features a curved “willow” wand applicator that follows the natural curve of the eye.
- Calling all Lauren Luke fans near Los Angeles! LL’s making a special appearance at the Sephora Century City in Santa Monica from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 23. Two words: road trip!
- Garnier introduces two new $7 Skin Renew cleansers: 1) The Brusher Gel Cleanser (sports a non-drying formula and a flexible soft brush to exfoliate skin) and 2) Resurfacing 3-Way Cleanser (does triple duty as a cleanser, scrub or purifying mask). Look for ’em at your favorite drugstores.
- Bobbi Brown’s launching a video contest for her Pretty Powerful campaign… I think I may enter.
- Next month Hourglass Cosmetics releases Prodigy, a new line of hydrating, high-shine lipglosses. The six ($26 each) come with a slim silhouette, built to slip conveniently into a clutch or back pocket.
- Glee fanatics (OOH!), did you spy my girls Lea Michele and Dianna Agron rocking Chantecaille at the Golden Globes the other night? Lea wore Cheek Shade in Delight ($28) and Lumiere de Rose Highlight ($36) on her cheeks; Dianna rocked slate gray Zinc Eye Shade ($28) on her lids.
- Seeking inspiration for your Valentine’s Day makeup look? Check out these V-Day face charts from Flirt.
- Dior is *firing up* a new campaign for Lady Dior Rouge.
- For $20 each, what do ya think of these Eye Shadow Trios from Stila?
- Profound Beauty hair care is having a sale on their gigantic 1-liter shampoos and conditioners ($43, regularly $58), through January 31.
- Addicted to your flat iron? (It happens.) You might want to add Frederic Fekkai’s Silky Straight Ironless Smooth Finishing Serum ($23) to your product mix.
- AVAILABLE NOW: Get Benefit Bathina “Take a Picture… It Lasts Longer…” for $28 at Bloomingdales.com.
- I kinda wish the new Smashbox Lip Techs ($24) came in a tube instead of a pan… Le sigh! They still look cute though. 🙂
- Speaking o’ Smashbox, Smashbox.com is hosting a beauty blowout sale, with select items from 25-50% off.
- MAC is encouraging bad behavior. 😮 They want you to have a Love Affair with these lip liners, lipsticks and glosses.
- Hmm… a new body lotion from YSL Parisienne ($40).
- Spend at least $50 at a Saks Lancome counter , and receive a beauty-filled bag with lots of cosmetics and goodies from Lancome skin care.
- If you like moisturizers that are perfume- and color-free, make a note to check out Simple Kind to Skin Day Cream and Night Cream ($9) when they launch a little later this month.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I kind of wish the P&J Alice in Wonderland collection were more impressive on the makeup items instead of just blotting papers, etc. The glosses were terribly disappointing as well. =/ And dude! NARS needs to stop putting Super Orgasm in all those sets! I would totally have bought this one or the Orgasm set that Sephora has but there’s no way I’d wear that chunky glitter. =/
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LOL! Have you seen the Orgasm Illuminator yet? I gotta get to Sephora ASAP!
The Paul & Joe Alice in Wonderland makeup packaging is so cute and nostalgic. The colours seem true to Alice’s personality and spirit. It makes me what do take out my old Disney Alice in Wonderland VHS and watch it on the old VCR. I love the Hourglass lipglosses’ packaging because it is so slim and flat.
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Me too! It should be good for nights out!
So little time, so many unnecessary but lust-worthy lemmings :).
I like the color of the pink Paul and Joe AIW lipstick, but the packaging creeps me out a bit. It’s a little too kiddy-like for me. Luckily, I have several dozen pink lipsticks to fill the gap.
🙂 I hear that. I put a whole bunch of stuff in various online shopping carts while I wrote this post, LOL!
Also, if you have a lush cosmetics store close by…. Spend $50 & get a holiday gift for free!!
Good to know! Thanks!
OMG Karen! Thanks for mentioning the Smashbox blowout sale! I went to take a look around and found the Rapture eye shadow set from last Christmas for super cheap! I wanted it soooo badly last year, and my fiance went everywhere looking for it to try to surprise me, but he couldn’t find it. I can’t believe it!
YAY! I’m so happy to hear that it’ll finally be in your hot little hands soon!! 🙂 When you get it send me a picture, LOL!
Paul & Joe is sooooo cute! Where can we buy these (online)?
They should be available soon — I’m hoping within the next two months? As for places to buy it online, I know Beauty Habit sells the brand. Hopefully they’ll have this collection in soon!
interesting about paul and joe…. its one of the few slightly different brands they stock here, and i always go to the counter and see the GORGEOUS disney packaging but the ppl are really annoying and pushy…. (of course some counters are worse than others. MUFE at my sephora? not nice people. BeneFit at my sephora? lovely.) one question- does the actual colours back up it’s packaging?
sorry about the horrible grammar (oops)
No worries!
I actually haven’t seen the shades yet! I’m keeping an eye out though and will let you know when I do. 🙂
Oh, I would love that pink P&J lippie!
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Omg i passed by Nars counter the other day, this set is so pretty!!!
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Oh dear, why do so many brands have Alice packaging/theming/anything? Now I want it all!
Awww, looking at the Paul & Joe Alice in Wonderland collection is making me feel a little nostalgic 😉
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I looove the Paul and Joe Alice in wonderland makeup…have you seen Smashbox’s new Heartbreaker collection? It’s looks soooo pretty!
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I’m loving the Paul and Joe Alice collection! The packaging is too pretty! I want everything lol.
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SO sad that I cannot find it here in person in any SF store – you would think Saks would carry here because I believe they do in NYC, aside from Bergdorf’s. This makes me want to call the very nice SA, Caroline at Bergdorf’s to place an order with her.
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I adore that Nars set! I hope the lipstick looks as good on as it does in the picture. Good thing I was planning on stopping by Sephora today at lunch!
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