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Laura Mercier

Laura Mercier’s Luxe Stickgloss Holiday Collection Sticks It to Dry Lips

October 18th, 2013 by Karen 15 Comments

Laura Mercier Baby Lips Stickgloss
Baby Lips

To all my dry-lipped ladies, throw yo’ hands up! Throw yo’ hands up! Throw yo’ hands up!

If I were a platinum record-selling rap superstar, and not just a husky tabby’s professional pet assistant, that would be my on-stage audience response chant.

I seriously doubt that it would catch on pop culture fire like “Who let the dogs out” did, which reminds me, remember when people were using that in casual conversation, like “How’s it going, Jane?” “Oh, it’s going great. Who let the dogs out!? Who, who, who, who — who let the dogs out!?”

So annoying…

Whatevs, I live for excitement! I want everyone to throw their hands up like I did when I tried the four lippies in Laura Mercier’s new $48 Luxe Stickgloss Collection holiday set.

Sheer and slick, like a cross between a lipstick and a balm, they hydrate like ca-ray-zaaaay! — and look great, too. Rosy pink Brown Sugar, warm pink Baby Lips, coppery Courtisane and plummy Peony glow with a soft, sophisticated shine, and they also make my lips look a little fuller, methinks.

Laura Mercier Stickgloss Set
Pretty ladies!
Laura Mercier Stickgloss Set
From the left: Brown Sugar, Baby Lips, Courtisane and Peony
Laura Mercier Courtisane Stickgloss
Courtisane
Laura Mercier Brown Sugar Stickgloss
Brown Sugar

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Categories: Kits and Sets, Laura Mercier, Lips, Makeup, Product Reviews

The Laura Mercier Artist’s Palette for Eyes Turns Super-Blended Eye Looks Into Works of Art

October 17th, 2013 by Karen 50 Comments

Laura Mercier Artist's Palette 2013
Laura Mercier’s new Artist’s Palette for Eyes ($48)

Some artists wield pencils. Others command paint, clay, pen or pastels.

My medium of choice: cat fur.

Gurl, you don’t even know! My cat is one hairy beast. In fact, he’s so hairy that a sculptor could fashion a different life-size model of him out of stray tabby hairs and fur balls every week.

My second favorite artistic medium would have to be eyeshadow, I think, mostly because there are just so many different things you can do with it, and this new palette by Laura Mercier is unlocking my inner artiste, big time.

Laura Mercier Artist's Palette 2013
It’s heavy on purples in the top row and neutrals in the bottom

The $48 Artist’s Palette for Eyes (a Sephora exclusive) will have you itching to break out your makeup brushes. The six warm neutrals, and six cool pinks and purples, practically beg to be swept, blended and patted on lids in any number of enticing holiday eye looks.

Come to mama, smokey eyes!

Laura Mercier Artist's Palette 2013
A closeup of the eyeshadows

Don’t even worry about busting your wrist while blending these eyeshadows. They’re pigmented, but the soft, finely-milled powders blend ridiculously well.

Laura Mercier Artist's Palette 2013
Another closeup…

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Categories: Eyes, Laura Mercier, Palettes, Product Reviews

I Could Kiss This Cafe: Laura Mercier Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour in Cafe

August 9th, 2013 by Karen 16 Comments

Laura Mercier Cafe Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour
Laura Mercier Cafe Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour
Laura Mercier’s Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour Cafe ($24)

If you have pigmented lips like mine and have trubs finding “my lips but better” colors, first, I FEEL YOUR PAIN!

Second, you gotta get Laura Mercier’s new Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour in Cafe on your pout, ASAP. A pigmented rosy nude with a creamy finish, it looks notably natural on lips with plenty o’ pigment.

As fall is coming round the mountain, you’re gonna need something to wear with those smokey eyes. 🙂 #justsayin

Look for Cafe now on Laura Mercier counters, at Neiman Marcus stores and online.

Laura Mercier Cafe Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour swatch

Laura Mercier Cafe Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour swatch
Goofy face…
Laura Mercier Cafe Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour swatch
Distant gaze…
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Categories: Daily Beauty

Laura Mercier Mod Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour: A Mod-ern Twist on Retro Red Lips

August 7th, 2013 by Karen 5 Comments

Laura Mercier Mod

Laura Mercier Mod

A girl can never have too many kickin’ matte red lipsticks in her purse.

Can I get an amen?!

Laura Mercier’s coral-ish red Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour in Mod has a lightweight formula, a smooth feel and a velvety matte finish that reminds me of the MAC Mattenes (remember those?).

If you liked the Mattenes, you just might like this, too.

It has a vintage vibe, don’t ya think? Purrfect for cat eyes. 🙂

Mod is available now online and at Laura Mercier counters as part of the fab new Rouge Nouveau Lip Colours line.

Laura Mercier Mod swatch
Mod on my NC42 skin

NARS Soulshine Cheek Palette
Wearing NARS Soulshine on my cheeks and Laura Mercier Mod on my lips

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Categories: Daily Beauty

Laura Mercier Chic Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour: Pigmented, Lightweight, Hydrating and Oh, So Smooth

August 6th, 2013 by Karen 22 Comments

Laura Mercier Chic
Laura Mercier Chic
The new Laura Mercier Chic Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour in Chic, $24

These new Laura Mercier Chic Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colours are smoother than Ryan Gosling’s rendition of Let’s Get It On at a karaoke bar.

Even if you’ve sworn allegiance to Team Lipgloss 4-eva (a phase I think every gal goes through…like wanting a pony), Laura Mercier’s Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colours ($24 each) could convert you to Team Lipstick.

Pigmented, lightweight, hydrating and oh, so smooth, it’s probably one of the most comfy new lipsticks I’ve tried this year.

The deets

  • Has a wax-free formula designed to deliver long-lasting, breathe-able color
  • Available in 15 shades and three different finishes (matte, sheer and creme)
  • The first letter of each color corresponds to the finish (this berry shade is named Chic, and it’s a creme)

Laura Mercier Chic Swatch

Laura Mercier Chic

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Categories: Daily Beauty

I’m Matte About a Mallard Named Canard: Laura Mercier’s Canard Crème Eye Liner

April 16th, 2013 by Karen 23 Comments

Laura Mercier Canard Crème Eye Liner ($22)
Laura Mercier Canard Crème Eye Liner ($22), from the Folklore summer 2013 collection

If I’m gonna wear teal on my upper lash lines, it needs to be flashy. Flashy enough for New Year’s and divas at drag queen karaoke at the very, very least.

I mean, it’s teal, right? — the kryptonite of “no-makeup makeup” eye liner looks.

Laura Mercier Canard Crème Eye Line
Laura Mercier Canard Crème Eye Line ($22)

But ever since Laura Mercier’s new $22 Canard Crème Eye Liner debuted on counters with the rest of Laura’s Folklore summer 2013 collection, I’ve been rethinking my stance.

Canard, or “duck” en français (shout-out to high school French!), shares much in common with Laura’s other Crème Eye Liners. Despite its low-key flat matte finish, it’s packed with pigment, doesn’t get patchy, and best of all, it has the grip strength of a heavyweight MMA fighter! — even when worn without primer.

Laura Mercier Canard Crème Eye Liner Swatch
Laura Mercier Canard Crème Eye Liner Swatch

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Categories: Eyes, Laura Mercier, Makeup, Product Reviews

The Laura Mercier Folklore Summer 2013 Collection Is Equal Parts Boho and Bling

April 11th, 2013 by Karen 36 Comments

Laura Mercier Folklore Summer 2013 Collection

According to folklore…the Taylor Swift is a spellbinding creature that lives deep in the Hundred Acre Wood with a talking, foul-mouthed plush toy named Ted…

Wait — that’s not right.

Sorry! Got my stories confused. 🙂

This is a post about the new Laura Mercier Folklore Summer 2013 collection, available now at Laura Mercier counters and online.

In a way, though, Laura’s new collection is like all of those catchy/borderline annoying Taylor Swift songs I like in that I can’t get it out of my head.

Its warm, earthy bronze, copper, gold and tan shimmers splashed with coral, pink and blue? MAN! It just might be enough to sway me from my usual surfer chick-meets-Las Vegas showgirl summer motif toward a summer of boho and bling — flowing, flowery caftans, platform sandals, silk headscarves, big-@ss hoops and lots of gold.

When I contemplate the pieces in the Folklore collection, I almost feel the sun on my shoulders as a dry, desert wind whistles through my loose, wavy hair.

These are pieces I’d wear if I were trying to channel Nicole Richie and Beyoncé (at the same time) while traipsing through the high desert with a guitar strapped to my back (on my way to a luxurious five-star resort with an infinity pool and a spa that offers a 120-minute massage).

Got a few reviews lined up, but here are swatches of the entire collection now…

Laura Mercier Folklore Collection Swatches From the left: Sun Glow, Fire Glow and Earth Glow ($24 each)
Laura Mercier Folklore Collection Eye Shadow Swatches from the left on my NC 42 skin: Sun Glow, Fire Glow and Earth Glow ($24 each)

Laura Mercier Folklore Collection Swatches From the left: Ritual Baked Blush Bronze ($36), Cobolt Crème Eye Liner ($22) and Canard Crème Eye Liner ($22)
Laura Mercier Folklore Collection Swatches From the left: Ritual Baked Blush Bronze ($36), Cobolt Crème Eye Liner ($22) and Canard Crème Eye Liner ($22)

Laura Mercier Folklore Collection Swatches From the left: Burnt Clay, Folklore and Mayan Sun ($22 each)
From the left: Burnt Clay, Folklore and Mayan Sun Lip Crayons ($22 each)

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Categories: Collections, Laura Mercier, Makeup

Laura Mercier’s Canard Crème Eye Liner

April 11th, 2013 by Karen 8 Comments




Laura Mercier Canard Crème Eye Liner 890

Laura Mercier Canard Crème Eye Liner closeup

Laura Mercier’s Canard Crème Eye Liner ($22), from the new Folklore collection. You can find it now at Laura Mercier counters and online.

Laura Mercier Canard Crème Eye Liner 610

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