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More Nommage From Chanel États Poétiques

June 25th, 2014 by Karen 10 Comments

Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in Innocence
Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in Innocence, $45
Joues Contraste Blush in Innocence, $45

Behold! — another batch of beauties from the new fall 2014 collection.

I’m in the midst of a may-jah Joues Contraste phase at the moment, thanks to Malice, so I’m quite stoked about that blush.

All of these are available now at Chanel counters and chanel.com.

Chanel Rouge Allure Coco Shine in Viva
Chanel Rouge Allure Coco Shine in Viva, $35
Chanel Fall 2014
Chanel Le Vernis in Orage, $27
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The Recently Reformulated Dolce & Gabbana Classic Cream Lipstick Line

June 24th, 2014 by Karen 13 Comments

Dolce & Gabbana Lipsticks from the left: Petal, Devil, Dahlia, Fire and Mandorla
Dolce & Gabbana Lipsticks from the left: Petal, Devil, Dahlia, Fire and Mandorla
Dolce & Gabbana Lipsticks from the left: Petal, Devil, Dahlia, Fire and Mandorla

Upgrade! 🙂

Oh, as if anyone could actually improve upon the perfection that is the Dolce & Gabbana Classic Cream Lipsticks. They were/are some of my favorite high-end lipsticks around, in large part due to their categorically creamy and righteously rich formula (sorry, adverb overload).

They’re everything I could ever want in an expensive lipstick…except a lower price, ba-dum-tss!

But seriously, they’re packed with pigment, last a really long time, and they’re smoother than a tabby’s tum. Plus, there’s that gorgeous golden tube… I always feel fancy when I take one out of my purse.

But, apparently, Team Dolce & Gabbana did think there was room for improvement, because they recently reformulated and revamped the entire Classic Cream Lipstick line. They also added 20 brand new shades, bringing the new total to 42 (!), divided into six categories — reds, oranges, purples, corals, pinks and nudes.

The five here are just a smattering from the line, but I’m wondering — would you like to see more? I wore Petal the other day, but if you’d like to see more of the others, holla at yo’ girl.

They’re $33 each and available now at Dolce & Gabbana counters at Saks Fifth Avenue stores, Macy’s, Nordies, Sephora and online at saksfifthavenue.com and sephora.com.

Dolce & Gabbana Lipsticks from the left: Petal, Devil, Dahlia, Fire and Mandorla

Dolce  & Gabbana Lipsticks Swatches from the left: Petal, Devil, Dahlia, Fire and Mandorla
Swatches from the left: Petal, Devil, Dahlia, Fire and Mandorla

The 42 Dolce & Gabbana Classic Cream Lipstick shades

  • Amethyst
  • Ballerina (NEW)*
  • Bellissima (NEW)*
  • Black Magic (NEW)
  • Bonbon (NEW)
  • Cashmere
  • Chic (NEW)
  • Coral
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Dahlia
  • Daring (NEW)
  • Delicious
  • Delight (NEW)*
  • Devil
  • Dreamy (NEW)*
  • Fire
  • Glam
  • Goddess
  • Gorgeous (NEW)
  • Guilty (NEW)*
  • Honey (NEW)
  • Iconic
  • Immaculate (NEW)*
  • Luscious (NEW)
  • Mandorla
  • Nude
  • Petal
  • Plum Sapphire
  • Princess (NEW)
  • Purple Pearl
  • Red
  • Ruby (NEW)*
  • Sassy (NEW)
  • Scarlett
  • Seduction
  • Shocking
  • Star (NEW)*
  • Tease (NEW)
  • Tender (NEW)*
  • Traviata (NEW)*
  • Ultra
  • Venere

* Exclusive to Saks Fifth Avenue and saksfifthavenue.com.

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Beauty Booty/Self Bribery: Chanel Joues Contrasts Powder Blush in Malice and Illusion D’Ombre Cream Shadow in New Moon

June 23rd, 2014 by Karen 15 Comments

Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Malice
Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Malice
Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Malice, $45

Hi, my name is Karen, and I like long walks around Chanel counters. 🙂

So, this happened last weekend (see: blush above), along with the cream shadow, Illusion D’Ombre in New Moon, from the Chanel summer collection.

(That one I had to order, but it hasn’t arrived yet.)

I also came dangerously close to grabbing a tube of Correcteur Perfection Long Lasting Concealer (been having issues with my under-eye circles lately because I haven’t been getting enough sleep), but they didn’t have the shade I wanted, so that one was a no-go.

Chanel Joues Contrasts Powder Blush in Malice

Chanel Malice Swatch

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Set To Completely Conquer Nordstrom This July: The Limited Edition NARS Domination Cheek Palette

June 20th, 2014 by Karen 15 Comments

NARS Domination Cheek Palette
NARS Domination Cheek Palette

Prepare for total domination!

[INSERT SPIRIT FINGERS HERE]

Looking for a reason to visit Nordstrom next month? How about this: July 1. That’s when the NARS Domination Cheek Palette launches, one of three limited edition summer 2014 gift sets (for giving to others…or yourself) coming exclusively to Nordstrom.

The NARS summer 2014 gift sets include…

  • Uninhibited ($52): A trio with Dolce Vita Lipstick, Dolce Vita Lip Gloss and a limited edition Dolce Vita Nail Polish presented in a black lacquered box
  • Climax ($52): A trio with Schiap Lipstick, Lip Gloss and Nail Polish (the Lip Gloss and Polish are limited edition) in a pink lacquered box
  • Domination ($49): A four-pan cheek palette with Orgasm, Laguna and Mistinguette Blush, and Devotee Highlighting Blush

NARS Domination Cheek Palette

NARS Domination Cheek Palette

NARS Domination Cheek Palette

NARS Domination Palette Swatches

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Meowza! The New Too Faced Cat Eyes Palette Is Making Me Purr

June 19th, 2014 by Karen 14 Comments

Too Faced Cat Eyes Palette (1)

Too Faced Cat Eyes Palette (2)

Here, kitty, kitty, kitty!

This palette is like catnip for makeup-lovin’ cat ladies. 🙂

It’s the new $36 Cat Eyes Palette from Too Faced, and it’s available now online.

Too Faced Cat Eyes Palette (3)

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A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock ‘N’ Roll

June 18th, 2014 by Karen 27 Comments

Too Faced Rock N Roll Rock Candy Eye Shadow Collection on the left and Country Nashville Nudes Eye Shadow Collection on the right ($36 each)
Too Faced Rock N Roll Rock Candy Eye Shadow Collection on the left and Country Nashville Nudes Eye Shadow Collection on the right ($36 each)
The Too Faced Rock N Roll Rock Candy Eye Shadow Collection on the left, and the Country Nashville Nudes Eye Shadow Collection on the right ($36 each)

All I want to do is eat junk food, watch Bravo and play with makeup all day long. #truth

I’d start with these cute pieces from the new Too Faced Smitten Kitten fall 2014 collection and a big bowl of popcorn (and, lately, Million Dollar Listing New York).

They’re available now at Too Faced counters and toofaced.com.

The makeup. Not the popcorn.

MEOW!

Too Faced La Creme Lip Balms
The brand-spankin’ new Too Faced La Creme Lip Balm line ($22, in the pink tubes), and Country Star ($22, in the gold tube), a new La Creme Lipstick shade
The new Too Faced Smitten Kitten fall 2014 collection
The new Too Faced Smitten Kitten fall 2014 collection
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Zap! Bam! Boom! It’s the New Read My Lips Lip Gloss With Ginseng by theBalm!

June 16th, 2014 by Karen 11 Comments

theBalm Read My Lips Lip Gloss

theBalm Read My Lips Lip Gloss

Able to leap short distances in a single bound, it’s, it’s…Super Tabs!

By day, he’s just your average diva kitty supermodel. Likes gravy, chasing birds, and watching reruns of My Cat From Hell.

But by night he transforms into the Husky Tabby! 🙂

I’m taking the new Read My Lips Lip Glosses by theBalm for a spin this week, but you know me. I’m already loving ’em because they look so comic bookish and have exclamatory names like BOOM, POW and KA-BANG!

I love comics.

  • 11 available shades, $15 each
  • Formula includes ginseng and green tea extracts for their energizing and antioxidant properties, and aloe to moisturize lips
  • A non-sticky medium-to-full coverage formula

Available now in comic stores everywhere…

Kidding. 🙂 Available now at theBalm counters and online at thebalm.com.

theBalm Read My Lips Lip Gloss

theBalm Read My Lips Lip Gloss

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Categories: Daily Beauty

Noms From the New Chanel États Poétiques Collection

June 13th, 2014 by Karen 14 Comments

Chanel Collection États Poétiques

Chanel Collection États Poétiques

Just some quick pics from the new Chanel Collection États Poétiques fall 2014 collection, available now online at chanel.com.

The lighter pinks here remind me of opals.

I brought these with me to Redding to do some testing/playing. 🙂

Chanel Collection États Poétiques

Chanel Collection États Poétiques

Chanel Collection États Poétiques

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