Topshop Nails in Cosmic Karma, $10.
Don’t you just love the itty bitty pieces of glitter?
Karma Chameleon
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Topshop Blush in Flush, You’ve Got the Right Stuff, Baby
I am a woman. A woman on a mission. Well, a woman on two missions.
The first is cat-related (of course). Tabs is furious — FURIOUS! — over the fact that Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, has not one, but TWO personal maids.
I keep trying to tell Tabs that since both El Hub and I tend to all of his household cleaning and cooking needs, technically, it’s like we’re his “two maids,” but he’s not having that.
As you know, in the feline fashion world, one minute you’re in…and the next minute you’re staring at pics of a fluffy blue-eyed kitten hanging from a Chanel bag.
Appearances are everything.
So now he wants me to hire more “help.”
Aaaaaand these are the days of my life…
My second mission is more exciting. Why? Because it involves helping you discover one of the most universally flattering pink cream blushes I’ve come across this year.
Oh, and my favorite thing about it? It costs a lot less than two personal kitty maids! 🙂 Topshop’s $12 Blush in Flush is everything I like in a pink cream blush — natural-looking, long-lasting and universally flattering.
Like Earth, this peachy pink blush also inhabits the “Goldilocks Zone,” where the color temperature is juuust right, nicely between cool and warm, so it should look great on a wide range of skin tones, and it has the faintest whisker kiss of sheen. It’s easy to sheer out for a dainty flush or build up for a bright spotlight of color, making it an option for pale beauties and darker damsels.
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Sometimes I Like…
…Products because they have names I can identify with, like this $10 nail polish from Top Shop. It’s called Journalist. 🙂
You’ll Find This Green Room at the Intersection Where Topshop Meets Tiffany’s
Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, can’t you see? Tiffany blue, you hypnotize me.
Sorry, Notorious (RIP), but I had to go there. When it comes to those little Tiffany blue boxes, I have to pay tribute one way or another, either by butchering a rap classic, or by letting out a high-pitched noise otherwise reserved for stripy kitties.
I can’t help it.
There’s just something about that Tiffany blue… Perhaps it’s the tantalizing treats that often hide inside the boxes, or maybe it’s just a perfectly balanced blueish green — a blend of all my hopes and dreams, with a dash of romance and wondrous possibility. Whatever the reason, the color strikes a chord with me, and it gives my heart palpitations.
I have a strong feeling that my fascination with it explains why I want to wear Topshop Nails in Green Room ($10) every day FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. It’s one of 15 new Topshop Nail shades recently added to the line for spring and summer, and as of this very moment, I think I might love it more than Nutella (and, dude, that’s a lot).
I contend that if one were to melt down 100 Tiffany blue boxes, assuming for a moment that such a thing was possible, and pour the liquid into a nail polish bottle, Green Room is the color they’d get.
Topshop Green Room = The Perfect Tiffany Blue?
Topshop Nails in Green Room, $10. Available at Topshop stores.
What do you think? I’m sort of obsessed…
Topshop Cheeks in Luminescence Is Sticking It to MAC Nymphette
Topshop Cheeks in Luminescence on cheeks
If you’ve spent sleepless nights (LOL! I almost typed “knights.” Yeah, someone’s been obsessed with Game of Thrones lately.) tossing and turning over the need to find a cream blush version of MAC Nymphette Lipglass, as bizarre as that might sound, you wouldn’t be the only one.
I’m right there with ya, babe! 🙂 But get this: Topshop might finally have a cure for what ails us.
The line recently introduced three new creamy, multi-purpose sticks called Cheeks, $20 blush/highlighters designed to add shimmery color to faces, lips, bodies and — you guessed it — cheeks.
If they look familiar, you’ve got a good eye. Luminescence, a peachy pink with golden pearl, must have a girl crush on MAC Nymphette Lipglass because it’s totally biting her style. It’s a pretty close reproduction of the color in stick blush form, and it glows on lips and cheeks. It and the other Cheeks are like thicker, creamier NARS Multiples that feel wetter to the touch and cost about half as much as their counterparts at NARS ($20 vs. $39 for a Multiple).
My Lips and Eyes Glaze Over Topshop’s Sheer Glaze Lipgloss
“Mmmmmm. Glaze.”
I mumbled that out loud while standing in line at Starbucks the other day, and with a slightly sleazy enthusiasm that would have made Homer Simpson proud. I was just staring off into space, thinking about Topshop’s three new Glaze lipgloss colors ($12 each).
I’m usually pretty good about keeping my inner voice, well, inside, but Glaze’s creamy finish, non-sticky texture and NOM-worthy vanilla flavor and scent (both fade after about 5 minutes) got the better of me. The gentleman standing in front of me turned around in line, raised an eyebrow and said, “Excuse me?”
I had no reply, except to smile nervously until he looked away. 🙂
Topshop, a British clothing retailer, also has a line of makeup, available exclusively at their stores and online, and along with their permanent collection products for eyes, face, lips and nails, they have some seasonal releases, too.
The Glazes live in Topshop’s permanent line, and these three new shades bring the color selection to five. I hope the company decides to add more, because from what I’ve seen so far, I think these are kinda great.
Laid Back (top) and Bubblegum (bottom)
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I’ll Take a Glaze, Please
Topshop Glaze in Laid Back Coral (top) and Bubblegum (bottom), $12 each. Available now at Topshop stores and also online.