Get it while it’s hot!

Fired Up Lip Gloss from Lipstick Queen
By Jessica M

Just a reminder: Fired Up lip gloss is now available at the Lipstick Queen website (http://www.lipstickqueen.com/)! It’s a sheer, wearable candy-apple red, packaged in a tube with a brush applicator, and it sells for $14.

In addition to looking chic and modern, Fired Up is a beauty product with a mission: 100% of its profits will be donated to the organization Count Me In For Women’s Economic Independence and its Make Mine a Million program (see http://www.makemineamillion.org/ For more information)


Fired Up was officially launched one night last week at Castor & Pollux, a charmingly hip boutique in Manhattan’s West Village (check out their website and blog at http://www.castorandpolluxstore.com/ ). Poppy King, the Lipstick Queen herself, and Nell Merlino, the founder and CEO of Count Me In, spoke about their collaboration and offered some inspiring thoughts about being female entrepreneurs.

Buy it, wear it, feel stylish and confident, and know that you’re helping other women achieve their business goals.

Photo Credits: Jessica M

Bat For Lashes

You know I am a sucker for any of the wild and insane Shu lashes.

At the Ace Wards, Makeup Artist Frances Hathaway, gave model Agyness Deyn some fierce lashes. She applied shu uemura’s Black Velvet Feather False Eyelashes to the bottom of the Miss Deyn's eyes. “Agyness is a cutting edge girl,” said Hathaway. “I needed a fashion forward lash with an architectural influence.”

What’s Hathaway’s tip for pulling off such a look? “When making such a big statement, keep it simple; just make one lash.”

You can purchase the Black Velvet Feather False Eyelashes for $25 at http://www.shuuemura-usa.com/_us/_en/accessories/false-eyelashes/fantasy/black-velvet-feather-false-eyelashes.htm

This puts me in the mind of Miss Peggy Moffitt. What is everyone's thoughts?

And that means I need to post a scene from Blow Up.


Photo Credit:fotoglif.com, myspace and youtube(Blow Up)
Info from Shu

Mischief Makers

MAC's Magic, Mirth and Mischief! Collection

I love the name for this latest MAC collection. It makes me think of the television series Bewitched. You can just see Elizabeth Montgomery riding a broom at midnight with MAC pigment particles trailing and twinkling behind her.
The collection is all about twinkles and shimmer. The standouts are my beloved dazzleglasses. Those glimmer tubes of greatness bring me so much joy in my life.

She-Zam is a sheer murky silver with pink shimmer. It goes on sheer and instantly tones down pigmented lips. I have worn it successfully alone and layered over nude and pink lip shades. I love it layered over MAC's Lavender Whip.


Phiff is an aged,yellowed pink with high wattage shimmer that reflects gold and sapphire. It is thoroughly odd and wonderfully flattering.


These dazzleglasses along with a gem named Jingle Jangle(a sheer yellow peach shade) are available at your local MAC counter. Also visit www.maccosmetics.com
for ordering or more details.


Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by MAC Cosmetics.

Joanie is a Nars Girl

My favorite character on AMC's Mad Men series is Joan. Can I say that I cheered when she broke the vase over her husband's head? It was about flipping time.
I love everything about Joan. I love her clever wit and sex appeal. I love her choices of accessories. I love her perfect skin and bold red lip.

Lana Horochowski, Department Head of Makeup for Mad Men, loves using NARS on the cast-members. She states that the Velvet Matte lip pencils help give an authentic lippie look for the female cast. For Joan's bold lips, she uses NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencils in Dolce Vita, Red Square, Sex Machine, and Forbidden Red.

She also uses NARS Heat Wave Lipstick and NARS Jungle Red Lipstick.

For Joan's eyes, she uses NARS Madrague Duo Eyeshadow and NARS Fez and Bali Single Eyeshadows. “With Christina's peaches and cream complexion” Lana explains, “she looks great in NARS Gueule de Nuit Cream Blush, as well as NARS Dolce Vita, Gilda, and Gina Powder Blush.”

Credits: Press Release from Nars

The Forbidden Fruit

Tempted by The Fig: Lisa Hoffman's Tuscan Fig

The Lisa Hoffman 'Variations' Fragrance Collection is a fragrance concept that takes one note and creates a series of scents based on the time of day. The morning version is usually a subtle take on the scent. It is light and refreshing. The daytime version is richer and the sillage is more potent. The evening version is more sensual with a "close to the skin" sillage. The bedtime/night version is softer and geared toward a powdery drydown. The Variations collection are 4 oils contained in glass roller-ball vials in a buttery leather pouch.

The scents range from orchid to neroli. I am smitten with her Japanese Agarwood series. These fragrances are well crafted and so damn lovely.

Tuscan Fig is a fragrance based on the fig fruit. The fig note smells herbaceous, slightly woody and mossy. In this series the fig is accompanied by French jasmine, honeysuckle, osmanthus, Madagascar vanilla bean, Madagascar gardenia, Tahitian tiare flower, amber and woods.

The morning version is a honeyed fig with a wafting appearance from a low wattage jasmine.
The day version is warmer and sweeter with honeysuckle. It is also the fragrance with the strongest fig note. The fig is not dry like l'eau de Figue by Mathias Paris. It is more juicy and less mossy. The drydown is a vanilla pudding cloud with wafts of osmanthus.
Tuscan Evening is a mixture of tropical flowers scenting the night air with a drydown of figs and woods.
My favorite of the Tuscan series is the night version. It is heavy on the osmanthus with just a peppering of fig, tiare flower and vanilla. It is so comforting and lovely. Like a scent lullaby.

The set retails for $95 and is available at Bergdorf Goodman and http://www.lisahoffmanskincare.com/

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Lisa Hoffman

Hearting Chrome

Bobbi Brown's Chrome Collection

Holiday 2009

The Chrome Palette Review

Chrome is cool and icy-it's a very modern but still pretty way to illuminate the skin.

quote from Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown palettes are like trading cards in the beauty junkie set. They are often drooled over, dissed, debated and doted on. The palettes sell out and become a thing of legend.

I do not doubt that this limited edition palette will join the ranks of palettes past.

This is a beautiful and useful palette. It is heavy on the shimmers with colors that lean toward a more cool toned complexion. The stand out shades are Polar Ice, Thunder, Cyber Grey and Chrome. Cyber Grey alone...is worth spending $75.

The palette is bento-like with a mirrored top. The shadows are in a hidden pocket. This keeps the shadow crumbles from contaminating the lip gloss pockets. The palette includes a mini eye shadow and lip brush.


I enjoyed the shadows both dry and wet. I used a mixing medium for the wet swatches.

The Shadows

1. White Eye Shadow: A very chalky white. Standard.
2. Polar Ice Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow: A violet casted silver. High smitten status! Stunning with dry or wet application.
3. Storm Cloud Sparkle Eye Shadow: Shimmery coco puff.

4. Iron Eye Shadow: A taupe based charcoal soot.
5. Thunder Metallic Eye Shadow: With a wet application, a green cast is evident.
6. Moonlight Sparkle Eye Shadow: A penny copper with a rose cast.
7. Cyber Grey Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow: Serious gorgeous factor. A silver based taupe.
8. Foil Metallic Eye shadow: High shimmer(fallout occurs) with a dry application. Did not swatch wet.

9. Chrome Metallic Eye Shadow: An Erika F dupe with more green cast. Both applications very similar.
10. Charcoal Haze Eye Shadow: A sooty brown black. Wet application is a true charcoal color.

The lip section of this palette boasts 4 glosses.



The Lippies

1. Pink Mist Shimmer Lip Gloss: Mist is the perfection description. A cloud of baby pink. It does not show up on my pigmented lips. It disappears on my skin.
2. Winter Bronze Glitter Lip Gloss: This is a caramel shade with low wattage shimmer. Great for warm tones.
3. Berry Glitter Lip Gloss: This is "your lips but better" shade. More low wattage glimmer.
4. Chrome Pink Shimmer Lip Gloss: Metallic misty Pink. High shine. Wattage is significant.

The Limited Edition palette retails for $75 and is available at your Bobbi Brown counter in November.
Visit http://www.bobbibrown.com/

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.

Drugstore Deals and Steals

For November 1st through November 7th 2009

Target

Pantene: 25.4 oz shampoo or conditioner is priced at $5.49
FREE Pantene styler with purchase
Neutrogena: 1.7 oz Essentials Continuous Hydration is priced at $12.99
1.7 oz Restoratives Age Reverse Day lotion is priced at $16.99
1.7 oz Intensives Deep wrinkle moisturizer is priced at $16.99
FREE 6.7 oz Neutrogena Cleanser when you purchase Neutrogena Essentials, Restoratives or Intensives
Boots: 1 oz Protect & Perfect Beauty Serum is priced at $22.99
FREE 30 ct Boots no7 4-in-1 Wipes when you purchase Boots no7 Protect&Perfect Beauty Serum
Burt's Bees: 12 oz shampoo or conditioner is priced at $7.99
Sonia Kashuk: Double-zip foldover cosmetic bag is priced at $7.99
L'Oreal: Preference or Feria is priced at $7.99
Aveeno: 10 oz Daily Moisturizing lotion is priced at $7.99
Cetaphil: 16 oz skin care is priced at $7.99

Rite Aid

CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on foundation,powder, blush or concealer
L'Oreal Feria hair color is priced at $7.99
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on Advanced Revitalift skin care
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off face and lip products
Revlon: Nail enamel is priced at $2.99
Revlon: Lip products is priced at $5.99
Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip and nail enamel
Physicians Formula: Buy 1, get 1 50% off cosmetics

Walgreens

Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on eye cosmetics
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off cosmetics
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on lip products
Buy 1, get 1 50% off on eye cosmetics
25% off on skin care products
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Aveeno: 25% off skin or hair care
CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics

CVS

Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on eye or lip products with CVS card
Revlon foundation, powder,blush or concealer is priced at $8.99 with CVS card
CoverGirl: Lashblast Length Mascara is priced at $7 with CVS card
Lash Exact,Volume Exact, Eyelights, Lashblast, Lashblast Luxe mascara, Wetslicks or Smoothers Face Makeup is priced at $5 with CVS card
Lumene: Time Freeze Day, night,eye cream,serum, mask, wrinkle treatment or eye stick is priced at $14.99 with CVS card
L'Oreal: Age Perfect RevitaLift or Skin Genesis Cleanser 5-8oz or Towelettes 25-30ct is priced at $5.99 with CVS card
Advanced RevitaLift is priced at $9.99 with CVS card
Age Perfect Moisturizer is priced at $13.99 with CVS card

Duane Reade

Maybelline: $2 off eye products with DR card
Almay: Eye Makeup Remover is priced at $3.99 with DR card

Trick or Treat

Philosophy's I Love Candy Corn
high-foaming shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath

Today is National Candy Corn day.
What better day to review the new Philosophy multi-bath product, I Love Candy Corn!
I need to be frank, I do not like candy corn. It gives me the heebie jeebies.

The scent of candy corn is a mixture of honey, something buttery and almonds. It is very sugary sweet. The lather properties in Philosophy bath products are first rate. It never leaves a soap film and is highly moisturizing. There is a great selection of scents for fall. The scents range from caramel apple to black licorice. Let us know which ones you sniffed or tested in the comments.

It retails for $16 and is currently at your local Sephora and Nordstorm.

Visit http://www.philosophy.com/

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy.

Credit: Wikipedia and Philosophy