Catching The Wave Late:
Neutrogena's Wave


I caved on The Wave during a shopping spree in Walgreens. It is hard to resist the call of the cosmetic wall.
The Wave came home with me due to a $2 manufacturer's coupon and the high recommendation from Melanie aka DQ2.

The Wave is a battery powered cleansing tool. It promises clear and smooth skin after one use. The vibrating action is supposed to loosen dirt deep in the pores.
The actual tool fits and grips easily in the hand. The kit comes with 2 packets of cleansing pads. The pads are dry but you can feel the soap formula on it. You run the pad under water to activate the foaming action. The suds are fair. I have yet to achieve the lather featured on the commercial.

It really does deliver baby smooth skin after just one use. I have sensitive skin so there was some alarming redness. I did not have this reaction with the second or third use. Dry patches were eliminated and my skin has undergone a marked improvement.

What do you think of the Wave? Is it a miracle or just hype?

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman
Disclosure: I purchased this product at my local drugstore.

Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises."
Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Sinful Nail Polish in San Francisco

Sinful is a nail polish line at Walgreens. The price is dirt cheap at $1.99 but the quality rivals any high end polish. The polishes have rich pigment, dries quickly and are fairly chip resistant. It takes two to three coats to achieve the emerald city shade in the bottle. It shimmers and has great sheen. The nail polish line has a great selection of colors. They are usually located near the cash register in the Walgreen's cosmetic section.

Getting nailed poll: What nail polish are you wearing this week?

Disclosure: I purchased this nail polish at my local drugstore.

Blogdorf Goodman's Drugstore Deals and Steals For March 30th through April 5th 2008:

Walgreens

L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on foundation, powder, concealer or blush
Assorted L'Oreal mascaras are $4.99
Revitalift UV cream with sunscreen is $16.99
Age perfect cream is $12.99
Revitalift .5 to 1.7 oz or 4 pack masks are $12.99
Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip color, mineral powder, define-a-lash, define-a-brow and define-a-liner
Yes to Carrots: 25% off on hair or skin care
Zeno: It is $149.00 with replacements tip $25
Lubriderm lotion is $5.99 after instant coupon
Gold Bond: 33% on assorted formulas
Aveeno: $7.99 on continuous protection sunblock
Dove: Buy 1 at $4.99, get 1 FREE on Dove Shampoo, conditioners or stylers
Sally Hansen:Buy 1, get 1 FREE on assorted lip products
Borghese: Luxury nail care is $7.99 to $19.99
Nexxus: $4.99 to $31.99 for shampoo, conditioners or stylers
Jane: Be Pure Mineral Blush or Kabuki brush is $4.99 with a FREE After Mail rebate

Rite Aid

Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on all cosmetics
Single Check Rebates are being offered in the store.
Buy 1 product, get $1.00 single check rebate
Buy 2 products, get $3.00 single check rebate
Buy 3 products, get $5.00 single check rebate
Covergirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip color and nail enamel
Revlon: Buy Revlon Colorstay Lip Color and get Revlon Colorstay Lip Liner for FREE
Olay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin or bath products
C Booth: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin care products
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on La Cross grooming implements
Prisms, Diamond Strength, Opal or Lacquer Shine nail Color is priced at $3.99
NYC: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
L'Oreal: Buy 1,get 1 50% on cosmetics,bath, sun care products
Neutrogena: Triple Moisture shampoo, serum or conditioner is priced at $6.00 with 2 rebate checks for $3.00

Target

Olay: 11.8 oz Quench body lotion or 4 oz complete daily moisturizer is priced at $5.00
10% off on Olay hand and body lotion and facial skin care
Neutrogena: 3 oz Ultra Sheer sunblock is $9.00

CVS

The semi-annual beauty sale......

L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on foundation, powder, blush, concealer or lip color with CVS card
Buy 1, get 1 50% off on mascara, eye shadow and liner with CVS card
L'Oreal Age Perfect is $11.99 with CVS card
L'Oreal Advanced Revitalift is $11.99 with CVS card
L'Oreal Revitalift UV moisturizing cream is $15.99 with CVS card
L'Oreal Age Perfect Pro-Calcium day or night cream is $19.99 with CVS card
Buy L'Oreal Skin Genesis lotion,moisturizer or daily serum and get a FREE Genesis Night Complex or Eye Serum with CVS card
L'Oreal Wrinkle De-crease or Collagen Remodeler is $16.99 with CVS card
Lumene: Blueberry Curl Mascara is $9.99 with CVS card
Double Stay Mineral makeup is $15.99 with CVS card
Styli-Style or Prestige: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on selected cosmetics with CVS card
Neutrogena: Visibly Firm Face is $16.99. Save $1.00 on Visibly Even.
Save $1.00 with CVS card on specialty bath, rainbath or body oil.
Save $1.00 with CVS card on 1-15.2 oz moisturizer or 2-3 oz. hand or foot cream.
Buy $15 worth of Neutrogena Skin Care and get $5 extra CVS bucks
Wave kit is $11.99 with CVS card
Clean & Clear: Buy $15 worth of Clean & Clear and get $5 extra CVS bucks
Nivea: Buy $15 of any Nivea or Eucerin products and get $5 extra CVS bucks
University Medical Acne or Skin Care: Buy any product wroth $19.99 or more and get $5extra CVS bucks
Save $2 with CVS card on AcneFree Scar Fade & Erase, AcneFree Severe Treatment System,AcneFree Clear skin 3-Step System, AcneFree redness Relief, and Pockmark Filler.
Maybelline: Define-A-Lash, XXL Curl Power Mascara, Define-A-Brow or Volume Seduction Lip Gloss are priced at $5.99 each with CVS Card
Mineral Powder Foundation, powder, blush or concealer is $7.99 with CVS card
Jergens: Moisturizer(16.8-21 oz) or Natural Glow(2.5-7.5 oz) is priced at $5.99 with CVS card
Borghese: $7.99 on nail lacquer with CVS card
24.7 Skincare: Buy any 24.7 skin care products and get $10 extra CVS bucks

Let us know of any beauty deals you spot at your local stores or online in the comments.

Bumble and bumble
BB Spray de Mode Hairspray

I have long hair. It has difficulty holding onto curl and staying frizz free. This hairspray keeps every curl in place with no adverse effects. It stays soft, avoids crunching and does not lose it's shine.
This hairpsray also has the added benefit of smelling like violets. There has to be a perfumer involved in it's creation.

It was created backstage during fashion week. The goal was to create a hairspray that could finish styles yet stay flexible, soft and flake free.
The science behind the hairspray are polymers.
It also contains glycerin and silicon.

Bb spray de mode will launch on March 10 2008.
It will retail for 10 oz for $25 and 4 oz for $15.

Credits: Style.com

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Bumble and bumble

Besame is discontinuing several products to make room for new launches. There are some great deals to be scored!
The Cashmere Powder Compact has been slashed to $20.

I do not own any Besame products but my friends rave over their powders and lipsticks. It is a line that I have always meant to explore but have never got around to it.

Tell us about your experiences with Besame in the comments.

Visit Besame @http://www.besamecosmetics.com/home/?page=home

Fragrance of the Day: Serge Lutens Bois Oriental

I have always wanted a bell jar since my early days on makeupalley. During my last trip to Paris, I decided to visit the salon on my own. I have no sense of direction and no french language skills.
I got lost within 5 minutes of setting out on foot. I was about to give up and make my way back to the hotel when I spotted the "beetlejuice" columns. I literally skipped to the storefront.
I was nervous upon entering due to the stories I had read on makeupalley. One member had stated that the staff was unfriendly and cold during her visit. She had left in tears.
Other members chimed in about the correct way to enter and act in the salon.
I am no oaf but I still had a fear of doing something inappropriate.
I entered the salon with a loud and sing song greeting and promptly moved to the right.
I am sure I looked like a nut case.
A sales associate gave a warm smile and spoke immediately to me in english.
The experience was beyond lovely. She fed me candied violets and introduced me to every Lutens fragrance.
Caught up in the moment....I caved on two bell jars.

Bois Oriental is a less sweet version of Shiseido's Feminite du Bois.
I find it to be a whisper-light spice fragrance.
My nose detects a smidge of cinnamon,vetiver, and cedarwood.

Tell me what you think of Bois Oriental in the comments.

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman
Disclosure: I purchased this bell jar in Paris.

The Women and Perfume

Credits: Youtube

Chanel Antilope

Review By Melanie Parker

Chanel's latest Limited Edition (LE) neutral nail lacquer is Antilope. At first, I was shocked that a color called Antilope would be in the 2008 Summer makeup line. But then I remembered the photographs of Coco Chanel's apartment that were posted here on Blogdorf Goodman, and Chanel's collection of stags, and the name had a new found symbolism to me. Antilope seemed like a chic neutral that is destined to be a classic and like so many LE nail lacquers from Chanel before it, I was afraid that it was bound to go waitlist or sellout if I didn't act quickly

Antilope looked like a golden brown that flashed bronze in some of the swatches that I'd seen online, so I was intrigued. The other nail lacquer in this color story is a typical bright pink called Flamingo. I love a bright pink pedicure in the summer as much as the next girl, but I'll take an OPI, China Glaze, or even go to my local Walgreen's and check out the Sinful display and get one for a fraction of the price.

Antilope is lighter than it appears in promotional photographs. It's not too golden, so I think it works well with cool and warm skin tones. It's has a pearly luster to it. I am not sure it was worth the $19 price tag, as I don't find that Chanel polishes last longer than other salon formula polishes, but I do think it offers a chic and very wearable color.

The other intriguing item in the Chanel 2008 Summer collection is Inimitable waterproof mascara in the color Emeraude. I wish they would have had a jade green nail color in addition to this unique mascara.

Photo credits: Antilope by Atanu Mondal and Melanie Parker and Blogdorf Goodman

Disclosure: The product reviewed in this post was purchased by the reviewer.

Cosmetic Couture
Nail Polish Hoodie at Alloy for $38.50

Killer Lipstick T-shirt at Alloy for $19.50

http://www.alloy.com/style/

Revive Body Repair Cream Review

This is a moisturizer that stated that it would reduce and eliminate spider veins.
I did not expect such grand and miraculous results like that.
I was aiming for some fade action.
It did not deliver on this promise.
It did deliver ultra smooth and soft legs.
There was some depth to the cream that gave an opal-like effect to the skin. This was very subtle and attractive.
But this can be achieved on a less expensive level.

I tested this product until I emptied the bottle. I used it twice daily for close to two months. I was not stingy with my doses and slathered it on my skin.
It did not achieve any results for me.
I am labeling this product a bust.

Let me know what you think in the comments.

Credits: Blogdorf Goodman
Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Revive

Molton Brown Intoxicating Davana Blossom Foaming Bath Oil
I am a huge fan of Molton Brown bath products. I stockpiled when the products showed up last year at TJ Maxx. My personal favorite from the Molton Brown line is Sensual Hanaleni Bath and Shower Gel. This is heaven in a bottle. Just pure incense with something sweet thrown in. However, the lathering action is fairly weak. I expect a lot of suds for the price point.

I am impressed with the foaming power of Intoxicating Davana Blossom bath oil.
Generally oil and suds do not go hand in hand. The texture of the oil is very light and on the creamy side.
The scent is an amazing blend of Indian davana blossom and raspberry. This is where Molton Brown shines in comparison to most bath products. The fragrance of the products are rich, complex and often worthy to put in a perfume bottle.
The price is $67.

http://www.moltonbrown.com/

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by a PR firm

Wei East Intensive Herbal Eye Treatment

This is an incredible eye treatment. It leaves eyes feeling fresh and relaxed.
Each pad is soaked with green tea, Tibetan chrysanthemum, raspberry leaves and peppermint. It smells like a fabulous pot of herbal tea.
The ingredients are supposed to erase puffiness and lighten dark circles. I am struggling with these afflications.
I stared at my face in the mirror looking for a miraculous result.
The puffiness was gone but the circles were still evident. They did look lighter and less intense.

It is $36 for a 16 pads.
It is available on HSN.com and WeiEast.com

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Wei East

I want to thank everyone for reading and participating in the 40 Days and 40 Nights Beauty Cult Classics series.
Special thanks goes out to Patti(aka Cavewoman),Leah(Griff),Ceil (Tussah), Michelle from All Lacquered Up, Marianne from Koneko's Beauty Diary and Melanie Parker(DQ2) for writing some fabulous reviews.
Extra hugs goes out to birthday girl Melanie Parker for creating the cool graphic.

40 Days and 40 Nights of Beauty Cult Classics
Day 40, Maybelline Great Lash

It mystifies me that this product winds up on every "best of" beauty product list.
It's charms elude me.
I used it for years because I was conditioned that this was the best and only mascara.
I was duped.
I am very passionate on how this product sucks.
My lashes experience no improvement with volume, length, or curl when using this product.
There is only clumps and chaos.
I have no technique and have been cursed with short stumps for lashes.
Great Lash only makes the situation worse.

Who are these fans of Great Lash? I need to hear their voices in this post because I think the "beauty powers that be" have made them up. They are like the Sasquatch of beauty junkies.
They are rumored to exist...but no one has ever seen them.

Feel free to diss or gush over this product in the comments.

Beauty Scoop From April Vogue:

Daria, meanwhile, is the first spokesperson to be invited inside the company's(Lancome) lipstick laboratories, among the lipstick scientists, to design her own lip colors, the Daria Collection. The proceeds will go to Centro Espacial Vik Muniz, an organization in Rio de Janeiro that provides arts programs for economically disadvantaged young people.

If I was invited to the Lancome lipstick labs....I would pull a fast one and grab the Behnaz formula.

A few days later I would return it due to the guilt and the fact that I have no idea how to make lipstick.

pa Perfectly Lovely Easter Nails

By Melanie Parker


I've discovered a new nail polish brand. It's from a Japanese company called pa. Spring was in the air, so I had to order some pastel Easter egg colored polishes. I found a site called orangelighthouse.com that sold the pa polishes, a bargain at only $4.40 a piece for such unique colors. The bottles are wee (the label is in Japanese and I don't see a unit of measure on it for the actual size), so if you adore a color, you'll want to get two. The confirmation and shipping came quickly, so I will be placing more orders in the future.

The pa slogan is so charming, "for cutie girls who want to become lovely." Yes, I want to become lovely. I need to order many polishes. Luckily, since they are geared toward girls, they have lots of fun colors. The names are not so lovely, they are just letters and numbers. But that's where the pictures some in handy

My favorite polish in the line is A38. It's the perfect Tiffany & Co. blue with sparse multi-colored glitter that looks like diamond dust. It's so fun, and many people have commented on my lovely little robin's eggs nails since I started wearing it. I also think it would be a great color for a bride to wear on her toes as her "something blue."

A86 is a lovely mint green shimmer. It dries stroke-free and has a shimmery pearl finish that looks especially good on cool-toned skin tones. The only other mint green polish I can recall is Essie Classical, but it has a gold shimmer to it

Spring time always reminds me of kelly green, as the grass becomes lush and bright from the rain in the Midwest. I was pleased that pa offered a range of green cremes. A32 is a dark green creme that offers the vampiness of Nars Zulu at a fraction of the price. A96 is a perfect leaf green. It looks like a little kelly green patent leather clutch I like to carry in the Spring. I also think it will look cute as a pedicure with white sandals. So fresh and fun, just like a cutie girl who wants to become lovely!

Photo credits : http://thefeltmouse.blogspot.com/ and Melanie Parker
Disclosure: The products featured in this review were purchased by the reviewer.

40 Days and 40 Nights of Beauty Cult Classics
Day 39, Creme De La Mer Moisturizing Cream

For the most part the cult classics series has been civil and fairly drama free. We had a rough patch with the Nivea post but overall it has been a smooth ride.
There has been gushing and shared hate on almost every product reviewed.
Today that peace might be challenged.

La Mer is a dense and highly moisturizing cream. It was created by aerospace physicist Dr. Max Huber to treat his own burns. The cream is created through a 3-4 month bio-fermentation process and is nutrient rich. The ingredients range from sea kelp to citrus oil.

Combining basic ingredients with the fermentation process created a Miracle broth that they instantly trademarked.
This is not a whisper light cream but more like a blood curdling scream. The texture is heavy, yet not imposing. You want to spread this one with a spatula. In fact a very tiny doll-like one is included in the package.

It is rumored that Kate Moss uses this cream all over her body as a lotion. That is a true diva-like extravagance. I imagined that it would be the best lotion that money could buy. At first I thought it was all hype. It was wonderful but not holy grail worthy. I tested other products and fell in and out of love like Brett Michaels of VH1's Rock of Love.
It is only after years of blogging and testing that I realize and appreciate the product.
It is the most serious moisturizer on the market.

I reach for the jar every time the Ohio climate attacks my skin. Dry issues melt away when I use La Mer. I have seen flakes disappear after the first application.
Skin sensitivities are soothed and coddled with this cream.

To apply La Mer requires reading the instructions. You really must warm the cream in your hands for at least one minute. It sounds silly but it works. It just like butter from the fridge. You need to let it warm to room temperature before buttering your bread or you will "pierce the toast."

To use La Mer requires a serious amount of coin.
1 oz retails for $125, 2 oz for $220 and 16.5 oz is a whopping $1,350.
But the numbers are not as shocking as they once were.
Today serums and eye creams go for twice that amount in the 1 oz size.

Let me know what you think of La Mer in the comments. Share your love or hate.

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by La Mer. I also have purchased this at my local La Mer counter.

Blogdorf Goodman's Drugstore Deals and Steals for March 23rd through March 29th 2008

Kmart

Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on Revlon cosmetics or beauty tools

Walgreens

Maybelline: Buy 1, get one FREE on foundation,powder,blush or concealer
Ponds: Buy 1@$4.49, get 1 FREE on cold cream or dry skin cream
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on tweezers, curlers or mirrors
HIP: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on all L'Oreal HIP cosmetics
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on eye shadow and mascara
Palmer's Skin Care: 25% on skin care
Curel: $2 off on lotion
Bag Balm: $5.99 on 10oz can
Johnson's Skin Care: 2 for $7 on lotion and body wash
Hydrajour Daily: Moisturizer is on sale for $12.99
Skin Essentials Mineral Matters: Sale on assorted formulas
Tresemme Hair Care: $2.99 sale on shampoo, conditioners and stylers
Yardley Bar Soap: Coupon for 2 for $1.39 on 4.25 oz soap. Limit is four.
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all Almay cosmetics

CVS

Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 FREE with CVS card on foundation, powder, blush or concealer
Buy 1, get 1 50% off on eye, lip or nail products with CVS card
Revlon: Buy any new Revlon product(mineral eye shadow,mineral foundation or blush or custom creations foundation and earn $2 extra bucks with CVS card only
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all cosmetics with CVS card
Einstein Lip Therapy: $5.99
Neutrogena Sun Care or Sunless Tanning: Save $2 with CVS card
Biore: $5.99 with card on all Biore products with CVS card
Wet N' Wild: By 1, get 1 50% off on all cosmetics with CVS card
Aquaphor: Save $1 on all Aquaphor
Milani: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all Milani with CVS card

Rite Aid

Almay: Buy any lip stick or lip color, get the second one FREE
Buy any mascara, get a eye makeup remover for FREE
L'Oreal: Buy any nail enamel. lip gloss, lipstick o lip liner, get the second one FREE
Maybelline: Buy Great Lash mascara,get a Maybelline Salon Expert or Express Finish Nail Eneamel for FREE
Sally Hansen: Buy any Sally Hansen or La Cross Implements, get the second one FREE
Revlon: Buy Renewist Lip Color and get a Revlon Nail Enamel for FREE(excludes Color Stay Enamel)
Jane: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all cosmetics

Let us know if you spot any beauty deals at your local drugstore, mall or online in the comments!

40 Days and 40 Nights of Beauty Cult Classics
Day 38, Lancome's Erika F

I feel that I might have said all that can be said on the merits of Lancome's Erika F.
How much more can the readers take of the swooning and gushing over this eyeshadow?
But there is no way I can ignore this shadow in the cult series.
It is a cult classic in every sense of the word.
It is discontinued in the states but available in Europe under the number G40 Erika F-133.
It sells for serious money on Ebay.
It is heartbreakingly lovely and creates the most spectacular smoky eyes you will ever witness.
Erika F is a dirty olive/mushroom shade. One moment Erika F is a mouse brown and then it evaporates into a green tinged smoke.
The effect is unique and quite breathtaking.

The texture is cashmere like. It feels like no other formula.
It glides on like silk and lasts for hours.
Erika F is a must have in any beauty junkie's arsenal.
It is damn perfect.

Tell us what you think of Erika F in the comments.

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman
Disclosure: Beauty Addict gifted me this Lancome gem.

40 Days and 40 Nights of Beauty Cult Classics
Day 37, Lush's Silky Underwear Dusting Powder

This is the only body powder I use.
It is exceptional due to the quality of the powder and scent. The texture is velvet-like with a heavenly scent of jasmine and vetivert oil.
This is the most moisturizing powder I have ever tried. The chunks of cocoa butter add even more depth to the talc-free formula. It manages to blend into the skin quickly with no streaks. The only complaint I have is that the container has large holes so the chances of an accident is quite high. Applying with a powder puff is the best way.

What makes this product a cult classic?

Back in the day Lush stores were hard to find. In fact if you read on MUA that someone was going to Canada you were instantly paging them for a custom purchase. Today life is better with Lush stores popping up in malls all over the US.

Sily Underwear is a mixture of high quality and affordability. It retails for $11.25 and is available at Lush.com

Tell me what you think of Silky Underwear in the comments.

Credit: Amazon

Disclosure: I purchased this at the Lush store in NYC.

40 Days and 40 Nights of Beauty Cult Classics
Day 36, Chanel Black Satin

Black Satin was created to replicate the depth and shine of black satin ribbons. It is a raven glossy black with just a light sprinkle of silverish shimmer.
After the sucess of Vamp, Chanel did not have another massive nail polish hit until Black Satin. Black nails were already being worn by many but Chanel managed to make it legit. After the launch, everyone was wearing black nails from the young starlets led by Lindsay Lohan to Eva Longoria.
Black was the "it" shade.
As with every "it' anything...the gushing and swooning ceases.
Black Satin was soon replaced by the popular Navy Satin. Navy was a huge color trend for fall nails. Navy polishes could be found in Zoya, Christian Dior, OPI and Sally Hansen collections.
I can only imagine what Chanel has in store for us for fall.
Will we be losing our minds over Gray Satin?
Or will it be British Racing Green?

Let us know what you think of black satin in the comments. Also tell us what you think will be the next color trend for nails.


Credits: ribbon information from an article By Lesley Jane Seymour in The New York Times Published: October 16, 2006
Disclosure: I purchased this nail polish at my local Chanel counter

Dior's Tinsley Pink Ultra-Gloss Reflect

Dior is launching in May a bubblegum pink lip gloss called Tinsley Pink. It is christened after the socialite and Dior Beauty Ambassador Tinsley Mortimer.
In the press release it states that Tinsley Pink will have "high-shine, shimmering finish and multi-dimensional reflective pigments".
They had me at Bubblegum.
Then they had me again at "shimmering finish".

It will be available and exclusive at Saks Fifth Avenue nationwide in May. It will retail for $24.50 and a portion of the proceeds will go to Operation Smile.

It is also limited edition...so you know the drill.

MAC's Heatherette hit the counters yesterday!



Patti and I went to investigate....

She's Good Lash and She's Bad Lash
$11.00

Palettes Trio 1: Mood Ring(shimmermoss-ish ),Cloud Burst(black with green pearl), and Hoppin Clean(peach).

and

Trio 2: Baby Petals, VIP,Cassette(eggplant),
$32.50

Glitter
Reflects Gold
3D Silver: Like a disco ball. It is so pretty.
$16.50

Beauty Powder
Alpha Girl: Chalky apricot
Smooth Harmony: This is a beautiful golden bronzer. It is the color of JLO's skin.
$22

Nail Lacquer
Lola Devine(apricot) and $$$$$ Yes(tin foil silver)
$10


Lipstick
Hollywood Nights(Bright fushia)
Lollipop Loving (Coral-ish pink with green flashes)
Fleshpot (nude/concealer)
Melrose Mood (Bubblicious pink. I really felt a Proenza Pink vibe going on.)
$14

Lipglass
Style Minx (I caved on this one! A fuschia with purple fire)
Sock Hop (coral)
Bonus Beat (beige with gold)
$14

Pigments
Jardin Aires
Pink Pearl: Blue based pink
$19.50

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman
Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by MAC Cosmetics

40 Days and 40 Nights Of Beauty Cult Classics
Day 35, Chanel Vamp Nail Polish

The whole dark nail trend can trace it's beginnings backstage at a Chanel show. The makeup artist had previously done a pre-show shoot with models sporting black nails created by a magic marker. The shade created a buzz. For the runway show, the makeup artist mixed a batch of almost black nail polish for 45 models.
Vamp and the waiting list was born.
Finding a bottle in the USA was an impossible task back in 1994.
The polish was a huge financial success for Chanel with sales rumored to exceed one million.
The shade spawned countless dupes and ushered in the era of fashion nail polish.

Vamp was my college nail shade.
I would wear 3 to 4 coats to achieve the rich black glossy shade. It would look like black cherry in the sun.

Tell me your thoughts on Chanel Vamp nail polish in the comments.

Credits: Melanie Parker,yahoo, youtube, and information from Color Stories by Mary Lisa Gavenas.