Saturday, February 28, 2009

Guide to Using Bare Minerals Mineral Veil

Guide to using Bare Minerals Mineral Veil. Mineral Veil is one of the best makeup products known to man. It can help diminish the look of your pores as well as get rid of oily areas on your complexion. Learn which type of Mineral Veil to use for your complexion. All together there are four different types to use, hydrating, tinted, original, and feather light. Plus get tips for how to use different brushes for different results by watching the video below.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Lancôme Fall 2009 Beauty from Fashion Week Chris Benz

Lancôme Fall 2009 Beauty from Fashion Week Chris Benz. Declaring Indigo is the name of the the new fall Lancôme Fall 2009 Color Collection. Here's your first sneak peak : Paris, which is a bright blue; Golden Audacity, which is a very opaque gold; and Rouge Liberty, which is the perfect red.



Thursday, February 26, 2009

Total Beauty Web Tour

Total Beauty Web Tour

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog reviews and gives away a big bag of e.l.f. beauty booty.



Beauty Junkies Unite shows us how to eliminate muffin-top and be comfortable at the same time. Slimpressions makes a favorable impression!



Beauty411 shares her finds for the Best Winter Hand Creams. If your hands need relief, don't miss it!



Advice Sister's Alison Blackman Dunham is sharing Fashion Week's "must-haves" because it's always the little things that make life easier, more successful, and more fun!.



Head on over to The Makeup Divas and enter to win 2 tubes of Covergirl's Lashblast Luxe Mascara. While you are there, check out the other giveaways I have.



Boutique Flair experiences oneness with chocolate thanks to Coco-Zen.



Kyl at The Beauty Couch shares some tips on how to stretch your beauty budget.



Butterflydiary has an amazing Fashion Week themed giveaway! Patrick McMullan sent "Fashion Week" survival kits to his celeb friends. Win ONE of these luxury kits here

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Viva Woman recommends you to use grapeseed oil underneath your moisturizer because it contains more antioxidant power than vitamins C & E!



Monique at Beauty Girl Musings has discovered, and fallen in love with, a foundation that makes skin look flawless and stays in place all day. Read about it here!



Dina at eye4style takes it all off with Paul & Joe's Makeup Remover. Check out her review here!



Watch Marta's interview with
MAC's Lead Makeup Artist, Gerg Arnold, backstage at Twinkle!-Talking Makeup.

Checkout the Informed Makeup Maven's fave mascaras, palette buying tips and reviews check it out and leave a comment



Neon Bible shows you how to get Natalie Portman's Oscar Look for Less



Addicted To Lipstick shows us swatches and gives us her review of the Mac Hello Kitty Collection. You can see the pics here Mac Hello Kitty Review



Image and Style News is having a AVEENO Hair Care Collection GIVEAWAY click here to enter AVEENO Hair Care Collection

Elizabeth Arden Pretty Fragrance Perfume Review

Elizabeth Arden Pretty Fragrance Perfume Review. The Elizabeth Arden Perfume Pretty is one that every women and girl should try. After all every girl wants to feel pretty and this fragrance helps you feel just that.



Pretty is a spirited floral fragrance of exceptional charm. The floral heart is surrounded by a mélange of fruits, wrapped in a well-rounded background of serene woods. At its core is a premiere ingredient, Petalia. Yum!
  • Top Notes – Italian Mandarin Orpur, Orange Blossom, Peach Nectar
  • Middle Notes – Star Jasmine, Petalia, Pink Iris, White Peony
  • Dry Down – Fluffy Musk, Jacaranda Wood, Creamy Amber
Honestly this perfume smells so good. Like heaven in a bottle and since I've been wearing it I've gotten so many compliments and my boyfriend loves it. The packaging is super girly pink with a pretty pink flower on the top of the bottle. The bottle is a chic classic design that fits perfectly in the palm of your hand. Ladies be sure to pick up this alluring scent today!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 20

Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 20. Elizabeth Arden introduces pure mineral powder foundation that's good for your skin. a new mineral makeup that takes the mess out of loose powder mineral makeup and gives you the purest, non-drying, perfect application. With its new fresh ground technology, just twist, swirl, tap and apply for pure perfection every time.


Pure Finish Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 20 comes in an easy grinder compact so you control just the amount of coverage you need. Turn to release a fresh layer of microlight powder with each application and grind precisely the amount you want to use. No more powder everywhere. Plus it brightens your skin, its non drying, its comfortable to wear and it won’t cake or settle into fine lines. It also hides pores and imperfections with ease. When it comes to mineral makeup I'm a freak and I have to have everything so ladies rest a sure I will be doing a review on this very soon and since it sounds like the perfect match for my complexion. Its comes in 8 shades and is available now.



Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Mac Hello Kitty Video

Mac Hello Kitty Video. Hey beauties check out the new Mac Hello Kitty Video its super cute! You can watch it below.

Mac Hello Kitty Review and Swatches

Mac Hello Kitty Review and Swatches. The Mac Hello Kitty collection has been the biggest buzz in the beauty world since we first heard about the collection in November. I was dying to get this collection. I'm not even going to tell you how much I spent lol. Check out my video for my review on the collection which I give overall 5 out of 5 stars. The colors are great, very unique and the packaging was adorable.

Look below to see my video, pictures and swatches of the collection.


Pictures of Me Wearing the Collection

Eyes- Quad Too Dolly

Lip- Cutster Lipstick

Cheeks - Tippy Blush

Nails- On The Prowl








Product Packaging Super cute!


Mac Hello Kitty Accessories






Hello Kitty Makeup Swatches



Tippy and Fun and Games Blush






Eye Shadow Quad Too Dolly





Hello Kitty Lipsticks : Cutester, Most Popular, Big Bow







Hello Kitty Lipgloss - She Loves Candy, Sweet Strawberry, Fast Friends.







Mac Hello Kitty Lip Conditioner - Popster (great color)

Monday, February 23, 2009

How To Get Angelina Jolie's Oscar Makeup

Angelina Jolie's Oscar Makeup. Angelina Jolie wore a classic black gown last night which seems to be a favorite look on the red carpet these days. Overall she looked amazing on the red carpet and here's how to get her makeup look.



- Burton applied Lancôme Le Crayon Khôl in Black Ebony to the upper and lower lash lines. She emphasized the shape of Jolie’s eyes by applying more liner to the outer corners of the eye.

- Several coats of Lancôme Ôscillation Mascara were applied to the upper lashes for added volume and length.

- A touch of pink was applied to the cheeks, and cheekbones near the temple, using Shu Uemura Blush in M Pink 31.

- To create ultra-shiny and luminous lips on Jolie, Burton used Lancôme Juicy Tubes in Spring Fling.




How To Get Natalie Portman Oscar Makeup Look

How To Get Natalie Portman's Oscar Makeup Look. Natalie's makeup last night look radiant and the use of colors was amazing and went perfectly with her gown. Here's how to get her look.



Jeanine was going for a smoky eye, and used CHANEL Silky Eye Shadow Duo in Orient Express. She used the pale pink as a base and the dark purple smoked around the eye on the lid and smudged in lower lash line.

She added CHANEL Intense Eye Pencil in Noir inside the eye, and lots of CHANEL Inimitable Mascara in Noir-Black for thick sexy lashes. She used CHANEL Perfect Brows in Brun, using the two colours to make a strong brow, but keeping it soft.

Jeanine then used CHANEL Powder Blush in Narcisse, a flattering, bright pink shade, high on the cheek bones. She then added CHANEL Glossimer in Galactic for a more pale lavender lip. Finally, for a sexy, bronze sheen, Jeanine applied CHANEL Sheer Brilliance in Sunkissed on Natalie’s arms, shoulders, and décolleté.

How to Get Vanessa Hudgens Makeup Look from the Oscars

How to Get Vanessa Hudgens Makeup Look from the Oscars. Vanessa gorgeous as always showed up on the red carpet with a glowing complexion. Here's how to get her look.




To achieve her naturally beautiful evening look, Celebrity makeup artist, Karan Mitchell, first applied Neutrogena Healthy Skin Glow Sheers in Light to Medium to Vanessa’s already radiant skin.

To set the look and add a hint of shimmer, she then applied Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Blush in in Natural Apricot to the apples of her cheeks, followed by a touch of Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Illuminator.

To create Vanessa’s soft-smoky eye, Mitchell began by applying Neutrogena 3-in-1 Concealer for Eyes in Medium underneath the eye to rid of any dark circles, and on the eyelid as an eye-shadow base. She then used Nourishing Eye Duo in Fairy Dust, applying the darker shade to the crease and then brushing the accent shade over the entire lid up to the brow bone. Mitchell finished by applying two coats of Neutrogena Healthy Volume Mascara in Carbon Black.

To complement Vanessa’s darker eye, Mitchell applied a mixture of two pink moisture-infused lip colors – Neutrogena MoistureShine Lipstick SPF 20 in Angel’s Blush and Sheer Luck.

How to Do Kate Winslets Oscars Makeup

How to Do Kate Winslets Oscars Makeup. Kate Winslet looked amazing last night and her dress stunning! Here's how to get her makeup look.



Dempsey used Le Base Pro Makeup Primer ($42) under Kate's foundation to create that smooth stay-put finish.

* Eyes: To frame Kate's eyes, Dempsey used Lancôme Modèle Sourcils Brow Groomer in Naturel ($21), playing up their natural shape. Next, Jillian Dempsey for Avon Pro Eyeshadow Trio in Ice Shimmer ($9) was used on the eyes, and Jillian Dempsey for Avon Pro Mascara in Black ($9.50) was swept on the lashes.

* Lips: For a neutral, sheer lip, Lancôme Color Fever Shine Lipstick in Old Flame ($25) was applied. Va va voom!

Friday, February 20, 2009

Beauty Trend Alert Lavender Lips

Beauty Trend Alert Lavender Lips. Lavender Lips is a beauty trend on the rise, this hot new color can be seen on runways and in cosmetics lines for spring. From the Mac Hello Kitty to the Mac Creme Team collection its a color turning heads everywhere. If you're light to fair skin choose lavender hues that are in the lighter family and if you're darker skin choose colors in the dark lavender range.


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2009 spring hairstyles

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February Makeup Look of the Month AnnaLynne McCord...

Prescriptives Spring 2009 Makeup Collection In Bloom..

MAC Hello Kitty Kouture Collection


MAC Cosmetics Sugarsweet Collection


Fashion
Jessica Simpson's New Clothing Line

Sarah Jessica Parker On The Cover of Harper's Bazaar March 2009 Issue

Diane von Furstenberg Fall 2009 Collection

Christian Siriano for Payless

Confessions of a Shopaholic: BlueFly

Barbie Fashion Show At New York Fashion Week 2009

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Half Up Half Down Prom Hairstyles

2009 prom hairstyles


Wedding
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Daddys Girls With Vanessa and Angela

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

February Makeup Look of the Month AnnaLynne McCord

February Makeup Look of the Month AnnaLynne McCord. AnnaLynne McCord from 90210 is our February makeup look of the month. She was spotted a few weeks ago with a retro glam beauty look showcasing red lips and a leather jacket. Her hair was curled perfectly which added even more of a retro vibe, peachy natural glowing cheeks and a peek of her red bra without look over the top. The prefect natural everyday look with a retro twist.


Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Fall 2009 Beauty Trend Dark Lips

Fall 2009 Beauty Trend Dark Lips. Its a little early but at fall 2009 fashion week one big trend on the runway was dark lips. Which is a look that many can't pull off. If you want to pull off this trend be sure to choose colors that fit your complexion best by deciding on colors that go with your skin tone. Dark light colors work best on fair while dark berry colors work best on brown skin.



Hey Girlies Big News

So fellow beauties we decide to not move after all. We're still here and will be for a while. Love you babes :)

Prescriptives Spring 2009 Makeup Collection In Bloom

Prescriptives Spring 2009 Makeup Collection In Bloom. The Prescriptives Spring 2009 Makeup Collection In Bloom is prefect for spring since its inspired by flowers blooming. The packaging features pink and red flowers which are so pretty and girly. The limited-edition Cheek Color Duo is the perfect combination of color and radiance giving every girl that inner glow from within look. Here's what's in the collection which is in stores now.

Eye Color Duo (limited-edition) $ 24
  • Sunflower and Marigold (Warm)

  • Petunia and Lilly (Cool)
Cheek Color Duo (limited-edition): $ 24
  • Golden Coral Shimmer (Warm)

  • Fresh Pink Shimmer (Cool)

Lipshine in limited-edition shades of: $ 17.50

  • Zinnia

  • Posy

  • Tuberose

  • Tulip

Perfect Every Line Gel Eyeliner $ 17.50

  • Eggplant

  • Cocoa


Barbie Loves Stila Talking Palette Review

Barbie Loves Stila Talking Palette Review. My Review for the Barbie Loves Stila Talking Palette. I give it 4 out of 5 stars due to the price being a bit high (40 dollars). Overall great palette. The colors of the eye shadows are long lasting, highly pigmented and look great on every skin tone, I wore this look for Valentine's Day and I really felt like Barbie because its such a girly palette. Look below to view swatches, and my video of the review.








Me With the Barbie Look ( The eyeshadow Palette on my eyes)




Swatches and the Palette Packaging








Thursday, February 12, 2009

Clinique Spring 2009 Collection First Blush

Clinique Spring 2009 Collection First Blush. Clinque spring collection for 2009 is called First blush which has to be the cutest name for a spring collection. Much to no surprise the collection is based off one of the most important items in a woman's beauty bag BLUSH! The quick blush is packaged into a portable blush brush that's convenient and easy for women on the go who love to touch up their blush.


Quick Blush is available in the following colors:

  • Hurry Honey
  • Peach In-A-Pinch
  • Minute Mocha
  • Berry On Time

Fresh Bloom Eye Shadow compacts in the following shades:

  • Maple Blossom
  • Tiger Lily
  • Cherry Blossom
  • Apple Blossom

Last Glosswear SPF 15 in the following shades:

  • Honey Shimmer- limited edition
  • First Blush- limited edition
  • Air Kiss
  • Whisper
This collection will be out towards the end of this month in retail stores everywhere.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Invisible Coverage

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Invisible Coverage. Bobbi Brown introduces the newest foundation formula skin foundation which gives invisible coverage to the skin. The new foundation promises to perfect the skin with coverage, but without feeling or looking heavy, as well as smooth, hydrate and minimize the look of pores.


Bobbi says: "this foundation offers the lightest amount of coverage without being transparent. i named it Skin Foundation because it doesn't look like foundation-- it looks like skin."

here are the complete details of this fabulous-sounding formula:

Invisible coverage-- offers a unique balance of pigments and
emollients in this lightweight formula; conceals imperfections while looking and feeling completely natural.


skin tone perfecting-- light-reflective optics instantly give skin a fresh, radiant, pore-free look.

hydrating-- a blend of glycerin and sodium hyaluronate attracts moisture to skin and locks it in.

long-wearing-- resists streaking, stays color true, and wears for up to eight hours.

Here are the shades for the collection

  • Alabaster

  • Porcelain

  • Warm Ivory

  • Sand

  • Warm Sand

  • Beige

  • Warm Beige

  • Natural

  • Warm Natural

  • Honey

  • Golden

  • Warm Almond

  • Almond

  • Warm Walnut

  • Walnut

  • Chestnut

  • Espresso


  • Tuesday, February 10, 2009

    Barbie Loves Stila Foxy Can Review and Swatches

    Barbie Loves Stila Foxy Can Review and Swatches. My review for the Barbie Loves Stila 1980's Foxy Doll Can, I give it 5 out of 5 stars. This was truly a great collection and I recently found out that they are all sold out at Sephora but there are some on ebay. Check out my video for the full review and the pics of me wearing the foxy look is below.





    Swatches of the colors (blush, eyeshadow, eyeshadow)



    Me Wearing the Foxy Look





    Monday, February 9, 2009

    Mac Hello Kitty Order Your Items Now

    Mac Hello Kitty Order Your Items Now. Hey beauties so I just made my order about an hour ago on the mac website, and I'm so glad I did because now the site is so crowded it won't even load. Lol Anyway if there's anything left which there may be if you want free shipping enter in offer code HELLOKITTY. You should also check out your local Mac store since many of the items will be coming out today instead of the 12th. Good luck everyone.



    How to Do Queen Latifah Grammy Makeup Look

    How to Do Queen Latifah Grammy Makeup Look. Get the makeup look made for a Queen with these tips below.


    Face - Use a cream foundation to give skin a supple, flawless complexion. Next, apply a bit of powder to the t-zone only. This allows the outer perimeter of the skin to glow naturally. Layer on bronzer to add a glow, then follow with a bit of blush on the apples of the cheek.

    “Since Queen was wearing a strapless dress, I applied a thin layer of moisturizer to her shoulders and collar bone. Then I dusted on some bronzer to make draw a bit of attention and make them shimmer,” says Sam.

    Products to Try:
    CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Hue Minerals Pressed Powder - $8.18 at Drugstores
    CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Hue Minerals Bronzer in Ebony Bronze - $8.18 at Drugstores
    CoverGirl TruBlend Microminerals Foundation - $10.99 at Drugstores
    CoverGirl TruBlend Microminerals Blush in Shimmering Sands - $10.99 at Drugstores

    Eyes - Apply a small amount of highlighter to underneath the brow bone. Then use the same bronzer as a shadow and sweep it lightly across the eyelids. Use a smokey black pencil liner to line the upper lid and then smudge it with a deep ebony shadow. Apply a few coats of mascara.

    “I used barely any eyeshadow when creating this look. Very less is more,” advises Sam. “An alternative to the deep ebony shadow could be a dark navy. As always when creating an eye for an awards show or event, don’t forget your false lashes.”

    Products to Try:
    CoverGirl Eye Enhancers in Shimmering Onyx, $3.47 at Drugstores
    CoverGirl Outlast SmoothWear All-Day Eyeliner in Onyx - $5.76 at Drugstores

    Lips - Line the lips with a liner that is one shade darker than your natural color. Then apply a matching shimmering lip gloss on top. Voila!

    “The lips were extremely nude to compliment the rest of the classic look,” says Sam.

    Products to Try:
    CoverGirl Wetslicks AmazeMint Lip gloss in No Care Bare - $7.26 at Drugstores
    CoverGirl Wetslicks Outlast Smoothwear Lip liner in Nude - $6.25 at Drugstores

    How to Do Miley Cyrus Grammy 2009 Makeup Look

    How to Do Miley Cyrus Grammy 2009 Makeup Look. Miley looked super fab on the red carpet last night now find out how to get her look.


    Eyes

    “The inspiration for Miley’s look was rocker chic. We wanted to have her makeup soft to play against her edgy dress. On her inner eyelids, I applied mark I-Sheer Hook Up Creamy Eye Shadow in Glacee. I then smudged a thin line of mark On the Edge Hook Up Liquid Eyeliner in Cleo with mark I-Mark Custom Pick Eyeshadow in Corset along the lashline. To finish, I coated her eyelashes with two coats of mark Make It Big Lash Plumping Mascara in Raven.”

    Face

    Apply mark Face Expert Flawless Touch Makeup in Honey

    Apply mark Powder Buff Natural Skin Foundation in Honey

    Sweep mark Good Glowing Custom Pick Powder Blush in Golden Glo and Star Glo

    Lips

    Apply mark Pro Gloss Hook Up Plumping Lip Shine in Spice

    Apply mark Glow Baby Glow Hook Up Lip Gloss in Peek A Boo