Estee Launder launches a fruity floral Pleaures fragrance

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Aug 232010
 

estee lauder pleasures bloomEstee Lauder has taken their original Pleasures and added a fruity floral twist in the new Pleasures Bloom.

“We wanted to take the timeless core concept of pleasures – the enjoyment of life’s simple pleasures as the balance to a life that is often over connected and overextended – and express it with a new level of animation and vibrancy that reflects the world we live in today,” said Karyn Khoury, Senior Vice President, Corporate Fragrance Development Worldwide, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. “The concept today is less about tranquil calmness and more about adding energy, animation and color to life.” Continue reading »

Video of the week: Egyptian queen inspired eye makeup

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Aug 232010
 

When I was in Dubai about ten years ago, I experienced a bit of culture shock. Not necessarily in a bad way, but it was so different to see how the women of that culture would veil themselves, and yet have the most amazing eye makeup I had ever seen. Not everyone had a full veil on, and some didn’t veil at all – Dubai was considered very progressive at the time, so I didn’t feel uncomfortable as a visiting American, nor did I personally have to cover up. At any rate, these beautiful eye makeup looks stayed with me for a long time, and although I’ve never been that good at recreating them for myself, there are many YouTube videos that show some amazing examples. This is one that I especially enjoyed due to the gorgeous liner techniques. Continue reading »

Review: L’Oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base

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Aug 222010
 

l'oreal studio secrets magic perfecting baseL’Oreal has really changed up their game recently, have you noticed? They are sharing all their studio secrets and releasing some new products that could certainly fit into any professional’s makeup bag.

I love primers (and am still needing your input on my primer survey – please head over and tell me what you think!), and I picked L’Oreal Studio Secrets Secret No.1 Magic Perfecting Base up on a recent jaunt to the drugstore. Continue reading »

Beauty Blogs Backstage: Sultana of Pinch Your Cheeks

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Aug 202010
 

Beauty Blogs Backstage

This month we are taking a backstage look at the UK-based blog, Pinch Your Cheeks. I have a romanticized view of Europe and the beauty products they get over there (anyone else remember the Lancome Pop Petrol shade that the US never got?), so I had to ask a few questions to bring myself back down to reality. Here is Sultana patiently answering my ridiculous questions. Continue reading »

Review of Diorshow Extase mascara: is it a holy grail?

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Aug 202010
 

diorshow extase mascaraI’ve always been a fan of Diorshow mascara – in fact, the original formula was my original “holy grail” mascara, and still holds a place in my top three. With the release of the formulas after, I wasn’t as impressed and finally just stopped buying anything other than the original Diorshow. That is, until I heard about Dior ‘Diorshow Extase’ Mascara. I read the following and decided that I had to have it:

This plumping mascara visibly improves your lashes and delivers high-impact drama in a single stroke! Featuring an exclusive dual-fiber tiered brush to define lashes, and an instant-volume formula containing exclusive Metamorphosis Powders that increase the size of your lashes 50% upon application, Spherical Black Pearl Pigments that wrap around each lash for 3D volume and a patented SR38 active ingredient that plumps lashes day after day!

Pretty compelling, no? So I tried it out. Continue reading »

Urban Decay Loves New York City and shows it with a special launch

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Aug 192010
 

Urban Decay Loves NYC By now you have probably heard about the amazing must-have new Book of Shadows that Urban Decay is releasing this fall: Urban Decay Hearts NYC. But did you know that there is a special launch for the event, and you can get in on it? On Saturday, August 28th, from 1-9pm, Urban Decay’s Eric Jimenez, Worldwide Retail Sales Director & International Make-Up Artist, is introducing Book of Shadows Vol. III, at Sephora’s infamous Times Square locale (1500 Broadway, #304, New York, NY 10036). Continue reading »

American Beauty launches True Delight: a woodsy floral

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Aug 182010
 

american beauty true delight perfumeAmerican Beauty, the grown up brand by Kohls, can always be counted on for a classic scent. This September, they aren’t disappointing, and are releasing True Delight.

I’m describing it as a woodsy floral, but they have this to say:

Experience True Delight with an irresistible blend of floral garden blooms, sparkling fruit, and sensual musky wood. Its signature ingredients, juicy peach and magnolia, make the fragrance as delightful as a perfect afternoon in just one spritz.

Now Smell This, a fabulous fragrance blog, lists other notes as bergamot, cassis, jasmine, muguet, tiare, camellia, iris, apricot, cool morning dew accord, musk, cedar and sandalwood.

Sephora has big things planned for Fashion’s Night Out in Manhattan

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Aug 182010
 

fashion's night out september 10 2010 smallFashion’s Night Out, an initiative to help the struggling retail economy during Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week, is back for a bigger-than-ever event in 2010. Beginning at various times on September 10, 2010, many retailers across the globe will be hosting events, sales, and specials to get you in the stores and get you spending!

This year, Sephora is planning events in all 15 shops in Manhattan that includes raffles, product giveaways, styling services and much more. If you’re planning on being in town for FNO this year, and consider yourself a beauty junkie, then plan a trip to one of these Sephora locations: Continue reading »

What’s in your makeup bag with Maria of 1000 Reasons I’m a Bad Mom

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Aug 182010
 

Maria of 1000 Reasons I_m A Bad Mom BlogWelcome to the first post in a series I like to call “WHAT is in your makeup bag?” Because, let’s face it, we are all nosy. I love digging through my friends bags and seeing what treasures they carry with them because they are just. that. good. Now I’m asking everyone to share! Interested in participating? I would LOVE it! Just contact me via that form over there, and I’ll get back to you ASAP.

So, this week we are looking at the (hello, gorgeous!) Maria who writes 1000 Reasons I’m a Crap Mom blog, which I am an AVID reader of. Anyone who doesn’t want to take this whole mom thing too seriously needs to spend some time over there realizing that perfection is the enemy of good enough. So, let’s dive into what Maria carries with her every day. You ready? Continue reading »

Review: Maybelline New York Eye Studio Color Pearls Marbleized eye shadow

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Aug 172010
 

img_0003 I’m making an effort to do more documenting of the makeup I wear every day, versus what I’d just like to own. My stash is fairly large, but that doesn’t stop me from purchasing more when I’m at the pharmacy picking up other things. Rite Aid was running a buy one get one 50% off on Maybelline eye products, so I picked up a few of their new shadows. The one I messed with today is the Color Pearls Marbleized shadow in Mocha Mirage. I’ll take you step by step through what I did after the jump. Continue reading »

Three affordable body washes that stand out from the crowd

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Aug 172010
 

four body washes from the drugstore worth checking outI like spending money as much as the next girl, but times are tight. I don’t always have beaucoup bucks to spend on a fancy body wash. Good thing that I can find exactly what I need for a fantastic price right at my nearest drugstore. These are three body washes that I’ve found that not only perform well but don’t cost a fortune. Continue reading »

tarte celebrates 10 years with a new collection

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Aug 162010
 

Our favorite health-conscious and cruelty-free brand is celebrating 10 years! tarte has long been known for it’s skin friendly ingredients and it’s lack of harmful additions such as parabens, petroleum, and pthalates. They are celebrating by launching several new products including a limited-edition TEN natural cheek stain and TEN collector’s shadow palette (exclusive to Sephora), as well as a radiant & rested luminous complexion collection (exclusive to Sephora).  They have also developed a matte version of their best-selling LipSurgence™ natural lip stains (6 shades) and added a new green shade to the emphasEYES™ waterproof clay/shadow liner collection.  To extend the emphasEYES™ category they created emphasEYES™ aqua-gel eyeliners in 8 shades (composed of rich mineral pigments in a 50% water concentration). Continue reading »

What do you think of Emma Watson’s pixie cut?

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Aug 152010
 

Emma Watson pixie cutThe internets have been abuzz about Emma Watson’s new pixie cut. Personally, I think it’s adorable. I admire anyone who can carry off such a short cut – it takes a certain face shape for it to work really well. Plus, since we have such weird outdated notions of women’s hair in our society, it’s always refreshing to see a woman with short hair. And can we all agree that it’s about a million times easier to take care of?

Let’s take a look at some of the best celeb pixie cuts and get inspired, shall we?

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