Armani Fluid Sheers come in a 1 oz. (30 ml), pump-top bottle, and cost $55.

My take on the color breakdown (though, as always, click any image to see a larger version):
0 - white
1 - gold
2 - peach (makes a great highlighter on my cheekbones, under my eyes, or just under the arch of my

Electroflash (9 mineralized eyeshadow duos, 4 lipsticks, 4 glosses, and a brush), Sonic Chic (9 mineralized blushes and a mini kabuki brush), and New View (5 mineralize skinfinish natural/shimmer duos) are all releasing together on July 10.

The collection names being so similar, the fact that multiple collections are being released together, and

Sonic Chic's Mineralize Blushes are $21 each, and will be available July 10, 2008. Click here to see Electroflash, the Mineralized Eyeshadow Duos that are releasing on the same day.

I thought Merrily was lovely, but definitely too dark for me. My favorite was Warm Soul (nude), followed by Gentle (plummy), followed by Nuance (peach).

Sonic

Guerlain Kiss Kiss Maxi Shines (the more sheer, more sparkly cousins of Kiss Kiss lipsticks) are $28. Guerlain cosmetics generally, and these lipsticks specifically, are strongly fragranced, which isn't for me.

Lychee Shine and Pastel Shine are indeed similar on the arm. Lychee Shine seemed to be a bit more pink, and Pastel Shine a bit

Smashbox single eyeshadows are $16; MAC's are $14.50.

Smashbox eyeshadow: Zoom, Serpent, Safari
MAC eyeshadow: Greensmoke, Green Smoke, Sumptuous Olive, Swimming, Juxt

Guerlain's Loose Kohls are $33 and can be found (among other places) at Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, and Sephora.

There are two options I know of for application: "western" style, gently pressing the stylus to the base your lashes, or "eastern" (or "oriental") style, placing the stylus along your waterline, closing your eyes, and gently drawing it

Chantecaille lipsticks are $26. To see more shades, click here, here, or here. To see the Lip Chics, click here.

Chantecaille lipstick: Pegasus, Centifolia, Comet, Milky Way, Aphrodite, Soleil, Vega, Super Nova, Jupiter, Galaxy,

These pigments are $19.50 each (and each jar contains approximately 3 teaspoons of powder). Jardin Aires is a repromote, and according to Specktra, Steel Blue is a permanent pro color. The colors are all fabulous, with tiny gold and iridescent sparkles.

These pictures are definitely not my best, but I wanted to at least

Sorry to interrupt the posting of Chantecaille swatches, but with Nordstrom's Anniversary beauty event looming, MAC's Colour Forms collections seemed suddenly topical. Like all MAC lipsticks, these are $14 apiece. Unlike all MAC lipsticks, these have a different colored core. As far as I know, this core is not a lip conditioner. If the lipstick looks familiar,

Chantecaille lip-products-in-tube-form (with the exception of Lip Chics) are $26. Though they come in several formulas, I'm not sure those formulas provide a clear guide as to which are sheer and which are opaque (and intensely pigmented). The Neiman Marcus website breaks the shades into Lip Sheers, Lipsticks, Super Lip Sheers, and Lip Chics (Lip Chics are $30).

I hope you aren't getting tired of seeing these — I just like them so much, and there are so many colors to swatch. This weekend I'll focus on some other brands.

In retrospect, I think I shouldn't have swatched the brights and the "demures" together — I think that makes them harder to evaluate. Libertine and Genius are actually

In an attempt to keep things simple, I asked MUFE Face and Body users what color they used and what their MAC colors were. Click here to see swatches of MUFE Face and Body foundation.

If you use MUFE and have additional information to provide (are you neutral-cool? Do you have pink undertones? Etc.), feel free to

Make Up For Ever's Face and Body Foundation is $38 for 1.69 fl. oz. (50 ml). It's water-resistant and comes in 21 seemingly illogically numbered shades.

Make Up For Ever, Makeup Forever, MUFE, Face and Body, Face & Body, F&B

Smashbox's Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturizer is $30 for 1.7 fl. oz. (50.3 ml, according to the tube). It's SPF 15, and purportedly both hydrating and mattifying. I was shade Luminous (I also wear N1 in MAC's Face and Body Foundation and Armani Face Fabric 2).

Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturizer:

Chanel's Aqualumiere Glosses are $26 each and have a brush applicator. Only Glass Quartz, Bubble Plum, and Party Red are sparkle-free.

Glossimer: Pagoda, Seashell, Sirop, Giggle, Paillettes, Iris, Sundress, Spark, Myriade