Today's swatches actually showcase two of Trish McEvoy's best known products: her Eye Definers and Finish Line.

Eye Definers are basically wet/dry eyeliners. They're $16 each, sold in Jolly-Rancher sized pans that fit into Trish's empty compacts or planner system.

Since you can use the Eye Definers dry OR wet, I used Trish's Finish Line ($24) to make the wet

Hey Readers,

This has been a truly crazy week.  Mr. Salt and I moved over the weekend, the internet has been down, and the roof started leaking.  It's totally thrown off my normal schedule, and I wasn't able to get this week's giveaway up in time on Monday morning.

I debated whether to do the contest with a late start

Now, I don't yet know the whole story, but I saw something else while I was at the counter swatching In the Groove (so of course I took pictures): Haute and Naughty Lash mascara from MAC.

This mascara is designed to let you choose between volume and definition.  The cap unscrews in two different places.  Unscrew the top cap (pink),

At last! MAC's In the Groove collection (releasing July 8th) has been a hotly anticipated summer release — not least because it sees the repromote of some of MAC's most beloved Mineralize Skinfinish powders (MSFs).

MSFs are baked face powders, most often used as highlighters (but sometimes blush or bronzer, depending on the shade, your skintone, and the level of

I thought we needed a "fun" polish to kick off the weekend, and Soaper1 suggested Pacific Blue.  Wowser, I had no idea that little bottle packed such a punch. Here's her swatch and review:

For years I avoided these polishes because I didn't like the bottle. What a lame reason! Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Pacific Blue has turned out

We've looked at Korres' Lip Butters and Mango Butter lipstick — I think it's time to check out a lipstick with a little more oomph.

Korres' Guava Lipstick promises long-lasting, antioxidant-enhanced, moisturizing, full color with a "silky matte" finish. According to Korres' website, I'm missing 34 Nude and 43 Orange Brown; Sephora just didn't have those shades.  The

Once again, I was curious about a line, and Soaper1 bravely sallied forth to investigate. Here are her swatches and review of one of the shades from RGB cosmetics.

RGB Cosmetics (despite the name, the brand is solely dedicated to nail products) recently celebrated its first birthday. The line started with 10 colors and over the past year has nearly

If you're already over the summer heat, I have some tantalizing news of Guerlain fall (my sales associate was showing me cell phone pictures behind the counter). Everything you see here should be on counter in August.

The biggest thing is the new eye palettes (Ecrin 6-Couleurs): the metal cases are die-cut and include a fold-out

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (if you don't know them already) is an artistry brand with a passion for color and a commitment to vegan production.

Their product offering is basically (1) airbrush — both the equipment and the shades, (2) Lip Tars, (3) Loose Colour Concentrates, and (4) nail polish.

As a brand for artists, they also sell

Fantastic news: We have a swatch of the mysterious and elusive Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream #19!

This swatch was very kindly sent from Spain, by the lovely and talented Eva of Sin MU No Soy Nada ("without makeup I'm nothing"). Her blog is excellent (though it is in Spanish).

Click here for the 21 Aqua

YSL recently reformulated both its single eyeshadows (Ombre Solo, $30) and its pencil eyeliners (Dessin Du Regard Crayon Yeux Haute Tenue, $28).

I was really happy with the new eyeliners. I'd tried a few of the old ones, and found them to be hard and not very pigmented (with the exception of black, which was very pigmented, but didn't stay

A few people ran into problems using the swap/sell function on the Interact site yesterday.  I just wanted to let you know that we fixed a few things:

• Yesterday, if you selected "I do not wish to buy or sell," you may have gotten an error message (the system might have asked you for a cash price).  That's

For about two years, I've been in love with Dior Hydraction Sorbet Creme, my night moisturizer. Click here to read my original review of it; I still agree with every word.

Hydraction Sorbet Creme is like Advil: it's just fantastically effective.  Overnight, my slightly dry cheeks become hydrated and soft.  And $35 always seemed surprisingly inexpensive

Soaper1's email reminded me: I need to get to Walmart and pick up some of these. Her swatches and review:

I was thrilled that Hard Candy started making cosmetics again, and even more thrilled that they included nail polish in the relaunch (16 shades)!

Application and wear on these polishes is excellent. The polishes are $5 each and are available

I read Cafe Makeup's review of the revamped Guerlain Terracotta glosses and my curiosity was piqued!

Guerlain's summer Terracotta collection was actually pretty substantial (I'll round up the products at the end of this post). But the part of the collection that really captured my attention was the reformulation and re-release of the Terracotta glosses. The old