Soaper1 sent over these picture of Zoya Ivanka, and they made me want to put it on right now. Click here for arm swatches of Flash and Sparkle. Click here to see my inferior pics of Ivanka. Click here to see Soaper's luscious swatches of Charla.

Ivanka is part of Zoya's summer Sparkle

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Miss Aishatherese, professional makeup artist and total all-star. Aishatherese previously swatched and reviewed Sally Hansen's Carmindy foundation (Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Inspired by Carmindy: Your Skin Makeup).

She and I were jointly lamenting Shu's departure from the U.S., and she bravely volunteered to swatch the last vestiges of her Shu counter,

I thought I had already discovered every fragrance I was ever going to love — how very melodramatic (and wrong) of me. My Nordstrom Dior counter has a new manager, and we ended up talking about beauty, and the next thing you know...

Dior has a new fragrance out: Escales aux Marquises, the third in their Les

My nails are currently in a pretty sad state. Moving is rough, but what really did them in was not knowing which box my basecoats and topcoats were in. Without Seche Rebuild, my tips went right back to their old, flaky, peely ways. So sad.

Fortunately I found that box (Rebuild, never leave me again), and short nails are the

Lancome fall is out on counters and it is just as lovely as the promo pictures led me to believe.

First, I am completely in love with Rose Divine lipstick. You already knew I adore the L'Absolu Rouge formula. It is so comfortable (and moisturizing, thanks to the inclusion of Pro-Xylane) — and the shades are somewhat

Pinks sure do love Soaper1. Don't get me wrong, everything looks great on her, but she wears pink so beautifully. Here's a swatch from a brand I've never tried myself: Borghese (I was deterred by the brush).

Since it's summer, I thought a bright pink polish was in order; I chose Borghese Verona Pink. It’s a beautiful, bright pink creme.

I was talking to the gorgeous and fantastically talented KaiserMimiVII of Makeup Withdrawal (check out her awesome blog for arm swatches, nail swatches, and "Face of the Day" photos) — she asked me why, over the course of my swatching adventures, I had neglected one of her favorite brands, LORAC. I meant no disrespect! I know the brand

MAC's latest collection (Dare to Wear) goes on sale at counters tomorrow, and is already available online. The collection is an artist's dream, or an open challenge — are you bold enough to try THIS?

The collection includes a literal rainbow of eyeshadow shades — some pulled from the ranks of the pro-only shadows, a few repromotes

Lancome's Juicy Tubes are celebrating their 10th anniversary, and to get the party started, they invited Teen Vogue beauty editor Eva Chen into their lipgloss laboratory to create a new shade.

Eva concocted a vibrant pink shade (it's quite pigmented for a Juicy Tube), which she named "So Teen Vogue."

Best of all, you can get one for

Benefit just came out with a new face primer, the POREfessional (and I had my usual urge: new primer? Want to try it!).

Anyway, I saw this handy chart on Benefit's blog — yes, they have a blog! — explaining the differences between their primers. It seemed so useful, I thought I would repost it here. (Click the

Swatching all of Trish McEvoy's eyeshadows will be a larger undertaking, but in the meanwhile, here are her deluxe shadows.

What makes a Trish shadow "deluxe"? It's just size. Trish's regular shadows are sold in square pans like Jolly Ranchers ("3/4 of an inch by 3/4 of an inch, square"); the deluxe shadows are in "double" pans; the same size

Great news! Whether you've already participated or you're just hearing about this program for the first time, EcoTools' Look Gorgeous Love Green campaign has been extended through the end of September (or while supplies last).

The program lets you mail in your current makeup brushes and bath and body stuff for recycling (up to 2

As you know, Wella Professionals' Color Discovery Tour made its stop in Dallas (well, Arlington) this past weekend. I stopped by the event, and had a totally great time. If you're in Chicago (July 31, August 1), San Francisco (August 14, 15), or Los Angeles (August 20, 21), look those guys up and go check them out!

They weren't doing

You may or may not already know that Benefit is a family business, founded by twin sisters Jean and Jane Ford. Well their family involvement is growing, because they just added Annie and Maggie Ford Danielson (Jean's daughters) to the team as Makeup Trend Artists. And Annie and Maggie's first act of beauty was to each design

I was swatching Benefit's new palettes this weekend (Scene Queen and Sunday Fun Day) — they're limited edition, exclusive to Sephora, and each one is the creation of one of Benefit's new Makeup Trend Artists.

Anyway, I decided to give away Scene Queen (because I love Coralista so much). This $38 palette contains pretty much everything but