I recently sneak peeked that Chanel has a new lipstick formula coming out: Rouge Coco Shine, which will replace the Aqualumiere formula. I also mentioned that certain retailers will be selling a single shade early, for Valentine's Day. Neiman Marcus already had their tester out, so I swatched it (though they wouldn't sell me one. They're taking presales for
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Like a lot of shoppers, I have to like how something looks on me from three feet away, but I fall in love with the details — the buttons, the stitching.
Rescue Beauty Lounge's spring collection (Ironic/Iconic) is all about the details, and for the umpteeth time, I find myself marveling at the subtlety and nuance of their shades.
Chanel's summer collection was inspired by fresh flowers and summer gardens (the name of the collection is Les Fleurs d'Ete de Chanel, which is literally "the flowers of summer"), and I really want to be the girl in the promo pic — I can only imagine she's on a beach in Hawaii or Tahiti or St. Kitts.
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Chanel has a new lipstick formula coming out! It will officially be available in March, but certain retailers (Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks) will be selling ONE shade early for Valentine's Day.
Rouge Coco Shine (Hydrating Sheer Lipshine) is the counterpart to Rouge Coco. The Shine formula is "fresh, sheer, and luminous," with "lasting, moisturizing shine in a
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I think a lot of people have trouble looking at a color and knowing if it's warm or cool. (I wouldn't even say I'm great at it, but I've had a lot of practice looking at colors.) And knowing whether your own skintone is warm or cool? That's advanced studies.
Eons ago I had this idea to do a post
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Today's swatches complete the Illamasqua powder blushes available in my local Sephora. If your store doesn’t yet carry the brand, you can always buy the blushes online ($24 each, and Sephora.com carries a few more shades than the brick-and-mortar stores).
Here are heavy swatches:
The 12 powder shades
Maybe I'm just too attached to Christina Hendricks as Joan in Mad Men — I'm not always a fan of her off-the-set looks. But I thought she looked fantastic at this year's Golden Globes. Her gown was Romona Keveza, and it was one of my favorites of hers.
Vanessa Scali (for NARS cosmetics) created the makeup look.
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Olivia Wilde was my other top pick for best dressed at this year's Golden Globes. Her Marchesa gown was fantastic (have I ever not liked a Marchesa gown?) — and all I could think was, "she looks like the night sky."
Apparently Wilde had quite a hand in her own awards show look; she collected "inspiration" images
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Dianna Agron wins my vote for best dressed at the Golden Globes. The color of her dress, her nails, her makeup, her hair... she was perfect. Artist Angela Levin (for Chanel) certainly had a beautiful canvas to work with, but I thought she did a stunning job with makeup.
Here's what she used:
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Chanel Ultra Correction
I don't think I've ever seen Mila Kunis look anything less than beautiful, and the 68th annual Golden Globes were no exception. Kunis was gorgeous in a green Vera Wang gown, with makeup by Lancome and hair by TRESemmé.
Tracey Levy for Lancome wanted to keep Kunis looking fresh, classic, and effortless. She used:
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Teinte Miracle
Like with last year's Spring Forecast, MAC is doing a BIG spring collection — big in several ways. Â Not only are there a lot of pieces, but apparently the makeup itself is oversized. I don't even know what that means... Â how will I use a giant lipstick or eyeliner marker? Okay, those items probably aren't oversized.
The
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Still thrilled to be discussing Illamasqua's famous powder blushes (though, in honor of Illamasqua's British origins, perhaps I should say, "chuffed"?). Today I have the pinks, including the very popular Hussy and Katie. And I did both light and heavy swatches.
Light:
Heavy:
As I mentioned yesterday, all the powder blushes
Illamasqua has a small but exciting collection coming out for Valentine's Day. It's called Throb (naughty!), and includes a new blood-red lipstick (Sangers), a new red Intense Lipgloss (Succubus), and three new nail polishes (blood red Throb, which I want, sight unseen; creamy white Load (ew!); and matte black Scorn).
You can buy Throb starting January 17th in
In honor of Mr. Salt's first ever product review, I'm giving away two Every Man Jack Six Pack Kits. My winners will each receive:
A special treat, readers! Mr. Salt usually resists my attempts to introduce him to the world of personal care, so I was delighted when he agreed to try some products from Every Man Jack.
In honor of this momentous occasion, I'm giving away TWO Every Man Jack sets. You could use them yourself (why not?) or give them to the
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