After the fall collection, we'll see an "interstitial" collection (probably in early August): The Sophisticated Eye Collection. This collection is all about lids, brows, and lashes — and it introduces several new products!
First, there's a new Chanel mascara base, Beaute des Cils ($30). Its conditioning formula strengthens, hydrates and protects lashes. Wear it under mascara for
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I've gotten a sneak peek at what we can expect from Chanel through the end of 2011 — and you probably want to read these posts sitting down (they might leave you weak in the knees).
First up is a collection called Illusions d'Ombres de Chanel (expected on counter late June/early July). The highlight of the collection
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I admit, I've been putting off swatching Make Up For Ever's powder eyeshadows. I was discouraged that Sephora's brick and mortar stores carry only a fraction of the line (just 24 of 113 shades), and the way Sephora suggests that these powders can be shadow or blush kind of blew my mind.
Well I've finally accepted that my immediate future
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I obviously haven't been spending enough time in Ulta, because this little gem from NYX totally escaped my attention. Luckily Kim scooped it up and very kindly swatched it for us. She describes NYX's "Nude on Nude" as their take on Urban Decay's Naked palette, and I have to say, I saw the resemblance immediately. The NYX palette retails for
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If you haven't tried them yet, Make Up For Ever's new Aqua Liners are fantastic — I've been wearing them every day, confident that they won't move in 100-degree heat and 100% humidity. Click here to revisit my original post on these (and view the photo at larger size, if you want to). Click here if you'd like
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Saks is running a pretty sweet gift with purchase June 14-25. When you purchase $60 or more (in store or online), you'll receive a Chris-Benz-designed tote plus:
Sweet! Take 20% off your purchase at BareEscentuals.com or in the Bare Escentuals boutique (I know Northpark in Dallas has one, right next to Nordstrom). The sale starts this Thursday, June 16, and ends Sunday, June 19.
Not sure what to get? Here's what I've swatched from the line so far. You should definitely
The other day I was swatching in Sephora, and by pure good fortune, Smashbox was there having an event. As a result I met the utterly charming Calvin Brockington, makeup artist extraordinaire.
I have a feeling I have quite a lot to learn from Calvin, but there was one trick in particular which was so remarkable, I've
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Before this weekend, I had never had a spray tan. But after a truly great experience at Nordstrom Galleria on Saturday, I have become an overnight fan of Xen-Tan. (Their website.)
I'm not saying it's not hip to be pale, but I spend quite a lot of time standing around outside. So even with daily
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Hourglass is a prestige cosmetics line carried by Barney's and Sephora. (I remember the brand arriving in Dallas a year or two ago, though their website says they were founded in 2004, and picked up by those two retailers in 2007).
Anyway, when I think of the brand, I think of their back-pocket-shaped Prodigy lipgloss, their supersoft
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Welcome to a new feature! For those of you who enjoy your lazy Sundays (coffee, crossword puzzle, working in the garden, reading about makeup), I'm pleased to introduce my first weekend roundup.
Gouldylox Reviews learned a lesson about self-tanners and — for science! and the good of humanity — shares the results.
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Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Le Metier event at Neiman Marcus Northpark last night! I had an absolutely fabulous time (not least because I had one of each dessert).
The Camp Gorgeous event runs through tomorrow (Sunday), so if you haven't yet gotten your Karla Sugar lipgloss and you still want one, you can still call the
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Serge Lutens is probably best known as a luxury fragrance house, but the brand also makes a very well edited selection of super-luxury cosmetics items (just one eyeshadow quad; two nail polishes; one blush; ten lipsticks, etc.). They don't do collections, but may introduce a new item every 8 months or so.
The lipsticks
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Readers, it is a privilege and a pleasure to share with you guest swatches from Sabrina of the Beauty Look Book, who so kindly photographed some of the newer pieces of the still-elusive Burberry makeup line. It's frustrating that Burberry and Nordstrom launched this line so hard (strong presence in the magazines), but still sell from just
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Make Up For Ever recently launched a new series of oil-free, lightweight, liqui-gel highlighters in small, pump-top tubes (the packaging is very similar to MUFE's HD blush). They're $29 each, and there are 8 shades for sale on Sephora.com (or at the Make Up For Ever boutique, if you live in NYC). Unfortunately, my brick-and-mortar
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