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	<title>The Next Best Thing To Going Shopping Yourself &#187; Lipgloss</title>
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		<title>NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/nars-larger-than-life-lipgloss/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/NARS-Larger-Than-Life-Lipgloss-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="NARS, Larger Than Life Lipgloss, swatches, Spring Break, Gold Digger, Tiber, Odalisque, Piree, Como, Norma, Place Vendome, Coeur Sucre, Born This Way, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" title="NARS-Larger-Than-Life-Lipgloss" /></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10570" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/nars-larger-than-life-lipgloss/nars-ltl-lipgloss-applicator/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-10570" title="NARS-LtL-lipgloss-applicator" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NARS-LtL-lipgloss-applicator.jpg" alt="NARS, Larger Than Life lipgloss applicator" width="200" /></a>I am quite a fan of NARS&#8217; Larger Than Life franchise. The first time I tried on Larger Than Life Lengthening Mascara, people asked me if I&#8217;d gotten lash extensions. Last summer, I found their Larger Than Life eyeliners to be amazingly longwearing, heat- and humidity-proof. Now lipgloss is joining the family? Sign me up.</p>
<p>Larger Than Life glosses are $26 each. &#8220;Regular&#8221; NARS glosses come in a frosted plastic tube; LTL glosses are in clear, shiny, hard plastic. They have a short, dense brush, which (by virtue of its length) is not very flexible. That&#8217;s great for precision application to your cupid&#8217;s bow, but you may have to &#8220;re-dip&#8221; to get all the product you need. The gloss itself is unscented, and feels slightly thick and not-as-sticky as you&#8217;d expect from a longwearing lipgloss. If you have chronically chapped lips, you&#8217;re probably going to like the comfort these provide.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10564" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/nars-larger-than-life-lipgloss/nars-larger-than-life-lipgloss/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10564" title="NARS-Larger-Than-Life-Lipgloss" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/NARS-Larger-Than-Life-Lipgloss.jpg" alt="NARS, Larger Than Life Lipgloss, swatches, Spring Break, Gold Digger, Tiber, Odalisque, Piree, Como, Norma, Place Vendome, Coeur Sucre, Born This Way, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
Spring Break is <a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=41wFP6scfm0&#038;offerid=235272.1344381&#038;type=2&#038;subid=0">a Sephora exclusive</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=41wFP6scfm0&#038;bids=235272.1344381&#038;type=2&#038;subid=0" >, a pale, milky peach/pink (it looks like a creme, though it has ultra fine gold shimmer in sunlight). Gold Digger is a very sheer nude peach with gold multicolored sparkles. Tiber is a brown-mauve. Odalisque is peach-pink. Piree is a warm pink. Como is a grape-rose with gold sparkles. Norma is warm, lush cherry red. Place Vendome is a bright, hot, warm red-pink. Coeur Sucre is cool Barbie pink with silver sparkles. Born This Way is a light, milky, pale, pastel lilac.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10569" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/nars-larger-than-life-lipgloss/quickie-portrait/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-10569" title="quickie-portrait" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/quickie-portrait.jpg" alt="Karla Sugar, KarlaSugar, NARS, Norma, Larger Than Life lipgloss, lip swatch" width="250" /></a>This is a quickie picture of me wearing Norma (I wasn&#8217;t expecting to post this, but since everyone on Twitter last night asked what I was wearing, I figured I&#8217;d better share). Norma is one of those pigmented-but-not-full-coverage glosses (like <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2010/09/lips-of-the-day-viva-glam-cyndi-lipgloss/">Viva Glam Cyndi</a>). It&#8217;s a semi-sheer, juicy, glossy, shiny, super-pretty shade.</p>
<p>I know the whole world wears lipstick and gloss together, but I&#8217;m lazy, and I wear my lip products one at a time. Norma, by itself, is definitely a berry-red, a pink-red on me (sheer lip products do vary, person to person, because your natural lip color shows through the gloss a bit). That luscious color you see in the photo lasts 20-30 minutes, then it starts to fade (as lipgloss always does, when it spreads/settles). As it wears, it fades to a sheerer pink. I&#8217;d say I get about three hours of feeling I have lipgloss on.</p>
<p>Compared to <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/09/mac-styledriven/">MAC&#8217;s Pro Longwear Lipgloss</a>, the NARS LTL glosses are glossier/shinier. MAC&#8217;s are a little more opaque, a little more like liquid lipstick in finish. MAC&#8217;s are also thicker and stickier.</p>
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		<title>Estee Lauder Topaz</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/estee-lauder-topaz/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Estee-Lauder-Topaz-quint-gelee-light-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Estee Lauder, Topaz, spring 2012, swatches, Topaz Mosaic, quint, Topaz Chameleon, Illuminating Powder Gelee, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" title="Estee-Lauder-Topaz-quint-gelee-light" /></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10528" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/estee-lauder-topaz/estee-lauder-spring-2012-topaz-display/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10528" title="Estee-Lauder-Spring-2012-Topaz-display" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Estee-Lauder-Spring-2012-Topaz-display.jpg" alt="Estee Lauder, spring 2012, Topaz, display" width="300" /></a>Estee Lauder&#8217;s Topaz may not shout from the display, but it&#8217;s one of my favorite spring collections so far.</p>
<p>The collection is hot, and for me evoked a sundrenched Caribbean island. Estee Lauder&#8217;s creative director Tom Pecheux says he was inspired by the Arizona desert. Either way, I feel warmer just looking at it. Topaz is a semi-precious gem that I first think of as yellow (though I&#8217;ve seen blue topaz as well). If, like me, you enjoy collecting random facts, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topaz" target="_blank">click here to learn more about the gemstone</a>.</p>
<p>The collection includes a Pure Color eyeshadow quint (possibly my favorite Lauder eyeshadow palette to-date) and their second ever Pure Color Illuminating Powder Gelee.</p>
<p>Pure Color Five Color Eyeshadow Palette 21 Topaz Mosaic is glorious. Every shade is so smooth and pigmented. The combination of colors is just neutral enough that I feel like I could wear it often, but includes shades I don&#8217;t already own (and suddenly need: orange, yellow). It&#8217;s versatile but not quirky or one-note. I really think this is the best Estee Lauder quint I can remember swatching.</p>
<p>The palette includes a satin pumpkin, a shimmery tawny golden sand, a satin daffodil yellow, a low-shimmer beige-peach, and a satin red wood-brown. It is $45, limited edition.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10532" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/estee-lauder-topaz/estee-lauder-topaz-quint-gelee-light/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10532" title="Estee-Lauder-Topaz-quint-gelee-light" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Estee-Lauder-Topaz-quint-gelee-light.jpg" alt="Estee Lauder, Topaz, spring 2012, swatches, Topaz Mosaic, quint, Topaz Chameleon, Illuminating Powder Gelee, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10538" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/estee-lauder-topaz/estee-lauder-topaz-chameleon-illuminating-powder-gelee/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-10538" title="Estee-Lauder-Topaz-Chameleon-Illuminating-Powder-Gelee" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Estee-Lauder-Topaz-Chameleon-Illuminating-Powder-Gelee.jpg" alt="Estee Lauder, Topaz Chameleon, Illuminating Powder Gelee" width="200" /></a><a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/08/estee-lauder-fall-2011-modern-mercury/">Modern Mercury</a> (fall 2011) included Estee Lauder&#8217;s first Illuminating Powder Gelee, a shimmery &#8220;gel-powder&#8221; that could be applied wet or dry. Because it was the first of its kind, that sparkly beige-pink highlighter didn&#8217;t have a shade name.</p>
<p>This collection launches the second (also limited edition) Illuminating Powder Gelee, a shimmering, sparkling, warming golden copper highlight that can be used on eye or cheek. It&#8217;s 01 Topaz Chameleon, $40, and I swatched it dry (first lightly, then heavily, with a triangle sponge).<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10533" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/estee-lauder-topaz/estee-lauder-topaz-quint-gelee-heavy/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10533" title="Estee-Lauder-Topaz-quint-gelee-heavy" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Estee-Lauder-Topaz-quint-gelee-heavy.jpg" alt="Estee Lauder, Topaz, spring 2012, swatches, Topaz Mosaic, quint, Topaz Chameleon, Illuminating Powder Gelee, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10539" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/estee-lauder-topaz/estee-lauder-intense-kajal-eye-crayon/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10539" title="Estee-Lauder-Intense-Kajal-Eye-Crayon" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Estee-Lauder-Intense-Kajal-Eye-Crayon.jpg" alt="Estee Lauder, Intense Kajal Eye Crayon, Dramatic Black" width="100" /></a>This collection introduces Pure Color Intense Kajal Eye Crayons, a chubby pencil eyeliner semi-inspired by the chalk-type kajal eyeliners you can <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2010/04/indian-beauty-kohlkajal/">so easily buy in India</a>. The sales associate explained (and it makes sense) that the very sharp point will help you draw a more precise line.</p>
<p>Even though it&#8217;s a simple, basic black eyeliner (and maybe a silly thing to lust over), I adore 01 Dramatic Black. I tried it on at the counter and it went on so smoothly and easily. It was actually very easy to apply a thin black line to my inner rim (I tightlined with it, too). Since I applied in the afternoon on a cold day (difficult  to test heat-/humidity-proofing or wear time), I showered and napped in it — no fallout, no smudging.</p>
<p>The new Kajal Eye <em>Crayon</em> is not the same as taller, thinner Intense Kajal <em>Eyeliner</em> that just came out with the Cyber Eyes collection. These chubby crayons have a little less fallout, and they&#8217;re a little softer.</p>
<p>Whenever I see the word &#8220;kajal&#8221; or &#8220;kohl&#8221; on an eyeliner, I assume it&#8217;s meant to be used on the waterline (that it depends on the moisture of your eye to fix it). Kohls are usually smudgy when used on the upper lashline.</p>
<p>The Intense Kajal Crayons are $22 each, available in 01 Dramatic Black and 03 Dramatic Teal. And can you believe they&#8217;re limited edition??  Why oh why?<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10529" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/estee-lauder-topaz/estee-lauder-topaz-liner-lipstick-gloss/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10529" title="Estee-Lauder-Topaz-liner-lipstick-gloss" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Estee-Lauder-Topaz-liner-lipstick-gloss.jpg" alt="Estee Lauder, Topaz, swatches, spring 2012, Dramatic Black, Dramatic Teal, Pure Color Intense Kajal Eye Crayon, Sublime Nectar, Sensuous Nude, Sultry Caramel, Teal Topaz, Citron Kiss, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
This collection includes three Sensuous Rouge lipsticks ($28, semi-sheer with a moisturizing core and a vanilla scent). 15 Sublime Nectar is new and limited edition, a sheer creme peach-pink. 03 Sensuous Nude and 02 Sultry Caramel are repromotes <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/11/estee-lauder-sensuous-rouge-lipstick/">from the permanent line</a>. (Sensuous Nude: a sheer peach caramel nude that I&#8217;m still in love with. Sultry Caramel: shimmery russet red-brown.)</p>
<p>There&#8217;s also a new, limited edition Pure Color lipgloss ($22.50). 50 Citron Kiss is sheer yellow with silver sparkles. As I learned with the yellow gloss in <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2010/07/mac-alice-olivia/">Alice + Olivia</a>, yellow glosses settle down into a kind of honey color on the lips. Backstage at fashion week last September, Tom Pecheux explained that yellow gloss is the perfect transitional item to warm up your fall and winter lipsticks, and keep wearing them into spring. Try using it to tone down a too-bright red or pink.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s just one limited edition nail polish: 28 Teal Topaz ($19). I found a sales associate wearing it, and she agreed to be my hand model.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10530" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/estee-lauder-topaz/estee-lauder-teal-topaz-polish/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10530" title="Estee-Lauder-Teal-Topaz-polish" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Estee-Lauder-Teal-Topaz-polish.jpg" alt="Estee Lauder, Teal Topaz, nail polish, swatches" width="400" /></a><br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10531" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/estee-lauder-topaz/old-chevy/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-10531" title="old-Chevy" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/old-Chevy.jpg" alt="old Chevy" width="300" /></a>Teal Topaz is a teal creme that&#8217;s opaque in two coats (indoor lighting makes it look a little more green). I thought it reminded me of <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/05/mac-surf-baby/">Ocean Dip from last summer&#8217;s MAC Surf Baby</a>, but it&#8217;s deeper, more subdued, not as bright. The color also reminds me of this old Chevy I saw at a stoplight.</p>
<p>This collection is available everywhere Estee Lauder is sold, though <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=247950.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5462&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.neimanmarcus.com%252Fproduct.jsp%253FisEditorial%253Dfalse%2526index%253D0%2526masterId%253Dcat1720731%2526itemId%253Dprod145110119%2526cmCat%253Dcat000000cat000285cat4830738cat000294cat1720731cat40410735%2526parentId%253Dcat40410735" target="new">NeimanMarcus.com is in gift right now</a><img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;bids=247950.1&amp;type=10" alt="icon" width="1" height="1" /> (plus free shipping with code <strong>SHIPNM</strong>).</p>
<p>Do you love this collection as much as I do?</p>
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		<title>Lancome Spring 2012: Roseraie des Delices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10468" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/lancome-spring-2012-roseraie-des-delices/lancome-spring-2012-roseraie-des-delices-display/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10468" title="Lancome-Spring-2012-Roseraie-des-Delices-display" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Lancome-Spring-2012-Roseraie-des-Delices-display.jpg" alt="Lancome, spring 2012, Roseraie des Delices, display" width="250" /></a>Lancome&#8217;s spring collection has arrived on counters, and it looks quite enticing. It&#8217;s called Roseraie des Delices (rose garden of delight), and offers a vision of spring in pink and green. This spring, I anticipated <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/bobbi-brown-neons-nudes/">neons</a> (especially orange), and we always see a seasonal resurgence in pink, but the green is kind of a surprise. Nevertheless, Lancome, YSL, and Dior are all in agreement about it, so it must be true.</p>
<p>There were originally three nail polishes in this collection (including the mint green the model is wearing), but production issues resulted in the polishes being cancelled. My local counter put three other polishes in the display (rather than leaving gaps), but I didn&#8217;t swatch them since they&#8217;re not really part of the collection.</p>
<p>Spring offers two new Color Design Eyeshadow Quints ($49). Tendresse includes a pale, sheer, pistachio green; a mint-chip/Irish Springs green satin; a blue-green teal satin; a high-shimmer white; and a black with very fine, fairy-green sparkles.</p>
<p>Rose Romance features a shimmery pale white-pink; a low-shimmer peach sherbet; a satin candy rose-pink; a shimmery white-pink peony (slightly more pink than the first shade in this quint); and a shimmery satin dark red-purple-brown.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10469" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/lancome-spring-2012-roseraie-des-delices/lancome-spring-2012-color-design-quints/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10469" title="Lancome-Spring-2012-Color-Design-quints" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Lancome-Spring-2012-Color-Design-quints.jpg" alt="Lancome, spring 2012, Roseraie des Delices, swatches, Color Design Eyeshadow Quints, Tendresse, Rose Romance, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
The collection also includes a limited edition embossed powder, La Roseraie ($42). I swatched the two shades individually with sponge-tipped eyeshadow applicators, then blended them with a triangle sponge (light swatch, then heavy). The flower is a warm, light pink; the &#8220;background&#8221; is a soft white. This product could be a subtle white-pink highlight, or a soft, sheer, light pink blush (depending on your skintone and how much of the &#8220;flower&#8221; you use).<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10470" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/lancome-spring-2012-roseraie-des-delices/lancome-spring-2012-blush-light/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10470" title="Lancome-Spring-2012-blush-light" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Lancome-Spring-2012-blush-light.jpg" alt="Lancome, spring 2012, Roseraie des Delices, swatches, Blush Multilumiere, La Roseraie, Blush Subtil, Cosmopolitan Pink, Tangerine Tint, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
There are also two Blush Subtil shades ($30), and &#8220;Subtil&#8221; is the operative word — these aren&#8217;t super loud. 361 Cosmopolitan Pink is a medium pink. 134 Tangerine Tint is a soft, pinked peach/tangerine (and I LOVE it. Of course).<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10471" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/lancome-spring-2012-roseraie-des-delices/lancome-spring-2012-blush-heavy/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10471" title="Lancome-spring-2012-blush-heavy" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Lancome-spring-2012-blush-heavy.jpg" alt="Lancome, spring 2012, Roseraie des Delices, swatches, Blush Multilumiere, La Roseraie, Blush Subtil, Cosmopolitan Pink, Tangerine Tint, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
There are three spring lipsticks, and the first is a bit of a mystery. It&#8217;s a French Touch Absolu, which means it comes in slightly posher, slightly more compact packaging. It&#8217;s also a bit more expensive ($35). The display unit, the Lancome website, and Lancome customer service refer to this shade as 316 Cotton Candy. But the packaging (both the tester and the actual product) say 316 Soft Marshmallow. Weird, but the two names refer to the same color. The lipstick is a warm, sheer, pastel pink (cotton-candy-ish, you might say).</p>
<p>The other two lipsticks are L&#8217;Absolu Nu (same formula, &#8220;regular&#8221; lipstick packaging, $29.50). Sweet Marmalade is a sheer peach-pink (#318 according to the display). Rose Candy is a sheer flamingo/strawberry candy pink (#314 according to the display).<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10472" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/lancome-spring-2012-roseraie-des-delices/lancome-spring-2012-lips-and-eyeliner/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10472" title="Lancome-Spring-2012-lips-and-eyeliner" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Lancome-Spring-2012-lips-and-eyeliner.jpg" alt="Lancome, spring 2012, Roseraie des Delices, swatches, French Touch Absolu, Cotton Candy, Soft Marshmallow, L'Absolu Nu, Sweet Marmalade, Rose Candy, Color Fever Gloss, Green Petal, Tangerine Petal, Rose Petal, Le Stylo Waterproof, Blanc, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
There are three Color Fever Glosses ($26), which felt cushiony and not-at-all-sticky on my arm. 386 Green Petal is a very, very sheer mint green (clear, really) with a mint-scent and a medium number of green sparkles. 387 Tangerine Petal is a warm whitened-pink with pink and gold sparkles. 388 Rose Petal is a pale lilac pink with silver sparkles.</p>
<p>Finally, there are two Le Stylo Waterproof eyeliners ($25.50, mechanical). 600 Blanc is matte white; 502 Green Petal is a sheeny, springy, seafoam green.</p>
<p>You can pick up this collection anywhere, but if you&#8217;re planning to order from <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;offerid=202372.10000528&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0" target="new">Lancome-USA.com</a><img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;bids=202372.10000528&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" />, use code <strong>NEWYEARLAN</strong> to receive a four-piece gift with your $45 purchase. Valid through the end of the month.</p>
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		<title>MAC Naturally</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-naturally/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Naturally-Lipstick-Lipglass-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MAC, Naturally, swatches, A Perfect Day, Beach Sand, Sweet Sunrise, Pillow Talk, Wee Coquette, Fresh Air, Naked Space, Hot Spell, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" title="MAC-Naturally-Lipstick-Lipglass" /></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10341" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-naturally/mac-naturally-display/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10341" title="MAC-Naturally-display" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Naturally-display.jpg" alt="MAC Naturally display" width="300" /></a>Does the mention of a new Mineralize collection from MAC make you weak in the knees? I think MAC thinks it does — and maybe the general population does feel this way — but I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m inherently drawn to (any brand&#8217;s) baked products. I&#8217;m much more likely to fall in love with a color palette.</p>
<p>The Naturally collection is a fantasia on neutrals. MAC periodically revists this genre — their most beloved interpretation was probably 2008&#8242;s N Collection.</p>
<p>Naturally&#8217;s promo picture reminds me of a passage from Wuthering Heights: &#8220;bees humming dreamily about among the bloom, and the larks singing high up overhead, and the blue sky and bright sun shining steadily and cloudlessly.&#8221; It&#8217;s a quiet collection, but worth your attention.</p>
<p>Starting with the lips, there are four lipsticks ($14.50). A Perfect Day (Amplified Creme) is a muted, dusty, mauvey pink. Beach Sand (Cremesheen) is a warm tan, a rose-beige-brown. I think J.Crew might sell a knitted sweater in just this color. Sweet Sunrise (Lustre) is a pale, warm pink. Pillow Talk (Cremesheen, and <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/07/mac-cine-matics-nordstrom-anniversary/">a repromote from the Overnight Sensation Lip Bag in Nordstrom&#8217;s 2011 Anniversary Collection</a>) is a warm, rosy brown.</p>
<p>There are also four Lipglass lipglosses ($14.50). Wee Coquette (<a href="http://karlasugar.net/2010/11/mac-tartan-tale-minis/">originally released as a mini in 2010&#8242;s Tartan Tale</a> and <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/08/mac-me-over-icelandic-cool/">repromoted in MAC Me Over</a>) is a very pale white-pink with silver sparkles. Fresh Air is warm, sheer pink with multicolored sparkles. Naked Space (a repromote from Neo Sci-Fi) is a soft orange with gold multicolored sparkles. Hot Spell is a warm, burned caramel with multicolored sparkles. All of the lipsticks and glosses are limited edition.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10342" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-naturally/mac-naturally-lipstick-lipglass/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10342" title="MAC-Naturally-Lipstick-Lipglass" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Naturally-Lipstick-Lipglass.jpg" alt="MAC, Naturally, swatches, A Perfect Day, Beach Sand, Sweet Sunrise, Pillow Talk, Wee Coquette, Fresh Air, Naked Space, Hot Spell, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
There are three new mineralize blushes ($22, limited edition). Subtle Breeze is a cool, candied rose. Fresh Honey is sherbet orange. Early Morning (my favorite) is a tropical red papaya, a sunrise color with a slight sheen.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10343" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-naturally/mac-naturally-mineralize-blush-light/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10343" title="MAC-Naturally-Mineralize-Blush-light" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Naturally-Mineralize-Blush-light.jpg" alt="MAC, Naturally, swatches, Mineralize Blush, Subtle Breeze, Fresh Honey, Early Morning, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
Here are heavy swatches.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10344" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-naturally/mac-naturally-mineralize-blush-heavy/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10344" title="MAC-Naturally-Mineralize-Blush-heavy" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Naturally-Mineralize-Blush-heavy.jpg" alt="MAC, Naturally, swatches, Mineralize Blush, Subtle Breeze, Fresh Honey, Early Morning, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
In what I think was a brilliant move, MAC also repromoted two Mineralize Skinfinish powders with this collection. Redhead and Blonde were two fabulous products to come out of a fabulous collection called <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2009/01/mac-blonde-brunette-redhead/">Blonde, Brunette, Redhead</a>. Redhead is peach with gold shimmer (and is the slightly more sparkly/shimmery of the two); Blonde is warm pink with a silvery sheen. These might be sheer blushes or highlighters, depending on your complexion. They are $28 each.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10345" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-naturally/mac-naturally-mineralize-skinfinish/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10345" title="MAC-Naturally-Mineralize-Skinfinish" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Naturally-Mineralize-Skinfinish.jpg" alt="MAC, Naturally, swatches, Mineralize Skinfinish, Redhead, Blonde, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
There are a handful of Mineralize Eyeshadows ($20). Daylight is a shimmery violet. In the Sun is a shimmery tomato with pale gold sparkles. Summer Haze is frosty peach-pink. The aptly named Cloudy Afternoon is a soft, cloudy, shimmery silver-grey. Twilight Falls is a gently sparkly, almost bruisey black-plum.</p>
<p>The collection also repromotes two permanent Eye Pencils ($14). I didn&#8217;t swatch Ebony because it&#8217;s black, but I thought you might not have seen Coffee.  It&#8217;s a dark cool brown.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10346" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-naturally/mac-naturally-mineralize-eyeshadow/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10346" title="MAC-Naturally-Mineralize-Eyeshadow" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Naturally-Mineralize-Eyeshadow.jpg" alt="MAC, Naturally, swatches, Mineralize Eyeshadow, Daylight, In the Sun, Summer Haze, Cloudy Afternoon, Twilight Falls, Eye Pencil, Coffee, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
And last but not least, there&#8217;s a new brush in the collection. The 286 is $30 and it&#8217;s like a duo-fibre 224. It&#8217;s a ponytail fluffy blending brush. Black-and-white fibers usually mean a more sheer application of color (for example, the 187 or 188 stippling brushes might be good blush brushes if you have a heavy hand). Speaking of the 187, it&#8217;s repromoted in this collection, at its regular price of $42.<br />
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		<title>Le Metier de Beaute Resort 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/le-metier-de-beaute-resort-2012/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LMdB-Resort-2012-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Le Metier de Beaute, LMdB, Ken Downing, resort 2012, swatches, Yield to Yellow, Not So Safe Orange, ShocKen Pink, HibisKiss, Orange Juiced, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" title="LMdB-Resort-2012" /></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10329" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/le-metier-de-beaute-resort-2012/lmdb-jet-set-resort-2012/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10329" title="LMdB-Jet-Set-resort-2012" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LMdB-Jet-Set-resort-2012.jpg" alt="Le Metier de Beaute, LMdB, Jet Set, resort collection, 2012" width="300" /></a>Last September I was in NYC for fashion week, and a fashion blogger passingly mentioned that neon was about to be huge. That statement didn&#8217;t click with me at the time, but a few months later, as I parsed donations for the annual holiday BeautyBloggers.org charity auction, I got to see preview pictures of Le Metier de Beaute&#8217;s debut resort collection, a collaboration with Neiman Marcus&#8217;s Ken Downing. I was instantly consumed by raw makeup lust. Neon! Just what I need right now.</p>
<p>&#8220;Resort&#8221; is generally a summer-in-winter concept. Just as North America is collectively shivering in their wool socks, out sashays resort, to outfit Caribbean-yacht-bound jetsetters, or to tantalize those of us who merely want to indulge the fantasy.</p>
<p>This is Le Metier&#8217;s first resort collection, but I hope it becomes an annual tradition.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10319" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/le-metier-de-beaute-resort-2012/lmdb-resort-2012/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10319" title="LMdB-Resort-2012" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LMdB-Resort-2012.jpg" alt="Le Metier de Beaute, LMdB, Ken Downing, resort 2012, swatches, Yield to Yellow, Not So Safe Orange, ShocKen Pink, HibisKiss, Orange Juiced, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
The collection includes three &#8220;big size&#8221; — a.k.a. &#8220;Ken size&#8221; — nail polishes (0.40 oz. compared to Le Metier&#8217;s usual 0.14 oz. These are $18 each). I suspect Le Metier is gradually moving to the larger format bottles, but they were first introduced in Ken&#8217;s &#8220;Koral&#8221; collection last summer, which is why I think of them as &#8220;Ken-size.&#8221;</p>
<p>Yield to Yellow is banana-skin yellow, slightly more saturated (more intense) than last summer&#8217;s <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/04/chanel-summer/">Chanel Mimosa</a> (<a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/04/chanel-mimosa-and-morning-rose/">nail swatches here</a>). Not So Safe Orange is a jellyish tropical neon coral-orange. ShocKen Pink is a fluorescent, tropical, bright warm pink. Both Not So Safe Orange and ShocKen Pink dry quickly, to a semi-matte-plastic finish. If you want glossy, don&#8217;t skip the topcoat.</p>
<p>There are also two Sheer Brilliance lipglosses (each $32). I guess I prejudged these glosses based on their promo picture; I expected them to be far more opaque, more vivid, more saturated. These are reasonably heavy swatches.</p>
<p>HibisKiss reminds me of <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2010/05/nars-multiple-tints/">NARS&#8217; Multiple Tints</a>. It&#8217;s a sheer, jellyish, tropical pink. On my lips it&#8217;s a lovely sheer pink-raspberry that makes me think of a cocktail you might order on a beach somewhere. I really like it. Orange Juiced is a very sheer pale orange with gold sparkles. On my lips it&#8217;s <span style="text-decoration: underline;">so</span> sheer it hardly has any color at all. If I squint, I think maybe it adds just the barest hint of warmth. Mostly it gives my lips a glossy finish and a medium number of gold sparkles.</p>
<p>The Jet Set resort collection will be on counters in February. Naturally, it will only be available at Neiman Marcus.</p>
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		<title>MAC Tour de Fabulous</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10277" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-tour-de-fabulous/mac-tour-de-fabulous-display/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10277" title="MAC-Tour-de-Fabulous-display" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Tour-de-Fabulous-display.jpg" alt="MAC, Tour de Fabulous, display" width="200" /></a>Another collection on MAC&#8217;s counters right now is lip-focused Tour de Fabulous. I was actually expecting to see this collection back in July; rumor had it that MAC was going to introduce a new vinyl-finish lipgloss called Glamglass. The collection was pushed back to December, and it seems MAC made the decision to release the shades in the Lipglass formula instead. All of these lipglosses are limited edition. Most of the lip pencils are also limited edition, but Hip &#8216;n&#8217; Happy and Lasting Sensation will be made permanent.</p>
<p>Casual Air is a milky, warm  pale pink with shimmer. Have to Have It is a rosy-peach with shimmer. Rich &amp; Witty is a warm, terracotta rose with shimmer. It&#8217;s a Wow is warm, bubblegum pink with subtle shimmer. Comfort &amp; Joy is a pink-purple shimmer/sparkle. Famously Fab! is lilac with subtle shimmer. Real Posh is red-grape/berry with subtle blue shimmer. Rich Bounty is slightly browned orange-red with gold shimmer. Knockout is red-orange (so hawt!). Tour de Fabulous is a hot, summery coral-peach with tiny multicolored shimmers. Style Packed is bright, cool Barbie pink.</p>
<p>The lipglosses are $14.50 each, and if I were to group them by level of shimmer, Level 1 (smallest, least, almost creme-finish) would include Knockout and Style Packed. Level 2 would contain Casual Air, Rich &amp; Witty, It&#8217;s a Wow, Famously Fab!, Real Posh, and Tour de Fabulous. Level 3 would include Check This Out, Comfort &amp; Joy, and Rich Bounty.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10278" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-tour-de-fabulous/mac-tour-de-fabulous-lipglass/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10278" title="MAC-Tour-de-Fabulous-Lipglass" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Tour-de-Fabulous-Lipglass.jpg" alt="MAC, Tour de Fabulous, lipglass, swatches, Casual Air, Check This Out, Rich &amp; Witty, It's a Wow, Comfort &amp; Joy, Famously Fab!, Real Posh, Rich Bounty, Knockout, Tour de Fabulous, Style Packed, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
The lip pencils are $14 each. What Comes Naturally is a light, warm pink. Have to Have It is a warm, terracotta rose-brown. Just My Type is dark, cool brown. Hip &#8216;n&#8217; Happy is a cool, blue-toned, slightly mauvey eraser/chewing gum pink. Embrace Me is bright! cool! fuchsia! Just Wonderful is a sheeny red-purple-rose. Entertain Me is construction-fence orange. Lasting Sensation (my favorite) is a fluorescent red-orange.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10279" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-tour-de-fabulous/mac-tour-de-fabulous-lipliner/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10279" title="MAC-Tour-de-Fabulous-Lipliner" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Tour-de-Fabulous-Lipliner.jpg" alt="MAC, Tour de Fabulous, Lipliner, Lip Pencil, swatches, What Comes Naturally, Have to Have It, Just My Type, Hip 'n' Happy, Embrace Me, Just Wonderful, Entertain Me, Lasting Sensation, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
Did anything from this collection speak to you?</p>
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		<title>Le Metier de Beaute Dallas Exclusive: Betty&#8217;s Divine Red</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lucky, lucky Dallas has another exclusive Le Metier de Beaute lipgloss — and lucky me, I got to swatch it. Seasoned Dallas shoppers may already know the iconic and endlessly stylish Betty Lidji, veteran of the downtown Neiman Marcus location. For those of you who don&#8217;t know Betty, picture Zsa Zsa Gabor; she&#8217;s that glamorous.</p>
<p>Betty&#8217;s Divine Red <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/06/le-metier-de-beaute-lip-creme-lipgloss/">is a Lip Creme</a>, a full coverage liquid lipstick. It&#8217;s a bright, cool, sassy, sexy, va-va-voom cherry red. The product it most reminded me of is the tragically discontinued Chanel Dragon (so I swatched Dragon next to it for comparison). Dragon is slightly deeper, slightly cooler, and has a subtle shimmer that creme Divine Red does not.</p>
<p>Betty&#8217;s Divine Red is $36, and is only available at Neiman Marcus&#8217;s Downtown Dallas location (the original store!). If you&#8217;re not in Dallas, but you want to experience a touch of the divine, call 214-741-6911 and ask for Brandon Navarro.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10269" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/le-metier-de-beaute-dallas-exclusive-bettys-divine-red/lmdb-bettys-divine-red/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10269" title="LMdB-Bettys-Divine-Red" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LMdB-Bettys-Divine-Red.jpg" alt="Le Metier de Beaute, LMdB, Betty's Divine Red, swatches, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar, Dallas exclusive" width="400" /></a></p>
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		<title>Chanel Spring 2012: Harmonie de Printemps</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10250" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/chanel-spring-2012-harmonie-de-printemps/chanel-spring-2012-display/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10250" title="Chanel-spring-2012-display" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Chanel-spring-2012-display.jpg" alt="Chanel, spring 2012, display" width="200" /></a>Chanel&#8217;s spring collection was one of the first on counter this year. The collection chiefly offers variations on pink and orange (is this the color palette you&#8217;re craving right now?). The collection also presents a lot of lip options, but I&#8217;ll save those for the end.</p>
<p>First, let me introduce the eyeshadow quad ($57, permanent). Eclosion includes a satin peach-pink, a sheer light beige-pink with tiny gold sparkles, a shimmery-satin rose-sand, and a satin red-purple-brown (lighter, brighter, more red than <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/08/chanel-sophisticated-eye-collection/">Magic Night</a>).</p>
<p>The two eyeshadow singles are also a permanent addition to the line ($28.50). Tigerlily is a pale orange with a few tiny gold sparkles. Rose de Mai is a warm matte light pink.</p>
<p>Grenat ($29) is a Stylo Yeux waterproof eyeliner pencil. It&#8217;s a sheeny plush red-purple, and another permanent addition to the line.</p>
<p>And then there&#8217;s Ombre d&#8217;Eau Fluid Iridescent Eyeshadow ($32) in 40 Source. It&#8217;s a repromoted shade, a pale, shimmery ballet pink.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10251" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/chanel-spring-2012-harmonie-de-printemps/chanel-spring-2012-eyes/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10251" title="Chanel-spring-2012-eyes" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Chanel-spring-2012-eyes.jpg" alt="Chanel, spring 2012, swatches, Eclosion, Tigerlily, Rose de Mai, Source, Grenat, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
For me, the most eye-catching item on the display was the stripey, limited edition Blush Horizon de Chanel ($58). I love patterned blushes, but I&#8217;m really bad at &#8220;color math,&#8221; so I can never guess what blended color they&#8217;ll produce until I swatch them. Blush Horizon de Chanel is a pink satin (warm, but unquestionably pink, not peach).</p>
<p>Another limited item in this collection is the Poudre Universelle Compacte (Natural Finish Pressed Powder) in Jasmin ($45). Jasmin is a sheer invisible golden peach beige with tiny golden sparkles. It&#8217;s much too subtle to use as a highlighter — instead, use it all over the face for a delicately warming golden glow.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10254" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/chanel-spring-2012-harmonie-de-printemps/chanel-spring-2012-blush-and-powder/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10254" title="Chanel-spring-2012-blush-and-powder" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Chanel-spring-2012-blush-and-powder.jpg" alt="Chanel, spring 2012, swatches, Blush Horizon de Chanel, Jasmin, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
Chanel is not always 100% consistent in its lipstick formulas. The Rouge Cocos, the Rouge Allures — they all have some shades that are sheerer and some that provide fuller coverage. There are five Rouge Coco lipsticks in the collection, and it seemed to me that the four new shades (particularly Superstition and Charme) were somewhat more sheer than the repromote.</p>
<p>Superstition is a muted nude beige-pink with tiny gold sparkles. Chalys (<a href="http://karlasugar.net/2010/07/chanel-fall/">repromoted from last fall</a>) is coral. Paradis is a cool flamingo pink with pink sparkles. Charme is a more muted mauve blue-pink. Destinee is a deeper blue-violet-rose.</p>
<p>There are two new shades of Rouge Coco Shine. Candeur is nearly invisible. It&#8217;s a very sheer, very pale baby pink with tiny pink and blue sparkles. Flirt (so pretty!) is a soft, warm guava pink. All seven lipsticks (Rouge Coco and Rouge Coco Shine) are $32 each.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s also a new Rouge Coco Shine Baume, which I didn&#8217;t swatch, because it&#8217;s clear. The balm is $32.50.</p>
<p>And there are two Crayon Levres lipliners ($29): Rose Corail is a sheeny, warm, strawberry-candy pink. Bois de Rose is slightly deeper and ruddier (more red) — and it&#8217;s more matte.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10255" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/chanel-spring-2012-harmonie-de-printemps/chanel-spring-2012-lipstick-and-lipliner/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10255" title="Chanel-spring-2012-lipstick-and-lipliner" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Chanel-spring-2012-lipstick-and-lipliner.jpg" alt="Chanel, spring 2012, swatches, Rouge Coco, Superstition, Chalys, Paradis, Charme, Destinee, Rouge Coco Shine, Candeur, Flirt, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
There are three Glossimers ($28.50). Bagatelle is Barbie-/bubblegum-pink with gold sparkles (and offers more coverage than the other two options). Petillant is clear with tiny pastel pink and purple sparkles. Bonbon is sheer pale pink with gold shimmer/sparkle.</p>
<p>There are also three nail polishes ($25). April is clearly the awesomest (okay, that&#8217;s my birth month).  It&#8217;s a berry wine creme. May is bubblegum pink. June is the only limited edition shade, a pale peach/orange.</p>
<p>Last but certainly not least, the U.S. exclusive: Rose Topaz Rouge Double Intensite ($34). Rouge Double Intensite is a long-wearing, double-ended lipgloss. The colored end is super long-wearing (and kind of drying), so the clear gloss end keeps your lips feeling comfortable. Rose Topaz is a mauve rose.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10256" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/chanel-spring-2012-harmonie-de-printemps/chanel-spring-2012-gloss-and-nails/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10256" title="Chanel-spring-2012-gloss-and-nails" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Chanel-spring-2012-gloss-and-nails.jpg" alt="Chanel, spring 2012, swatches, Glossimer, Bagatelle, Petillant, Bonbon, Rose Topaz, April, May, June, nail polish, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have any deals or gifts with purchase to tell you about, though <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=245355.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5462&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.neimanmarcus.com%252Fstore%252Fcatalog%252Ftemplates%252FChanelP9.jhtml%253FitemId%253Dcat41610741%2526parentId%253Dcat38950736%2526masterId%253Dcat38670745" target="new">NeimanMarcus.com</a><img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;bids=245355.1&amp;type=10" alt="icon" width="1" height="1" /> and <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=21855.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=8157&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fshop.nordstrom.com%252Fc%252Fchanel%253Forigin%253Dcat-header%2523category%253Db60126675%25257Cs6000018%25257Cf8000411%2526type%253Dcategory%2526page%253D1%2526sort%253Dfeatured%2526sortreverse%253D0%2526instoreavailability%253Dfalse%2526lastfilter%253Dfiltercategory_1%2526sizeFinderId%253D0%2526partial%253D1%2526pagesize%253D100" target="new">Nordstrom.com</a><img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;bids=21855.1&amp;type=10" alt="icon" width="1" height="1" /> are both offering free shipping. (Use code <strong>SHOPNM</strong> on NeimanMarcus.com; no code required for Nordstrom.)</p>
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		<title>Bobbi Brown Neons &amp; Nudes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/bobbi-brown-neons-nudes/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-lips-and-liner-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Bobbi Brown, Neons and Nudes, Lip Color, swatches, Atomic Orange, Neon Pink, Uber Beige, Citrus, Cosmic Pink, Ultra Violet, Ink Liner, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" title="Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-lips-and-liner" /></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10228" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/bobbi-brown-neons-nudes/bobbi-brown-neons-and-nudes-promo/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10228" title="Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-promo" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-promo.jpg" alt="Bobbi Brown, Neons and Nudes, promo" width="200" /></a>Bobbi&#8217;s first collection of 2012 is here: Neons &amp; Nudes (and it definitely covers both ends of the spectrum). Though Bobbi gives us a bold option for eye and a nude option for lip, I gravitated toward bright lips and neutral eyes.</p>
<p>The Ultra Nude Eye Palette felt perfectly within Bobbi&#8217;s comfort zone.  (And we already know I have an infinite tolerance for neutral eyeshadow palettes.)</p>
<p>The palette is $45 and includes six shadows (plus a double-ended brush). Chino eyeshadow is a matte, soft fawn-taupe, a light sandpiper brown. Praline shimmerwash eyeshadow is a softly shimmery golden caramel brown. Pink Chandelier metallic eyeshadow is a shimmery/sparkly peach-pink-gold. Stone eyeshadow is a matte wood-brown-taupe, the darker, warmer complement to Chino. Champagne Truffle shimmerwash eyeshadow is a shimmery peach-gold, slightly deeper than Pink Chandelier. And Cocoa Berry shimmerwash is a very dark black-brown satin.</p>
<p>If I had one (trivial) complaint of this palette, it would be that many of the shades are quite similar in tone. I guess Pink Chandelier and Champagne Truffle are my lid options; Chino, Praline, and Stone are my crease colors; Cocoa Berry is my liner.</p>
<p>There are also two eyeshadow singles ($21). Bluebell eyeshadow (0F) is a sheer periwinkle/hyacinth (dreamy purple) blue. Ultra Violet shimmerwash eyeshadow (49) is a sheer heliotrope pink-purple with a medium number of tiny purple sparkles.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10229" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/bobbi-brown-neons-nudes/bobbi-brown-neons-and-nudes-ultra-nude-eye-palette-bluebell-ultra-violet/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10229" title="Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-Ultra-Nude-Eye-Palette-Bluebell-Ultra-Violet" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-Ultra-Nude-Eye-Palette-Bluebell-Ultra-Violet.jpg" alt="Bobbi Brown, Neons and Nudes, swatches, Ultra Nude Eyeshadow Palette, Chino, Praline, Pink Chandelier, Stone, Champagne Truffle, Cocoa Berry, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
Though bright lips or bold eyes shouldn&#8217;t compete with your blush, you don&#8217;t have to go without it. Bobbi has two new shades to tempt you: Nude Peach (28) and Nude Pink (29).<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10230" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/bobbi-brown-neons-nudes/bobbi-brown-neons-and-nudes-blush/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10230" title="Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-blush" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-blush.jpg" alt="Bobbi Brown, Neons and Nudes, swatches, Nude Peach, Nude Pink, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
I loooooove Nude Peach. It&#8217;s a warm guava-ish rosy peach with tiny silver sparkles for an allover satin finish. Nude Pink is a matte cool pink. The blushes are $24 each.</p>
<p>There are three Lip Color lipsticks in this collection ($23). Atomic Orange (0T) is aptly named. It&#8217;s blinding. I tried it on, and I both loved it and was scared of it. It struck me as a very &#8220;New York&#8221; color choice. It was also a little bit drying, so you may want to pair it with a gloss. Neon Pink (0R) is a bright, cool, electric-flamingo pink. Uber Beige (52) is actually a limited edition repromote, a peachy, rosy warm nude.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10231" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/bobbi-brown-neons-nudes/bobbi-brown-neons-and-nudes-lips-and-liner/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10231" title="Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-lips-and-liner" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-lips-and-liner.jpg" alt="Bobbi Brown, Neons and Nudes, Lip Color, swatches, Atomic Orange, Neon Pink, Uber Beige, Citrus, Cosmic Pink, Ultra Violet, Ink Liner, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10232" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/bobbi-brown-neons-nudes/bobbi-brown-neons-and-nudes-cosmetics-bag/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-10232" title="Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-cosmetics-bag" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Bobbi-Brown-Neons-and-Nudes-cosmetics-bag.jpg" alt="Bobbi Brown, Neons and Nudes, cosmetics bag" width="200" /></a>The three lipglosses ($23) are extremely sheer.</p>
<p>This collection also includes a limited edition felt-tipped eyeliner pen, the Ink Liner ($24). It seems absolutely identical to MAC&#8217;s Penultimate liner.</p>
<p>And there&#8217;s a Neons &amp; Nudes satin makeup bag (6&#8243; x 4&#8243; x 2.5&#8243;). It&#8217;s $30.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the collection, but I also have a few shopping tips:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=245355.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5462&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.neimanmarcus.com%252Fstore%252Fcatalog%252Ftemplates%252FP9.jhtml%253FitemId%253Dcat9980740%2526parentId%253Dcat000295%2526masterId%253Dcat000294" target="new">NeimanMarcus.com</a><img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;bids=245355.1&amp;type=10" alt="icon" width="1" height="1" /> is offering free shipping at any price with code <strong>SHOPNM</strong>, plus you&#8217;ll get a free sample tube of Bobbi&#8217;s Protective Face Lotion SPF 15 with any $50 purchase (no code required for the freebie)</li>
<li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=21855.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=8157&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fshop.nordstrom.com%252Fc%252Fbobbi-brown%252Fwomens-makeup%253Forigin%253Dradio-filter-dropdown" target="new">Nordstrom.com</a><img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;bids=21855.1&amp;type=10" alt="icon" width="1" height="1" /> (always free shipping) is offering a free deluxe size Everything Mascara and Crystal lipgloss with any $75 purchase (online only, one per person, no code necessary).</li>
<li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;offerid=164805.10000260&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0" target="new">BobbiBrownCosmetics.com</a><img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=41wFP6scfm0&amp;bids=164805.10000260&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> (free shipping at $65) is offering a free &#8220;Bobbi to Go&#8221; set (4-color mini lip palette plus mini Crystal lipgloss) with your order of $100 or more. The code is <strong>NEON12</strong>, and it&#8217;s valid through January 6th. Or use code <strong>PLUM11</strong> to get a free Treatment Lip Shine SPF 15 in Plumberry with your order of $65. Or use code <strong>GLOSS12</strong> for a free lipgloss in Nougat with your order of $65 or more. The Plum and Gloss codes are valid until April 13. All codes can be used once per customer.</li>
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		<title>MAC Daphne Guinness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaSugar</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-10210" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-daphne-guinness/mac-daphne-guinness-display/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10210" title="MAC-Daphne-Guinness-display" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Daphne-Guinness-display.jpg" alt="MAC, Daphne Guinness, display" width="250" /></a>MAC has so many new collections on counter right now, it&#8217;s making my head spin. I think the two most highly anticipated are the socialite/fashion-icon collaborations: one with Daphne Guinness and one with Iris Apfel.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Guinness" target="_blank">The Honourable Daphne Suzannah Diana Joan Guinness</a> (born 1967) is perhaps the world&#8217;s best known living heiress. She is famously fond of fashion, friend of the late Isabella Blow and the late Alexander McQueen. She is also muse to Francois Nars (she has been the face of several recent campaigns, and Mr. Nars created an eyeshadow that bears her name).</p>
<p>Anyway, Ms. Guinness&#8217;s MAC collection includes an eyeshadow palette (Interior Life, $38), which is cool and pretty, but on the chalky side. Stratus (Matte) is a ghostly marshmallow-pastel-pink. Bruised Sky (Satin) is a dusty purple, deeper and more proper-purple than <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2008/09/mac-eyeshadow-satin/">permanent shade Shale</a>. Interior Life (Veluxe) is a smoky, blued, industrial-grey satin with pretty good pigment. Heather Belles (Satin, <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2010/10/mac-tartan-tale-eyeshadow-palettes/">repromoted from Tartan Tale</a>) is a chalky, sheer, near-black satin.</p>
<p>There are also three loose pigments ($20). Circa Plum is a repromote (from the <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2008/06/mac-colour-forms-pigments/">Nordstrom-exclusive Colour Forms in 2008</a> and <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2009/04/mac-rose-romance/">Rose Romance in 2009</a>). It&#8217;s a bruisey, red-purple shimmer/frost. Aurora is a shimmer/frost muted silver-rose-brown. Nebula is my favorite, a satin-with-tiny-sparkles cool, earth-brown taupe.</p>
<p>This collection repromotes two permanent Powerpoint eyeliners (water-resistant, non-mechanical pencils, $15). Engraved is black. Grey Utility is blue-grey.</p>
<p>It also repromotes two permanent Brow Pencils (mechanical, $15): ash-golden Fling and java-dark-brown Stud.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10211" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-daphne-guinness/mac-daphne-guinness-eyes/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10211" title="MAC-Daphne-Guinness-Eyes" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Daphne-Guinness-Eyes.jpg" alt="MAC, Daphne Guinness, swatches, Interior Life, eyeshadow quad, Stratus, Bruised Sky, Interior Life, Heather Belles, Pigments, Circa Plum, Aurora, Nebula, Powerpoint, eyeliner, Engraved, Grey Utility, Brow Pencils, Fling, Stud, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
One major source of excitement over this collection is the limited reintroduction of two of the Blush Ombres from 2010&#8242;s <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2010/02/mac-spring-colour-forecast-ombre-blushes/">Spring Forecast</a> collection. These &#8220;dip-dyed&#8221; blushes feature one color at the top of the pan, fading into a second color at the bottom. Since I did top/bottom/mixed swatches for Spring Forecast, I gave you light and heavy swatches this time.</p>
<p>Azalea Blossom is a cool pink with just a very few tiny sparkles (so it&#8217;s not completely matte). Vintage Grape is a red-violet. Both blushes are $26.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10212" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-daphne-guinness/mac-daphne-guinness-blush-ombres/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10212" title="MAC-Daphne-Guinness-Blush-Ombres" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Daphne-Guinness-Blush-Ombres.jpg" alt="MAC, Daphne Guinness, Blush Ombre, swatches, Azalea Blossom, Vintage Grape, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
There are four limited edition Pro Longwear Lipsticks ($17). Seasoned Plum is artificial-grape. Approaching Storm is a rum-raisin, browned, bricky red. Red Dwarf is cool rose. Warp Speed is a sheer white frost.</p>
<p>There are also three limited nail polishes ($15). Endless Night (what a funny name for a light-colored polish. It&#8217;s not at all like <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/11/nars-holiday-2011/">NARS&#8217; Endless Night</a>) is a greyed beige-pink with pearly pink shimmer. When I swatched it, I thought of <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/11/chanel-rouge-allure-velvet/">Chanel&#8217;s recent Rose Cache</a>, but the two colors are not actually very similar. Hyperion is a polar ice blue creme. Blueblood is a very dark red-purple-brown. I&#8217;m dying to compare it to Tom Ford&#8217;s infamous Bitter Bitch.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10213" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-daphne-guinness/mac-daphne-guinness-lipstick-and-nails/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10213" title="MAC-Daphne-Guinness-Lipstick-and-Nails" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Daphne-Guinness-Lipstick-and-Nails.jpg" alt="MAC, Daphne Guinness, swatches, Pro Longwear Lipcolor, lipstick, Seasoned Plum, Approaching Storm, Red Dwarf, Warp Speed, nail polish, Endless Night, Hyperion, Blueblood, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
Last but not least, there are four limited edition Cremesheen Glass lipglosses ($18.50). Borealis is a very sheer blue-grey with tiny, invisible orange-rainbow shimmers (I didn&#8217;t even notice them &#8217;til I got outside). This color instantly made me think of <a href="http://karlasugar.net/2010/06/mac-in-the-groove/">Chillin&#8217; from In The Groove</a>. Japanese Spring is a pale, cool, cotton candy pink. Narcissus is a vibrant royal-orchid pink-purple. Richly Revered (<a href="http://karlasugar.net/2011/06/mac-semi-precious-part-1/">repromoted from Semi Precious</a>) is a rum-raisin red-rose-brown.<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-10214" href="http://karlasugar.net/2012/01/mac-daphne-guinness/mac-daphne-guinness-cremesheen-glass/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10214" title="MAC-Daphne-Guinness-Cremesheen-Glass" src="http://karlasugar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MAC-Daphne-Guinness-Cremesheen-Glass.jpg" alt="MAC, Daphne Guinness, swatches, Cremesheen Glass, Borealis, Japanese Spring, Narcissus, Richly Revered, KarlaSugar, Karla Sugar" width="400" /></a><br />
Love it? Hate it? Dying to hear what you think.</p>
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