Filed in » product swatches, rock & republic
Rock & Republic has been selling their entire cosmetic line for 50% off for quite some time (not much is left). I picked up quite a few blushes and a lipgloss, but I wanted to try their Exhibition Pressed Powder ($44). The color I bought is called Chenille, and like the blushes it's super soft and finely-milled. Rock & Republic is killing the competition in the blush area, but what about their pressed powders?
30
Aug 2010
Filed in » lip product reviews, nyx, product swatches
Here's a lip color that would look amazing on pretty much everyone. It's NYX Black Cherry round lipstick, and it costs around $4. It's a beautiful deep berry shade with hints of blue, but it's not too cool. Warm skin tones can definitely wear this. This lip would look extra seductive on med-to-dark skin tones, and vampy on lighter skin tones (which isn't a bad thing at all).
29
Aug 2010
Filed in » chanel, eye product reviews, product swatches
Oh Chanel, how you make my heart pitter-patter with the stroke of your fabulous mascara...with the blackest formula I've ever used! I absolutely love and adore this mascara and need it in my life. I'm no mascara snob, I'll try just about any one from the cheapest drugstore mascara to the most high-end "price of my gas tank" mascara. Why? Because when it comes to makeup -- you're never satisfied and you always wanna keep trying different brands to compare them, test them out, etc. Chanel is one of my favorites, and not because it's "Chanel"...but because it really tickles my eyelash pickle.
Filed in » cheek product reviews, deals, eye product reviews, face of the day, lip product reviews, nyx, product swatches
Smokey eyes are probably the most popular way to pimp your eyelids. There are so many ways to smoke out your eye -- and not look like a panda in the process. Insert the NYX Winter in Moscow Smokey Look palette ($19.50); a handbook sized folding palette with a mirror, 2 blushes and 5 lip colors on one side, and 14 eyeshadows and applicators on the other side. I received this item to review from my good friend in lipstick, Linda. She asked that I review it so here we go :)
Filed in » dolce & gabbana, lip product reviews, product swatches
One of the great things about cosmetics is that there are so many products available to play in that you're bound to find awesomeness lurking in every corner. I have more lip products than I do anything else, and where most people would stop after 3 lipglosses...I'm always on the quest to find something better than what I already own -- that, and I am addicted. Few days ago I ordered some Dolce & Gabbana Ultra Shine lipglosses ($29) and they were love at first swatch.
15
Aug 2010
Filed in » product swatches, tips & tricks
You ever see a lipstick that you loved in the tube, and maybe even swatched on the back of your hand...but on your face it's just a big super bright mess? That was a problem I had with a very beautiful lipstick called Impassioned ($14.50 - Amplified) by MAC. It's a very bright fuchsia that is honestly too bright even for me. To wear it I would have to lightly dab it and blend it with a darker lip liner in that same color family -- which is a great solution...but there's another one...
