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Like my lips, only deeper

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I’ve cited Bobbi Brown’s advice that the most flattering lip color is two shades deeper than one’s natural lip color. I’ve repeated that advice because it works.

What if you want an even more natural looking lip color than the rose brown that was touted? I found my match in Laura Mercier Stickgloss in Pomegrante, which lauramercier.com describes as “yellow-red-brown.” It mimics my natural lip color, but is a little deeper.


Laura Mercier Stickgloss in Pomegranate

When I purchased Laura Mercier Stickgloss in Pomegranate at Sephora, the saleswoman said that this lip color would be really beautiful on me. She was right.

You may find Laura Mercier cosmetics at lauramercier.com, Sephora.com, Nordstrom, Sephora, bluemercury, and other high-end stores.

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Total Beauty Web Tour

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog and Total Beauty give you the rundown on the 10 best breakthrough products for 2009.

All the single ladies, Beauty’s SPOT found a suitable replacement for men in Elemis Exotic Frangipani Monoi Bath & Shower Cream.

Continuing a month of weekly giveaways, head on over to Bare Budget Beauty for your chance to win a set of Kiss My Face Sheer Organic Shimmer or Shine products!

Check out the new Tarte “Spring Greening” palette and A Perfect Whirled cheek stain with Beauty Junkies Unite!

Beauty Anonymous wears Jewel Lips.

Neon Bible checks out some great Valentine’s Day gifts for men.

Alison Blackman aka. “Advice Sister Alison” finds out why TJMaxx and Marshalls really are a shopaholic’s dream, and uncovers some of the “must-have” trends for Spring 2009.

Beauty411 is delighted with the Dior Spring 2009 Makeup Collection!

Viva Woman recommends you to use organic flowers on your face with Zuii Organic Floral Makeup and offers a 15% special discount for her readers.

Come see what mascara The Makeup Divas is raving about.

Indian Girl loves the simple fragrance of KENZO’s Eau De Fleur – Magnolia

Just in time for Valentine’s Day,eye4style is giving away a personal lingerie fitting and a bra and panty set from Eveden. Click here to enter!

Fabulous Over Forty has a FABULOUS Kiss My Face skincare giveaway worth over $200! Hurry – giveaway entrance ends on Sat.

Krista of Boutique Flair knows that silky smooth skin is one part of having a pulled together, stylish look. So, she loves this product!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews an at-home spa treatment that will leave your skin feeling and looking amazing. Read about it here!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having a giveaway with Ralph Lauren’s new fragrance. Click here for the details and to enter!

Beauty Beast has been taking the new MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation for a test run. Find out what the verdict is byClicking here!

Glossypink shows you how to get Shopaholic’s Isla Fisher’s red-carpet look!

makeup loves me tells you about a bling-tastic valentine’s day spa treatment. happy valentine’s day!

The HomeSpaGoddess shares her thoughts on the new Revlon Matte Collection.

Julie at More than a Pretty Face reviews brow products from Japan and provides readers continual updates on promotions and specials for February 2009. In view of MAC’s Helly Kitty collection, Stila’s Barbie Loves Stila collection, and Too Faced’s Smurfette collection, she asks, What is with the nostalgia craze?

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Daneen from Spoiled Pretty is sharing her love of Felix Rey with all of you. Enter to win an Emma Zip Top Cosmetics Case (retail value $90). Also enter to win all ten shades of CoverGirl Outlast Lipstains, and three tubes of CoverGirl LashBlast Luxe Mascara!

Find a lipstick in your favorite shade for less

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Less vs. Luxe Lipsticks (Happy Valentine’s Day!)

See how to get the look of your favorite Nars, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent lipsticks at drugstore prices

Why spend $30 on a lipstick when you can spend $3 and get the exact same look? We asked celebrity makeup artists Molly Stern and Fiona Stiles to share their favorite lipstick look-a-likes — and they delivered exact shade and texture matches (no one will be able to tell the difference). Now you can get the look of a Chanel lipstick and still afford a night out.

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1 Day Tattoo Real Lasting Eyebrow

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1 Day Tattoo Real Lasting Eyebrow from K-Palette is a liquid eyebrow cover with a fine brush. 24 Hour Tattoo Real Lasting Eyebrow comes in brown or black. I use the brown color.


1 Day Tattoo Real Lasting Eyebrow from K-Palette

The woman who styles my brows told me that someone like me who has a lot of platinum hairs should use a product such as a tinted brow mascara to coat the hairs. She had not seen a product like 1 Day Tattoo Real Lasting Eyebrow before and was impressed. She said that this would be best for covering individual hairs. She thought that it would take too many strokes to tint the brows. K-palette’s web site has diagrams that show you how to use 1 Day Tattoo Real Lasting Eyebrow over you entire brow – knowledge of Japanese is not necessary!

What is with the nostalgia craze?

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Hello Kitty collection from MAC

This week, MAC launches its highly anticipated Hello Kitty collection, complete with an online charity auction of designer clothing inspired by the Hello Kitty collection. Expect this collection to sell out immediately.

Of any item with Hello Kitty’s face, here’s my favorite:

Hello Kitty HK-AK-47 with hand-crocheted cover for shoulder stock

What is with this craze for themes based on favorites from childhood? Stila has a Barbie Loves Stila collection in honor of the doll’s 50th anniversary – MAC had its own Barbie Loves MAC collection two years ago. Too Faced has a Smurfette collection, which is sold exclusively through Sephora and Sephora.com.

With the nostalgia craze in full swing, might we expect a revival of Tinkerbell (not to be confused with Disney’s Tinker Bell) cosmetics?

Majolica Majorca Brow Customize

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I’ve been dyeing my hair for years now. I had my first gray hair when I was 16, and I’m completely gray underneath now. I’ve asked my hair stylists to dye my brows, but the dye doesn’t adhere to the brows very well. I am always on the lookout for brow products that will cover the platinum hairs.

Those of us in the U.S. associate Shiseido with premium skin care and cosmetics, but in Asia, Shiseido has several brands sold through drugstores. One of these brands is Majolica Majorca. Majolica Majorca offers Brow Customize, in which you hook up different cartridges to a holder to create a custom pencil.

Brow Customize by Majolica Majorca

The products include (L to R):

  • A slant edge pencil cartridge
  • A point-tip pencil cartridge
  • A cartridge holding powder that is applied with a soft applicator
  • A holder with a whirly mascara wand

I use the powder to cover the brow and then the slant edge pencil or point-tip pencil to touch up those hairs that weren’t covered by the powder. These pencils are unusually hard. Brow experts often recommend a taupe color for the brows, regardless of brow color, so I use the powder in taupe. The cartridge cap holds the powder, and when it covers the applicator, it’s necessary to shake the assembly to dispense powder on the applicator. I use dark brown for the pencil.

After trying Brow Customize from Majolica Majorca, I prefer a product that coats my eye brows.

Just Desserts

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Over the time I’ve maintained this blog, I’ve made sardonic comments about Leslie Blodgett’s aggressive marketing of Bare Escentuals. Still, I’m fond of the limited edition collection Sweet Decadence from Bare Escentuals.


Sweet Decadence limited edition collection from Bare Escentuals

Each of the four shades have evocative names:

Dulce de Leche (pink beige glimpse)
Tiramisu (medium shimmering taupe glimpse)
Red Velvet Cake (medium polished ruby glimpse)
Chocolate Fondue (dark chocolate bark glimpse)

I love using Dulce de Leche as a highlighter, Chocolate Fondue as an eyeliner, and Tiramisu or Red Velvet Cake in the crease. Red Velvet Cake would make a pretty lip color when mixed with a waxy lip balm.

The eye colors do have some sparkle, which was particularly apparent in sunlight reflected in the rear view mirror.

To find the Sweet Decadence collection, I had to go from the Bare Escentuals boutique in Nordstrom to the Bare Escentuals stand-alone boutique to Sephora, which was the only store that had it in stock. Save yourself the effort and shop online at barescentuals.com or Sephora.com.

NARS The Multiple Bronzer

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NARS Cosmetics has expanded the range of shades for its popular The Multiple stick to include four matte bronzers.

These sticks don’t drag and apply very smoothly. You can apply these bronzers directly, using a light touch, or do what I do, which is to apply some to the fingertips and rapidly “tap” it onto the face to apply and blend. You may use The Multiple bronzer on the cheekbones and ridge of the nose (in other words, where the sun would hit your face) to give your face that “sun-kissed” look; alternately, you might use NARS Cosmetics for contouring the face.

NARS The Multiple bronzer in Tuomota

The four shades are:

Tuomota – for light to medium complexions with golden yellow undertones
Malaysia – for medium to dark complexions with red undertones
Rapa Nui – for dark complexions with red undertones
Cap Vert – Sephora.com describes this shade as “matte baked warm clay.”

You may shop NARS The Multiple bronzer online at NARS Cosmetics, Sephora.com, and Beauty.com.

Go to TotalBeauty.com and see what others think!

Yves Saint Laurent makeup

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Yves Saint Laurent PERFECT TOUCH Radiant Brush Foundation

There’s a lot of good to say about Yves Saint Laurent PERFECT TOUCH Radiant Brush Foundation. It’s lightweight, yet it provides good coverage. It feels good on the skin. It has a subtle luminescence that brightens the complexion.

On the negative side, the foundation tends to separate. I shake it before application: the package insert recommends that the user dispense foundation onto the back of her hand and blend it. It takes some practice to squeeze just the right amount, not too much. I find the brush applicator a nuisance, as I blend foundation by stippling with my fingertips or with Beautyblender.


Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat Radiant Touch

Editor’s favorite Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat Radiant Touch lives up to its hype. It brightens the eye area and other “shadows” on the face, without being overly pearlescent. Some might find, however, that Touche Eclat doesn’t provide the necessary coverage to serve as an concealer.

Touche Eclat was created by Terry de Gunzburg, who has gone on to establish her own luxe line By Terry.

You may also read these reviews at TotalBeauty.com and see what others say as well!

Yves Saint Laurent cosmetics may be found at Sephora.com.