Aveda Art of Nature Petal Essence Collection

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Aveda’s Spring/Summer Collection is inspired by nature, boasting pure pastels as well as more vibrant colors. Janell Geason, Artistic Director for Aveda introduces a blossoming palette that goes beyond mineral makeup to use natural plant ingredients that are gentle to the skin AND the planet. “We’re seeing a return to color in makeup with techniques [...]

Review, Pics and Swatches: Shiseido Spring 2013 Makeup Collection

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Shiseido’s Artistic Director Dick Page has created a beautiful collection inspired by the stunning colors of the seascape–the sunset, sand dunes and seashells. Today we’ll take a look at one of the eye shadow trios–RD299 Beach Grass. The collection includes two Eye Shadow Trios ($33):  RD 711 Pink Sands  – inspired by sand dunes with the colors [...]

Estee Lauder Mad Men Collection: I’ve Missed You Don Draper!

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    Estee Lauder’s Limited Edition Mad Men Collection is back just in time for the premier of the new season on AMC on April 7th and I love me some Don Draper!  I was but a wee lass in the 60′s but my sister was just entering college and I remember the frosty lipstick [...]

Review, Pics, Swatches: Burberry Light Glow Pink Coral Blush

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    Burberry launched a spring/summer collection earlier this year that included two new blushes; Coral Pink and Hydrangea Pink ($42). The goal of the collection was to introduce “radiant colour” into their otherwise neutral range. I purchased Coral Pink, a warm dark pink with a hint of coral. It has a soft, satin finish with [...]

Frugal Friday – Physician’s Formula Sexy Booster Sexy Glow Blush

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Physician’s Formula Sexy Booster Sexy Glow Blush ($11.99) is part of Physician’s Formula Spring 2013 line and includes two Sexy Glow Blushes, Natural and Rose and two bronzers in Light Bronzer and Bronzer. What a nice surprise this fun, gorgeous blush is! The packaging is so upscale for a drugstore product, it could easily be mistaken for Benefit or Too Faced. It even has [...]

4 Pretty Spring Blushes!

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The Spring 2013 collections are full of lovely blushes. Spring makeup always come along just when we’re feeling sick of dark dreary days and need a pick-me-up.  Pinks seem to dominate the 2013 collections, but I have a few other shades that I think will complete a fresh spring look! SHIMMER FOR OVER 40 GALS… [...]

Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush – A Pretty Valentine

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“Blush is like dessert, you didn’t know you loved it until you had a taste of it. Our blush was developed with easy application and a no-fail color palette in mind—to take the guesswork out of creating a sweet, romantic flush. It’s the little black dress of blushes.”  Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush  ($29.00) has three stripes of color: rose [...]

bareMinerals Remix Spring 2013 Collection

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The latest from bareMinerals—the Remix Collection is available this month in stores. The collection has new sleek packaging in a pretty aqua metallic sheen. The Remix Collection includes: bareMinerals READY Eyeshadow 4.0 ($30)—  The Next Big ThingThe Wild Thing  bareMinerals Round The Clock Waterproof Eyeliner  ($15) — Midnight (not pictured) Flawless Definition Mascara ($15) — Aqua Blast, Black bareMinerals READY Blush ($22) — The Natural High bareMinerals Bronzing Mineral Veil Finishing Powder SPF 25 ($20) Secret Radiance All-Over Face Color ($19) Loud & Clear Lip Sheer  ($15)— Amped Pink, Tangerine Trance, Berry Remix Both eye shadow quads have four eye [...]