Thanks to Sephora for the awesome goodies. Recently, Sephora sent me a box of goodies that were all their house brand. They were really confident that their in house cosmetics brand could stand up to the test, and go toe to toe with the brands that I normally wear. So you know what we did? We put the Sephora brand of makeup to the test. ...
New Releases from Clarins Paris + Our Thoughts on Them
Special thanks to Clarins Paris for sending these editorial samples. With summer arriving, one of the things you should be doing is going through your cosmetics case and cleaning it out. Get rid of the expired stuff, and change out some of your winter colors for fresh summer pieces. Our friends at Clarins sent over some of their great new items for summer for us to check out. ...
Reese Witherspoon Golden Globes 2015 | Get the Look
Reese Witherspoon always looks great on the red carpet. The 2015 Golden Globes is no different. From her flawless, on point makeup to that stunning silver gown, what is that girl’s secret? I know, and now you can know too. It starts with great skin and fab Laura Mercier cosmetics. Here’s how to get Reese Witherspoon’s fabulous look from the 2015 Golden Globes. It wouldn’t take much to ...
Mehron INtense Pro Palette Fire Review & Swatches
Mehron is known in the theater makeup world for having fabulous products that are packed full of color. These pigments are intense and bright, long lasting, and, most importantly, easy to use. Recently, the great folks at Mehron sent me one of their Intense PRO Pressed Powder Pigments palettes to play with. Whew! Say that 10 times fast. Anyway…I opened it up, and there were eight of the ...
One Direction Makeup Collection Review – Up All Night
One Direction. They seem to be everywhere you look. You can’t turn on the radio without hearing one of their songs. And if you have a tween or teen – fuhgeddaboutit. It seems as though One Direction has set their sights on their next takeover target - the beauty industry! The boy band already had their own fragrances, and now they’re releasing One Direction makeup collections. There are three ...
Tarte Rainforest After Dark Palette Review & Swatches
Lately, I’ve been noticing a trend in makeup palettes. This trend is that there are more all in one palettes hitting the market. These generally have a few eye shadow shades, a blush or two, and maybe a highlighter and/or bronzers. These can be great, if the colors are right for you. Of course, if the blush isn’t quite right, these all in one palettes can feel like a let down. As someone ...
Merle Norman Spring Makeup Review
Recently, I had the opportunity to check out a few items from Merle Norman’s new Spring 2014 makeup line. We all know about Merle Norman and their quality products, but I have to admit – it had been a while since I’d tried anything from the line. For some reason, Merle Norman just never seems to be one of the brands that I seek out. ...
Almay Shadow Softies: Worth It?
Almay shadow softies were purchased with my own money. Recently, while running some errands, I happened upon this display of gorgeous eye shadows from Almay. These happened to be the new line of Shadow Softies. There were vibrant, beautiful single colors in really modern packaging. I’m a sucker for packaging. I kept looking and looking, trying to decide on a couple colors to try. ...
