Photo Courtesy of China Glaze

The China Glaze Vintage Vixen Collection is all about the classic shades of the 1940′s, perfect red lips, and nights of swing dancing all night long. Multi-faceted jewel tones make up this 1940′s glamour collection, with each shade boasting a gorgeous, sophisticated shimmer in each color. To see swatches of the six shades I purchased, read more…

Making your own lip gloss, and customizing your own colors is as easy as counting to three! No, really…with only a couple of basic ingredients you can play Mad Scientist in your bathroom with your cosmetics, and customize the perfect shade for yourself. To learn how easy this is, read more…

This weekend, while casually strolling the cosmetic aisles in Target, I came across a New York Color Metro Quartet that I did not own yet, and it was absolutely beautiful. “Chelsea Chic” contains four eyeshadow shades, all exactly reminiscent of Chelsea, New York City, the sophisticated, artsy neighborhood. I made this look really stand out by applying black eyeliner on my upper lash line, and some false eyelashes. To see how to achieve this look, read more…

Femme Couture, a brand of cosmetics sold at Sally Beauty Supply, has really stepped up their game, adding several new products to their line. One of them which caught my eye was this Mineral Effects Floral Blush, which came in several shades, boasting a gorgeous shimmering floral design baked right into the blush. This blush reminds me of the high-end bronzers and blushes we have seen this season, with intricate and gorgeous designs of bronze and pink intertwined with one another. To see more photographs, read more…

Hard Candy has been around for over a decade, and I distinctly remember using their products when I was in my early teenage years. After a bit of a vacation in the cosmetics world, the brand came back, being sold exclusively at Walmart stores. With very reasonable prices, and bold, inspiring colors, they have a product line that I could just sit and test out for hours. One of my favorite Hard Candy products that is definitely worth picking up is Hard Candy’s Baked Blush in “Honeymoon Peach.” It is the perfect blush for very light to light skin tones, and the most gorgeous highlighter for medium and dark skin tones. To see more photographs, read more…

I get a lot of questions asking me what my skin care routine is, from start to finish. I believe that skin care routines should be as simplistic as possible, because otherwise you will eventually have “skin care burnout” and stop taking proper care of your skin. After many years of tweaking my routine with various steps and products, from the extremely complex to the bizarre, I have finally settled on a simple but effective skin care routine that works for me and keeps my skin clean, clear, and glowing. read more…

Bare Escentuals BareMinerals Flawless Definition Mascara has been around for awhile, but Bare Escentuals just released the brand new Flawless Definition Volumizing Mascara. The mascara wand is thicker and more bulbous in this version, and the results are flawless. With a recent Sephora order, I got a deluxe sample of this brand new product, and color me impressed, I have a massive crush on this new mascara! Wait until you look inside to see the results… read more…

Sally Hansen has a stellar line of products, from pedicure supplies, to nail polish, to makeup, to lip gloss. Their Lip Inflation lip gloss has been a favorite of mine for years, with plumping effects that look natural, and a variety of gorgeous, shimmering shades. In the drugstore recently, I saw that they had released a Lip Inflation Extreme, a more intense version of the original. Intrigued, I picked up the shade “Sheer Pink Berry,” and brought it home to test it out. Does Lip Inflation Extreme live up to my expectations for a Sally Hansen product? read more…

OPI “Significant Other Color,” is a gorgeous pinkish-lavender that flashes bright green in different lighting and angles. The green is a very bright duo-chrome effect, and it looks absolutely gorgeous on the nails. What I love about this shade in particular is how demure and beautifully natural it looks on the nail – more than appropriate for a work manicure. Yet, the pinkish-lavender gives way to a bright green, making the color funky, unique, and slightly edgy. To see more swatches, read more…

LORAC Cosmetics had a fantastic sale over at HauteLook about two weeks ago, blowing out their cosmetics for up to 80% off. During the sale, I picked up some Lip Polishes – cute, creamy, richly colored lip glosses that come in nail polish inspired bottles. Right now, these LORAC Lip Polishes are on clearance for only $3 on the LORAC Website. The packaging on these are adorably cute, looking exactly like nail polish bottles, and even unscrewing to a “polish brush” applicator like nail polish. The color in these is pigmented and rich, and the formula is creamy and non-sticky. To see more photographs, read more…