A couple of months ago, when I first got the sneak peak preview of Chanel’s Smokey Eyes eye shadow quad (it was on the annoying promotional mini-site for the Exceptionnel mascara) I got a serious case of coveting.  It looked utterly gorgeous.Last week…

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Continue reading → Reality Check: Chanel Smokey Eye Quad

I doubt Bobbi Brown would release any numbers, but I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the Mauve collection is the biggest bestseller since the Chocolate palette of fall 2006. It’s practical, wearable, flattering on just about anyone and looks very c…

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Continue reading → Bobbi Brown Fall 2008 Mauve Collection

Chanel Ombre Essential eyeshadows have the softest, smoothest texture and always make me wonder why I don’t just stick with them (the answer is that we, beauty ninjas, are both brave and reckless when it comes to new products. We just can’t be satisfie…

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Continue reading → Chanel Fall Makeup Collection: Ombre Essential Eyeshadow

Among the more interesting options for fall 2008 we have the ‘Dandy’ collection from Dior. It’s interesting, and can be made wearable with a few adjustments. Nordstrom debuted it and within days (and before I made up my mind if I really need more pearl…

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Continue reading → Another Fall Look: Dior Dandy Collection

Liv Tyler makes heavy silvery-smoky eye shadow appear like the prettiest thing ever, and I’m usually not a fan of this look. Since she’s the face of Givenchy cosmetics, this might have been done with their Shadow Show in Stylish Grey and Star Diamond…

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Continue reading → What Would Arwen Wear?

Niche perfume and niche makeup are not equal. I have very few positive things to say about mass market fragrances of the last decade (I still buy an occasional vintage bottle, though). However, very often the same companies make the best makeup or skin…

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Continue reading → Face Time Well-To-Hue Eye Shadow

My goal when applying eye shadow is to get a smooth, well-blended look that accentuates the eyes, makes them pop and is all about me eyes and not about the makeup. There’s a balance between fashion colors, textures, the fun of experimenting and the ide…

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Continue reading → Becca Crème Eye Colour

Keeping the theme of beautiful things, I’ve been completely obsessed lately with the under-hyped Ten Thousand Islands eyeshadow palette from Cargo. It’s supposed to be a limited edition, but it’s been around since 2006 and is still available from Sepho…

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Continue reading → Making Eyes- Cargo Eye Shadow Palettes - Ten Thousand Islands

…and save you the trouble.I’ll start with the non-perfume findings, because those are way more positive. And also because it’s my turn to add a cent or two of my thoughts to the much talked about Wall Street Journal article. Since it relates nicely t…

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Continuing their Napa Valley winery theme, 29 Cosmetics offer pretty eye shadow palettes, each one contains 4 well coordinated colors. The compact is elegant and feels luxurious, the colors are very wearable and blend well. Of course, there’s also the …

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Continue reading → Muted Beauty: 29 Cosmetics I-BLOCK Eye Shadows

I’m not a fan of anything extreme in makeup, crazy eyebrows included. But you can’t deny that darker, more defined eyebrows are an important trend this season and there are ways to do it right without becoming unrecognizable to anyone but our mothers, …

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Continue reading → It’s the little things

This looks like a great season for makeup. There’s a wonderful abundance of textures and colors, so when a product manages to shine and stand out among the bounty, it has to be a good one.Bobbi Brown Velvet Plum Metallics, one of the four limited editi…

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I’m often asked about finding good office-friendly eye shadows in muted, wearable colors in matte textures: no shimmer, no pearlized, frosty effect and absolutely no glitter. There aren’t that many of those left. My fall-back item in this category has …

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Here’s something to tide us over while waiting for Bobbi Brown’s Metallics: Cargo has several new eye palettes. What I like about them is the combinations of pretty neutrals with one or two high octane colors which, if used just right, can take your lo…

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The title reminds me of the promos for Ninotchka: “Garbo Laughs!” Sounds equally surprising, isn’t it?The queen of natural looking (well, except of that horrible violet face palette) makeup is taking a bold step with four limited edition eye shadow pal…

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Continue reading → Bobbi Goes Metallic!