Lancome

Lancôme Miel-en-Mousse Foaming Face Cleanser & Makeup Remover Is Pretty Sweet

August 23rd, 2017 by Karen 5 Comments

lancome miel en mousse — Spa session in your bathroom in three, two, one…

No matter how tempted you get, do not — I repeat, DO NOT! — put any Lancôme Miel-en-Mousse Foaming Face Cleanser & Makeup Remover ($40) into your cup of tea, and you can forget about smearing it all over a piece of toast, man! Sure, it might look like honey and smell like honey and, yes, it even has honey in it, but no, it is absolutely, positively 100% not edible.

Follow the instructions for this two-in-one makeup removing cleanser, and you’ll be fine. Apply 2-3 pumps to dry skin, then gently massage it all over your face to begin dissolving your makeup. Marvel at how it feels thick like honey, but isn’t sticky like honey (weird!), and feel your tense shoulders begin to reeeeeelax as the product ever-so-slightly warms up as you work it into your skin.

Feels like you’re at the spa, doesn’t it?

At this point, if you want to take a moment to wonder why it doesn’t sting your water lines and lash lines (I usually do), feel free. Whatever you do, though, resist the temptation to lick it off your lips with your tongue!

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These Lancôme Drama Liqui-Pencils Are Flat-Out Amazing

August 9th, 2017 by Karen 11 Comments

lancome drama liqui pencil review — Totally worthy of a sweaty workout.

I climbed a rope suspended from the ceiling yesterday (yes, I did this for fun).

It was hard! But I did it. It was for the HIIT class I take at the gym. We were doing all kinds of different exercises with ropes, and I found out that the trick to the rope climbing is to engage every muscle in your body — your core, your legs, your booty — and not just your upper body and your arms.

Anyway, this story is makeup related, I swear, because while I was trying to get up the aforementioned rope, I was wearing $23 Lancôme Drama Liqui-Pencil Longwear Eyeliner.

I was wearing a couple of the new shades that were released last month — a green shade on one eye (Ponts Des Arts) and a purple (Aubergine) on the other, and, as I was trying to climb this rope, the people in class were giving me helpful advice, but at no point did anyone mention that I was wearing two different colors of liner on my eyes…which leads me to conclude that one is literally able to walk around all day with two different eye makeup looks doing lord knows what, and nobody will ever say anything.

lancome drama liqui pencil review swatches — Three of the six new Lancôme Liqui-Drama Pencil shades available now exclusively at Sephora ($23 each). Clockwise from the top: Aubergine, Bords de Seine and Ponts Des Arts

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Lancôme Monsieur Big Mascara and Marker

August 8th, 2017 by Karen 22 Comments

lancome monsieur big packaging k2 — That’s Lancôme Monsieur Big Marker liner on my upper lids, MAC Prissy Princess palette on my eyes, MAC Fleur Power Blush on my cheeks, and Nudestix Matte Lipstick in Saint on my lips.

Lancôme’s new Monsieur Big collection, which includes a mascara and a separate liner, is so obviously a shout-out to Sex and the City’s colossal character, but ya know, I’m Team Aiden for Life, because when a man volunteers to buff your hardwood floors…that’s true love right there.

lancome monsieur big packaging — Team Aiden for life, yo

The Monsieur Big collection is new to Lancôme

The collection includes a $25 black mascara, a $25 black liquid liner and a new line of five chubby $25 brow crayons (haven’t tried those, though), all of which are available on Lancôme counters and the Lancôme website now. I’m pretty sure they’re all LE.

lancome monsieur big mascara — Lancôme Monsieur Big Mascara ($25)

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Classic Summer Colors and Oversized Blush and Bronzer Palettes Make Me Wanna Swing! (Lancôme Summer Swing)

June 1st, 2017 by Karen 11 Comments

lancome summer swing k — That’s the Lancôme Patio Mediterraneen Palette, Lancôme Le Metallique Metallic Liquid Eyeshadow in Or Farniente, and the Lancôme Waterproof Eyeliners in Tempo Mediterraneen and Brun Frivole on my eyes. I’m also wearing the Patio Mediterraneen and Patio D’Une Nuit D’Ete palettes on my lids.

Ah, good play on the “s” sound, Lancôme, with your Summer Swing Collection, ’cause this lady loves a little alliteration. 🙂

“Swing,” in this particular case, does not refer to playground equipment. Or swing states. Or swingers (Oh, boy! What would THAT collection be like?!). It’s a reference to swing rhythms, as in music, and the sounds of summer.

Summer Swing is a limited edition release, and it’s already been out a little while. Lancôme Global Makeup Creative Director and All-Around Super Cool Gal (that’s her official title) Lisa Eldridge designed it.

I love me some Lisa.

lancome summer swing open — Feelin’ summery

This one goes the traditional route with classic summer colors like bronze, gold, teal, coral and hot pink — colors that really sing on tans and warm-toned skin.

lancome patio dune nuit dete — That’s a big pan, yo!

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My Picks for This Year’s Best Spring and Summer Makeup Launches

June 22nd, 2016 by Adia Goss 24 Comments

best spring summer launches — Some of my picks for “The Best Spring and Summer Makeup Launches”

Whew! There has been so much good makeup lately.

I mean, I used to get more excited about moody fall colors, but this year the spring and summer collections have been incredible! Literally, every time I turn around, I’m seeing another gorgeous collection.

If your head has been spinning a little like mine, then I hope you’ll like my picks for some of the best spring/summer makeup launches. I’d also love to hear yours.

I think I’ll start with lips, because I think a new lipstick or gloss is probably the easiest way to update your look.

Lips

First up, the Tarteist Glossy Lip Paint by Tarte, and I have the shade called Double Tap (here are swatches of the full range in this post).

I’m wearing cool-toned nude Double Tap in these pics, but I usually go for warmer-toned peaches and pinks. Thing is, this mauve is just so pretty and different from the rest of my stash. It’s opaque and not sticky at all.

Next, Buxom Wildly Whipped Lightweight Liquid Lipstick, and I just mentioned the shade called Swinger in my roundup of my favorite liquid lipsticks, so I’ll be brief now: the color and formula are AMAZING. This one is perfect for summer.

Of course, I couldn’t talk about this season’s new launches without mentioning beautiful ColourPop Dohee.

Here’s a snap of me wearing it from my Spring Haul video.

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How Cute Are These Lancome Juicy Shakers?

June 10th, 2016 by Adia Goss 22 Comments

I’ve been seeing lip treatment oils talked about on different beauty blogs a lot lately, and I’ve been curious about them…but for whatever reason, I just hadn’t gotten around to giving them a try.

Until now.

I wanted to try these Lancome Juicy Shakers ($21) for a couple of reasons. First, they’re super, SUPER cute.

They’re seriously some of the cutest lip products I’ve ever seen.

Second, the bi-phase formula (the oil and pigment settle, so you shake these up to mix them together before using them).

After you give these a quick shake, there’s an adorable little cushion applicator that you use to apply the color.

So…I really, really think these are cute. So damned cute! And they’re just perfect for the summertime, because you can get that super glossy look on your lips, but because they also contain the oil, they’re actually moisturizing.

I feel like a lot of glosses, even though they’re shiny, are actually not moisturizing at all. But these are nice because they’re moisturizing AND glossy yet aren’t thick or sticky.

As you might guess, because of the oil, they do have a somewhat oily feel, but they’re not greasy or anything like that. They feel rather unlike other lip products I’ve tried.

The two colors I have here are Apri-Cute (a peach/apricot) and pinky Berry Tale.

On my lips, Apri-Cute is pretty sheer; you don’t see a ton of pigment, but there’s a time and a place for that. And Berry Tale is a really glossy, pretty pink lip color.

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The Orange Beauty Edit

May 25th, 2016 by Carolina Braina 25 Comments

Orange Beauty Products — A few of my favorite orange beauty products

I LUUURVE orange.

To me it is such a mood- and energy-boosting color… It makes me think of a summer sunset on the beach, when the sun is an orange ball of fire and everything looks magically better in its warm light.

Since orange-toned makeup is my favorite to wear at this time of the year, today I thought I’d tell you about some of my favorite products in this fun, energetic hue, including a couple of non-makeup extras.

Let’s dive right in!

Tom Ford Lip Color Matte in Flame ($52)

Tom Ford Lip Color Matte Flame Swatch — Wearing the Tom Ford Lip Color Matte in Flame on my lips, the MADINA Prisma Blush in 03 on my cheeks, and the Essie Nail Polish in Fifth Avenue on my nails

I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love this lipstick. I don’t know if it’s because it’s called ‘Flame’ (apparently, I have a thing for makeup products whose names evoke fire or places in North Africa… – don’t ask), or because I got it last time I visited my favorite city in the world (AKA the City by the Bay), or because of its perfect point of red-orange that I like to wear no matter the season or time of the day… All I know is that I love it with my heart and soul, and if I had to keep only one lipstick out of my entire collection (oh gawd, the thought of giving up all my lipsticks but one is beyond horrifying… Why did I even go there?!), it would most likely be this one.

The Tom Ford Lip Color Matte in Flame is the lipstick I chose to ring in my third decade on this planet, and it remained pretty much intact through an Italian-style BBQ, two desserts and numerous toasts.

Despite having a bomb staying power, it’s very comfortable on the lips and doesn’t dry them out…

Did I mention that I LOVE it?

Maybelline Color Sensational The Creamy Mattes in Craving Coral ($7.99)

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For Long, Lush, Lifted Lashes, Try the Funky Brush: New Lancome Grandiose Mascara

September 18th, 2014 by Karen 16 Comments

Yo, is Cyberdyne Systems engineering mascaras now? Because everything about Lancome’s new Grandiose Mascara ($32, available in one shade, Noir) says, “BEHOLD! I am from the future, primitive bipedal creature, and I am here to rewrite mascara history as we know it! I mean…as you know it, because I already know it, of course, so I’m referring to you. As YOU know it… That’s what I meant to say. Oh, never mind!”

The wonderfully weird curved neck and tapered tube, the black rose silhouetted on the side — it’s as if an advanced artificial intelligence developed what we humans were too daft to figure out.

It’s all very sci-fi, if you ask me. 🙂

The purpose of this mascara’s programming is pretty obvs. The funky brush. Lancome says they spent three years developing a brush that could grab every last lash — even the hard-to-reach buggers that hide in the inner and outer corners — and coupling it with a formula for a dramatic, fanned lash look with lots of length, volume and curl.

Inside the box, there’s even a fairly detailed schematic demonstrating wand positions and brush flips, which may or may not leave you feeling as though you’re about to attempt brain surgery (or build a cabinet from Ikea).

Lancome Grandiose Mascara instructions — Umm…

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