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My jaw dropped when I first saw the colors for Chanel’s makeup collection for fall 2010, Les Contastes de Chanel. The plums, pinks, khakis, taupes and corals leave me breathless!
More swatches and product pics in a hot second, but what do you think so far?
In HBO’s True Blood, the vampires have come out of the proverbial closet. In the show, which centers around the mortal and immortal residents of a town called Bon Temps, Louisiana, the generally law-abiding humans, vamps and other preternatural citizens live alongside each other, doing their best to abide by their natures while following the rules of Southern decorum.
Of course, drama ensues, and that’s what makes the show so fun to watch! 
Lafayette Reynolds, the flamboyant cook/road crew worker/man of several questionable illegal pursuits, is one of my favorite residents of Bon Temps. How many guys can work lace and rhinestones and still look tough at the same time? Not many, I contend!
A sage of unique style, Lafayette has taught me so very many timeless makeup and beauty lessons like…
Dressed up or dressed down, they’re an unmistakably classic look.
If you plan to show some skin (and sometimes you just gotta!), accentuate the positives with accessories, like this stylish cap and matching blinged-out belt buckle.
Do you suppose a girl wearing a raspberry beret (ya know, the kind you find in a second hand store?) would wear Bobbi Brown Shimmer Lip Gloss in Raspberry ($20)? After all, it is the only gloss in the new Bobbi Brown Denim & Rose Fall 2010 collection. Available next month at — yes, you guessed it — Bobbi Brown counters and bobbibrowncosmetics.com!
Say hello to Denim ($24), the lone Sparkle Eye Shadow in the Bobbi Brown Denim & Rose Fall 2010 collection. Available next month at Bobbi Brown counters and online at bobbibrowncosmetics.com.
If the best things in life are free, why the heck does the Becca Bombora palette have to cost $65 bones?
Even though the five-piece limited edition summer palette for eyes, lips and cheeks costs an arm and a leg, I gotta say, she’s one classy lady. Drugstores everywhere may curse her existence, but all the way from her packaging to her pigments, fine textures and blendability, Bombora looks and feels luxe.
That said, you may have heard this color story (or one like it) before. With its teal, peach, coral and two golds, the palette might remind you of MAC To The Beach. Like, if MAC To The Beach were a carefree barefoot surfer girl who lives out of her car and chases big waves up and down the coast, Bombora would be her more refined older sister who only stays at five-star seaside resorts.
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Fall already?! I don’t know if I’m ready to let go of summer quite yet (seeing how it just started yesterday and all), but the new, limited edition Bobbi Brown Denim & Rose Palette ($60) is tempting me to embrace the thought of autumn leaves and snugly cable knit sweaters. Reviews/swatches coming soon. 🙂
Available next month at Bobbi Brown counters and online at BobbiBrownCosmetics.com.
What do you think of the colors/packaging?
Bargain hunting, blush loving NYX fans, lend me your ears (and cheeks!). Now, for the mere price of two scoops of fancy shmancy gelato, you can dupe (nearly) two more iconic blushes from MAC and NARS.
Meet Red and Pinched, the new summer additions to the NYX Powder Blush line ($6 each).
Pinched, a shimmery golden peachy pink, reminds me of a slightly pinker version of NARS Orgasm, while matte Red could pass for a clone of MAC Frankly Scarlet.
The newcomers are like summer salsa, spicing up NYX’s already wide range of blushes with a price point bound to make beauty bargainistas wanna dance!
This also makes me wanna dance…
The NYX Powder blushes have been around for a while and have gotten mad love on review sites like Makeup Alley. I can see why. Red and Pinched both feel soft to the touch but pack more pigmentation than I expected from them.
Oh, if you’re particular about texture, this may be something to keep in mind:
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T3 Elevate
Heat-Seeking Volumizer
Nineteen bucks ain’t cheap
Hair can appear flat
When flat irons work too well
That’s why you exist
Said to boost volume
When sprayed on limp or thin hair
Either wet or dry
Comb from roots to ends
Then bust out the flat iron
I tried it on mine…
My ‘do was straight — yes
But felt hella crunchy, too
As for volume? Meh
I think I’ll stick to
Straight Sexy Hair Flat Iron
For smooth, shiny locks
MBB Rating…
C 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
