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Calling all nudists! Before you strip off your Gap baby T, please note that I’m talking about nudists, as in nude lips, not, um…actual nudists. 🙂
If you love a nude lip look, let Dolce & Gabbana’s new Caramel Ultra Shine Lipgloss ($30), released with the Sicilian Lace Collection for fall, whet your appetite. This creamy, medium-weight warm beige feels slightly sticky on my lips (but not as sticky as a MAC Lipglass) and has a light rose scent (it is unflavored, though).
Dolce & Gabbana’s Sicilian Lace collection for fall 2010 doesn’t officially hit counters for a couple more weeks, but if you can’t/don’t want to wait that long, don’t. 🙂 Feed your need for instant makeup gratification with the Smooth Eyeshadow Quad in Nude ($59).
The entire Dolce & Gabbana Sicilian Lace collection
Available now, the quad’s one of two permanent collection products being repromoted in Dolce & Gabbana’s upcoming six-piece fall release (the other being Shine Lipstick in Perfection).
Can I just say how much I 
this quad? We’re practically inseparable, all because of Nude’s four easy-to-wear eyeshadow shades.
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The iridescent purple and shimmery reddish copper of the Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Blossom are so bright that they should have come with shades! Expensive ones ($36 for two shadows, oy vey!).
One of 10 powder eyeshadow duos in the company’s permanent line, Blossom lights up lids like a double rainbow all the way across the sky. 
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Barely a week into summer, and I’m already distracted by fall! The fall makeup releases launching lately (did you catch the new Urban Decay stuff yesterday?) are trying to steal the spotlight from summer, but glittery hot pink Dolce & Gabbana Classic Cream Lipstick in Shocking aims to put the spotlight back where it belongs.
Yes, the $30 price hurts almost as much as that time Vampire Eric bit your neck in the basement at Fangtasia, but this bit of glittery goodness is like summer sunbeams on lips. It’s one of 32 permanent shades in the Dolce & Gabbana Classic Creams line of lipsticks (they remind me of Chanel Aqualumieres).
Hot pink glittery lipsticks sometimes venture into trashy territory, but Dolce & Gabbana handles Shocking with class. The color’s bright, but not *too* bright to actually wear around town, while its little flecks of glitter add a touch of fun yet sophisticated sparkle.
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Gawd bless the *great* men in our lives, but if I gotta stand around another dude in my circle who smells like beef jerky, charcoal or stinky gym socks, I’m gonna spray each and every one of them with Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme ($72). In my version of Utopia, every man would walk around smelling like this fresh, citrusy scent.
Designers Domenico Dolce and Steafno Gabbana released the fragrance back in 2007, mixing light, crisp notes of bergamaot, mandarin and grapefruit with invigorating juniper, rosemary, pepper, rosewood and musk. The result? A masculine scent, sunny and relaxed, like that hot guy with the accent you met on vacation in the Mediterranean — you remember — the one with the yacht and the chiseled abs who fed you peeled grapes. Wait — what were we talking about?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Good morning, m’lady. 🙂 Happy Saturday to ya. How did you sleep? I’m just settling down at my computer with my first cup of morning tea. What are you doing at this very moment?
I just remembered that Mother’s Day is right around the corner (May 9), and even though my mom always says, “Oh, honey, please don’t get me anything,” I know that’s a form of code for, “You better not show up empty handed, yo.” To head off any potential problems, I’m trying to find an early gift.
Mom’s not a big time makeup junkie, but I think she’d really like these new Dolce & Gabbana brushes, products of a collaboration between D&G and world-renowned makeup artist Pat McGrath.
Wearing some things from Dolce & Gabbana’s Midnight Bloom summer collection: Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Laguna (eyes), Crayon Intense in Blue (eyes), Luminous Cheek Colour in Tan (cheeks) and Classic Cream Lipstick in Delicate (lips)
I had a dream once where I was wandering through a beautiful tropical garden at night. It was just me by myself, exploring under the light of a full moon, and had I stumbled across it in the dream,Dolce & Gabbana’s Midnight Bloom summer makeup collection would have fit right in.
Clockwise, from upper left: Luminous Cheek Colour in Tan, Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Laguna, Crayon Intense in Blue, Classic Cream Lipstick in Delicate
The greens, corals, pinks and solitary electric blue look like the colors from a nighttime scene — soft, romantic and almost pastel — but while the colors befit a fantasy, the prices aren’t so dreamy. Ranging from $20-59 apiece, they’re definitely not as affordable as drugstore brands.
This week I took a look at four things from the collection.
This powder eyeshadow duo comes with two shimmery shades, a forest and a seafoam green, that blend soooo crazy good. The soft, fine texture just melts right into your skin. And paired with a good base like Urban Decay’s Eden Primer Potion, they last all day long with very little fading or creasing. Who’s it for? Girls who love greens and don’t mind a splurge. Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: A
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Smooth Eyeshadow Quad in Fabulous, $59
What’s up, sunshines? 
I love spring and all, but I wouldn’t mind fast forwarding to summer, summer, summertime and the release of Dolce and Gabbana’s upcoming Midnight Bloom summer makeup collection.
Dolce & Gabbana doesn’t do drugstore, and this luxurious eight-piece release for eyes, lips, face and nails costs a pretty penny, but lovers of beachy greens, corals, pinks and blues might find it hard to resist.
I haven’t tracked down the exact release date yet (lemme know if you find it), but I’ll update you when I do.
Take a quick look at these promo picks, and holla at me in the comments if anything catches your eye. 🙂
Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Laguna, $36
Eyes
Smooth Eyeshadow Quad in Fabulous, $59
Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Laguna, $36
Crayon Intense in Blue, $29
Lips
Classic Cream Lipstick in Delicate, $30
Shine Lipstick in Emotion, $30
Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Delicious, $29
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