Too Faced Loves Sephora 15 Years Of Beauty Palette Swatches, Review & EOTD

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Brooke

Too Faced is celebrating! It’s not only the brands 15th birthday year (April 23rd, to be exact), but it’s also it’s anniversary with Sephora! To commemorate the occasion they’ve released a new and limited edition palette, obviously exclusive to Sephora.

I’ve been posting photos and sneak peeks on Instagram for a few days now, and I’m so excited to share with you the Too Faced Loves Sephora 15 Years Of Beauty Palette!

What Sephora says about the Too Faced Loves Sephora 15 Years Of Beauty Palette:

What it is:
A handpicked collection of 15 products to celebrate Too Faced and Sephora’s 15th anniversary.

What it does:
This special edition palette incorporates 10 exclusive eye shadows each named for a Sephora and Too Faced iconic moment, person, or memory. Keeping in mind that pigment effects shadow payout, the shadows are created with high concentrations of color, so what you see is what you get—pigment-rich shades with a brilliant finish. Along with blush, shadow primer, several bronzers, and a brush, the Too Faced signature Glamour Guide is included to achieve 15 complete looks.

This set contains:
- 10 x 0.06 oz Eye Shadows in Piana Keys, So Cal, TF Loves the Cast, Jer Jer, 525 Market, Behind the Counter, Soho, Envy, David & Marg, 1998
- 0.14 oz Blush in Who’s Your Poppy?
- 0.11 oz Shadow Insurance Anti-Crease Eye Shadow Primer
- 2 x 0.14 oz Bronzer in Chocolate Soleil, Sun Bunny
- Flatbuki Brush

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens

What else you need to know:
This product is cruelty-free.

The color payoff on each and every shade of shadow and blush/bronzer in this palette is outstanding. There is just nothing bad to say about any of the above. Each shade was one finger swipe on the skin, dry, with no primer underneath.

The value is fabulous, especially because every product is amazing, and the palette is housed in a tin case so it travels well.

Bar none, the best palette Too Faced has ever created (and I love most of them, so that means this one is better than a love!).

I did quite a few looks with this palette, I just had so much fun with it! Below are my EOTD looks along with the breakdowns of the shades used underneath:

(525 Market, Jer Jer, TF Hearts the Cast, So Cal and Piano Keys; Mascara: Missha Signature Vibrating Mascara; Liner: MAC Teddy Eye Kohl)

(Piano Keys, Behind the Couture, David & Marg; Mascara: Missha Signature Vibrating Mascara; Liner: Neutrogena Brushed Pewter Nourishing Eye Liner with David & Marg over top)

(Soho, Envy, 1998, TF Hearts the Cast; Mascara: Missha Signature Vibrating Mascara tipped with Chanel Lime Light Inimitable Waterproof Mascara; Liner: MUFE 11L Aqua Eyes with Envy over top and NARS Barrow Street Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eye Liner on the bottom.)

There are also some included cards with 15 looks, so you’re never going to get bored with what you’re working with:

Finally, my FOTD is with the first eye look I broke down above as well as Sun Bunny Bronzer & Who’s Your Poppy Blush. Other products used:

The Too Faced Loves Sephora 15 Years Of Beauty Palette retails for $52.00 ($245.00 value) and can be purchased at Sephora.

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Chanel MOON RIVER 07, PINK LAGOON 27, JADE SHORE 37 Stylo Eyeshadow Swatches, Review & FOTD – L’Ete Papillon de Chanel Collection for Summer 2013

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Brooke

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This post will wrap up my coverage of the Chanel L’Ete Papillon de Chanel Collection for Summer 2013. For now. I ordered the quad offline and plan on picking up a few more pieces as well. I’m completely addicted to this collection!

From the six limited edition Stylo Eyeshadows I chose my three favorites – Moon River, Pink Lagoon and Jade Shore. I did swatch all of them in store, and you can see those via the photo on my Instagram feed.

What Nordstrom says about Chanel Stylo Eyeshadow:

A smooth-gliding pen applicator delivers a lightweight, long-wear shadow that highlights eyes with gleaming color. The cooling, water-infused formula creates a shimmering veil on lids – or precisely lines the eyes with perfect definition. An exclusive creation from the L’ETE PAPILLON DE CHANEL collection.

(L-R: Moon River, Pink Lagoon, Jade Shore)

Moon River is a beautiful shimmering taupe, clearly, if you know me at all, you knew this would be one of the ones I’d pick

Pink Lagoon is a vibrant rose pink. Generally not a shade on my radar, but it’s so different for me and swatched beautifully that it had to come home to casa Blushing Noir!

Jade Shore is like a seafoam green with a hint of teal. This is that popular shade we’re seeing from every brand this season, and I’m LOVING IT!

These metallic shadow pencils feel cool and gel like to the touch, reminiscent of the Illusion D’Ombre in another form. They’re long-lasting and wore all day on me without creasing, even when applied directly to the eye without the aid of a secondary primer. The shadows over-top will just help them set that much better.

For the EOTD look below the Stylo Eyeshadows are worn alone. They’re sheer and a little patchy, even when not blended out. Below I have Jade Shore all over the lid and blended up (because that’s what the card at the counter told me to do for this eye look), Moon River at the inner corners and Pink Lagoon under the eye. I added another layer of Jade Shore to work as a top liner and put Chanel True Blue Stylo Yeux on as a bottom waterline. The mascaras are Chanel Le Volume with Chanel Inimitable Waterproof in Lime Light at the tips.

I wasn’t happy with the above look. At all. Quick fix? Dust Le Metier de Beaute True Color Eyeshadow (the top shade from Splendid Frost) in over top. This is a greyed taupe with a golden cast. It was in an LE palette, but you can get a similar effect from Le Metier de Beaute Corinthian or Chanel Safari.

For my FOTD I did the eye look above and also had on IT Cosmetics Brow Power and a brow gel from Missha (to be reviewed). My face had Miracle Skin Transformer Face, Missha BB Cream (to be reviewed) and IT Cosmetics Celebration Foundation. On my cheeks is Chanel Sable Rose Soleil Tan de Chanel Luminous Bronzing Powder (from last Summer) and used a mixture of Chanel Troublant and Caprice Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss on my lips.

Chanel Stylo Eyeshadow retails for $34.00 and is available for purchase at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue and chanel.com.

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NARS Puerto Vallarta Multiple Swatches, Review & FOTD – Summer 2013

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Brooke

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The NARS Summer 2013 Collection brings brights to a whole other level with a duo of purple and yellow shadows to a vibrant orange color for your tips and toes. To start off my posts on this collection, I’m thrilled to share and show-off my favorite peachy cheek shade – the Puerto Vallarta Multiple.

NARS Multiples are described as quick and easy to apply, which I found to be true with the Summer 2013 launch of Puerto Vallarta. It’s warm, natural and ridiculously easy to blend, even with your fingers.

Puerto Vallarta is described as a shimmering tangerine. As you can see in the photos, there is a very slight shimmer, but it’s hardly noticeable. This Multiple is nice and creamy and was easy to dab color on the apples of the cheeks and blend up. It had a nice pigment, so on my tone I only needed to do this one time.

If you’re going to wear this on the lips definitely exfoliate, because it’s going to accentuate everything, even more so than a matte lipstick. It’s not moisturizing, but the shade is lovely and looks amazing with a clear gloss over top. I like to use the Jack Black Lip Balm.

Below I’m wearing this Multiple on my cheeks and lips.

For more information on this collection, please see the Official Press Release.

The NARS Puerto Vallarta Multiple retails for $39.00 and is available beginning April 15th at narscosmetics.com. Also look for this collection to launch at Sephora, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus & Bloomingdales.

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IT Cosmetics Hello Beautiful Kit Swatches, Review & FOTD – QVC Exclusive

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Brooke

I have a new love and also a new-to-me product range to share with you today!

IT Cosmetics is a brand I’ve heard a lot about during my time as a blogger, so of course I’m thrilled to be giving it a try. Coming SOON for one day only (March 18, 2013) to QVC, IT Cosmetics presents their Hello Beautiful Kit which is filled with five products to make you… beautiful. Obviously.

Included in this kit are five top items – the Heavenly Luxe Buffing Airbrush Foundation Brush, Celebration Foundation, Tightline Full Lash Length Black Primer Skinny Wand, Hello Lashes and the Vitality Flush 4-in-1 Reviver Lip & Cheek Stain Stick.

Starting off, the Celebration Foundation (shown in shade Light Medium) literally covers all. See below. I’m going to be up front…. my skin isn’t that flawless and I did absolutely no retouching on that photo. Sometimes I’ll zap a zit out or something, but I didn’t have to hide squat after using this foundation. I applied with the included Heavenly Luxe Buffing Airbrush Foundation Brush and the Foundation went on smoothly and doesn’t look cakey.

The Tightline Full Lash Length Black Primer Skinny Wand happened next. To be honest I didn’t see a huge difference with this. My lashes are pretty long and have a natural lift, but this wand was really nice for getting in at the shorter lashes and would be perfection for doing the lower lashes and not making a mess of yourself.

The Hello Lashes Mascara has an interesting wand. A regular wand but with a ball on the end. Sort of like weaponry for your eye balls. The ball makes it easy to get at the lashes at the inner and outer corners and helps to define and separate.

Finally, my most favorite product to DATE. Literally. I don’t know how I survived without it. The Vitality Flush 4-in-1 Reviver Lip & Cheek Stain Stick in Je Ne Sais Quoi (which, incidentally, is only available in this kit). Yes, folks, this is your new holy grail. It may look clear, but it gives off such a natural and dewy pink flush. It glides on and blends easily with your fingertips. It’s a tad sticky, but if you dust a bit of the Celebration Foundation over-top it will help. I want to sleep with this and keep in it a glass case. It’s a complete and utter love and if you’re a natural beauty who likes to get ready in 5 minutes your dumb if you don’t buy it. Just being real.

So, normally I’d swatch a set of products on my arm, but for the most part this is face stuff… so I thought it better to just show off the products in action!

Listed below are the only products used on my face. Hand up to God.

IT Celebration Foundation (using the IT Heavenly Luxe Buffing Airbrush Foundation Brush to apply)
IT Vitality Flush 4-in-1 Reviver Lip & Cheek Stain Stick on cheeks and lips
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Becca Eye Shadow Quad in Eclipsed
IT Tightline Full Lash Length Black Primer Skinny Wand
IT Hello Lashes Mascara
MAC Orpheus Kohl Power
Billion Dollar Brows Universal Brow Pencil

You will be able to purchase this set for ONE DAY ONLY – March 18, 2013 – exclusively at QVC! Of course, all products are available separately (except my new HG Stain Stick), but if you want them all it’s fun and also smart to save the money!

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Urban Decay The Glinda Palette Swatches, Review and FOTD – Disney’s OZ the Great and Powerful

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Brooke

Last month I posted about the Urban Decay The Theodora Palette from the Disney’s OZ the Great and Powerful launch, going on about how it was more “me” and more my first choice so I chose it over Glinda… but still with the intention of purchasing Glinda… blah blah. Okay, so I think Glinda may just be more “me”.

What the Sephora website says about the Urban Decay Glinda Palette:

What it is:
One of two gorgeous limited-edition palettes inspired by the Disney movie “Oz the Great and Powerful.”

What it does:
Inspired by the Disney film’s theme of good witch vs. bad witch (and the good witch/bad witch dichotomy in all of us), Urban Decay created two collectible palettes loaded with beautiful, never-before-seen shades. Recreate Glinda’s ethereal, spellbinding look with eight all new and exclusive eye shadows in six pans (this set includes two duo-shades that are split in half, with a different color on each side of the pan). Every shade features Urban Decay’s Pigment Infusion System™, the proprietary blend of ingredients that gives each shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power, and blendability.

This set contains:
- 6 x 0.05 oz Eyeshadow in Tornado (vibrant deep purple shimmer), Aura (iridescent white with blue shift and iridescent white with red shift), Magic (pinkish purple with golden shimmer), Illusion (pale peach satin), Oz (gold with gold glitter and silver with silver glitter), South (warm pale gray shimmer with silver micro-glitter)
- 0.03 oz 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in Rockstar (deep eggplant)
- 0.1 oz Super-Saturated High Gloss Color in Glinda (light sheer nude)
- A card with step-by-step instructions on how to get Glinda’s look from the film

What else you need to know:
The Glinda Palette incorporates Urban Decay’s Build Your Own Palette format for total versatility. When you finish the original shades (or whenever you get the urge to experiment), just pop them out and pop your favorite UD shadows into the cool collectible tin. It features a dreamy, celestial design awash in a sheer backdrop of pink, gold, and peach, with Urban Decay and the name of the film in foil lettering.

(L-R: Tornado, Aura (mixed), Magic, Illusion, Oz (separately), South, Rockstar liner, Glinda SSHGLC)

Glinda is the lovely to Theodora’s sultry. The soft and wearable purples and metallic shades seem to glimmer and look magical. The items in Glinda (with the exception of the liner) are exclusive to the set.

The packaging style is that awesome combination of Urban Decay and OZ, but this time the palette is refillable! So, if you’re traveling, you can switch out shades! Or, if you run out, you can replace with another color!

The shadows are soft and so ridiculously pigmented. Blending is easy no matter what shades you’re using and I experienced no fall out with any of them. Above I accidentally swatched Aura blended because they looked so similar that it slipped my mind it was a duo. One side is more violent toned and the other side is more rose toned, but you’ll get the general idea

The Super-Saturated High-Gloss Lip Color is quickly becoming one of my favorite products. It goes on as pigmented as a lipstick but with the high shine of a gloss. It’s simple to line evenly and quick to color in. This particular shade, Glinda, is a cool pinked rose that has already found a home in my HG bag.

For a coordinating liner, Urban Decay has also included a mini 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Rockstar. This is the perfect shade for this palette and will work with all included shadows.

Also included in this palette is a card with a Michelle Williams as Glinda ‘Get the Look’.

In addition to not being Mila Kunis I’m also not Michelle Williams, however I had to try the look that Urban Decay included with this set. Other products used are Urban Decay Primer Potion, MAC Plushlash Mascara, Anastasia Brunette Beauty Express for Brows & Eyes, L’Oreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream, Make Up For Ever Pro Finish Multi-Use Powder Foundation, Chanel Blush Horizon de Chanel, Chanel Poudre Signee de Chanel Illuminating Powder.

For more information on this collection, please see the Official Press Release.

The Urban Decay Glinda Palette retails for $49.00 and is available at Sephora, Ulta, Macy’s and urbandecay.com. This palette is limited edition.

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Makeup Wars – Valentine’s Day Look Featuring the DIOR Cherie Bow Palette Swatches, Review & FOTD

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Brooke

Love is in the air!!!! This week on Makeup Wars we’ve decided to pull ourselves together and show off our favorite Valentine’s Day look.

At first I wanted to do something sexier and with a red lip. But then I’m like… that’s not what I would wear out on a Valentine’s Day date! Something more me is a classy look of greys and pinks. Who does grey and pink better than Dior Beauty with the launch of their Spring 2013 Cherie Bow Collection?

For this FOTD I want to do a soft ‘in love’ look and feature the Dior Cherie Bow Palette ($80.00). The pretty enamel case is also perfect to carry around for touch ups, and even looks like a small clutch!

Being Dior, the shadows are soft and easy to apply and blend. The soft pink gloss is very sheer and has a subtle shimmer. I didn’t use it in the completed look, because the eye was so soft I wanted a bit “more” for my Valentine’s Day Look. Below is a swatch of the Dior gloss from the Cherie Bow Palette alone on my lips:

The gloss feels amazing on the lips, and I love how they put a metal cover over the top so that you’re not getting shadow dust into the product. Normally I’m skeeved out by palettes with gloss, but I’m always okay with Dior’s because they keep them separated. Now, onto the look!

To replicate my Valentine’s Day FOTD you’ll need the following:

Miracle Skin Transformer Face
Paula’s Choice Foundation Resist Instant Smoothing Anti-Aging Foundation
Make Up For Ever Pro Finish Multi-Use Powder Foundation
MAC Taupe Shape Blush (to contour)
MAC Poised Blush
Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush (to highlight)
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Dior Cherie Bow Palette (using the included liner brush I lined the top lid with the deep grey liner. I then put the light grey shade all over the lid and the dark grey shade in the crease and outer V, as well as slightly below the lower lash line. The light pink shade was used at the inner corner of the eye and to highlight.)
Neutrogena Healthy Volume Mascara
Dior DiorShow Brow Styler
MAC Clear Brow Set
Chanel Rose Pearl Rouge Double Intensité Ultra Wear Lip Color

For more information on the Dior Cherie Bow Palette, please see the Official Press Release.

You can pick up the Dior Cherie Bow Palette at Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus and dior.com.

See what the other participants in this installment of Makeup Wars came up with! I’m really excited to see what the other ladies have as their faves! What WILL we think of next?!

To view the whole line-up of Makeup Wars click here for the blog category!

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NARS 413 BLKR The Multiple Swatches, Review & FOTD

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Brooke

New for 2013, NARS has released not only a new Multiple, but a new addition to the 413 BLKR collection! Introducing the 413 BLKR Multiple!

What the NARS website has to say about the Multiple:

François Nars’ iconic innovation, the original multi-purpose stick for eyes, cheeks, lips and body. Its unique creamy formula and sheer color blends effortlessly to create shimmering accents; contours or dynamic highlights on all skin tones. Apply with fingers: the skin’s warmth allows for perfect blending.

“Best Overall Highlighter” 2011 InStyle “Best Beauty Buys”.
Mistake-proof color; quick and easy to apply.
Sheer, natural finish for eyes, cheeks and lips.
Enriched with Vitamin E and açai oil for antioxident benefits.

The 413 BLKR Multiple is described as burgundy. Yes, at first glance this is a terrifying color to even begin to imagine putting on your cheeks. Focus. You CAN wear this! Pat it on lightly, blend it out. Repeat as desired. Buff, buff, BLEND!

This multiple is the product you’re after to give you those just flushed winter cheeks! You can be a ski bunny without being out in the cold or the snow! My prayers, they are answered. I loved this particular multiple because the color lasted all day long and was creamy going on. It was really simple to blend out and make it look like a natural blush of the cheek.

Also, this is a MULTIPLE! So don’t be scared to pop it on your lips, eyes… or whatever other part of your body that you decide needs to be burgundy.

I’m wearing the 413 BLKR Multiple on my cheeks below blended out with the Sigma F80. I am also wearing it in this look with the Urban Decay Theodora Palette.

Other reviewed pieces in the 413 BLKR Collection: Duo Eyeshadow, Velvet Matte Lip Pencil & Larger Than Life Lipgloss.

For more information on this product, please see the Official Press Release.

The NARS 413 BLKR Multiple retails for $39.00 and is available exclusively at narscosmetics.com and NARS flagship boutiques: 413 Bleecker St, New York, NY; tel: 646.459.2323; 8412 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA; tel: 310.623.1730

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Urban Decay The Theodora Palette Swatches, Review and FOTD – Disney’s OZ the Great and Powerful

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Brooke

Freaking out is only one way to describe my hysterics when I saw the new Urban Decay OZ the Great and Powerful Palettes.

Of course I needed both of them, but so far I’ve only picked up Theodora. The lemming was equal for both, but I took a chance and guessed Theodora will sell out more quickly so it came first.

What the Sephora website says about the Urban Decay Theodora Palette:

What it is:
One of two gorgeous limited-edition palettes inspired by the Disney movie “Oz the Great and Powerful.”

What it does:
Inspired by the Disney film’s theme of good witch vs. bad witch (and the good witch/bad witch dichotomy in all of us), Urban Decay created two collectible palettes loaded with beautiful, never-before-seen shades. Recreate Theodora’s captivating, edgy look with eight all new and exclusive eye shadows in six pans (this set includes two duo-shades that are split in half, with a different color on each side of the pan). Every shade features Urban Decay’s Pigment Infusion System™, the proprietary blend of ingredients that gives each shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power, and blendability.

This set contains:
- 6 x 0.05 oz Eyeshadow in Broken (pale cream satin), Beware (warm brown matte), Bewitch (dark charcoal brown satin), West (deep metallic brown shimmer), Spell (black satin with green and gold shimmer and gold metallic with tonal glitter), Jealous (pale green pearl and dark green pearl)
- 0.03 oz 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in Zero (black)
- 0.1 oz Super-Saturated High Gloss Color in Theodora (bright red cream)
- A card with step-by-step instructions on how to get Theodora’s look from the film

What else you need to know:
The Theodora Palette incorporates Urban Decay’s Build Your Own Palette format for total versatility. When you finish the original shades (or whenever you get the urge to experiment), just pop them out and pop your favorite UD shadows into the cool collectible tin. It features a moody, colorful skyscape flanked by Rorschach-like patterns, with Urban Decay and the name of the film in foil lettering.

(L-R: Broken, Beware, Bewitch, West, Spell (duo), Jealous (duo), Zero, Theodora)

Theodora is simply a fabulous palette. The shades are wearable and sultry browns and taupes combined with a flash of the green that is going to be so popular this year. The items in Theodora (with the exception of the liner) are exclusive to the set.

The shadows are soft and so ridiculously pigmented. Blending is easy no matter what shades you’re using and I only experienced fall-out with Beware, but that is okay because for the ‘Theodora look’ you’re supposed to smudge under the eye.

This palette marks my first experience with the Super-Saturated High-Gloss Lip Color. I LOVED this product. It goes on as pigmented as a lipstick but with the high shine of a gloss. It’s simple to line evenly and quick to color in. This particular shade, Theodora, is a warm red that leaves a hint of stain behind as it fades.

For a coordinating liner, Urban Decay has also included a mini 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero. I usually complain about getting this particular shade over and over again, but for this palette it works and I couldn’t imagine another one being better.

Also included in this palette is a card with a Mila Kunis as Theodora ‘Get the Look’.

Mila Kunis I am not (darnit!) but I did re-create the look from the card above. Other products used are Urban Decay Primer Potion, Neutrogena Healthy Volume Mascara, Dior DiorShow Brow Styler, Miracle Skin Transformer Face, Make Up For Ever Pro Finish Multi-Use Powder Foundation and NARS 413 BLKR Multiple (to be reviewed).

For more information on this collection, please see the Official Press Release.

The Urban Decay Theodora Palette retails for $49.00 and is available at Sephora, Ulta, Macy’s and urbandecay.com. This palette is limited edition.

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MAC Porcelain Pink Mineralize Skinfinish Swatches & Review – Apres Chic

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Brooke

Two Mineralize Skinfinishes were repromoted for the MAC Apres Chic Collection – Stereo Rose (that is a link to the comparison swatches I did in 2010 of the original and the repromote. The post was moved over from my blogger site so the pics are small, but you can click them to enlarge them) and today’s post of Porcelain Pink.

What the MAC website has to say about Mineralize Skinfinish:

A luxurious velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish. Smoothes on: adds buffed-up highlights to cheeks, or an overall ultra-deluxe polish to the face.

10 g / 0.35 US oz

Porcelain Pink (soft pinky coral with gold veining) makes for an excellent highlighter (or subtle blush for the fair). When applied lightly (whether on the cheeks, bridge of the nose, brow bone… etc) it gives off a subtle glow and makes the face come to life. Fair skinned beauties can build up the color on their cheeks for a bit more color, but be warned that this product is frosty and can make your pores stand out.

Shown below I’m wearing MAC Taupe Shape Powder Blush to contour and Porcelain Pink on my cheeks (I’m NW25 for MAC).

For more information on this collection, please see the Official Press Release.

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish retails for $29.00 and can be purchased at your local MAC counter (Nordstrom, Macy’s), store, or online at maccosmetics.com.

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Makeup Wars – My Festive Holiday Face

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Brooke

This week the beautiful ladies of Makeup Wars are getting ready for the holidays.

For this particular festive holiday face I went for something a bit more neutral and left my hair a little more flamboyant than usual. This is a look that I would go for as I go to general holiday friends and family type parties, rather than just a bold look that I’d use for a more “party like a rock star night out”.

I started out by prepping my face with Miracle Skin Transformer (full review to come) and then applying 3LAB Perfect BB Cream. I lightly patted on my HG powder, which is the Lancome Dual Finish Powder. I kept my blush neutral as well with the Chanel SABLE ROSE Soleil Tan de Chanel Luminous Bronzing Powder.

For my eyes I began by priming with UDPP. For the shadows, I reached for one of my favorite go-to palettes of the season, the Midnight Hour Eye Shadow Palette which Sephora released as part of the Cinderella Reigning Beauties Collection. The top liner is the NARS Atlantic Eyeliner Stylo and the bottom is the NARS Rue Saint-Honoré Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner. The mascara is simply a few coats of MAC Plushlash. For the brows I used the Dior DiorShow Universal Brow Pencil and MAC Clear Brow Set.

On my lips, I started by defining around the line with MAC Subculture Lip Pencil. Which is just my go-to pencil that almost matches my lip shade. I put Dior Saint Tropez Addict Extreme Lipstick over top.

To amp the look up a bit you could switch out the lip for the ever classic red.

Makeup Wars looks forward to seeing you in 2013!!!! See what the other participants in this installment of Makeup Wars came up with! What WILL we think of next?!