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LE Lancome Color Fever Lip Color Set - Piha Red and Piha Black
Would you wear black lip gloss? How about using it to kick up a racy red lip gloss, inspired by the sole shade of Christian Louboutin heels?
The new Lancome limited Edition lip color set — Piha Black Color Fever Lip Gloss and Piha Red Color Fever Lipstick — gives you just that look. The shades were designed by Lancome’s new artistic director for makeup, Aaron de May. De May suggests to wear the shades alone or together to play with different lip looks. According to de May, Piha Black can also be used as an eye gloss.
In case this new Lancome set is your new must-have, only 500 sets will be available in the US, including at Bloomingdales 59th Street in New York, five Lancome Boutiques, and lancome-usa.com. If you want to be on Bloomie’s waiting list (only the New York location), call 212-705-2886 to be added.
Fall 2008 Makeup: Golden Glam
This fall, among your usual rose, berry, or earthtone makeup shades, gold makeup is IN and looking more alluring than ever. I am loving it, considering that I’m currently into highlighters to make my skin glow when I go out at night and gold highlighters happen to make my skin glow better than anything else.
These are some of my favorite *new* or ongoing gold makeup products:
Mineral Essence Shimmer in 24K, $16
For a “24 karat gold” eye look, use your finger to pat this mineral eyeshadow onto your lids. It also contains green tea extract, alpha lipoic acid, and vitamin A! Do something good for your eyelids (and look glam while doing so).
Lancome Color Design Lipstick in Gold Strike, $22
This lip color is my go-to gold shade. I line my lips with Estee Lauder’s Chocolate Writer lip pencil then dab on Lancome’s Gold Strike lippie. Loves it.
Revlon High Dimension Eyeliner in Gold Flash, $7.49
I love to use this metallic gold eyeliner to line the bottom inner edge of my eyes to make them *pop*. Following that I line the rest of my lid with brown-black or black eyeliner. Revlon’s Gold Flash liner really adds a striking touch.
Clinique Glow Crazy Powder Highlighter in Gold Dust
I’m in love with this highlighter right now. I’m not crazy about the packaging, but beyond that, I use a flat-topped makeup brush to add this highlighting powder to my cheekbones after I’ve contoured my cheeks. It gives you a “high-maintenance” looking glow that really only took two seconds to achieve. Fantastic.
Unfortunately, this shade has been discontinued. Unless you can find it on eBay, next best thing is new Chanel Facettes D’or Limited Edition Highlighter in Gold Fever, which is pressed an therefore easier to apply.
Clinique Modern Matte - Fall 2008
Clinique has debuted their new color story for fall 2008: Modern Matte. I think that it is brilliant. There aren’t many collections I’ve come across personally, if any at all, that promise a completely matte look. This has always been a concern for women that I’ve worked with — to find products and shades that don’t add any shimmer or shine to the face — and Clinique has delivered!
Modern Matte features four new Clinique products including High Impact Lip Color with SPF 15, Blushwear Cream Stick blush, Defining Liner for lips, and Colour Surge Stay Matte eyeshadow.
The price point for the entire collection is less than $20, which is why Clinique will continue to be a favorite of mine.
New! Smashbox Fall 2008 Color Collection: Wicked Lovely
Leave it to Smashbox to debut the most demure and feminine makeup collection the upcoming season has seen with their new Wicked Lovely fall 2008 color collection.
Smashbox: Every woman is naughty and nice, daring and demure, light-hearted and darkly alluring. For looks that are charmingly sweet, devilishly sexy, or a little bit of both, experience our Wicked Lovely Collection.
Eyes
Wicked Lovely Shadow Duo ($24)
Wicked Lovely Cream Liner & Loose Shimmer ($32)
Smashbox Bionic Mascara ($19)
Lips
Wicked Lovely Lip Gloss ($18)
Wicked Lovely Lip Pencil ($16)
Wicked Lovely Doubletake Lip Color ($22)
Face
Smashbox Blush Rush ($24)
MAC New View Summer Collection — July 10
For those of you craving a non-flashy, more natural MAC makeup look, MAC New View Summer Makeup Collection will debut alongside Electroflash later this week, July 10. Get your bronze on with these new baked mineral shades!
Eyeshadow
MAC MINERALIZE EYESHADOW DUO ($17.50)
Light Medium Pale - golden beige/Warm yellow beige
Medium Soft - creamy beige/Light peachy pink
Medium Dark - Caramel/Light tan
Dark Deep - caramel/Mid-tone yellow gold
Deep Dark Rich - golden bronze/Deep copper bronze
I am eyeing the Dark Deep Mineralize duo. Can’t wait!
MAC Electroflash Summer Collection — July 10
In just two days (July 10), MAC will debut their new Electroflash summer makeup collection. Our makeup stash may already be full to the brim of all the fabulous collections that MAC and other cosmetic lines have come out with thusfar this season, but the madness does not stop! Get your hands on your new faves from MAC Elecroflash collection for summer when it hits the counter later this week:
Eyeshadows
MAC MINERALIZE EYE SHADOW DUO ($17.50)
Play on Plums - Peachy gold with pink and bronze veining/Bronzed burgundy mono
Sea & Sky - Silvery pale blue with deep blue and silver veining/Bright blue mono
Hot Contrast - Dirty red with silver and black veining/Black mono
Love Connection - Pale beige with gold and blue veining/Warm gold mono
Two to Glow - Dirty bronze with pink and orange veining/Orange mono
Odd Couple - Warm gold with lavender and bronze veining/Purple mono
Polar Opposites - Dirty purple with silver, indigo and pink veining/True silver mono
Fresh Green Mix - Golden olive with blue, gold and aqua veining/Lime mono
Pink Split Mélange/Mono - Dirty rose with bronze and pale blue veining/Pink with gold pearl mono
Lip Gloss
MAC LIPGLASS ($14)
Cultureclash - Frosty clear baby pink with multi-dimensional pearl (Frost)
Major Minor - Frosty mid-tone beige with multi-dimensional pearl (Frost)
Sonic Vibe - Frosty mid-tone pink with multi-dimensional pearl (Frost)
Li’ Hot Pepper - Frosty burnt red with multi-dimensional pearl (Frost)
Lipstick
MAC LIPSTICK ($14)
Vanity’s Child - Sheer pale beige with pearl (Lustre)
Fast Thrill - Frosty clean mid-tone pink with pearl (Frost)
Mellow Mood - Glossy mid-tone dirty pink with pearl (Lustre)
Dangerously Hot - Creamy deep brown red (Amplified)
MAC Insider Temptalia has all new pictures of MAC’s new Electroflash Summer Collection. Check them out!
What Is This About Vibrating Mascara?
Apparently, leading makeup line Estee Lauder has been the first to introduce the revolutionary “new” technology of… vibrating mascara. I say “new” in quotes because vibrators are not new, and mascara is nothing new, but vibrating mascara?
Estee Lauder TurboLash All Effects Motion Mascara boasts lash “length, curl, and separation” from its battery-operated, motion-happy bristle brush that vibrates at 125 micropulses a second. Interesting. Can’t knock it because I haven’t tried it yet but it is certainly an interesting marketing angle!
Look out for Lancôme’s polymer brush version of vibrating mascara in the fall, called Ôscillation. Read more about Lauder’s and Lancome’s new vibrating mascara on Sparkle*Shelf and WWD.
