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Second Round of Dolce & Gabbana Makeup from Saks NY Brushes with Greatness Event

July 22, 2009

I placed an order from Saks NY for their Brushes with Greatness Event and received a cute Stephanie Johnson makeup bag filled with tons of little samples and goodies. Also with Dolce & Gabbana, they were having a gift of their Eyeliner Pencil in Black and a mini Body Cream.

What I ordered:
* Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Nude
* Luminous Cheek Color in Nude
* Classic Cream Lipstick in Charm
* Crayon Intense Eyeliner in Coffee

Left to right: Coffee Eyeliner, Black Eyeliner, Charm Lipstick

Nude Eyeshadow Quad & Nude Blush with Flash:

Close Up of the Nude Eyeshadow Quad:

Close Up of the Nude Blush:

D&G gift with purchase:

Saks Gift with Purchase:

Haven’t had a chance to play with anything yet, but after my first haul back in May, I’ve come to really like the texture of the eyeshadows. Overall, I feel the line is still overpriced but I do like the colors I have purchased. The only thing I don’t love is the Stromboli eyeliner, but I had to get Coffee because I’m a huge fan of shimmery browns. I will try and do some comparison pictures of the lipstick with the others I ordered before in the next week or so.

Interested in more Dolce & Gabbana? Check out this link to see pictures of more eyeshadow quads, lipsticks, and eyeliner:

First Look: Dolce & Gabbana Makeup

Includes pictures of Champagne Quad, Contrasts Quad, Perfection, Naked, Soiree, Velvet Lipsticks (Shine & Classic Cream Formulas).

For swatch of Stromboli Eyeliner, check out the Smokey Series:

Color Focus: Smokey Eyes Part 3 (Black Golds)

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Bobbi Brown Forest Shimmer Ink Gel Liner & Honeysuckle Lip Crayon

July 21, 2009

Bobbi Brown’s newest Ivy League collection is centered around a green-colored theme for fall. Today I picked up 2 items: the new Forest Shimmer Ink Gel Liner and Honeysuckle Lip Crayon. Other items in the collection included a new angled eyeshadow brush, a new eyeshadow and 5 other lip crayons.

The other lip crayons were on the brighter/more intense side. If you’re a fan of bright rich pinks, you will love Wild Rose and Posey. If you’re into nudes, then you’ll like Honeysuckle (for a peachy nude) and Dusty Nude (for a nude brown with slight pink). This first round I passed on Dusty Nude because it seemed similar to some other colors I already own but I will be checking back on it again later.

The new e/s brush was nice, but not a must have in my opinion.

Pics, swatches, and comparisons!

Forest Shimmer Ink & Honeysuckle:

Forest Shimmer Ink versus Ivy Shimmer Ink and Clinique Egyptian:

Swatch comparisons:

1. Bobbi Brown Long-wear Gel Eyeliner Ivy Shimmer Ink
2. Bobbi Brown Long-wear Gel Eyeliner Forest Shimmer Ink
3. Clinique Brush-On Cream Liner Egyptian (now only available in the pencil cream shaper form)
4. MAC Kohl Power Black Karat
5. Nars Eyeliner Kyoto
6. Laura Mercier Kohl Eye Pencil Black Jade
7. Bobbi Brown Lip Crayon Honeysuckle
8. Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Belle du Jour
9. Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Café Con Leche
10. MAC Cremestick Liner Honey B. (this was recently put on the MAC Goodbyes List, still might be available at local MAC stores and Nordstrom counters – happens to be my HG ylbb nude)
11. MAC Cremestick Liner Summerfruit
12. Bobbi Brown Lip Liner Beige

Like greenish shades? Here are some other green shadows:

1. MAC Lustre Eyeshadow Greensmoke
2. MAC Starflash Eyeshadow Mink & Sable (discontinued, but similar to MAC Sumptuous Olive Eyeshadow)
3. MAC Eyeshadow Saturnal
4. Bobbi Brown Long-wear Gel Eyeliner Ivy Shimmer Ink
5. Bobbi Brown Long-wear Gel Eyeliner Forest Shimmer Ink
6. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Rush (has a khaki slight greenish tinge)
7. Bobbi Brown Metallics Trio in Forest Metallics: Sage, Basalm, Forest (note Sage & Forest are available individually)

More green eyeliner swatches:

Color Focus: Smokey Eyes Part 5 (Blues & Greens)

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Color Focus: Taupe Eyeshadows

July 20, 2009

Here is a series on some taupe eyeshadows. For me there are numerous shades that could qualify as “taupe”, these mostly range from neutral to cool-toned taupes. For most of the pictures, I’ve included MAC Satin Taupe to help you gauge the colors in comparison to one another. Also note there will be some repeats in some photos!

MAC, Becca & FACE Stockholm Eyeshadows:

MAC Pigments, Paul & Joe Pearl Powder, MAC Solar Bits:

Bobbi Brown Metallic, Bobbi Brown Shimmerwash, Laura Mercier, Scott Barnes Eyeshadows:

Bobbi Brown (some repeats to include Fawn Shimmerwash):

More Laura Mercier & Scott Barnes:

Chantecaille Eyeshadows:

YSL & Chanel Eyeshadows:

Christian Dior, Calvin Klein (original discontinued line), NARS Eyeshadows:

Urban Decay & Giorgio Armani Shadows:

Jouer, Le Metier de Beaute, Shu Uemura & Trish McEvoy:

Better view of Jouer Amaretto & Espresso:

Dior Jazz Club Palette:

Palettes from Lunasol & Dior:

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Nordstrom Beauty Exclusives Haul Part 2

July 17, 2009

Part 2 of my haul includes:

Bobbi Brown Must Have Set, which includes:
* 7-well lip palette with lip brush (featuring Italian Rose Creamy Lip Color, Nude Pink Lip Color, Heather Buff Creamy Lip Color, Uber Pink Creamy Lip Color, Baby Peach Metallic Creamy Lip Color, Dusk Metallic Lip Color and Kir Metallic Lip Color)
* two-pan eyeshadow palette with Nude Beach Metallic Eye Shadow &Hot Stone Eye Shadow
* full-size Espresso Ink Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner
* mini black Everything Mascara
* new mini dual-ended eyeshadow/ultra-fine eyeliner brush

The entire set from nordstrom.com:

Close up of the lip palette:

Close up of Nude Beach & Hot Stone:

Close up of Espresso Ink:



Trish McEvoy Simplicity Little Black Card, set from nordstrom.com:

Top Deck includes: Weekend Allover Face Color, Natural Blush, Rose Quartz Glaze Eyeshadow, Iris Eyeshadow, and Navy Cream Definer



Bottom Deck includes: Pink Rose Lipstick, Jolie Lipstick, Simply Glamorous Lip Gloss, and 2 Brightening Line Minimizing Concealers




Chanel Rose de Vents Nail Polish:
L to R: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5



Chanel Rose de Vents Nail Polish swatches:
1. Chanel Rose Blossom
2. Chanel Rose de Vents
3. MAC Abstract
4. OPI Dancing in the Isles
5. Shu Uemura P927

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Nordstrom Beauty Exclusives Haul Part 1

July 15, 2009

I was able to pick up my pre-orders yesterday! Check with your Nordstrom – they called me to let me know they were able to ring up pre-orders in a way that you still get your points, but can pick them up early. What I ended up with:

Laura Mercier Renaissance Collection which includes:
* deluxe Flawless Skin Day Creme SPF 15
* full-size Undercover Pot UC-3
* exclusive full-size Pink Champagne Lip Glacé
* exclusive Renaissance Eye Color Duo
* mini Black Thickening and Building Mascara
* double-ended Secret Camouflage Powder Brush
* a mini velour puff

Entire set from nordstrom.com:



Renaissance Eye Color Duo & Pink Champagne Lip Glace:

Swatch comparisons – in the tubes these look really similar, but swatched you can see the differences:
1. Nars Dolce Vita Lipgloss
2. Laura Mercier Pink Champagne Lip Glace
3. Laura Mercier Blush Lip Glace
4. Chanel Glass Quartz Aqualumiere Gloss
5. Chanel Bel Air Glossimer
6. Chanel Giggle Glossimer

Lipstick vs Lip Glace Versions:
7. Laura Mercier Pink Champagne Lipstick
8. Laura Mercier Pink Champagne Lip Glace

Dior Mystic Violine Nail Polish 987 (nordstrom exclusive) vs. Black Plum 981 (fall 2009):

Black Plum (top) vs Mystic Violine (bottom & bottle):



Dior GWP with a $75 purchase:

MAC Lip Bag Sets in Baby Blooms (left) & Summer Crop (right):

Nars Modern Love Eyeshadow Palette:
Top Row: Alhambra, Jezebel and Habanera
Bottom Row: Tokyo, India Song and Pandora

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