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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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Le Metier de Beaute: Eyes & Cheeks

July 10, 2009

The Sheer Brilliance Glosses & Lip Cremes from Le Metier de Beaute have been my favorite products in the line, but I have also added a few gorgeous neutral eyeshadows and blushes to my collection. Included in this post are some eyeshadow, blush, highlighter and bronzer pictures from Le Metier de Beaute.

Eyeshadows come in a single-compact format or in a set of four packaged in a unique swivel-stacking system they call their Kaleidoscope Kits. Most of their Kaleidoscope Kits are pre-made and contain shades exclusive to each kit. The Persephone Kit did contain shades available in single-compact format. Check out these links to Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman or Karen’s Makeup and Beauty Blog to see the more product photos.

Eyeshadows, left to right: Mulberry, Jojo, Milan, Spicy

Close up of Mulberry & Jojo

Close up of Milan & Spicy

From Persephone Eye Kit: Rose Quartz (available as a single)

From Persephone Eye Kit: Alexandrite (available as a single)

From Persephone Eye Kit: Canvas (available as a single)

From Persephone Eye Kit: Sequoia (available as a single)

Whisper Highlighter, Fresh Blush, Echo/Sunkissed Blush Bronzer Duo

Close up of Whisper & Fresh (note Whisper doesn’t show on the websites for purchase but is available at counters)

Close up of Echo/Sunkissed Duo (which I received as an extra from the King of Prussia Le Metier Counter)

Overall thoughts: the eyeshadows are soft and with pretty pigment. I would say the pigment is in the medium-full range – not quite as rich as Urban Decay, but not as sheer as MAC Lustre Eyeshadows. The blushes have the same pigmentation as Nars, but have a more natural finish – I find some Nars shimmery blushes can be a bit too frosty if applied with a heavy hand. The Le Metier Bronzer is absolutely divine giving a soft warm glow. A HUGE thanks to Ellen at Neiman Marcus King of Prussia for including this!

Interested in more Le Metier? Check out these links:

Le Metier de Beaute Nail Lacquers (see pictures of nail polishes in Phlox, Lenton Rose & more)

Le Metier de Beaute: Feature on Lips (pictures of Sheer Brillance Glosses & Lip Cremes – my personal favorite with a gorgeous selection of pinks and beiges)

Neiman Marcus Camp Gorgeous Event: Siena Lip Gloss GWP (details on various GWPs from Neimans for Le Metier)

Makeup & Beauty Blog: Ever Heard of Le Metier de Beaute? (pics of kaleidoscope kits & more)

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First Look at Nars Fall 2009

July 8, 2009

I recently started to get back into NARS and just saw some of the Nars fall items on Nordstrom.com so I used their online-order-instore-pickup feature to purchase a few items. Pictures of what I picked up:

NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Silk Road (very similar to the Nars Duos in All About Eve and Alhambra, at first glance this looks a tad peachier and slightly less pale):

NARS All About Eve, Alhambra, Silk Road Comparisons (2 views):

NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Brumes:

Eyeshadow Single in Mekong – haven’t tested this yet, but the Nars rep at Nordstrom said it’s like their Night Series eyeshadows:

NARS Mekong Single vs Cordura Duo (note that Cordura isn’t part of the Fall 2009 collection):

Nail Polish in Tokaido Express:

Close up of the nail polish in the sun:

Swatch on nails:

I didn’t stop by the Nars counter to check out the Fast Ride Lipstick or Indian Summer Eyeshadow Duo since I simply picked up my goodies at customer service, but over the phone the SA described Fast Ride as a deep plum red and Indian Summer as mustard yellow.

There have been some details on more duos floating around the web for three more duos that I didn’t see online yet, Brousse, Eurydice and Taiga – so I called the counter to inquire about those three. The Nars rep at Nordstrom said they hadn’t received those yet, but that they will probably come out later in the fall and put me on his call list saying he would let me know when he found out more details. As of yet, they didn’t have testers and also that they were only pre-selling the Fall items for their anniversary sale. Luckily I had placed the order online before hand so I was able to pick up my items today.

But overall I have enough goodies to keep me happy for a long time!

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Guerlain Fall Collection 2009

July 8, 2009

One of my favorite beauty resources told me that Guerlain fall had arrived at Saks but didn’t have testers yet, so I stopped by Saks again to check and see if they received the products in. They didn’t have the tester or display unit out, but my sales associate looked through the drawers and this is what we found:

Volga Princess Palette for Eyes and Lips which comes in a metallic pink compact with a cute drawstring pouch:

Brun Mordore #441 – Ombre Eclat 4 Shades Eyeshadow Quad (note this was very difficult to photograph b/c of the reflection off the compact):

KissKiss Baby Lipsticks, left to right (two views):
#220 Red Nude, #241 Rosewood Nude, #240 Honey Nude, #260 Romantic Nude, #261 Rosy Nude

Also picked up the Russian Doll Liquid Blush but haven’t played around with it. Check out Yuki’s Lazy Channel Blog’s Feature on Guerlain for awesome pictures and swatches. Other items I saw included 3 metallic eyeliners and the KissKiss Baby #200 Cristal Nude which was a clear iridescent white shade.

I was in a rush, so I forgot to ask about the other eyeshadow quad with a flower print pattern on the top, but will check back sometime next week. Yuki’s blog also has great swatches/pictures.

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Dior Fall 2009 Jazz Club Eyes + Nail Polish + Other Smoky Eye Variations

July 5, 2009

Fall collections are trickling in! So far I’ve seen the fall collections for Chanel, Laura Mercier, Giorgio Armani, and now Dior. After seeing Karen’s fabulous article and swatches on Makeup and Beauty Blog for the Dior Jazz Club Collection Fall 2009, I went to Nordstrom to check out the collection myself.

This is what I came home with:

Smoky Jazz Eye Palette 001, the Total Eyelook Makeup Clutch for Liner, Brow, and Eyeshadows – they’ve included a nice brush!

Left to right: Liner, Eyebrow, Matte Eyeshadow, Iridescent Eyeshadow x2, Topcoat

Night Butterfly 173 Quint (5-Colour Eyeshadow) – this was lighter than I expected based on promotional pictures floating around the web, but Karen’s swatches gave me a good idea of what it looked like in real life before I stopped by the counter:

Black Plum 981 Nail Vernis:

Also picked up the Creme de Glosses and Addict Reflect Lipglosses, but for some reason these are not photographing well. For great pics/swatches, check out Karen’s blog!

Some other smokey eye palette variations for a classic smokey eye or soft smokey eye:

Dolce & Gabbana Champagne (Smooth Color Eye Quad):

Dior Sky Glow 009 Quint (5 Colour Iridescent Eyeshadow):

Chanel Smoky Eyes 93 (Quadra Eyeshadow):

MAC Smoking Eyes Quad – Next to Nothing, Satin Taupe, Showstopper, Smoking:

MAC Trip Palette Sultry Eyes – Sun Cruise Gloss, Freckletone Lipstick, Filament Lustre Eyeshadow, French Grey Satin Eyeshadow, Carbon Matte Eyeshadow (found a month ago at my local CCO):

Looking for some other smokey eye colors? To do a smokey eye, I often layer different shades with a black since blacks tend to turn blueish on my skin. Check out the 5 part series for swatches of dark shimmery eyeliners and shadows separated by color category:

Color Focus:
Smokey Eyes Part 1
Smokey Eyes Part 2 (Greys & Blacks)
Smokey Eyes Part 3 (Black Golds)
Smokey Eyes Part 4 (Mauves & Plums)
Smokey Eyes Part 5 (Blues & Greens)

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More Paul & Joe Beauty: Eyeshadow, Face Color, Pearl Powder and Palettes

July 4, 2009

As soon as I saw the new Paul & Joe summer collection, I knew I had to have the 001 Nugget Eyeshadow. However, they were out of stock at Bergdorf’s so I placed an order with Dermstore online and am pleased with the new items! They have pretty good swatches and also include color descriptions of each item which helped me since I don’t have immediate in-person access to the line to check out the products. The only item I didn’t like was the Nail Lacquer in Dress Up 23 which has big chunks of glitter (website description wasn’t as clear).

Check out the Paul & Joe Beaute Website for cute images like the one above, wallpaper downloads and product information.

Click HERE for the first Paul & Joe post a couple days ago featuring more eyeshadows, face colors and pearl powders.

Eyeshadow Nugget 001

Nugget Comparisons:

1. MAC Lustre Eyeshadow – Honesty
2. Benefit Velvet Eyeshadow – Rich Beach
3. Shu Uemura Pressed Eyeshadow – P Brown 820
4. Bobbi Brown Metallic Eyeshadow – Penny
5. Urban Decay Eye Shadow – Chopper (in old packaging)
6. Paul & Joe – 24 Center Stage
7. Paul & Joe – 001 Nugget
8. Dior Powder Mono Eyeshadow – #535 Beige Sunshine

Face Color Moroccan Orange 08

Pearl Powder Afterglow 04: goes on a shimmery cool pink

Afterglow comparisons (couldn’t find a dupe, so here are some other light shimmery pinks):

1. Becca Loose Shimmer Powder – Angel
2. Becca Loose Shimmer Powder – Princess
3. Becca Loose Shimmer Powder – Gypsy
4. MAC Loose Beauty Powder – Tenderdusk
5. Paul & Joe Pearl Powder – 04 Afterglow
6. MAC Pigment – Fairylite
7. MAC Pigment – Goldenaire
8. MAC Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow – Wintersky
9. MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow – Little Madame
10. Laura Mercier Lustre Eye Color – Gilded Peony (was LE with the Nordies Peony set)