My Neiman Marcus finally received this instore! This is Sylvie’s Personal Palette and retails for $72. It so pretty I don’t want to use it to ruin the surface (the iridescence is the overspray).
For actual swatches, check out Karla Sugar’s awesome Blog. FYI Neiman Marcus has their Beauty Event starting next week so if there are more Chantecaille items, this is a good time to take advantage of the gift. I couldn’t think of more things to get so I decided to pick the palette up yesterday instead of waiting for the event. The gift with purchase for the line is:
They will be having two more incircle events for this year in October/November and December.
I just received my September Issue of THE BOOK from Neiman Marcus. Inside their beauty spot feature this month they have revealed the names of the long-awaited upcoming Eyes To Kill Palettes: Steel Black, Gunmetal Gray, Rouge Iron, and Brown Copper. Each retail for $58.
Scan from September’s Beauty Spot:
Picture from the July 2009 Instyle:
Scan from Biteki’s Beauty Book Cover (featuring the red palette):
Scan from Biteki’s September Issue:
I’ve also seen the pictures of the red palette in last month’s Marie Claire. Based on the above scans, I’m not quite sure what to make of the purple palette. InStyle’s photo definitely makes the purple look more on the deep/plum side while Neiman’s promo photo shows a lighter more vibrant purple.
Guess we’ll have to wait and see when it comes out.
Also new out for Armani is their Eyes to Kill Mascara, and New Maestro Single Eyeshadows have been trickling in stores, but have yet to be seen online anywhere. As far as I know, not all stores have received the new shades, and different stores have different shades in their stock. Armani is in the process of discontinuing their original formula eyeshadow and has replaced them with their Maestro Formula. For more details, check out these articles:
Nars has released several gorgeous 6 color palettes with some great combinations of already-existing shades making these great for travel. I typically have a hard time finding palettes where I love every shade but Nars has released some great palettes with enough neutrals for me to fall completely head over heels.
Another great thing about these palettes is that you can often find some with one share from some of the duos. For example, Modern Love Palette has that gorgeous plum shimmer side of Habanera Eyeshadow Duo which I would have never bought individually because I can’t wear greens. Same goes for the new Essential Eye Palette which has that pretty cream champagne side of Unconditional Love Cream Eyeshadow Duo. My only gripe about these is their limited edition factor and the rubber packaging can easily get dirty and sticky if not super careful with them. Also, I’d love to see some with new exclusive shades, maybe as a preview for what’s coming up next mixed in with existing shades.
Here are the three that I own:
Essential Eye Palette #9952 (currently available online at Neiman Marcus)
Top Row: Unconditional Love, Night Star, Galapagos Bottom Row: Nepal, Ondine, Thunderball
Modern Love Palette #9950 (currently a Nordstrom Beauty Exclusive, but expected to be back for sale at narscosmetics.com in the near future – as of now, it’s no longer online at Nordstrom, but there’s a good chance their beauty locator can try and find one for you instore and have it shipped to you)
Top Row: Alhambra, Jezebel, India Song Bottom Row: Tokyo, Habanera, Pandora
Nars Best Palette #9944
Top Row: Bellissima I, All About Eve II, Bali Bottom Row: All About Eve I, Kalahari I, Kalahari II
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
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
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.
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):
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:
