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Laura Geller

Simple Glam: A Smoky Taupe and Pink Daytime Look With the Laura Geller Holiday Train Case Collection

December 2nd, 2016 by Karen 11 Comments

laura geller holiday train case
The Laura Geller Holiday Train Case Collection ($99, available now from QVC) has colors that I gravitate toward naturally — browns, taupes, pinks and golds.

Friday is always a good day for glam, even if it’s just low-key glam, because why not, right? You made it through the rest of the week, and you never know what can happen on a Friday night.

If I were actually going to go somewhere and do something exciting tonight, I’d hope it would be someplace fun with a casual dress code that allows dried baby food stains, LOL!

You guys, I don’t know how this became the new normal for me, but I swear, I find at least one spot of baby food on my clothes every single day, and sometimes I have NO IDEA how it got there. Sometimes it’s food that I don’t even remember Connor eating! — but I’m at the point now where I don’t even care anymore. It’s just what I do now. I wear clothing with dried baby food on it.

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Yes, I have some veggie mash on my blouse

*sigh* I’m sure I’ll miss these days when Connor is a teenager and mumbles two words to me under her breath when she comes home from school, then goes up to her room and slams the door…

Anyway, I used the $99 Laura Geller Holiday Train Case Collection from QVC.com for this smoky taupe look. It’s a pretty cool set, especially if you’re all about that glow.

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The Laura Geller Holiday Train Case Collection

It comes with a brown and taupe shimmery eyeshadow duo, a golden peach highlighter, a pink blush, a pale face powder (the shade, Porcelain, is way too light for me, so I didn’t use it for this look), a champagne pearl liquid face primer, a creamy pink lipstick, a black thickening mascara and two double-sided brushes for $99 at QVC.

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Categories: Face of the Day (FOTD), Laura Geller

Laura Geller The Truffles Collection: Now THAT’S a Sweet Gift

April 30th, 2016 by Jessica Revitte 14 Comments

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Wearing the Laura Geller “The Truffles Collection” Chocolate Pistachio Palette ($45)

Chocolate.

Just let that word sink in for a minute… Meditate on it. Close your eyes, and think of every scent and thought and feeling you get when you open a big box of chocolates.

Laura Geller The Truffles Collection
Clockwise from the top: The Laura Geller “The Truffles Collection” palettes in Chocolate Plum Cordial, Chocolate Toffee, Chocolate Pistachio and Chocolate Truffle

That’s the feeling Laura Geller wants chocolate-loving makeup aficionados to feel when they feast their eyes on the generously sized “The Truffles Collection,” currently available for $45 (a $168 value!). You could treat Mom to a chocolate shadow extravaganza for Mother’s Day (It’s Sunday May 8th, ladies and gentlemen. Do not forget your mama!), or snag this delicious box of coco-inspired baked shadows for yourself.

Laura Gellar The Truffles Collection
Laura Gellar, The Truffles Collection

The Truffles Collection comes with four separate palettes, each based around a different coco treat, and all are packaged in a big box that opens much like a classic box of chocolates. The individual palettes are housed in colorful metallic cardboard that matches the “flavor” therein.

Laura Geller The Truffles Collection
Laura Geller “The Truffles Collection” four individual chocolate palettes
Laura Geller The Truffles Collection
Baked shadow perfection, just as satisfying as digging into an actual box of chocolates!

Laura Geller The Truffles Collection

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Categories: Eyes, Face, Guest Post, Laura Geller

The Delectables Palettes by Laura Geller in Delicious Shades of Cool and Nude

November 13th, 2015 by Karen 12 Comments

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The Delectables, by Laura Geller ($45)

Combine one part cool shades with one part warm, add a dash of shimmer and a pinch of matte, and then bake until done.

No, this isn’t another banana bread recipe! 🙂 Although I admit those are quite high on my priority list these days…

I’m describing these two The Delectable Palettes by Laura Geller.

Delectable… That is a very tasty word, haha.

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Delicious Shades of Nude ($45)
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Delicious Shades of Cool ($45)

All of the baked shadows within these two palettes, both of which launched this past summer, begin their journey as liquified pigments, which are then poured by hand into molds and baked, rather than pressed…

Mmm… Why does that remind me of artisan bread?

(Yes, I’m always hungry these days.)

Making them this way is supposedly make them perform better when used wet, for more intensity, or dry, for a sheerer, less opaque finish.

laura geller delectables delicious shades of nude dry swatches
Delicious Shades of Nude swatched dry

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Categories: Eyes, Makeup, Palettes, Product Reviews

Moisture-Loving Lips Will Love, Love Me Dew: Laura Geller Beauty’s New Love Me Dew Moisturizing Lip Crayons

January 24th, 2014 by Karen 17 Comments

Laura Geller Love Me Dew
Laura Geller Love Me Dew
Love Me Dew, by Laura Geller Beauty

I can’t wait for tomorrow!

Saturday needs to hurry up and start already because I’m going to Ulta to play with makeup. 🙂

So excited, so excited!

My friend Marisol and I have a lunch/makeup date. First, we’re going to Sol Food, that Puerto Rican place I mentioned (gotta get my fried plantain chips!), then to Ulta afterward.

I’m definitely going to check out Laura Geller’s new stuff. I’ve only tried a couple of her things — some baked eyeshadows and these new Love Me Dew Moisturizing Lip Crayons — but I like everything I’ve tried. Her stuff reminds me of LORAC, which is a good thing to be reminded of, ya know? It’s pretty and elegant, with just enough glamour.

If you have dry lips like I do, you might want to try the Love Me Dews. They’re lightweight and light in pigment, but they’re not light at all in moisture.

“A juicy way to love your lips! Infused with vitamin E, Love Me Dew features an ultra-hydrating, conditioning formula with a luxurious balm-like texture. Shiny color wears comfortably – never dry or sticky! This convenient chubby stick never needs sharpening and is perfect for touch-ups on the go.”
— ulta.com

They’re available now for $16 each in six shades — Lychee Glace, Watermelon Cooler, Purple Currant, Dragon Fruit Sorbet, Cranberry Glaze and Plum Freeze — at Ulta stores and online.

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From the left: Purple Currant, Lychee Glace and Plum Freeze

Laura Geller Love Me Dew

Laura Geller Love Me Dew

Laura Geller Love Me Dew in Purple Currant
Purple Currant
Laura Geller Love Me Dew in Lychee Glace
Lychee Glace
Laura Geller Love Me Dew in Plum Freeze
Plum Freeze
Laura Geller Love Me Dew swatches from the left: Purple Currant, Lychee Glace and Plum Freeze
Swatches from the left: Purple Currant, Lychee Glace and Plum Freeze

Whee! Can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t wait… 🙂

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Categories: Daily Beauty

Powder, and Not Flour, Powers Laura Geller’s 25 Shades of Baked Holiday Eyeshadow Collection

November 5th, 2013 by Karen 16 Comments

Laura Geller 25 Shades of Baked

Laura Geller 25 Shades of Baked

What are your favorite baked goods?

Croissants, fresh French bread, cupcakes or sourdough? How about brick-oven pizza crust, blueberry muffins, bear claws or holiday eye palettes?

Wait — what was that last one?

Holiday eye palettes, like Laura Geller’s new 25 Shades of Baked Holiday Eyeshadow Collection, with its piping hot jewel-toned and neutral baked shadows.

The shimmery finishes should be perfect fits for holiday parties, and just think of all the looks you could do with 25 shades! 🙂

It’s on the menu now for $66 over at qvc.com.

Reservations not required.

Laura Geller 25 Shades of Baked

Laura Geller 25 Shades of Baked

Laura Geller 25 Shades of Baked

Laura Geller 25 Shades of Baked

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Categories: Daily Beauty

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