New in Beauty
- Chanel’s
updated their fantabulous Viatlumiere Foundation ($54) with new ingredients to target dry, dull, uneven skin - NORDSTROM ALERT: Clinique’s Brandied Bronze Eyeshadow Quad ($25) is available now
- Smashbox’s Hyperlash Mascara ($21) supposedly lifts, lengthens, volumizes AND defines
- Laura Mercier’s Eyelash Curler ($16) has an interesting design…
- I’m dying to catch a whiff of Philosophy Apricots and Cream Perfumed Body Spritz ($22)
- More from Smashbox: The Brow Tech To Go Pencil ($26)
- Bath and Body Works has a new citrus scent called Orange Sapphire
(pretty name!) - Urban Decay slashed \ the price of their Apocalyptic Nail Kit from $26 to $18
- It takes 10 seconds to enter to win $2400 in Michael Stars clothing and Benefit Cosmetics
- Origins claims their Brighter by Nature brightening peel pads ($38) make skin tone look more even
What’s shakin’, ladies? This is rather useless trivia, but I just realized that today is the third of five March hump days. 🙂 Hope you have a great one. I’m just chugging along.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Jae says
March 24th, 2010 at 9:04 amOrange Sapphire smells so GOOD. My husband got me a little bottle of the lotion before the whole line was available and I’ve almost completely used it up.
I have a coupon for BBW that isn’t good until Monday and it’s KILLING me!
Karen says
March 24th, 2010 at 9:41 amOoh, I can’t wait to pop by Bath & Body Works to smell it. I love citrus scents!
How would you describe it? Is it very sweet? I prefer orange scents that are more crisp.
Jae says
March 24th, 2010 at 11:53 amI think it smells kinda fresh.
Bath and Body Works describes it as “sexy” but I’m not sure I agree with that.
Karen says
March 24th, 2010 at 3:02 pmInteresting! Gah, I hope I can pop by there after work (also need to pick up some anti-bacterial soap).
lexi says
March 24th, 2010 at 9:49 amHmmm….interesting! The new Chanel formula comes out right at the time I need new foundation – promises of evening skintone, even?
Color me there!
Karen says
March 24th, 2010 at 9:50 amI’m intrigued by it too. The color selection looks kinda limited, so I hope I find one in my shade!
lexi says
March 24th, 2010 at 10:59 amman, if you can’t find one in your shade then where does that leave me?
NINA says
March 24th, 2010 at 10:18 amI hate to say this but my Shiseido curler has stopped working for me …. that Laura Mercier one is interesting. Working on the brow trend — im also intrigued by the Smashbox The Brow Tech To Go Pencil. Hmmm…
If things work out, ive a doctor’s appt for my annual allergy shot later … I might pop over the mall to check out those things plus the BBW Orange Sapphire scent and the VS free tote bag for $21 purchase of their new line. 😀
Karen says
March 24th, 2010 at 10:24 amI’ve never tried the Shiseido one… I’m devoted to my Shu Uemura curler. 🙂
OOOh girl, you just reminded me that I need to call the doc’s to get my allergy meds situation worked out. There’s a LOT of sneeze-worthly plant life up here.
What are you allergic to? When spring hits I’m pretty much allergic to everything.
NINA says
March 24th, 2010 at 12:57 pmSame as you — every single thing that grows or flies or flutters during Spring is my foresworn enemy!!!
On regular days its dust, pollen and strong scents – thats why im very careful about what scents I use too.
The Shiseido was awesome until … one day … it just wasnt. Sad. But true.
Im prolly gonna leave work 330ish. The shot is like a cure-all. Ill be fine just in time for the weekend – yay!!!
Karen says
March 24th, 2010 at 2:59 pmHave you ever tried the Shu Uemura one? I swear it’s the bees knees.
Nina says
March 24th, 2010 at 5:01 pmNow I will LOL … picked one up @ Sephora after the docs appt!
I also got 2 lippies from MAC — Crosswires and Cravings. I was going to get one of the Liberty of London ones but they were out.
Ive been nawty! 😀
Dominique Lim says
March 24th, 2010 at 10:24 amThe Laura Mercier eyelash curler looks like the one I have from Sephora @ $14 which I love, btw.
(http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P12343&categoryId=C8620&shouldPaginate=true)
Wet N Wild has a similar design eyelash curler and it’s just under $2.
(http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=194465&catid=24586&aid=337953&aparam=wet_n_wild_eyelash_cur&CAWELAID=211012312)
Lisa S. says
March 24th, 2010 at 10:32 amOo, got a sample bottle of the Orange Sapphire and I did not like. It was sharp and spicy (not in a good way) and reminded me of orange cleaner. Just my opinion and your mileage may vary. :0)
For an orange scent that is out of this world, I like Pacifica’s Tuscan Blood Orange. It’s available from Sephora and it’s not too much more expensive than the B&B stuff.
Karen says
March 24th, 2010 at 10:50 amInteresting! I hope it works with my chemistry. Spicy’s more of a fall thing for me so I was hoping for something crisp and fresh.
Pacifica seems to have lots of interesting scents, yah?
Lisa S. says
March 24th, 2010 at 2:42 pmI’m planning on going on a Pacifica binge, the next time I make it to St Louis. (Boo, no Sephora where I live, I have to travel two hours to get to
a major city) I’m really intrigued by how luscious all their scents sound. But the Tuscan Blood Orange is the only one I’ve tried so far.
Karen says
March 24th, 2010 at 2:52 pmThey have a scent called Tahitian Gardenia that I want to sniff, too! I also like the packaging. 🙂
Wendy says
March 24th, 2010 at 12:51 pmThe Philosophy Apricots and Cream Spritz is amazing!! I sprayed it on my body and was not sure about it at first. But after it soaked in it smelled so fresh and yummy!!
Karen says
March 24th, 2010 at 3:00 pmI’m intrigued by it!
Does it have a sweet scent? Or is it more fresh?
Rica says
March 24th, 2010 at 2:09 pmI just wanna say… ENTERED… haha didn’t know about the Benefit contest. Thanks for informing us!
Also, I’m kind of skeptical about Orange Sapphire though… I’m picky with my orange. I shall swing by the mall and give it a little sniff.
Oh, and I cansee myself getting a lot of use out of the Clinique palette, but I have never tried the Clinique eyeshadows before. Maybe I should dig out my gift-with-purchase sample eyeshadows to test it out. What do you think about Clinique eyeshadowsKaren?
.-= Rica’s last blog post… Icy Look Book – page 1 =-.
Karen says
March 24th, 2010 at 2:53 pmI like them. They were my first eyeshadows when I started wearing makeup, so I have a lot of emotional ties to the line. 🙂
In terms of performance, they’re not as pigmented as other shadows, but I think that’s okay… if you’re a beginner they’re much more forgiving and easier to use.
Steph B says
March 24th, 2010 at 4:44 pmI have a Sephora eyelash curler just like that one. It is great for travel. I really like the open sides — minimizes chances to pinch that delicate skin.
Wendy says
March 24th, 2010 at 7:01 pmIt is more of a sweet scent. ( the philosophy rep said that shower gel and lotion will follow soon.)
Denise says
March 24th, 2010 at 7:03 pmKaren, the Mango Mandarin scent at BBW is really nice and smells like citrus. I have the shower gel and I love it. Clinique has a set of three perfumes only available at Christmas time they are Happy, a hint of citrus and a hint of flowers. I love the hint of citrus one, that’s the one I use the most. It helps energize me in the morning. 🙂