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Top Shop To Launch Cosmetics Line

Diti — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:46:06 +0000

(Top Shop Core Line)

Everyone’s favorite store is launching it’s own cosmetics line. In May, the full lineup is slated to launch in Topshop’s top 30 doors, including its U.S. outpost, and on the retailer’s Web site. The core collection is 97 stockkeeping units strong and is designed to mix whimsical design with bold color. Pencil-like doodles decorate putty-colored packaging and the black outer carton features an illustration of the product inside, designed by Sarah Thorne, Topshop graphic and packaging designer. “It’s playful, almost like the Topshop girl drew it herself,” said Lizzie Dawson, a Topshop designer who led the line’s in-house development. Topshop tapped Intercos to manufacture the products. Topshop plans to augment the core line four to six times a year with the trend range, a collection of about 16 items, that Homer described as, “more adventurous.”

photo’d to the right is Top Shops Trend Line

Bloom Lip Gloss: Review

Diti — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:44:57 +0000

I was lucky enough to review 2 lip glosses to review, and let me just say I love them! They aren’t sticky like other lip glosses, and they kind of act as a chapstick, the natural oils in them really do a good thing for your lips, unlike other lip glosses that make your chapped lips look worse! And they come in these really pretty sheer colors. When I first opened them out of the box (I received Raspberry and Tangerine) my mom was like “Ew I would never wear those awful bright colors”. So I made her try the Raspberry and the color was very sheer and pretty on her. She ended up stealing my lip gloss! Needless to say these colors are very age neutral. But I definitely recommend these for the winter time especially, I know I won’t be without my Tangerine Bloom Lip Gloss any time soon!

A little fun fact: Not only am I a fan of this amazing product, but so is Whitney Port from MTV’s “The City”!

You can click here and grab your own tube of Bloom Lip Gloss ($19)

Birthday Bonuses

Diti — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:00:34 +0000

Well today is my 22nd birthday! I’m not sure if any of you are Beauty Insider members at Sephora, but I definitely recommend joining. As a member, you gain points as you purchase more products and after every 100 points, you get a free deluxe sample of a product. You also get a free birthday gift! This year you receive a small eyeshadow, a small eyeliner, and a small mascara. I mean you can’t beat free! So sign up ladies so you can get your birthday gift too!

Fun Fridays

Diti — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:00:55 +0000

The weekend is approaching, and I’ve decided to start something new up, Fun Fridays! Most of us gear up to go out for the weekend and can’t WAIT for Fridays. So Fridays are going to be dedicated to the glamour girl, keeping it sexy and fun!

So for our first Fun Friday we’re gonna make sure it pops!
A trend we’ve been seeing for awhile is the hot hot hot HOT pink lips, and if you haven’t tried it yet, you better get on it, because this isn’t going anywhere!

If this is your first time, I’d suggest Stila’s Yumberry Crush in light pink. Yumberry is a moisturizing antioxidant in this lip and cheek stain and its fabulous. being that it’s a stain it won’t be as bright for a first timer. ($24)

If you’re more comfortable with color I’d go for Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte in 29 Opera Rose. This creamy lipstick smooths lips with it’s unique color-shine complex. ($34)

OR if you’re REALLY into color and shine, I’d go straight for Make Up For Ever’s Glossy Full Couleur in #4. This gel textured gloss will give you tons of color AND shine! ($19)

Whatever color you choose make sure you don’t kiss any frogs with those pretty lips this weekend!

Sue Devitt Eye Intensifier Pencils GIVEAWAY

Diti — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:29:51 +0000

Intensify your own eye color naturally with this rich, long-lasting formulation. Smudge-proof, water-resistant and glides on smoothly for fool-proof application. Special ingredient Nylon-12 expands and contracts with facial movements without creasing or cracking, guaranteeing durability and long-lasting coverage. The Eye Intensifier Pencil can be applied along the base of the eyelid and bottom lash line for an intense smoky look or may be used to create a “quick-eye” with minimal blending for a maximum effect. This great pencil is offered in 13 different shades, and you can check them all out here.

Lucky for you, you can get a chance to win your own pencil for free! You know I love freebies, so I’ve teamed up with a secret source who has all the inside scoop on a lot of fabulous new products!

To win one, follow @SueDevittBeauty and and tell your friends why they should follow them too! 5 winners will be chosen and will win an Eye Intensifier Pencil ($22 value)! You’ll get your very own Black Lavender eyeliner!

BUT hurry! the giveaway ends tomorrow at 5pm SHARP!

Leave a comment letting us know you entered along with your twitter link and we’ll post the winner soon!

Midnight Blue Eyeliner

Diti — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:00:24 +0000

is quickly becoming a hot trend in the make up world. I’m really a fan of potted eyeliner (such as MAC’s fluidline and Bare Escentual’s Buxom Lashliner). The one investment you need to make when venturing into the gel type eyeliner world is a good brush. My personal favorite is MAC’s 210 brush ($17.50), if you prefer a thicker line I’d go for their 209 brush.

The trick to created a cat-eye is to gradually get thicker at the outer corner and wing out towards the ends of your eyebrows. To make it a day look, just shorten the wing! MAC’s fluidline is available in “Waveline” ($15.00) and is so popular it’s sold out online, but I’d check your local stores and counters for it. Bare Escentual’s Buxom Lashliner is available in “Blue Velvet” ($15.00) and is avaliable at Sephora. Blue Velvet has a shimmer to it, so if you’re anti that, I’d stick with MAC. But if you’re a lash addict like myself Bare Escentual’s left a warning for you on Sephora’s website, “Lash addicts beware: Buxom Lashliner is highly habit-forming. This may look like just a liner, but it’s also a thickening and conditioning treatment that instantly takes the appearance of your lashes from hardly any to very many”

Beauty Bargains

Diti — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:00:52 +0000

Makeup can get a bit expensive. And while the bigger palettes many brands offer SEEM way more expensive, they’re actually not. My current must have palette for this season is Tarte’s The Flower Child Eyeshadow Palette ($44). Now let’s start off with the money you’ll save. A sephora brand eye shadow is $12, a MAC brand eye shadow is $14 dollars, and those are on the lower ends of designer makeup prices. For our purposes we’ll say a single eye shadow costs 11 dollars, so 4 shadows would cost 44. Well for 44 dollars you are getting TEN shadows, a double ended eyeshadow brush, a double ended long wearing eyeliner, AND a sample of eye primer. Granted the swatches of shadow are smaller, but who really uses the entire shadow they purchase? Not only is the value there, the case is BEAUTIFUL. And Tarte really did a good job with variety, you get your basic neutrals, but you also get plenty of pops of color in the shadow and even in the liner! This is a a must buy!

Diorshow Extase

Diti — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:00:59 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day! What’s more romantic than big flirty lashes? We all know Dior has the best mascara in town. Their Diorshow quickly became a favorite among many Make Up Artists and Makeupnistas alike. My personal favorite was Diorshow BLACKOUT, giving you a bigger lash. Well they have now launched exclusively at Sephora Diorshow Extase ($28). The mascara was inspired by John Galliano’s tiered dresses. The twisted layers in the mascara wand create intense volume while a patented ceramide promotes stronger and fuller lashes. This just might be my new favorite mascara!

Tarina Tarantino

Diti — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:53:31 +0000

The famed jewelery designer from LA has now officially launched her cosmetics line, available exclusively at Sephora. This highly anticipated line is packed with full lashes and bright lips. I love how the cosmetics are packed in bedazzled cases. The whole line is very whimsical, and even features a reasonably priced 5 piece brush set ($69). The lipsticks are bold, the eye shadows are bright, and the lip gloss is passionately pink. I’m putting the Sparklicity Shimmer Dust on my makeup wish list! The shimmer dust gives your skin a light, sparkly glow (and you all know by now how much I love glowing skin). You can even use it on your hair for a playful touch! I especially love the packaging, the dust can be yours for 39 smackeroos. Make sure you head over to Sephora and get a look at the entire collection!

Yummy Item of the Day: Max Factor Vivid Impact Highlighting Mascara

Teena Leone — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:09:03 +0000

Hi lovies! I have a yummy new makeup product for you today as the yummy item of the day. Yes, this is not a beauty/makeup blog but I believe makeup is apart of FASHION and I loveeeee makeup. Makeup is art. Fashion is art. You get it? Fashion for your Face! Makeup can at times be your best accessory. So I was reading the latest issue of Cosmo yesterday (with my girl Beyonce on the cover) and I always look at the AD’s first for some reason! I came across a fantabulous one – it was Max Factor’s new product with the beautiful spokeswoman Carmen Electra and she looked absolutely amazing! Her face was BEAT honey. I thought I was looking at a high fashion AD for a second until I read that the product was actually Max Factor’s new Vivid Impact Highlighting Mascara! How genius is that? A double sided mascara. It not only lengthens and volumizes your lashes but it also gives them a pop of instant COLOR! I’m totally sold on this product. This mascara is perfect for glamming your eyes up for the holiday season – since you’ll want to be more dramatic than usual I’m sure. And today is payday too? I will be running to my nearest Walmart to snatch up this mascara! ;) Will you?

FYI: You can also get the product a tad bit cheaper at drugstore.com

Photos Courtesy of Maxfactor

EXTRA BITE…
As a little bonus, in case you want to pick up this lovely mascara, I’m gonna give you guys some tips on how to wear it. Make sure you save it to prevent walking around looking like a clown gone wrong!

How to Apply
·Apply the basecoat from the very base of the top lashes to the tip, working the wand outwards.
· Wait for the basecoat to dry (Note: if you don’t wait for it to dry the highlighting top coat won’t show up as vivid and will blend with the basecoat as opposed to highlighting lashes)
· Apply the top coat on the very tips of the top lashes and on the bottom lashes to create a highlighted look with a shot of color.
· Apply a few coats of top coat from base to tip on lower and upper lashes for a lot of color
· Apply topcoat on lower lashes only to create a multi-dimensional lash look.

Wearability
· For green or hazel eyes – try Burning Bordeux shade to make the color of eyes pop
· For blue eyes – Try 24 Karat Brown to make Blue eyes pop and add a light, gold tint to lashes (need to emphasizes gold lightens lashes)
· For brown eyes- All shades work, especially the black and pink combo to make eyes pop
· For all – The most versatile is the black/silver combination when applied correctly above.