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Spring '10: Bobbi Brown - Color Strips

So, first let's ask why blogs in places like The Netherlands (Lushious Beauty) and Sweden (Bjooti) get the scoop about so many beauty collections before anyone else does. I mean... I guess that was a weird comment to make, but I'd expect early info to fly out of NY or London first, right? But these blogs consistently scoop all of the other blogs out there. Kudos! (but seriously--- what's your secret, girls!?)

At any rate, Lushious Beauty proves that The Netherlands has it's finger on the pulse of the cosmetics world yet again when it breaks news of a new collection coming to us from Bobbi Brown this Spring.

It's called:

Color Strips

And here's the premise...

For those of you not familiar with the line, the Pot Rouges are fabulous multi-taskers, working well on both cheeks and lips. Bobbi's eyeshadows are almost without exception a well-milled, silky product that sleeks onto the skin and wears well.

The gimmick

You get a free palette when you buy one eyeshadow strip (5 shadows) and one Pot Rouge strip (3 products) from the collection. The top of the palette houses said shadows and the bottom (you guessed it!) is where you tuck the Pot Rouge trio.

You can choose one of 4 pre-made shadow strips and get to pick from 2 Pot Rouge strips (also premade). So, essentially you're not really customizing your own palette; you're buying a 5-pan shadow palette and a 3-pan Pot Rouge palette and Bobbi gives you a way to carry them around together.

The colors

I don't have the names of each shade yet, but here are the strip choices:

Eyes

Aquamarine:

Bonfire:

Orchid:

Petal:

Lips

Fresh Coral:

 

Fresh Pink:

Traditionally, Bobbi repromotes a few shadows and gives us a few new shades when she makes palettes. I'm not familiar enough with her line to know by looking at the pics above what's what. As for the Pot Rouges, the Fresh Coral shades are all new I think, or at least they don't resemble anything in the permanent line-up from what I can see.

Price

It seems you can break down a lot of the Bobbi Brown palettes to approximately $10 a pot, so let's figure the Pot Rouge strip for $30 or $35? And let's guess this strip of shadows will be about $40 - $50? That means you'll sink $70 or $80 bucks into this new system. Not bad if you're a Bobbi collector (since you're already immune to the prices already!) but pretty hefty for someone who hasn't used the line before.

Thoughts

I am not going to spend this (assumed price) for a palette, not because these shadows aren't stellar. They are! I'll pass mostly because I have so many shadows in my stash already. The real pisser is that I want those coral Pot Rouges! I'll be interested to see if they come in a stand-alone package that is semi-durable (so I can just buy the strip) or if we'll be obligated to buy one shadow strip and one rouge strip. If it's the former - you can bet you'll see a review coming of those corals. If it's the latter, you can bet I'll link you to some bloggers with better cash flow than I have so you can see their reviews! lol

What do you think about this sneak peek!?
Are you a Bobbi fan? Are you excited to see this?
Are you absolutely not impressed? Share with the class!

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Nicole Ritchie goes even darker...

I'm not sure when this happened, and I'll be honest with you: I'm a little pissed she did this without telling me...

It's not like we're going to stop being friends or anything, but I mean how am I supposed to keep this blog up-to-date if she doesn't tell me when she changes her hair? She knows I write about this stuff! In fact, I already speculated that she was transitioning back to brunette, so a little validation would have been nice.

I thought we were tight.

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Despite my ire, I quite like the look. I think the dark chocolate tone suits her. Do you?

Shoes I want.

source for these Jasper Conran-designed Doc Martens

Others I like...

By Levi Strauss. Love the grommets!

  By Warren Noronha (look close -the tiny little pastel pics are actually porn!)

See more here.

When did Barbie get so freakin' fierce!?

Note: Not all of the dolls pictured below are technically "Barbie dolls" but are similar... The Barbie^TM dolls are shown first.

Louboutin "Jewel Thief" Barbie:

(the 1st in a series of 3 Louboutin-inspired Barbies)

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Harley mama and her Big Daddy...

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Barbies don the fashion staple "LBD" in the Basics collection:

Add an accessory pack to personalize your own!

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The freakin' Heidi Klum Barbie! LMAO...

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More badass dolls...

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I don't just want this doll...
I want to BE this doll!

And check this! She has hands you can swap-out depending on her look:



as do these:

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If you haven't seen it yet: Proof that Victoria's Secret is photoshop!

Pretty cool breakdown of the Victoria's Secret image below and how much Photoshopping has gone on: here.

How natural is your makeup? Would you do THIS!?

Featured here:
Internet phenomenon Stevie Ryan (Twitter / YouTube as TheRealParis, StevieRyan, Ooolala),
GLOW cosmetics, and RAW Natural Beauty.

Monday Musings | 12.27.09

Do you ask for and/or give
beauty products for holidays and birthdays?

Did you give / receive any this holiday season?

Giving

I don't really give too many beauty products for holidays and birthdays, mostly because I'm the only one I know with an Extreme Addiction. I have been known to buy a replacement perfume for someone from time to time, but I would never be so bold as to pick a new scent for someone! If I find one I think someone would like, I'd get a sample first. I do like the idea of Sephora's fragrance samplers (you buy a set of sample sizes "for her" or "for him" and after the recipient picks a favorite, he or she can take the included fragrance voucher to Sephora and trade it in for a full-sized version!

I always have spill-over products from the blog and I dole those out to people over the year, but I wouldn't usually buy someone a blush. Actually, scratch that! I did buy my best friend a bunch of cosmetics one Christmas. How rude! lol

Getting

I sure as heck ask for beauty products for Christmas and my birthday.  You betcha! I am really picky about clothes, and unless there's a particular item I can point my mom to, I tend to stay away for asking for wardrobe items. Ditto, shoes and music.

While I'm definitely persnickety about what makeup I use (I'm an admitted brand snob), I think it's easier to give to people on a list than clothes. In fact, my family and best friend use the blog as an ongoing shopping list for me, I think. ;)

It's (usually*) easy for people to pick up beauty items if you hand them the name of the product and describe which counter sells it, or point them to a website. I honestly prefer getting gift cards for MAC, Saks, Nordstrom, Macy's or Sephora, to be quite frank, but a fistful of gift cards is deemed un-fun by some people (with good reason, I suppose, but it is what I want!).

*see below

Holiday '09

I asked for quite a few things this year (nail polishes ranking pretty high on the list!), and also begged for a gift certificate to get a pedicure! YES! My dear daughters (via my hubby) fulfilled that last request and my hurtin' toes are thankful!

As for the rest of my requests, it was a comedy of errors! My mom tried to order me some nail polishes but got blown off by the vendor. Then, MAC Pro hassled her (SHAME ON THEM!) and she thought BPAL swallowed her order an spit it out, but the oils did show up. Funnily, my husband ordered the same 2 scents for me, so YAY: auto-back-ups of Spooky and Hod! The rest remains to be seen... I'm celebrating another Christmas on Tuesday.

So how 'bout you?

Jump down the rabbit hole and check this out, ya'll!

Happy Birthday to me!

Alice and Wonderland + Tim Burton + Johnny Depp + Disney
March 5th, 2010

watch the official trailer here.

But I don't have to wait. Oh no, I do not! The beauty world is helping me get ready by pitching in some goodies...

Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows

What!? I fell over when I heard about this. Urban Decay are gods, and the Book of Shadows is a stunning palette. I skipped BOS II this holiday season, and maybe that was a great decision because I can justify picking this one up! 

Let's let the pictures talk, first:

thank you to BritishBeautyBlogger for the images

Now take a look at those shadow colors.
New names for sure.  New shades, though!?
Curiouser and curiouser!

Debuts in March, from what I have heard,
though some sources said the end of December--- they seem to be wrong.

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OPI Alice in Wonderland collection

Off with Her Red! – A glowing, empowering hot red
The Red Queen: Cruel ruler of Underland, she cuts off the heads of those who disagree with her. She would rather be feared than loved.

Absolutely Alice - An absolutely amazing blue glitter
Alice Kingsley: Beautiful but slightly off-kilter, sees the world differently than most. In the Rabbit Hole, she seeks to write her own destiny.

Mad as a Hatter – A madly marvelous black-multi glitter
The Mad Hatter: Formerly the White Queen’s hatter. Now, he is part of the Underland Resistance and driven to madness by guilt.

Thanks So Muchness! - For this ”much-have” red shimmer
And lastly…; As if the tale was not adventurous enough, one more shade to color your own Underland over and over.

I'll need to check out Mad as a Hatter, since I'm completely obsessed with black glitter polishes at the moment!

Katy Perry has a new 'do?

Have I been snoozing, or is this a new (longer) hairstyle for singer/songwriter/Russell Brandaholic Katy Perry? I call extensions, but maybe I haven't seen it down in awhile? Whatever the case may be, I like her best with hair that's about shoulder-length...

What do you think?

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Merry Christmas from Beauty School Blog!

Merry Christmas!

Thanks for being here.

I hope you have a great day
and a great New Year!

xoxo

*jen

• The evolution of Elves
• Angry Santa Kitties
• Evil Santa generator
• Christmas decorations for your chain link fence!

 

 

knitted Christmas tree!

 

 

 

Alyssa Milano gets Shore'd

I'm a huge fan of Alyssa Milano, but she can't say the same for MTV's Jersey Shore, the controversial show featuring self-titled "guidos" and "guidettes" from New Jersey.

However opposed she is to their portrayal of Italian Americans, she still pitched into the frenzy by participating in a Guidette Makeover...

Alyssa Milano's Evolution: Jersey Shore from Alyssa Milano

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Cute and funny...

But I want to know: Is this ok? If you really object to this portrayal of Italian American's, then why would you "support" it by mimicking it? What do you think?

Kelly Osbourne is...

... adorable!

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Aromaleigh - A neutral butterfly?

If you thought all butterflies are brightly colored show-offs, think again! I used neutrals from Aromaleigh's Les Papillons ("The Butterflies") collection to do my LOTD, and chose some not-so-brights to do so.

By the way:

TODAY (Dec. 21, 2009) ONLY, THIS COLLECTION IS 50% OFF!

Shop Les Papillons here. Now!

I found the butterfly at the top of this post after doing my makeup! Oddly, I found a picture that has most of the colors I used, but I was just putting together shades I liked rather than trying to match a pic.

Kinda boring looking from afar - and in pictures - but really it's quite dimensional and pretty! Still very work-friendly and wouldn't scare your grandma at your holiday dinner!

Face

Super easy!

1. Prep skin with moisturizer and primer.
2. Correct undereye circles with a peach or pink product, as per your skintone (an old MAC product that has been discontinued and didn't really do the trick anyway!).
3. Apply foundation (Armani LSF).
4. Apply concealer to any blemishes / flaws not covered by foundation.
5. A soft-bright blue-pink blush goes on the apples of the cheeks today (MAC Dame).

 

Eyes

1. Prep with primer of your choice (MAC Paint Pot in Painterly).
2. Dampen an eyeshadow brush and press a silver-taupe onto the lid.
   In this case I used the most beautiful nude I have seen in forever (and that's saying a lot!): Aromaleigh's Earthly Delights.
3. Using the same brush, re-dampened, press a bronzey brown into the crease, then sweep back and forth while pulling the brush up towards the brow to diffuse and soften the color.
   I used Aromaleigh's Thalia's Return, a oh-so pretty dimensional bronze.
4. Pops of color are needed! Pat a melon / orange shade into the inner 1/3 of the crease and then sweep upwards and towards the center of the eye area a bit, blending it into the bronze. Be careful not to get it on the lid!
   Monarch butterfly orange did the trick, courtesy of Aromaleigh's Spread Your Wings.
5. Why use a boring liner when you can use GOLD!? I dampened an eyeliner brush before pulling gold pigment across the lower lashline and up around the tear duct (only a bit!).
   Color of choice: Aromaleigh's Golden Chrysalis.
6. I used concealer to highlight the brow bone.
7. I applied a black gel liner to the top and bottom waterlines.
   Bobbi Brown's black gel liner via her stellar eye liner brush!
8. Mascara on the lashes, of course.
   Chanel Inimitable.
9. Filled in the brows.
   Some Chanel thingy.

 

 

Lips

I busted out of the lipgloss-only rut! 

1. Lip pencil.
   MAC Plum (of course!).
2. Lipstick - plum.
   Smashbox PhotoFinish Lipstick in Glamourous. (review coming soon!)
3. Lipgloss - deep berry-pink with pink and silver shimmer.
   Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Spark. (review coming soon!)

Get Tara Reid's Playboy look!

 

Here's how to get the look:

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   order here.

Think you're Dita's #1 Fan? Think again...

How cute is this!?

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Happy Birthday, Xtina!

The haircut!

The makeup!

The coat!

The pretty holiday mani!

THE BAG!

THE BOOTS!!

THE BOOTS, I SAY!

Happy 29th Birthday, Christina!

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Win a gorgeous PURPLE COACH BAG from The Fashionable Housewife!

Ya'll - it's purple. Or plum, rather. Whatever! It's fancy gorgeous pretty lovely hawt! Look:

Amethyst Texture Metallic Audrey Shoulderbag

There's only going to be one winner, and it's going to be me, but you may as well enter for fun. But do it RIGHT NOW, because today is the last day of the contest!

PS: You can get approximately one gazillion entries for this contest. Just go here and find out how!

PPS: Read more about Coach's Blog-a-Day here

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Aromaleigh- Red & gold butterfly!

I'm in love with this look! I ought to wear reds & fuchsias on my eyes more, but the colors look so intimidating, don't they? But the result... So pretty.

I used shades from the Les Papillons collection from Aromaleigh. I wrote a bit about the collection here. Remember: if you want any of the shades, order now, because that particular collection is retiring on December 31st!

Lips

I put on two glosses - one was Chanel's Sparks Glossimer (a gold-flecked red) and mixed it with a MAC's Funtabulous Dazzleglass (fuchasia purple brightness). While sheer, which I intended, I think the color complements the eye makeup well!

Eyes

Goreousness was created with Aromaleigh's Golden Chrysalis in the inner corner, and their red, Crimson Mimicry, on the rest of the lid and the crease. I used a flat brush to apply both colors, and patted the color onto the eye. Then I used the same brush to sweep back and forth, pulling it upwards towards the brow, and pulled some under the lower lashline. I then pressed Soul Takes Flight onto the outer corner of the lid and crease. Using a liner brush, which I spritzed with water, I used Soul Takes Flight to line the top lid, too.

Non-Aromaleigh add-ons: I used Bobbi Brown's black gel liner to the top and lower waterlines with Bobbi's fabulous liner brush, and I put on Givenchy's Moonlight Mister Bright pen (see it here) on as a brow highlight and on the inner corner of the eye (tearduct). Mascara is Diorshow.

Note: while Crimson Mimicry seems very red in the swatches and in the sample bag I got (click pic above to see it larger), it turned out a lot more pink-fuchsia on the skin. That could just be me, or maybe it's that way on everyone? I expected a little orange to show up when it blended with the gold (Golden Chrysalis), but I didn't expect this much pink from the start. To be honest: I actually had planned on this to be a holiday red look! Not so much once I started. Adding Soul Takes Flight brought a lot more purple into the picture, thanks to its violet undertones and flash, and voila: unexpected "Sunrise Eyes"! Not what I was aiming to do, but still one of my favorite looks I've ever done!

 

Aromaleigh - Soft Blue-Green Butterfly!

This is a pretty look using Aromaleigh's lovely shadows, which you can read more about here. It even looks nice despite my exhausted and dehydrated self.

Eyes

Pretty darn easy! I put a really pretty pale taupe-off-white, Air & Light, all over the lid fom lashline to brow using an eyeshadow brush and a pressing motion. Glowing Luna, a super gorgeous pale-but-bright Spring green, was pressed onto the lid with a dampened brush. I also pulled the same color upwards on the inner 1/3 of the crease and above. Morphing Moon is a very sexy teal shimmer, which I patted onto the outer 1/3 of the lid and crease with an eyeshadow brush. I then used the same brush -without dipping it back into shadow- and swept back and forth across the outer and middle section of the crease. I also swept Morphing Moon under the lower lashline. A touch of Flutura's Cloud, bright and multi-faceted blue, was pressed into the outer corner of the crease and blended in with a patting motion.

Non-Aromaleigh add-ons: I used Bobbi Brown's black gel liner to the top waterline with Bobbi's fabulous liner brush. I put MAC's Fascinating Eye Kohl (matte and creamy white) on the extreme inner corner of the lid and on the tearduct.  I also used Fascinating to line the lower waterline. I used my finger to press it into the skin and pull it in towards the nose, too, to brighten it all up! I put on Givenchy's Moonlight Mister Bright pen (see it here) on as a brow highlight and on the inner corner of the eye (tearduct) on top of the white pencil. Mascara is Diorshow.

Lips

I really need to bust out of my gloss-only habit, but have not done so in this look. This is two swipes of Local Colour Dazzleglass by MAC.

Click the pic to see an enlarged version which really
shows off this gloss!

As pretty as a butterfly! Thank you Aromaleigh.

I have a write-up coming on a new favorite brand, Aromaleigh, but before that comes I wanted to show you some major awesomeness from one of their collections.

The thing about this collection is this: it's being retired on December 31st! Yikes! So if you like what you see, hustle over to Aromaleigh and pick some up immediately.

I promise you there's some great information coming on the brand, including some amazing product pics and swatches and looks, but for now let's just look at...

Les Papillons!

"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued,
is always just beyond your grasp, but which,
if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."
~Nathaniel Hawthorne

(swatches are directly from the Aromaleigh site)

See more pics after the jump

Snowed in. The day in pictures.

 

 

 

Pointless entry for Mizz Worthy's Contest #4

Again: I missed the deadline but wanted to post this anyway.

This is another example of how the concept made me happy but the execution sucked.

Concept:

Why do we focus on the eyes and lips? What if we focused attention on the ears? The chin? The nose? Here I chose ears. Did you know each ear is unique, like fingerprints!? Why not play 'em up, since they're not like anyone else's!?

The reality:

It is incredibly difficult to put makeup on your own ears! The result is childlike and messy, I admit it.

I may do this again with a model instead of trying it on myself!

I will say, if we ever start putting makeup on our ears regularly, someone is going to have to come up with a new mirror and some different brushes and hair-proof makeup! ;)

       

So here's what I did...

I put on my makeup as usual, with a nude eye and lip. I extended the brow out towards the temple and down to the focal point: the ear. I accented with a glitter liner, too (which I would do differently the next time, instead using a brush and glitter; the glitter liner is too unpredictable). I painted the ear with a ton of different products - purple and teal liners and shadows, a fuchsia lip liner, a fuchsia glitter liner and a gold one. (Note to self: I hate glitter liners!) I tried to do things that would bring out the unique contours of the ear. Then I augmented the cheek with some craptastic gold glitter liner. Again: concept = great, reality = suck!

Pointless entry for Mizz Worthy's Contest #3

I missed the stupid deadline due to a stupid mistake, but am posting the looks anyway.

Execution on this one wasn't great*, but I loved the concept!

*I put a brow wax on, and then the brows got really manky and not at all nude. Shoot!
Ideally, I would have made them skintone, but couldn't get it to work with the items I had on-hand.

Here's the inspiration:

I used to work for a cosmetics line, and one season was all about "smokey eyes, nude lips". You know how sometimes your brain is working faster than your mouth? Well, I kept mistakenly saying "smokey lips, nude eyes."

And so the look:

 

 

When I learned how to do a "real" smoky eye, I was told to envision a puddle of ink that was super-saturated in the center and faded as it moved away from center. So that's what I tried to recreate with the lips - darkest in the center, fading into the skin.

I used MAC's Smolder Eye Kohl to create the darkest black, and a nude lipstick, then blended carefully. I went over the center again, then used a black gloss in the center and a nude gloss over the lip margin and onto the skin around the lips.

 

Pointless entry for Mizz Worthy's Contest #2

Damn. I misread (?) the contest rules for Mizz Worthy's contest, "Think Outside the Box". The rules said the contest ended at midnight, Wednesday, December 17th. Well, Wednesday (today) is the 16th. I centered in on the date rather than the day, and so while I had done some posts I didn't have them posted in time. Damn, damn, damn.

Anyway, here's what I came up with for entry #2, for what good it does me. :(

The exercise was liberating and inspiring, so it was worth it!

Inspiration

I was doing a few "conceptual" ideas, but I believe I was over-thinking them a bit without enough time to actually get them done to my liking (it's hard to do complex makeup looks with two little kids!). So this is more of a "just let loose" look. I decided to focus on the features I like about my face an use flattering colors in a new way. Anyway, it's not the most over-the-top look, but I quite like it!

 

 

Eyes

I have a love-hate relationship with my brows. They aren't always well-behaved! At the moment, they're working the best they have in ages, so I'm quite pleased. I decided to accent them with a a blue-green shadow. Since I'm a mom, I'm often tired and thought a flattering lavender would perk up the under eye area (as a wide-ish stripe of liner in the center), especially paired with white liner applied heavily in the corners and both waterlines! I also brightened the lid with white and put a shimmery yellow-beige through the crease and above. Highlight above the brow helped accent their current nice arch.

Lips

Boy I love doing multi-color lips! Please let this be a trend that takes off in my lifetime! :)

Here, I pulled purple, white, silver and blue-green together to make a flattering melange of shades (in my opinion). Clear gloss helped everything blend and shine! I liked using the purple to contour the lips and really make them pouty, while the green in the center really tied the eye makeup into the look.

 

Face

I'm mad for Urban Decay's Grifter, a lilac-lavender-light-pinky-purple shadow. I find it particularly flattering to my skintone, so I used it to blush the cheeks, temples and forehead. Meh, maybe it's not so hot on the forehead, but I loved the way it looked on the cheeks!

I found this exercise REALLY freeing! So much fun to really fall in love with color again by looking at it in a new way...

For the love of Pete, please tell me what is going on here! (Nicole Kidman)

What in the $%*# is this about!? I know makeup artists dust powder on the face to a) absorb oil and b) catch shadow fall-out. I've done it myself. But the critical step is DUSTING IT OFF WHEN DONE!

 

I am completely and utterly astounded that a) the makeup artist let her out of the chair, b) she didn't check the mirror, c) no one stopped her on the way to the red carpet and pulled an "excuse me, Nicole, but...", and d) that someone thought the dress was on correctly.

*pardon the multiple lists in a single post - it's a sign of my shock and dismay!

I am damn-near speechless at this debacle.

Was she high?

I'm being serious. Was she high? Anyone got scoop on Nicole? Is she a flaming hot mess? It's the only way I can somewhat wrap my mind around this...

Holiday festivities

It's been busy around the BSB campus lately. No posts yesterday due to amazing holiday festivities! Take a look:

 

That's an action shot of Ara at her school Christmas program. She's rocking the baby Jesus. SOOO Cute!

Here's how I did my makeup:

Breakdown:

Eyes

1. Primed eyelids with MAC Painterly Paint Pot.
2. Pressed a blend of two taupe shadows on the lid with a flat eyeshadow brush.
3. Also pressed this combination under the lower lashline (lightly).
4. Swept a sandy color into the crease and above slightly, using a fluffy blending brush.
5. Filled in brows with a Chanel trio, custom-blending the right shade.
6. Placed brow highlight with concealer slightly lighter than my skintone.
7. Lined the inner eye area (around tear duct) and lower waterline with a white eye liner pencil (MAC Fascinating).
8. Mascara primer went on, followed by mascara (Urban Decay's lash primer, Diorshow mascara).

Lips

1. Applied a dark plummy red lipstick (Chanel Longwear Lipstick in Garnet).
2. Topped it with a brighter shimmery red lipgloss (Chanel Glossimer, Spark).

Face

1. Concealed under eye with Bobbi Brown Corrector (not enough!).
2. Applied a slightly glowy foundation (Armani LSF).
3. Added cheek shimmer with a glittery and soft champagne/light-bronze shade (MAC's ShimpagneMSF ).
4. Added cheek color with a bright pink.

Subtle, and perfect for the occasion.

How is your holiday season going!?

The great news about this hat...

Is that you can't really see Rihanna's bad hair color.

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Jingle Jingle: Cake Beauty in the US!? (shhh.... at Sephora.com in 2010!)

It's true! I've never experienced the brand personally, but the brand has a bazillion fans. It's no surprise why! All products are 90 - 95% natural, and come in decadent scents to make your grooming practices delish!

‘cake Beauty believes in the value and importance of indulgence.
Indulgence is good. Women everywhere deserve a moment in their lives to indulge…
our goal is to transform that moment to everyday.’

A few bits of info on cake Beauty if you're not familiar with the line:

• The line started in founder Heather Reie's kitchen!
• She carefully ensured that all ingredients "benefit both physical and emotional needs" and, at the same time, ended up with amazing texture.
• The line is available world-wide, and while it has been sold through boutiques in the US it had yet to be sold on more widely-available way.

You can get it now:

www.CakeBeauty.com

an soon (early 2010) at Sephora.com!

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Let's take a look at some cake holiday goodies!

winter wonderful holiday bath and shower bubbles

These yummy bubbles concoctions are happy to join you in the tub or the shower. Helpful little buggers, aren't they!? Fueled by shea butter, avocado oil and jojoba oil (all known for their superior moisturizing and skin-softening power), they'll get you clean without stripping your skin of moisture. Critical in the Winter months! $20 each

Three formulas:

• Jacky Frost | fresh red berries and vanilla crumble
• Gingerbread Woman | soft ginger and sweet vanilla frosting
• Snow Woman | toasted walnuts and vanilla cream

i think you're winter wonderful set

Three of cake's best body confections, all wrapped up in one pan! The question is: who wouldn't this be a good gift for!?  $38 for the set

Includes:

• desserted island supreme body mousse | tahitian vanilla and fresh coconut scented moisturizer for the body.
• milk made smoothing hand and cuticle buffer | warm vanilla with a hint of fresh raspberry scent infused in a hand and nail buffer that also moisturizes!
• cake kiss pink berry lip butter | Get soft and dewy, moisturized lips with the scent of fresh berries and vanilla.

Other goodies I'd like to sniff out...

desserted island supremely rich bath and shower froth

milk made velveteen hand creme

	it's a slice supreme body mousse

Have you tried cake Beauty?

Tell us about it!

Thanks!

Thanks so much for reading Beauty School Blog!
I'm so thankful for YOU!

Mizz Worthy contest... Outside the box: Entry 1

Mizz Worthy is having another contest! The goal is to think outside the box -and win a copy of Alex Box's book!

I was thinking... what if we didn't focus so much on the eyes and the lips? What if we used the entire face as a canvas, with one statement across it? I spent time carefully blending several shades of blue the way I might on the eyes - but I put it over my face. It's not a terribly complex look, though it required a lot of attention to get the "ombre" effect blended evenly. I feel like I came up with a realistic version of what one might do on a daily basis... if we painted our entire face, that is!

Since the focus was on the wash of color, I didn't put on any mascara or fill-in my brows or do anything special with my lips (though I did prime my skin before putting on the colors!). The point was not to accent the eyes or the lips - it was to create the color effect.

PS: It wasn't until I was done that I realized I looked a bit like the result of a romance between X-Men's Mystique and The Blue Man Group!

Products used: MAC's Naval Blue, Azrael Blue, and Steel Blue Pigments and their Surreal eye shadow, and  Urban Decay's Goddess, Perversion, and Absinthe shadows.