New collection: YSL fall 2008 collection
Ombres Cinq Lumières palette: ($56) each of the 6 compacts contains four matt, satiny or iridescent shades and a highlighter.
Palette Collection for Eyes (LE): ($60) contains black, grey and champagne shades to create the perfect smokey eye.
Palette Collection for Face (LE): ($60)contains 3 skin illuminators. The beige powder enhances the face and is ideal for touch-ups through out the day, the apricot blush warms and enlivens the complexion while the pearly pink shade highlights.
Variation Blush: ($42) Contains a matte and an iridescent textures. Available in one new shade: #17 Silky Nude.
Eyeliner Moire: ($30) available in one new shade, Emerald Reflections.
Everlong Mascara: ($27.50) available in one new shade, Ever Green.
Pure Lipstick: ($29) available in two new shades, #141 Pink Satin and #140 Purple Velvet.
Rouge Pure Shine Lipstick: ($29) available in two new shades, #30 Shimmering Pink and #31 Tuxedo Pink.
Golden Gloss: (28$) available in two new shades, #15 Golden Berry and #14 Golden Purple.
La Laque: ($19) available in two new shades, Tuxedo Grey and Rich Coffee.
Top Secret Radiant Skincare Brush: ($52) its formula combines all the benefits of a skincare product with the precision and ease of a brush, the silky and comfortable texture glides over the skin, leaving it feeling fresh and smooth. Light-reflecting micro-pigments are able to capture and diffuse light, to reduce skin imperfections and boost radiance.
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New Collection: Tarte Fall 2008 Collection
The collection is available at Tarte and Sephora. Some of the items are already sold out at Tarte! Here’s the collection:
Eye couture limited-edition day-to-night eye palette: ($44) glamorize your eyes with this luxe palette that holds everything you need to go from a soft, simple daytime look to smoldering, smoky eyes for night. A rich purple quilted palette adorned with a gold lock and key houses 10 eyeshadows (5 in the bronze family and 5 in the charcoal family), a double-ended brush with greatness eyeshadow brush and a double-ended brown & charcoal eyeliner. Bronze shades: shimmery champagne, shimmery dusty lilac, rich brown with gold shimmer, deep shimmery bronze, neutral shimmery brown. Charcoal shades: silver sheen, shimmery pale pink, shimmery deep gray, gold-tinged purple, black with silver fleck. Reusable packaging: when you finish the palette you can replace the shadows with our eyeshadow singles.
Lip couture limited-edition t5 super fruitinfused lipstick set: ($32) silky lipsticks are formulated to last all day, while the proprietary t5 super fruit complex helps keep lips soft and smooth. With the purchase of every tarte lip couture t5 super fruit lipstick set, you’ll be supporting Sambazon’s Sustainable Acai Project (SAP), a member of the Fair Trade Federation, which helps to preserve the Amazon Rainforest through forest conservation, improved living conditions and educational opportunities for communities in Brazil. Color descriptions (left to right): aura (deep brick red), eden (nude beige), paradise (sheer peachy-nude), utopia (warm mauve berry).
Berry couture limited-edition all natural stain set: ($35) achieve a healthy complexion and naturally enhanced lips that’ll stay all day with tarte’s two best sellers infused with our proprietary t5 super fruit complex. Natural cheek stain in berrylicious (not sold separately) is synthetic dye free, preservative free and features a natural cassis fragrance. And, only available in this set, our new mini natural rise & shine in berrylicious features natural preservatives and a natural vanilla fragrance. With the purchase of every tarte berry couture all natural stain set, you’ll be supporting Sambazon’s Sustainable Acai Project (SAP), a member of the Fair Trade Federation, which helps to preserve the Amazon Rainforest through forest conservation, improved living conditions and educational opportunities for communities in Brazil. Color description: berrylicious natural cheek stain (sheer pink-berry) and berrylicious natural rise & shine (sheer pink-berry stain and shimmery berry gloss).
Know your ingredients: Patchouli
What it is
Patchouli oil is derived from mint. Patchouli has a strong smell and is reddish-brown in color.
What it does
Patchouli has anti-inflammatory, anti-septic and anti-fungal properties. Its astringent action tones and revitalized skin cell tissue while its antiseptic action helps to calm inflamed skin and to control acne outbreaks.
Patchouli also stimulates new cell growth, helps reduce wrinkles and chapped appearance and heals sore, cracked, dehydrated, dry and sensitive skin.
Patchouli oil is also used as a dandruff treatment and to aid oily hair.
Side effects
It can be a skin sensitizer and irritant.
My birthday presents
Last Tuesday, it was my birthday. I turned 26. My boyfriend took me out to dinner that evening, and the next day I went out with my mates. Among other stuff, I got a few beauty products, so I thought I’d show you. My friends and I have a tradition when it comes to buying birthday presents. Instead of each of us buying a present, one of us collects the money (5€ each) from the others and together we decide what to buy. We started this tradition when we were in high school and didn’t have much money (not that we have a lot now!). This way we could afford to buy expensive things instead of getting many but cheap presents. This method has always worked well for us so we still do it. Here’s what I got (I’m only gonna show the beauty related stuff):
- Bottega Verde Orange Blossom Body Cream With Orange Juice
- Bottega Verde Bath & Shower Gel Softening
- Bottega Verde 24-hour face cream with Aloe Vera
I’ve also got this beautiful palette:
I know I said I was gonna show only beauty related stuff but here’s one of the things my boyfriend gave me. It’s the cutest mobile pouch I have ever seen:
Product Review: Urban Decay Eyehadow Primer Potion
Name: Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Brand: Urban Decay
Size: 10ml
Price: 16$
From Urban Decay’s website:
The genie in this bottle fulfills three wishes: eyeshadow that lasts, more vibrant and lasting color, and absolutely NO creasing. Apply Primer Potion to lids before shadow application. It dries down almost instantly (and invisibly), creating smooth lids that are super powered eyeshadow magnets.
What I liked:
- makes eyeshadow last all day
- doesn’t crease
- makes eyeshadow looks more vibrant
What I didn’t like:
- the packaging
Have you ever found a beauty product that has changed your life? Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion did that for me and has now become one of my HG products. For years, I used foundation as a base and my eyeshadow would disappear after a few hours. Most of the time, it would crease too. So, I decided to look for a good eyeshadow primer. I heard so many good reviews about UDPP, I just had to try it.
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion claims to make eyeshadow more vibrant and last all day without creasing. Well, this products really does what it claims. It brightened up my eyeshadow and didn’t crease at all. And my eyeshadow lasts all day. I put it on in the morning and it is still there at the end of the day. Even if I rub my eyes during the day, the shadow wouldn’t smudge or rub off.
The primer is nude-coloured and has a creamy consistency. It dries very quickly, goes on smoothly and blends very well. It doesn’t feel cakey or heavy on the lids, in fact I feel like I’m not wearing it. You can use the wand applicator to apply it but I prefer to put a bit of product on my lid and then blend with my finger. I find this works best for me.
The only thing I don’t like about this product is the packaging. Although the genie-shaped bottle is very pretty, I think you all know by know that because the wand can go only straight down into the tube, a lot of product is still left in it when you think there isn’t any left. You need to cut it open to get the remaining product left in it.
The formula is full of silicones, which helps the eyeshadow adhere to the lid and gives a smooth and silky finish to skin.
Summary:
I love this product! It makes my eyeshadow last all day, look more vibrant and doesn’t crease. Unfortunately the packaging is done in a way that you need to cut open the tube to get the big amount of product still left over when you think it’s finished. I hope they will change it soon. Hadn’t it been for that, the product would have got full marks.
Rating: 4/5
Disclaimer: the item was purchased by me for both personal and review purposes. The review is based on my own personal and honest experience with the product. For more information, please see my disclaimer.