Sneak Peak of MAC for Rodarte collection

Straight from August's US Vogue.
Pictured: Bordertown Mineralized Eyeshadow and Rodarte Lipglass.
Rodarte will do a preview at Opening Ceremony 's Ace Hotel Space for September 10th's Fashion Night Out.
Cannot. Wait!

Summer 2010: Best Highlighters

What compliments a great tawny bronzer is a great illuminator, highlighter or luminizer ( if you will), either one of these boosts your radient factor by so much more than you otherwise thought. The trick, keep the "highlighters" ready for when the sun goes down. Just like a candle in the dark, these keep your skin glowing and look great when you are photographed in nightshots!

Here are just a few of my favorites for this summer save NARS Luster, which I have chalked up in the past. The few mentioned are an array of pigment focused formulas that go a long way with a little usage.

Clockwise:

YSL's Palette Signes D'Orient- This very rare and hard to come by palette has it all. Illuminant shell and pink highlighters with a shimmer finish and a chocolate bark color powder for contouring. This pallette also includes two applicators, one a mini blush brush and the other an eyeshadow sponge.

MAC HyperReal Foundation in Beyond Bronze- A couple of years ago, MAC introduced Hyper Real Foundations as a second skin foundation that rids imperfections with light shifting like capabilities ( I'm paraphrasing). Not to say that this didn't work, it was too early in the game!

I still have 2 bottles of HyperReal, one being shade 700 and the other is Bronze.

Broze is a great liquid highlighter on top of cheek bones and below the brown, plus a little goes along way.

Chanel Emprientes des Chanel- This year's newbie! This palette has the Chanel interlocked C 's logo in a light gold wih peach, pink and tan shimmer powder is a mosaic around.

As with YSL's D'Orient- Good luck finding this one, it's been sold our since earlier this year.

Tarte Celebutante Dry Oil Body Spray- Ok, I'm beinding the rules for this one as I do have an upcoming post on body glow. However, I was enamored by the cute pink shimmer that can contribute over your bronzed cheeks for the perfect night out.

Alice + Olivia for MAC @ MAC Soho NYC

Ah, here is a pic of the Alice + Olivia display at MAC Soho here in NYC.

Yes, I tested I.Want.Candy and did my comparison against Squirt.

I .Want.Candy is not the carmely finish I so desired from Squirt. True to the color in the tube, the Hot Yellow is a milky, creamy hot yellow with flecks of shimmer, alas when I swatched.. it was the same.

For those of you who crave a unique fun summer color- I .Want. Candy is definitely up your alley!

Summer 2010: Best Bronzers

Look scorchin' without the burn or orangy hue. These are the best bronzers of Summer 2010 based on pigmentation and formula. Though some of these have been around for some time, they still beat some newbies 2 to 1.

Clockwise in photo:

MAC Refined Deeper Bronze- a MAC classic and for good reason. This burnished bronze powder with copper pearl shimmer gives a the right touch of glow with the right touch of bronze coverage. I reserve Refined Deeper Bronze for a great night out.

Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel in Ambre Terre- Ambre Terre is a deep bronze with golden faint shimmer. The formula is moisturizing but doesn't leave your skin greasy. Another plus about Ambre Terre, it has a duel brush! one side is black and blends smoothy, almost like a blush while the brown side is great for contouring.

Shu Uemura Deep Bronze- For us in the states, we need to run out and get this quick before Shu leaves the US. If there is on thing to get from Shu Uemura, it would have to be this bronzer. It's a medium bronze with shimmer. Additionally, since the formula borderline's matte, for bronzed beauties, you can use this as a face powder to even out your sunkissed skin.

NARS Casino- This sheer golden shimmer bronzer is a grab-and-go go to. Seriously, you can brush this on your cheeks, forehead and along the bridge of your nose and you are done. No foundation, just a bit of mascara and gloss can take care of a simple luck. Especially if the temperature is too hot to fuss with the rest of your look.

Paul Frank for Lip Smacker's: Chachi's Fried Icecream Lipgloss Pot

Lacroix loves Chachi!

Upon stumbling into my local Target, I ran smack dab into the Paul Frank for Lip Smacker's collection! The collection features each beloved Paul Frank Character in his or her own gloss, pot or stick form with a delicious scent and flavor.

The collection features the following character and flavors:

Julius- Strawberry Banana, Coconut Creme, Red Raspberry Lipsmackers ( either gloss , stick or pot)

Bunny Girl- Carrot Cake

Clancy- Cotton Candy

Sheree- Sweet Berry

Mika- Sweet Creme

Spicoli-Spinoli

Worry Bear- Honey Sweet

and the lipgloss pot I picked up, Chachi's Fried Ice Cream Lipgloss pot.

Chachi's lipgloss pot is caramel in color smells and tastes just like fried ice cream!

Check out the collection here at lipsmackers.com