Top 5 Spring Beauty Must haves: #1 Multi-tasking concealer

Aw yes, the concealer. Many a morning is possible because of concealer: hiding puffy, sleep deprived eyes, covering white-heads that greet you in the morning and using it to outline your lips.

Now are a new crop of concealers that do the job and then some:

- Tarte's The Eraser concealer. Soothes skin, hides blemishes and adds skin loving ingredients: vitamin's C &E.

- Smashbox's HD concealer. Weightless, natural buildable coverage.

- Laura Mercier's Secret Coverage. Complete with a concealer and a highlighter.

photos: Sephora.com

Top 5 Spring Beauty Must haves: #2 Rosey cheeks

A perfect flush is key for spring but where to begin? Inspiration? Flora.

Take a cue from the blossoms and nature around, no nature? grab a book.

When thinking of a rosey flush, I think of a pinch of color at the apples that lasts all day- and one of the first things that came to my mind was Tarte's Cheek Stain. The cheek stain is a gel-based, cosme-cuetical wonder that keeps your cheeks looking fresh. A plus, it comes in an array of shades. Another great, rosey cheek provider is LORAC's sheer wash. Back in the day I had a great plummy color that lasted forever plus I used it as a lipstain.

These both are easy to apply and quick to use if you are running out of the house on your way to work.

photos: Sephora.com

Top 5 Spring Beauty Must haves: #3 Luminous Skin

Now that winter has phased out so far, I'm ready for a great glow! Especially highlighters, they really enhance without maximum effort and blending is a breeze. The newer formulas help to minimize the chunky "glitter" effect on the skin and give it a good sheen. In the past, the challenge has been - Can oily skin " glow" without looking oily-slick?. The answer: Yes

Powder form is be the best for my skin but now with liquid formulas like Nars' Orgasm Illuminator. The glow looks and feels perfect.

My other favorite highlighting products are:

MAC Mineral Skin Finishes- velvet smooth texture with shimmer finish casts a great finish and illuminates naturally.

Benefit Moon Beam- gold toned illuminator with a brush for quick and easy touch ups.

Chanel Summer 2010 Les Pop-up Collection: Nouvelle Vague 527 & Riviera 537 Nail Varnish Reviews and Swatches

Today I checked out the nail colors for Chanel's upcoming Les Pops Summer beauty collection. For those of you who love bold nail colors, you are in for a real treat! I can't wait to see the lipcolors come next week. Peter Philips has a very strong summer collection that packs punchier pinks, corals and serenades us with a playful blue as compared to this past spring's collection.

The 3 nail colors in this collection are:

Mistral- a soft sheer pink with gold shimmer. Pinker than Jade Rose and Ming.

Riviera- a strong creamy hot pink.

Nouvelle Vague- a creamy minty turquoise.

Photos: from Middle finger to Pinky Finger: Mistral, Riviera & Nouvelle Vague

Review:

Initially, I thought Nouvelle Vague would be a bit more colorful, I was expecting an electric blue but the borderline pastel-like nature of the polish is surprisingly flattering. This is definitely a fun color that I can't wait to wear. My standout would have to be Riviera. It just popped against my skin.! I got 2 complements within the hour of having it on, I also plan on wearing this one regularly. Compared to Boa, Riviera is a much brighter pink, though it can be a close dupe.

Mistral is a beautiful color as well, and the tamest of the three. If you are looking for a perfect pink with flecks of gold, let Mistral be the one.

Photos: by me

Disclosure: all nailpolishes purchased by me

Top 5 Spring Beauty Must haves: Peach Lips

Peachy lips are blossoming for Spring. The pinky, orange confection is not only the clothing color of the season but also keeps the snow at bay ( ok , I kid on the last part). A pop of this color is devine, plus a hadful of collections will be celebrating the orange family this spring and summer. From MAC's To the Beach and Pret a Papier collections with peach-coral variations to Chanel's Les Pop's collection with bright coral and orange lipsticks and lipglosses.

My recent discovery in the peach game is Chanel's Glossimer in Bel Air. The gloss is like a sister to Giggle as they both are Glossimers that do not have any shimmer, glitter or irredescence whatsover. Bel Air is a creamy peachy pink goodness that I found at Bloomies Soho. Judging by the way these babies are not on the Chanel.com website but are in stores, its best to call as it seems like all stores have different stock.

My other peachy favorite is MAC's Bendel Girl Lipglass.

What's your favorite peachy lip color?