NARS Belle Du Jour 4.10.10

I needed to let you all know about this collection, well because It is inspired by Catherine Deneuve and the movie Belle Du Jour, which is where the name of my blog came from. One of my favorite movies of all time! Amber Valetta's look here is dead on to Catherine's character Severine here. By the way, if you have not seen this movie, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? The makeup and the fashion is out of this world.

Anyway, as soon as I heard about this I ran over to my favorite NARS girl @ Soho Bloomingdale's. She showed me the new goodies. My hopes were not too high because the recent NARS collections have been very disappointing to me. Moving along, the only this that stood out to me was the "Burn It Blue" cream eye shadow duo. It is a duo made up of an iridescent blue and a deep aqua. Gorgeous! I also checked out the new cream blush, I HATED it. The color was beyond gorgeous, a light peach. I mean it would have been the perfect color except for the chunks of glitter flecks in it that made it look chunky! Clearly, I passed on that. However, the Burn it Blue was worth the trip. I cant wait to wear it with a tan and coral lips! Gorgeous summer look!

My NARS gir, Stephanie,l pre-sold it to me, as Bloomingdale's is having their annual Beauty Event on Thursday. If you go to Bloomingdales, visit her. She is fabulous! Okay so, basically when you buy anything and spend over $50 at any counter you get free gifts. I pre-bought a few eye shadows from NARS (Blondie, California, Corfu and Pearl Beach), my face powder, La Mer Face Cream and I will prob pick up more on Thursday. She showed me the gift from NARS, it is a free duo lip gloss and a Duo Multiple Compact with Riviera and Portofino in it, I think. I can't remember but I will let you all know when I go pick it up.

What else do I need? Any suggestions?

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Nude Lips Du Jour 4.17.09

You all know now about my well documented love for Nude Lips.
I want to show you my usual suspects.

From Left to Right, (Both Lipsticks and hand swatches in same order)
YSL Rouge Volupte #2, GOSH Darling, MAC Fleshpot, MAC Myth, MAC Creme D'Nude, MAC High Tea, NARS Belle Du Jour.

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Full Review:
YSL Rouge Volupte #2- My favorite lipstick formulation, pigmented, creamy, smells great, and moisturizing.
GOSH Darling Lipstick- this is another one of my favorites I picked this up a few months ago on a trip to london (since then I have ordered 2 more to keep as back ups, i love it that much), this is very soft, reminds me of a glaze from MAC, it is THE perfect nude, any more pigmented and you would risk having concealor lips.
MAC Fleshpot- I like this color ALOT, but you have to be careful other wise you get concealor lips, this has a very slight pinky undertone. The formluation is a bit drying and you must have very moisturized lips to wear this as it will enhance the look of dryness on your lips. This was a limited edition, but you can order through MACpro. (This can give you that porn star look, which i hae to admit but I like )
MAC Myth- I like this, very similar in formulation to Fleshpot again, you have to be careful other wise you get concealor lips, this is more beige than Fleshpot.
MAC Creme D'Nude- This is my favorite MAC nude lipstick, this is similar to GOSH Darling, it is easy to work with and much more moisturizing. This is a Creamsheen formulation. It is sheerer and creamier than Fleshpot and Myth.
MAC High Tea- This is a frost, I do not wear it all that much, it is a sheer natural nude with a bit of sheen from the frost.
NARS Belle Du Jour- I love the name, obviously!!! The formulation is better than Myth and Fleshpot, a bit more moisturizing. Its a great pigmented nude, this will not give you the concealor effect. It is a bit darker, but a very wearable nude.

I will be getting my 2 new nudes from Shu Uemura tommorow, look out for the review.
What is your favorite Nude Lipstick and are there any I am missing that I should be trying?

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