Obsession Du Jour 6.26.09

I can not believe I have not mentioned one of my HG favorite nudes. Again, it is an annoying one because stupid MAC and its LE color. This is Vanity's Child. I love it, I wish this was perm. This looks odd in the tube, kind of a medicinal beige, but on the lips it is a perfect light nude.

This to me is similar to my HG of all time, 2N. Very dupable. Too bad BOTH are LE. I am going to stalk out some CCO's and try to find backups!



Voila...

NUDE Du Jour 6.16.09

Everyone knows my love for a nude lip. It is my favorite look by far. Well I have officially found a new HG of all nude lipsticks. Too damn bad it is a limited edition color and no where to be found now to get a back up. I am going to have to search the CCO's High and Low for this. Anyway, the color is 2N. It is the most perfect, soft nude. I love it, it is soft and not cake-y or drying like myth and fleshpot. Wow, I need to buy every single one I see.

However, a great dupe for this is GOSH Darling 134. They are very similar in texture and color.

With flash.

Without flash.

Alone

With Nude LipLiner underneath.

Barry. M Lips Du Jour 5.20.09

I am sure everyone and their mother, brother, sister, and boyfriend's sisters cousin has heard the buzz about Barry M Lip Paints, especially #101 in Marshmallow.

I was dying to get my paws on these babies. I was fortunate to have someone in the UK send me these. I am thrilled with them, #101 is the lightest nude I own and I love it. It is very matter and very nude and relatively easy to work with. Now, #129 in Lilac... WOW...my new favorite color, you think lilac isn't wearable? Wrong, it is perfect, CREAMY and perfect.

Take a look yourself.

L to R:
#101 Lip Paint in Marshmallow , #129 Lip Paint in Lilac

L to R:
#101, #129

#101 Marshmallow Lip Paint

#129 Lilac Lip Paint

On the way out to door wearing the #129 Lilac

What are you feelings on lilac lips? Love or Hate? Too Lady Gaga?

Spring Look Du Jour 4.30.09

I felt very Spring-y this morning even though it wasn't as warm in New York City as it has been the past few days. Yesterday, I caved into MAC's aquavert eyeshadow and I am so glad I did. I initially stayed away from it because I am not a pastel kinda girl. It had been calling my name for some time and I resisted, until now. I swatched it on the back of my hand, and I loved what a shimmery light green wash it gave me. It isn't too pigmented which I consider a good thing in this shadow. You could definitley build up the color if you wanted to by layering and using fix+

Anyway, See below, the picture is not as vibrant as the look is in real life. It was a bit more green.

Eyes:
MAC PaintPot in Bare Study
MAC Eyeshadow in Aquavert on Lid to crease
MAC Eyeshadow in Omega- very lightly in the crease
MAC Eyeshadow in Brule as a Highlight
Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara- LOVE
(excuse the messy brows, they are in need of a plucking)

Lips
Some rando NYX Nude Gloss, that I love.

I didn't use eyeliner today which is unheard of but I wanted to keep it light and natural. No dark lines.

Lips Du Jour 4.18.09

I am happy to say I absolutley LOVE my Shu Uemura Lipstick.
I am so happy I ordered these finally, I might even dare to go as far to say that these might be next to my YSL as my holy grail of lipsticks. I wore the 906 out to dinner and by the end of dinner it was still on!

Pros:
Moisturizing
Pigmented
Great Colors
Buildable
Packaging- LOVE it, like it WAY more that MAC.

Cons:
Availability- Hard to find, only have it at barneys and sephora online (not in alot of the stores)
Price, a tad on the expensive side at $23 per piece.

Left: 906 Light Matte Naked Beige, Right: 907 Pinky Nude

906, Naked Beige

907, Pinky Nude

In conclusion, if I had to pick two lipsticks to bring to an island, right now I would say these two. They are the perfect Nude and light nude pink. What else could I ask for??

Shu is fighting my YSL Rouge Volupte HARD for the HG of all nudes.
What do you think? Will you try Shu's lipsticks?

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.

With Flash.

Without Flash

With Flash

Without Flash

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?

Obsession Du Jour 4.15.09

Shu Uemura. Recently I have been really drawn into Shu. I used to use their eye shadows in high school but since then Shu has not recieved much action from me. When I saw the above advertisment I was sucked in and needed to try a lipstick. I have heard great things about the lipstick colors, being moisturizing and pigmented. So I decided to get back on my hunt for the HG of all nude lipsticks (right now YSL Rouge Volupe is reigning supreme).

With that being said, I ordered from Sephora (with the 15% off code):
the Rouge Unlitimed Biege Collection Lipstick:
- 906 Matte Naked Beige (as described on http://www.shuuemura-usa.com)
- 907 Matte Nude Lavendar (as described on http://www.shuuemura-usa.com)

I am so excited to try these and I will report my findings.
Please let me know if any of you has had expierence with these lipsticks and how you like them.

Ciao

MAC SugarSweet Lipsticks

I love me a pale pink or a nude lip so when I heard about a collection called sugar sweet I was counting down the days I could run over to my local Mac Store. When it came out I ventured outside my comfort zone (nude lips) into a lipstick called Lollilpop Lovin. I am glad I did beacuse it turned out to be nude-ish on me and I LOVE IT. Its a coral with a slight green irredescent golden shimmer. You can see here below with and without a flash. I need to work on the quality of the pictures next.




Next is Bubbles, soon as I saw this I knew this baby would be mine. A soft white frost, close to a milk cool pink on the lips.
And Lastly... the famous St. Germain, a bubblegum pink that I adore. It is such a fun color. It instantly changes and warms your whole face.


There was a lipstick called Touch and Sweet thing (I think...). I passed on those, too deep of a color for my pale loving self!

Which is your favorite lipstick from the SugarSweet Collection?