Super sexy! I don’t need another gloss.. but these are HOT! MAC Cosmetics Dazzleglass Creme Collection Fall 2009: Nine shades of lustrous shimmering color. I am real tempted!
The new MAC Cosmetics Process Colour Collection is something I need to get my hands on STAT! You know I love color.. er.. colour. I am going to get the Process Magenta & Black Black Chromaline gel liners and possibly the Process Magenta Paint Stick. (I use those as a blush!) I already have pigments similar to the Process Magenta one, but that does look awesome!
Anyone in need of a boost of “colour”??
Ok.. you’re gonna kill me.
Once I stepped my size 11 foot into Neiman Marcus, it was all over. Golden Retrievers playing toss with Louboutains, Shitzus prancing among the Chanel suits, I didn’t know whether to be disgusted or enchanted with the whole “rich old ladies with their dogs” experience at Stanford Mall. I love dogs, don’t get me wrong, I have an adorable Shiba Inu at home who would just love to rip apart some Manolo Blahniks, but I will admit that these furry friends made me and my friend a bit nervous.
My whole purpose of this trip was to get my hands onto (or into) a jar of Chantecaille Future Skin Foundation. I’ve been wanting this stuff for what seems to be a decade, and I finally have it. Oh, Lordy. Ok, yeah, it’s $68 for 1 oz. Yeah yeah. I even splurged and purchased the matching foundation stick at $42. Ohhhhh.. god. So lemme tell you something: My skin is thanking me for doing this. My skin loves me right now and it’s hugging me.
I was so focused on covering my skin, and not letting it breathe, not letting my real skin shine through. I tried the foundation at the counter with two lovely counter reps and they matched me with the correct shade. I could not believe what I was seeing. My skin.. only better! The gel formula was cold upon application, and distinctively different from any foundation I’ve tried before. I could not see the makeup on my skin at all, even close up in the mirror. Here are more details about Future Skin:
This oil-free gel foundation provides SPF 10 protection and a matte finish.
• Contains 60% charged water and seaweed.
• The formula is exceptional due to its ability to transfer water into the skin without the support of any oil.
• A protective field prevents water evaporation and blocks environmental oxidation.
• Provides adjustable coverage (medium-full) using light reflective circular pigment to ease the appearance of flaws.
• Offers a city level of sun protection and has a refreshing, lightweight texture.
I have stopped breaking out entirely since using this product. I unfortunately had to stop using the Revlon Colorstay Mineral Foundation & Powder due to itchy skin and breaking out. I ended up getting a cyst on my jawline while using the Revlon minerals, just as I had while using Bare Minerals. Go figure! Although the finish of the Revlon product was full coverage and matte, I simply cannot do that to my skin anymore!
The Chantecaille Foundation Stick ($42) is what I am carrying for touch ups through the day:
• Dual-purpose, moisture-rich formula.
• Provides smooth, even coverage, thanks to aloe vera and rice bran oil.
• Gives the skin a shine-free glow.
• Calms skin through a blend of botanical antioxidants, including ginkgo biloba and green tea (camellia oleifera), plus vitamins C and E.
• Protects skin from the sun’s harmful rays with SPF 8.
My skin is loving loving this stuff. You will have to try it for yourself to see the wonderful results, and this is especially great for people who don’t want a made-up look. It’s natural and looks natural. It clearly is worth the price because it is skin care disguised as a foundation. You can only find it at Neiman Marcus and Saks 5th as far as I know.
To sum it all up..
Chantecaille Future Skin Gel Foundation from Japan
Pros: Beautiful natural finish, natural ingredients, helps my skin, blends flawlessly, great for all skin types.
Cons: Needs touchups a few times during the day, not completely a matte finish, the price is a bit steep for those of us that use one jar of foundation per month.. but seems to be worth it anyway.
Chantecaille Foundation & Concealer Stick from Japan
Pros: Easy to use and carry, great for quick touch-ups. Very natural looking and not thick.
Cons: Not completely a matte finish, does not take the place of using powder.
Now.. I couldn’t let you go without showing you the brush I bought! A man in a full suit, just like he was going to the prom or a funeral, sold me a Bobbi Brown foundation brush which was recommended to me by friends.
I think it’s a nice brush, but I still prefer my MAC 180 flat top foundation brush which is no longer sold. Bummer.. still a nice foundation brush, but doesn’t really replace my fave.
So the day at Stanford mall was a success..
Chantecaille Foundation: $68
Chantecaille Concealer: $42
Watching a Mongolian Chow Chow take a huge crap on the lawn while trying to eat BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger at a fancy outdoor Bar and Grille…Priceless.
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Lauren Conrad has done it for mark. cosmetics again! That nude look is awesome on her and I can’t wait to try it out! LOVE the eyeshadow combo! Click on the picture above to go to my mark. online shop and check out the new colors for Fall 2009.
For those who are Holiday shopping a little early for your gal pals, check out this gorgeous gift set which includes the new Lauren Conrad fragrance, Sophistique! I have 9 sampler post cards sitting in front of me which need to go to 9 deserving gals out there in internet land. I am just itching to get these sent out so you can smell the new fragrance, which can be described as floral with ginger wood, golden amber and basmati rice with a nice woody finish.
The gift set includes the Sophistique fragrance, the shimmering body lotion, golden hoop earrings AND a totally cute clutch bag.. all for $36 bucks with FREE SHIPPING! Your friends will flip for this, so get them before they are all gone.
Just click on the “Shop Now” button on my mark. website and start from there.
So I had an amazing facial today at a traveling spa RV that goes to corporate companies on a weekly basis. I had questions in my head that I hoped could be answered.. and they were!
First, I brought up the question about large pores. It seems like the reason why my skin is secreting oil (and why the large pores?) is because I am over working my skin with too many scrubs and harsh products. The aesthetician told me that Proactiv is too harsh for me to use daily, so I should cut down to a few times per week. Since I had already sort of been doing that and alternating with my gel cleansers, I asked her what other things I could do to cut the shine down off of my face. I told her I was using mousse mineral makeup and the mineral powder by Revlon and that Bare Minerals really broke me out bad when I had used it a long time ago. She suggested that I use Jane Iredale cosmetics if I want to go back into using mineral products.. but if you have read my blogs, you would know that I already own the liquid and the powder Jane Iredale collections. I wasn’t really impressed with the coverage and staying power, and the texture. Soo what to do? I’ve been breaking out along my jawline since I’ve been using the new Revlon mineral cosmetics, and I am totally pissed! Ughh.
So, I am going to start with my gentle scrubs only once per week or less, and sticking with my gel cleanser on most days, using Proactiv maybe twice per week. The lady also told me not to steam my face often either.. which I don’t anyway. She says the steam opens the pores, but allows the oils to come pouring out. She only used the steam to help the facial products penetrate my skin while she was working on me. I purchased a very light, oil-free moisturizer that I believe is her own brand, and I really like it so far. I told her that I am pretty sensitive to anything with Titanium Dioxide (SPF 15 and up) and that could be why I am breaking out from the Revlon Mousse Foundation, it’s SPF 20.
Sooo.. I am going to try one more foundation before I break the bank. I’ve been talking about this for years and haven’t had the balls to buy it. Chantecaille foundation is something I’ve wanted to try for so long, I should just freaking buy it already. Check out the line of foundation here: http://www.chantecaille.com/makeup.cfm Future Skin is a oil-free gel foundation containing seaweed.. $68 for 1 oz. Yeah, that is a lot of money, but my skin is begging for something good.
Doing these monthly facials might be beneficial to me, especially since I did an amazing seaweed mask that left my face feeling like I was 8 years old.
I can barely lift my fingers to type, I am sooo tired. It was my fiance’s birthday, went to a Giants game, did family stuff.. it was non-stop action and I am drained! BUT.. I still managed to stay perfectly matte despite the running around. Keep reading…
This makeup is my newest best friend! I LOVE it (so far). I’ve talked so much smack about minerals, especially those of the “bare” kind. I have mentioned in my blog before that mineral makeup of a certain famous brand gave me huge cystic acne issues. My dermatologist was pretty familiar with other cases like mine and she told me to stay away from powder foundation mineral makeup from that brand. She told me that the makeup works well for a few months, then your skin starts clogging up with the minerals and you get blackheads, cysts and much more. I quickly discontinued my use of the powder and started going back to liquid, I was using Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation for a long time, then the original formula was discontinued. It was never the same! I saw the ad for the Revlon Colorstay Mineral Mousse foundation (with Halle Berry) and I just had to try it.
The foundation LASTS and I didn’t need to touch up with powder once! It went on pretty dry, and I used a foundation buffer brush. This foundation seems to only work well on oily skin because it even looked a little dry on my oily skin at first. I also used the Revlon Colorstay Mineral Foundation powder (gasp!) over the top for extra coverage and it worked wonderfully. I did not use the wimpy brush that comes in the container, I used one of my nice ones for application.
So, these new mineral Colorstay products work hand in hand and I am satisfied. I have had NO breakouts at all. The foundation does not turn colors on me, it stays true because it controls the oil that would otherwise seep into the makeup and darken the pigment of the makeup. Eww!
So let’s recap :
Mousse Foundation –
Pros – Stays matte, stays true to its color, fills in pores and imperfections. Stays on all day!
Cons – Very dry at first, but when it warms up to your skin, that dry look goes away.
Mineral Powder –
Pros – Nice matte look, stays true to color, controls oil!
Cons – Not sure if I like how it is packaged. I don’t want my brush inside of my product like that since I like to keep my stuff clean. I use the brush for touch ups, but I will not use it as my applicator in the morning.
Next item: CoverGirl LashBlast Length Mascara
This is the product everyone was excited about?? Ughh.. horrible!!! I can’t believe that CoverGirl took pre-orders for this crap. Yeah, umm.. it lengthens lashes.. but nothing else. It doesn’t thicken them or add any volume. My lashes were so wimpy and thin! I ended up sticking the brush into another mascara just to coat the brush because there was barely anything on it. I guess this would be nice if you already had thick lashes to begin with.. but wow.. this was pure disappointment.
Next item: Barbie Loves Stila Smudgepot
Uhhh Ooops. I ordered BLACK and ended up getting Cobalt Blue. Something happened to the website I guess and they gave me the wrong thing. I wasn’t too impressed with this product. The packaging was amazing.. but the stuff inside was okay. I used it as an eyeshadow with a flat synthetic brush and it was super bright and bold, no creasing, etc… but I don’t wear blue eyeshadow all the time, so I really find this product of little use to me. I might try it as a base with purple or other bold colors to see if it brings them out more. When I used the product on my lower waterline inside of my eye, it would not stick and it ended up surfing right into my eye. It didn’t want to stay there at all.
Next item: Maybelline ColorSensational Lipcolor, Madison Mauve
I usually stay away from drug store lipstick since I can’t try them on.. but I had to try these! This color, Madison Mauve, is amazing. It’s got a very slight iridescent look to it, but the feel is so nice. It stayed on for quite a while, too. I didn’t want frost, and this is a little frosty, but still cute. I saw a color on Christy Turlington called Make me Pink and I need to get it. Check out the site about the lipstick here, and watch the Flash movie play the Christy Turlington color.. it’s pink and SO adorable.
While I am still pooing my pants about the previous blog’s Gucci sunglasses.. I decided to post a little bit about what I am using and loving right now that are NOT designer or fancy brands.
I really, really do regret not writing down what I used here because I have the slightest idea.. ugh. I can remember a few things!
Let’s start off with my new cleanser. I was using the Dr. Perricone Anti-Aging face wash that was costing me $40 per month. I was pretty sick of spending that much on just a gel cleanser, so I found this little gem that is actually working much better that Dr. What’s His Face:
This is a 6 oz. product called Basis Cleaner Clean Face Wash. With ingredients such as gentle botanicals, such as mint, lemongrass, and chamomile, you can’t go wrong at $5.49!!! I haven’t turned back to anything else since using this cleanser. It smells great, feels really refreshing, and takes off ALL of my makeup without a trace left behind. This is an oil-free and soap free cleanser. I absolutely love it.
I was also becoming a little broke thanks to the slew of $40 foundations I purchased at Sephora, with none of them being that impressive. I heard something on TV about Sharon Osbourne using Boots brand products, and I did see the line of products featured at Target, so I had to give it a try! I only purchased the 1 oz. jar of Boots No7 Intelligent Balance Mousse Foundation in Almond for $13.99.
The foundation comes with a clear scooper stick type thing and I use it to apply the makeup. This is going to sound weird but I use the “spatula” to fill in my pores like you would if you were filling a hole in the wall. I am not even sure if you are supposed to do that, but it’s working for me! This foundation is the best thing I’ve found since the old Revlon Colorstay foundation (original formula). I am so happy with it that I pray it will not be discontinued. The foundation doubles as a mattifier, pore reducer and long-wear foundation. As you can see in the pictures, it does a pretty good job at covering imperfections such as freckles and an uneven skintone. The almond color was a bit dark for me, so I lightened it up with my Diorskin Nude Natural Glow Fresh Powder Makeup SPF 10 in Ivory.
I started working on my eyes next:
I drew a fat line of Benefit Cosmetics High Brow under my eyebrow and blended it to create that bright highlight. I then filled in my brows with whatever MAC matte brown eye shadow I had around and of course sealed them with my Irene Gari sealer, which seals more than just lipstick. I put on a nice coat of Urban Decay Primer Potion , put on my medical tape (see method here) and started patting the matte blue shadow on with a flat, natural hair eyeshadow brush. The eyeshadow color was from my Coastal Scents 88 color eyeshadow palette. (They are on sale right now for $18.95!) The color I used is in the second to last row from the bottom, 5th one over, right above that cobalt blue color.
For the crease, I carefully brushed on with a MAC pencil brush , a black matte shadow from MAC.. I really can’t remember which one at this point, but it was most likely “Carbon”. I then took my MAC tapered blending brush, and blended on some MAC Sketch (a dark burgundy brown) eyeshadow to blend the black in better.
I then used my favorite liner, Maybelline Line Works Ultra Ultra-Liner Liquid, which dries shiny. I used one coat of Maybelline Lash Stylist and my NEW favorite outer corner lashes, Ardell Accent Lashes, Black #305. These lashes are AMAZING for the price of $3.49. WOW. I love these and have worn them over 5 times without ruining them.
On my lower lash line, I used Urban Decay 24/7 gel pencil liner in Electric. I smudged a bit of the MAC matte black shadow and Sketch together right underneath my lash line using that MAC pencil brush I mentioned earlier. I threw on one coat of Maybelline Lash Stylist.
For the cheeks, I think I used a Bare Escentuals mineral blush, but I can’t be too certain of which shade it was. I have really, really old blush that I still use from there and it’s most likely discontinued. I did use my compact Sugar Bronzer, which I have also had for quite a while. I only see the loose powder version of it on Sephora and have never tried it.
I hate to say this again.. I have NO clue as to what lipstick and gloss I am wearing. Not a clue. Although it does look like MAC’s limited edition lipstick Naturally Eccentric ( from years ago ) , which was a white nude color. I may have dug that one up and used it with a clear gloss.
So now that you know what new products I’ve been loving.. I have a NEW shipment coming this week. I normally try things for about a month before posting a review because I want to give the product a chance to suck or to be awesome. Here is what is coming in the mail:
Keep this blog bookmarked to hear what I have to say about those products!!!!
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I am a sunglass freak! I love Chanel, D&G and Gucci sunglasses. I do not have a designer income, so I have a secret website where I shop for my lovely glasses. It’s not ebay! I’ve been burned so bad on ebay and other auction sites. I’ve gotten a fake pair of just about every brand and I have always been disappointed. When I got my first pair of D&G sunglasses that were real, you could tell the difference between fine quality and pieces of crap fakies.
I’ve been looking for something hot to go with my sort of blonde hair.. something hot and feminine, but not bulky. Ughh I found them. SO gorge!!!
Lord have mercy, these glasses are hot. I don’t know what is going on with Ruthie Toothie in the background, but she needs to get the hell out of the picture and let these glasses shine! Why do I want to share my secrets with you bitches? Because I’m nice! So get ready!
EZcontactsusa.com is my secret to cheap designer sunglasses. I found them while I was working, looking at sunglasses to feature on Yahoo! Shopping, and I saw how amazing and low the prices were and I started purchasing my eyewear there from then on. Those sunglasses above are retail priced at $295 on gucci.com. On Ezcontactsusa.com – $174.89 PLUS a 10% discount when you enter the coupon code “summer10″. Free shipping.. NO tax.. so my total was: $157.40!!!!
I am so excited!! Please tell me you are going to take advantage of this end-of-summer sale! Thank me later!
Ok, so I’ve been into shoes lately and not makeup. There is always a stream of cash flow going in one direction, and that’s been high shine patent leather ballerina slippers.. in purple. I have an obsession with purple, red and gold lately. I smell a tutorial coming.
Besides my shoe fetish of the month, I’ve been noticing that I am getting a lot of views coming from LiveJournal lately. I did a little digging and found that I am either being linked on a journal or made fun of.. one or the other. There is one particular LiveJournal that I found, heh, one that makes fun of people who are goth or punk, and other people who tend to prefer alternative makeup styles. Now, I will admit that I found it funny at first, until I realized that I, myself, indeed.. may be listed on this journal as a “bad” makeup doer. I can’t find the post that I was listed on, but I find it quite amusing that this pathetic little girl wastes her time sifting through Google and Yahoo image searches to find pictures of people’s makeup. Ohhh.. if only the youth of today would spend their time learning something valuable. The bitch isn’t getting paid to write, so I don’t see how the journal can be of value to her. Difference between me and her.. I get paid.. she doesn’t. End of story. If you’re interested in seeing the blog, or perhaps are curious to see what she wrote about me (I still can’t find it) please view it here: LIveJournal BadMakeup
On with the show…
MAC.. oh dearest MAC, money sucker of my wallet. What do you, pray tell, have in store for me this Fall / Winter / Holiday.. lord. Thanks to the lovely lady at http://temptalia.com, I’ve seen a sneak peek.
MAC DSquared² Collection Launches on Oct 12th.
Well, I am seeing a huge trend with the bold lips. Dark burgundy, maroon, deep purple, reds, lots of serious kissers coming in the cold months ahead. I am not excited about dark lips, to be honest. I think it’s too high maintenance for me.. but after seeing the new MAC lip color, “Blood Red” I am dying to try on that deep berry shade and turn on True Blood to watch Sookie and Bill make out.
MAC In High Def Collection Coming next week, Sept. 10th
I love high def makeup even though I think that sometimes it’s a scam. The collection this season isn’t anything new, it’s basically the Face & Body Foundation, Mineralize powders and brushes. Whooopeee do. Been there and done that. I love it all, don’t get me wrong.. but we’ve seen this stuff.
For those who love Marc Jacobs fragrances (I have them all!), get excited about the new Lola fragrance, which is Daisy’s older sister. heheh! Gorge bottle and I have no idea what it smells like, but the bottle is to die for!!
I also am interested in checking out the Sephora Perfect Ten Brush Set, which is a $150 value priced at only $72!! It looks like just about everything you need is included in the set.
I just got the Beyond Belief Facial Cleansing & Makeup Remover Towelettes from Sally Beauty Supply and I have to say.. fantastic! They are refreshing and just awesome quality for only $4.29!
Enjoy your extended weekend, folks and I’ll be heading to the beach! (Then to Catalina Island later this month!)
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