Pixi is a makeup line developed by world-renowned makeup artist Petra Strand. Swedish-born Petra Strand founded makeup brand Pixi Beauty a decade ago. She launched Pixi with her two sisters and they have since opened several stores in cities such as London and Dubai.
Petra Strand believes in fuss-free products that incorporate nourishing skin care ingredients. Pixi by Petra makeup leaves you looking fresh and natural. This makeup line hydrates, plumps the skin and has light diffusing properties.
Pixi by Petra Rose Lustre Duo features a face balm and lip balm in one convenient compact. The face balm offers a translucent formula …read more

Cover Girl Outlast Lipstain

These little lip markers are so easy to use for sheer, lasting color and ten beautiful shades to choose from. My personal favorite’s are Wild Berry Wink, and Flirty Nude. Great for adding some quick color to your lips and no mess using your fingers, or a having to pull out a lip brush.
All colors are water-based and give your lips a beautiful, lightweight flush of color that lasts for hours. The pen like precision makes it so much easier to define your lips and give you the perfect application. Compared to other lipstains that are more …read more

I was on my way to a shoot and needed something a little more sheer than the creams I usually use in my palette. I decided since I was a little pressed for time that I would run into Target. Lately they have started to added quite an array of beauty lines, so I thought why not.
After spending way too much time checking out the latest beauty additions from Celebrity Artists I’ve never heard of, and none of which were very impressive, I landed in front of the Revlon display and found this little gem, Age Defying Spa Foundation. Of …read more

As many of you have probably seen on all of the newspaper and television reports that a study has been published about the different amounts of lead in lipsticks. Who sponsored and published the study? The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
I am a skeptic, as I always am. I do not know how much credit I put into the report as it is a bit biased. I would feel better and maybe worry more if the study were produced by the FDA or a medical community. My thoughts are that most, MOST, of the lipsticks that were tested, actually contained …read more

If anyone knows how to make cosmetics for women of all ages, it is Bobbi Brown. Her collections are timeless. Her palettes are truly some of my favorites.
Bobbi just launched a collection of palettes, exclusively for Nordstrom. These are the Metallics.

Could it be more beautiful? This is the Burnt Sugar Metallics palette. These shimmery, highly pigments shadows are adorning my eyes today. And they are beautiful! The powders are so soft, that they almost feel creamy. The shadows are formulated for all-day wear, and my lids are showing no signs of creasing.
Pictured from left to right: Toffee, Gold Dust and …read more

Through trial and error, you find the perfect shade of lipstick. What do you do when you discover your favorite shade of lipstick has been discontinued? You can: scour the web trying to find someone who still carries stock; open the makeup drawer and attempt to mix and match shades of lipstick that did not work into one that does; or you can visit Three Custom Color Specialists.
Three Custom Color Specialists specializes in recreating discontinued lip color shades. Simply send in a sample (instructions on how to do this are on the website) and the trio of experts will analyze …read more

We live hectic lives. Some mornings we can look as tired as we feel. If the image in the mirror is not reflecting back a bright-eyed expression, or skin that glows with youthful radiance, More Magazine’s Lois Joy Johnson, in Beauty products that help you fake a rested look, outlines a simple five-step plan to help us look more vibrant than we may feel at the moment.
Of the five steps, we like her recommendation of RoC Resurfacing Facial Peel Kit as an exfoliator. The at-home facial resurfacing treatment works to smooth the appearance of fine lines, lifts dead skin …read more

I went to the 30th reunion of my preschool. I didn’t want to go, because I’ve put on, like, a hundred pounds.
Wendy Liebman
I should have saw the punchline coming, but I didn’t. Must be the mood I’m in. And yes, I’m entitled to be in a bitchy mood every once in a while It’s Monday after all. Is there anyone alive who really likes Mondays??

“Dove soaps continues their North American “Campaign for Real Beauty” advertising with a television commercial that explores the alterations that can be done on models.
Labeled “a Dove film”, the commercial is entitled “evolution”. Beginning with a woman walking into a photo shoot. From there, she is primped and plucked by hair and makeup artists, then tweaked on a Photoshop-like program.”
Did you ever wonder what you could look like if you had your own entourage of hair and makeup artists?? Makes you wonder doesn’t it??
Dove has a little film that explains a lot!
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About a zillion fabulous colors to choose from… which in itself, makes it incredibly hard to buy just one! So I don’t
And then there is the silkiness of the shadows. They go on like a dream and last the entire day. Can’t say that I have found that to happen with very many other shadows!
*While I don’t particularly care for the colors they have featured, trust me, they have so many that you are going to love!
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