My bestie works is currently working in the lingerie industry, and she will tell you that a proper foundation is intrinsic to everything from posture to looking your thinnest.
Well, I agree. But I think foundation doesn’t end there in importance. I think the right foundation on your face is equally paramount.
Right now, on my face is NARS Sheer Matte Foundation.
It has a sheer glow finish (hence the name), and has buildable coverage without being weighty. This helps it to do the job it’s meant to do: it enhances, not masks, your complexion.
The result? I’m feeling pretty luminous!

Sexy, long lashes are pretty much paramount in my book.
I try mascaras day in and day out — as we speak, I am brushing it on with General Hospital in the background – and way too many are a lash fail.
But I am in love with NARS Larger Than Life Lengthening Mascara. It delivers both the length I am looking for, but also the all-important definition and separation that is crucial to not looking bumpy and clumpy.
IT has high-tech bristles that do the dirty work, but is comprised of nylon fibers cling to lashes for extra length, and is made …read more

Due to a minor obsession with The Hills, I have a soft spot for Laguna Beach (the origin of the now-mega-star Lauren Conrad), and so, NARS’ new Orgasm/Laguna Beach Duo instantly got a second look. (Cause, well, everyone loves orgasms too.)
It’s actually more than a duo, because aside from containing a best-selling blush/bronzer set, it also contains Orgasm nail polish – meaning that your face and nails can match.
Note, it’s not NORMALLY necessary for your cheeks/nails to be the same color. (Especially if you are embracing the eggplant trend!) But when both are this fun sun-kissed glow, then I am …read more

Cavewoman, at BlogdorfGoodman, has been spending much time reviewing primers of late, and has quite a few on the list now. Here are a few that you might be interested in looking at:

Elizabeth Arden’s Good Morning Serum (not bad)
Nars Primer (not so great)
Clinique Primer (eek!)
Revlon Vital Radiance (pretty good)
Shiseido Brightening Veil (hated it!)

LaPrarie Rose Illusion (primer perfection)

Smashbox Photo Finish (the primer against which all others are compared – the uber primer!)