Whether it’s fatigue or just plain stress, we all need some brightening and highlighting sometimes.
I love this double-ended brightener By Smashbox, it highlights and brightens in one quick step for eyes that will demand far more notice than your 6-hours of sleep and 12-hours in front of the keyboard may feel they deserve.
It’s purse-sized, too, which is a bigger deal than you may think. Droning away at work all day and have a hot date at night, this is a great way for a quick pick-me-up!
Image: Nordstrom

One of the biggest lasting trends is the classic smoky eye.
While most try to achieve this look using just eye shadow, the best thing you can do is try a cream-to-powder shadow liner.
That’s where the Waterproof Shadow Liner Duo comes in. This is an awesome cream shadow that is totally waterproof and crease-resistant, and lets you create soft, smoky definition in one quick step.
This is truly the modern way to emphasize your eyes, it works in two ways: as a smudged liner or as an allover shadow, making it a great wallet-friendly beauty box addition.
Image: Nordstrom

I have had my tube of Smashbox O-Gloss for a couple of months now, it really takes me a while to decide on whether I *really* love a new product or not.  I feel safe to say, as I put it on my rebuy list, that this O-Gloss has really become a staple in my bag.  As a mother and (swear) a soccer mom, I am always running around here to there, half made up (or worse).  The O-Gloss is quick, small, and *oh so* convenient for giving me some good lip where there is none.
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If you are still holding out on Smashbox’s marvelous primer, they are on QVC again today, watch and let them sell you. LOL We missed the early show, but they will be on again today at 1-2pm and 10-11pm EST. The new primer with sunscreen (!!) is $42, and I bet you can go anytime today and get it at QVC.com, or get it through Sephora by clicking on the picture.

Since the Photo Finish with SPF primer I am ordering is only $42 and I need $50 for the free eyeshadow, I am adding this to my order:

This is Smashbox’s Proof Cream Eyeliner Palette ($29), a sampling of 10 hot selling cream eyeliner shades. You need a brush to apply these – this (below) is Smashbox’s brush, for $18, but as I have mentioned before, I rarely purchase professional makeup brushes, I buy mine from the art store, and will do the same for this purpose.

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They both have special offers going on right now.
Perricone is offering free shipping on your $75+ order, which shouldn’t be hard to do if you are placing an order for anything!

Smashbox is offering a free velvet ropes duo eyeshadow (pictured) with a $50 order, by adding the code FRMESD3 at checkout. This I can do. Great time to try their new primer with SPF!! This offer is only good through April 12, so hurry!

Smashbox has made yet another improvement on their hot-selling (and much loved by all) Photo Finish Primer – they have added sunscreen and a moisturizer. I wonder if it will change the silicone consistancy of the primer to one that is slightly more palatable to me? I don’t know, but I definitely think it is worth a try, and it is definitely going on my Sephora list! You know how I love sunscreen.    I need to take a trip to Houston soon…
Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer SPF 15 With Dermaxyl Complex is available …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!)

Smashbox Cosmetics has a few limited edition items going on QVC February 5-9 that you might not want to miss. First of all there is the Ray of Light Beauty Kit:

Also offered is the Bronzing Photo Finish Foundation Primer and Body Lights Lotion:

Click on the images to see them full size (and read them a bit better!).
Along with my order on its way from Sephora is the non-bronzing Photo Finish from Smashbox, which I am anxious to try, as I have heard it is quite good. I lovvvvvvvvvve foundation primers, they really have a way of smoothing out …read more