Some of my favorite mix and match products are:

* Lumiere Mineral Makeup’s Lavender Pearl along my lower lid with Jane Iredale’s Think Pink eyeshadow trio on my upper lid and brow bone.

* NYX Comsetics Super Volume Lip Plumper and Lulu Beauty’s Velvet Lip Lustre.

* Max Factor Volume Couture for thickness and length and Imju Fiberwig Mascara for even longer lashes.

* Besame Cosmetics Chocolate Kiss Lipstick with their Chocolate Lip Glaze over top.

* Jane Iredale’s Carmen PureMoist Lip Colour with Besame Cosmetics Shimmer Peach Enriched Lip Glaze over top.

* Urban Apothecary’s Super Natural Mineral Powder as foundation and tarte’s tipsy cheek stain as blush.

* Kiss My Face Tinted Moisturizer as moisturizer/light coverage foundation and Lumiere Cosmetics Light/Med. Beige Mineral Powder Foundation as a finishing powder.

I’m sure I could come up with a much longer list, but I’d love to hear which products you like to mix and match to give you a fabulous look!

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At the top of the list would be mascara. I like both AVON’s Super Full mascara and Cover Girl’s LashExact. I have AVON’s in black and Cover Girl in brown. Both are amazing and my lashes would never look so gorgeous without them.

Next would have to be a powder to cover my uneven skin tone and that shine that is the bain of my existence. I haven’t yet found a long lasting powder that can keep shine under control, but I do like Urban Apothecary’s Supernatural Powder.

I also couldn’t live without a fabulous lipstick or lipgloss. Picking my favorite would be hard to do though. Products for my lips are the one thing that overwhelms both my handbag and my makeup bag. I think I have more than the average girl. I love long lasting color products such as Max Factor’s MaxWear Lip Color and SeneGence’s LipSense. I also love Besame’s Chocolate Kiss Enchanted Lipstick and Chocolate Lip Glaze. But then there is also tarte’s double ended lipgloss and e.l.f.’s variety of lipglosses, as well. Can I not forget Lulu Beauty’s Lip Lustre??

What about you? What are some products you absolutely cannot live without?

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Oh my hazel eyes. When I opened my eyeshadow from Lulu Beauty I knew the color I saw before my eyes would send my girlfriends running for the hills…but not me. Back in July I had a makeover in Manhattan at Henri Bendel’s and I realized that color is my friend. Especially when it makes my hazel eyes look more green.

What color am I talking about?

Screen Test. It’s green baby. Before my recent makeover, I wouldn’t have dared put green eyeshadow on my eyes. I would’ve laughed at the idea. However, do-not-be-afraid-of-color!

I used Screen Test on my lower lid, brown in my crease and a beige along my brow line. This color, paired with my Lulu Beauty Creme Blush and Lip Lustre, looked fab-u-lous. Even my husband noticed and that is a difficult thing to achieve! I got the, “Wow, you look really good,” compliment.

Lulu Beauty offers their eyeshadows in sheer and subtly sparkly shades. They offer Matte, Metallic, Glitter and Shimmer. The colors are fabulous and I especially love the color of Femme Fetale and Glamour Girl.

I was impressed at how big this eyeshadow was. For only $18 you get what is basically a compact, as seen in the picture above, not some small pan of color. This eyeshadow will last you a good long time.

I also found that this eyeshadow didn’t crease or fade, just as the website promises.

Have you tried any of Lulu Beauty’s makeup line? If so, let me know what you thought.

www.lulubeauty.com

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I’ll be honest here and tell you that I have never used a creme blush before. So far it has been powder all the way. I read the directions on how to use Lulu Beauty’s Creme Blush and it basically assured me that it was fool-proof.

The color I received was called Pinup and in its container it appeared to be a dark color. I crossed my fingers and hoped I didn’t look like a harlot when I was done applying it.

As with the Lip Lustre, the color looked lovely on me. I found that it was the kind of color you could build on. So I can make it light for day and add a little extra color for night.

It was easy to apply, just twisting the blush up in the container. I found that I prefered rubbing my sponge wedge over the creme and applying it to my cheeks than I did using my fingers. I also have combination skin and find that when I use a sponge wedge as opposed to my fingers, it’s less oil being transfered onto my face.

This really is a pretty color. Don’t let the dark creme scare you. When the creme is applied to your cheeks it looks more like this color:

Pinup is a warm tone, but they also offer Starlet, which is a cool tone and a lovely pink color.

www.lulubeauty.com

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Oh how I love shiny things. Shiny earrings (diamonds), shiny rings (diamonds), shiny bracelets (diamonds) and so on. So when I received Lulu Beauty’s Lip Lustre, I was very excited to put some shine on my lips.

The Lip Lustre I received was in Velvet, which was a pretty mauve tone and almost had a plum color to it. At first I was a little nervous, as I have never used this color on my lips before. However, my lips looked magical and I was really amazed at how well the color fit in with my skin tone.

The Lip Lustre has shimmer in it, but not so much that you actually feel it. It’s also very light in texture and not sticky at all. I found that it had a good wear length.

This color reminds me of the old Hollywood look. It is classic, yet glamourous.

Stay tuned, as this week I will be reviewing Lulu Beauty’s eyeshadow and Cream Blush.

Lip Lustre $17 at www.lulubeauty.com

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