Spring is in the air and the biggest runway-to-real-way trend is statement florals. Jessica’s latest collection, the Botanical Collection, is inspired by flora and foliage, and offers up six seasonal hues that remind me of lush floral bouquets. 
From left to right: Birds of Paradise (my personal fave – a shimmery metallic purple), Rosy Romance, Loving the Lilacs, Coral Reef Daisies, Color Me Calla Lily (a bright pink that’s fab on tips or toes) and Butterfly Kisses. 
Jessica’s polishes are formulated with Vitamin A to help condition nails, as well as UVA & UVB protection. They’re also eco-friendly, eschewing toluene, formaldehyde and phalates.
Jessica Nail Lacquers retail for $7 each. If …read more

Tarte’s limited edition Spring Greening Straw Palette is the perfect addition to your makeup wardrobe this season.

Six versatile eyeshadow shades and three of tarte’s mini t5™ infused lipglosses are paired with a bamboo eyeshadow brush in this sweet reusable straw case.  Once the shadows and glosses are gone, you can literally pop the insert out and use this for double duty as a makeup or travel case!
The tarte Spring Greening Straw Palette is $37.50 – check it out at www.tartecosmetics.com.
Image via tarte cosmetics.

I can’t get enough cream shadows these days. I love that they don’t require a brush – just a sweep of primer and then your finger to apply.  It’s so easy to keep cream shadows in your desk for a post-work, pre-drinks makeover!
The newest addition to my cream shadow arsenal are Laura Mercier’s new Satineé Crème Eye Colour.

Available in six shades – light to dark, though all are neutral – these shadows apply easily, deliver a powerful dose of color and last all day.  My fave is Cocoa Velour, a chocolate-y brown that’s perfect for a daytime smoky eye.
Each Laura Mercier …read more

Clarins is a brand that gets a lot of attention for skincare but inexplicably less for their sensational makeup.  In fact, the Spring 2009 color collection, dubbed “Nature Temptations,” is one of my very favorites this season, in large part due to:

the Nature Temptations Eye Palette ($40)!  This gorgeous silver palette pops with six pigmented shadows that are perfect for spring.  The palette is even embossed with a pretty floral design – you’ll be tempted to keep them pristine but you’d really be missing out on some beautiful, pigmented shadows. My fave hue of the bunch is the pale lavendar, …read more