Last month, I wrote about one of my favorite new lip products,L’Oréal Paris’ Infallible Plumping Lipgloss.
This gloss has it all – it delivers color, plumping and shine with major staying power. Not to mention, I found out just today that one of my fave young actresses, Leighton Meester of Gossip Girl, loves it too! Is it wrong that that makes me love it more?
Leighton said, “L’Oréal Paris’ Infallible Plumping Lipgloss in Plumped Red gives me that extra little color and boost when I really want my lips to pop.”

What do you think of Leighton’s cherry red lip?

Did you know that for the first time, women own half the businesses in the U.S. and are set to equal men on the nation’s payroll? That’s pretty fab news, isn’t it, ladies?
To celebrate, beauty entrepreneur Poppy King has partnered with Count Me In For Women’s Economic Independence to launch a sheer fire engine red lip gloss – aptly dubbed Fired Up Power Gloss – to help fuel the fires of women who are creating new jobs and leading the nation out of recession.

100 % of the profits from the sale of Fired Up will go to Count Me In, …read more

Happy Valentine’s Day!
The other day, I asked you what you were getting yourself for V-Day and suggested the uber-cute Candy Hearts Lip Duos. But just in case yummy tasting lip gloss isn’t your thing (huh?!?), here are a few other items you can pick up for yourself on the cheap. And, of course, since this is Love Day and all, everything here is a truly fantastic girly pink!

Treat your nails with Black Radiance Bold & Sexy Salon Lacquer in Provocative. This lovely pink hue boasts a long-lasting salon formula which withstands anything your busy life throws at it. The …read more

So Valentine’s Day is a mere two days away, and I can’t help but wonder: What have you gotten yourself? That’s right, I mean what have you gotten you? Because you totally deserve something wonderful and who loves you more than you, right? Right.
If you haven’t gotten yourself anything yet, may I suggest the fabulous Candy Hearts Lip Duo from Philosophy?
This super fun set comes with two different flavored glosses including Luv U Angel Food Cake Flavored Lip Shine and Smooch Pinkly Bubbly Flavored Lip Shine. Yum! Talk about showing your lips some love!
The formula is smooth and …read more

Guest Post By Kori Ellis
Shannon did great things with Makeup Minute over the past few years and I know all her readers will miss her. And I’m also sure Liberty Kontranowski, the new blogger, realizes that she has big shoes to fill and is up to the challenge. Liberty isn’t a stranger to the b5media Beauty & Style Channel, she has blogged at Teen Style Lounge and Snarkstress.
Liberty will be starting a Makeup Minute within a week or so. In the mean time, I’m going to fill in for the next few days until she gets started. I’m Kori Ellis, …read more

A while back I asked you all what you thought of mousse foundation. So finally I have had the chance to give it a try with Milani Cosmetics Mineral Mousse Foundation (which is oil-free LOVE). I also gave their talc-free Mineral Compact Makeup and Lip Mixer a shot as well. Paired with some of my other favorite brands, I was determined to get that snowbunny-sexy look going on.

It’s been so long since I’ve bought any new lipsticks or glosses (because most would agree I have enough for the entire state of Pennsylvania in my handbag right now.) But I came across tarte’s new Purse Your Lips and it was the ingredients in this product that caught my eye. As many people already know, my day job is at Pierce Mattie PR and Pierce and I recently comprised a list of the Top 10 Ingredients in Beauty for 2009. And guess what? tarte’s Purse Your Lips contains 3 of the 10 ingredients–acerola, acai and goji berries. These ingredients …read more

Are you like me? You own more lipsticks and glosses than, say, every woman on your block? Maybe your town? Yeah, that would be me. So I had an interesting idea to store them…sort of makeup train meets skillful hunter–an amo case.

Never thought about that? Just look at the picture. If you look quick enough, didn’t you think you just saw a case of lipstick? It’s perfect for lipgloss too. Store everything upside down so that the label is showing making the color and brand you are looking for easy to find.
Do you have a unique way to store your …read more

In honor of Diabetes Awareness Month this November, Three Custom Color Specialists introduces TAI Lip Shine, a sheer burnished copper with flecks of bronze shimmer and lots of shine, which Trae personally created for Celebrity Hair Stylist Diane Da Costa and Diane’s clients of every skin tone.
They will be donating 20% of the proceeds of the sales of TAI Lip Shine to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) during the months of November and December. Funds will be used to support the ADA’s efforts in contributing to diabetes research, information, and advocacy.

This October, YSL Beauty is proud to support the search for the cure : 30% of the purchase of Golden Gloss N° 27 will be contributed to the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund.
The NBCCF works to end breast cancer by increasing federal funding for research, making sure all low income and uninsured women have access to care, and educating and empowering advocates to play an active role everywhere breast cancer decisions are made. Visit the official website: www.stopbreastcancer.org
With Golden Gloss, dress your lips in a pink veil of shimmering gold. The gloss forms a mirror-effect on the lips which sparkles …read more