Eye color-enhancing mascaras. Nearly every makeup line has added one lately (like Cover Girl’s Exact Eyelights, seen here), but are they worth all the fuss?
I must say, I am completely intrigued. The thought of using light reflectors to illuminate one’s complexion is certainly commonplace in the cosmetics world these days, but does the same thought process hold true for mascara as well? Can these formulas really make my baby blues more babyish? I really want to know!
True, I could run out and buy any number of these things at a drugstore and it’ll only set me back somewhere in the …read more

Hey there, Beauties!
I feel so privileged to be taking over Makeup Minute as of today, and I’d love to thank Shannon for all her hard work over the past few years. She’s done a great job bringing you all the latest and greatest in beauty and makeup news and I plan to carry on that legacy, for sure. Of course, you’ll also find the following:

Makeup tips and tricks
The latest products and trends
Unbiased product reviews with the details you want and need to know before buying
Polls and surveys to find out what you, the readers, really want to know
And much, much …read more

I could so use a vacation right now, but I actually have to wait until fall to get away as my “working vacation” will be at the launch of Milwaukee Fashion Week. Oh, I didn’t tell you that I’m going to be speaking at it? Stay tuned for a post later on that!
So back to the summer…and I know most of you are traveling, but what travel size luxuries are you packing in your makeup bag to keep you gorgeous on the go?
Must-have summer travel makeup bags should include:
* Lord & Berry’s Ultimate Touch Eraser Pencil (cause we all make …read more

MAC is having their Friends & Family event June 11-16th. In store event started the 11th and ends the 16th and the online event happens only on the 16th. Simply print out this blog post and bring the MAC coupon to a store near you.
For the online event, you will need a special code when ordering. Please enter: MACFF8 for the online Friend’s & Family event.

*MAC’s fine print: For US residents only.

Be sure to weigh in on the new poll I have up in the sidebar. I’d love to know where you look first to research a beauty product you are thinking of buying–beauty mag, beauty blog, both or neither. (If the latter then I would have to wonder what you are here for besides my charm and wit?!)
After you cast your vote, feel free to post a comment here with your thoughts about your answer. Personally, I go to beauty blogs only and the ones I trust (see sidebar of beauty links).

I am the newest blogger to be added to Mom’s Buzz “Best of the Web” weekly link round up. So excited to be grouped with other moms in fashion & beauty.
Does Clairol’s Perfect 10 hit the mark or miss the bullseye?
A Girl’s Gotta Spa! weighs in on the good & the bad of Clairol’s new Perfect 10. Definitely read this review if you are thinking about using it!
Couture in the City: Fashion Chic and Couture – Indulge in Spring Styles this Season
Continuing in the vein of the spring season, yesterday we were keeping up with our beauty regime. Today we …read more

Can I ask your opinion? I’m getting ready for my fundraiser where I’ll be auctioning off tons of MAC and other beauty goodies. I think the tally comes to maybe $1000 or $2000 worth of stuff (that’s a guesstimate). What do you think the max dollar amount of “retail value” should be for each basket? I’m nervous if the retail value is too high, it won’t get high bids, whereas if it seems lower, it will. Ie. A basket worth $300 might get higher bids than if it was worth $600. I’m going to break it down to 4 auctions …read more

When I was backstage at Jason Wu’s show for Fashion Week, MAC’s MUA Gina Bettelli was giving a great tip for catching that residual eyeshadow that sometimes sprays off your lid and onto the area below your eye–wet a round cotton pad and hold it under your eye as you apply the eye shadow. I remember thinking it was a great tip, but thought that there had to be a better way. I’m not coordinated as it is, so holding a cotton pad under my eye while using the other hand to apply my eyeshadow is a disaster waiting to …read more

I’m also having another beauty giveaway on A Girl’s Gotta Spa. Contest ends tomorrow (Monday) 2/25! So if you want to be entered to win those beauty goodies as well–check out A Girl’s Gotta Spa and get your entry in!

I’m writing this at 10:30pm and at this time Thursday morning I will be enroute to NYC. I don’t know which I am more excited about–having so many adventures with all of the things I have planned or doing it all with some of my favorite beauty bloggers. There’s so many of us coming into the city and I hope you’ll find a bunch of girls blogging at Fashion Week through my blogroll.
Now be advised that I will be doing on camera interviews for the very first time. Aside from my mom taking awkward videos of me when I didn’t …read more