The best part of holiday makeup is the sparkle. If you aren’t generally into glitter and glam, it’s the perfect excuse to branch out a little bit and get into the glitz. You don’t have to go with full-on glitter makeup, however. There are ways to get just a touch of holiday sparkle without overdoing it.
My new favorite eye liner is M·A·C Softsparkle Eye Pencil. This limited edition liner is a creamy eye pencil that is infused with glitter. The soft texture makes this pencil glide on smooth. The micro-fine glitter offers just the right amount of sparkle that you …read more

Recently, fellow Splendicity blogger Star Stevenson wrote about the NARS Holiday 2009 Collection. I have long been a fan of NARS, but haven’t experimented much with their eye color outside their powder eye shadow. However when I saw the fabulous pencils in the holiday collection like Goddess (light champagne gold) and Aigle Noir (dark smokey green), I knew it was time to give them a try.
Shadow pencils from other cosmetics companies are a mixed bag… some are amazing, while most are a little too hard and not smooth enough for eyeshadow. With the NARS Soft Touch Shadow Pencils, I was …read more

By Guest Blogger Sidory Dan-Perry
When choosing an eyeliner, we all want something that stays in place, does not smudge or fade away and most importantly, it has to be easy to use. Not all of us have a steady hand with makeup, so most of us rely heavily on the cosmetic companies to make everything user friendly.
Stila makes a great gel eyeliner called “Smudge Pot.” It’s a two-in-one, working as an eyeliner and an eye shadow. If you decide to use this product as an eyeliner, you must use a brush. I suggest Stila’s #28 double-ended brush. One side is …read more

In the summertime, waterproof/sweatproof makeup is essential. But it doesn’t stop with just mascara. Look for waterproof tinted moisturizer and budgeproof eye shadows, like this shadow/liner trio from Smashbox.
The Smashbox Untamed Waterproof Shadow Liner Trio features three shades of shadow that are perfect for summer adventures. You can use the product as eye shadow or apply it with a tiny brush as liner. It’s waterproof, creaseproof and will last all day. Unlike some other waterproof eye shadows, these from Smashbox are very blendable.
The trio comes in a mirrored animal print compact and is priced at $29. Pick the Savage compact …read more

Summertime makeup gets glamorous in metallic tones of bronze and gold. Urban Decay has put together several of their favorites in these shades in one convenient set. Perfect for a hot summer date or a night out at the club with your girls, the Best of Urban “Baked” set has everything you need to get glitzy eyes.
The Best of Urban set includes:

Half Baked Eyeshadow (bronze)
Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner (bronze)
24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (brown with gold glitter) – travel size
Eyeshadow Primer Potion (nude eye base) – travel size

Originally priced at $32, the set is now available for just $20.
Also, you can …read more

If your face is looking a little sallow, you can brighten up with the right makeup. The Benefit Bright Lights Big City! limited-edition kit has some great products that will put some life back into your look.
The set includes:

0.37 oz “That Gal” Face Primer
0.3 oz BADgal Blue Mascara
0.05 oz Eye Bright pencil
White leatherette travel mirror

The face primer is awesome. Apply it to your bare skin before adding your foundation or powder. Throughout the day if you need a little more brightening, then you can add it on top of your makeup.
At first I was turned off that this kit included …read more

For intense, dramatic eyes, line them with metallic or deep colors to make them really stand out. The right eyeliner can make a real difference in your look. One of the coolest things I have found is Too Faced’s Liquif-Eye. The breakthrough product allows you to transform eye shadow into liquid eyeliner, and it intensifies the color too.
You simply dip the tip of the Liquif-Eye into your favorite shadow of eye shadow (or any number of shadows) and it is turned into waterproof, budge-proof liquid liner. You can buy Liquif-Eye separately, but the kit will give you the most bang …read more

If you are leaving the office and heading to Happy Hour or on a date, you don’t want to re-do your makeup completely. However, you definitely want to do something to transition your natural daytime look into something a little more glamorous.
Recently I found a product that is just perfect for this–Benefit Cosmetics Gilded Highlighting Pencil. This gold pencil adds just the right amount of glitz.
This versatile pencil can be used as an eye liner, added over eye shadow, or even used on your lips. The tiny flecks of glittery pigment catch the light to give you that extra shimmer …read more