This two-page palette from Lorac features both warm and cool shades. Makeup artist Carol Shaw has put together two pages that showcase eight cool and eight warm eyeshadows along with two blushes, two lip glosses, one bronzer, one highlighter, one lipliner and a dual-sided shadow/liner brush.
If you are looking for a beautiful gift for the glamour girl in your life, the Lorac Double Booked Full Face Collection is a fantastic buy. Valued at $350, this makeup kit is available at Sephora right now for just $55, and shipping is free! The palette comes in a luxe iced-platinum jewelry box with …read more

If you are in a makeup rut, it’s time to break out some glamour. Before you know it, the holiday season will be here with lots of parties and events to attend. Embrace your inner glamour girl and look for makeup that offers plenty of color, sparkle and style.
Recently, I came across the Too Faced Glamour Revolution. This limited-edition set is perfect if you want to try out an assortment of new cosmetics without spending a bundle. The set includes:

Milk Chocolate Single Eyeshadow
George & Weezie Single Eyeshadow
Boy Toy Single Eyeshadow
Label Whore Single Eyeshadow
London Calling Single Eyeshadow
Glamazon Single Eyeshadow
Dirt Bag Single …read more

If you have found your favorite mascara yet, Sephora offers a way you can sample all of their best sellers in one convenient kit. The Lashstash Mascara Deluxe Sampler features 11 different mascaras in deluxe sample sizes. You try them out using them solo or mixed together to create beautiful, long lashes.
Once you have found your favorite, you can check back at Sephora and purchase the full size. The mascaras included in the sampler kit include:

0.1 oz Anastasia Lash Lifting Mascara
0.1 oz Tarte Lights Camera Lashes
0.1 oz Sephora Atomic Volume Mascara
0.24 oz Stila Multi Effect Mascara
0.14 oz Benefit Bad Gal …read more

Smashbox has put together five of their most popular products in one kit. If you have never tried Smashbox Cosmetics, this is a fabulous opportunity. This set includes travel sizes of each product. They are great to keep in your makeup bag so that you don’t have tote around full size versions.
The Try Me Kit Vol. 2: Smashbox Superstars kit includes:

Bionic Mascara in Jet Black (Travel Size)
Mini Reflection High Shine Lip Gloss
O-Glow Intuitive Cheek Color (Travel Size)
Mini Photo Finish Foundation Primer (Love this stuff!)
Mini Fusion Soft Lights in Baked Starburst

The primer is top-notch and the O-Glow cheek color is a …read more

Don’t you love makeup compacts that have everything you need all in one place. Trish McEvoy’s line has several fabulous compacts to choose from that do just that. One of the new ones is the “Pink Innocent” Beauty Emergency Card. This versatile all-in-one palette features tons of great products in one little case.
Inside you will find eight terrific colors:

Brightening Line Minimizing Concealer
Jolie Cream Lip Color
Sheer lip colors Barely Innocent and Pink Innocent (double as cheek color too)
Delicate Pink eyeshadow
Rose Quartz Glaze eyeshadow
Deep Aubergine and Blackberry Granite Eye Definers

You can get the Trish McEvoy Beauty Emergency Card right now at Nordstrom …read more

To get a classic, romantic look and flawless complexion, Laura Mercier has created her Renaissance collection. With this kit, you can create soft, smoky eyes, highly glossed lips and big, beautiful lashes. The result is absolutely beautiful, feminine and sophisticated.
The collection includes:

Deluxe Flawless Skin Day Creme SPF 15 (0.17 oz.)
Full-size Undercover Pot UC-3 (0.2 oz.)
Exclusive full-size Pink Champagne Lip Glacé (0.16 oz.)
Exclusive Renaissance Eye Color Duo (0.09 oz.)
Mini Black Thickening and Building Mascara (0.03 oz.)
Double-ended Secret Camouflage Powder Brush
Mini velour puff
Brown cosmetic bag

A $167 value, the Laura Mercier Renaissance Collection is priced at $65. This set is a Nordstrom exclusive …read more

Ulta is offering a mega makeup kit for under twenty bucks! A $150 value, the Glam & Go! 52 Piece Blockbuster is perfect for traveling or for anyone who wants to keep all their makeup in one convenient place. Inside the cute, layered travel case you will find a wide array of cosmetics. Priced at just $19.99, the kit comes with:

29 eyeshadows
12 lip colors
4 cheek colors
2 full-size lipsticks
bronzer
translucent powder
eye liner
lip liner
applicators
mirror
travel case in black or pink

Also check out the sale and clearance items at Ulta.com, as well as other special discounts and BOGO offers. With ULTA, you get four free …read more

For a fresh, natural look, your foundation needs to blend perfectly with your skin. When people look at you, they shouldn’t say, “Her foundation looks great!” Instead they should be saying, “Her skin looks great!”
Stila has put together a collection of six top-selling complexion products that will leave your skin looking fantastic.
The set includes:

0.07 oz Convertible Color
0.17 oz Natural Finish Oil-Free Makeup
0.24 oz Hydrating Primer SPF 15
0.24 oz Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer
0.27 oz Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15
0.17 oz Illuminating Liquid Foundation

Each product provides a different level or coverage and finish, so you can blend them together to create an …read more

Some of the best ways to try out new makeup and beauty products are through free trial sizes that they give you at the makeup counter or sampler sets, which are generally pretty affordable. Sephora offers a variety of different sampler boxes for $40 each. If you are looking to try out new makeup or skin care products, don’t miss out.
Out of all of the Sephora Deluxe Samplers, the one I think is the best buy is the Get Pink’d Pink Lip Deluxe Sampler. Inside the limited edition kit, you will find everything you need to get great lips, from …read more

Mineral makeup continues to prove it’s more than just a fad, as companies keep jumping on board and releasing their own mineral versions this season. Lancome has developed a new line called Ageless Minérales, and offers an introductory set that includes:

2 shades of skin-Transforming Mineral Powder Foundation
Perfecting and Setting Mineral Powder
Mineral Powder Foundation Brush

The powder is ultra-fine and not cakey for easy blending and long lasting wear. Each product contains SPF 21 sunscreen protection too – and is talc-free, oil-free, fragrance-free, non-acnegenic and non-drying. Seemingly thinking of everything, Lancome also included aloe vera and vitamin C, to help ensure that …read more