High End

Closeup of fig lipstick, rolled out

Bite Luminous Creme Lipstick in Fig

Bite Luminous Creme Lipstick in Fig is a creme finish medium rose with cool undertones, available at Sephora for $24.  Even though it’s a rose, which I normally think of ... Read the full article →

After shot with Better Than False Lashes

Too Faced Better Than False Lashes mascara

Too Faced Better Than False Lashes (Sephora, $35) is a mascara system that claims to give you a 42% increase in lash length and a 90% increase in volume, making ... Read the full article →

Summer Eye palette, open

Too Faced Summer Eye eyeshadow palette

Too Faced’s Summer Eye eyeshadow palette (Sephora, $36) is a colorful collection of nine eyeshadows in varying finishes. This palette strikes me as a departure from Too Faced’s other 9-pan ... Read the full article →

Closeup of the eyeshadows

TheBalm’s Nude ‘Tude eyeshadow palette

TheBalm’s Nude ‘Tude palette (available at theBalm or Amazon) is a neutral palette of twelve eyeshadows. TheBalm has one of the best eyeshadow formulas I’ve come across, and that quality ... Read the full article →

Bite's Sante Lip Shine against white

Bite Lip Shine in Sante

Bite’s Lip Shine in Sante is a coral pink gloss (Sephora, $20). It’s supposed to “hydrate and illuminate” your lips. I do find it hydrating and very comfortable to wear, ... Read the full article →

Closeup of Too Faced Natural at Night shadows

Too Faced Natural at Night eyeshadow palette

Too Faced’s Natural at Night palette (Sephora, $36) features nine eyeshadows that are on the glam side of neutral. They’re all in the brown family, but unlike a lot of ... Read the full article →

Closeup of the eyeshadows

Cargo’s Egypt Eyeshadow 5-palette

I picked up the Cargo 5-palette eyeshadow in Egypt not long ago on Hautelook, and they’re on sale now. This is a stunning combination of blue, green and copper that ... Read the full article →

Closeup of the powder of this bronzer

Tarte’s Amazonian Clay Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess

Tarte’s Amazonian clay bronzer in Park Avenue Princess (available at Sephora or Tarte) is a pearlized golden tan bronzer. While it’s certainly not matte, nor does anything about the finish ... Read the full article →

Book of Shadows with drawer open to show products

Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV

At its initial price of $64, Urban Decay’s Book of Shadows IV may have seemed overpriced compared to some of their other palettes, especially if you had a chance to ... Read the full article →

Nude Shimmer Strip palette packaging

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strip eyeshadow palette in Nude

The Physicians Formula Shimmer Strip eyeshadow palette in Nude (around $10 at Rite-Aid, Walgreens and others – I haven’t found it online yet) is a collection of nine shimmery eyeshadows ... Read the full article →

Closeup of the eyeshadows and eyeliner within the palette

Kat Von D’s Mi Vida Loca Eyeshadow Palette

Kat Von D’s new True Romance eyeshadow palette, “Mi Vida Loca” ($34 at Sephora), features a bright rainbow of eight shadows that look intimidating, but are much more wearable than ... Read the full article →

Closeup of highlighting powder

Mary-Lou Manizer by TheBalm

Mary-Lou Manizer from TheBalm ($24 at Sephora) is a shimmery champagne highlighter powder. When I first looked at it in the store, I dismissed it as more shimmery than I ... Read the full article →

Closeup of shadows, liners and primer

Smashbox Click You’re It Eyeshadow palette

The Smashbox Click You’re It Holiday Limited Edition Eyeshadow Palette features 15 eyeshadows, 5 cream liners and a sample of Smashbox’s Photo Finish Eyelid Primer in a red reinforced cardboard ... Read the full article →

Closeup of colors in Poetica palette

Kat Von D “Poetica” Eyeshadow Palette

Kat Von D’s Poetica palette ($35 at Sephora) is a rich collection of purples, browns and coppers. The formula is creamy, highly pigmented, long-wearing and blendable. Like “Saint”, Poetica comes ... Read the full article →

Angled closeup of Stila palette, opened

Stila’s “In the Light” Eyeshadow palette review

Stila’s In The Light eyeshadow palette retails for $39 at Sephora, or $38 on Amazon with free shipping. If you buy through Sephora.com, you can use Ebates to get an ... Read the full article →

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette with Lip Junkie Lip Gloss and El Dorado Eyeliner

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Review

I got the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette (eta: now available at Sephora) a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve been playing with it ever since. I wanted to really ... Read the full article →

My obviously much-used Elf Studio blush bronzer duo

Elf dupe for Nars blush/bronzer trio

You may have heard that Elf supposedly has dupes for the Nars Blush/Bronzer trio in Orgasm, Albatross and Laguna. When I tried the Nars products on, it wasn’t just the ... Read the full article →

Smashbox lip glosses, fanned out on white surface

Smashbox “Snap You’re Fab” lip gloss holiday set review

On my November Sephora Haul, I picked up the Smashbox Snap You’re Fab Lip Gloss Set. It’s valued at $96 value and being sold at $30. You get two full-size ... Read the full article →

The lipliner, lipstick and lip gloss

Mac Iced Delights Lip Bag in Wintercool

Mac has a collection of winter holiday gift collections. I recently bought the Iced Delights Lip Bag in Wintercool (available at Macy’s), and I can’t stop wearing it. It’s the ... Read the full article →

Closeup of the shadows in the palette

Lorac Haute Couture Sand Tropez palette

When Hautelook offered a couple of Lorac eyeshadow palettes for a deep discount a couple of months ago, I snatched them both up. This review is for the neutral palette ... Read the full article →

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