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MAC Makeup Collection 2011
MAC Makeup Collection 2011
MAC makeup is one of the most popular with the celebrities but every day people also use them every day. With this brand being so popular, there are always many people looking ahead to another year of their cosmetics. With MAC, there are a few interesting things to take note of.
Possibly one of the bigger pieces of news with the 2011 makeup from MAC is the Wonder Woman collection. Although people are only speculating as to what colors there will be in this collection, there will be a number of different types of makeup in this collection that are inspired by the hero from Marvel Comics.
Aside from this collection, there will be cream shadows, eye shadows and even the metal shadows for the eyes. There are also a number of new products for the lips such as the Kissable Lip Color line. There are skin correctors and bronzing agents for the skin that are a definite must for the fans of MAC and even those individuals who haven’t tried the line.
There are many different things to look for in 2011 and it is certain that the celebrities will be sporting these new looks, especially the new spokesperson, Lady Gaga. This celebrity will no doubt be turned to for her looks and for the makeup that she uses.
For updates on what is new with the MAC line up for 2011, especially for the exciting Wonder Woman line, there are always posts online detailing the prospects at any given time and they are worth taking a look at.
Yves Saint Laurent Makeup Gift Sets
Yves Saint Laurent Makeup Gift Sets
Yves Saint Laurent is an influential name in the makeup world in that the company has designed all sorts of creative and impressive makeup products over the years. YSL has many makeup gift sets for girls to check out. These sets offer materials that girls can enjoy for their beauty needs.
Yves Saint Laurent Holiday Set
A variety of eyeshadow sets are available for girls to see. These include sets in the Ombres 5 Lumieres series. Each set in this series contains five different applications that work in different hues. These include the green Garden of Eden set, the brown Tawny set and the purple Lilac Sky set. Each set features two brushes for mixing and a mirror.
The Perfect Touch line of foundation products is available in many gift sets. Perfect Touch works with a smooth applier that makes it easy for materials to be applied onto one’s skin while working with a foundation that help to get one’s skin tone to look its best while helping to keep the skin from becoming too dry. These foundation products are especially popular in that they come in cases that are easily portable and can be handled very well by any user.
Of course no girl can go wrong with a Beauty Essential set. This set from YSL features all sorts of basic beauty products from the company including Perfect Touch foundation, mascara and lip gloss. All of these are great for all types of girls to use no matter what they need fort their beauty needs.
Hard Candy Kal-Eye-Descope Baked Eyeshadow Duo Secret Rendezvous Review
Hard Candy Kal-Eye-Descope Baked Eyeshadow Duo Secret Rendezvous Review
This is a product sold almost exclusively at selective Wal-marts by a company named Hard Candy. It used to be sold at Sephora and from what I have heard the formula has changed.
Hard Candy
The packaging is pretty. It comes in a white round case bigger that is about one and a half inches in diameter. The bottom part of the case is round. The top half is clear and you are easily to see the product from all angles. There is a circle of silver that contains the name and an intricate design on the sides.
The colors in this duo are a light, sparkly, almost white pink and a medium, brown that is kind of a bronze color and is also quite sparkly.
I like the colors of this product. They are perfect for fair skinned women looking for something neutral or for darker skinned ladies looking for a bit of highlight and sparkle.
However, there are a few downsides. For one, I am scared to use a regular eyeshadow applicator with this product. I’ve noticed that even using a brush causes a lot of excess to get on the sides of the product. The packaging is cute, but I think it would benefit from being deeper or a different shape. Also, this product creases in hot and humid weather. It is fine when it is cooler, but during the summer, it’s most likely not a good idea, save for the fact that it is a neutral color and the color loss is not as noticeable. I am not sure of the results with an eyeshadow primer, but it may be quite a bit better than without.
Peter Thomas Roth Gift Sets
Peter Thomas Roth Gift Sets
Peter Thomas Roth is a makeup company that is best known for helping to treat common signs of aging. For girls the products that are available can be used to help with covering up breakouts. Thanks to this convenient feature Peter Thomas Roth works with many products that can be used in makeup gift sets for girls.
Skin cream can be used in many gift sets. The Oily Problem SPF 30 powder works with a matte finish and a durable brush that can be used to get this to be easily applied onto the face. This works very well with regards to hiding difficult acne marks.
Beat hydroxyl acid acne washes are very popular things in makeup gift sets for girls from Peter Thomas Roth. This is a makeup product that works to help getting into pores so that whiteheads and blackheads can be prevented. An acne clearing gel from the company can be used in conjunction with this material as well.
Skin moisturizers are also popular for Peter Thomas Roth gift sets for girls. The Oil-Free Moisturizer works to hydrate the skin with Vitamins A and E. This helps to keep the skin looking its best. A convenient thing about this product is that it can work in a spray form.
All products in these gift sets work with a variety of safe and clinically proven ingredients. One of the most important features is the Firma-CELL-4 ingredient that works to help with getting makeup materials to go deep into the skin to get to the roots of many skin problems.
Having Smooth Lips – Blistex Medicated Lip Balm Review
Blistex Medicated Lip Balm Review
One key to having smooth lips that hold my lip color is Blistex. I had used the Raspberry Lemonade (ahhhh…) for a few months when I discovered I needed something a bit stronger.
In explanation, I discovered that I have a bad skin reaction to a combination of Blistex and Noxzema. It wasn’t an intentional mixing, but it wasn’t a good one either. I awoke to puffy, cracking, dried out lips. I couldn’t even fully open my mouth because of how bad it was. My regular Blistex wasn’t working and I was almost out anyways. I quit the Noxzema. It wasn’t working for me, and I certainly wasn’t giving up my Blistex. I used up my Blistex, hoping it would help. The results weren’t much better. So, I grabbed my best guy friend and we headed up to 7-Eleven aka Blistex Carrier Heaven.
Blistex Medicated Lip Balm
I almost grabbed my usual Raspberry Lemonade, but with the medicated kind caught my mind. I paid for it, and unwrapped it as soon as we go inside.
The second I applied my this kind of Blistex, I knew it was a good idea. It was just as smooth, and I could feel it gently tingling on my lips. I reapplied it frequently over the night and the next day, my lips were peeling, but not painful as they had been for four days. I could open my mouth! My lips are back to being smooth and I am working on the very corners of my lips which took the most damage, but they are doing pretty well. My mouth is still openable, so I am happy.
I am a little disappointed you can’t taste this product, but knowing me, I’d lick it all off and have even more problems if it was good tasting. There is a hint of mint if you lick your lips, but it’s more of the feel of mint without the taste. Like when you feel the tingle, but no taste. Taste aside, this is a prime example of why I stick with Blistex. It works for me, isn’t sticky, and makes my lips smooth with regular application.
Stila Makeup Gift Sets
Stila Makeup Gift Sets
Stila takes pride in being known for helping to get every woman to get her own special unique look. This is the case for not only women but also for younger girls. With this in mind Stila has a number of different makeup gift sets for girls to use.
Many of the sets available from Stila feature the popular Kitten shimmer shade. This is a pale pink shade that is heralded for its impressive appearance and its ability to help with creating natural looks on one’s skin. This is by far the most popular shade that Stila has.
A popular lip set for girls to see is the Jewel Lip Glaze Trio set. This works in that it features unique sparkles and smooth materials that are natural in quality. Shea butter and goa seed butter, which are both used for helping to moisturize one’s lips, are used in these glazes.
The Smudge Pot collection of eye liners and shadows is great to check out too. Four different hues, including the Kitten hue, work to create unique eye appearances. They can also be applied with the easy to handle applicator pencil that comes with the set.
The Purrfect Eyes palette is also a great thing for girls to use. This works with an instruction program on how to get eye liner or shadow materials applied and various materials including four different shades. A liquid eyeliner and a slanted eyeliner brush are used in this set too. This is a great set for girls who are new to eye beauty products to check out.
Innovative Givenchy Makeup Gifts
Innovative Givenchy Makeup Gifts
Givenchy is one of the world’s most unique makeup companies. Many creative features that can be found in these gift sets are ones that are available for girls to use. Here are some quality makeup gift sets for girls to check out from the company.
The Summer collection is a great gift set for girls to use in the summer months. This set offers a number of colors that can give any girl a nice tanned appearance during the summer. Many gift sets for girls in this line include lipstick, eyeshadow, blush and eyeliner materials that can work to create radiant appearances that will be very appealing in the summer.
The New Impressions gift set is also popular. This set, which works with common spring patterns like blue and purple, work with materials that are translucent in feel and will not add a great amount of weight to the skin. Many sets come with Le Prisme Mono Eyeshadow materials that work with easy to apply powders and brushes. The brushes that work with these materials are ones that are easy for girls to handle in that they are thick and can work with all sorts of color mixing processes.
Many of the gift sets for girls work with the company’s innovative Phenomen’eyes Mascara. This is a mascara product that features a brush that works as a sphere. This is used to help with getting into all eyelashes so that the can be fully penetrated. The feature is a truly innovative thing to check out.
Queen Helene The Original Mint Julep Masque Review
Queen Helene The Original Mint Julep Masque Review
One essential part of being able to apply makeup neatly is having clean, smooth skin. Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque provides just that for those suffering from oily or combination skin.
Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque
First, the packaging is pretty simple. It is an eight ounce tube (or perhaps less if you are purchasing the kind that doesn’t have the bonus extra 33%) that is white, except for a wide stripe of green in the center that is a gradient. The product name and description appear in black lettering in the green, and a small gathering of scribbles are located on the bottom of the green stripe. At the very top is “Bonus 33% More” in white lettering and the Queen Helene signature in red right below that.
How well does this product work? Well, pretty darn well. You apply it all over your face (and optionally your neck). You can use a thin layer or a slightly thicker layer. There is no need to cake this on. For me, it takes about 3 inch long squirts. One for each cheek and one to get the rest of my face and take care of any areas I felt were too thinly covered. I have combination skin and large pores on my nose and chin, and blackheads on my nose chin and cheeks. This masque shrunk them and made the blackheads ten times less noticeable! I’d been using Noxzema and was pretty greasy at the time because of it but this helped to hold the oilies at bay.
A note: Don’t shower immediately after this. If you do, it will open your pores right back up again. I discovered this the first time I tried the Mint Julep Masque. There was a large difference still, but its effects were lessened. However, it WAS quite a good change and I was excited to find something that worked after using products that didn’t. The next time, I tried applying it the next morning and the effects have lasted days longer. I’m not sure how long it can last, but I’m on day three and my pores still look fairly small. Also, don’t OVERUSE it. If you do, this can cause a breakout in itself. Once or twice a week is enough and only for fifteen minutes each go round.
Urban Decay Makeup Gift Sets
Urban Decay Makeup Gift Sets
Urban Decay is a contemporary makeup company that has a great edge to it and therefore is a great type of makeup company for girls to check out. A great thing about Urban Decay is that it features a great number of different makeup gift sets for girls.
The Lip Envy gift set is a great set to see. Lip Envy is a set that features appealing colors and glosses that are very durable. This set features a stick-free lipstick and mascara along with eyeshadow and primer. All of these products can be very easy to apply.
For girls who are interested in tanned looks the Baked gift set is a great one to check out from Urban Decay. The Baked set features a bronzing powder, tan lip gloss and an eye pencil. It even features a Body Glow cream that can be applied onto the arms and legs for full body coverage.
Next there is the Loose gift set. Loose features vibrant hues in blue, purple and white. Eyeshadows in the Loose Pigments line are featured in this set along with a primer, an eyebrow care box and mineral makeup that works to give the skin a radiant complexion.
The last of these makeup gift sets for girls to see is the Cream gift set. This set contains a series of materials that are waterproof and are able to last for longer periods of time without having to deal with adding weight to the skin. Eye pencils, cream shadows and eyeshadow primers are included in this set.
Check Out Modern NARS Makeup Gift Sets
Check Out Modern NARS Makeup Gift Sets
NARS, a line that is commonly known for being a popular line among major celebrities, is also a line that offers a number of makeup gift sets for girls. These sets include a variety of products that work to help with emphasizing the natural beauty of one’s face without causing the face to become irritated.
NARS Makeup Gifts For Girls
Makeup Primer is a popular thing to be found in many makeup gift sets for girls from NARS. This is something that works with SPF 20 and is used to help with creating a strong base around one’s face to help make it look its best. This is something that can be used to help with getting a girl’s face to look great.
Loose Powder is also featured in many sets from NARS. Loose Powder is something that works to help with filling in pores on the skin so that it will be able to keep from developing a great amount of oil that can easily disrupt makeup.
Lipstick sets are great to check out as well. A variety of lipstick sets for girls are available with many different hues that are appealing and can work with some strong quality designs. These include the pure red Fire Down Below color and the poppy red Manhunt design.
The Day and Night eyeshadow set is great to see as well. This works with six eyeshadows that can be mixed and are transparent in terms of how they are made. They can last for good periods of time and will not show off any creases over time.
