bareMinerals Radiance Rocks

Innovative beauty? Possibly. bareMinerals Radiance Rocks are made up of three minerals in their most natural state.


Hmmm....

Interesting but what's it for?

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This set is made up of three mineral rocks in various shades for a sheer wash of refreshing, cooling color on eyes, cheeks, or body.

Possibly one of the most interesting cosmetic assembles the Muse has seen to date these do so appear interesting. They come packaged with a Kabuki Brush for application and three shades which are bronze, champagne, and warm rose. Honestly, they look gorgeous but the question is will they be messy or way too pigmented to work with?

Remains to me scene but this Muse did so plop 'em in her cart at Sephora and is eagerly awaiting their arrival on her doorstep...maybe they'll be as special as they look!

What do you think?

Available for Sephora Beauty Insiders for $35.

P.S. Bare Minerals has done "rock"-like cosmetics before with a bronzer rock this past Summer.

Too Faced Lip Luxury Free Love Review and Swatches

Urban Decay single handedly convinced me I need more nude pink shades of lipstick in my life with it's newest color, Naked.

Suddenly, the Muse's dreams are filled with visions of naked, nude pink shades for my lips. And than Too Faced Lip Luxury in Free Love stepped into my life....!


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Oh my god dude this lipstick is champagne-infused....w00t! I'm going to party like it's 1999 tonight. Ha!

But no seriously it really is inflused with champagne...interesting concept eh? I've been meaning to try Too Faced Lip Luxury for a fair while now so I'm happy to finally test it out.

It's quite a nice lippie. Good formula with a smooth application. Very creamy and moisturizing, good pigmentation as well. It's incredibly lightweight with a shimmering, sparkling finish.

Of course, the Muse is all about the packaging. It comes in metallic pink tube with a diamond colored rhinestone on the top of the cap. Loves it!






But after all this the very best part is the new shade for Fall entitled Free Love. It's a sweet pale pink shade that's incredible beautiful on lips. It's not dramatic, it's not bold, it's simply a sweet pink that makes lips look fuller, prettier, and just girlish.

Now it's not Naked by any means and the Muse does so think you need both Naked and Free Love in your beauty arsenal this season! Where as Naked is more of a perfect pale pink minus shimmer, Free Love is a sparkling nude shade that's subtle and mod chic.








If you're a lover of nude pink lips Too Faced Lip Luxury in Free Love will be your best girlfriend this season. Pair it up with a cat eye or a dramatic smoky!

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Muse Approval for purchase.



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Giorgio Armani Greige Collection Review: Giorgio Armani Manta Ray Eye Shadow Review and Swatches

The Muse told you all about the Giorgio Armani Greige Collection a week or so ago. Honestly, it wasn't exactly something the Muse was interested in when she finally got some products to test.

I received one lipstick and one shadow both of which looked incredibly dull and boring.

But wow...after I tried both out I was so floored by how simply pretty the shade on my eyes was and the lipstick just added to it.


Loving all over this collection!

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Like I mentioned above, I wasn't particularly delighted when I got my hands on a few pieces of the collection. The first item was the Giorgio Armani Manta Ray Eye Shadow Duo in 3 which is a soft light lilac and a deeper purple lilac. Honestly, the shades totally devastated me as they seemed so terribly dull. Boy was I wrong.

The shadow has a wonderful silky texture which blends smoothly and evenly. Pigmentation is subtle nothing dramatic but just enough to fancy your lid up with a pop of color. Although I was worried about the dull factor the colors actually lent a certain mystery to my eyes that was very natural and fresh. I was honestly very impressed with the results. The color duo kinda of reminds me of something Farrah Fawcett would wear it has a certain vintage 70's feel. My brown eyes are just subtly touched with the colors, quite a nice effect.










Now Armani purposely created a subtle eye look for Fall as their focus was on lips. Bolder, dramatic lips are very in this season as they are the past few Fall seasons. Armani plays on this with a new shade of Armani Silk Lipstick in 92. 92 is the only release for Fall so it's perfectly suitable to pair up with any of the Armani Manta Ray Shadow Duos. It's a deep plum which can be applied sheer or layered for more intensity. I choose to apply it with a heavy hand and blended it down to a sheer layer using a heavy layer of gloss. The formula is quite beautiful and applies seamlessly. Darker shades are sometimes difficult to apply without getting it all over your teeth, face, etc...but this applies smoothly and evenly. The shade contrasts gorgeously with the shadow.








Overall, my first look at Giorgio Armani Greige Collection left me feeling meh but after getting a few requests to please swatch and review I ended up going ahead and testing out. Ever so glad I did as I'm truly pleased. I'm already filling my cart with too more shades of the shadow in hopes I'll have equally fabulous results as I did with shade 3.






Loves it.

Fantastic look for Fall, Armani.

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Steal It: Smashbox Eye Shadow Duo

Not sure how good this is but it's only $5 bucks on Sephora at the moment!

Score!

It's rather a great little deal for tipping your cart into the free shipping zone. I've used Smashbox single shadows before and they are pretty nice so I'm sure duos are pretty fab too.

Either way, a rather nice little steal.

Giorgio Armani Beauty Eyes to Kill Eye Shadow Palette

Ahh the eyes, the very windows to our souls. As makeup lovers we like to dress them all fancy-like don't we? Lend an air of mystery to your eyes with a smoky eye look this season with the new Giorgio Armani Beauty Eyes to Kill Eye Shadow Palettes.

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While the beloved black smoky eye is favored by all women a new twist on a popular favorite reigns supreme with swirls of purple, cranberry, even brown to update that old black look with a burst of color.

Keeping with the trend, Giorgio Armani Beauty introduces four new shadow palettes entitled Eyes To Kill to create that sexy, smoky eye with a hint of color! The design is that of a bull's eye which three shadows to create your own signature smoky eye look with.


Shades available are:

• Black Steel (a center of steel black, surrounded by a middle of pearl white and a ring of metallic black grey)
• Brown Copper (a center of deep brown, with a middle of gold bronze wrapped in a rim of chromed copper)
• Gun Metal Grey (a daring grey center surrounded by gun metal grey rim wrapped in a royal purple)
• Red Iron (a deep pourpre center wrapped in gold beige and surrounded by a red iron rim)

The new Eyes to Kill Eye Shadow Palettes ($58) are available now from Saks, Neiman Marcus, Bloomies, and Barneys. You can also shop online at www.giorgioarmanibeauty.com

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I'm kinda digging on that brown swirl one and the cranberry!

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Bobbi Brown Fall Collection 2009: Bobbi Brown Nude Eye Palette Review and Swatches

I hate nudes. They are so terribly unflattering on this Muse. Last year, Bobbi introduced me to a new way to wear nudes though with the Bobbi Brown Shimmering Nude Collection.

For someone who has venomously denied loving Nudes, I suddenly found myself loving the idea of creating a chic, natural, nude look! Bobbi you sure do know how to charm a girl.

This year, Bobbi Brown keeps me clamoring back for more with her newest Nude Collection featuring the Bobbi Brown Nude Eye Palette.

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This year things are a little bit different. Last year the Bobbi Brown Shimmering Nudes Palette contained a total of seven shades. This year the new Nude Eye Palette contains six shades in the new customize palette. Basically each shadow is contained in a duo with two shadows making up a combination for one look. Of course you can mix and match any of the shades included but the fact they are grouped into two shades makes it easier to create a single look from the shades paired together. The new custom palette allow you to snap duos in and out easily. It's kinda like getting an empty custom palette free as after you hit pan on the duos you can head to Bobbi and snap in any number of items for face, lips, or eyes.














The palette's ease of use lays in the fact that it's made up of matte, sparkle, and metallic finish shadows. Nudes are difficult for me to pull off but pairing a nude base with a hint of sparkle makes application easier and friendly.

You get a total of six shades which are:

Navajo and Pebble (Creamy Beige Matte and Metallic Champagne Nude)
Chino and Beige Linen (Muddy Beige Matte and Beige Brown Shimmer)
Maple Sugar and Caviar (Beige Brown Metallic and Chocolate Matte Brown)












The shades are all pigmented and have an incredible texture for blending. You do get a fair bit of fall out from the metallic and shimmer finishes but with proper prepping you can avoid this. I do always find shades like Caviar incredibly difficult to work with but I think these are meant more as a liner shade than an actual eye shadow.

The collection also included Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner in Caviar Ink which is proving to be my best friend at the moment. I love the deep chocolate of this shade and love the way it tight lines my upper waterline to create a certain air of mystery. Bobbi makes one of the best gel liners around so it's quite nice to add this particular shade to my arsenal.














Overall, the Bobbi Brown Nude Palette is the ideal and easy way to wear nude shadows. It's work friendly and manages to create a natural, nude look that has a flair of fun to it.








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Another great Bobbi palette.

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