Eugenia Kim Eden Feathered Headband

We’ve previously spoken with slight nerdy enthusiasm about our love for the Eugenia Kim Eden Feathered Headband. Now is the time to get your hands on it – it is on sale at Lock & Mane for $29.99.

The Wedding Kit contains:

Botanical Shine Shampoo and Conditioner (read our review here)
Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser (read our review here)
Instant Boost Skin Tonic Spritzer (read our review here)
Skin Repair Moisturizer (read our review here)
Brightening Treatment Mask (read our review here)
Eyebright Soothing Eye Lotion (read our review here)

Find the Liz Earle The Wedding Kit at LizEarle.com for $61.33.

Liz Earle The Wedding Kit

Find it at Sephora.com.

Brazilian Peel Full Sized

The formula is quite sheer and layerable – I haven’t had any creasing issues. The shade range is decent without being too heavy on highly unwearable colors (the one brick red shade has enough chestnut in it to still be flattering – worth trying on olive skin tones especially). I would have liked a true white and true black in the palette, but on the whole it’s a minor issue. There is a mix of matte and shimmering shades, and the subtle shimmer stays put even when not wearing primer.

I enjoy testing out various shades just for feasibility. First night I had it, I decided to try an electric blue shade that I’d never attempt otherwise. To my surprise, it worked on me – if the phrase “bright smokey eye” makes sense, that was what it was. I was expecting a brighter, more intense blue NARS Night Flight kind of look, and while it did impart more color than my usual daytime “three shades of vanilla” eyeshadow look, the layerable color is quite wearable. This led to trying out shades that I’d never usually try each night before I took off my eye makeup, and eventually, I started experimenting in the morning with different variables. For instance – a brown tinted moss green makes sense for a crease color. But what about a wintergreen shade? Or a Kelly green shade? The beauty of this palette is that the formula is so sheer, it takes several color washes to really goof.

I also like the palette for tweaking lipstick colors. I wanted to make a pomegranete shade a bit richer the other night, and I dusted on some brick red color, followed by a dot of fushcia in the center of the lip. The brick red added depth, the fushcia didn’t show as a pink but rather just as a highlight over the basic lipstick. The same principle follows for any shade that needs to be lightened or darkened after application, or needs to be nudged a shade or two over. And if you are looking for a brighter smile, it can’t hurt to add some blue to any lip shade – a perfect use for the many blue based shadows in this kit.

This palette makes a great gift for a teen learning makeup application or anyone looking to experiment with shades. After as many years as I’ve spent playing with makeup, I still came across new looks that work for me, and rediscovered some hues that I had forgotten I liked as much. This weekend I picked up the Mini Eyeshadow Palette (32 shades) for my gym beauty bag – great for when I hit the gym and am then headed back out or back to work. The pinks, corals, and reddish brown shades also work great as blushes (think in terms of Benefit’s Georgia or Dandelion in terms of intensity of wash), just be careful to not get any nearby colors on your brush (pinching the bristles works). It’s one impressive little kit!

Find the e.l.f. Studio Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadow Palette at eyeslipsface.com for $10.

e.l.f. Studio Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadow 100 eyeshadow Palette

Caudalie Vinotherapie Vine Body Butter

I was recently sent Caudalie Vinotherapie Vine Body Butter, and I tried it with a guarded excitement – the other Caudalie products I’ve tried have been absolutely jaw-dropping (we’ll be reviewing a few in the next couple of weeks – Vinoperfect Radiance Serum and Pulpe Vitaminee 1st Wrinkle Eye Cream are life changing!), so I had hope that if Vine Body Butter was as good as the other products, that I had found the Body Butter I have been looking for. The verdict? It’s the perfect body butter, light fragrance, and mini spa experience rolled into one.

Let’s start with the scent. It’s incredible. The top note is like the freshest, most perfect peach you’ve ever had, and a more subtle citrus scent. When I asked the other Style Chicks what scent they detected, though, I kept getting different answers. Interestingly, it reminded each of us of scents we loved, and none of us came up with the same first answer. It seems like it’s an universally likable scent. I asked what the actual scent is, and it consists of sweet orange zest, peach pulp, carrot and iris. I could go on for pages on how great the scent is, but I’ll sum it up this way - the amazing scent of Vine Body Butter is replacing my regular fragrance now. It’s a subtle scent that just makes me happy. If you are interested in complimenting the scent, try Caudalie’s Hand and Nail Cream and their Foot Beauty Cream. Oh, and did I mention how fantastic the scent is?

Of course, efficacy and texture are top priorities in picking a body butter. On those scores Vine Body Butter hits it out of the park as well. It is a relatively lightweight consistency and glides on the skin with absolutely no greasiness. None. Massage it in lightly and your skin is just smooth, supple, silky, and dewy, but not greasy or oily. This is a big plus for me, especially for a daily use product – sometimes you can’t stand around waiting for several minutes for a body product to sink in before you get dressed. Vine Body Butter super-hydrates the skin upon application, and you can get dressed immediately. Of course, feel free to take your time if you have a few minutes. In fact, it makes for an amazing massage cream.

The results are the best I’ve seen in a body butter. I especially noticed the change on hands. I realize I sound like a broken record lately in my reviews, but it is really cold here on the East Coast. And cold, windy weather always wrecks havoc on the skin on my hands. After apply Vine Body Butter after my shower each day, I’ll rub whatever I have left over on my hands. My hands look sooooo smooth and, well, like skin of a child. My nails look instantly buffed and cuticles are quickly tamed. If it can do that for my incredibly dry hands, I can’t wait to use it during summer to get super supple skin all over! In fact, numbering among my reasons that I wish winter would hurry up and pass include being able to show off how great it makes arms and shoulders look – really makes you resent having to bundle up instead of wearing a sleeveless top!

So how does it work? Like the rest of the Caudalie line, Caudalie Vinotherapie Vine Body Butter has highly effective, super hydrating and repairing ingredients. The Caudalie website product page mentions that it contains: “Grape Seed Butter, rich in Omega 6, Vitamin E, minerals and proteins and Grape Seed Oil to regenerate skin cells and fights effects of ageing, rich in Omega 6, Vitamin E. Caudalie exclusive ingredient, Vinolevure, which holds 100 times its weight in water, nourishes and strengthens. A Hydra-complex – from plant active ingredients, increases skin water reserves”. The tube also mentions shea butter, which works superbly in tandem with the other ingredients. These ingredients form a lipid layer on your skin to protect it. I am quite impressed at how well this layer works – I noticed that after several good hand washes, my hands still felt moisturized – this isn’t a cream you have to apply after every hand wash.

All in all, I’m thrilled to find Caudalie Vinotherapie Vine Body Butter. It makes skin look, feel, and smell phenomenal, and protects against future damage. The tube is 6.7 oz for $36, which is a great price considering the relatively small amount you have to use for good coverage. It also makes a fantastic gift – baby showers, brides, get well gift, etc – it’s a luxuriously enough product that everyone will think that you found them the product that addresses their exact need – even if it’s just to be pampered.

Find the amazing Caudalie Vinotherapie Vine Body Butter at Caudalie-USA.com.

Here is some items that caught our eye(s) with their prices after the 20% off:

Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum – we’ll be giving a rave review on this amazing product in the next week or so, $63.20 after coupon

La Roche Posay Anthelios 60 Ultra Light Sunscreen Fluid – Courtney’s fav sunscreen, $22.32 after coupon

Clarisonic PLUS Skin Care System with Spot Treatment – $180.00 after coupon

Oscar Blandi Pronto Invisible Volumizing Dry Shampoo Spray – $18.40 after coupon, a truly fab dry shampoo

HairMax LaserComb Premium – $396 after coupon

Luminess Air New Beauty Edition Fair – this set piqued my interest, $159.20 after coupon

Osmotics Anti Wrinkle Vitamin C Patches – $38.40 after coupon

Topix Replenix Intensive Eye Lightening Serum – $56.00 after coupon

T3 Featherweight Luxe Hair Dryer – a must for any girl short on time and/or thick on hair, $200.00 after coupon

Pure Inventions Green Tea in Raspberry – this stuff tastes great, $24.80 after coupon

Stila Yumberry Crush, a staple in my purse, $19.20 after coupon

This bag includes:

• Juice Beauty® Reflecting Gloss, Fig
• Urban Decay De-Slick in a Tube Mattifying Gel
• Fekkai Advanced Brilliant Glossing Shampoo
• Nick Chavez Beverly Hills Amazon Infinity Mist
• Exuviance Rejuvenating Treatment Masque
• Borghese Crema Saponetta Cleansing Face & Body Bar
• Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash
• GoSmile Touch Up Smile Perfecting Ampoules, Watermelon Mint
• Laura Geller Wonder Wand Eye Brightener
• Darphin PREDERMINE Firming Wrinkle Repair Serum
• bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation with brush, Medium Beige
• Bliss FatGirlSlim Skin Firming Cream
• Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha-Beta Daily Face Peel
• Clean Warm Cotton Eau de Parfum Spray
• Jonathan Product Finish Control High Shine Aerosol Hairspray
• Phyto Phytocitrus Restructuring Mask, Color-Treated Hair
• Beauty.com $10 Gift Card
• Alterna Bamboo Smooth Pure Kendi Oil Pure Treatment Oil

Shop Beauty.com to get this Beauty.com free gift with $150 purchase bag & samples

• 0.08 oz Secret Concealer in shade 2
• 0.14 oz Secret Brightening Powder (for fair to medium skintones)
• 2 x 0.1 oz Eye Basics in Wheat (light medium beige) and Eyebright (pale brightening blue)
• 0.05 oz Secret Brightener in 1 (for fair to medium skintones)
• Double-Ended Secret Concealer/Camouflage Powder Brush
• Cosmetic Bag

I’ve used both of the Eye Basics in this kit and love both – I wanted every Eye Basics in the collection after trying them. I will say that they would probably work better on a light-toned olive complexion that my Casperian-pale self - there is just a hint of a tawny hue in each that would be beautifully brightening on olive toned skin.

Find the Laura Mercier Laura’s Secrets Flawless Brightened Eyes Volume 2 exclusively at Sephora.com.

Laura Mercier Laura's Secrets Flawless Brightened Eyes Volume 2