Just noticed that Amazon offers Stila Crush Lip and Cheek Stains at 15% off (bringing them to $20.40) if you select Subscribe & Save. Using Subscribe and Save is a good way to make sure you don’t run out of your stain of choice – I end up keeping extras of a couple of the colors on hand since you can’t really tell from the tube when you are going to run out.
Stila Crush Lip and Cheek Stain in Mango Crush
Guerlain Rouge Automatique Lipstick
We have to say – we’re a little intrigued by this one. The new Guerlain Rouge Automatique Lipstick doesn’t have a cap, just a slider to make the lipstick bullet rise. Ever been in a meeting and leaned down out of sight, acted like you were looking for something in your briefcase, and tried to apply lipstick really fast? This kind of tube might make clandestine lipstick application a bit easier.
We get so many inquiries from readers about Clinique items, with good reason: Clinique is a fantastic brand. You will always find Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion in my beauty stash!
And as you are probably aware if you are a makeup maven, one pencil sharpener does not fit all. Each brand designs their sharpener to work with the size and consistency of their pencils. Trying to use a sharpener from another brand might damage your beloved lip or eye pencil.
Fortunately Clinique has a very reasonably priced sharpener at SaksFifthAvenue.com – it’s only $1. So if you are picking up a new Clinique lip or eye pencil, throw a sharpener into your order – sharpeners do get dull over time, so it’s good to have a new one around. It’s also good to have separate sharpeners for lip and eye pencils for hygiene reasons.
Find the Clinique Lip & Eye Pencil Sharpener at SaksFifthAveneue.com for $1.
Clinique Lip and Eye Pencil Sharpener
Too Faced Glamour to Go 2 Pocket Palette
Sephora.com has a great deal on the Too Faced Glamour To Go 2 Pocket Palette for $19.50. It contains eight universally flattering eyeshadow shades, all perfect for Spring, four pretty pink lip shades, and a gorgeous looking muted peach blush!
I’m a butterfingers. So I was a little skeptical that I would be able to use the Stream Cosmetics Airbrush System for lip color without getting it outside the lip line.
Sometimes, I love being wrong. This is one of those times.
Today I tried using a Stream Cosmetics blush, Soft Violet, on my lips, mixed in with a drop of Pearlizer (we will talk about how to mix colors in the Stream Cosmetics airbrush stylus in the next few days). It’s amazing how easy it is to get sharp precision and intense lip color from an airbrush. I would recommend the medium setting held close to the lips, and start in the middle of the lip until you get used to the feeling of the stream of air on your lips (it’s a little weird feeling, which surprised me since I really didn’t notice it when I used the system on my eye area), and then do the outline of your lips when you are more comfortable.
Find the Stream Cosmetics Airbrush System and Stream Cosmetics Soft Violet Blush at StreamOfBeauty.com!
Soft Violet Lips from the Stream Cosmetics Airbrush System
There is a trend towards bold, orange lips. Really bold. The look can be dramatic and fun, but it isn’t for everyone or for everyday. If you would like a tamer look, try a mango stain instead. It’s distinct and youthful, but very wearable. We like Stila Lip & Cheek Stain Mango Crush. One layer (pictured below) gives a nice mango colored tint, two coats give a vibrant pinky-mango hue.
Find Stila Lip & Cheek Stain Mango Crush at Sephora.com
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Stila Lip and Cheek Stain Mango Crush
Through today (2/14), get a free Benefit Rush Hour with a $65 purchase at Benefit Cosmetics with code RUSHHOUR at checkout.
This super creamy formula is universally flattering and is an amazing quick lips and cheeks go-to product! We swatched the color for you below:
Benefit Cosmetics Rush Hour 1 coat from about two feet away
Benefit Cosmetics Rush Hour 1 Coat in Natural Lighting
Benefit Cosmetics Rush Hour Two Coats in Icky Office Fluorescent Lighting
Note: This week is Caudalie Week here at Style Chicks – we’ll be giving our initial impressions of a few products and then we’ll update you in the upcoming weeks with further results as we use this fabulous skincare line. Today, Lyn lets us know why she loves Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes!
The winter weather has been frightful and my skin has been less than delightful.
Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Masque-Creme Face and Eyes
I have managed to have multiple skin issues at once this week: some breakouts, dry and peeling skin on my nose/nostril area and I am red all around my mouth and really raw, and my skin feels very tight and dry around my eyes and it is making me look much older. The skin around my eyes is just dry and tight no matter what I do, and too flaky to apply any concealer or foundation on my dark under eye circle skin. Even my silk pillowcase feels scratchy (FYI: silk pillowcases are a great investment as they are gentle to facial skin and reduce hair damage and breakage when hair rubs against the pillowcase).
My standard go to creams and lotions are just making my skin feel raw, as in serious debating about applying Vaseline directly to my face kind of raw. I am not sure what this winter storm is doing that I have both pimples and such tight, raw skin at the same time, but when I look at my skin in the mirror and the phrase “what is important is to be pretty on the INSIDE” comes to mind, with all due respect to inner beauty, what that means to me is it is time to get aggressive on the hydrating.
So I look at my creams, lotions and potions, and my new Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes catches my eye because it is a moisturizing cream mask for both face and eyes. It is used as an intensive skin mask twice a week, but in the case of extremely dehydrated skin, it can be used as a daily moisturizer by applying a thin layer to the face. Sounds like a good excuse to try it out.
I rarely like a cream for both my face and delicate under eye area, but this is for around the eyes and on the face. It is not too thick for the face but still does the trick for the eyes.
APPLICATION:
When the skin around my mouth gets this raw, even the uber-gentle Clinique DDML stings a bit upon application, but this didn’t sting at all. This was really soothing and almost melted the dry skin. I put on a second application on spot areas like around my mouth, forehead crinkle, the dry flaky skin on my nose, the crow feet area of my eyes, under eye and lips. There is a light pleasant scent upon application but I can’t detect any scent while wearing it.
My skin had a luminous glow without being greasy, it could be worn nicely under makeup and would make a great go-to product after a sunburn or a cold or flu when skin around nose is flaky and raw, this would be a great quick-trick to look healthy again.
I am impressed by the feel on my skin. Usually a cream product that is this emollient feels heavy or looks greasy after application, but this dries down undetectable as a product – not sticky or wet or shiny – it just leaves behind better skin. You can definitely leave the house with the cream on under makeup which is especially nice when the weather is still so cold and raw outside.
My skin immediately looked better and feels hydrated. Some products feel like a soft wax just on top of your skin, but this feels like my skin. My face felt good quickly and within about ten minutes felt very spa like without feeling heavy or sticky at all, I can see how this would be nice as a at home spa night “mask”. My face did not feel dry, cracked or itchy. Usually when my skin gets this raw, I have to slather on so much Crème de la Mer Concentrate that my face is too greasy of a base to wear any makeup, so I am glad to find a deep hydrating product to wear with makeup so my skin can get through the rest of this winter.
I will try Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes as a traditional “mask” on at home “spa night” in about a week or two and report the results.
Get Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes at Caudalie-USA.com for $40.
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