NEW from Benefit: Rockateur Box o' Powder.

Benefit Cosmetics just expanded its' Box o' Powder line with this new Rockateur Cheek Powder. Well, they are calling it "Famously Provocative Cheek Powder" and I sort of like that name, don't you?

Rockateur is a silky powder blush that is like a blush/highlighter in one product. It is a pretty brown based pink shade with a very satiny, subtly gold finish. It is like rose gold! On first swipe, I could barely tell where it was applied, but with a few strokes of the brush, the pigment really came through.

The formula is unique. It is actually a combination of powder, baked, cream and fluid textures that makes it have such a strong color payoff. It feels and applies like a baked powder. I think that may be why I like it as a highlighter so much. While I am wary of many highlighters because of their ability to highlight lines and pores, Rockateur does not. It highlights in a way that it softens. It really is beautiful.

I have to mention that this is one product in which I really like the brush too. The stocky brush is full of natural feeling hairs that make it easy to sweep the powder onto the apples of cheeks and then blend up the cheekbone.

Benefit Rockateur Box o' Powder is available now at Benefit Cosmetics and Sephora for $28.00.

Urban Decay NAKED Flushed.

Urban Decay has expanded its' NAKED franchise even further with their latest, NAKED Flushed. NAKED Flushed is my kind of product. It is the perfectly sized compact with a Bronzer, Highlighter and Blush in one pan.

Made with Urban Decay's new micronized, jet milled formula, the finish is super silky and feels luxurious on the skin. The colors couldn't be more perfect. The bronzer is a sheer medium bronze satin; the Blush is a Dusty Rose Satin with just a hint of shimmer; the Highlighter is a soft pink champagne shimmer.

Of course you can use each shade individually, but I especially like it when I blend them all together to create just the right effect on my cheeks. It simply makes my skin glow in a gorgeous sunset pink shade. I like to apply it by using UD's Good Karma Optical Blurring Brush. I swirl it into the compact, concentrating it more on the bronzer then picking up just a bit of the highlighter and blush, then gently swirl it onto my cheeks.

NAKED Flushed retails for $30.00 and is available from Sephora, ULTA and Macy's, beauty.com and urbandecay.com.

10 New Blushes to Fall For.

It's time to put away the corals, peaches and pink colors that we have become so dependent on for our spring and summer makeup looks. It is fall and time to warm up the face with berry and rose shades on the cheeks.

I've been trying many new fall blush colors and have found ten that I am truly in love with, and have been using to bring my fall look together. Take a look at them below.

1. Radiant Rose
IT Cosmetics Vitality Cheek Stain in Radiant Rose is a beautiful flush of color in a vibrant rose shade to warm up the skin for fall. You only need a tiny bit of this long-lasting powder to keep the cheeks radiant all day.
$24.00

2. Santorini
CARGO ColorStick in Santorini is a beautiful natural deep rose that blends over cheeks effortlessly to leave the face looking softly airbrushed and perfectly played up for fall.
$28.00

3. The French Kiss
bareMinerals READY Blush in The French Kiss is a bright berry pink that leaves a beautiful pinked berry glow to the cheeks. Ths blush is super soft and silky, looks airbrushed on the cheeks and nourishes the skin with it's minerals as it lasts all day.
$22.00

4. Benetint
Benefit Cosmetics benetint rose-tinted lip and cheek stain adds the perfect natural looking flush to the cheeks. When opting for the most natural "I've spent the day in the brisk autumn air" look, a dab of this best selling tint works like nothing else.
$29.00

5. Flush
Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Flush is a deep berry shade that lives up to the title of 12 hour - and then some. For a deep berry warm glow, use a small amount to warm up cheeks for a long fall day.
$25.00

6. Whole Lotta Love
MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear Blush in Whole Lotta Love is a deep yet bright pop of deep pink that has a subtle glow to it. It makes warms up cheeks with the look of a blush and highlighter in one, perfect for a cool fall day and look.
$23.50

7. Lush Berry
COVERGIRL and Olay Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush in Lush Berry imparts a warm berry glow to the cheeks. It softens fine lines and makes the skin glow as the serum infused formula actually helps the skin as you wear it.
$10.40

8. Montenegro
NARS Cosmetics Cream Blush in Montenegro is a deep plum with a very subtle almost golden sheen to it when blended over skin. The look is subtle and beautifully on trend for fall as it warms up the cheeks in such a natural way with a very lightweight feel.
$28.00

9. Soft Sun
L'Oreal Paris True Match Blush in Soft Sun is a burnt deep rose shade that is perfect as you take your makeup look from summer to fall. It has a hint of bronze as it imparts a matte deep rose flush to the skin.
$10.95

10. Camellia
Shiseido Limited Edition Camellia Compact is a beautiful tri-colored face powder that leaves a deep rosey look on the face. The compact contains a shimmering petal pink, a rich rose, and platinum white that when mixed together looks natural and beautiful as it deepens the cheeks in a perfect fall color.
$36.00