Fall 2011: Illamasqua Magenta Muse Collection.

Illamasqua wants to make you a "muse by midnight" with their new collection Magenta Muse for this fall.

Set to transform perceptions of beauty this summer, Magenta Muse is the daring new color collection from cult British beauty brand, Illamasqua.

Magenta Muse is a fearlessly eclectic blend of textures and finishes, spanning from gloss to matt, metallic to opalescent. Draw all attention to you, on those heady summer nights, with an urbane gathering of cool, alternative hues in grey, mauve, magenta and teal that mix effortlessly with flashes of coral and offset by matt black.

The collection:

Powder Blusher - $24.00

  • Excite - Vibrant Coral
  • Hussy -  Bright Petal Pink

Lipstick - $22.00

  • Test - Matte Pinky Beige
  • Underworld - Iridescent Violet

Sheer Lipgloss - $20.00

  • Electrify - Baby Pink Sheen
  • Tantrum - Deep Violet Sheen

Cream Pigment - $24.00

  • Dab - Matte Lilac
  • Mould - Matte Grape


Pure Pigment - $24.00

  • Android - Shimmering Gunmetal

Liquid Metal - $26.00

  • Enrapture - Metallic Copper

Precision Ink - $27.50

  • Abyss - Gloss Black
  • Glister - Opalescent nude

Nail Varnish - $14.00

  • DWS - Cement Gray/Glossy Finish
  • Jo Mina - Electric Lilac/Glossy Finish
  • Lament - Bright Coral Pink/Glossy Finish
  • Muse - Deep Teal Blue/Glossy Finish
  • Poke - Bright Violet/Purple Shimmer
  • Scorn - Pure Black/Matte Finish

The colors are definitely electric and I enjoyed trying some of the products from the new to me brand.  All of the colors offer great pigment power. I was especially impressed with the Powder Blushers, the Lipstick, Sheer Lip Gloss and Nail Varnish.

The colors are very vivid and very true to what you see in the photos.  The brand obviously concentrates on providing pure pigments in the shades. If your look is on the bold side and you wear color, than Illamasqua is defiantly a brand you want to check out. It is a high quality brand, and overall, I am very impressed with it.

The Magenta Muse collection is exclusive to Sephora.

Fall 2011: Lancôme 29 Saint-Honoré Fall Color Collection.

Lancôme just launched their 2011 Fall Collection and it is a beauty. Created by Lancôme Artistic Director for Makeup Aron De Mey, this is called 29 Saint-Honoré, named after their original Parisian boutique.

The collection evokes a seductive color statement that captures the essence of 1940’s glamour.  In includes eye shadow palettes with tender brown and grey shades along with lip and nail shades dressed in red. These colors represent the true Parisian woman, which is an international model of elegance and sophistication, of course.

Lets check out the star products in the collection.

CHEEKS

Blush Multilumiére in Maison Lancôme - $40.00 Multi-color powder blush embossed with a Parisian city scene

EYES

Color Design 5 Pan Shadow and Liner Palette - $48.00

  • Gris Fatale
  • Golden Frenzy

LIPS

Le French Touch Absolu in Rouge St. Honore - $35.00 Creamy red lipstick in ornate gold packaging

L’Absolu Rouge Lipscolor - $29.00

  • Hold Up Red
  • Rouge Canaille

La Laque Fever Lipgloss - $26.50

  • Bang Bang Red
  • Cranberry Kiss

NAILS

Mini Le Vernis - $15

  • Bang Bang Red
  • Noir 29

My favorites are the Gris Fatale palette and the blush.  How beautiful is that with the Eiffel tower embossed in it? I see another collectors piece for my collection.

Lancôme’s limited-edition collection 29 St. Honoré is available now at all Lancôme counters and lancome.com.

Urban Decay Fall 2011.

The super-exciting Urban Decay Fall 2011 Collection is here. It coincides with their 15th Anniversary - how fun - and the 15 Year Eyeshadow Set is ready to be a best seller as it is selling out everywhere.

The collection includes NEW Waterproof 24/7 Liquid Liners, an amazing cage-free eyelash curler, brow products, mascara and false lashes…and beautiful, bright lip color! The Super Saturated Lip Color is exclusive to Sephora, so you’ll only find those on Sephora.com.

Take a look at all the products!

The 15 Year Anniversary Eyeshadow Collection - $55.00
The 15-Year Anniversary Eyeshadow Collection unveils 15 all-new, never-before-seen shades only available in this limited-release palette.

The shades:

  • Deeper - deep shimmery golden brown
  • M.I.A. - dark velvet brown
  • Deep End - bright teal
  • Ace - dark gunmetal 
  • Evidence - deep metallic blue
  • Midnight Rodeo - brown pearl w/ silver
  • Blackout - darkest, most saturated black glitter
  • Midnight 15 - oyster pearl w/ silver glitter
  • Half Truth - deep greyish purple
  • Vanilla - creamy white gold
  • Tainted - pale matte purple with golden shimmer
  • Flow - soft peach shimmer
  • Junkshow - metallic bright pink w/ slight blue shift
  • Chase - bright bronze
  • Omen - metallic bright purple w/ blue shift

 

24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner - $18.00
Achieve clean, sharp, waterproof lines in an array of highly-pigmented colors that last 24/7. Each pigmentrich eyeliner reflects light and dries down to a deep, glossy sheen. The slim pen features an ultra-fine, easy-to-control brush tip made for newbies and pros alike to draw razor-thin lines, winged cat eyes, or thick, bold chromatic lines of color.

The shades:

  • Bobby Dazzle - sparkly, bright pearl
  • Revolver - sparkly, dark grey
  • Demolition - deep, matte brown
  • Sabbath - deep, matte navy blue
  • El Dorado - sparkly, canary gold
  • Siren - sparkly, mermaid tail blue/green
  • Perversion - carbon black
  • Smog - sparkly, golden medium brown
  • Radium - bright, sparkly blue
  • Woodstock - sparkly hot pink
  • Retrograde - glittery, deep purple

Lush Lash Mascara - $20.00
Indulge yourself with the mascara that does-it-all.  Lush Lash Mascara works double-time to beautify your lashes, thickening, lengthening AND building them all-at-once! Infused with the same growth serum (packed with Peptides and moisturizing Panthenol) contained in their Lush Lash System, Lush Lash Mascara actually promotes lash growth with daily use.

The Revolution High Performance Lash Curler - $20.00
Featuring a sleek, cageless design, this lash curler curls in sections for more targeted, precise results. It curls and provides a lasting, soft curl to those with any size and shape of eye and length of lash line.

Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color - $19.00 (Available exclusively at Sephora and Sephora.com)
The formula delivers all the opaque, saturated, high-impact, long-lasting color of your favorite lipstick with the bonus of anti-feathering mega-watt shine in one chubby pencil! Color is so saturated that your lips stay pigmented longer than with a lipstick or gloss.

The shades:

  • Adrenaline – bright pink w/sparkle finish (Wende’s favorite!)
  • Big Bang – bright fuchsia w/sparkle finish
  • Crush – hot pink w/crème finish
  • F-Bomb – bright red w/crème finish
  • Punch Drunk – bright red-orange w/crème finish

Urban Lash False Lashes - $15.00
Expand your lash wardrobe with the newest Urban Lash False Lashes!

  • Black Velvet – a lush and velvety full lash with a mink-like texture
  • Flirt – a 3/4 lash so subtle people would never guess in a million years that you’re sporting a pair of falsies
  • Instaflare – an adaptation of our easy to apply “Instaglam” lash style, Instaflare is a 1/3 lash with a rounded flare at the outer corner
  • Sly – a full lash featuring thinned out inner lashes and an almost invisible band for a more natural look.

Urban Brow Precision Tip Brow Tint - $20.00
Designed with function in mind, these sleek Brow Tints feature an ultra-fine brush tip for precision
brow shaping. Color flows through the pen into the fine tip brush creating light, feathery, naturallooking
strokes. Fill in sparse areas, define your arch, and color your brows perfect with one of our two universal
shades of Blonde or Brunette Precision Tip Brow Tints. The Blonde Precision Tip Brow Tint works
beautifully on blondes, red heads, and those with light brown hair. The Brunette Brow Tint works
wonders on those with medium to dark brown hair all the way to black.

Urban Brow Styling Brush and Setting Gel - $20.00
Polish off your well-groomed brows with the Styling Brush and Setting Gel. The high-powered clear
gel provides all-day hold yet leaves brows feeling soft, never sticky, stiff or crunchy (no flaking either!).
Inspired by the ‘hairspray on a toothbrush trick,’ Urban Brow Styling Brush and Setting Gel is equipped
with an innovative, mini, straight-edged brush…it looks like a toothbrush!

Shop for all of the Urban Decay Fall products online at UrbanDecay.com as well as at Sephora, Ulta, Beauty.com, and Macy's.