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Milani Eye Tech Liquid Eye Liner Review

Phyllis — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:16:05 +0000

Move over, MAC Penultimate Liner! Milani Eye Tech Liquid Eye Liner has officially taken over your place as my HG liquid liner!

The Eye Tech Liquid Eye Liner comes in a small gold tube about 3.5 inches tall, which makes it perfect for traveling. It goes on very smoothly with zero skipping and tugging and with its sharp felt-tip applicator, anyone (beginners included) can easily line their eyes in one single stroke. The liner is also super pigmented and dries off within seconds. There is absolutely no need for relining unless you are going for a thicker, Amy Winehouse cat eye look.

There are 3 colors available – Black, Brown and Gray. I have Black, which is a true black color as shown below.

Thanks to its water-resistant and smudge-proof formula, the liner also lasts all day. I even tried running water over it and it did not come off at all. Me likey likey for sho!

The Milani Eye Tech Liquid Eye Liner was sent to me for review but you can get yours at drugstores nationwide for $6.99.

On a side note, learn how to rock the cat eye look with this tutorial!

Best and Worst Skin Brightening Products

Phyllis — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:20:04 +0000

Best and Worst Skin Brightening Products

See which reader-tested products will help you get the radiant skin you crave

Want luminous skin? Check out the best skin lightening/brightening products and avoid the worst ones, and you’ll be um, good to glow.

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Worst: No. 4: Ambi Fade Cream, $4.99

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.8*

“I put on my first application as instructed and hours later my face starting burning …”

No. 3: Bremenn Research Labs Lumedia Facial Brightener, $80

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.8*

“I have been using this product for at least 6 months to give it a fair chance, but …”

Best: No. 6: Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Moisturizing Cream, $59

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 8*

“This is my miracle in a jar â€¦”

Want to see what other products made the list? Click here!

Tom Pecheux To Revamp Estée Lauder’s Pure Color Range

Phyllis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:27:37 +0000

WWD just reported that Estée Lauder’s Pure Color range will get a makeover by creative makeup director at Estée Lauder, Tom Pecheux.

To help point the brand to a more fashion forward direction, the French beauty guru will be replacing the neutral-based color range with heavily pigmented, vibrant hues. “Makeup is such a fashion accessory – I’d like to highlight that part of the brand, and also bring a playful touch to the franchise,” explained Pecheux.

The new revamped Pure Color line will consist of 34 new Pure Color Glosses and 48 new Pure Color Eyeshadows. The glosses will debut in June and come in shine, shimmer and metallic formulas. The eyeshadows, on the other hand, will launch this Fall and come in four different finishes – matte, satin, luminous and metallic.

We already caught a glimpse of the new line when Estée Lauder made its debut at New York Fashion Week during the Derek Lam Fall 2010 show. The new colors seemed so rich and absolutely *beautiful*! Can’t wait to see more!

MAC Art Supplies For Lips Collection Product Information

Phyllis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:42:37 +0000

Just as Art Supplies for Eyes invokes the vision, Art Supplies for Lips speaks to the ultimate in sensuality… Luscious lips drawn from innovative new Lipstain Markers and Lip Pencils to use like a modern multimedia artist would – design and discover! Incorporating the concept of art tools into the world of MAC makeup, these pencils and markers create dramatically different lip looks. New Pro Longwear Lipstain Marker has the doodle fun of a pen, but with sophisticated, light and long-wearing results. It’s all about artistic freedom!

US Launch Date: April 1 2010

Pro Longwear Lipstain Marker ($16)

* Full of Flare – Bright yellow-coral
* Stylesetter – Hot pink
* A Classic – Rose red
* Purpose fully – Red Dirty red-coral
* Modern Mocha – Light brown
* Point of View – Light neutral
* Tomorrow’s Coral – Mid-tone blue-red
* Run way Ripened – Berry plum-red
* Sunset – Coral brown

Clear Lipglass ($14)

MAC Art Supplies For Eyes Collection Product Information

Phyllis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:26:15 +0000

Paint it, scribble all over, Art Supplies is everything you need to paint the ultimate self-portrait: Different styles of art pencils create eye looks that are expressive and individual, for a new kind of PowerPoint presentation. The pencil portion of the collection focuses on a Greasepaint Stick in eight fabulous, limitedlife shades… the ultimate inky colour payoff is an homage to the success we had with Style Black and DSquared² last season. Use as a Shadow or Liner: ludicrously long-wearing, transfer – and water-resistant, flexible and five-star comfortable. New Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner with an exciting new shimmering sparkle effect, will also launch in limited-life, featuring six slick, smooth, sextronic shades.

US Launch Date: April 1 2010

Greasepaint Stick ($17.50)

* Greengrease – Blackened forest green
* Zinc Zone – Dark gunmetal
* Slick Black – True carbon black
* Dirty – Blackened taupe with pearl
* Brown, Now – Blackened burgundy
* Below Ground – Blackened bronze
* Uniformly Blue – Blackened navy
* Charred Mauve – Blackened violet

Pearlglide Intense Eye liner ($14.50)

* Almost Noir – Dirty plum
* Designer Purple – Iridescent violet
* Petrol – Blue Deep navy
* Undercurrent – Blue teal
* Industrial – Periwinkle gray
* Black Line – True black

Prep For Colour Collection Product Information

Phyllis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:02:28 +0000

Artists use watercolour, oil, chalk, pastel, pencil, ink. We use makeup. Both require a bold vision and a perfectly primed canvas to start. New innovations to ensure the Artist’s idyll is perfectly realized: Prep + Prime Skin Brightening Serum evens out any skin tone and Prep + Prime Face Protect SPF 50 helps stop future damage with ultimate determination. The state-of-the-art way to prepare skin for a flawless makeup application. Prep for Colour helps every skin type become a modern masterpiece.

US Launch Date: April 8 2010

Prep + Prime Face Protect SPF 50 ($30)

Prep + Prime Skin Brightening Serum ($40)

Lipglass ($14.50
* Just Add Colour – Fuchsia pink

Eyeshadow ($14.50)

* Hey – Warm mid-tone beige
* Prepped for Glamour – Ashy/dirty brown
* Sorcery – Reddish mid-tone brown