Lancome Rouge In Love Collection Picks, review and swatches

Hello Angels,

Back with some more makeup to share!  Shocking, I know.  I went to my local Sephora this weekend to try out some lipsticks that had flown under my personal usage radar.  I'm talking about the Lancome Rouge in Love 6 hour long wear luxury line of lipsticks released in June 2013 by a beloved luxury cosmetics line, Lancome.  Described by the company as "high potency" color, it is designed to have a lightweight feel and comes in 22 shades.  Here's a launch photo for the line featuring Emma Watson.

I'll admit.  I love Lancome mascara, eyeliner, blush and foundations but I've never thought very much of their lipsticks.  Until now!  After a friend of mine gushed about a shade from this line that she was just in loooove with, off to Sephora I went.  

Here's their Rouge in Love display, pretty discreetly tucked away under a Teinte Visionnnaire display:

I tried all 16 of the shades at Sephora, so much that the back of my poor left hand started to feel raw!  But I do this for our followers in the name of beauty ;).  My 3 must have picks from this collection are the following:

1.  Shade 381 B Violette Coquette:  This went on like buttah!  All of them did actually.  And the color caused a small gasp to escape my lips, prompting the sales associate to ask me if I needed help.   No, no help needed.  Just this lipstick.  For all you MACnistas out there, it's like Heroine with shine, but shine that doesn't take away from its pigment.  It also reminds me of MAC Violetta without the iridescence.  If you couldn't care less about MAC, know that both of the aforementioned shades were limited edition and this is a very close dupe you can get for retail price that will flatter every skin tone.  

2.  Shade 361M Pink Bon Bon:  Such a pretty, cool but bright pink!  This reminds me  of MAC Pink Nouveau but, with sheen that doesn't come from gloss layered over it.  I like that saved step for getting ready for work, and I like the idea of 6 hour wear with a color like this.  It's also a do for all skin tones.  

3.  Last but not least, Shade 322M Corail in Love:  A lovely coral-infused light brown that makes for a nice neutral color.  I see this as a great every day lipstick, as well as one that pairs quite nicely with a brown smokey eye or gold eyeshadow.  

They definitely wear with feather weight, no heavy or sticky feeling after hours of wear.  I would call them long lasting but not necessarily 6 retouch-free hours.  Especially after a meal.  That said, they are not drying like many long wear lipsticks so I'm willing to do touch-ups for that benefit.  

I added these three beauties to my collection (as if I needed another lipstick ever) and I look forward to pairing them with neutral eyeshadows and my go-to winged eyeliner (for the violet and pink lippies) as a gorgeous pop of color that is still quite appropriate for the workplace. 

Hope you enjoyed this brief tour of the collection and maybe even discovered one that you plan to snag for your collection!  Please share your thoughts and comments/questions!  

Happy Haulin'!

Naked Palette 2 Eyeshadow look and UD Revolution F-Bomb Lipstick

And I'm back Angels!

This time gabbin' about a fan favorite, yes yours and mine, Urban Decay's Naked Palette 2.

Just taking a moment to share a look I created the other day and paired with none other than Urban Decay lipstick (more later).  If you're not familiar with this palette here it is...  A gorgeous array of neutral colors.  Some with shimmer, some without and a nice true black all the way to the right to boot.  This is one of my favorite palettes and also something I love to use for travel.  Anyways enough about that-- Here's the look:

To achieve this look I used Bootycall on the inner corner and inner lid, Chopper across the mid lid, Busted to create a soft cut crease and I blended this toward the brow bone with Snakebite.  Finally I used Foxy on the brow bone/highlight area.  NYX liquid eyeliner was used on the top lid to create the wing and Chopper (with a wet smudger brush) was applied to the inner lower corner, followed by Urban Decay Perversion smudged into the lower lash line and applied to the waterline.  I finished the look off with Benefit mascara They're Real.  Eyebrows filled in with a combo of MAC spiked eyebrow pencil and Anastasia Beverly Hills powder. 

For the lips, since the eyes were very tame color wise I thought I'd punch it up with some red-- F-bomb from the Urban Decay Revolution lipstick line (lined with MAC Vino pencil) and here it is:

A word about this lipstick:  It's the "F-bomb".  In this color it went on smoothly, wore like a dream and lasted hours.  I love it and will be wearing it a lot this fall.  If you're considering purchasing, stop considering and get to buying.  Nuf said lol.  

This eyeshadow look would pair well with my other faves from the UD Revolution lipsticks collection:  Venom, Shame and Anarchy.  What's awesome about these besides their color and wear is that there is a matching 24/7 glide on pencil that bears the same name for each lipstick.  Maybe I'll do a separate post on those soon haha!    

Well I hope you ladies enjoyed.  Let me know what you think and if a step by step is requested by enough people I will happily post!  For now happy painting!!!

Urban Decay's Revolution Lipstick

Hello Angels,

I just received an email from Urban Decay about their brand new lipstick line.  This sounds very promising.  There are 22 colors that are long wearing.  Two of the shades are exclusive to UrbanDecay.com.  I really like their products so I will check these out next time I am in Ulta, Sephora or Macy's.  Check back for swatches and a full review.  

Meanwhile here's a cool video on how to use the lipstick for super long lasting color.

Happy Haulin'!

Kardashian Khroma Collection Review

Hello Angels,
I am back with another post. Now if you are like most lipsticknistas,you were hunting along with the rest of us for the lipsticks the Kardashian girls were wearing on the season finale. After looking everywhere for the illusive white tube I stumbled upon the collection at my neighborhood CVS. I then googled the collection and found the color Khloe was wearing. The lipsticks are the Khroma Joystick lip lacquer. The color is Shocking Pink. I picked it up along with two others.

The Kardashian girls are makeupnistas so I was prepared to take no prisoners. I have to say for the eight dollar price they are quite good. It is not a drying formula and the color is true to the tube. I did expect Shocking Pink to be darker but it was nothing MAC Currant lip pencil couldn't fix. I would have loved it if the finish was matte. I would compare them to MAC's amplified finish. It is not the longest lasting lacquer and needed to be reapplied after a few hours.

All in all I have to say these lipsticks are great for beginners especially due to the pencil shape. They are also great for the collectors/ Mommy on the go like myself.
So check them out when you get a chance at your neighborhood CVS and Harmon. Until next time Angels......

Happy Haulin'


From: top to bottom
Retro Red
Rose Parade
Shocking Pink

Rihanna's RiRi Woo Review

Hello Angels,

If you were like most makeup junkies you entered the standing room in the beginning of the month to pick up RiRi Woo.  I have to say this colIabo was music to my ears.  This limited edition color was sold online in the black MAC bullet case with RiRi written on the side.  It was also sold at her recent concert.  Needless to say it sold out quickly.

The color is a pinker,slightly bluer,Red than MAC's own Ruby Woo. It is a retro matte that will look great on many skin tones. Don't worry angels if you missed it, you will have more chances to add this pretty to your stash. You will even be able to pick one up as a Christmas gift for yourself or someone else. It will then be in than pretty little pink casing along with some other goodies Princess RiRi has put together. All in all a welcome addition to my stash.....may even be back up worthy.

Happy Haulin'