Breaking Beauty News! Giorgio Armani 2nd Release for Summer: Acqua Collection

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Danielle

I have never posted a press release before but I feel obligated to share some information with you that really hasn’t been around the blogging block yet. Giorgio Armani is releasing a second collection this summer with 6 new Eyes to Kill Silk Shadows. Yes, you read that right. 6 more new shades to love and lust after. I don’t have ALL the details yet, but here is what I do have.

EYES TO KILL ACQUA
MEDITERRANEAN COLORS CUT WITH OXIDIZED METALS
For a warm summer 2012, Giorgio Armani Cosmetics create new shades of colors, from carat gold to rust bronze with waterproof, creaseproof & smudgeproof electric wet finish. Vibrant colors and metals never seen before…
EYES TO KILL INTENSE
Eyes To Kill Intense has a new color treatment. Mediterranean warm colors are cut with oxidized and rusted metal-like pigments to create a light finish on the eyelid that perfectly morphs with summer fresh or tanned skin tones.
An exceptionally high concentration of metal-like pigments is coated with the new liquid patina complex that wraps each pigment and acts like a magnifying glass. Rusted electric intensity radiates. Eyes To Kill Intense combines superior color with long lasting wear, capturing the eye with a new dimensional intensity. A breakthrough super shine, high voltage color film glides on and vibrates around the clock. Powder-free, Eyes to Kill Intense blends and layers to create a deep color, creaseproof and “water resistant” that creates a bright wet finish.
A collection of 6 shades has been designed:
 3 especially crafted to enhance the tanned skin tone:
24 – Smoky copper
25 – Rusted gold
26 – Carat gold
 3 designed to reveal the healthy tone of skin with ice metal tones that refresh the eye
with a metallic wet finish:
27 – Oxidized silver
28 – Red platine
29 – Rose titanium

They are also releasing the waterproof mascara, and waterproof liners in brown and black.

SOOO Exciting! I don’t have a release date yet, but will update this post and let you know when I do!

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Sneak Peek: MAC Hey Sailor! Swatches and Comparisons

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Danielle

I just got my Hay Sailor! package in the mail today and wanted to share some swatches and comparisons with you. Please remember this is NOT a review- only swatches and photographs, initial thoughts.

Enjoy!

The packaging is a nautical blue and white stripe theme that I thoroughly enjoy.

Nautical Navy

Jaunty

Feeling Fresh

Barefoot

Handforged

Emerald Sea

Blue Stripe

Swatches L-R: Jaunty, Barefoot, Feeling Fresh, Nautical Navy, Emerald Sea, Handforged, Blue Stripe

I was surprised at the pigmentation of these shades because the textures seem slightly drier than usual (Barefoot being the best of the bunch). I swatched all of these without a primer so rest assured pigmentation isn’t lacking here. Feeling Fresh was the driest of the four I purchased. Some have suggested this is similar to MAC’s Wondergrass. I don’t have that shade so I can’t say whether that’s the case. All three liners felt smooth gliding on and are nicely pigmented. I was most looking forward to Jaunty, Barefoot and Handforged (because I looove gold) and they didn’t disappoint.

Sail La Vie

Red Racer

Swatches L-R: MAC Viva Glam Cyndi, Red Racer, Runaway Red, Scarlet Ibis, Hibiscus, Sail La Vie, Neon Orange

Both of these lipsticks are highly pigmented and creamy. Sail La Vie is drier, while Red Racer feels almost buttery on my lips. I don’t have anything quite like Red Racer, but Neon Orange and Sail La Vie are similar- with Sail being less loudmouth orange and a little more red.

Wearing Sail La Vie (Jaunty on upper/lower lashlines, Handforged lower lashline)

Wearing Red Racer (Jaunty on upper/lower lashlines, Handforged lower lashline)

Overall I am pleased as punch with my choices and know I will enjoy these shades throughout the summer. Did Hey Sailor! tickle your fancy or will it leave port without you? Dish!

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Happy Middle of the Week- FOTD (Featuring Burberry Beauty)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Danielle

I was so happy that we have made it to the middle of the week that I decided to post my FOTD from today. I haven’t been posting much lately and I apologize for being absent both here and on other blogs (I still love you gals). May is always the busiest month of the year for me personally- but professionally it’s been crazy as well. Now that we are at the middle of the month things should start to slow down for me.

*anyway*

I am showcasing several Burberry Beauty products today!

One other thing to note is that I have been regularly using self-tanner so my skin is probably darker than the last time you saw me. :) My favorite self-tanner is Tan Towel- it is the ONLY self-tanner I have used on my face that NEVER breaks me out. A+

Product Breakdown:

Face-

  • Giorgio Armani Designer Lift Foundation in shade 5.5
  • MAC Pro-longwear concealer
  • Burberry Summer Glow (temples, cheeks, jawline)
  • Burberry Sheer Blush in Tangerine
  • Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl (tops of cheekbones)

Eyes-

  • Tarte Clean Slate Creaseless Primer*
  • Burberry Pale Barley (all over lid)
  • Burberry Trench (browbone)
  • Burberry Almond (outer corner/crease)
  • MAC Pearlglide liner in Lord It Up
  • Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara
  • Brows- MAC Moleskin+Mystery mixed together

Lips-

  • Burberry Lip Mist in Feather Pink

Bottom line? Burberry is the best. Seriously.

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Extra! Extra! News Print Nails- A DIY Story

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Danielle

I was reading this month’s Glamour magazine (beauty section first, of course) and ran across a feature of a nail kit that was available from Sephora that allowed you to have a super cute news print or typographic nail design transferred onto your mani (that set is available here). And the power of Twitter intervened when I tweeted that I needed to have that set. Not so, as Kimberly from the Plastic Diaries pointed out. She linked me to an easy DIY-method that could be done with products I already had at home.

What you need:

  • Alcohol (Vodka works best, I poured mine in a shot glass for easy use)
  • Nail Polish (I chose nude because I liked the way that looked in the article- mine is OPI Samoan Sand- the same as recommended in the DIY method)
  • Newspaper clippings (be sure it’s newspaper and not glossy magazine pages- they do not transfer the same)
  • Top Coat of your choice

Seems a lot cheaper than buying a set when I already had every ingredient in my house. The DIY instructions said to paint your nails the base color, let dry and then dip your finger in the alcohol and press the paper clipping onto the nail making sure to peel back slowly. I found I had to press hard to get the ink to transfer, which is why it is essential that your polish is completely dry. Do each nail one by one until all nails are ‘printed.’ Then finish with a glossy top coat. My results were pretty good for the first time out of the gate:

Now that I know how the process goes I should be able to keep improving on the results, but I am pretty pleased with what I got overall.

A big thank you to everyone who sent me tips as well! What do you think? Would you rock the News Print Nails? What color would you use as a base?

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The Friday Film Strip (or Happy Friday) Vol. 2

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Danielle

Happy Friday again! I hope this week treated you well. I had some late nights at work and a charity dinner to attend which made blog posting take a back seat this week. The weather has been up and down here and I’m ready for it to start feeling like summer already!

In case you missed it a few weeks ago I started a new series called the Friday Film Strip that features some photographs I take that make me particularly happy. I hope you enjoy and have a rockin’ Friday!

(just for fun I had to add this bracelet in. I call it “fruity pebbles” and I believe it’s a Lia Sophia piece, but I don’t know what it’s called because this was a gift)

Wondering what the products are? See the tags below! Have a great weekend!

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