“All that glitters is not gold…” – Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice” Leave it to Shakespeare to give great life advice, but truly, these highlighters give gold a run for its money! I’ve been on the prowl for the perfect highlighter and am still not completely convinced I’ve found my dream one, but the one’s I’ve been testing lately aren’t terrible. I wanted to share with you my top picks and why they’re essential to your beauty kit! Below are swatches of all of the powdered highlighters I own – I adore shimmer, so I just had to show them off to you: L to R: Dose of Colors in “Pearl Dust”, Bobbi Brown in “Pink Quartz”, Becca in “Moonstone”, Laura Geller in “French Vanilla”, Laura Geller i
“Stuck like glue, whoah, whoah, stuck like glue, you and me, baby, we’re stuck like glue…” – Sugarland, “Stuck Like Glue” But really, this stain is no joke! Benefit’s tints will stick with you for days if you’re not careful, but I have nothing but praise for two of the four surprisingly hydrating products shown below who double as both cheek & lip stains! Highbeam: a bright white liquid shimmer, cool in tone. The perfect pop of highlight on small areas of the face (under the brow, cupid’s bow, edge of cheekbones, tip of nose). It brushes on like a nail polish and a little goes a long way! I would suggest not moving or patting it around too much for fear that it winds up soaking more into yo
“Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?” – Disney's Pocahontas Well, can you? You may not be able to now, but with the Tarteist Pro palette and Pocahontas’ drive, anything’s possible! When a friend gifted me this palette for Christmas, I was elated! I had been eyeing this palette for months and was waiting for it to go “out-of-style”, so to speak, in hopes that Tarte would demote it for pro discount. There are so many raving reviews for this palette, and I couldn’t wait to try it, so now that I own it, I felt I must share this good news with you all! Just crack open this beautiful matte black and shiny gold square palette, and you’re immediately greeted by a gentle vanilla aroma. It’
"My father taught me many things here — he taught me in this room. He taught me — keep your friends close but your enemies closer." The Godfather; Part II That might be a slight deviation from the infamous “The Godfather; Part II” quote, but it certainly rings true for most women and their makeup routine! And once you try NARS’s Radiant Creamy Concealer, it’ll be next to impossible to leave the house without it! This slender tube of pure pigmented goodness will become your new best friend, banishing those dark circles forever and covering them in a soft blanket of glowing light. After visiting the NARS boutique in SOHO last December, I realized that I didn’t know much about the company or it
