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Love It: Chanel Introduces Exceptionnel De Chanel Mascara...

Part of the new Exceptionnel De Chanel collection of Smokey Shadows,    Chanel has introduced INTENSE VOLUME AND CURL MASCARA . I used to wear Chanel mascara exclusively back in the day because it was the ONLY mascara I had ever tried that didn't flake off in my eyes.  As a contact lens wearer that was (and still is) very important to me.  Well they changed the formula in 1992 and I have been on the hunt ever since!  Well after trying this one, I may have found it's replacement.

I saw this in action first hand when I met with Chanel executives during NY Fashion Week and I was impressed with the amount of volume my lashes got.  I also found this brush (which actually isn't really a brush at all..it has three "brush" rows and three "comb" rows) far easier to use than other comb mascaras I have tried in the past.  The brush was easy to handle and I was able to twirl and roll it with great coverage.  It also took a teeny bit longer to fully dry than most mascaras so I was able to go back in and seperate with the brush as well...FAB!

The Rundown:

• Smokey Noir
• Smokey Marine 
• Smokey Violine
• Smokey Brun

The shades are softer than most color mascaras so you get and intense but not garish shade which is really nice.  My results were moads of volume and thickness with curl and NO CLUMPS or smears whatsoever, how bad can that be??

Retails for $28 at Chanel.com an other fine retailers.

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Get This: L'Oreal Bare Naturale Mascara...

I must admit, L'Oreal is KILLING IT right now, from their product development to the spokespeople....right down to the commercials.  They are NOT playing.  That being said, when I saw that they were introducing a  mineral mascara I was like, "Whaaaaatttt??!!??  Why on earth would anyone make a mineral mascara???" But of course I bought it anyway because you know that's just how I am.  Well Bare Naturale Mascara works and let me tell you why.

I am all about high drama lashes but there is a time and a place for it.  I certainly don't wear Dior Show all the time and at $30 a tube who really can afford to?  This mascara gets the job done at a reasonable price point PLUS the biggest thing for me was that my lashes felt FLEXIBLE and NATURAL which I never get with ANY mascara. The package design is pretty and looks like tortoise shell (always nice to have something pretty...)

The formula contains 86% natural-origin ingredients, including aloe, jojoba oil, Vitamin E and minerals. The formula is hypoallergenic. The bristle brush is extra soft, naturally based and promises no clumps (which is very true, not one clump here).Best of all though, it's paraben and fiber-free and still manages to give you length and separation.

The mascara is an extension of L'Oreal's Bare Naturale mineral cosmetics collection, which already Bare Naturale Gentle Mineral Powder, Gentle Lip Conditioner, and Gentle Mineral Eyeliner. With all the horrifying stories about everything from parabens to lead in our makeup, it's nice to see one of the largest cosmetics companies in the world jumping on the natural bandwagon.

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This Just In: Lancome Oscillation Mascara is Nearly Sold Out...

Apparently "the buzz" is in.  Lancome's Oscillation Mascara is sold out online at Lancome's website and in limited supply in stores.  In case you didn't know for ONE DAY ONLY (that's today y'all!) the latest mascara is here today...gone tomorrow but will be back in the fall.  Here are the locations if you are interested. 

Online: Lancôme-usa.com and Sephora.com

Atlanta: Macy’s at the Lenox Square Mall

Brea: The Lancôme Boutique at the Brea Mall  

Costa Mesa: Nordstrom at South Coast  Plaza

Chicago: Macy’s on State Street and Bon-Ton at the Yorktown Mall 

Dallas: Dillard’s and the Lancôme Boutique at NorthPark  Center

Houston: Neiman Marcus at the Galleria 

Miami: Macy’s at the Dadeland Mall

Manhattan: Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s 59^th   Street, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s Herald Square and the Lancôme boutique on Columbus   Avenue 

San   Francisco: Macy’s Union Square   

Santa Clara: The Lancôme Boutique at the Valley Fair Mall 

Short Hills: The Lancôme Boutique at the Short Hills Mall

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Hot or Not: Vibrating Mascara...

Okay...are the new trends in mascara and makeup in general really all that hot??  On the heels of eyeshadow that you can press on, comes vibrating mascara wands.  Now the new trend of vibrating or oscillating mascara is supposed to be meant to simulate the motions that professional make up artists make while applying mascara. I don't' know about you but I have never vibrated while applying mascara on any of my clients.

 

Both Lancome and Estee Lauder are launching vibrating wands this month so I am curious to see if the vibrating wand works better than the oscillating one I tried.  But Now in order to get a really good application with your mascara you do need to wiggle the wand back and forth.  SO if you aren't good at wiggling the wand then I could see it, what do you think?  Will you be plunking down $30 for either if them??

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Drugstore Diva: Cover Girl LashBlast Mascara Now In Waterproof Ya'll!

Oh yeah girls...it has arrived. If you didn't get to check out Lianne's review of the ground-breaking formula/brush of this drugstore mascara you need to check it out...she posted before and after pictures that are amazing and really show what this baby can do...(btw Lianne discovered LashBlast before Oprah did..FOLLOWER..hee hee)..I swear if I could just invent one product and get it on her Favorite Things list we would be set!....

So anyways...it isn't often that I actually PREFER a drugstore brand mascara to department store brands but Covergirl's LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara is the exception - and now it comes in waterproof just in time for summer...

Tip: In the summer use regular mascara on the top lashes and try waterproof mascara on your lower..any easy way to avoid the dreaded raccoon eyed look.....and it isn't such a pain to remove your eye makeup at night!

Of course you can find Covergirl Lashblast just about anywhere and it's under $7 bucks.....

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Save Your Money: Spinlash...

Okay, I know everyone has been reviewing Spinlash and across the board opinions have been mixed.  Unfortunately I am going to have to say skip it to this contraption.  Now, if you really think that a motorized spinning mascara brush is for you by all means go for it.  I used it this morning and just could not see that it added any value or was helpful to my daily makeup routine.

Here are my reasons behind the "skip it"

• The brush rotates extremely slowly (I can do that myself...ya know??)
• You have to hold the button down while using it (my hand got tired after about 30 seconds)
• It didn't really offer me any time savings as I can usually put on my mascara in about 5 minute son my own.

Now the brush does rotate in both directions so you can use it on top and bottom lashes PLUS you can use your own mascara if you like, but again, the rotation is slow minute and slow I actually thought it was broken when I first turned it on.  The biggest selling point is that it helps you get rid of clumps, but I think that is largely due to the rubbery brush so you could get the same effect with one of the newer mascaras with the rubbery brush.

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If I am going to spend $14.95 on something to help speed up my routine, it should actually speed it up.

Get This: Lash Control...

Wouldn't you like to find a mascara that you didn't have to wipe the excess from before you applied it??  One that you didn't have to take the wand and jam it back inside the tube to get that last little bit off the end??  Well look no further my pretties..here is Lash Control.  A mascara that has a built in wiper that removes the excess mascara from the brush before it comes out of the tube.

Yeah you heard me!!  All you have to do is squeeze the flexible rubber middle as you pull the wand out and your will have just enough to provide long lashes without excess.  Perfect for people like me that usually do more than one coat!!  You can PILE this mascara on (really you can....)

I have used the Pink (Lengthening and Conditioning) and Purple (Volumizing and Conditioning) formulas and I love them both.  Currently, those are the only two available but they are developing 4 more formulas...

RED - A Heavy volume formula for that glamorous look in BLACK and BLACK/BROWN

YELLOW - An extra light and sheer formula in BLACK, BLACK/BROWN and BROWN

CLEAR - Just that - a clear, conditioning formula for the lashes              

BLUE - Water-resistant  formula in BLACK (I need this one in my life for sure...)

Currently, it is available online at Be Beautiful.  A little something for everyone!!

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Beauty By Josi: Brown Mascara, What??

Gotta love JLo........she is definitely one of my makeup idols.....she is fearless and isn't afraid to glam it up..."natural"? Puuullleeezzee sister! I've always in particular loved her eye makeup (her makeup artist, Scott Barnes  is amazing)...now notice her eye makeup...how her eyes look almost green in this picture...

So anyways....a few weeks ago Lianne was the dear she is and sent me a "care package"...in it was MAC Plushlash Mascara in Brownette. Well, my lashes are pretty dark..so I've never used brown on myself (imagine that..in all my years as a frou-frou girl)...I  usually only use brown mascara  on real light blondes and redheads when I am working..

Well, I hadn't tried the MAC Plushlash formula yet so I decided to give it go....and guess what... at work that day the model (with brown eyes like mine) was all "oh, I wish I had eyes like yours"...(and considering mine were brown like hers), I was like, "What are you talking about? We have the same eyes.." and she was all "Oh no, yours have lots of green and are so light!!!!"

Upon further investigation, I realized it was the brown mascara ...if you look at JLo real close in the above picture her eyes look greenish because she is wearing a dark brown shadow  with dark brown mascara...there is something about wearing the chocolate shade that really lightens up a brown eye and gives it dimension..I think the real trick is that by being just a tidge lighter than black, the mascara melts more into the background...visually pulling the eye forward and accentuating the iris....and what I really love about it is that you can get that real intense smoky eye without looking all rocker girl....

So I am in love with brown mascara.....all you brown-eyed girls who never gave it a chance before...give it a go next time (since you buy a new tube every three months, right?). Brown mascara looks beautiful with brown, green and purple liner and shadows especially!!! And if you are wowed by your results, send us a picture!

Keep it  Beautiful Y'all!

Drugstore Diva: New Milani Mascaras...

 

Geez girls!.. (and boys)... all these new mascara formulas/wands are getting so good we are losing our need for falsies....I love Milani Cosmetics in the first place and now they have 4 new formulas:

Build A Lash- Primer to build and condition lashes..then a catch-all mascara that lengthens and thickens.

Distinct Lash- This one has a really cool brush that has special teeth  in the middle of the wand so you can brush out any clumps after applying!

Great Lengths- Has a unique long brush to condition while extending your lashes way out there....

Power Lash- High Drama..(me, love drama? nooo....) Clump-free and smudge-free, this bad-boy did it all...by far my favorite!!!

Milanis' New Mascaras can be found at drugstores like CVS and Ulta..

Build those lashes beautifully Y'all!

 

Lash Envy...

Do you have lash envy?  Do you walk up to folks and ask them, "Are you wearing false eyelashes?"  People have done that to me (I swear it's true...lol).  If you are one of those persons look no further.

Prescriptives has some new mascaras on the block and honey - I LOVE them!  You know how fickle I am about mascara I will use anyones as long as it doesn't flake off in my eye and it makes my lashes big.  Both of those apply with Prescriptives 'False Eyelashes' Plush Mascara, I got volume, length, density and curl from one place - FAB.

The brush was huge and shaped like a Christmas Tree...but it was tapered at one end which allowed me to get in the corners and get the little lashes that are so often neglected. My lashes looked big and thick...just what mama ordered!

All In all, a great find and worthy of the stamp of approval in my book.  If volume and curl aren't your style...try the others in the collection Here To Stay 24 Hr Longwear, Lash Envy Volumize (for those of you struck with lash envy...lol!) and Beyond Long Maximum Length.  You are certain to find one that works for you.  Try their new Lash Finder to find the right one for you.

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