Red Lipstick

It has been said that Ancient Egyptians painted their lips red and the geishas paint their faces white and their lips red. It seems that red lips are a universal symbol of beauty.

If you do not have the right red lipstick in your collection and you are having a hard time figuring out which one you want you should go to a beauty counter. I believe that everyone can wear red as long as the shade is complementary to your skin tone. When wearing a red lipstick which is the main focus of your face the rest of the face should be kept rather neutral so you do not appear clownish.

Which red are you?

Guerlain kiss kiss lipstick in Sexy tango $26


MAC Lipstick Amplified Crème Moxie $17


Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick, Creme, Love That Red 725


Even celebrities love their red lips.

xoxo,

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New Beauty Items

I love when the beauty idustry developes new items that are so cool. I have found two new products that I will have to get.

Fusion Beauty GlowFusion Airglow $175

This is the first and only at-home airbrush gun blows out a sheer even Tan Mist that dries on contact. You will no longer have to go and get it professionally done or have to worry about it staining your hands.

MODELCO $25

This gloss has LED lights concelaed in the lid and turns on when you open the gloss.

xoxo,

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You do not have to be Goth or Lindsay Lohan to wear black nail polish. If you are looking to experiment but do not want to spend too much then here are a few options.

OPI Black Onyx Nail Lacquer $8.50

NYX Nails Nail Polish, Black 27 $2.99

MAC Nail Laquer in Nightfall $10

I like this one the best overall because of the nice black frost. This one is available on line and at most MAC counters.
If you are totally into this look and are ready for the Queen of all black nail polishes then go to your closest Chanel counter and ask to buy the tester!


xoxo,

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Barbie Loves MAC

On February 2007 MAC will be debuting Barbie Loves Mac. "This is intended to be a very sophisticated makeup collection, designed for adults — not children," said Peter Lichtenthal, general manager of MAC Cosmetics. MAC calls this a Collection inspired by your favorite fashion idol for all you living dolls. My sisters where huge Barbie fans and I grew up loving to play with my Barbie and all her cool clothes.

The collection will include lipstick, lip glass, eye shadow, liquid last liner, blush, glimmer shimmer, beauty powder and nail lacquer. They have also created a MAC Barbie retailing for $35.

These girls look like Barbie dolls.


The whole collection has been posted so go to

MAC and check it out

xoxo,



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Blogger Best of 2006 List

When Annie from Blogdorf Goodman asked me to participate and post a blog about my favorite beauty product discoveries of 2006 I was totally psyched and ran to my beauty closet to see what I have. Every year beauty companies come out with more and more fabulous things. So I have decided that I would share some of my discoveries that I love and maybe some of you will love them too!

Mascara

Dior MaximEyes $23 in Maxi Black is my favorite since it never clumps, runs down my face, makes my lashes look super long and sexy! I got this as a sample earlier this year and I have not used anything else since then.

Hair

Biosilk Silk Therapy treatment $10-$70 My hair dresser started using this stuff on my hair after she blew it straight and it honestly kept the frizz and gave my hair so much shine and it actually smells great. I have very wavy/curly hair and it works for me no matter how I wear it and never makes my hair look oily.

Nail Polish

Chanel Le Vernis Nail Color $18.00. I have to admit that I was never the girl that bought nail polish because I just went out and got my nails done. Recently I have been addicted to the Chanel nail polishes and never been happier!

Blush

Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush $39.50 All I have to say is this blush is absolutely amazing! It gives you such a glow that you look like a million bucks!

All in one Palette

Dallas Palette $28This pallet is great for when I am running out of the house and I need to put my makeup on in the car. It has eyeshadows, lip shines and the powder that gives you just a instant glow.
Lipgloss ( I got two favorites)

Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss $23.50


has been my lipgloss of choice for a while since it is not very sticky and gives you high gloss look.

Stila


a glazed affair: mini lip glaze set $25. I love how small these little darlings are and keep them on me and apply throughout the day for a little shiny lip action.


Cleansing Masks

Fresh Sugar Face Polish $55 I originally got this as a sample and had to go out the next day and get more of it. I love this deep-cleansing mask that cleans my face and makes it super soft.


Keihl’s Lip Balm is the only lip balm that I can use that does not further irritate my lips if they are chapped. I have been using this for years but I had to include it since it is my favorite!

Here are more fabulous bloggers Best of 2006

Afrobella

All About The Pretty

Aromascope

Beauty Addict

Beauty Blogging Junkie

Beauty by Nadine

Beautiful Makeup Search & Beauty Blog

Beauty Hatchery

Beauty Jones

Blogdorf Goodman

Bois de Jasmin

BonBons in the Bath

Brain Trapped in Girl's Body

Capital Hill Barbie

C'est Chic

Coquette

Crazy Jay Blue

eBeautyDaily

Girl's Handbook

Hautemommastuff

Koneko's *Mostly* Beauty Diary!

Legerdenez

Makeup Bag

Monkeyposh

My Muse

No one knows why the wolf laughs

Now Smell This

Perfume Smellin' Things

Peppermint Patty's Perfume Posse

Platinum Blonde Life

Product Girl

Scentzilla!

She'll Be Feverish After So Much Thinking

Slap of the Day

The Customer Is Always Right

The Daily Obsession

The Great She Elephant

The Life of a Ladybug

The Non-Blonde

Urbane Girl

Victoria's Own

I just found so many new products that I cannot wait to go shopping.

xoxo,

girls handbook

New Years Makeup

Looking for the perfect makeup look for New Years? Sephora has a Party Girl look that is pretty cool but has a bit of a circus feel.
Sephora has this great mod look that would be great for New Years especially the long fake eyelashes.

This is such a great metallic green and gold strapless sweetheart neckline and pleated skirt.
Wanna see more then click Sephora

Bare Escentuals Tutorials - Lesson 1: Smokey Eye $32

If you want to have smokey eyes this New Years or just want to know how to do it then this is the kit for you.

Urban Decay Midnight Cowboy Set $28

This light beige shimmer with silver glitter & golden beige glitter is full of glam and has great colors.

Cargo Eye Glitter Kit $25

This is collection of six, eye glitter gels (opal, silver, gold, ruby, aquamarine, and lilac). This will totally make your eyes pop!

xoxo,
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Makeup du jour

I personally love to shop for and wear makeup. I have always secretly wanted to be a makeup artist because I feel that is one of the best jobs ever! I wanted to share with everyone some great finds.

philosophy


The Supernatural Airbrushed Canvas $35
This sheer, multi-tasking 4-in-1 powder that serves as a foundation, concealer, powder, and SPF in one. A very good friend of mine swears by this stuff so I had to try it out for myself and it is super light and utterly fantastic.

Dallas Palette $28


This stuff is great since it will give you an outdoor glow especially since your skin may not see too much sun since the weather is getting colder.

CARGO


Lip Gloss Quad - South Beach $24
I personally love CARGO and when I saw this I had to get it! The shades are just perfect since there are dark to light colors.

Shades include: champagne, rose bronze, sheer pink shimmer, rose nude shimmer.

xoxo,

girls handbook