Summer Of Love From Urban Decay

Gorgeous new offerings from Urban Decay For Summer ! Its all about psychedelic colors & hippie - chic - think Windy from Life On Mars ! They've got Tinted Moisturizers, Setting Sprays, Nail Polish Kit, Eyeliner, Lipglosses , Mattyfying gels - everything !

Its all available in their site - go check em out !!

I am stoked about the makeup setting sprays - I cannot go a day without them ! And in summer the cool sprays keep me from losin it. Hurrah for the Tinted Moisturizers - I'm a total TM girl and so are most of you during Spring/ Summer. I am hoping this will be everything I dream it will be...UD hardly ever disappoints !

Bobbi Brown Natural Finish Long Lasting Foundation SPF 15

Available in 20 Shades.Perfect for oily and normal/combination skin.
Offers...
Balancing
This oil-free formula hydrates and controls shine where you need it. Sponge-like powders
absorb excess oil on the surface of the skin, while emollients lock in moisture to ensure
skin stays perfectly balanced.
All Day Wear
Transfer-resistant formula helps create a barrier against heat and humidity for 8 hours of
wear. Even in the most humid climates, makeup stays in place.
Natural, Soft-Matte Finish
This new formula contains an oil-free emulsion system that delivers a blend of finely milled
pigments, spherical powders, and mica for natural-looking coverage.

Illamasqua Body Electrics Collection

Illamasqua, the UK-based make-up line for your alter ego, introduces its first collection of make-up for the whole body: Body Electrics. Inspired by the power of kinetic energy, the art of movement and the fluidity of the body in motion, this stunning collection is an anthology of creams, powders and dry body oils infused with light, shimmer and shine, designed to highlight and contour the whole body.

The Body Electrics Collection features an assortment of new, limited edition items, as well as exciting best-sellers:

New Gleam Cream ($36) – Containing iridescent pearlescent pigments, this lightweight cream is suitable for face and body, lifting and highlighting wherever it’s applied. Use on its own or mix with foundation for an immediate skin brightening effect that will illuminate the night. Available in Flex (soft pink iridescent)

New 4-Colour Liquid Metal Palette ($42.50) – Contains Solstice (gold), Enrapture (bronze), Surge (platinum) and Phenomena (silver) in one sleek compact

New Liquid Metal ($26) - Use to adorn eyes, face and body, and apply with fingers or a brush. Release your inhibitions and illuminate your alter ego. Available in two new shades: Surge (Platinum) and Phenomenon (Silver)

New Powdered Metal ($36) – This loose metallic powder can be used on the face and body to create anything from a subtle sheen to an extreme metallic finish. Step into the limelight and demand to be noticed. Available in Thalia (golden tan shimmer).

Powder Eye Shadow ($20) – Silky, vibrant matte color glides onto lids, creating a look as strong or as subtle as you choose. Available in Imagine (electric blue) and Can Can (violet)

Pure Pigment ($24) – A metallic, high-shine, pure-colour powder that highlights eyes, cheeks and brows. Mix with eye shadow, blusher or use it on its own to intense effect. Bring out your bold side. Available in Furore (beige shimmer) and Static (New! white with iridescent pink and violet flecks)

Sheer Lipgloss ($20) – Available in Divine (hot pink)

Bronzer Duo ($30) – Available in Glint/Burnish (soft luminous peach/golden bronze)

Availability: The Illamasqua Body Electrics collection will be available at select Sephora locations and on Sephora.com beginning in May 2010. Gleam Cream, 4-Colour Liquid Metal Palette and Powdered Metal are available for a limited time only.

Bobbi Brown Spring 2010 : Color Strips Collection - Preview

“Don’t be afraid of color. Each palette has one bright eye shadow that really stands
out—the rest of my hand-picked shades for eyes, lips and cheeks will make it wearable.”- Bobbi Brown

Three new palettes
Each one with Five shadows & Three shades of Pot Rouge
$60 each
Endless Combinations !


Bonfire Color Strips Palette
Orchid Color Strips Palette
Aquamarine Color Strips Palette
Love,
Indian Girl

Too Faced Spring 2010 : Preview

One major reason to check the new Spring 2010 releases form Too Faced Cosmetics is the wearability of the products ! Everything from the pink tinted juicy berry lip glosses to the nude eyeshadow duos seem easily wearable both for work and play. The eye shadows have a matte formula which is a bonus for matte lovers !

Matte nude eyes + glossy pink lips = super easy glamor !

Love,
Indian Girl

Bobbi Brown Spring 2010 Cabana Corals Collection : Preview

This is probably the only Spring Collection that I has me waiting on my tippy toes.

I am corals girl out & out !
Pink ?? No way Jose ! Its all corals & peach on the AIMB ranch !

Do not, I'd rather one not let this collection go by without checking it out. And hopefully indulging in its magnificent colors. Tanned skin women must really be screaming on top of their lungs coz this is a collection for them !

Well, not really its for everybody.

But tanned girls will *love* it ! I know I do !

The collection will be available in February - not very long , people. Not long at all !

The Players :

Cabo Coral Pot Rouge

Bobbi’s purse-friendly Pot Rouge is now available in a new sunny shade of coral. Creamy and easy to blend, pat on lips and cheeks for a beachy pop of color.

Price: $22.00

Shimmer Bricks

Bobbi’s iconic Shimmer Brick Compacts are hand-made in Italy and have five bars of luxe, pearlized pigment for a shimmering glow. Run the Face Blender Brush across all five bars and lightly dust over cheeks and forehead, or brush on eyes for subtle glimmer.
Available in two new shades: Nectar and Pink Quartz.

Price: $38.00

Metallic Lip Color

Made with a unique combination of high-shine emollients and light-reflective pearls, this formula offers medium coverage with multi-dimensional shimmer.
Three new shades: Coral Reef, Coral Glaze, and Calypso Glaze.

Price: $22.00

Lip Color

Bobbi’s classic lipstick— rich, full coverage with a soft matte finish.
Two new shades: Cabo Coral and Guava.

Price: $22.00

Shimmer Lip Gloss

Infused with subtle sparkle, Shimmer Lip Gloss is perfect worn on its own or over your favorite lipstick. Aloe extract soothes, Vitamins C and E offer anti-oxidant protection, and Jojoba and Avocado Oils keep lips soft and moisturized.
Three new colors: Sunset Beach, Golden Nectar, and Coral Sand.

Price: $20.00

Love,
Indian Girl

Urban Decay Spring 2010 : Preview

Lots of new goodies from Urban Decay !

I am super excited about the Stardust Eye shadows - its gonna be one big shimmer party !
A tawny matte primer - great on its own !
Four new 24/ 7 eyeliner shades - my love for these will never die.
The razor sharp Ultra Definition Finishing Powder - a super micro milled finishing powder. I am so looking forward to trying this because I am tired of setting my liquid foundation with a powder foundation and making the overall look heavy....



Love,
Indian Girl

Bobbi Brown Spring 2010 Makeup Face Lift Collection : Preview

Bobbi Brown Spring 2010 mantra is to make you look your best in five minutes ! Do your brows, dab on some eye cream, concealer, lip gloss and you're done !


Love,
Indian Girl

Zoya Spring 2010 Reverie Collection - Dream In Metal ! : Preview

I love Fall/Winters but if there is one reason I'm asking the weatherman to hurry up and end it - its all this metallic goodness ! The six dreamy new metallic spring 2010 shades from Zoya Nail Polish are :

Laney (ZP607) - moonlit silver metallic
Adina (ZP608) - duochrome violet metallic
Reece (ZP609) - gilded rose metallic
Happi (ZP610) - pink blush metallic
Gwin (ZP611) - sunny melon metallic
Lana (ZP612) - rich red metallic

I'm dying to see Gwin - a metallic sunny melon !!!

Love,
Indian Girl

Tsumari Chisato For Shu Uemura - Holiday 2009 Wish Upon A Star Collection : Preview

This Holiday Season Shu Uemura joined hands with acclaimed fashion designer Tsumari Chisato, for a very special Holiday Collection that embodies the spirit of Tokyo. The Collection - Wish Upon A Star takes the designer's distinctive playful and charming style with motifs of soft feminine beauty and adds them to Shu Uemura's contemporary edge .

The packaging for this collection is inspired from Chisato's 2009 Runway collection. I think the designs are a beauty with girly pinks, dreamy stars, sparkly jewels and soft paws !

Love,
Indian Girl

Bobbi Brown Chrome Collection & Extreme Party Mascara : Preview

Lots of new goodies from Bobbi Brown coming in this November !

The Chrome Collection

The Chrome Collection is a cool, contemporary take on holiday beauty by Bobbi Brown. It features icy shimmering accents for eyes and lips. The chrome fold-out palette includes everything needed to create countless party-read looks including: 10 eye shadows, 4 lip shades, a Mini Eye Shadow Brush and a Mini Lip Brush !

Chrome lips ! Can ya believe it ! The three new limited edition products for lips include Port Lip Color, Chrome Metallic Lip Color and Plum Pearl Metallic Lip Color.

The collection also includes Bobbi’s holiday Chrome Mini Brush Set- the perfect present for the beauty-junkie in your life (or yourself!). The set, which comes in a chrome zip-around cases features a Mini Face Blender, our new Mini Angle Eye Shadow Brush and a Mini Eye Liner brush.

Extreme Party Mascara :

Oh how I love the name of this mascara !
The new “re-activation” formula, in Extreme Party Mascara remains just as clean and buildable as the first coat- whether we choose to go bolder right away or ten hours later ! I have never had a mascara that I could apply ten hours later over an existing coat without pulling out a few lashes or creating a mess. I almost never do it. Finally somebody has a formula for it !

And here is Bobbi showing the pretty collection on the model.



Love,
Indian Girl

Bobbi Brown Rich Color Gloss : Preview

I am a lipstick kinda girl but this gloss has my name written all over it . Check out this video and you'll agree !



"Rich Color Lip ($20) offers the look and benefits of three products in one: the full color coverage of a lipstick, the soft shine of a gloss, and the luxurious feel of a balm. The modern formula moisturizes and conditions, wears comfortably, and lasts throughout the day without feathering."

Love,
Indian Girl

Essie Fall 2009 : Preview

This, my dears is Essie Fall 2009. GORGEOUS !!! It teases you with bright shades, reminding you of the summer that has just passed and slowly but surely allures you into the deeper darker winter. All six are calling out my name in six directions. And I'm going to respond to them all !! Whoz calling out your name ?

Love,
Indian Girl

Orissa Cosmetics : Introduction

Orissa Cosmetics is a new line of mineral makeup, specially developed for ethnic women. So, of course I was interested in introducing them to y'all ! With approximately 3.6million of the UK’s population representing Black African/Black Caribbean/Indian/Pakistani minority [Census, 2001], Orissa Cosmetics aims to plug the gap in the market by providing a perfect match for women with darker skin tones.

The line, founded by Bhimal Hira and Mona Parkeh includes carefully selected shades of foundations, blushers, bronzers and eye shadows that promise to dramatically enhance and perfectly match darker skin tones.

The entire range is hand made using crushed natural earth minerals that is easy to apply, allows skin to breath throughout the day, does not require constant re-application, has a natural UVA/UVB protection (SPF 15-20) and is highly water and humid resistant.

The line lists the following as Key Benefits of using their foundations

- Natural Sun Protection Factor (SPF15-30),
- Help's hydrate and protect your skin,
- Highly water and humidity resistant,
- Variable coverage from a sheer natural glow to full on cover,
- Will not smear, crease or settle in wrinkle,
- Natural and flawless look and feel,
- Oil absorbing... no more shine,
- Extremely light-weight,
- No chemicals, dyes, oil and talc free,
- Foundation ideal for brown, black and indian women

Sounds good to me ! Have any of you tried this line before ?

You can visit them at www.orissacosmetics.co.uk. The site is still under construction and more shades of blushes , lip glosses and eyeshadow will be added soon. They also have a free samples program going on right now. So, if you live in the U.K I'd highly recommend checking them out and making good use of the free samples.

Love,
Indian Girl
PS : I tried out one of their eyeshadows. I will have a look up using it later today.

Three Custom Color Specialists - The Robert Jones Signature Collection : Preview

Robert Jones, makeup artist and best-selling author of “Looking Younger” and “Makeup Makeovers”, is known for helping his clients achieve a youthful glow at any age.

The Robert Jones Collection by Three Custom Color Specialists includes three new high gloss shades to flatter a wide variety of skin tones and three new shades Crème to Powder formulation to bring a youthful, fresh glow to the cheeks.

Bare, but… Lip Gloss ($21.50)- a soft, whipped peach with smooth silver sparkles
Just Bitten Lip Gloss ($21.50) – a shiny, shimmering mahogany, sheer enough to be gorgeous on all skin tones
Life's A Beach Lip Gloss ($21.50) – the perfect sandy beige, creamy and glossy


Morning After ($22.50) Give your skin a lift with this bright and cheery peachy-pink shade
Pinch My Cheeks ($22.50) A beautiful, wearable rose with a glimmer of champagne sparkle. A great everyday staple.
Kiss My Apricot ($22.50) This fleshy apricot with a golden sheen will give a glow to any skin tone

On QVC

Three Custom Color Specialists will be debuting on QVC's 2 hour Beauty Newsmakers show on Aug 18th at 8pm with 6 shades of their Crème Concealer/Foundation. They have 10 shades in total, most of which are aimed toward medium to deep skin tones. It is often difficult to find a concealer that suits the needs of women with deeper skin tones. I have said over and over about how much I love their concealer and this segment on QVC that will feature one of the founders of Three Custom Color Specialists might be a good way to see why and to check out if you could get placed in their color range !

Love,
Indian Girl

Estee Lauder Fall 2009 Sensuous Gold Collection : Preview

"Estée Lauder has created Sensuous Gold - a uniquely feminine, luxurious new color collection for Fall 2009. Sensuous Gold creates a look that is at once sophisticated, luxurious and naturally feminine."

There are two distinct looks in this collection - a warm Sensuous Gold Look and a relatively Cool Sensuous Amethyst Look.

The Sensuous Gold Look:

New, Limited Edition Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Rose Gold $35.00
Double Wear Eye Pencil in Bronze $19.00
New, Limited Edition Signature Lipstick in Cinnamon $19.50
New, Limited Edition Signature Lipstick in Plum Terracotta $19.50
New, Limited Edition Pure Color Multi-Shimmer Gloss in Rose Gold $18.00
New, Limited Edition Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Rose Gold $18.00

The Sensuous Amethyst Look:

New, Limited Edition Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Rose Amethyst $35.00
Double Wear Eye Pencil in Black Plum $19.00
New, Limited Edition Signature Lipstick in Rose Amethyst $19.50
New, Limited Edition Signature Lipstick in Plum Amethyst $19.50
New, Limited Edition Pure Color Multi-Shimmer Gloss in Rose Amethyst $18.00
New, Limited Edition Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Black Amethyst $18.00

Base Look for Face :


New Estée Lauder Signature 5-Tone Shimmer Powder for Eyes, Cheeks, Face in Pink Shimmer and Bronze Shimmer $36.00
New, Limited Edition Gilded Rose Marbleized Shimmer Powder $36.00
Sumptuous Mascara in Black $19.50

Smashbox Fall 2009 Reign Collection : Preview

"A decadent color collection inspired by the rule of the English Tudors. Mired in salacious scandal and regal indulgence, the Tudor era epitomizes the lavish extravagance of the noble class. Smashbox Cosmetics recreates the imperial court for the modern day with Reign, their Fall 2009 color collection. "

DOUBLETAKE LIP COLOR ($22)
CURRANT (matte deep berry); AMARETTO (matte peachy pink)

LIP GLOSS ($18)
CROWNED (shimmery peachy pink)

LASH DNA MASCARA ($19)
PLUM (shimmering black plum)

FUSION BLUSH in REGAL ($32)
REGAL (matte peachy nude/shimmering peachy nude)

EYE SHADOW PALETTE ($42)
MAJESTY (matte champagne, shimmering champagne, matte fuchsia, shimmering fuchsia, matte black, shimmering black)
MONARCH (matte soft gold, shimmering soft gold, matte copper, shimmering copper, matte deep brown, shimmering deep brown)

JET SET PALETTE ($48)
REIGN (matte black, matte dark brown, metallic gold, metallic brown)

Love,
Indian Girl

Urban Decay Fall 2009 Collection : Preview

Whoa ! Urban Decay is going all out this fall ! ALL OUT ! So many many things to look forward to ! They've got the complexion primers for the face in two formulas - brightening and pore perfecting. Three brand new lipsticks. Six new cream eyeliners in pretty pretty casings that comes with a brush. Three new eyeshadow shades in their funky packs. Two nude-y lip liners. New shades in the Surreal Skin Mineral Makeup line. New Cream to Powder foundations. And two new primers - one for your eyes and one for your lips ! They have it all covered, skin, face, eyes, lips and cheeks !









Love,
Indian Girl

Stila Fall 2009 Collection : Preview

This fall is gonna be fun ! Stila has expanded its kitten-ny goodness by making the gorgeous champagne shade available in all forms possible ! And then there are the completely opaque, super bold lip enamels which were the talk of Fall 2009 Fashion Week. They are almost hypnotic.

Stila Lip Enamel Luxe Gloss ($22)

KITTEN COLLECTION

Kitten Smudge Pot ($20)

Kitten Lip Glaze ($22)

Black Cat Smudge Pot ($20)