Viva Glam Cyndi is described by MAC as a "light reddish coral." I love how smooth and glossy this Lustre lipstick looks and feels. The color is not a bright coral like Spring Color Forecast Victorian,...

I totally caved on the new NARS Orgasm lipgloss and nailpolish set at Sephora. My experience with NARS Striptease l/g made me reluctant to try this set. (Striptease was a total disaster: too gunky, op...

I love, love, love Estee Lauder's Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia. I was worriedthe tuberose would turn on me and/or the gardenia would smell like a cupcake. Surprisingly, the burst of tuberose m...

Estee Lauder's High Gloss in Blush looks so blah in the tube, but it's a pretty fresh pink with a touch of nude. No shimmer. Not sticky. Slight sweet fragrance. Lasting power is decent.

Givenchy face powder testers always look chalky to me in store, but #41 Sunset (LE) is just brilliant: subtle enough to be a natural bronzer, but with just enough flush that you don't need to wear blu...

Givenchy's Prismissime Mat & Glow in Sunny #72 (LE 2008) has nine color cubes: three shimmery powders (gold, chocolate, bronze); three fair - medium tan powders; and three medium - chocolate powders. ...

Guerlain Terracotta Soleils de Legende in Orient Sun is a gorgeous, shimmery pinky bronze powder. Yes, the texture is like MAC MSFs (at their most pigmented, finely milled best). The finish is not chr...

I passed up on Stila Pink Glow when it first came out. But after getting some great brushes, I've become blush/highlighter-obsessed. Finally, I can wear color and shimmer! Pink Glow, re-released in St...

Giorgio Armani's Mania lipstick in #12 looks like a matte chocolatey eggplant in the tube. Even though I've always been a peachy-pink lipstick girl, I knew it would be the perfect velvety fall lip for...

Smashbox Soft Lights in Smashing Tint is a golden powder highlighter that flashes an iridescent fleshy nude on my slightly tan C3 skin. The texture so velvety, it can be applied and blended with finge...