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...

Received Pale Lip in a Lancome GWP. Beautiful, matte nude lipstick with a touch of pink to keep it from becoming orangey, peachy, or brown. No shimmer or pearly effects. Not too glossy of a finish. L...