Beauty and Fashion Tech

Contest! Win the M.A.C. Antiquitease/Colour Collection

Beauty and Fashion Tech is giving away the entire limited edition M.A.C. Cosmetics Holiday Antiquitease Colour Collection!

This fabulous collection of limited edition holiday cosmetics consists of: 5 lipsticks, 4 lipglass shades, 2 cream eyeliners in gold and black, 5 mineralize eyeshadow duos, 3 pigments, and two nail polishes in a flat white and incredible gold.

For full write ups on the collection, see my previous review of the cosmetics, my post on the nail polish, and my review of the lip products at Girl Gloss. This is one of my favorite M.A.C. collections, with some unique products to help you create interesting and beautiful holiday looks.

How to Enter: Between now and the end of November 15, 2007, leave a comment on this post providing information on one or more of the following: (1) What you love most about M.A.C. Cosmetics; (2) If you have not tried them before, why you would like to try M.A.C. Cosmetics; or (3) What you would do with the collection if you won.

Be sure to fill in your email address in the comment form (it won’t be published). Your answer can be short, but you must answer one of the topics to win. Just saying “hi” won’t cut it!

On November 16, 2007, I will randomly draw a winner and notify him or her by email. One entry per person and per household. Multiple entries will be disqualified.

This will not be the only holiday giveaway this year. So keep an eye out both here and at Girl Gloss for future holiday giveaways!

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By Carleenp Posted in Contests, Holiday Gifts, Holiday Items, Palettes and Collections, Sale or Promotion Notices | 209 Comments

What is Your Best Beauty Error?

Nadine Haobsh, aka Jolie in NYC, and author of the new book Beauty Confidential is holding a contest at her blog for beauty prize packs.

To enter, you just have to go there and provide your best beauty error. As in best beauty error story. I will be posting mine over there. Click the link above to read Nadine’s story and to add your own!

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Revlon Pinch Me Gel Blush Cheek Stain

I really like cheek stains as long as I can blend them well enough and they are not overly dark. Revlon Pinch Me Sheer Gel Blush meets that description perfectly!

This gel cheek stain is absolutely perfect for me. I picked it up in the shade Playful Pink, which is a nice natural rose/pink shade that worked well with my ultra pale skin. I noted that there were several more shades available, so those of you with darker skin tones might want to look at the other shades like plum and cherry. Because the stain is in gel form, I found that it blended much better than a liquid stain such as Benetint. So it was a bit more forgiving of mistakes. Although I do still love Benetint as well!

I paired the Revlon cheek stain with its roller ball lip stain, Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain, in a plum shade with a little gloss. On bare skin, and with a bit of mascara on the eyes, this made for a nice, natural looking day-time makeup combination. For a further look at the lip stain, head on over to my review at Girl Gloss!

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By Carleenp Posted in Blush, Lip Products | 6 Comments

Star 50 Handbags Are Historical, Unique, and Fun

Star 50 Handbags center on a fun and unique design concept. Each bag is based on a state specific theme. Browsing through the bags reveals quite a selection of various styles, each with unique features that draw from the representative state.

There is not yet a bag for each state. The designer has several releases each year, with around 5 states in each release. So I get to wait a bit for my childhood state of Nebraska and current home of Illinois. I am curious to see what they are like!

Regardless of whether your state is represented yet, there very well might be a bag for you already in the collection because the handbags cross a number of different styles and colors. For example, I have no specific connection to Wisconsin (well OK, I really love their cheese), but I don’t need a connection to the state to like the look of the Wisconsin Porter bag.

As another example, I recently sampled the Mississippi Brunch Bag and found it to be a great little handbag, coupled with some fun packaging. The bag arrived with a View Master Viewer (remember those?) and some slides of the other bags in the collection, which I thought was a very fun touch!

The bag itself is well made and has a nice vintage look and feel to it. I was particularly impressed with some of the design features, such as a patent leather flower on the front, patterned stitching on the outside, a thick fabric handle with a nice woven fabric liner underneath, and a cute inside liner based on state flowers. The clasp is sturdy and everything is well put together.

This is a quality bag for the price and has the bonus of being interesting and unique. Instead of always carrying the same bag or style as everyone else, check out the 50 state bags for something that will stand out in the crowd!

By Carleenp Posted in Accessories | 7 Comments

Pokemon Perfume, Eau de Pikachu!

OK, I admit that I love Pokemon. I have cute little Pikachu things around my office, and I own a few Pikachu T-shirts. But this is going a little far.

There is now available a Pokemon Perfume. They even call it “designer.” But I have my doubts. I think I will pass on this one, but the idea of it sure does amuse me!

If you want a higher end theme perfume, where “designer” really means something, check out the Hello Kitty Momoberry Perfume. I tried this in a store awhile back and it is quite nice!

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