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M.A.C. Cosmetics New View Collection

MAc Cosmetics New View  Mineralized Skin Finish M.A.C. has a great new collection out that I find very useful. So I declare this a must have product!

M.A.C. New View is a collection of mineralized baked skin finish powders for finish, contour, and highlight. M.A.C. describes New View as follows:

Natural and Shimmer. The split personality of powder now, in NewView combinations with superfine seracite and talc base to sheerly and subtly perfect skin with dimensionality and mineralized starshine. The planes of the face, the contours of the body, made dazzling with a one-two sweep.  Mineralize Skinfinish duos are state-of-the-art simplicity, high-resolution finish.

Each compact contains two forms of SkinFinish—one fairly matte and one shimmery. The beauty of this is that you can use the matte to contour or generally finish your makeup, and use the shimmer for highlight. Or you can mix them together for a luminizing effect. 

I tried one in light and found that it was perfect on my pale skin. There was just a hint of color from the matte to add contour and the shimmer was light and not overwhelming. 

Contouring and highlighting with my complexion has always been difficult. Most products have too much color and end up looking like bronzer of blush. But New View worked perfectly. So pale girls take note! This one works quite well! This will easily become a staple item in my makeup bag.

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Sonia Kashuk Bare Minimum Pressed Powder Bronzer

Sonia Kashuk Bronzer I have been going through a number of Sonia Kashuk items and will be featuring a few of my favorites. One is the Sonia Kashuk Bare Minimum Pressed Powder Bronzer in Golden, although I recommend it mainly for those with fair skin.

This bronzer is quite sheer, so for a super pale girl like me, it is perfect. I use it for a just a hint of color on my cheeks and forehead, and as a bit of contouring on only my cheeks. It provides a nice tint to the face, without being overwhelming. Because it is so sheer, I don’t know that women with darker skin will have much luck with it though. Even though it appears rather dark in the package, it simply isn’t.

As with other Sonia Kashuk items, the packaging is quite nice. A brush is not included with this, but Sonia Kashuk makes a number of very affordable cosmetic brushes that would work well with the bronzer, such as this Sonia Kashuk Large Contoured/Angled Blush Brush.

Sonia Kashuk products are available at Amazon.com (linked above) and at Target stores.

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Cargo Cosmetics: The Big Bronzer

Once the weather starts getting warm, I feel like wearing bronzer is more legitimate. I wear it in winter too instead of blush, but nothing says spring and summer like bronzer does!

Cargo Cosmetics the Big Bronzer
A new one for me was CARGO The Big Bronzer Cheek Color, which I tried in the medium shade. This bronzer is indeed big. It also gives a nice glow that is not quite as shimmery as some of the other bronzers that I have tried. It also wore fine, lasting all day for me.The medium shade is pretty versatile. I could wear with in place of blusher on my fair skin, while I think medium shades of skin would wear it fine as well.Look for Cargo Cosmetics online and at major cosmetic retailers.

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True Cosmetics Luminance Collection

Spring is a great time for luminous and sheer looks. That also happens to be the theme of many of the 2008 spring cosmetic collections. For those who want a great luminous spring look all in one palette and don’t mine a bit of a premium price (I think this one is well worth it), read below.

True Cosmetics (also known as beingTrue cosmetics) has a gorgeous limited edition palette out for spring, the TRUE Cosmetics Luminance Collection. At $86 it is a bit expensive, but I absolutely adore mine and find it well worth the price.

Being True Cosmetics Luminance Collection Spring Limited Edition
The collection is based on peach, pink, bronze and gold tones that are naturally found in all skin tones and when worn together compliment and add luminance to any complexion. It comes packaged in an attractive silver case with a mirror and includes 2 eye shadows, 1 eye definer, 1 blush, 1 bronzer, 1 face highlighter, an instructional guide, and a press definer brush.

The colors appear a bit strong in the palette. In fact, when I first saw it, I thought “this will never work on my pale skin” But boy was I wrong on that count! Do not be afraid of these colors–they blend incredibility well for a luminous spring glow.

The shadows consist of a light, but quite neutral matte peach, a shimmery neutral pink and a pretty brown for both lining and for use in the crease. I thought they looked on the warm side in the palette, but they worked perfectly well on my neutral to cool skin.

For blush, the kit allows for a nice mix of bronzer, highlighter and bit of blush color. There is a well pigmented rose pink that is dark enough and bright enough for dark skin tones, yet blends well so that those with pale skin like mine can also wear it if it is applied with a light touch. There is also a bronzer with pretty much the same characteristics. What really grabbed my attention was the gold highlighter. I don’t always wear gold well on my cheeks, but this one, when mixed with the blush and bronzer, worked very nicely.

The kit comes in a nice package with full instructions for use to create a look that should work well for most skin tones. True cosmetic really did a bang up job putting this together.

I truly love this palette and think it is one of the best limited edition items it this year. The only downside to it is that it is a bit pricey, although you do get generous full sizes of each color with this one, which actually makes it a pretty decent value. If you don’t mind the price and want a nice spring palette, get this one while you still can!

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Kryolan Glamour Glow

I have a new favorite highlighting bronzer and it was a very pleasant surprise! I have always been familiar with Kryolan Cosmetics as more of a specialty professional and theatrical cosmetics company. But they make plenty of items perfect for everyday use.

Kryolan Glamour Glow
I recently tried a Glamour Glow compact bronzer in the shade natural tan, which is quite a bit lighter than the one pictured. This bronzer looked pretty standard in the case and so I was expecting to generally like it about par with all other bronzers I have tried. But wow! this turned out to be just about the most perfect bronzer ever for me. I don’t know if the shade is just right or if the shimmer is just right or what, but “glow” is a great name for it because it gave me that wonderful glowing look that shimmery bronzers are supposed to provide.

Glamour Glow is packaged in a nice compact with a mirror and a fairly functional small brush. If you want a great highlighting bronzer, I suggest trying this one if you can find it. Keep in mind that this is a shimmery product, so it is not one that you would want to use heavily all over your face. I used it as just a cheek contour/highlight, with a light sweep across my forehead as well, for a very natural glow.

Glamour Glow is not currently available on Kryolan’s website, but Kryolan products are sold at various locations throughout North America and Internationally. Interested readers can call 800.KRYOLAN to find a nearby retailer.

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Smashbox Holiday Collection

I got my Smashbox catalog in in the mail last week with pages full of their holiday items. Of particular interest is this lovely brush set and case, the Beyond Beauty Encounter Brush Kit. Smashbox makes some great brushes and at $84, this kit carries a nice price tag for the quality.

Smashbox Beyond Beauty Holiday Brush Set
The Beyond Beauty Fusion Eye and Cheek Palettes would also make great gifts. The fusion products provide a nice shimmer/illuminating effect.
Smashbox Cosmetics Beyond Beauty Fusion Holdiay Eye Cheek Palette
Also check out this Beyond Beauty Light Speed Lip Gloss Set. I like Smashbox lip glosses mostly for the great shades. And this set has a nice selection.
Smashbox Cosmetics Holiday Lip GLoss Set
There is also a mini gloss set. For more on that head on over to my post at Girl Gloss!

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