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Feb 3, 2011

The Best Face Powders

February 3, 2011 By Carleenp Leave a Comment

Finding the best face powder can be a bit tricky. There are plenty of good ones, but there are also plenty that are so full of talc and fillers that they look chalky or pasty, especially in the cheaper brands.

The below article, syndicated from Total Beauty, has their reader’s favorites. I’m actually not a fan of a a couple of the powders in the article: L’Oreal True Match (this one is chalky for me), and Physician’s Formula (that one doesn't last well for me). I also don’t love Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil because it has quite a bit of bismuth, and ingredient that can cause irritation and that creates a shiny look. However, I do love the Clinique powders that are listed, along with MAC Mineralize. Guerlain, my all time favorite, is also listed.

Click on through below to see the entire list of best face powders from Total Beauty.

The 13 Best Face Powders

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Jan 31, 2011

MAC Wonder Woman Swatches, the Face Products

January 31, 2011 By Carleenp 1 Comment

The MAC Wonder Woman Collection has some great supersized products, including a couple of nice Mineralize Skinfinish bronzers. Also available are two blushes and some brush sets and cases. Below are swatches of the face products from the Wonder Woman collection. To see all of the eye products check here: MAC Wonder Woman Eye Shadow Swatches. I also have all of the lip products up on Girl Gloss: MAC Wonder Woman Lip Swatches.

MAC Wonder Woman Mineralize Skinfinish swatches, Golden Lariat and Pink Power:

MAC Wonder Woman Golden Lariat swatches. The first on the left is the shades mixed together, Followed by them individually:

MAC Pink Power swatches. The first on the left is the mix of the three shades, followed by individual swatches:

The Powder Blush Duos in the collection are rather nice. MAC Powder Blush Duo swatches in Mighty Aphrodite and Amazon Princess.

The collection launches nationwide on February 10, 2011.

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Oct 18, 2010

The Best Fall Makeup Collections

October 18, 2010 By Carleenp Leave a Comment

Fall is pretty well underway! I was in denial over the loss of summer, but now I am ready for all of the pretty purple and plum shades, along with deep blues and grays. Fall makeup has actually always been my favorite. Sure, I am usually ready for the spring collections by the time they arrive, but even in summer I will occasionally sport dark purple nail polish or plum and teal green shadow. In both cosmetics and clothing, they tend to be among my favorite colors. As usual, there are numerous beautiful fall makeup collections out. Below are just a few of my favorites. If you want to see and shop all of the fall cosmetic collections in one place, check out this link: 2010 Fall Collections at Nordsrtom .

	M·A·C 'Fabulous Felines – Burmese Beauty' Collection There are several different incarnations of the Fabulous Felines Collections, but the Burmese Beauty collection has what I think is the best combination of colors in a four shade eye shadow quad. It also features a gorgeous deep purple MAC lipglass.
	Lancôme 'French Coquettes' Collection Lancome’s fall collection is flat out the prettiest collection out this fall. If you like rich classic tones and want a good selection of shades, take a look at this one. The blush is particularly to die for.
	Estee Lauder Blue Dahlia Fall Collection Estee Lauder put together a stunning 5 shade blue eye shadow palette for their fall collection. If you like bold blues and smoky eyes, this is the collection for you!
	Guerlain Fall Color Collection I adore Guerlain and, as usual, this fall didn’t disappoint. Guerlain has a very pretty five shade gray/blue scale eye palette that I am leaning toward buying as my go to palette for this fall. They also have wonderful lipstick and gloss.