Fall Color Pick - Mauve

Think purple is too much for some occasions? Then try its cousin Mauve. In addition to purple wine, green moss, and nude shimmer, mauve is kicking up quite a storm in fashion this fall. The best trait about the shade is that is can be a focus color or blend in the background. Here are our picks for our fourth color pick for the fall,

1. DURI COSMETiCS Nail Enamel in All About Mauve $5 @ duri.com
2. LORAC Lip Polish in Delicious $17.50 @ sephora.com
3. MAC Lip Liner in Dervish $12.50 @ maccosmetics.com
4. VON NATUR Lip Colour in Lovage $16 @ vonnatur.com
5. SUSAN POSNiCK Colorforever Long Lasting Lip Color/Conditioner in Janis $24 @ beauty.com
6. KiEHL’S Lip Gloss in Icy Everest $13.50 @ kiehls.com
7. BARE ESCENTUALS bareMinerals 100% Natural Lip Color in Ripe Fig $15 @ sephora.com
8. ORLY Nail Lacquer in Not Your Mama’s Mauve $7 @ orlybeauty.com
9. SCOTT BARNES Creme Color in Sultry $24 @ scottbarnes.com
10. MiLANI Powder Mosaics in Honey Kissed $7.49 @ walgreens.com
11. SEPHORA Nail Polish in #37 $4 @ sephora.com
12. BOOTS No7 Moisture Drench Lipstick in #75 Sugar Plum $9.99 @ boots.com
13. NARS Lip Lacquer in Sweet Charity $23 @ sephora.com

Oily Skin - Beauty Face Packs

1. 2 teaspoons of honey mixed well in one egg white makes a very good face pack for oily skin. Apply this on face and wash it off with plain water after 10 minutes

2. Place thin slices of apple on face for 15 minutes.This removes excess oil from face.

3. mix neem leaves juice with corn flour in equal proportion. Add little water to make it thin. Apply this pack on oily skin and wash it off with cold water when it dries.

4. Prepare a scrub with green gram flour and dilute buttermilk. Scrub the face gently and wash it off with cold water. This removes dirt, dead skin and excess oil from oily skin

5.A mixture of fresh mint leaves' juice, gram flour, lime juice and papaya pulp is a healthy face pack for oily skin.

6.Before applying a make up for oily skin dab your face with lime juice and wash it off after 5-6 minutes.

Eye Brighteners

Laura Mercier Eye BrightenerSo many women apply makeup for no other reason other than to avoid looking tired. Just the smallest amount of eye brightener under your usual concealer can make the biggest difference in your overall look and diminish tired eyes.

What makes the brighteners unique is the color and added luminosity. Since it's specifically for the eye area, they have a pinky or peachy hue which assists in disguising the blue tone of dark circles. Luminosity is another added benefit, like in the case of the pens highlighted above, to give a look of brightness and to neutralize dark circles so your concealer won't have to work so hard. Use the smallest amount on hydrated eyes under concealer.

Concealers That Work

Covering under eye circles or flaws on the face can be tricky. Most of us have a bag full of concealer’s from creams to sticks and liquids and none of which cover much of anything. If you are using a concealer you want to see some coverage right? Of course you do. Prescriptive’s Site Unseen Concealer has been holding up very well. It is oh so creamy and hides pretty much everything you want it too.

Make sure to use a soft tapping motion with your ring finger when applying underneath your eyes. This will ensure that the color stays put and blends beautifully. Click here to purchase and check out the entire Prescriptives line.

The Latest Lash Popping Tools

ESTEE LAUDER'S NEW TURBOLASH ALL EFFECTS MASCARA.

Estee Lauder has just introduced their latest mascara and it has already sold out. TurboLash is the world's first "turbo-charged" motion mascara with a vibrating brush. It give your lashes length and thickness while Continuously separating and saturating lashes with a rapid release gel formula.

Feel the buzz, as you gently work the vibrating LashSonic Brush with micro-pulse bristles through your lashes and discover lashes you didn't even know you had. TurboLash creates the ideal lash effect for maximum volume, length, curl and separation all at once. The motion brush keeps lashes clump free. So you can re-apply several coats without heavy build-up and even refresh lashes during the day.

We were lucky enough to score a tube before a shoot and the results were pretty amazing. The models lashes were so long that the beauty editor actually thought we had added some lash strips. Paired with a sexy cat eye this look was oh so hot!

Fall 2008: Estēe Lauder Chocolate Decadance...

New for fall 2008 comes Estēe Lauder's latest creation Chocolate Decadence, a swirly sweet confection of warm chocolate colors swirled with caramel gold and sparkling berry. I can DEFINITELY get on board with these for fall not too dark but just dark enough...
Face

• New, Limited Edition Creme Caramel Shimmer Powder ($32.00)
• Projectionist Mascara in Black ($19.50)

Berry Chocolate Look

• New, Limited Edition Pure Color Lipstick in Berry Cordial & Berry Swirl ($22.00)
• New, Limited Edition Pure Color Swirl Gloss in Berry Swirl ($18.00)
• New, Limited Edition Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Berry Truffle ($35.00)
• Artist’s Eye Pencil in Plum Writer ($18.50)
• New, Limited Edition Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Berry Cordial ($18.00)

Caramel Chocolate Look

• New, Limited Edition Pure Color Lipstick in Creme Caramel & Caramel Chocolate Swirl ($22.00)
• New, Limited Edition Pure Color Swirl Gloss in Caramel Swirl ($18.00)
• New, Limited Edition Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Caramel Truffle ($35.00)
• Artist’s Eye Pencil in Brown Writer ($18.50)
• New, Limited Edition Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Creme Caramel ($18.00)

The biggest thing that I noticed is that the lip glosses and lipsticks smell like chocolate Raspberry!! That alone is enough to send me OVER the edge as that is one of my FAVORITE combos. The compact looks like milk and white chocolate swirled together and will give your face a lovely shimmer. I will definitely be picking up the compact, and a few lippies for sure.

Chocolate Decadence is available online esteelauder.com and at Estēe Lauder counters nationwide.

Shop Pretty!!

What are all the 2008 Autumn colors look like?

Here are some of the cosmetics brands I've gather which I think most women will like to know what's the latest 2008 Autumn colors look like? Enjoy!

My latest love of makeup foundation!

Have tried so many makeup foundations for years but I must really say this is really my latest loved! "Refining Fluid Foundation" from Cle de peau BEAUTE!

A liquid treatment foundation that provides a flawless,radiant finish as if the quality of the skin has improved. Provides drewy moisture & a feeling of resilience.

For asian skin tone best to select from 010,020 or 030.

Only selling at Singapore Takashimaya. Retail price at S$200.

Beauty Fact: Lipstick Theory

Did you know that lipstick sales are linked to the state of the economy? But not in the way you might think!!

This is called Lipstick Theory. The first to suggest the relation between beauty products sales and the state of the economy was the former head of Estee Lauder – Leonard Lauder. If you expect lipstick sales go down during the hard times, you are wrong. On the contrary, they go up! And “the thinking behind the theory is that consumers turn to inexpensive luxury goods such as lipstick to console themselves” when the higher priced pleasures are out of their reach (http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/news/ng.asp?id=85427-kline-lipstick-theory-economy).

Another surprising statistical fact has been recently revealed by Kline, a consulting & market research company. "Our data shows that for every 1% increase in the unemployment rate, women buy $25 million more lipstick during the year."
Kline analyzed 50 years of lipstick sales and confirmed that the Lipstick Theory is real.