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Guys, I am excited to tell you about a new series I am starting here on Older Girl Beauty called "What the Pros say...". I'm reaching out to Pros in the beauty industry to pick their brains, and makeup kits, for questions that I have - and I am sure that you have some of the same, too.
I going to start out by asking MUAs about makeup on lovelies 40yo+. We all know that we've changed a bit since we first started playing in the colors, but I wanted to know how these folks in the field make the older lovelies look great & see if we can learn something for our daily routines. I'm really enjoying the answers and can't wait to start bringing them to you, once a week, so look for our first post coming soon.
That said, if you are a MUA, or know a great one, I would love to get your (their) input, too. So send me an email and I will pick your brain, too! :)
Now, the great thing about this palette is that while it may look very neutral, it is enhanced with golden flecks that makes these colors something special. I know I always want to dress up for special occasions, but rocking a dark smokey eye just wasn't fitting for the family dinner. So, with the golden shimmers to warm up the colors, this bold neutral (oxymoron?) fit the bill. And with just a touch of the v pigmented lippie, I was set to throw down the dressing. (*What? It's my favorite dish.).
Now, I know these were part of the Holiday 2010 collection, but I checked both esteelauder.com and nordstroms.com and they both still have the palette ($42) and lipstick ($22) in stock if you want to grab them - or check your local counter as they may still have some, too.
*Disclaimer: I received these products from their PR for editorial consideration.
MAC's lastest collection is a collaboration with Bollywood makeup artist, and MAC's Director of Makeup Artistry for India, Mickey Contractor. This collection is really geared towards the darker & more olive complextions than, say, the "Cham Pale" collection.
My favorite things from this collection have definitely got to be the Fluidlines - "Ivy" - a Bright Green and "Siahi" - a Deep Turquoise Blue. These colors are good for any skintone & for anyone comfortable enough to wear such bright colored eyeliners. Of course, with most of the emphasis on the bright, colorful eyes this collection has several nudeish lippies - my fav being "Mehr" - a dirty blue pink, which went on quite matte, but didn't feel drying.
Have you got the more olive-hued skin that this collection is great for? Or are you one to favor bright colors on your eyes no matter what? Let me know what, if anything, you are going to pick up from this collection, as I'm certain I'm not the only one who likes bright colors for eyeliner.
*Disclaimer: I received these products from their PR for editorial consideration.
MAC recently released a bold color collection called, "Stylishly Yours". When I say "bold" I mean bright, vivid, pigmented colors. There is a product called "Cream Colour Base" that is a multi-use cream that can be used as a lip color or a blush, but tread oh so lightly in that case because the pigmentation can cause a blush "incident" that is really hard to come back from. It's true - start super light and build up, not what you think you want to begin with, because you can't take it back. (*The pigment is so true, there can be a bit of staining which makes it really last on lips, but can be an issue in a blush screw up).
But, my favorite of this collection is the Fluidline "Dark Diversion" that they describe it as a "blackened plum". I'm telling you, I am constantly on the hunt for the HG plum eyeliner and this one is definitely in the running. (*I'm of a mind that plums really make my blue eyes stand out.). There is also a new Zoom Lash in "Blackened Burgundy" that should be pretty complementary to the Fluidline, so, we'll see how that works together.
Have you checked out this collection? Have you gotten any of the Cream Colour Bases & rocked'em? I'd love to hear how you make them work, so def let me know!
*Disclaimer: I received these products from their PR for editorial consideration.
MAC has just released a new collection inspired by the extreme beauty of the lovely peacock, called "Peacocky" (*yes, not so creative with the name, right?). While it may be considered 'small' by only having two products - a new lipstick/lipgloss combo called "Kissable Lipcolour"and new shadows called "Mega Metal Shadow" - the number of colors in each of them is big and varied - there are 12 lippies and 15 shadows.
I gotta say I like the feel of the lipcolours, but I was more drawn to the shadows. I like the kind of irridescent quality they have, and they feel very silky, imo.
What do you think about the colors? Anything pop out to you? Lemme know what, if anything you pick up - I wanna know if any of you are adventureous enough to get the blue lippie & make it work!
*Disclaimer: I received these products from their PR for editorial consideration.
Just after Christmas 2010 MAC released its winter collection "Cham Pale". This collection is a fairly neutral collection, but warmed up with gold accenting. Plus, they have some new skincare products in it, like the Complete Comfort Cream that I am trying out to help redness.
Take a look at what I have to say about it and let me know what you think. Have you picked up any of the pieces yet?
*Disclaimer: I received these products from their PR for editorial consideration.
Yesterday I got a tweet from Jeannine at BeautySweetSpot.com that said: "Oh yea and @oldergirlbeauty I tagged you in this campaign! Create a video and @proactiv will donate $100 to your fave charity too!". Well, of course I was intrigued to find out what was up, esp if it involved charity.
Turns out that she had been chosen to participate in Proactiv's "12 Days of Christmas" program where she made a video about her favority Proactiv product & they donated $200 to the charity of her choice. As you can see in her video here that she is donating to NYC based charity "Women in Need". She was also allowed to pick another person to donate $100 to their favority charity & I was lucky enough be "tagged". Check out my video about being tagged:
As you see, I wanted to continue the spirit of the BeautyBloggers.org charity auction I participated in during the holidays and am donating my $100 to Doctors Without Borders, so they can continue the great work they are doing.
I want to give a big thanks to Proactiv for the contribution in my name and to Jeannine for tagging me in the first place! :)
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