MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro Sculpting Collection.

MAKE UP FOR EVER has released three new products as part of their Pro Sculpting Collection designed to highlight and define different parts of the face, lips and eyes. Included in the collection are a Pro Sculpting Face Palette, Pro Sculpting Lip and Pro Sculpting Brow. These are all-in-on tools that were professionally made with the novice in made — they are simple to use.

Pro Sculpting Face Palette

This cream palette contains a combination of highlight, contour, shimmer and color shades that subtly accentuates and adds definition in four simple steps. The shades are creamy and blendable. I like that they are subtle yet buildable so you can define and contour as much as you want.

As I said, there are just four steps to use, that go with the four shades. Here's how.

Step 1: Apply the matte light shade the highlight directly under your brow bone, down the center of your nose and on the tops of your cheek bones.
Step 2: Apply the deep matte shade along the jaw line and below the cheekbones to contour. Blend out with a gentle hand using an upward motion out toward your ears.
Step 3: Apply the a touch of the iridescent light shade on all areas that you want highlighted such as the tops of your cheekbones, center of your lips, bottom center of your lip, center of your forehead.
Step 4: Apply a dab of the cheek color to the apples of your cheeks and blend outward.

The Pro Sculpting Face Palette ($45) comes in 4 shades: light (20), medium (30), tan (40) and dark skin (50).

MUFE Pro Sculpting Face Palette 30

MUFE Pro Sculpting Face Palette 40

Pro Sculpting Lip

This unique, double-ended makeup tool was designed to add volume and definition to the lips so you pout will look more full and plump in a flash. One one side of this tool is a retractable, satin lipstick. The other side contains a soft sponge applicator that features a cream-to-powder highlighter made with beautiful pearl pigments that gives the illusion of volume to the lips. To use, simply apply the color all over the lips then use the highlighter directly in the center of the lips by adding a thin veil of the cream to powder formula and gently rub together.

Pro Sculpting Lip ($27) comes in 4 shades; 10, 11, 40, 50. MUFE says they are natural shades, but they are not so natural. 10 is a deep rose, 11 is dusty rose-nude, 40 is a bright raspberry red and 50 is a dark raspberry.

Pro Sculpting Brow

This 3-in-1 brow tool helps to add structure and definition to the brows. I love that the brow pencil is beveled for precise and smudge-free application. The tool includes a rounded bristle brush to groom the brows and a soft sponge-tip applicator to distribute a universal, light matte powder to highlight and define the brows. Simply dab the highlighter on the brow bone after filling in and grooming the brows.

Pro Sculpting Brow ($27) is available in 5 shades; blond (10), dark blond (20), brown (30), dark brown (40) and brown black (50). With my brows being very dark, I thought I would need brown or dark brown, but dark blond was actually the perfect shade for my brows. Think of blond as that universal brow shade.

Look for the Pro Sculpting Collection at Sephora, MAKE UP FOR EVER Boutiques and makeupforever.com.

ColourPop Ultra Satin Lips.

Though I haven't talked about it much, I am really into ColourPop! Have you heard of this new-ish cosmetics brand? It is an online only, super affordable brand of high-quality makeup products. I reviewed a few of the products previously here. The brand offers a ton of products in a ton of colors — or should I say colours? I am dying for them to launch a full-on lipgloss; you know how much I love a great gloss! Until then, I have to settle for their latest launch ColourPop Ultra Satin Lips. As soon as Satin Lips launched last week, I placed my order.

Knowing how pigmented ColourPop lip products are, I wanted to try the more nude and natural looking lip shades. I ordered Magic Wand, Echo Park and Frick 'N Frack and tried them the second they came through the door.

Magic Wand is a dark nude lip color. Echo Park takes that nude shade and kicks it up just a notch and adds a little bit of peachy color to it. Frick 'N Frack is a very dark burnt rose shade.

Ultra Satin Lips look quite different on the lips than they do swatched. They dry down pretty matte and are much darker than I would have expected. These are not nearly as matte as ColourPop Ultra Matte Lips, but they are not as satin or have as much of a sheen as I thought they would. They feel creamy on the lips though. The brighter shades look to be more satin in the swatches on their site. The pigmentation is incredible as I expected. One swipe over the lips is all that is needed. Being that I prefer a lighter and glossier finish, I do top them off without a bit of pearl gloss like this from NARS or MAC.

These does not run at all and it fades naturally and evenly. I'm really impressed with how long Ultra Satin Lips lasted on me overall. I would say it lasted a good five to six hours before I noticed some fading which was very gradual. I still noticed color on my lips beyond that point.

There are 16 shades in the ColourPop Ultra Satin Lips lineup:

• Magic Wand - light nude
• Echo Park - light peach nude
• Dopey - dusty mauve
• Lyin' King - raspberry
• London Fog - cool blue-red
• The Rabbit - bright fuchsia
• Panda - deep pink violet
• Marshmallow - lavender grey
• Mess Around - grey beige
• Petit Four - deep charcoal grey
• TooLips - deep plum brown
• Frink 'N Frack - rose terracotta
• Tanzy - medium yellow-brown
• Cozy - orange-red
• Lost - brown-red
• Prim - dark black-red

I hope they come out with a real gloss soon!

Each Ultra Satin Lips sells for $6.00. Buy it at colourpop.com.

Recreate the Season's Hottest Hairstyles with TRESemmé.

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From New York Fashion Week and the red carpet at the recent award shows, we have been seeing a lot of hair trends. I have seen braids, buns and some pretty intricate styles make their way down the catwalk and red carpet alike. It’s easy to experience salon-gorgeous hair everyday and recreate the season's hottest hairstyles with the right products. See Abby from TwistMePretty.com use her favorite TRESemmé styling products to create these hot hairstyles (which are actually pretty simple) right at home. Her beautiful looks include an easy pull-through braid, halo braid half-up, and a twisted bun.

My daughter Caci has really long hair but has never been really good with fancy braids or updo's. I showed her these tutorials and she was able to follow along and recreate the looks with ease. Abby made it simple! With the help of her easy-to-follow tutorials and the right TRESemmé products, Caci was even able to recreate these looks. See Caci's attempt at the end of the post.

You know I am a big fan of TRESemmé and the right products are key to these looks.

Start with TRESemmé Moisture Rich Shampoo & Conditioner. These work in conjunction with each other to gently moisturize the hair and scalp with Vitamin E. This helps to restore softness and aims to produce touchably soft hair with a salon-quality shine that does not weigh hair down.

Depending on which style you are trying to recreate, you will want to pick up the following products below. Be sure to see the tutorials here to know exactly which products you will need.

TRES Two Extra-Firm Control Mousse - This mousse is light enough for easy application and strong enough to build fullness. I love this mousse and use it for everyday styling because it locks in style so well while adding in a ton of volume.

TRES Two Extra Hold Hair Spray - This hairspray allows you to achieve maximum hold with extra flyaway control. I love that this one is humidity-resistant so hair is never sticky.

TRESemmé Flawless Curls Extra Hold Mousse - If your hair is curly, this silky smooth mousse is made for you. This is formulated with keratin, gelatin and proteins so it will work to hold curls and lock in style without drying out the hair.

TRESemmé Climate Protection Finishing Spray - If you live in a warmer climate, this is the finishing hair spray you want to use. This contains a specialized Climate Control Complex that provides the hair protection against humidity, wind and static. I use this in the summer, but it is also great for certain styles or rainy days.

TRESemmé TRES Two Mega Firm Control Gel - When creating an intricate style that calls for firm hold, you want to use gel. This gel will give you firm hold without being sticky because it’s an alcohol-free formula.

TRESemmé TRES Two Freeze Hold Hair Spray - When you want to truly lock in your style all day, you want this Freeze Hold Hair Spray. This is a water-free formula that assures humidity-resistance for up to 24 hours while gripping polymers freeze in your style.

Buy TRESemmé styling products at Walmart.

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This post was sponsored by Lunchbox. As always, all opinions are my own.