Smashbox Wants Us Naked this Summer.

Smashbox wants us to celebrate our natural beauty with it's summer collection called Naked Beauty. It is a collection featuring sheer summer shades and beautifully bare formulas. From shimmering nudes to soft pinks, the collection is packed with nearly-naked shades for eyes, lips and cheeks.

Check out the bare beauties!

PHOTO FINISH LID PRIMER in GOLDEN NUDE - $20
Get lids primed and ready for the perfect eye look with Smashbox’s best-selling, ultra-luxurious lid primer—now in a shimmering nude shade. 

HIGH LIGHTS/CREAMY CHEEK COLOR in NAKED BEAUTY - $26
Give your cheeks a naturally flushed look with this duo of beautifully bare shades. Infused with antioxidant Vitamin E, the cheek color and highlighter moisturize and protect while enhancing cheeks with a luminous glow.

NAKED BEAUTY LIP GLOSS COLLECTION -$25
In an array of barely-there shades, this set of eight mini glosses infuses lips with just the right amount of color and shine for a naturally beautiful finish. bThe following shades are included: BARE (sandwashed pink), BUFF (sheer soft peach), NAKED (shimmering champagne), NUDE (creamy nude pink), EXPOSED (bubblegum pink), NATURAL (rosebud pink), SUNKISSED (shimmering golden brown), PURE (juicy melon)

HALO HYDRATING PERFECTING BRONZER - $39
Give skin a barely-there glow with HALO HYDRATING PERFECTING BRONZER, a revolutionary formula designed to impart a naturally naked sun-kissed glow while dramatically minimizing the signs of aging. More than just makeup, the potent powder is an active skin treatment that fights signs of aging below the surface while infusing skin with luminous radiance. 

I have been using the Creamy Cheek Color and Highlighter Palette almost everyday since I received it. It gives off such a nice soft flush to the cheeks and the highlighter, which you need just a small bit of, really makes me glow. Now I want to try more. Next time I am at Sephora, I will most likely splurge on the lip gloss set and the Halo Bronzing powder.

Get your Naked Beauty on now, as these beauties just launched at Smashbox.com, Sephora, Ulta and Nordstrom.

*Press samples of some of the products featured were provided by brand or brand representative for editorial consideration.

A Tease: MAC To the Beach for Summer 2010.

As I am headed back down south to Florida today, my thoughts are on all things sun and sand, along with some major spa hopping, that I have planned. I leave you with a little tease of MAC's soon to come Summer 2010 Collection called MAC to the Beach.

 Can you even imagine in your wildest makeup dreams a pressed powder so beautiful? I know I will frame this in some sort of shadow box for my makeup room. BEAUTIFUL!!!

I cannot wait to find out more and bring you all the details!

Spied at Nordstrom: MAC's Opulash Mascara.

What did my eyes spy when I walked through the Nordstrom beauty department yesterday? The newest mascara from MAC? The one that is said to give DiorShow a run for it's money?

Yes, MAC's newest mascara called Opulash was at the Nordstrom MAC counter, to which it is an exclusive. That is why I was confused, you see. I usually get press information prior to a launch, and I had not heard about this being available yet. 

I was pleasantly surprised and just had to purchase.

Here is the description:

"Big, fat, full, bouffant lashes! Dramatic density and curl achieved with a giant brush! Fibers go in all directions for thick, rich, even application with no clumping. Long-wearing formula—up to 15 hours—quickly thickens lashes root to tip."

In other words, Opulash is a volumizing mascara. It does a great job at both thickening and lengthening my lashes, without any clumping or caking. The brush is much larger than a standard size brush, and it is nicely tapered to insure easy coverage of lashes in the corners of eyes and the lower lashes as well.

This formula contains beeswax, which makes for a really smooth and even application. One coat gives my lashes what I like for everyday, and as it builds from there, so does the wow factor. Two to three coats gives me major lashes, the lashes I most often crave.

Besides adding volume, Opulash is said to add and hold a curl. I honestly do not have a problem with my lashes holding a curl so I did not notice a difference when using. I suppose those with stick straight lashes will notice this more than I would, so if you this you, let me know how it works for you.

For $14.00, this is a fabulous buy. The only shade available is Bad, Bad, Black. I bet if this is as good of a seller as I predict, we will see more colors to come.

As I said, Opulash is an exclusive to Nordstrom right now, so that is where you will have to pick it up before it is readily available at all MAC locations on May 27th.

I am anxious to hear more reviews, so please chime in with your thoughts. I honestly think MAC has a HUGE hit on their hands with Opulash. For those that are not MAC mascara fans, this one will have their minds changed.