New for Fall from LORAC.

Carol Shaw, celebrity makeup artist and founder of LORAC Cosmetics recently introduced some beautiful  new fall products.  

Private Affair Palette - $38.00 only at Sephora
This is a very chic faux croc palette that has 6 shadows in grays, purples and bronze.  It also includes an eye shadow brush and mini Behind the Scenes Eye Primer.

Evening Out - $38.00 at Sephora and Ulta
In one compact comes everything you need for “evening our your skin tone.”  It includes 2 concealers, oil free powder foundation and a brush/sponge applicator. The case is hardy and again, very chic looking. Choose from light, medium or tan.

Close Up Eye Tutorial Kit - $36.00 at Sephora and Ulta
This kit contains all of Carol Shaw's must-haves for creating a sexy cat eye, signature smoky eye or soft natural eye. You just choose the look you want, as the kit also includes her professional makeup tips so you can easily create it.

Nude Scene Collection - $25.00 at Ulta
Again with the chich packaging, this time it is a snazzy silver wristlet that carries a selection of eye shadow, blush and gloss.

*Press sample(s) of the product(s) featured was provided by brand or brand representative for editorial consideration.

Josie Maran's GOGO Natural Volume Argan Mascara.

I have yet to try Josie Maran’s brand new GOGO Natural Volume Argan Mascara, but I am going to purchase one just because of the philanthropic effort behind its' making. The fact that I like Josie's products doesn't hurt the matter either. Really, I cannot think of a better excuse to try a new mascara.

This new mascara was launched by Josie for the Get One Give One Campaign in partnership with City of Hope, one the nation’s leading cancer research and treatment facilities. Celebrating the hope, strength, and natural beauty of City of Hope patients and survivors, Josie is donating a mascara to a City of Hope patient for every one sold.  Amazing, don't you agree?

The ultimate volume-boosting mascara, GOGO Natural Volume Argan Mascara is said to naturally plumps and curls for maximum lash drama. Her patented Triple V brush enhances volume and wraps lashes one luxurious layer at a time for full, longwearing, clump-free, water-resistant definition.  The formula is 80% natural with 50% of the ingredients deemed certified organic.  The rich, hydrating formula evenly builds thickness and smoothness, delivering a full fringe of blacker-than-black lashes with dewy shine. Like all Josie Maran formulas,this new mascara is free of parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, synthetic dyes and phthalates.

Support this wonderful effort and try out a new beauty too. Shop for GOGO Natural Volume Argan Mascara at Sephora.com, where it sells for $22.00.

On a side note, Josie will be a part of a great event happening in Los Angeles tomorrow, August 19th. Josie will join City of Hope for a day of inspiring makeovers, helping patients and survivors look and feel their best—both inside and out.  Josie’s team of makeup artists will be on hand to provide in-depth, 40-minute natural beauty pre-registered consultations and walk-in appointments to give patients the chance to rediscover their natural beauty while lifting spirits and inspiring hope. All participants will receive a travel size GOGO Mascara, enabling them to bring the natural beauty experience home. 

MAC Dare to Wear with Lady Gaga.

Much like the M·A·C collaboration C Shock with Eve three years ago, they have created a bold, bright and surprisingly pop beautiful collection with their very own Viva Glam spokesperson Lady Gaga. Just as Lady Gaga inspires and shocks, so do these shades of lipglass and eye shadows. This is Dare to Wear.

M·A·C says:

"Our own Lady Gaga mobilized legions of you to DARE TO WEAR…and it’s created a wave of energy, excitement and outrageousness all around the world! Join the brigade of loud-and-proud who daily dare to declare their own individuality. High-powered pigment and holographic pearl create a crazy-intense, shine-saturated gloss, combined with Pop Eye Shadow shades, as over-the-top as Lady G Live! Inter-dimensional one-coat colour on the first stroke means there’s always an encore! Creamy soft application grabs and sculpts, gel structure molds and has a bouncy feel – pure exhilaration, it’s a personal high! More and more of you, every minute, every hour, every day, not afraid to DARE TO WEAR. Bravo!"

Feast your eyes on the beauty.

I am quite smitten with a few of the eye shadow shades and all of the lipglasses. While they are all highly pigmented, they are perfect when applied with a soft hand, unless you dare to go bold. You would be surprised at how beautiful a soft line with one of these bold shadows looks over a dark eyeliner. Look to Crazy Cool and Shock-a-holic for the perfect purple smokey eye, which is so on trend for the fall.

Eye Shadow - $14.50

Louder, Please Bright fuchsia (Matte)
Free to Be Creamy true coral (Matte)
Going Bananas Soft lemon yellow (Frost)
Lime Lime green (Matte)
Sassy Grass Bright grass green (Matte)
Aqua Subdued, pale greyed aqua (Matte)
Sky Blue Robin’s egg blue (Frost)
Winkle Mid-tone cornflower blue (Satin)
Zingy Bright sky blue (Matte)
Atlantic Blue Bright violet blue (Matte)
Crazy Cool Pale frosty lavender (Veluxe Pearl)
Shock-a-holic Deep purple (Matte)

Dare to Wear Lipglass - $18.00

Dare to Dare Light blue pink with multi-pearl
Bold & Brash Bright red with multi-pearl
Ban This! Deep purple with multi-pearl
Gimme That! Bright fuchsia pink with pink pearl
So Bad Mid-tone coral orange with pink and gold pearl
Wind me Up Dirty bronze with pink and gold pearl

The Dare to Wear collection is at MAC counters and online at maccosmetics.com right now.

*Press sample(s) of the product(s) featured was provided by brand or brand representative for editorial consideration.