NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer.

NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer is one of my favorite products. I think it launched last year around this time, and I am on my second tube already. It is just one of those holy grail products that covers my skin and makes it look radiant - just as intended. Well, NARS has a new product that goes right along with it, the Radiant Creamy Concealer. I bet I'll be on my second or maybe even third tube of this one next year at this time too.

This concealer is not just for undereye circles, it is designed to be used anywhere you need a little cover up or evening out too. It is very easy to blend and it's buildable to get custom coverage. Just a dab of the sponge-tipped wand under my eyes and a little blending is all I need for my dark circles. On age spots, I dab and blend and dab and blend, until get the exact coverage I need there.

My favorite thing about this concealer is that it is - like the name implies - very creamy. This means it never cakes or creases or settles into my lines and wrinkles around my eyes.

Another way that I like to use the Radiant Creamy Concealer is to apply it on the tops of my cheekbones as a creamy, no shimmer highlighter. The color that I am using is Vanilla, which is just a tad lighter than my foundation, with a little pink undertone to it. It just makes my cheeks look radiant and pop.

Radiant Creamy Concealer comes in ten shades:

• CHANTILLY: True ivory shade for fairest complexions
• VANILLA: Tiny cast of pink for the fair complexion 
• HONEY: Warm peach tone for light to medium complexion
• CUSTARD: Yellow tone for light to medium complexion
• GINGER: Golden undertone for medium complexion
• BISCUIT: Medium dark natural balance of pink and yellow undertones 
• CARAMEL: Medium dark yellow and golden undertones
• AMANDE: Medium dark with golden olive undertones
• CAFÉ: Dark shade with warm red undertones
• CACAO: Dark shade with deep gold-brown undertones

NARS Lead Stylist Jenny Smith has a how to video where she demonstrates how to perfect your complexion using new Radiant Creamy Concealer and my other new NARS fave, the Light Reflecting Setting Powder (she uses the Loose Powder).

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer retails for $28.00. Pick up it up at NARS counters, Sephora, Nordstrom or online at narscosmetics.com.

M∙A∙C Year of the Snake.

In case you haven't heard, the Chinese calendar says that 2013 is the Year of the Snake. Leave it to M∙A∙C to come up with a collection that embodies everything that this year represents. This is the Year of the Snake collection.

The snake-inspired collection is defined by a palette of vibrant shades and shimmering finishes. Beauty Powder illuminates the skin, eye shadow creates striking contrasts and pigments intensify the effect. Zoom Lash adds definition and Powerpoint Eye Pencil defines a razor-sharp line. Lipsticks quiver with lustre and M∙A∙C's exclusive packaging slithers with chic - featuring Beauty Powder, Lipsticks and Eye Shadows Embossed with a gorgeous snake design.

The collection:

LARGE EYE SHADOW - $21.00
Once Upon a Time… - Metallic vanilla (veluxe pearl)
Aztec Brick - Frosted true copper (veluxe pearl)
Altered State - Deep frosted blue purple (veluxe pearl)
Carbon - Intense black (matte)

PIGMENT - $21.00
Brash & Bold - Bright magenta
Push the Edge - Deep bright purple with pearl

LIPSTICK - $15.00
Freckletone - Neutral peach (lustre)
Plumful - Blossoming rose-plum (lustre)
Cockney - Sheer yellow red with multidimensional pearl (lustre)

BEAUTY POWDER - $24.00
Shell Pearl - Pale peach with gold pearl

POWERPOINT EYE PENCIL - $16.00
Engraved - Rich black

ZOOM LASH - $16.00
Zoomblack - Rich black

I love the intricate snake design that is embossed into the products.

I am thrilled that M∙A∙C brought back the Large Eye Shadow as I love the handy size. Even though I most often use shadow palettes, I love a larger single eye shadow, especially when they are made of shades that will get a lot of use. Once Upon a Time is a wonderful beautiful shimmery vanilla shade that is perfect as a base color, as is Carbon, the ultimate matte black that I like to use as an eye liner.

My favorite product in the collection has got to be the Shell Pearl Beauty Powder pictured above. It is simply beautiful on my skin. It is beautiful when wanting to add a bit of radiance all over the skin. To get this look, I take a large fluffy powder brush and apply it right over my foundation. I also love dusting it over my bronzer and blush to soften and highlight the look.

The M∙A∙C Year of the Snake collection is available at all M∙A∙C locations and online at maccosmetics.com now.

Make It Lash: CHANEL Le Volume de Chanel Mascara.

CHANEL's Le Volume de Chanel Mascara is not only luxurious, it is simply wondrous.

The mascara is very thick and very black. The formula plumps the lashes super full and thick so lashes seem to almost multiply as it is applied. Lashes are lengthened as they take on a new life with the carbon black color.

The brush is like the best mix of a traditional feeling brush and the newer rubber tipped brushes. The bristles are shorter than normal mixed with some longer bristles, yet overall fuller than normal mascara brushes. It almost feels flocked. What it does do is make sure that each lash is coated with the wondrous formula.

Le Volume de Chanel Mascara is available at all Chanel counters and specialty stores now. It retails for $30.00.