The Ultimate Makeup Palette: NARSPro Palette.

I'm all about customization when it comes to makeup, especially when it comes to palettes. There always seems to be one or two shades in any palette that get little or no use. Wouldn't it be great to create your own makeup palette? Well, now you can with NARS. NARS has come out with a NARSPro Palette. Created with the professional in mind, this is fantastic for us makeup girls who have the urge to customize their products too.

What I love about the NARSPro Palette is that you can mix and match any of the NARS 64 refill shades (or depot you own shades if you wish) and pop them into the large or small magnetized palette.

Want an all blush palette like I created? All you have to do is create it from any of the 18 NARS blush shades and you can even add one of the three highlighting blush shades like I did.

In the palette above:
Deep Throat Blush
Torrid Blush
Amour Blush
Miss Liberty Blush
Albatross Highlighting Blush
Angelika Blush
Sex Appeal Blush
Orgasm Blush
Luster Blush

You can also add bronzers to the palette, powder refills, contour blush, duo eyeshadow or eyeshadows and mix and match them as you please. Beside the blush palette that I created, I also created another small palette with a few of my favorite NARS products, making it perfect for travel. In this palette I have a blush, bronzer, highlighter and a few eyeshadows.

In the palette above:
Deep Throat Blush
Miss Liberty Blush
Albatross Highlighting Blush
Laguna Bronzer
Orgasm Blush
Barritz Eyeshadow
Abyssinia Eyeshadow
Night Star Eyeshadow
Mekong Eyeshadow

You buy the refills separately from the palettes and they vary in price from $18 - $30. The small empty palette is $14 and the large empty palette is $18. The NARSPro Palettes and refills are available only at NARS boutiques and online at narscosmetics.com.

Top 10 Favorite Fall Lipsticks.

If there is one thing you want to update in your makeup for fall, it's your lipstick. It's quick, easy and probably the most affordable option too. It can change up your makeup look dramatically. If you're like me, you probably own a lot of eyeshadow palettes so you can change that up just by wearing darker or smokier shades. So all you need to do is invest in a new lipstick or two and you will be good to go. Here are my top 10 favorite lipsticks for fall.

1. CHANEL Rouge Allure Velvet in La Bouleversante
This is a long-wearing, semi-matte medium red shade that's great for fall. Buy La Bouleversante at Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and other fine department stores for $36.

2. Urban Decay Matte Revolution Lipstick in Matte Temper
This is a full-pigmented, matte bright orange red shade that really shows off the lips for fall. Buy Matte Temper for $22 at urbandecay.com and Sephora.

3. COVERGIRL Outlast Longwear Lipstick in Magnetic Mauve
This is a long-lasting yet very hydrating full colored lipstick in a berry shades for fall. Buy Magnetic Mauve at your favorite drugstore like Walgreens, drugstore.com or mass retailer like Target for around $8.99.

4. NARS Lipstick in VIP Red
This is a semi-matte lipstick in a dark, brick red shade that is great for fall. It's super velvety and full of color. Buy VIP Red at narscosmetics.com, Sephora and Nordstrom for $27.

5. L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche La Lacque Lip Pen in Lacque-y You
This lip pen offers smooth application with glossy color that lasts. The shade, perfect for fall, is a reddish brown shade that I love so much for fall. Buy Lacque-y You at your favorite drugstore like Walgreens, drugstore.com, Ulta or mass retailer like Target for around $9.99.

6. CHANEL Rouge Coco Shine in Mélancolie
I love this sheer lip shine formula and this one is a lighter shade for fall. The color is a rosy nude shade with a hint of shimmer in it. Buy Mélancolie for $36 at Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus.

7. MAC Mineralize Rich Lipstick in Nose for Style
This lipstick is a pretty medium coppery red shade that screams fall. It's super creamy and hydrating to wear. Buy Nose for Style from the Haute Dogs collection for $23 at MAC counters, maccosmetics.com, Macy's and Nordstrom.

8. Laura Geller Iconic Baked Sculpting Lipstick in Madison Ave Pink
This lipstick used baked pigments to give it the vibrant color. It has a super creamy feel that lasts a really long time. I had to slide a pink into the list and this is a bright berry pink that is perfect for right now -- summer to fall. Buy Madison Ave Pink for $21 at laurageller.com and Ulta.

9. Urban Decay Matte Revolution Lipstick in Matte After Dark
This is a full-pigmented, matte dark berry-pink shade that is gorgeous on lips for fall. Buy Matte After Dark for $22 at urbandecay.com and Sephora.

10. L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche La Lacque Lip Pen in Lacquerized
This lip pen offers smooth application with glossy color that lasts. I love a glossy red for fall and I'm obsessed with Lacquerized because it's red without being too shocking. Buy Lacquerized at your favorite drugstore like Walgreens, drugstore.com, Ulta or mass retailer like Target for around $9.99.

What are your favorite fall lipstick shades? Check out some from my blogging friends!

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L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Illuminators.

Everyone wants that perfect glow. You know, that perfectly, lit from within, dimmed spotlight kind of glow. If you paid attention to Fashion Week, it was all over the runways. There are highlighters and strobing is a real thing. Makeup brands are starting to create products just for strobing. L'Oréal caught onto this trend a long time ago and they have a collection all about illuminating and making the skin more luminous. With these primers that highlight and powders that create ethereal glows, creating your one of a kind glow is as simple as one more step to your makeup routine.

L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Liquid Glow Illuminator Prime & Highlight - $12.99

This super lightweight liquid is made with a pearl-light technology that blends actual liquefied perle spheres that give the skin a true and even light-reflection with a beautiful pearlescent finish. The look is instantand luminous. It is super smooth and soft to the touch. It is not shimmery or glittery - it's more glowy and natural.

This liquid smooths out with your fingers or a sponge. I like using the small, pointed end of the beauty blender or the beautyblender micro.mini to blend it over my skin. I like using Golden right over my foundation, but it can also be added to moisturizer or foundation for an all over glow.

Lumi Liquid Glow Illuminator comes in three shades:

Golden (101) – Enhances yellow and peachy tones
Rose (201) – Enhances pink, blue, yellow and peachy tones
Ice (301) – Enhances pink and blue tones

L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Powder Glow Illuminator Blush & Highlight - $12.99

This illuminator also features pearl-light technology for high-intensity results and a pearlescent finish. Being in powder form, this compact is multi-use. It acts as a blush, highlighting and illuminating powder with a luminous velvety glow. It is perfect for every skin tone!. I love that it can be used all over the face or to accent contours. Like the liquid, the formula is based on undertone to enhance the skin tone while adding the accent of light and glow , but with this one, in more of a highlighting and blushing effect.

Lumi Powder Glow Illuminator comes in three shades:

Golden – Enhances yellow and peachy tones
Rose – Enhances pink, blue, yellow and peachy tones
Ice – Enhances pink and blue tones

Rose

Ice

Use each illuminator wherever you want to bring a glow to your skin. Use it around your eyes, top of your brows and brow bone to emphasize your eyes; use it on the top of your cheekbones to bring our your cheekbones and bring them forward; dot the illuminator in the center of your bottom lip or chin to add light to it or down the center of your nose to thin it.

Buy both of the L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi products at your your favorite drugstore, drugstore.com, ULTA, Walgreens, or mass retailer now.