Heatherette Eye Shadow Trio 1.

Looking online simply does not do many of the Heatherette shades justice. In person the Heatherette for MAC Collection has exceeded my expectations. From the hot hot-pink to the metallic fuchsia along with the holographic foil decoration of the packaging, to the beautiful shades inside the palettes, compacts and tubes.

My favorite piece of the collection is the Eye Shadow Trio 1.

The shades in this palette:
Hoppin’ Clean Pastel Peach (frost)
Mood Ring Pastel Mint Green (veluxe pearl)
Cloudburst True Black with Subtle Green Pearl (velvet)

When looking at the photo of this  trio on MAC, I thought it was too bright. But I was wrong. The shades are simply gorgeous and appear much softer in real light. 

 

I am using the peachy/pink shade all over my brow bone and eye lid with the teal shade (really, it is much more of a teal than a mint green) on  the outer two-thirds of my lid. I then take my MAC 211 Brush and use the darkest black shade that has sparkles of the teal shade in it, as an upper and lower liner. It is beautiful. The sparkle is subtle, but it softens the black and brings the teal shade out more.

The Heatherette Trio's (which are back in stock over at maccosmetics.com) retail for $32.50. And if you are a gal that loves the pink and lilac shades, then you will want to check out the other eye palette, Trio 2. 

CHANEL Summer 2008 Makeup Collection.

April cannot get here soon enough. Making me long for warmer days and a little bit of a golden glow (fake), are the Summer collections being announced. And this one is another beauty.

The CHANEL Summer 2008 Summer Collection is a definite must-have for the season. 

 

The heat-baked sands, golden browns, and beautiful sunset bronzes have me heading off somewhere tropical.

FACE: For a summer face based on the ultimate bronze, CHANEL offers the new SOLEIL TAN DE CHANEL Moisturizing Bronzing Powder in five versatile shades, plus BRONZE UNIVERSEL DE CHANEL Sun Illuminator.

EYES: Complement this sun-kissed skin tone with OMBRE ESSENTIELLE Soft Touch Eyeshadow in Tigre (bronze), Nomade (pink rose), Khaki (khaki green), and Safari (stone brown); amp up the shine with LUMIÈRES FACETTES Iridescent Effects Eyes in Oasis, a quad containing khaki, bronze, coral, and pink shimmer, or OMBRE D’EAU Fluid Iridescent Eyeshadow in Atoll (golden sand). For long-lasting definition, STYLO YEUX WATERPROOF Long-Lasting Eyeliner comes in an exotic new shade, Vert Bronze (green bronze), while INIMITABLE WATERPROOF Mascara Multi-Dimensionnel is now available in Emeraude, a shimmering, jade-green.

LIPS: For warm-weather lips, ROUGE HYDRABASE Creme Lipstick arrives in Leopard (golden coral) and Rose Flamingo (a flamingo pink); ROUGE ALLURE Luminous Satin Lip Colour keeps things soft with Naïve (pinkish nude) and Curious (nude brown). AQUALUMIÈRE Sheer Colour Lipshine SPF15 adds a sheer shot of colour in Zanzibar (soft peach) and Mauritius (bronzed coral).

NAILS: For a final touch, LE VERNIS Nail Colour arrives in Antilope, a frosted golden-brown, and Flamingo, a bright tropical pink.

Look for this beautiful collection next month at your favorite CHANEL counter, specialty store or online, of course, at chanel.com.

Ring in Spring with Tarte's Health Couture Collection.

Just two short days away, and I cannot wait. March 20th marks the first day of Spring! Are you ready? If not, look to Tarte and their new Health Couture collection out, just in time for the warmer, even if only a bit, weather.

 

With the newest natural cheek stain, lip glosses, rejuvelash, and the star product of the collection, the infinite glow bestsellers palette, you will be ready to ring in Spring in no time.

Full Blossom Cheek Stain ($28) - Two flattering shades swirled together to give your cheeks a natural and flushed glow. enriched with Tarte's exclusive t5 Super Fruit Complex for a makeup that has it's  own special benefits.

Double Dose Berry Boost & Gloss ($21) - With full color pigment in the center of the tube, surrounded by clear gloss, this innovation squeezes out the perfect amount of each to give lips a beautiful glossy finish. Also enriched with their inner berry boost (the t5 complex) to moisturize, soothe, and condition lips. I love the peppermint flavor. This gloss comes in 4 shades: Acai Boost, a shimmery berry pink;  Acerola Rush, a shimmery peach with gold; Go Go Goji, a shimmery natural pure pink; and Pomegranate Punch, a shimmery, yet sheer, red.

Rejuvelash ($16) - A conditioning mascara primer that helps mascara to glide on easier, look better, and protect lashes from the harsher chemical in mascara that day out lashes.

Infinite Glow Bestsellers Palette ($30) - Three of Tarte's best selling product that can have you glowing for Spring, or any time of year. The trio includes the Mineral Powder Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess  Cheek Stain in Tipsy, which is a sheer coral pink, and one of Tarte's very moisturizing 24/7 Lip Sheers in May Flowers, a beautiful sheer rose.