Finally, a Visit to Space NK.

With a few hours down time during my jam packed schedule with Glam last week, Christina and I made our way to Space.NK Soho. I was so glad to have finally paid the beautiful space a visit.

Being beauty bloggers, we were in heaven with the entire boutique.. The staff could not have been more helpful suggesting new things to try, application techniques and more. This awesome sales associate (cannot find his card!) filled my bag with some awesome samples that I cannot wait to try.

The overall feel of the space is very uptown, yet light and friendly. The shelves are not overcrowded so I could  reach for and smell anything. The Space.NK brand itself contained a great array of fragrant body washes, balms, perfumes, candles and more. They smelled so good.

I needed a new concealer, so I headed on over to one of the many elite makeup brands they carry. I checked out By Terry, Susan Posnick, NARS, Chantecaille, Laura Mercier, and Lipstick Queen. (They are getting Shu Uemura in a few weeks!)

I ultimately decided on the Chantecaille Total Concealer. I selected the shade Ivory as I want a concealer that could take me through my bit of a faux tan that I should be sporting soon, and Alabaster, the shade I would have normally selected, might have been to light. It has a very nice light creamy-gel like feel that leaves a wonderful finish. And a little dab is all I need. This is not just an ordinary concealer I quickly learned either. It contains a special blend of olive oil, tamanu nut oil, light-reflecting particles, chamomile, green tea, orchid, and wild rose. Now that is something your average concealer does not contain. I really love it.

I also scooped up a gorgeous lip gloss in the shade Mimosa. It is a gorgeous golden peachy-pink shade. It is so moisturizing. I need to find a specific brush to use with it as I am afraid I am dipping my finger into the compact too often and using too much.  

I am so thrilled to have discovered Chantecaille, and Space.NK was the perfect place to discover it. If you are ever in the NYC area, you need to make it to one of their two stores in the city. There is the one we went to in Soho at 99 Greene Street, and the other is on Columbus Ave. at 69th. I know you will love it as much as we did.
 

Clinique Long-Last Bronze Summer Collection.

Another Summer collection to debut next month (yeah - April is almost here, I cannot wait!), this is the Clinique Long-Last Bronze Summer Collection.

This model looks beautiful, doesn't she? I love her eye makeup. Thanks to the new Quick Eye Cream Shadow, we will all be able to duplicate the look.

The entire collection consists of:

Long Last Glosswear SPF15 in 18 beautiful shades
Limited Edition Shimmering Tones Powder Quad (bronzer palette)
Touch of Bronze Moisturizing Body Lotion
Quick Eyes Cream Shadow
Brush-On Cream Liner
Lash Power Mascara

 
Look for Long-Last Bronze to debut next month at your local Clinique counter and on clinique.com.

 

An Introduction to Everyday Minerals.

Meet another line of mineral based makeup, this is Everyday Minerals. "Real Makeup for Real Women... Everyday".  It is true, and could not be more simple. At price points that are affordable for the uncompromised quality, this is a complete makeup line.

Everyday Minerals makeup is all-natural, organic, and non-comedogenic. The line is free from all plastics, oils, fillers, talc, and other chemicals that are normally found  in cosmetics. If this is important to you, you should really look at Everyday Minerals.

The line boasts very pretty lilac and brown, simple packaging, with a large assortment of products. The best way to get a feel for the line is with one of their Custom Mineral Makeup Kits.

 

The kit pictured above is the Everything Kit, which sells for $75. You get to customize the kit by choosing your own colors for the following products: 2 Makeup Brushes & Accessories, 3 Foundations, 4 Blushes & Face Colors, 1 Concealer, 6 Eye Colors, and 1 Finishing Powder.

For more information on Everyday Minerals and to order, please visit their website.