SkinnyGirl Makeup? Really?

I was tromping through Walmart the other day to pick up some dog food when I came across a display for Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl line.  It wasn't the cosmo or margarita mixers we've all heard about it, it was a display for makeup.  While I'm trying to wrap my head around why the Skinnygirl brand needs to add cosmetics and skincare (it's a drink brand for heaven's sake), who would actually want to buy this?  Might someone actually suppose that wearing Skinnygirl foundation may lead to being a skinny girl? 

Anywho, the SkinnyGirl line is being produced by a manufacturer called Lotta Luv, Inc.  The same purveyors who bring you other goods such as these:

That's right, the same people who make the Dr. Pepper flavored lip balm is also producing the SkinnyGirl line.  While they do make other products, I'm not sure how you get from Hannah Montana bubble bath to a skincare line aimed at adult women.  Going on what I know about the company's bonafides, I can't say I'm going to try this line. 

However, I could be wrong.  It may be a decent line, but I'm not expecting any major miracles or sales.

The SkinnyGirl cosmetics and skincare line can be found at finer Walmarts everywhere.  Products range from lip gloss to foundation, and facial masks to skin creams.  Everything is $20 and under. 

Hide The Credit Cards: Chanel's Spring Makeup Debut

I love makeup.  If you were to add up the total cost of my makeup collection, I could go to Paris for a week.  It's borderline insanity how much cosmetics I own.  It's actually getting disappointing going into Sephora and realizing that you already own most of the store.  MAC, I challenge you to show me something that I don't have already. 

I really haven't been paying too much attention to new makeup collections lately because I keep seeing colors I already own.  However, for some reason this week I opened an email from Chanel announcing their new spring lineup.  My jaw dropped and my credit card shrieked.  May I introduce Chanel's Harmonie de Printemps (Spring Harmony for the non-French speakers)?



It's soft, lovely, and just drop dead beautiful.  Since I'm a huge polish lover, my eyes were instantly drawn to the soft orange on her fingertips, which is named June.  My heart stopped beating, and you can bet my first stop this weekend in Easton will be to the Nordie's Chanel counter.  Here's the pieces from the collection that I will probably end up buying:

Out of the polishes, I will definitely be buying June and probably May.  May is a vivid pink and reminds of the cherry blossoms in Washington D.C., which is one of my favorite things ever.  There is a limited edition eyeshadow that is roughly the exact same shade of the June polish called Tigerlily, and I originally thought it was included in the quad eyeshadow palette.  It's actually not though, and I have similar shades already.  The blush has all of my favorite shades blended into one handy compact. 

Pantone has called orange the color of 2012, and this simply wonderful collection is a great way to get introduced to the fun of one of my all-time favorite colors.

Here are some swatches I've pulled from some of my fellow beauty bloggers who already have the collection:

June polish, source, The Polish Police

May polish, source, The Polish Police

Tigerlily shadow, source, The Best in Beauty

Tigerlily swatch, source, The Best in Beauty

 

 

 

 

 

Prada's New Scent Pretty Enough To Eat

I decided to take a look at Nordstorm's website tonight since I'm heading up to Easton Town Center this weekend.  I'm thinking I may have made a mistake, since it's the last weekend before Christmas, but oh well, I'll still have fun.  While looking at some clothes for my mom, I ran across this:



I had to show it as large as I could.  I've never seen a perfume bottle this pretty, and it's in my signature shades of pink and orange?  Yes, please.  I don't even care how good it smells, I just have to have this bottle.  Actually, though, it sounds like something I'd like.  According to the Nordstrom website:
            Top: regressive notes of joyful carefreeness, explosion of caramel.
            Mid: powdery notes of sophistication, cocktail of musks.
            Base: vanilla notes of sensuality, benzoin overdose.

I have no idea what regressive notes of carefreeness smells like, and I'm somewhat wary of smelling like any sort of overdose.  But the bottle....so...pretty....must....have....pretty.....

I'll smell it this weekend, and maybe might snag a sample if I'm lucky.  I'll bring you a full report probably Sunday.