Pics: Preview Spring 2010 Collections

Whoa--quick roundup of sneak peeks of top makeup brands around the web! (mostly from britishbeautyblogger.blogspot.com).

Michael Kors for Estee Lauder (Didn't even know about this! Looks gorgeous.) Source Here. And here's another picture.

Paul & Joe Alice In Wonderland Here. Looks great, though I think I preferred the original Disney collection.

Dior Lacy Beauty Here. Inspired by 1920's lingerie and Christian Dior's love of lace. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS! The 2nd quad is looking very gorgeous, as is the packaging. Not to mention its looking like a large collection, so there must be something for everyone!

March 18's MAC Viva Glam From Our lips campaign, featuring Lady Gaga (I totally saw that coming) and Cyndi Lauper.

From WWD:
"Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga have been named the latest faces of the MAC AIDS Fund. The newest campaign, dubbed “From Our Lips,” will break on Feb. 25. MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick and Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick, $14 each, will launch in North America on March 18 and globally throughout the month, with 100 percent of the proceeds being donated to the MAC AIDS Fund. The MAC AIDS Fund has invested more than $150 million to organizations in more than 67 countries since its founding in 1994."

I really liked the Fergie Viva Glam SE even though I never got around to buy it. I hope I can swap for it though, and I'm excited to see what colors (and if they're limited edition!) they're creating next.

Also note that word on the street is that MAC is coming nout with a Disney Villains collection for their big February collection!

Clinique's 2010 Juiced Up Colour Here. Nothing to write home about.

Yves Saint Laurent Spring here. Looks pretty but their palettes always seem to fall short.

Guerlain's absolutely beautiful spring collection here. Cherry blossom, and I love the imprints they always use on the quads. The blush is looking pretty, because I know I can't wear pink on my eyes.

Lancome's Make Up O My Rose spring collection inspired by the 1960's here. This is looking gorgeous too, I LOVE Aaron de Mey. They're spring collection last year was beautiful too but as pinks are so hard for me to pull off, I had to skip.

My picks:

Guerlain, MAC, Dior, Lancome and Estee Lauder (ish). However, Guerlain and MAC have a tendency to fall a bit short, here's to hoping that these collections will be winners. Estee Lauder looks pretty nice too but it's not calling to me personally. I will be following news on these collections very intently!

What are your top picks?

Review: Guerlain Terracotta Loose Powder Kohl

This product had intruiged me for a long time, even before my makeup addiction. Now, however, as I review this, I feel it hasn't lived up to the hype.

Product and usage: A loose kohl, intended to give eyes that smouldering sexy look that we all tend to want these days! Part of the Terracotta collection.

Application: I use this the Eastern Method (Laying the thin stick applicator flat against your waterline, close your eyes and then drag to end). It's semi easy, I got it in about 3 tries, but do expect to make a mess before you really get the hang of it. It can also be used the Western method (simply drawing it on like you would with pencil). Here is a very good tutorial for the Eastern Method:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub5bfsQ1b5s&feature=related
It gives an easy tightlining effect. Some product will no doubt get into your eye but I find it non irritating.


Color and other colors: Noir (shimmery black), Brun Doré (golden brown), Oriental Metal (browned taupe), or Bleu (Tealish navy). Of course, there were several limited edition colors in the past that include: Pourpe, Kaki, Secret Glow, Aqua Blue and Oriental Bronze. I am sorry to say that I cannot comment on these colors.


(MAC carbon left)
Finish: I believe all of the kohls are shimmery and sparkley.

Lasting Power: This lasts fairly well--its not a complete line at the end of the day but you can still see smudges of it. The water from my eyes ( I don't consider myself to have watery eyes) seems to 'drag' it lower--and it won't budge there! This is why I have given it up. However, others have not had this problem.

Packaging: It comes in a velvet pouch (may be squished to the bottom of your box) and a gold and coppery bronze box. The actual product itself is housed in a kind of egyptian gold and dark brown (this is the Black shade remember, other shades come in gold and whatever the shade was) shape. I can't describe the shape well--hopefully the pictures can do that for you. I find it looks very luxurious but it's made of plastic.



Ingredients:
Talc, nylon-12, octyldodecylstearoyl stearate, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, sorbic acid, butylparaben
MAY CONTAIN: Mica, CI77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI77499 (Iron oxides), CI77007 (ultramarines), CI75470 (carmine), CI77510 (ferric ferro-cyanide) CI77288 (Chromium oxide greens)

Price: 33 USD for 1g NetWT .03OZ. Again, another price raise?? I'd bought mine for 31$. I bet this could last you forever though.

OVERALL: I wouldn't purchase it again. In 5 sentences:
1. Super pretty luxurious packaging (and skimped on the material used..it's plastic).
2. Slightly messy and hard to use but you will get it eventually.
3. Lasts fairly well, until the water from my eyes drags it downward where it refuses to budge.
4. 33$ for .03 oz. I find it could probably last forever, but I still wince.
5. Gives an easy smokey tightlined look, but I probably will not repurchase due to lasting ability on me.

Haul: MAC and Sephora!

I got:
Guerlain Loose Kohl Noir 1 (35$ with tax, at Sephora)
MAC Lightly Ripe (14.50)
MAC Mauvement (19.50)
and a sample of Heritage Rouge pigment


Top is MAC Party Mate (Naughty Nauticals May collection)
Bottom is MAC Lightly Ripe, (August Cult of Cherry collection)


Hope that helps someone!