Beauty Blog

So one of the gifts I received this Christmas was a package of assorted “colored” mascaras!

I hesitate to name the brand I received because I have yet to try them and don’t feel like endorsing them just yet. I want to see if they are any good first before I give them a thumbs up.

Anyhow, the mascara package contained the following colors; blue, maroon-ish, yellow and green. Umm, Hi! It’s like mascara by Dr. Seuss. Well being the adventurous freak I am at the core; I dig it. I definitely want to give them a try for New Year’s! I don’t think it is a look that I intend on featuring day to day at thee ol’ office but clubbing and parties sound fun.

Anyone try or use colored mascara often? What do you recommend I use? I have brown eyes and pale skin, I was leaning towards the blue…

If there is a particular brand or color that you already favor and would like to discount shop for colored mascara, click here! 

Dearest Santa: I know that your Inbox may be quite full of unread messages, but, if you would kindly let one of your assistant elves know that I have a few wonderful items (suggestions, really, and any woman would LOVE to have these items since they are so fab) I would truly appreciate the following beauty items underneath my tree. Or, if you’d like to give some of these items to a well-deserved someone, please feel free since I have only the highest regard for the following beauty products:

1) Kai Perfume, Essential Oils.

This perfume boasts notes of lush gardenia and exotic white flowers and cool green undertones. It is musky without being overpowering and truly pretty. The boys go wild for this. In fact I have to beat them off with a stick. No joke: Traffic stops, birds break into song, grass grows…the whole deal. I am mad for this scent. And, if you haven’t heard, Jennifer Garner, Kate Bosworth, Jennifer Aniston, Pamela Anderson, Naomi Watts and most of Hollywood starletts luuuurrrve this stuff. So do I.

2) Amore Pacific Time Renewal Creme:

There was a time, when I first moved to NYC, that I didn’t pay rent. I spent $400 on being a believable blonde and I used Amore Pacific Skin Products. Heaven. Being a Korean girl, and having a mom who used such products around the house made experimenting with this amazing Korean line possible. I still, to this day, believe it is one of the best skin-care lines that is worth the price-tag. It delivers beautiful, buttery smooth skin.
It has high percentage of Green tea, Red Ginseng, and Meadowseed Oil.

3) Phytonectar Shampoo with Orange Blossom:

This is an oldie but a goodie. The smell is divine, like nectarines, and it makes my damaged hair baby soft. It leaves a halo of beautiful scent so that when you leave a room, a cloud follows you. Also contains soybean amino acids, pure Orange blossom wax extract to moisturize and revitalize, Vitamin E to protect, Witchhazel to tonel, wood cellulose to detangle and smooth. Hair regains strength suppleness and shine.

4) Freshface Foundation:

My personal favorite. I’ve blogged about this before. I wanted to find a foundation that was sheer for laid-back weekends but found tinted moisturizers a little lacking in coverage. This gives a pretty, natural finish just like a tinted moisturizer and provides buildable coverage without looking cakey. Perfect.

5) Skinceuticals C E Ferulic:

If you follow skin-care at all, you know that this is on everyone’s must have list. This powerhouse serum is chock full of antioxidants and is highly recommended by Dermatologists and aestheticians. The synergistic combo of Vitamin C and E protects and renews your skin, and gradually reverses sun damage . I’ve personally used it and it has truly made my skin more emollient and glowing. The thing is, you have to keep using it, or the effects go away. This product is as amazing as everyone makes it out to be.

Let’s face it Mrs. X-tina LOVES the make-up! She has never shied away from laying the stuff on thick and cakey… but in her defense I do recall thinking that:

1. She would be so much prettier without all the crap on her face
2. Minus the drag queen cosmetic application the lady can wail!! The lass can belt out a tune, whereas I always felt that Britney was more an “Entertainer” and required much “synthesizing” in the musical arena.

Well my question is has she had plastic surgery done on her face!?

The recent release of tour photos and images in general seem to display a completely morphed looking Christina Aguilera. She looks like Brooke Hogan in the image above, and that is NOT a compliment. I realize that pregnancy alters hormones and such but do they completely alter your face? She still wears the same pound and a half of make-up so I don’t see that being a factor, it seems like the actual shape of her facial has been somehow altered? Am I wrong?

She looks very much like Bobo the Clown in this Pucci number…

Now take a look back! What do you guys think? I think she had plastic surgery done. Could excessive make-up really alter ones appearance that much! And if so, well then my love of cosmetics just took a serious nosedive! (Plus she obviously Pamela Anderson’d her boobs, so I figure she would have no reservations about messing with her face)

Here is an OG picture of dainty, pre-silicon Christina! What a waste… she was so pretty right?

What do you guys think?

• Natural changes due to age and time…
• Excessive make-up gone horribly awry…
• Plastic Surgery!

OR some un-listed other variable I have missed?

 PS. Is that her hair, a wig or a weave? The hair is kinda trippy too… 

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is known for their sheer natural colors, so when they released their new “Nudes Collection” I had to blog about it.

Here’s the word:

“Shimmering Nudes Palette flatters all complexions and has everything you need to create Bobbi’s look of the season. A combination of flat, sheer shimmer and high shimmer shades softly illuminate the eyes while a dark matte liner shade adds drama.”

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

Personally I could stand to purchase another makeup palette that contains a good group of “natural” hues I can use everyday.

The Rundown:

Shimmering Nude Palette Shades

New, Exclusive Nude Beach Metallic Eye Shadow
New, Exclusive Nude Mist Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow
Naked Eye Shadow
New, Exclusive Nude Glow Metallic Eye Shadow
Exclusive Mica Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow
New, Exclusive Nude Spice Metallic Eye Shadow
Espresso Eye Shadow

To check out the new Bobbi Brown Shimmering Nudes Collection, click here.