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Makeup Bag: 2007 May

May 22, 2007

Flat iron reviews to the rescue

If you’re anything like us, shopping for a new hair appliance can be excruciating. The choices are endless and we never know quite where to begin.

If you’re in the market for a new appliance, fellow beauty editor Michelle Mooney highlights the top ten highest-rated flat irons below:

Did you ever wonder how she does it? The girl with the fabulous hairstyle? I bet she used one of my all time favorite, must-have hair accessories, a straightening iron. But with so many on the market, which one is right for you? I’ve got you covered. I have assembled expert and customer flat iron picks below, to give you the scoop on some of the most popular, best-selling, most raved about flat irons on the market so you can find the tool that’s right for you. Flat irons, straightening irons, styling irons…which one is best?

Sedu Ionic Ceramic Tourmaline 1-1/2″ Flat Iron (Alias: The Bestseller)
Soft, shiny, straight and snag free! That’s what I keep hearing from Sedu users. Not only does this iron get consistently high reviews on beauty sites, Sedu customers are very passionate about this straightener; they keep raving again and again about it. There is a reason it’s a best seller. Need I say more?

Plus: This ceramic, ionic wonder-tool is infused with 100% crushed tourmaline - a semi precious gemstone - allowing the patented, ultra-smooth plates to give incredible ’slip’ through your hair. Any hair appliance that won’t snag or pull an overworked ‘do gets an A+ in my book.
Thanks Sedu!

Chi Original Ceramic 1″ Flat Iron (Alias: The Pro)
Great hairstyles are simple with the right tool, CHI proves that time and time again. With an extensive product line and many different irons to choose from, I have to agree with their loyal customers, you can’t go wrong with CHI, but the original model is one of my faves, and surely to be one of yours!

Plus: Well known in the industry for continually creating new limited edition irons in trendy colors, CHI is great for you fashionistas!

Solia Pink 1″ Tourmaline Ceramic Ionic Flat Iron (Middle name: Versatility)
One flat iron, endless styling possibilities! Straighten, flip, and even curl your hair with this baby. Solia’s Dynamic Alignment System ensures perfect contact between your hair and the plates every time you use it, and trust me, with an iron this versatile, you’ll use it a lot! I am definitely on Team Solia.

Check out the rest of her article here


T3 Tourmaline Professional Ionic Wet or Dry Iron
T3 Tourmaline Professional Ionic Hair Dryer

May 21, 2007

Mi Amour

KenzoAmour

We’ve hit paydirt with Kenzo’s latest fragrance, KenzoAmour. (Yes, we know ‘latest’ means- EIGHT MONTHS AGO, but we’ve been kind of busy.)

Since discovering this incredible fragrance just days ago, we can’t stop applying it- or sniffing ourself for that matter. Where have you been our entire life, Amour?

With notes of frangipani, cherry, rice (we didn’t realize rice had a scent, but it’s the same wonderfulness that we found in KenzoKi Milky-Rice Body Scrub) and a glorious vanilla that lingers and lingers and lingers, this fragrance has had us swooning since Friday.

At just $48 for one ounce of eau de parfum spray, this is a scent that every girl should have.

KenzoAmour, $48-$85

May 17, 2007

Crushing on LORAC


Celebrity makeup artist Carol Shaw, creator of LORAC Cosmetics, knows exactly how to make a girl feel glamorous.

Her newest palette, LORAC Caribbean Crush (a Sephora exclusive) has the most exquisite shade of dark brown eyeshadow under its lid (the picture here does not do it justice). With flecks of gold to give it incredible depth, Dune is the shade to have for sultry summer eyes.

While we think this palette is worth the $30 for Dune alone, you’ll also get two more eyeshadows in Island (gold) and Beachwood (copper) along with a bronzer, powder blush and illuminating highlighter.

Don’t even consider cocktails at sunset without this must-have palette.

Thanks, Carol!

May 17, 2007

Eight hours of pink moisture

Bourjois Docteur Glamour Lipstick

This ad is just so sweet. It reminds us of cotton candy.

But candy it is not.

Bourjois Docteur Glamour Lipstick

This is Bourjois Docteur Glamour, the newest lipstick in the Bourjois collection. While we’re super excited about the intense 8 hour moisturization, we’re more excited about the 6 glamorous shades this comes in. We must have them all!