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Makeup Bag: Concealer

November 14, 2006

Sensual Skin for us sensible people

If you were to walk by a product that promised to enhance your skin in sensual ways, could you turn a cheek?

Be honest.Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer

Ever since Melissa from DeLush told us that she uses Kevyn Aucoin’s Sensual Skin Enhancer to achieve perfect skin (our words, not hers, because she really does have perfect skin) we’ve been dying to try it.

This product was created by makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin to replicate the look of healthy, radiant, dewy skin (which is a look that Kevyn created beautifully on his clients.)

The Sensual Skin Enhance can be a tad tricky, as it is VERY concentrated so you only need a pin sized amount. After you’ve sparingly applied to freshly moisturized skin, use the warmth of your fingertip to blend, blend, blend. And then blend some more.

With 16 shades to choose from, you can use this as a concealer, a highlighting foundation, or an all over foundation. Once this product sets, it isn’t going ANYWHERE, so it’s perfect for a 14 hour work day, or a night out dancing. (We prefer the latter.)

While it’s not cheap, the Sensual Skin Enhancer and the recommended application brush (which has the tiniest tip to prevent users from applying too much product at once) set us back $75 (including tax) but it was totally worth every penny.

Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer, $45

Kevyn Aucoin Beauty Concealer Brush, $24

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October 8, 2006

Patience is a virtue

But we’re not virtuous.
Or patient.

Especially since we heard that Bobbi Brown is coming out with Concealer to Go, a matchbox sized mirror compact with Creamy Concealer, Corrector and Sheer Finish Pressed Powder (all in one), expected to hit the counters in January 2007.

Um, yeah. That is like THREE MONTHS FROM NOW.

We can’t take it. This Concealer to Go is going to be so much better than our favorite Creamy Concealer Kit whose loose powder can get kind of messy when we’re travelling. (And because of the mess-factor, this isn’t something we can just throw into our purse, either.)

These next three months will be torture while we wait for this product to be released, but mark our words, we will be the first in line to get it come January.

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October 5, 2006

Do you have something to hide?


Once again, we were up late last night.

We wish we could say it was due to a few too many martinis and a DJ that wouldn’t quit, but instead we’ll tell you the truth: our beloved PowerBook G4 decided to take a turn for the worse and screamed, “I’M HAVING A PANIC ATTACK. A KERNAL PANIC ATTACK! AND IF YOU DON’T HELP ME NOW, YOU WILL NEVER AGAIN SEE YOUR FILES!”

If saving 10 thousand photos is not enough to keep a girl up all night then we don’t know what is.

Needless to say, we look lovely this morning.

Wrassling with our computer has left us with tired, dark, puffy eyes and a lackluster complexion. Being the beauty product obsessed ho that we are actually has some perks because this morning we were prepared. Sitting on our bathroom counter was Benefit’s Realness of Concealness ready to rescue us from a frustrated night of cussing into the darkness at no one in particular (because who would listen to us? NO ONE. The rest of the world was sleeping.)

This crafty little kit has mini containers of Ooh la Lift (reduces puffiness), Boi-ing (hides dark circles), Lemon-Aid (evens out/primes eye lids), High Beam (supermodel in a bottle! need we say more?) and Lip Plump (for plumping. the lips.)

What could be better than all this great stuff in one adorable little kit?

Aside from 10 thousand photos SAVED (Yay!), nothing.

Benefit Realness Of Concealness, $28

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October 2, 2006

Stila 101

We’ve mentioned before that we really like Stila’s Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 and All Over Shimmer Liquid Luminizer. Now you can get them both, plus a Perfecting Concealer and short handled concealer brush, in one great starter set.

Stila 101: an introduction to foundation offers all of these products in promo/sample sizes which are perfect for traveling or throwing into your purse for mid-day touchups.

Everything you need for a fresh and healthy glow is only available for a limited time at Sephora.

Stila 101: An Introduction to Foundation, $30

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