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Our love affair with the bold lip and Dolce & Gabbana Make Up is still going strong, so we were delighted when we received a package housing the six gorgeous shades from the Monica Lipstick Collection inspired by Italian silver screen siren Monica Belluci. Craving to see the head turning shades in action, we decided to test drive them ourselves and play a little game called Six Shades of Amanda.
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There’s nothing more annoying than having to worry about lipstick. One minute it looks fantastic and the next it’s on your teeth, your new shirt or all over your wine glass. Lucky for you, we ‘ve found 5 lipsticks that actually stay on your lips… at least for a few hours.
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Using her star power for a charitable cause, Kate Winslet has teamed up with Lancome to create a makeup line that raises money and awareness for her autism charity, the Golden Hat Foundation. More info after the jump.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Matte or sheen? Stick or gloss?? Gah!! These are the questions that plague us – our white girl problems are near-unbearable. Thank Gabbana something has been done to sooth our situation: the white flag has been raised between lipstick and gloss with the advent of Dolce and Gabbana’s Passion Duo Gloss Fusion. It’s both, in one. Stick on the outside, gloss on the inside. Like a magical makeup mullet. See how they designed it here.
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Thanks to Patricia Field, I just designed a pad. Yes. A sanitary napkin. I never knew I wanted to before, and I’m still pretty sure I don’t want to, but what the hey, I did it. Pat Field has teamed up with Kotex to “Ban the Bland” because, she just can’t bear to see anything not bright and cheerfully colorful. Including mildly gross things, like things to do with your… Courtney Cox said it first, I can say it too… period.
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ATTENTION PATRICIA FIELD! Check your makeup case. I believe you are missing a mismatched tube of Iman lipstick, shade: Jaguar. It is shimmery and brown and positively luscious, and you must want it back. I love you and your lipstick, and would be honored to reunite you. Here is how I found it…
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Let’s bring back this two-toned lipstick trend that Tom Pecheux for M·A·C Cosmetics created for the Emanuel Ungaro show back in 2009, I have to say even though a bit on the odd side, it has grown on me… thoughts?
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Nicki Minaj‘s debut album, Pink Friday came out today (which I just happen to be listening to right now) and next Friday the pink will continue when MAC releases a limited edition lipstick.
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Link Love:Edward Bess Forever Yours Ultra Sleek Lipstick
My constant companion these days is Edward Bess Ultra Sleek Lipstick in Forever Yours. This richly pigmented red based pink that is about one shade darker than my natural lip color offers full coverage, creamy texture and perfect finish that’s just shiny enough without any actual shimmer. It stays put through a quick snack or a drink and always looks appropriate.
Forever Yours is half a shade darker and has a little more brown in the base than its closely-related sibling Night Romance. I’ll show more photos of Night Romance next week, but for now here’s a comparison swatch:
The Ultra Sleek lipstick range is small and carefully edited. There are only 13 colors, which seems a bit limited. But it actually shows Edward Bess’ keen eye and perfectionism. Out of the 13, there are four colors I love and wear regularly. If I weren’t addicted and obsessed with makeup and beauty blogging I could have (theoretically, of course) lived with just those four. That says a lot.
Bottom Line: Perfect.
Edward Bess Ultra Sleek Lipsticks ($32) are available exclusively from Bergdorf Goodman and edwardbess.com. I’d suggest (urge you, actually) to ignore the tiny color samples on Edward’s website and check out my own reviews (more to come) as well as those by Sabrina on the Beauty Look Book and KarlaSugar.
All photos are mine.
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SOURCE:Ditch The Neon: 3 Straight-Off-The Runway Rich Lip Colors To Ring In The Fall
With September right around the corner, it’s time to kiss the bright lip shades of summer goodbye. But what colors could possibly replace those neon reds and hot pinks that make summer beauty so fun? Don’t slip into a beauty depression – check out three new amazing lipstick shades that will get you through the season in style:
Fall 2010 shows, like Peter Som’s (above, at left) saw some deep purple, almost black, lips. While that doesn’t exactly translate to everyday life (unless you work at a voodoo shop), you can go goth-lite with the trend using Fresh Sugar Plum Lip Treatment SPF 15 ($22.50). The shade looks deep purple in the tube, but glides on to a sheer berry, so it’s totally office appropriate.
We’ve been loving Maybelline’s ColorSensational ($7.49) line of lipsticks since it hit stores a few months ago, and the Red Revival shade is the ideal crimson for the cooler months, just like the one seen in Donna Karan’s runway show. This moisturizing lipstick is easy to apply and the rich color, though not for the shy, will make you want to grab a camel coat and some leather riding boots. It’s autumn in a tube.
Yet, for every bold red or purple lip that marched down the fall runways, there was a nude, almost matte, pout to counter it, like the ones at Alexander Wang. Go Ali MacGraw circa ”Love Story” with Revlon’s Colorstay Mineral Lipglaze in Timeless Nude ($6.74), a natural color with a hint of pink that looks good on all skin tones and won’t wash you out.
Looking to fill the rest of your makeup bag? Check out our guides for the best mascaras, lip balms, and eyeshadows.
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