Ellis Faas • Hot Lips L402 • Review

I rarely remain amazed by a product i haven’t used yet. With the Ellis Faas Hot Lips, it was love at first “swatch”. The moment i tried this liquid lipstick on my hand, before putting it on my lips, my jaw dropped.

I never, like ever, tried something so pigmented! A few drops go a very long way!

This is how the product looks like:

“Hot Lips is Ellis’ latest revolutionary texture for the lips. Because it’s absolutely packed with pigment, you’ll only need a tiny bit of the non-greasy Hot Lips to add vibrant colour. Hot Lips are extremely longwearing, without the risk of drying out your lips. A little goes a very long way! All Ellis Lips products are suitable for every skin tone, age and style. Paraben-free. Non-sticky. No animal testing”.

The product comes in a pretty pink box and i

MAC • The Matte Lip Collection • October / Holiday 2014

MAC is launching a new limited edition line, The Matte Lip!

“Revamp your look with daring new shades of our iconic matte Lipstick. Vibrant hues like fuchsia Heroine and Le Vie En Rouge are a bold contrast to the rich burgundy of Fashion Revival and sultry nude of Styled in Sepia. For the ultimate in colour intensity, Pro Longwear Lip Pencils enhance Lipstick in super-saturated shades that make a classic, modern statement. For a polished finish, accent with the soft, pinky hues of Pro Longwear Blush — long-lasting colour that’s purely fabulous”

This collection has everything you may desire, if you’re a matte lover! MAC is worldwide famous for their matte lipsticks, so The Matte Collection should be amazing!

It offers eight Lipsticks, six Pro Longwear Lip Pencils and three Pro Longwear Blushes!

Some products are part of the permanent line and other ones are new/limited edition!

LIPSTICKS

L-R: Styled in Sepia, Nouvelle Vogue, Pander Me, Damn Glamorous, Le Vie En Rouge, Fashion Revival, Heroine, Living Legend

Exception made for Heroine, the lipsticks are all limited edition. The Matte Lip Collection ranges from nudes/neutrals to bright wearable colours to dark, edgy shades.

So, let’s see more in-depth, from left to right, the colours shade by shade:

Out Now! • Anastasia Beverly Hills • Tamanna Palette

A new, gorgeous eyeshadow palette by Anastasia Beverly Hills is now out!  We’re talking about the Tamanna Palette, created in collaboration with the worldwide famous makeup artist, Tamanna Roashan! Her Instagram counts over 812+K followers!

This is how the palette looks like:

It has been released for the 2014 Holiday season and “comes with 5 of my very own “Get-The-Look” cards with detailed step by step tutorials on the back“, says Tamanna.

@dressyourface

What do i get?

When you purchase this palette, you receive

MAC • Matchmaster Foundation, Concealer and Brushes • Fall 2014

MAC came out with a new collection to add to the permanent line, the Matchmaster.

“Who doesn’t want their concealer to be a perfect match? Formulated to enhance the subtleties of your skin tone, new Matchmaster Concealer features the same Shade Intelligence Technology as our Matchmaster Foundation SPF 15, which utilizes breakthrough pigment technology to create your own personalized shade. Providing medium buildable coverage, its true-to-life shades give you perfect colour purity that isn’t ashy or chalky. Vitamin E conditions as the concealer reduces the appearance of under eye circles, dark spots, discolouration, fine lines and wrinkles. Packaged in a convenient, portable stick, it launches in 12 diverse shades, with colour-true coverage for up to eight hours“.

How is this collection composed?

The Matchmaster line claims to be revolutionary and aims to give you the perfect match with your skintone.

It consists of 12 shades of foundation and of 12 shades of matching concealer. It’s formulated to cover any discolouration and imperfections you may have and to reduce the appearence of fine lines.

Matchmaster Foundation SPF 15 • US$35.00 (35 ml / 1.18 US fl oz)

It’s a liquid foundation that contains an SPF of 15. It has a buildable coverage and a

Out Now! • Chanel États Poétiques Collection • Fall 2014

Chanel‘s new luxurious fall 2014 collection is called États Poétiques and consists of a lot of products, some new and limited edition and some already seen in older collections or the permanent line.

• For the preview of the upcoming Summer 2015 Collection Mediterranée collection, click here.

The particular thing about this line is that it’s way fresher and colorful, compared to other brand’s fall limited editions.

Usually, when we think of fall, especially with make up, we tend to associate dark colours, like plum, browns, warm bronzes or similar. The États Poétiques collection stands out.

This is what Chanel described: “A poetic Fall palette. A colourful game of opposites. Innocent and stormy shadows express passion and emotion. A redesigned eyeliner pen defines a tone of mystery with a sleek felt tip for ultimate precision”.

How is this collection composed?

The collection consists of the same products worldwide, but in some countries, there are more pieces.

 

Nail Polishes • $27.00

Chanel‘s nail polishes are worldwide famous for their texture and colour range.

The États Poétiques collection offers three Le Vernis: 625 Secret (a neutral

Red Cherry • # 102 Lashes Review

Some time ago i showed you this photo:

FalseEyeashes.co.uk has been kind enough to send me these gorgeous lashes!

I’ve already reviewed the Red Cherry #43 Lashes (click here, if you want to check it out) and now it’s time to talk about the famous Red Cherry #102 Lashes!

When i first saw them, it was love at first sight.

I rarely use lashes to go out, but use them for my Instagram account, since i love creating looks. Well, i was looking for some lashes that could make a difference in a look, that were eye catching and able to give that special touch.

The very particular thing about this lashes is that

Out Now! • Vice 3 Palette by Urban Decay

Urban Decay came out with a new addiciton to the Vice family, the Vice 3 Palette!

“You can never have too much of a good thing. Satisfy your eyeshadow vice with 20 velvety, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN shades—from an amazing soft black and a stunning burgundy to a rich, smoky red-black. Every shade in Vice3 has a metallic finish that echoes the iced-out metallic look of the palette itself (more on that in a minute). The shades are arranged in columns: neutrals on the left, jewel tones in the middle and smoky shades on the right. Pair up the vertically color-coordinated quads or go wild and mix them up. Our Pigment Infusion System™ gives each shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power and blendability.”

What do I get?

You get 20 eyeshadows and a double ended brush.

It should come with a bag to protect the palette and the first 500 fans that will purchase the palette from the site will receive a deluxe sample of their new Perversion Mascara.

Colours and Textures

As the first two Vice palettes,Vice3 Palette is composed by 20 brand new, velvety shades. We have different metallic textures,

Coming Soon • MAC The Rocky Horror Picture Show Limited Edition – Fall 2014

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1975 cult musical movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, MAC is coming out with a limited edition collection dedicated to it.

This collection looks absolutely gorgeous! It’s composed by 20 pieces.

Some of the products are part of the permanent line but with the limited edition packaging, some products are new and some are PRO, thing that makes the collection even more exciting!

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show kicks off the celebration of its 40th anniversary in wild style with an untamed M∙A∙C collaboration, featuring an outrageous collection of hues and products specially designed to recreate the looks of your favourite characters from the 1975 cult classic film. Transform yourself into a sex-swapping mad scientist, heroic newlywed, alien from Transylvania or even the time-warped Riff Raff, with an orgy of colour worthy of any midnight mayhem at The Frankenstein Place”.
This collection is mainly based dark, bold colours and on eyes and lips, but counts two face products and nail lacquers as well!

How is this collection composed?

Let’s start with the Face products!

Powder Blush ($24.00 U.S. / $28.50 CDN)

• Crazed Imagination: It’s a “muted plum with a hint of pink pearl” (Sheertone Shimmer) It’s Limited Edition. Looks amazing!

Sculpt and Shape Powder ($27.50 U.S. / $33.00 CDN)

It’s a powder

Coming Soon • MAC Brooke Shields Fall 2014

Another exciting MAC Limited Edition is about to come out! James Gager himself, MAC Senior Vice President and Group Creative Director approached the the gorgeous 80/90’s fashion Icon Brooke Shields to create the biggest MAC Icon collection ever, the MAC x Brooke Shields.

Brooke is worldwide famous in the beauty industry for her bushy, untamed brows.

This collection is not only the bigger of the Icons, but it’s the one with the biggest eyeshadow palette!It features both new limited edition products and permanent items.

Let’s see more in depth the products featured in this collection!

How is this collection composed?

Face Products

• Bronzing Powder ($27.50 US/$33.00 CDN): comes in the shade Scone, not too orange and not too cold. It’s the perfect neutral colour to warm up the face. Definitely for light to medium, especially, skin tones.
• Crème Color Base ($31.00 US/$37.00 CDN): in the shade Cherished. As you may know, this kind of product is very versatile. It can be used on eyes, cheeks, lips and under the foundation too. This shade is described as a bright coral pink/soft burgundy rose.
• Cremeblend Blush Duo ($31.00 US/$37.00 CDN) : it comes in two shades, a burgundy and a coral. They’re the perfect match for the MAC x Brooke Lipsticks and Lipglasses!

Lip Products

Out Now! • Maya Mia Palette by Anastasia Beverly Hills

If you’re into Instagram and into makeup, there shoudn’t be any need to introduce you to Anastasia, but, for those of you who don’t know her, Anastasia is a brow expert and founder of the famous Anastasia Beverly Hills brand.

The Anastasia Beverly Hills account on Instagram counts more than 2 million followers and decided to team up with Maya Janeska , a Tanzanian beauty expert who counts over 1 million followers on Instagram, to create a gorgeous eye palette composed by ten shades. Anastasia’s daughter, Claudia (@norvina), collaborated with them too.

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This palette comes along a double ended brush and five tutorial cards with 5 looks made by Maya Mia to recreate step by step.

As you can see, the packaging is