Spring 2016 Launch: Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Lipgloss- Pearl- 259 and Tell Me Dior- 369: Review and Swatches

Have you heard anything yet about Dior’s Spring 2016 (re)launch of Addict Ultra-Gloss? You know there is a Dior Addict Lip Gloss of course, but this is Ultra Gloss. What’s the difference? Per Dior, Addict Ultra-gloss is a “lip plumper and gloss all in one.” It supposedly “produces a natural volume effect […]

YSL – Volupté Lip Tint-in-Oil (Staining Gloss) – I Rose You- 04, Cherry my Cherie- 05 & Peach Me in Love- 06 – Swatches and Review

Where was I when YSL launched Volupté Lip Tint-in-Oil? I missed the buzz over this. How many inferior lip products have I suffered through in the meantime? Alas, I just don’t know. But now I’ve found it– the most amazing lip stain ever. YSL Volutpé Tint-in-Oil is a liquid stain (in oil) delivered via an […]

The Fruits: Diptyque Coing, Oyedo, Oranger, Baies, and Figuier Candles – Review and Photos

Guess what? My new Diptyque candle reference page is up. You can see the full list of Diptyque candles, their meanings, and whether or not I would buy them again. With the recent addition of Coing to my Diptyque collection, I can now review all five candles currently in Diptyque’s fruity […]

Benefit, Laura Geller, It Cosmetics, Cargo, Ulta, NYC, e.l.f. & Essence – Matte Bronzer Swatches, Reviews, and Comparisions

Any time of year is good for a new bronzer. While I have some deep cosmetic loyalties to eye makeup (mascara: – Black, primer/ shadow base: , and eyeliner: ), I vacillate on face color. Yet ironically, bronzer is the type of makeup I’m most attached to. I usually have at least two […]

Soap & Glory Powders – Love at First Blush, Glow all Out Luminizer, and Solar Powder Bronzer – now in US! – Quick swatches

Soap & Glory Powders – Love at First Blush, Glow all Out, Solar Powder Bronzer – now in US! – Quick swatches Wow! I just saw that Ulta is carrying Soap & Glory powders! I’ve gone to great lengths to track these down in the past, but I won’t have […]