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Koh Gen Do Fresh Face Cheek Color In Caramel Bronze

When my college years were coming to a close, I deciding between two paths: 1) Go to grad school, or 2) Move to Japan to teach English classes.

Damn my fabulous GRE scores! I missed the opportunity to live abroad, and have yet to experience Japanese culture first-hand! To quench my thirst for all things Japanese, I’ll have to play with products like Koh Gen Do, recently made available for us to play with at Barneys.

Koh Gen Do Fresh Face Cheek Color is available in four universally flattering shades: Coral Pink, Apricot, Honey Orange and Caramel Bronze. Makeup addicts will be familiar with the sponge-top applicator used by Koh Gen Do. Here is a quick tutorial for newbies:

To apply, unscrew the sponge-tip applicator and remove the plastic cover. Put the sponge applicator back on and hold the entire product upside down. Tap the side gently until some cheek color is dispensed through the sponge. Apply to the cheeks and blend with the sponge. The formula blends to a natural finish quite easily. The bronze is so subtle in fact, that I couldn’t photograph a decent swatch! It’s truly a great choice for the fair-skinned.

Koh Gen Do cheek color contains natural, high-quality color ingredients, rather than composite pigments. The formula also contains moisturizing elements. No artificial colors, fragrance or petroleum-based mineral oil are used in Koh Gen Do products!

Retail price is $38. Surprisingly cheap, given the current USD/Yen exchange rate!

Click HERE to buy Koh Gen Do Fresh Face Cheek Color at Barneys.com or click HERE to check out KohGenDoCosmetics.com!

The author of the Raging Rouge Beauty Blog received press samples for purposes of this makeup review / product review. For more information on sample policies, please click HERE to read my full disclosure statement.

Date-Night Nails With Barielle!

Heading out for that Valentine’s Day mani? Searching for a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift idea? Be sure to check out these classic reds and pinks! A great gift-idea is a bouquet of the rose-colored Barielle shades, swatched below! Retail price is a mere $8 per bottle. Click HERE to check them out on Barielle.com.

Date-Night Nails With Barielle!

Pin up is a fiery red with gold shimmer. Smoldering and sexy!

Shell Shock is sheer and innocent. This almost-neutral pink goes with anything!

Vivid is a deep red shade with pink undertones.

Sailor’s Delight is a new Raging Rouge favorite! This opaque dusty pink reminds me of a ballet slipper.

Ecstasy is a true, classic sports-car red.

The author of the Raging Rouge Beauty Blog received press samples of some of the items listed above. For more information on sample policies, please click HERE to read my full disclosure statement.

beautyADDICTS sweetLips

beautyADDICTS sweetLIPS

sweetLIPS gloss swatches, beautyADDICTS Today is a special treat, readers… Allow me to introduce you all to a truly exceptional gloss!

Gloss fanatics everywhere should have at least one beautyADDICTS sweetLIPS gloss in their stash. The colors are vivid and the formula is moisturizing (NOT sticky in the least). Not mentioned on the beautyADDICTS website–but certainly a compelling reason to buy–this gloss minimizes the appearance of fine lines, giving a youthful appearance. The finished look is high-shine and completely smooth. Flawless!

The beautyADDICTS brand offers makeup in color “families”, ensuring that customers can achieve a coordinated “look” without having to overthink the shopping process. So if you fall in love with one particular sweetLips shade–pictured at left–you can conveniently add the entire coordinating makeup collection to your shopping cart online in one fell swoop!

Retail price is $17 per gloss.

click HERE to buy it from beautyADDICTS.com.

Clinique Gift Time!

Bloomingdales currently has the most adorable Clinique Gift With Purchase for Spring 2011! With any Clinique purchase of $25 or more, you’ll score a Milly for Clinique cosmetics bag filled with goodies, and valued at $75! Gift is only available until February 27th, 2011, so grab it quickly!

Product freebies include:

Long Last Glosswear SPF15 in AirKiss
Colour Surge Eyshadow Duo
High Impact Mascara in Black
High Impact Lip Colour SPF15 in Extreme Pink
Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief
All About Eyes Serum De-Puffing Eye Massage
Milly for Clinique Cosmetics Bag Set

For an updated list of Clinique Gift With Purchase 2012 information, click the hyperlink! I now keep one page updated with all current Clinique gwp data, at department stores near you!

STEAMCREAM Review!

steamcream review Leave it to the fun-loving, natural-ingredient loving creators of the LUSH brand… they’re at it again! The latest from their lab (or should I say kitchen?) is STEAMCREAM… a feather-light moisturizer that can be used on the face, body and hands.

Designed to be portable, each 2.6 oz. tin has a screw on lid, ensuring there are no spills when you’re on the go. Select a tin to match your sparkling personality, or home decor! The latest tin design pictured above–Wraparound–makes a lovely valentine’s day treat! Naturally, the tins can also be reused or recycled!

The cream itself is divine. The ingredients are natural and vegan. The formula uses a steam-infusion manufacturing process to create a moisturizer that absorbs into skin quickly. STEAMCREAM can be used on the face, hands or body, and is suitable for sensitive skin (and my sensitive skin loves it). The fragrance is a blend of essential oils. No artificial fragrance here!

Retail price is $18. Click HERE to check it out at STEAMCREAM.com.