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MAC Fall 2008: Cult Of Cherry Collection, Mattene in Bing

Mattene, MAC, Cult of Cherry, Bing

I recently confessed to a friend that while my favorite season for weather is Summer, my favorite season for makeup is Fall.

Rich, elegant colors and warm, inviting hues always catch my eye. Lovers of Fall makeup are most certainly snapping up products from MAC Cosmetics Cult of Cherry collection, a limited-edition to be sold only through October.

Looking for the perfect lip-color to pair with MAC's "Illegal Purple" nail lacquer? Look no further– this sleek matte lip color named "Bing" is a deep eggplant shade that both Marilyn Monroe and Marilyn Manson would find appealing.

Bonus: The incredibly dark shade of this lipstick made my teeth appear shockingly white!

Retails for $14.50 at MAC Cosmetics online, macys.com and Nordstrom.com. Also available in Kirsch, Chock-ful and Rapturous.

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tarte Lash Hugger Mascara

Over a year ago, I raved about Pout Plump Lash mascara. I immediately loved the enormous fluffy applicator brush as much as the pitch black mascara it applied. Only months after my review, Pout announced they would cease operations by January 2008. Since then, I’ve been hunting for a mascara that offered the incredible applicator brush I raved about in 2007.

Finally, this Fall, tarte has launched Lash Hugger Mascara. Voila! The void has been filled. Not only is the wand incredibly fluffy, but this naturally-formulated mascara strives to be environmentally friendly! The mascara tube itself is an ultra-sleek post-consumer recycled aluminum.

Lash Hugger mascara is paraben, phthalate, sulfate mineral-oil, propylene glycol, fragrance and synthetic dye free. It also contains skinvigorating ingredients to keep your lashes healthy and conditioned while imparting the most incredible volume and pitch-black color.

Click the link below to be taken to this product at Sephora, where a close-up of the incredible applicator wand is featured for your viewing pleasure!

Retail price is $18.

Click HERE to buy Tarte Lash Hugger Natural Mascara at Sephora

Cargo PlantLove Line Expanded!

Cargo Cosmetics, PlantLove, Beauty Blog On September 22, CARGO Cosmetics officially expanded their beloved PlantLove brand, originally a collection of eco-friendly botanical lipsticks (in compostable tubes), into first-ever line of ECOCERT Cosmetics!

Organized into collections named after the elements, PlantLove offers colors to suit all complexions… with the added bonus that all product, process and packaging meet the strictest standards for natural, organic and environmentally friendly content!

I’ll be posting reviews of some of these great products soon, including blush, shadow and eye pencils! Stay tuned!

Click HERE to head over to Cargo’s website.

Click HERE to shop Sephora for the full range of Cargo products!

Benefit Posietint Giveaway!

Some of you probably haven’t noticed, but I’ve actually been on an extended vacation from blogging this summer. July, August and most of September’s content was actually written in June. But now I’m back! To kick off my official return to the beauty blogosphere, I’m hosting this incredible giveaway, courtesy of the fabulously chic Benefit Cosmetics.

Five lucky readers will win a Benefit Posietint lip and cheek stain (retail value of $28). All you need to do to enter is subscribe to my newsletter (just enter your email address in the box under the words “Subscribe Here” on the left-hand side of your screen. You can unsubscribe in the future at any time. Winners will be selected on October 3, 2008. Winners must respond to email contact on October 3 to receive their prize. One entry per person please! Duplicate entries will not increase your odds of winning. Sorry for my international gals, but this giveaway is for US residents only. Winners must be over 18, and must explicitly agree to a disclaimer.

Surely you’ve heard people raving about Benefit’s Posietint, a variable of their famed cult-classic Benetint. Posietint delivers a petal-pink stain to the lips and cheeks. How perfect for the woman in search of understated beauty!

Click HERE to read more about posietint on the Benefit Cosmetics website. While you’re visiting their site, be sure to check out their new products: powderflage, BADgal plum, benetint lip balm (now with an SPF 15!) and their new fragrance b spot!

Kenzo Fragrances: Ryoko Colletion

Known as much for its sculptural, artistic packaging as its fragrance superiority and diversity, Kenzo has launched a new collection of pebble-sized fragrances called "RYOKO" containing 5 different Kenzo fragrances (FlowerbyKenzo eau de parfum, KenzoAmour eau de parfum and L’eau Par Kenzo eau de parfum for women and L’Eau Par Kenzo Pour Homme and Tokyo By Kenzo for men).

Packaged in colorful, smooth, stone-like atomizers designed by the talented industrial designer Karim Rashid, these beautiful perfume bottles have a minimalistic, zen-feel. Small enough to travel with, but large enough to last for many months, these petite atomizers are the perfect solution for someone always on the go.

Retail price of a Ryoko is $29, and can be purchased through the end of 2008 at the Kenzo website by clicking HERE.