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Summer 2008: Urban Decay Baked Bronzer In Gilded

Urban Decay, Baked Bronzer, Raging Rouge Beauty Blog Originally launched in 2002, Urban Decay’s Baked Bronzer has become a popular part of their collection. So popular, in fact, that a new shade will be launched for Summer 2008, to keep you looking bronzed and beautiful!

"Gilded" is a medium-toned bronzer encased in a gorgeous matte gold compact. Through the bronzer, like gold lightening bolts, are shocks of gorgeous shimmering gold color.

Most impressive about this bronzer is its ability to provide streak-free coverage to those with fair to medium skin-tones. As one with extremely pale skin, shopping for bronzer is historically tricky. Urban Decay’s Gilded imparted an extremely natural looking sun-kissed glow. Highly recommended for fair to medium skin!

Some expert advice from Urban Decay: Pair this bronzer with their new Big Buddha Brush for an all-over body tan (boy do my ghostly legs need this). Some expert advice from Raging Rouge: Single out the gold shade with a small brush to jazz up your eye shadow or add a golden shimmer to your favorite lip shade!

Retail will be $24. Baked Bronzer in Gilded will be found at Sephora.com, Beauty.com, Ulta and Urban Decay by the end of April.

Summer 2008: Urban Decay Good Karma Brush, Big Buddha

Big Buddha, Urban Decay, Raging Rouge Beauty Blog With my pregnant belly growing as it is, I got quite a chuckle from the name of this new brush by Urban Decay, to be introduced as part of their Summer collection.

This immense brush just happens to be perfectly named. Big Buddha is roughly the size of a small hand, with the brush hair measuring at a whopping 2 1/2 inches long. Similar to the rest of the Good Karma brush collection, Big Buddha is 100% animal friendly, and made of synthetic fibers. Don’t let the synthetic fibers scare you off! This brush is amazingly soft… perhaps the softest applicator brush I’ve ever felt on my skin!

The unique white and purple colors will certainly capture your attention, but the best quality of this this brush is the huge size. Décolleté, legs, arms… Big Buddha is large enough to apply bronzer anywhere that might be a bit too pale to bare unassisted this season.

Keep an eye out for this $36 all-over body brush at beauty stores like Sephora.com, Beauty.com, Ulta and Urban Decay. Should be available by the end of April!

Summer 2008: Urban Decay’s De-Slick Mattifying Powder

Urban Decay, De-Slick Mattifying Powder, Summer Beauty 2008 Warm weather can be such an incredible mood-booster, can’t it? But with warmer climes come increased shine. To combat the dreaded oil-slick, Urban Decay will be launching a new De-Slick Mattifying pressed powder this summer.

This gorgeous purple compact contains a pressed powder perfect for any complexion. How can that be? It’s entirely translucent, literally melting into the skin. Use it atop your foundation for a matte finish, or just directly onto the skin to prevent the dreaded shine! Those with oily or combination skin will rely on this compact even as Summer fades into Fall.

Urban Decay’s De-Slick will retail for $28. Check it out at Sephora.com, Beauty.com, Ulta and Urban Decay by the end of April.

Summer 2008: Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara… In Color!

Urban Decay, Big Fatty Mascara, Summer 2008 One of the things I love most about Urban Decay is this: they always flip conventional wisdom the bird and just create products they think are gorgeous. Each and every time, I’m crazy about the results.

And so it is with their launch of the four new amazingly vibrant colors of their smashing Big Fatty Mascara. As the name promises, Big Fatty Mascara by Urban Decay plumps lashes to tree-trunk-like volume. Amazing!

You may remember a while back when I featured some almost-black colored mascaras here on Raging Rouge. Well, these new shades: Electric Blue, Indigo, Purple Haze and Black Cherry, are anything but subtle. They are extremely bright 80s inspired shocks of color that are sure to add a bright twist to your look.

The Pucci-inspired packaging ensures this product’s package is as pretty as its contents. Big Fatty Mascaras will retail for $17 at Sephora.com, Beauty.com, Ulta and Urban Decay by the end of April. Keep an eye out for this hot new collection!

La Mer: The Radiant Infusion

Did you know that increased pore size is a sign of aging? Yes, it is sad but true. Like the rings of a tree, enlarged pores provide a hint to all who gaze upon your face just how long those boots of yours have been walking this earth.

To celebrate the onset of Spring, La Mer has introduced The Radiant Infusion to provide a fresher and glowing complexion. But The Radiant Infusion doesn’t only deliver glowing skin… this product minimizes pore size! Applied to clean skin using the fingertips, The Radiant Infusion delivers ionizing sea salts, Radiant Ferments and anti-oxidants directly to the skin- suspended in La Mer’s sea gel. Radiant Ferments begin as blue and white sea algae. When put through a special fermentation process, they work to improve dullness and un-even looking skin color.

Similar to a vitamin, La Mer’s formula is time released, so it works both immediately AND over time to help your skin look refreshed all day. This product delivers results quickly, helping a dull complexion recover from the harshness of winter. I vouch for the results wholeheartedly!

Retail price of The Radiant Infusion is $90 at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and La Mer.com.