The Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup: March 2

• My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog: My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog reviews the entire skincare line from SeabuckWonders.
• Mama Fashionista: Check out NCLA's "Life's A Beach!" Collection (and Quinn's first attempt at swatching)!
• Emily hudspeth, hair design and makeup artist: Stylized Fall Bridal Portrait Shoot and Building your Pro Makeup Artist Portfolio.
• Makeup Demon: Battle between two mousse foundations - Maybelline vs Bourjois!
• Chickettes.com: Get in the mood for spring with the new Gelish "Love in Bloom" collection!
• Cosmetics Aficionado: Acne causing you stress or are you stressed by acne? Perhaps Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash is for you.
• Beauty Apocalypse: Beauty Apocalypse has a professional colorist to tell you when to DIY and when to seek professional help.
• TheFabZilla: What's in your everyday makeup bag? Sneak inside TheFabZilla's.
• Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom: Jesse's Girl Pure Pigment Eye Dust in Sunset Blvd is one of Destany's go-to eye shadows!
• The Convenient Beauty: Tom Ford Love Lust isn't just another peachy blush. It's the peachy blush.
• Lipgloss Break: Enter to win Fergie's new fragrance, Viva by Fergie!
• Beauty by Miss L: On 24th February was Estonian 95th Independence Day and Miss L did a patriotic manicure inspired by Estonian flag.
• Lacquer Buzz: What can you do with a fan brush? Awesome nail art!
• Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: If you love the idea of a pretty pink lip gloss with lots of anti-aging ingredients- then Lola's Secret Beauty Blog would like to gleefully introduce you to vbeauté Lip Spread!
• Rachel's Makeup and Skincare: Rachel found a new finishing powder that she thinks can compete with Guerlain's Meteorites. Can you guess what it is?
• Beauty Professor: The Beauty Professor shares swatches of her favorite pink blushes!
• Lisa's Nail Obsession: Alessandro International's Cashmere Touch is subtle yet elegant. A classy touch to any wardrobe.
• Midnight Manicures: Check out Jeanie's Milani COLORstatment Pinks & Corals Lipsticks and Lip Liners Review. Another win for Milani Cosmetics!

Deborah Lippman Polish in Wicked Game

I have been wanting to try a Deborah Lippman polish for a long time as well as wanting a metallic polish. For a long time I thought I was going to purchase the Ciate polish in oil slick, but ended up getting this polish during the Barney's Bag event. I can't say much for wear time as I just applied it yesterday, plus I use a gel top coat so my wear time will always be exponentially longer than if you just use a standard top coat. I can say that it is an amazing color that pictures just cannot capture. It is a purple metallic polish that looks green, blue, or grey depending on the light. I think it might even have hints of copper in there as well. It is an outstanding polish that my manicurist was oohing and ahhing over the entire time (though she tends to love most of the polishes I bring in, thank you glossybox).

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Isn't it just to die for? This polish can be purchased at Barney's or Ulta or online at either of these retailers (though I'm sure there's a lot of other retailers for this).

Rachel's First Giveaway

Last Friday I allowed everyone to comment what ideas they had for a giveaway. Well, one was emailed to me and I LOVED the idea. So congratulations Jilliann, I am using your idea. Her idea was to create a sample box, much like Glossybox or Birchbox, with my favorite items in it. I love this idea so much. The box will be a surprise, however I promise there will be a few full sized items in there and the box will be worth at least $50.

This is my first giveaway, so there might be a few kinks to work out in the beginning. I hope everything goes smoothly however. Let me know if there are any problems I need to work out.

Edited to add that this is only open to residents of the United States...sorry.

For your chance to win, just fill out the rafflecopter form below:


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Cle de Peau Luminizing Face Enhancer

I had decided that I was going to purchase the Guerlain Meteorites in the pressed powder compact form, when I saw this. I let the sales associate put it on my face and I was sold. This has quickly overtaken my meteorites in my daily routine. It has to be the single best finishing powder I have ever experienced. This product comes in pastel (shown), gold, and another new color for Spring 2013 that I'm not sure what its called.

To start with, just look at the compact. It is incredible. Like all Cle de Peau items, you can purchase the powder in refill form to save a few dollars, which is what I tend to do. However, this compact was so incredibly gorgeous, I felt it was necessary. Every time I take this compact out I am reminded how luxurious and light reflecting the product is before I even open it up. On a side note, I am glad I got this compact because of the brush it came with. I have never used the included brushes with any of the products I have ever purchased. Even the nice brushes that have come with compacts can never compete with the brushes I own. I would have purchased this brush separately. It is incredibly soft, I mean Tom Ford brush soft. I just love how it feels against my skin. It is also dense enough to pick up just the right amount of product without picking up or applying too much. Can you tell how much I love this product? I just wrote a paragraph on it without ever talking about the actual powder!

The only description on this product is that it is an "exquisite highlighting powder that uses innovative light-diffusing technology to define contours and illuminate your complexion." I have found that if you look very close at your face, there is "glitter," however you have to be nose to mirror to see it. It just overall makes your skin glow. Just like the meteorites did, where its an unexplainable change, you just look better, but this makes your skin even brighter and more glowy. I tried to capture what this does to your skin, and failed. I couldn't even get a good swatch of this because its is barely detectable on your skin. I can say that darker skinned beauties will like the gold one better as it imparts a subtle golden glow to your skin as well. It is really quite beautiful. 

I would absolutely recommend this to anyone, especially those who love Guerlain's Meteorites. I am in absolute love with this product. 

This can be purchased anywhere Cle de Peau products are sold (Barney's, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, etc) or online at any of these retailers. 

February USA Glossybox

This month glossybox accidentally sent me 2 boxes instead of 1! They did that last month as well, but both were the same box, so I didn't share. These were actually different!

(2) Bvlgari Eau Pargumee Au The Blanc soap

(2) Da Vinci Cosmetics Shimmer Powder (one in a pink shimmer and one in a bronze)

(2) Evologie eSystem Duo Pack Intensive Blemish Serum and Stay Clear Cream

Lisi Liquid Line Eyeliner (Bronze)

Lisi Sheer Sparkle Lip Gloss (pink)

(2) Nail Rock Nail Wraps (one is black and white stripes and one is all gold with the British flag)

Glossybox is a monthly subscription service that is $21 a month and can be purchased from http://glossybox.com

Sue Devitt Defining Eyeliners

I received a full sized Sue Devitt eyeliner in black in my Barney's Love Yourself Bag, however I had purchased a Sue Devitt eyeliner in silver that I had never reviewed, so I figured I would review them both at the same time. I have to tell you all, this is most definitely my favorite eye crayon on the market right now. The liners are highly pigmented, incredibly soft (almost to the point that it is difficult to use the black eyeliner as you only have one shot at it instead of a few swipes back in forth in the harder ones), it smudges amazingly, and it stays put all day! I also have a special place in my heart for eyeliners that don't need to be sharpened.

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The silver eyeliner was 2 swipes across while the black was one swipe, that is how pigmented it is! I also love that the silver eyeliner is an actual metallic silver. I have never seen an eyeliner that is an exact dupe for this. 

These are described as, "inspired by our star product - eye intensifier pencil - the new defining eyeliner is an ultra thin, twist-up pencil designed to create a precise line in vibrant colors for an intense look. Its unique formulation hydrates while defining, glides on smoothly in a soft, velvety texture, while locking in color that is long-wearing, transfer resistant, water resistant and smudge proof. Hyaluronic filing spheres and nylon-12 lock in moisture, and expand and contact with facial expressions without creasing. No Sharpener required."

This product literally does everything the company claims it does. It really is an amazing eyeliner. The only fault I have with this product is that it doesn't come in more colors! It comes in a teal color, a red color, this silver, black, and brown. Sue Devitt also makes a fat eyeliner pencil, but its a pencil that needs to be sharpened and I prefer my eyeliners to be skinny. However, they contain the same great formula, so if that is your style those come in quite a few colors. I think the teal will be my next purchase.

These can be purchased from Barney's or http://www.suedevittbeauty.com.

Barney's Bag Event Haul

Hey there everyone! I never posted the goodies I received from the Barney's Love Yourself Bag Event. I'm sorry I never posted the bag, I mentioned in my last post that I was in DC for a conference and I pretty much rushed out to go there after receiving my package and at this point the bag has been disassembled (and my mother took some goodies from the bag home with her), so it won't get posted. I am however going to review the products I purchased and the full sized gifts I received. I will most likely review my favorite items from the bag as well. For some reason the Rodin lip balm I purchased never made it to this image. I purchased that too and will review that as well. I am going to start banging out these reviews today. So stay tuned...=)