Congratulations to our friend Gabby Rosales for making the cover of local gem, Java Magazine. The spread also features clothing and accessories from another Phoenix favorite, Butter Toast Boutique. Lookin good Gabby

Thanks to one of our commentators, I was able to find the website belonging to a co-creator of Cosby (see Anyone Home? post below). The visuals on HRSTUDIOPLUS are as stimulating as the line was. I haven’t swooned over anything since The Boobs (AND finding my Jeffrey Campbell knockoff wedges). Much love and thanks to our readers, who are the most helpful little things in the world!

Sugarpill Cosmetics: “Addicted to Pretty” - a custom line of vibrant, richly pigmented, velvety pressed eyeshadows and sparkling loose powders.

Amy, creator of Sugarpill Cosmetics, decided to create a new line of unique, luxury eyeshadows in striking hues for fearless color FIENDS who aren’t afraid to sparkle in the crowd. Sugarpill eyeshadows offer long-lasting wear that remains flawless throughout the day and night, so you’ll never find yourself sneaking off for midparty touch-ups. The full collection includes pressed eyeshadows, eyeshadow quads, loose eyeshadows, and even lashes!

Sugarpill was the official makeup brand for Sanrio’s Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary Celebration. Models lit up the catwalk wearing colorful Sugarpill makeup to compliment their Hello Kitty themed outfits.

Check out Sugarpill and all it has to offer HERE

Concept by Dzmitry Samal

Studded (Riveting)

Wham Bam Glam (Riveting)

Black Enough? (Riveting)

All of the nail lacquers from the Riveting Collection are mattes.

If you want a shiny look just add topcoat.

Check out Wham Bam Glam with Seche Vite…

Can you say Penny Pinchers Vs. Chanel Particulière??

On to the Spring Colour Forecast nail lacquers…

Galore Pink (Spring Colour Forecast 1)

Malibu Peach (Spring Colour Forecast 2)

Imperial Splendour (Spring Colour Forecast 3)

Abalone Shell (Spring Colour Forecast 4)

Any Favorites?

Gave you this sneak peek a few days ago. On to the swatches…

Neons are a bit difficult to capture in photos so all of these will be BRIGHTER in real life

Towel Boy Toy

Kiwi Coolada

Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Sun Worshiper

Flip Flop Fantasy

Pool Party

I think Poolside was the perfect name for this collection because I can so picture myself wearing these by the poolside. I love a bright mani and pedicure in the Summer. Towel Boy Toy looks like pool water on my fingertips! Flip Flop Fantasy is another favorite of mine because I love the coral color. All of these will look amazing on tan skin, not that I condone “sun worshiping”.

As far as application goes with these, all neons take patience. Yellow Polka Dot Bikini gave me the most trouble. The best way to get even coverage with these is to do a few thin coats. Luckily neons dry pretty quickly so doing 3-4 thin coats isn’t so bad. Second, neons dry sort of matte, so I added a top coat of Seche Vite on top. This also helps make the color more even and gets rid of streaks, which are common in neons.

Hope you guys like these! I don’t have an exact release date for these yet but I would expect them to start hitting stores in April.

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection - April 22, 2010

“Craft Paper Couture – an inspired idea cut like a pattern and whipped up into a frisky little “funny face” frock. Then, strip it back to its essence for Summer 2010 for a Pret-a-Papier colour collection. It was a Project Runway challenge of sorts, with paper as the source, the instigator of ideas, the beginning of something simply, basically beautiful. Lipstick, LipGlass, Eye Shadow, Paint Pot, Chromografic Pencil, Studio Fix Lash, Impeccable Brow Pencil, Sheertone and Mineralize Blushes, and Nail Lacquer in a seamless spectrum of parchment-to-vellum beiges, with an occasional, clever colour spill, coral among the most au courant”

Read on for more images and info…

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MAC Prep for Colour Collection - April 8, 2010

“Artists use watercolour, oil, chalk, pastel, pencil, ink. We use makeup. Both require a bold vision and a perfectly primed canvas to start. New innovations to ensure the Artist’s idyll is perfectly realized: Prep + Prime Skin Brightening Serum evens out any skin tone, Prep + Prime Face Protect SPF 50 helps stop future damage with ultimate determination, and for M·A·C Asia, Prep + Prime Fortified Skin Enhancer SPF 35/PA+++ blurs visible skin imperfections and helps block harmful rays. The state-of-the-art way to prepare skin for a flawless makeup application. Prep for Colour helps every skin type become a modern masterpiece.”

Hey, Prepped for Glamour, and Sorcery eyeshadows

Just Add Colour lipglass

Prep + Prime: Skin Brightening Serum and Face Protect SPF50

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