Eye Love The Decadence

Fur-reel, this description makes your mouth (eyes?) water, with desire, right?:

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Uniquely formulated with a new biopolymer protein, Skin Caviar Luxe Eye Lift Cream uses a cross-linking technology and forms a continuous and smooth film, helping to firm, lift and restore skin's youthful appearance.

Skin Caviar Luxe Eye Lift Cream also contains Caviar Extracts that help firm and nourish, along with La Prairie's exclusive Cellular Complex that helps stimulate the skin's natural repair process, moisturizing and energizing with nutrients that encourage optimal functioning.

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So does this pic, of Sean Avery, but that's a whole other subject.

I'll be frank- I didn't buy La Prairie's Skin Caviar. I got a sample of it, which was probably worth $50, as the little snack is $350 for 1.7 oz. I used as directed- a.m. + p.m., every day, and... well... it's rich, it's creamy, it's pretty-smelling and... it works like my Nivea Visage Q10 does. Meaning- it works nicely. But is "it works nicely" the way you want to describe a product that sets you back almost 1/2 a grand?

After one week (which I've read, can be long enough for some to see results) La Prairie Skin Caviar seemed as though it was doing the job of an excellent and long-lasting hydrating cream. Bottom line- I liked the stuff very much, but wouldn't do the necessary investing to find out if it was capable of more.

Full Phat- MAC Yogurt Shadow

Like a healthy snack for your eyelids, MAC Yogurt Shadow, is good food.

Yogurt is as matte as matte gets. Although MAC is well known for its outrageous and punchy shades, this one is subtle. However, it still has that pizazz, MAC ceaselessly embraces.

The name of this color, is actually what caught my attention. I heard a woman asking for it at the MAC counter, and immediately perked up. "Ooh.. what color is Yoooguuurt..." Upon seeing it, I bought it immediately.


I couldn't find a piccy of the exact shade, but it's basically a cross between this image and an eggshell. However, this'll get ya there- YAY!

The wear on Yogurt is long, as I find is the case with all MAC shadows (especially when applied over one of their lid Paints. I always have Bare Canvas on hand). This shade is great for every day use and gives a pretty, "wide-eyed, awake" look. Try a bite! It's delish!

Stay Glossy!

Fantastic Fantasy

Revlon Lash Fantasy came about when primers were burgeoning. There were some crazy thickeners on the scene, namely the kind that seemed like you were putting fluffy white dust on your lashes, before laying on the black stuff. Too scary and not just for those with allergies.

The Revlon primer is of great consistency. It's thicker and creamier than mascara, so you really feel like it's "priming" your lashes for something. Now there are two ways you can apply, for different effect (keep in mind, with either method, the primer will produce thicker lashes). One is to layer on the primer and immediately follow with mascara. This combines the two formulas (as the primer is still wet) and ends up making longer, straighter lashes, you can kind of "shape," as though you were using lash-mousse. Do I want 'em looking windswept? Pulled into points, like star eyes? More forward to create a fluttery eye, southern belle effect?

The other route is to apply the primer and let it dry. It takes about 2 minutes, so go brush your teeth, have a bite of bagel,
grab a phone call and then come back and apply mascara. The difference in this application is that after the primer dries, it curls your lashes up a bit, so you can skip the lash curler step (if you even do this- I actually don't)

and jump right into full-on glamourpuss.


In summary- Revlon Lash Fantasy is an effective, versatile mascara. It does the trick of both shaping and thickening lashes and is a product that totally enhances my own makeup routine. Buy it and try it! (Available pretty much everywhere and runs about $8- $10 dollars.)

Stay Glossy!

Rosebud Salve-ation

I know... you've heard of the product. You may even own three pots at a time, as I do (bathroom, bedroom, purse). You may know its lip-slickness intimately and its perfectly balanced smell. However, you may not, in which case sisters, I've come to preach. Smith's Rosebud Salve is unbelievable.

The consistency is that of petroleum jelly (Vaseline), with the most subtle hint of pink color. It smells like the memory of a rose (completely non-offensive) and has almost no taste (which I prefer, as when I've something on my lips that's too tasty, I either lick it off or spend the whole day wanting chocolate mocha covered everything).

The beauty of a "salve" is that it's absolutely not just for lips. I use it on my cuticles, my knuckles, I dab it around my eyes at night, I tame my brows with it, rub it on my elbows... and it actually does what you want it to. It moistens and revivifies crispy skin. Of course, not immediately, but over several days of use, it really can hydrate dry spots.

(Ps- the formula is over 100 years old! So cool!)

Fave places to find the incredibly affordable potion (approx $6- $10):

Bigelow Chemists
DrugStore.com
Sephora
Anthropologie

Stay Glossy!

The Good Junk

I'm a huge fan of mascara. Sometimes I just buy tubes of it, so I can open a new package, when I feel like a "lift." It's so versatile, so face-changing, so mood-altering, so fun.

My favorite color is as black as black gets. If there was a color by any brand, entitled "Blacker Than Humanly Imaginable," I'd buy 3 tubes, on the spot.


Because I buy a variety of the magical goo, and love the varied results, I'm going to review some of my faves, along with other yummy face gunk. Hooray for gunk! Also, since I've just transplanted myself to the beautiful desert of Las Vegas (where you can become dry and crispy in no time) from the much moister air of L.A., I'll post some remedies and tinctures I'm using to keep myself well into the Lovely Zone.


My ode to glamour, in Haiku form:

Oh the Glamourous
We work hard to embrace you
Let's all stay glossy!

xo