New Year, New Loves

I wanted my first post of 2011 to be sort of a sneak peek of products that I'll be reviewing in the upcoming days. I hope everyone's new year is off to a great start and it'll have the same effect throughout the year! :) My resolutions for 2011 don't really include anything that pertains to make-up/spending but I will try to control myself from buying products I don't really need any more of, such as highlighters!

Which brings me to my next point, I purchased a new highlighter which I've been lusting over for a long time. Goodbye Rose Ole & Too Chic! (both from new MAC collections which I'll happily return!) I'm sure a lot of you, if not all, have either seen/heard about or even own this beauty. It's none other than Dior's famous Amber Diamond. I used to only occasionally, or make that rarely, use highlighters on my face. This all changed after I began blogging and seeing all sorts of amazing products in fellow bloggers' blogs and Amber Diamond was only one of them.

Diorskin Poudre Shimmer Amber Diamond

My last tube of L'oreal Voluminous mascara just gave me hell...I bought it about 2 months ago and was happily using it until it started clumping like nobody's business huh!? It wound up becoming so clumpy, gooey and disgusting that I had to chuck it. Not sure if this particular one was old to begin with or what? I thought this was the perfect timing to give Makeup Forever's Smoky Lash a try! Tried it, loving it...Happy Lashes!

Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash

Very surprisingly my local supermarket seems to get new products way before Walgreens or CVS and I think faster than most other cities in the U.S.? I have already seen the new Wet n Wild goodies, new L'oreal foundation, and Maybelline's Fit Me! foundation prettily sitting on shelves last week! I am nearly finished with my beloved PhotoReady and while I know that I will definitely repurchase it, something inside me wanted to try this Fit Me! foundation so here it is! It feels amazing on my skin but it's no PhotoReady. First impression of Fit me!; I like!

Maybelline Fit me!

Vintage Selection is one of the four paint pots in MAC's Cham Pale collection which is currently in stores. I initially wanted all four of the paint pots but Vintage Selection was the only that truly captured my heart while swatching in store so it came home with me! It's a beautiful shimmery champagne color that I love using as a base under many different eye shadows!
Vintage Selection Paint Pot

 I had no idea Covergirl was even bringing out a new lipstick collection but I'm very happy to eventually have found out about them :) There is a pretty good selection of colors, Delish (top) and Fairytale were right up my alley so here they are! I love the effect these lipsticks have on my lips, they are super moisturizing!

CoverGirl Lip Perfection Lipsticks

Here is one of the Color Icon trios I mentioned above. I feel like this trio in it's entirety may be a good dupe of something, I'll let you know in my review for these trios if I find anything dupable in my collection. The quality is just amazing, I think even more amazing than previous trios. The texture seems to be much softer, and all three colors have great pigmentation!

Wet N Wild Color Icon Trio in Silent Treatment

Here is the entire collection! There are 5 new trios at $2.99 each, what a steal! There is a wider color range too, I wanted them all but wasn't sure about the color pay-off/pigmentation etc for that reason I picked up the "safest" trio! Please excuse the photo quality below as I took it with shaky hands (via my iPhone) due to too much excitement! :D

Wet n Wild Color Icon Trios

What are you guys loving in 2011 so far?




18 comments:

  1. I am just about to cave and get the Dior amber diamond...every time I see it I want it more and more! It's so beautiful. I love Smokey Lash, it's a really great mascara!

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  2. oohhh since i'm a drugstore brand girl i can't wait to try the WnW trio!! i have one from a while back, but the colors are too light on me (or the pigmentation not great) - will gladly give it another try!! and i saw the FitMe foundation at Target today!! can't wait to try it out!! my budget is all about the move right now...so once i get paid, i'm sure i'll be getting it!!

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  3. I almost bought vintage selection but I couldn't pass up dangerous cuvee. I'm anxious to see your review on the Fit makeup. I've been debating picking it up. Happy new year!

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  4. hahaa blogging totally made me buy dior amber diamond so i DEF know what you are talking abt haha u try to resist but it shows up like everyday in your blog roll!!
    After i bought rose and pop diamond haha <3 em! cant wait for ur review on the FIT foundation i saw it in the store but couldnt fig out my color!

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  5. the WnW palettes look very promising :D!!! wish we have WnW here.

    i have Rose Diamond and Amber Diamond is coming on its way in the mail, lol i bet i'd love it like you do!

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  6. I'm so glad you finally got Amber Diamond. It's my favorite! Smokey Lash also sounds amazing but I'm so hesitant to shell out the dough for it when I've heard it dries up in 1-2 months :-/ Let me know how it holds up for you! I also got the Cover Girl lipstick in Fairytale and 1)How freaking gorgeous is the color and 2)I was so impressed with the new formula! :D

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  7. My new years resolution is to stop buying things I dont need too and to start saving! :)

    I need to check out that Dior Highlight, haven't seen it in person yet. But it looks so pretty in your picture. Hmmm.

    That's my next mascara I want to try, YSL Faux Cils didn't meet my expectations for $30 return! :(

    I wanna see a full review on that Maybelline foundation, it's intriguing.

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  8. @ellamarie84 I know what you are going through hunni believe me! I had been going through the exact same thing and I just couldn't take it anymore lol! It's really as amazing as people make it out to be! I loveee it, you need it! :D I've been using Smoky Lash for about a week now, I'm liking it so far :)
    @DeAnna, I think some color are just not as pigmented as the others. Like some of the other color icon palettes with 6 shadows just weren't good, I can't lie but overall they are good. Usually one color won't be as pigmented as the rest. In this particular trio however all of them are quite pigmented :) I'm so excited for you, hey who cares about makeup now, you're getting your own place!!!!! :))) You can worry about beauty once you're all settled! :)
    @Ann Happy new year hun! :) Dangerous Cuvee also looked pretty but for some reason I didn't love it like I love Vintage Selection so I didn't want to get it just to have it you know (I'm trying to treat my makeup addiction, ca you tell?? lol) I'm really enjoying Fit me foundation, I still love Photo Ready but this is a good foundation also :)
    @Lilladylife lol I knew I wasn't the only enabled person!!! I don't even know the number of times I've seen Amber Diamond! Can't believe I resisted this long to get it! Ooooh you have the whole collection huh?? :) I'll definitely check those 2 out as well woooo! :))
    @Jennifer, they are very gorgeous! :) I don't know why Wet n Wild doesn't expand beyond North America, it's kind of ridiculous! I hope you love Amber Diamond like the rest of us, oh I am sure you will, it's impossible not to! :D
    @Tiffany, It's about time right?? :) I hope it doesn't try up that fast!! o.O I will definitely let you know what happens in a month or two :) Do you realize we always get the same makeup?? lol We're like makeup twins I swear!!!! :) I loveeeeee Fairytale, it's seriously beautiful and the formula is impressive especially for drugstore lippies! Loves it! ;)

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  9. I like all the colors and all the products, these all are very lucrative. I love to keep all the products with me. Thanks for sharing your post. I like your blog.

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  10. I picked THE WORST month to go on a no buy, all these new things are coming out! Really interested to see your Fit Me makeup review and the Lip Perfection... I really liked the lipsticks, think you will too!

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  11. YAYAYAAYAAYYAYAAYAY!!!!! I'M soooooooooo glad you got it!!! Good for returning the other ones, you won't need them with Amber Diamonds. I hope you love it!

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  12. Amber Diamonds is in my wish list for long time too hun but I'm so happy you got it cause I want to read your review first!!!
    Plus you have a way to make me want some things badly!!
    Trio e/s from WnW look gorgeous btw and cant wait to see the look you'll create!!
    xxxx

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  14. Eeh, *sigh*, Le Amber Diamond... I declare my eternal love!!! I 'd prob even trade it for my MAC BBR highlighters if I didn't own it by now!

    And I also have to try Smoky Lash and this new Fit Me business in 2011 (hope we get the latter here soon)!!!

    Lovely post gorgeous!

    xx

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  17. I like all the colors and all the products, these all are very lucrative. I love to keep all the products with me. Thanks for sharing your post. I like your blog.

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  18. @ellamarie84 I know what you are going through hunni believe me! I had been going through the exact same thing and I just couldn't take it anymore lol! It's really as amazing as people make it out to be! I loveee it, you need it! :D I've been using Smoky Lash for about a week now, I'm liking it so far :)
    @DeAnna, I think some color are just not as pigmented as the others. Like some of the other color icon palettes with 6 shadows just weren't good, I can't lie but overall they are good. Usually one color won't be as pigmented as the rest. In this particular trio however all of them are quite pigmented :) I'm so excited for you, hey who cares about makeup now, you're getting your own place!!!!! :))) You can worry about beauty once you're all settled! :)
    @Ann Happy new year hun! :) Dangerous Cuvee also looked pretty but for some reason I didn't love it like I love Vintage Selection so I didn't want to get it just to have it you know (I'm trying to treat my makeup addiction, ca you tell?? lol) I'm really enjoying Fit me foundation, I still love Photo Ready but this is a good foundation also :)
    @Lilladylife lol I knew I wasn't the only enabled person!!! I don't even know the number of times I've seen Amber Diamond! Can't believe I resisted this long to get it! Ooooh you have the whole collection huh?? :) I'll definitely check those 2 out as well woooo! :))
    @Jennifer, they are very gorgeous! :) I don't know why Wet n Wild doesn't expand beyond North America, it's kind of ridiculous! I hope you love Amber Diamond like the rest of us, oh I am sure you will, it's impossible not to! :D
    @Tiffany, It's about time right?? :) I hope it doesn't try up that fast!! o.O I will definitely let you know what happens in a month or two :) Do you realize we always get the same makeup?? lol We're like makeup twins I swear!!!! :) I loveeeeee Fairytale, it's seriously beautiful and the formula is impressive especially for drugstore lippies! Loves it! ;)

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