July Favorites

Hot Chicago weather just hasn't allowed me to wear makeup as I would have liked in July. True, I don't spend the entire day walking under the sun but even going in and out of air-conditioned places is enough to make me feel uncomfortable wearing much makeup. For the most part I reached for my beloved Garnier BB cream for face (it's so light, airy and perfect for hot and humid weather - which I won't include in this monthly favorites post because I am sure you already had enough of it) and light sweep of bronzer and blush, some no-fuss eye shadows and mascara. However, I did discover some other amazing both makeup non-makeup items in July and they all quickly became favorites...

Chicago sicaklari Temmuz ayinda diledigim gibi makyaj yapmama bir turlu izin vermedi. Evet butun gunu gunesin altinda yuruyerek gecirmiyorum ama klimali ortamlara girip cikmak bile yuzumde fazla makyajla beni rahatsiz etmeye yetti. Temmuz ayi makyaj bakimindan benim icin Garnier BB kremim, azicik bronzlastirici ve allik, kolaylikla surulebilecek farlar ve maskaradan ibaretti. Temmuz ayi icinde hizla favorilerim arasina girmis olan birkac yeni urunde oldu...

Simple Exfoliating Facial Wipes

These wipes are hyped up like they are the best of the best so I had to see for myself. I think they are great wipes! There is an exfoliating side as well as a normal side. They do an amazing job removing makeup but it can be a little difficult for them to completely remove eye makeup, especially waterproof mascara. I love that they have no scent and they leave my skin feeling and looking squeaky clean.

Bu makyaj temizleyici mendiller o kadar cok konusulduki artik denemek zorunda kaldim.  Bir tarafi sanki peeling etkisi yaratan bir yapida, diger tarafi ise normal olan bu mendiller yuz makyajini cikarmakta basarili. Ancak waterproof maskarayi cikarmakta biraz zorlaniyorum bu mendillerle. Kokusuz olusu ve kullanimdan sonra geride yumusacik bir cilt biraksi hosuma gitti.

Caudalie Beauty Elixir

I'm not someone who has or enjoys for that matter too many skincare products. But I still somehow find myself looking for new products. Skincare is a whole another obsession in itself, seriously. I have also been an on again off again type of toner (and the like) user. Sometimes I feel like toners do nothing, other times I think they are heaven-sent. While this Caudalie beauty elixir isn't exactly a toner, it does a very similar job as one. I use it right after cleansing my face and before applying moisturizer. My skin does feel smoother since I have began using it earlier this month. I love its tea tree/peppermint scent.

Ne cok cilt bakim urunum var ne de olsun isterim. O kadar kalabaliga ne gerek var, bosuna yer tutuyorlar. Bunu derim, sonrada surekli yeni cilt bakimi urunleri arayisi icinde bulurum kendimi. Bu da zaten kendi basina bir hastalik. Tonik benim icin bir kullanip bir kullanmadigim bir urundur. Bazen gercekten ise yaradigini bazense para kaybi oldugunu dusunurum. Su siralar, bu Caudalie guzellik iksiri her ne kadar tonik olarak satilmasada, tonikle ayni gorevi gordugunu dusunuyorum. Yuzumu temizledikten sonra ve nemlendiricimi surmeden hemen once yuzume fis fis ve cildim daha yumusak! Cay agaci yagi ve nane karisimi kokusunuda cok begendim!

MoroccanOil Treatment

 I had been a long time user of Argan oil but always had MoroccanOil in the back of my head. All the blog posts and vlogs mentioning MoroccanOil products made me want to try it so much more. I go to a hair salon which uses their products. So in my last trip to the salon few weeks ago, I decided to get the sample/travel size to try out. It's a great oil and definitely comparable to the Agadir Argan Oil I had previously used. I can feel my hair much smoother, softer and conditioned already! I don't think one is better than the other though, they're equally good.

Yillardir Argan yagi kullanan ben hep Moroccan yagini denemek istemisimdir. O kadar konusuldu ki istemesemde eninde sonunda deneyecektim bir gun. Birkac hafta once Moroccan yagi urunlerini kullanan kuaforume gittigimde, gun bugundur dedim ve denemelik en kucuk boyunu aldim. Argan yagiyla arasinda pek bir fark goremedim acikcasi. Ikiside cok iyi, saci gercekten yumusatan ve nemlendiren yaglar.

Revlon Photo Ready Perfecting Primer 

I have only used 2 primers in my entire life, Smashbox Photo Finish and NARS Pore-refining primer. Neither one of them proved they were worthy of a repurchase so I continued without a primer for a very long time. You may already know that Revlon Photo Ready Foundation is my absolute favorite foundation and have been pretty much since it came out. Expecting an equally good performance, I decided to give it a go. I can clearly see a difference in my pores when using this primer layered under my foundation. My pores aren't really large but who likes to see even the slightest look of pores no matter what size they are? This primer is definitely a keeper, worth to check out if you're looking for one!

Hic bir zaman fondoten bazi kullanan biri olmadim, hatta hayatimda 2 tane baz denemisimdir biri Smashbox Photo Finish digeri ise NARS Pore-refining. Ikiside benim icin pek birsey yapmadiklari icin tekrar satin almaya degmediklerini dusunmustum. Belki bilenleriniz vardir, ben tam bir Revlon Photo Ready muptelasiyim. Haliyle bir baska Photo Ready urunu olan bu fondoten bazindan beklentilerim oldukca yuksekti. Revlon yine yuzumu kara cikarmadi. Bu baz sayesinde gozeneklerim neredeyse hic gorunmuyor diyebilirim. Aslinda benim gozeneklerim oyle buyukte degil, ama yinede kucuk buyuk ne farkeder, goruntusu hos degil.

Burberry Pale Barley & Urban Decay Darkhorse

For the past few months, I have been seriously amazed by the Naked palette which I have neglected for a very long time. It took me a second to recognize the power and beauty of this palette. Better late than never. Lately my favorite crease shade has been Darkhorse. It looks beautiful with Pale Barley swept all over the lid which has been my favorite lid color since I purchased it few months ago. Don't be surprised if I hit pan on this beaute soon!

Naked paleti herkes hakkinda konusuyor diye alan, aslinda onceleri o kadarda onemli bir palet olmadigini dusunen ben son birkac aydir kendisine iyice dadanmis durumdayim. Son zamanlarda Naked'den favori rengim Darkhorse. Burberry Pale Barley'i tum goz kapagina uyguladiktan sonra Darkhorse'u goz cukurunda kullaniyorum. Sabah ya da aksam icin bana gore gayet uygun iki renk. Bu kombinasyonunun hastasiyim diyebilirim!

Prestige My Blackest Lashes

My curious mind always wondered if My Blackest Lashes could even compare to my HG mascara, L'oreal Voluminous. Well, yes and no. It's definitely volumizing, curling and lengthening but in my case (and I do already have long,black lashes) compared to Voluminous it takes so many more coats to achieve the look I get with using Voluminous. Other than that, it's a good mascara. I have not experienced any flaking or smudging at all. I think it does a great job holding the curl throughout the day.

Hep My Blackest Lashes'i benim en sevdigim maskaram L'oreal Voluminous ile kiyaslamayi hayal edip durmustum. Sonunda dayanamadim, kendi gozlerimle gormek istedim aradaki farki. Kirpikleri uzatmakta, kivirmakta ve hacim vermekte basarili. Sonuclar birbirine oldukca benziyor ancak Voluminous'in yarattigi etkiyi My Blackest Lashes ile yakalayabilmek icin cok daha fazla kat surmek gerekiyor. Onun disinda gayet iyi bir maskara. Kesinlikle akma, bulasma yasamadim.

Essie Topless and Barefoot + A Cut Above

I always love a good nude manicure and for that you just can't go wrong with Essie's Topless and Barefoot. I seriously think it's the queen of all nude nail polishes out there. To jazz it up a little, I use A Cut Above on the accent nail of my choice, sometimes ring or index. I also like to use it just on tips.

Nude manikuru her zaman cok sevmisimdir ve bunun icin Essie'nin Topless & Barefoot renginin ustune baska bir renk olmadigini dusunuyorum. Nude ojelerin kralicesi bence! Ama tabiki sadelikle uzaktan yakindan alakasi olmayan ben bu manikure baska birsey eklemeden yapamam. Bu is icinde yine Essie'nin A Cut Above simli ojesini cok seviyorum. Bazen yuzuk ya da isaret parmagimda kullaniyorum renk katsin diye bazende sirf uclarda. Seviyorum bu ikiliyi!

Essie Mojito Madness

I have been looking for a nail polish this exact shade of green for such a long time! I didn't even know when Essie is coming out with their summer 2012 collection, then recently stumbled upon it at Target. When I saw this green in the new collection, my heart skipped a beat. The search is finally over!

Cooook uzun zamandir tam boyle bir yesil oje arayisi icindeydim. Essie'nin Yaz 2012 koleksiyonunu ne zaman cikaracagindan haberim bile yoktu, taa ki gecen gun tesadufen Target'ta rastlayana kadar. Bu yesili gorunce, resmen icim gitti, hatta duygulandim diyebilirim cunku sonunda onu buldm ve bir arayis daha sona erdi! 

Essie calls Mojito Madness lime green but I personally think it leans more towards grass green. I think it's such a fun summer nail polish that will also look great on toes. Just like most Essie polishes, Mojito Madness is a breeze to apply. It's in creme finish and has no shimmer, glitter or anything of that sort. It's perfectly opaque after the typical 2 coats. I am wearing a top coat (Seche Vite) in my photo below.

Essie Mojito Madness icin lime (lim? misket limonu?) yesili demis, bence bu renk daha cok cimen yesili gibi. Evet bu guzel rengin tarifi cok zor! Bence cok eglenceli ve tam bir yaz rengi. Henuz denemedim ama ayaklarda da cok hos duracagina eminim. Bircok Essie ojesi gibi, Mojito Madness'inda surulusu gayet kolay. Mojito Madness kremsi bir yapiya sahip ve simsiz. Genel olarak Essie ojelerinde sadece 2 kat istenilen opakligi saglayabiliyor. Insallah bu renk yuzumu kara cikarmaz derken aldim elime fircayi ve surmeye basladim. Sonuc: 2 kat = opaklik. Ayrica 2 katin ustune birde Seche Vite top coat surdum.

On my ring finger nail / Yuzuk parmagimda - Milani Jewel FX Gold

Any colors that tickles your fancy from Essie summer 2012 collection?

Essie'nin Yaz 2012 koleksiyonundan ilginizi ceken/istediginiz renkler?

Braziliant and Co.

I visited Walgreens just this past weekend and though I wasn't planning to purchase nail polish I couldn't resist any of these colors! I don't blog about every single nail polish I purchase, but rather those that stand out to me. Since I didn't already own any shades similar to these three, they needed to be on the spotlight! While at the store excitedly tweeting about these beauties Danielle at Bloomin' Beauty was such a sweetheart to twitpic her swatches of Revlon's Blue Lagoon, made it so much easier to decide :) I think Blue Lagoon is exactly what was missing from my Spring Nail Polish Picks post! Revlon's Modern Grace came out of nowhere, I'm just a sucker for purple and its hundreds of shades of it!

Braziliant is one of six colors in Essie's new summer 2011 collection. I can definitely see this color on maaaaany hands (and even toes, why not!) this summer! For me it is definitely that nail polish I see another girl wear and when I ask her what it is she doesn't know the name or brand of it. Then I hopelessly search for that color and epically fail finding it. Actually just today I asked someone about her bright orange nail polish and she gave me the exact answer "oh I have no idea". lol

Braziliant is a hot orange with pink shimmer which is only visible in the bottle, if you look carefully in the lower right photo above you can sort of see it. It is an opaque polish as only one coat completely covers the nail, aka no white tips. Jessica over at Getting Cheeky has warned me that it stains nails and skin so a base coat is a must. I didn't take the chance as I didn't want to suffer from orange-stained skin/nails so I applied a base coat. I didn't photograph this but after applying the first coat of on top of the base coat, little bubbles on my nails began forming. After the second coat they were camouflaged. I thought that was bizarre since I've never seen anything like that before! Apparently Braziliant doesn't like my Sally Hansen base coat too much!

In summary, it's safe to say I'm already obsessed with this color! Even if the weather has been a bit of a mess here in Chicago (let's just say 50 degrees is a good day!) a glimpse of this bright color on my nails helps me be patient for the warm weather and puts a smile on my face :)

Did you get any colors from Essie's summer 2011 collection or any new nail polishes recently?

Topless & Barefoot

....is one of the six colors in Essie's newest collection "A French Affair". Honestly at first, I thought..."yet another neutral/nude nail polish!". But when I compared to my other Essie neutral polishes, I realized it's quite unique!

L-R: Baby's Breath, Prima Ballerina, Topless & Barefoot, Naked Truth

My first experience with Topless & Barefoot was a total disappointment. By habit, I do not apply nail polish to my bare nails, meaning I apply base coat first. So I applied my base coat, then went for the color. It was so streaky, it hurt my eyes. I immediately declared it the worst polish I ever owned. The formula is quite runny too in my opinion. It almost feels like they may have left out the thickening agent (whatever it is, I am no chemist I don't know lol) and so it ended up a little runnier than it should have. If the first coat didn't apply so streaky, I would have definitely said you can achieve decent opacity with only one coat. However, as I haven't been able to have anything but streaks in the first coat so I suggest others to apply two coats like I do.

2 coats + Top coat

Couple days ago, I decided to give it another go, this time without any base coat. Leaving out the base coat worked like a charm! I mean charm as in, first coat was still bit of a disaster and second coat made everything okay. I absolutely adore the color, it's not a typical nude/beige and has a hint of baby pink to it. Perhaps I wouldn't be receiving so many compliments from random people about my nails if it were just a regular nude he he It's perfect for the spring season and even in summer when you wanna keep it lady-like :) ! I will just have to bear with the messy application for the sake of this gorgeous shade. I am a sucker for nudes! What can I do?

Did those of you that picked up Topless & Barefoot experience the same streaky application?

What do you think about this color?

Bits & Pieces

Just sharing with you guys bits and pieces of goods I collected in the last few weeks.

First up, we have this Sonia Kashuk eye make-up remover...I have been using my H2O & olive oil mixture as my eye makeup remover for a long time. Since I have just run out of my mixture, I thought I would try an actual product just for the sake of trying something new. I have no clue how it will perform as this is my first time using a non-makeup Sonia Kashuk product. (I do love her eye shadows though!) Hopefully it'll be a great alternative to that of Neutrogena because I simply despise the oily residue it leaves on my eyes.

I had been wanting to get a Clarisonic cleansing system for a long time! I just recently caved and picked it up. I haven't been using it long enough to tell you how I am liking it so far but I will do a separate and more detailed review on it when the time comes.

 I was in dire need of new brushes for bronzer and MSF application. I was previously using a really old (in fact so old using it to this day should be illegal!) The Body Shop brush for applying my MSF and a not-so-old-but-not-that-great-and-now-a-little-too-scratchy-for-my-face Avon brush for bronzer. Simply put, these new brushes were a total need and not a want at all. Besides my little elf concealer brush, this will be my first time using a "real" elf brush.

The complexion brush feels soooo soft, I love it! I feel like this is just made better than the bronzing brush (perhaps because it's from the "Studio" line?) and it will not shed, or at least not as much as the bronzing one. Bronzing brush is soft too but not as much the complexion brush and right now I feel like it'll shed so much that it won't have any hairs left. We'll see!

I actually vowed that I will be staying away from Bella Bamba because...I mean another pink blush, really?! But I just couldn't help it. It's just very pretty and girly, smells like flowers and/or candy, I love the new and improved box with its little mirror inside.

Nothing big here, just my 123958th container of my favorite facial scrub. After I run out of my last tube, I always say to myself that I want to try a new scrub and I just always find myself going back for more of this green tea scrub, I don't know what it is! It seems to work for me, I love the smell, the feeling on my face afterward.

Rose D'oro is only one of the 9 colors in Milani's baked blush/bronzer range. It's gorgeous and looks like it will be perfect for achieving a sun-kissed look.

Topless and Barefoot is part of Essie's new Spring collection called "A French Affair". I had just received my quarterly Ulta certificate and chose to get a free nail polish with it. I was originally planning to get a nail polish from OPI's Texas collection but absolutely nothing grabbed my attention, at all! So I decided to go with Topless & Barefoot. It's a pastel nude in creme finish.

 Since receiving a Bath & Body Works mailer the other day, I had been dying to try out their new scent Carried Away. Finally yesterday I had the chance to check it out! I tested it on my hand and walked around int the store a good 15 minutes sniffing...everything! The scent was still there, going pretty strong. I decided to buy it because I just loved its sweet, flirty, summery scent. I came home an hour later, washed hands with soap, the scent still lingered on. On my skin, its staying power is just amazing. Quick glance on the back of the tube; ... "a whimsical blend of lush raspberries, white jasmine and whipped vanilla inspired by the way love sweeps you off your feet". Oh yeah, it's definitely comparable to love tee heee!

 I just ran out of my beloved Neutrogena hand cream and when I saw these on a shelf at my local Walgreens I knew I had to try it! I love EOS lip balms so I thought I'll probably and hopefully love their hand creams as well. First impression...it smells delish (if you like the cucumber scent that is), very moisturizing, creamy texture.

What have you all been hauling lately? Did you buy any of these products?

Things I Heart These Days...

Happy Monday everyone! As promised on yesterday's post here's my cosmetics version of my recent loves!

Bronzer as Blush

I'm really into bronzed cheeks these days. I still love my peaches and pinks on the apples but lately I find myself reaching for the bronzer side of my Elf blush and bronzer duo. I've actually been looking for a blush which will give me this color but haven't been able to find one. So I started using this bronzer in stead and I'm pretty happy with it.

elf Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder

No Eyeliner!

I love black eyeliner and really thought I could not live without it. Well, looks like I can! I feel like sometimes black eyeliner makes me look older than I actually am. I also feel like it looks too over the top on me during the daytime. So these days I am reaching more for my Print eye-shadow and using it to line my upper lash line, I then go ahead and smudge the heck out of it! It creates such a soft and sultry look which can easily be worn during the day.

Bronze cheeks!

Grain on lid, Sable on crease, Print smudged on upper and lower lash-line

Grain

Grain was one of my first MAC eye-shadows. (Print was the first, can never forget!) I've just recently started using it daily. I've rediscovered Grain while I was in Turkey where I mostly opted for neutral colors due to the scorching hot weather. It's in satin finish and it's a shimmery beige color with some gold to it.  I use it all over my lid in almost all of my looks these days as it pairs perfectly with any crease color.

MAC 227 Large Fluff Brush

I am absolutely in love with this brush! I do have quite a bit of lid space and on the days when I am not doing detailed looks, which I normally don't, I use this brush. Applying lid color with 227 is a breeze. Because it's has more and thicker bristles, it's so easy to pick up product and accurately place it on your lid. I also love that it helps building the eyeshadow much easier. I really feel like it was made for my eyelids. I think this is one brush I never want to be without!

 Neutral/Dark Nail Polishes

I am not really one of those people who wears only neutrals in fall/winter however this is all I feel like lately. I think fall and it's gloominess are getting to me! Here are the nail polishes I go back and forth between...

Revlon Gray Suede - Taupe-y beige

O.P.I. Lincoln Park After Midnight - Blackened deep plum with micro-glitter

O.P.I. Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow - Dark, blackened forest green

O.P.I Visions of Sugarplum - Deep purple with iridescent flecks
Sephora by O.P.I. On Stage - Smokey grayish purple

Rimmel Steel Grey - Mauve-y gray

Essie Material Girl - Deep burgundy

Essie Playa Del Platinum - Pale cement

What are your favorite make-up/beauty related things to do lately?

June Favorites

Hey girls!

It's that time of month again, time for the monthly favorites! Can't believe it's already July, summer is going by way too fast!

One of my most favorite products in June and this summer has been my Physician's Formula Tinted Moisturizer. I feel really good wearing this both because it does a pretty good job covering up (though it's not a foundation) without feeling like a heavy foundation and more importantly it's SPF 50.

I have also been loving my Plaza Pink creme blush in June and will most likely continue doing so throughout July and maybe August, we'll see! :) It's such a pretty color, feels really light on skin and stays put for a long time.

I haven't really found myself wearing so much lipstick or lip gloss in June. It's seriously so hot and humid in Chicago that I want to keep what I put on my face as minimal as possible. My EOS lip balm occasionally topped off with NYC Lip Slider Tined Lip Balm for some color surely delivers, so I still have my girliness going on without looking and feeling overdone.

I just kept reaching for Rimmel's Steel Grey for my fingernails in June. I know, for many people this is not a summer color but I really like it. I just kept reapplying Steel Grey, it's really pretty. My toes had their way with the lovely Lapis of Luxury from Essie's 2010 Resort Collection.

My eye lashes loved Maybelline's new mascara The Falsies in June. I read some mixed reviews on it but my experience has been great. It's more lengthening than I thought it would be and especially compared to The Colossal, it's awesome! I will have a review on it one of these days.

Okay so maybe I don't like wearing heavy make-up during summer months, but my eyes definitely can't be bare. If I don't have eyeshadow on, and this month just wasn't an eyeshadow kind of month, I must at least have mascara and eyeliner. My choice of eyeliner this month was Lineur Intense by L'oreal. Felt-tip makes it so much easier to use and the formula is great. It stays on all day and no smudging! Nobody likes raccoon eyes!

What about you guys??

Essie Resort Collection 2010

Hey ladies!!! 

I want to share with you all my latest obsession and it is nothing other than the new Resort Collection by Essie! I love O.P.I but I started my nail polish collection with Essie polishes so Essie has a special place in my heart. Therefore I frequently check their website to see new collections. Well last time I was on Essie's website, I saw that this resort collection will be in stores in May. It's not even May and the other day I bumped into these colors at my Ulta! Yeaaahhh! All the colors have exceeded my expectations, wow! They are all very beautiful and totally me! 

LAPIS OF LUXURY

It's a true cornflower blue and it's just gorgeous! Here on my nails I have 3 coats, yep! It took me 3 coats to achieve this level of opacity. One coat is way too sheer, two coats were better compared to 1 but I could still see the white tips of my nails and I hate it when that happens. So I went with 3 coats, and I am pretty happy with the way it looks!

PLAYA DEL PLATINUM

 

I would call this color sandy grey/wet cement color, it's an unusual color so it definitely isn't one of those colors that will be loved by too many people. However, I've been looking for a color like this for a long time so when I heard about this I was super excited! I have 2 coats on in this picture. I could have easily done 3 but left it at 2 so it dries faster.

SPLASH OF GRENADINE

I love pink so I knew I'd definitely be getting this color. It's hard for me to describe this color because it's not exactly pink and it's not exactly purple. It's almost like a jelly lavender, reminds me a lot of English Accents lipglass and Bloomingly Lovely lipstick from MAC's Liberty of London collection in nail polish form. Since I've already proven myself that I can't pull off lavender lip products, I will be using it on my nails in stead because I really do love lavender color! I applied 2 coats of it and I think that was sufficient to coat my nails evenly.

TURQUOISE  & CAICOS

 I was quite skeptical about this color because when I first saw it, the first thing that came to my mind was For Audrey by China Glaze which I have and love to wear. You can see my post about For Audrey here and compare the two. They are quite similar but I wouldn't say they are dupes of each other. In my opinion Turquoise & Caicos has more green whereas For Audrey has more blue. I personally think Turquoise and Caicos is more of a Tiffany blue (check out my little Tiffany box in the back he he). I used 3 coats here, 1 & 2 coats were a bit too sheer for my nails.


Over all, I think this is an awesome collection from Essie and I love all the colors! I don't normally buy the entire collection from any brand, in fact I think this is the first time I ever did this! But there was something about the colors in this collection so I had to get'em before they sell out. According to my observance at my local Ulta, most colors were close to being sold out, so if you're interested in any color get them before they are gone (even though there's always online shops). All of these colors also come in little sample size bottles for $17, I think. Individually they are $8.50.

Did you girls get any of these colors or any new colors from other brands? I am obsessed with nail polish so if you know of a color I must absolutely have let me know! :)

Essie The Art of Spring Collection 2010 - Van D'Go

Hey everyone!

Ever since I have seen Essie's new colors for spring, I have been crazy in love with Van D'Go and naturally couldn't wait to get my hands on this lovely shade! Luckily I received my $3.50 off a $10 purchase coupon from Ulta so I ran to the store and picked it up, love it when I receive these coupons right on time yay! I also wanted to get Neo Whimsical and Pop Art Pink but they didn't have any left (*tear) well I guess those colors will need to wait for the next coupon lol Ok so moving on to what's annoying me about this collection...Red with all these pastels? I don't see the relevance? It looks bad next to all these colors, I thought exactly the same when they came out with Mint Candy Apple for Winter 2009, I don't understand what this color has to do with winter, is it supposed to be the mint? Yes they serve peppermint mocha at Starbucks during holiday time but we also eat mint ice-cream during summer, so one can't say mint is related to only one season.To me, this color should have been next to all these, for the spring collection, in stead of the red. Red is more of a holiday color than pastel mint green in my opinion.

   1)Pop Art Pink 2)Lilacism 3)Neo Whimsical 4)Van D'Go 5)Tart Deco 6) Nouveau Red

They're so cute together!

                                 

...and the 2009 best beauty products awards go to:

Lipstick: Angel by MAC, Roman Holiday by NARS
Lipgloss: Underage by MAC, Beauty by smashbox
Chapstick: Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
Foundation: Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 (NC40) by MAC
Concealer: Erase Paste by Benefit
Blush: A Perfect Whirled by Tarte
Mascara: Lashblast by Covergirl
Eyeshadows: Print, Shale, Carbon by MAC
Midnight Rodeo Cream Shadow by Urban Decay
Eyebrow Tools: Anastasia Clear Brow Gel & Brow Duality Highlighter
Powder: Mineralize Skin Finish Natural (Medium Dark) by MAC
Nailpolish: Lincoln Park at Midnight & Pamplona Purple by OPI
Peach Daiquiri by Essie
Perfume: Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy