Funny story – The lovely Blogdorf Goodman got me lemming the cult eyeshadow “Erika F” that is not available here in the US. So when my BFF told me that she was going to France, I *knew* this was my opportunity to finally get my grubby hands on it.

Front of the Lancome Ombre Absolue G50

Top of the Lancome Ombre Absolue G50

Back of the Lancome Ombre Absolue G50

Front of the Lancome Ombre Absolue G50

(*Look at me taking the pic!)

Back of the Lancome Ombre Absolue G50

(*Taking this pic, too!)

Lancome Ombre Absolue G50

So, I armed my friend with a picture of “Erika F” that I had thieved from Pink Sith as an easy reference tool, to help her find this beauty. Unfortunately, the watermark that Pink uses (*the helmet) confused the salesgirl, who thought that my BFF was looking for a limited edition product and that the helmet was part of the case! So, the closest thing they could come up with was the “G50 – Last Night” eyeshadow. Which, turns out, is a glorious grey shadow that I will get more use out of than that stupid olive/silver “Erika F” shadow that I would have just cherished and tucked away in a box, never to see the light of day again. (*she says justifying the fact that she will never have it after all, pouting all the day).

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Did you guys know that L’Occitane has color cosmetics? Yeah, me, either.

Apparently it has been a thing for a LONG time, but I’m in denial because we don’t have a stand alone store here and I’ve only ever seen the skin care. This pretty duo came to me via France and I love the way that the green has gold in it, while the peach is more matte. That makes for a good base to smudge the green on.

I don’t know if the colors are available in the US, as I don’t see it showing on their American website. Do you guys know? Have you seen it locally in your area of the US? And for my foreign lovelies – have you played with any of their color products over there?

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This weeks Foreign Beauty comes to us from Vov Cosmetics in Korea. This is the “Color Song Eye Wave”, in 4 – Dreaming Gray, Dreaming Gold, Dreaming Mocha and Dreaming Brown. Mine came with individual sponge applicators, but it looks like it now comes with one wide brush for sweeping application of all of the colors at the same time.

Vov Color Song Eye Wave box front

Vov Color Song Eye Wave box back

Vov Color Song Eye Wave package

Vov Color Song Eye Wave shadow

Vov Color Song Eye Wave applicator storage

Have any of you ever heard of, or tried, the Color Song shadows?

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I’ve been holding out on you guys. I’ve been hoarding this little gem for quite a while now and am glad to say that these L’Oreal Color Infaillible eyeshadows finally made it over here.

Now, before you guys start thinking that I don’t check my spelling in the title, let me remind you that this is “foreign” beauty – as in this one came to me from France. (*of course, that didn’t stop me from spelling it the Americanized “infallible” everywhere else before I caught the difference on the lid.)

The texture is a cross between a cream and a pigment, with the color pay-off of a pigment, especially when used over a primer.

These are available in a range of colors at your local mass market stores of choice for around $8USD.

Have any of you already grabbed one (or more) of these?

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At the store: NYX “Nude on Nude” palette on top compared to Urban Decay’s “Naked” palette. (*NYX’s has lippie’s, too.)

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Recently Three Custom Color and Mario Badescu came together to celebrate several of their products. Three Custom proudly debuted their collaboration with young designer Miles Ehan, a color trio called “The Sweetest Thing” – which contains a light colored eyeshadow, a pink cotton candy flavored lipgloss and a red cheek & lipstain.
Mario Badescu was showcasing their “sweet” skincare products – Orange Cleansing Soap, Honey Moisturizer and Almond Honey Non-Abrasive Face Scrub.

Since I wasn’t in NYC the night of the debut, I was lucky enough to attend virtually and make this video about the products. Check it out! (*Yep, I said Regime and not Regimen. No, I don’t mean I have a military unit doing my daily skincare, I just messed up my words. Oops!)

*Disclaimer: I received these products from their PR for editorial consideration.

MAC’s lastest collection is a collaboration with Bollywood makeup artist, and MAC’s Director of Makeup Artistry for India, Mickey Contractor. This collection is really geared towards the darker & more olive complextions than, say, the “Cham Pale” collection.

My favorite things from this collection have definitely got to be the Fluidlines – “Ivy” – a Bright Green and “Siahi” – a Deep Turquoise Blue. These colors are good for any skintone & for anyone comfortable enough to wear such bright colored eyeliners. Of course, with most of the emphasis on the bright, colorful eyes this collection has several nudeish lippies – my fav being “Mehr” – a dirty blue pink, which went on quite matte, but didn’t feel drying.

Have you got the more olive-hued skin that this collection is great for? Or are you one to favor bright colors on your eyes no matter what? Let me know what, if anything, you are going to pick up from this collection, as I’m certain I’m not the only one who likes bright colors for eyeliner.

*Disclaimer: I received these products from their PR for editorial consideration.

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MAC has just released a new collection inspired by the extreme beauty of the lovely peacock, called “Peacocky” (*yes, not so creative with the name, right?). While it may be considered ‘small’ by only having two products – a new lipstick/lipgloss combo called “Kissable Lipcolour”and new shadows called “Mega Metal Shadow” – the number of colors in each of them is big and varied – there are 12 lippies and 15 shadows.

I gotta say I like the feel of the lipcolours, but I was more drawn to the shadows. I like the kind of irridescent quality they have, and they feel very silky, imo.

What do you think about the colors? Anything pop out to you? Lemme know what, if anything you pick up – I wanna know if any of you are adventureous enough to get the blue lippie & make it work!

*Disclaimer: I received these products from their PR for editorial consideration.

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This limited-edition collection includes 4 pieces in packaging that is described as “a precious, jewel-like decoration inspired by the delicate work of a goldsmith”. (*Check out that pretty glossy white gold case on the eyeshadows over there.) The pieces are:

• Barocco Face Palette: A soft, light compact powder with a scroll motif in peachy-pink and sandy-beige. The combination of the two shades is perfect for illuminating the face or adding matte touches to the complexion. ($55USD)
• Barocco Shimmering Gold Powder for Face and Décolleté: An elegant black and gold powder box holds little nuggets dusted with golden pearl. With a sweep of the puff, they release a fine powder to beautifully enhance the skin with sparkling reflections. ($35USD)



• Barocco Eye Colour Trio: A trio of shades that create the perfect smoky eye for day and night with these ultra-fine textures that can be combined, layered or blended together for perfect holiday makeup. Create a wash of bronze to enhance the eyes, black to define the eyelids and gold to catch the light and brighten the inner corners. ($40USD)



• Barocco Rouge Prodige: The purple velvet drapes of the Baroque period are the inspiration for the colour of this lipstick. The rich formula combines long-hold colour, extreme shine and total comfort. ($24USD) (*I almost think I could pull this berry-ish red off.)

Does any of this decadence tempt you? Lemme know if you pick any (all?) of these pieces up.

*Disclaimer: I received the eyeshadows in a giveaway goodie bag from BeautyBlitz.

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MAC’s upcoming collection, “To the Beach” is packed with so many summer products, including a LOT of bronzing options. They are in colorful lime-ish green and orange packaging & have a highlighter that it just too pretty to use, in my opinion. I mean, look at it over there <---.

I’m not kidding when I say it is a big collection – I tried to show you as many of the prods, that I had a chance to try, as I could in my video, but it still seemed a bit rushed. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything and I’ll be sure to slow down a bit and answer you.