» Monthly Archives: November 2008

Estee Lauder’s Gorgeous Holiday Compacts Are Here!

Are you getting into the holiday spirit yet?  Admittedly, it takes me a good while.  If ever, some years.  I am too big a workaholic, I guess.  :)  BUT, all that said, Estee Lauder’s holiday compacts ALWAYS excite me.  They have all sorts of gorgeous solid perfume and powder filled compacts in whimsical shapes [...]




Winter Is Officially Here: New Melty Kiss Flavors Coming Your Way!

 
Do tell me you know about the heavenly chocolate that is Meiji Meltykiss.  If you do, then I am happy to announce this winter’s selections:  Creamy Chocolate, Fruity Strawberry and Dark Rum.  Yum.
If you don’t know about the magical Melty kiss – its time to learn.  My friend Hsien turned me on to them [...]




Frankenbeauty

Thank goodness for your beautiful eyes - so you don’t have to use this Max factor designed contraption!

This Beauty Micrometer measures your face for flaws and inconsistencies, so that you know where to apply corrective makeup to make your nose look straighter, your jaw look more oval, and God knows what else.  
Image: ebaumsworld [...]




Nanotechnology In Your Cosmetics: Hot or Not?

File this under “While We Are Talking About Frankenbeauty:”
You may have seen news reports popping up here again in the last week about nanotechnology used in cosmetics.  Why is it in the news?  Well, because apparently there are a number of companies that don’t want to reveal that they use it.  I wanted to [...]




The Weekend Beauty Read: November 9, 2008

Good morning and happy Sunday!  I hope you’re having a fab weekend!  Before we start the week anew, here is a great review from the best in the beauty bloggers at the Beauty Blog Network.  We rock.  Come and see. 

Beauty Anonymous brings you Chanel limited-edition Levres Douceur lip palette.
A Touch of Blusher [...]




Um, Brad?

This is not the way to stay above Robert Pattinson in the Christina Loves dazzling men list.
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Web Snob: The Welcome to Change Edition, November 7, 2008

Wow – what a week it has been.  Memorable, if nothing else.  Through all of the madness that is election week, my buddies the Web Snobs are still working it out with the best in beauty and fashion online.  Enjoy, and Happy Friday!

55 Secret Street is wasting no time speculating about Michelle Obama’s style as [...]




Shiseido For Proenza Schouler Limited Edition Hydro Powder Eye Shadow

On November 12, 2008 (next Wednesday), Shiseido Makeup is releasing a new Hydro-Powder Eye Shadow in Proenza Schouler Blue – a Limited Edition eye color.  Dick Page, Artistic Director at Shiseido Makeup collaborated with Proenza Schouler at their Fall 08 shows to create this brilliant blue eye color.  This will only be available for [...]




Christina Loves…Books: Cosmo’s Sexiest Beauty Secrets

I love books.  LOVE THEM.  And I dearly love my Kindle, but there are some books that just aren’t well suited to it.  This one is one of those.  Cosmo’s Sexiest Beauty Secrets:  The Ultimate Guide to Looking Gorgeous, by the Editors of Cosmopolitan Magazine. 
This book is a gorgeous, very photo heavy book [...]




MAC Cosmetics Jeanne Van Phue for Twilight

I am madly in love with Robert Pattinson.  I know, I am FORTY.  But still.  Whew.  I hope I get over it soon, because he is rivaling Brad Pitt for my affections these days.  I have an interview with the head makeup artist for Twilight, Jeanne Van Phue that I was going to pick and [...]