Little late to the (birthday) party, but this lovely limited-edition palette was created to celebrate the 26th birthday of the first Shu boutique in Tokyo. The abstract gold design reminds me a little bit of the Instinct collection from last... Read more →

MAC released a new collection last week called Baby Bloom, consisting of a new tinted moisturizer and tinted lip balms. Maybe it's just me, but I found the campaign image to be really creepy. (photo from maccosmetics.com) Between her eye... Read more →

In 2006 Lancôme started collaborating with fashion designers to create a limited-edition lipstick that reflected the designer's style. These lipsticks quickly sold out and became hard-to-find cult favorites, and now it looks like a new frenzy is about to begin:... Read more →

U.K.-based Andrea Garland has created a lovely line of natural skin care and lip balms. It's great that the products themselves are natural, but the packaging is the real showstopper here - not only is it adorable, it's also recycled!... Read more →

I've posted before about Urban Decay's Deluxe eye shadows. Makeup aficionados love them for their silky texture and excellent pigmentation, but I love them for the unique design on each. The company has just released three new ones: Freakshow, Frigid... Read more →

File this under "oldies but goodies". In the summer of 2003 Stila came out with these adorable Italian water-ice inspired eye shadow trios featuring the famous Stila girls outfitted in summer finery. Uno, Due and Tre: The colors in each... Read more →

Several recent releases are taking their cue design-wise from Moroccan architecture and patterns. The raised surface of Laura Mercier's Moroccan Bronze palette looks to be inspired by the amazingly intricate stucco work in the Bahia Palace in Marrakech: (photo from... Read more →

In lieu of Couture Monday, I'm very honored to be guest blogging over at City Girl Lifestyle. You may think the Curator only collects pretty makeup, but believe it or not, I actually use it everyday (check out my product... Read more →

Looks like Nivea, a leading drugstore skin care line, has partnered with lingerie designer Chantal Thomass to create a limited edition "Boudoir" makeup line. The collection debuts this month and alas, is only available in Europe. I think it's an... Read more →

The inspiration for Paul & Joe's summer collection is, simply, gold. Here's part of the theme from the website: "Gold radiates beauty, gold defines opulence, gold shimmers with life, gold has a myriad of hues. Summer is the golden season,... Read more →