I didn't think that interior designer Marcel Wanders' collection for MAC was all that interesting until I read this National Post article. Sure, it was design-y and sleek and more or less what I'd expect, but was there any real... Read more →

I spotted this beautiful set at Beauty Snob and very nearly forked over $250 just to get my hands on that bejeweled palette. It could really make my holiday exhibitions even more sparkly and give the Armani Crystal palettes and... Read more →

Whew, the holiday season is in full swing! Can't wait to have some time off. In the meantime, here are some things that caught my eye this week. - Scent as an art form exhibit at NYC's Museum of Art... Read more →

For their 2010 holiday collection, Shu Uemura teamed up with artist Aya Takano to create the Abracadabra Fantasy collection. According to Shu's website, Takano's inspiration comes from "Japanese manga, science-fiction novels, a hint of eroticism, with a twist of Japonisme."... Read more →

Here is the last palette (well, the originally intended last) palette in Stila's travel palette series. Stila girl "Ali" journeys to Fiji. With flash: Did anyone else find this Amelia Earhart quote to be a little off-putting? I admire her... Read more →

Dolce & Gabbana released a rather blingy palette for the 2010 holiday season. The Lip Jewels compact features 4 shades for lips enclosed in a ruby jewel-shaped case. (image from herblog.com) So, the eternal question for couture-related makeup items: what... Read more →

I've been a very naughty extremely good girl this year. Therefore I am asking dear old St. Nick to bring me some cool new toys to play with. Here's a smattering of what's on my admittedly long list. Beautysnob alerted... Read more →

Clarins snuck up on me this holiday season with a lovely Baroque-inspired palette. I've talked about the Baroque period before (with MAC's Baroque Boudoir collection) so I will spare my readers of that discussion and get straight to the palette.... Read more →

I'm in my 30s, but I don't let my old age stop me from enjoying counting down the days till Christmas with one of those advent calendars filled with the bad chocolates. Naturally this L'Oreal beauty advent calendar caught my... Read more →