As soon as I laid eyes on the mesmerizing swirls of this Laura Mercier bronzing compact I knew it was a Museum must-have. Only when I visited their website to find the official name of the compact for the summer... Read more →

Today I'm playing detective to decipher who's behind the packaging of a couple recent releases. First, I spotted these two Urban Decay palettes at Chic Profile over the summer. They are exclusive to the French Sephora website and bear the... Read more →

Just a quick post to point out how similar Guerlain's spring Cruel Gardenia highlighting powder is to Laura Mercier's Rose Rendezvous palette from the holidays. What's going on here? How did these two items with a nearly identical design manage... Read more →

Laura Mercier stealthily put this lovely little highlighter on the table for the 2011 holiday season. Now we all know my feelings on rose patterns in makeup design, and I do find it strange to do flowers for a winter... Read more →

I thought this was a nice offering from Laura Mercier for fall. While I didn't buy it (yet), the more I look at it the more I think it would be a good acquisition for the museum. The reason: it's... 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 →

I was surprised and pleased to see this little number from Laura Mercier's spring collection. Normally this understated line doesn't go into patterns on their items (with the exception of a basic diamond pattern on their shimmer blocs) so this... Read more →