Pixi Beauty Week of Makeup

Posted on April 18, 2011 by daneen in Blush, Eye Shadow, Eyes, Lipgloss, Lips | Leave a comment

I love the concept behind Pixi Beauty’s new palette.

If you find yourself reaching for the same beauty products day after day (after day), Week of Makeup is a game changer. Designed to break you out of a beauty rut, this deluxe kit is decked out with gorgeous shades of peaches, pinks and nudes – to help you create a complete and coordinated look for each day of the week.

Now it’s easy to be fresh-faced & focused on a Monday, free-flowing & fabulous on a Friday and soft & subtle on a Sunday! A whole week of awakening makeup solutions, all in one organized kit – no need to be bored with your makeup anymore!

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Week of Makeup ($34) contains 21 eye shadows, 7 blushes and 8 lip glosses – which breaks down to 94 cents each. But don’t let the cost savings fool you. The kit is filled with high-quality, nicely pigmented products that flatter a wide variety of skin tones.

*A sample was provided by the brand for review.

Levi’s Perfectly Slimming Jeans

Posted on April 18, 2011 by daneen in Fabuless Pick of the Week, Fashion | Leave a comment

After years of trying to find the perfect jeans to flatter my petite, curvy frame, I hit the jeans jackpot and found a pair that is both chic and cheap!

Levi’s Petite 512 Perfectly Slimming Straight Leg Jeans have a fit that slims, smoothing tummy curves with innovative inside-pocket design and a fabric woven for superior stretch and recovery.

My midsection is significantly smaller than my hips, so I usually have a problem with a gaping waistband. But the cut of these jeans sits higher (but not so high as to veer into “Mom jeans” territory) and properly fits my curves. The dark wash also visually slims and gives the jeans a dressier look – which makes them versatile for day and night ensembles.

Oh…and did I mention that they’re less than $45? In fact, you can snag a pair (like I did) at Macy’s* for $32.99!

*The 512 style is also available in regular sizes.

Spoiled Pretty: Tumblr Edition

Posted on April 15, 2011 by daneen in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Check out Spoiled Pretty: Tumblr Edition. My new blog serves up bite-sized morsels about makeup, fashion and style. An amuse bouche of beauty, if you will – with some pop culture and celebrity snark thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!

Emma Stone Is Pretty in Pink

Posted on April 14, 2011 by daneen in Celebrities, Lipgloss | Leave a comment

I’m quite smitten with the fuchsia lip actress Emma Stone rocked at Monday’s Conde Nast Traveler Hot List Party. According to usmagazine.com, “Makeup artist Mai Quynh custom-blended the color using Mark Pro Glimmer Lip Powder in Punk and Mark Glow Baby Glow Lip Gloss in Girly Girl.”

Stone’s flawless skin and bold, black liner help her pout to pop.

Pretty in pink….isn’t she?

Makeup Mondays With Mario: Natural Beauty

Posted on April 12, 2011 by daneen in Beauty Tips, Eco-friendly, Makeup Mondays with Mario, Mario Dedivanovic, Organic | Leave a comment

Celebrity makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic is answering your burning beauty questions!!! Every Monday, he will answer a beauty/skin care question as part of a weekly column on Spoiled Pretty, Makeup Mondays with Mario.

Dear Mario,

I’m writing for advice on eco-friendly/natural/organic beauty products and makeup. I want to incorporate some “green” products into my routine, but I don’t know where to start. I’m not interested in granola-crunchy stuff made out of hemp that smells like patchouli. I want high quality products that work as well as my regular products, but are also good for my body and the earth. Please share any favorite brands or products. Thanks.

-Linda

PS – I’m a big fan – so basically whatever you recommend, I’m going to buy.

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Linda,

There are definitely great eco-friendly, organic beauty products out there for you to use and enjoy – and I think in the future we’ll be seeing a lot more beauty companies going green as well.

One of my personal faves is Josie Maran Cosmetics. Her line of makeup is very eco-friendly and the products deliver beautifully as true makeup should. Aside from being good for our environment, Josie’s makeup has tons of benefits for your skin. Most of her products are made with Argan Oil which, thanks to Josie, is becoming very popular for its healing abilities.

As a makeup artist working on sets and photo shoots, I tend to use product that has great pigment and textures over products that are eco-friendly or organic. But Josie’s line totally delivers. Of course, I have to mention the Bear Naked Wipes that I can’t live without. They are, hands down, the best makeup wipes ever! Other great natural brands I like are Tarte, Korres and Bare Escentuals.

Thanks for visiting Makeup Mondays with Mario!

xo,

Mario

Got a question for Mario? Email your makeup and skin care queries to spoiledprettyquestions@gmail.com, and check back next Monday to read Mario’s expert advice!

The Goods: Double Duty Beauty

Posted on April 8, 2011 by daneen in Philadelphia | Leave a comment

For this week’s installment of The Goods (Philadelphia Magazine’s shopping newsletter), I gave shout outs to some of my favorite beauty multitaskers.

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MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick

Posted on April 6, 2011 by daneen in Lips, Lipstick | Leave a comment

I’m not really a lipstick gal. Don’t get me wrong, I have hundreds of tubes of lipsticks, but I typically reserve them for special occasions. It’s just that I feel more comfortable in a gloss. Plus I’m usually in a rush or on the go – so a lip product that’s a little more forgiving that doesn’t require a mirror to apply appeals to me.

As such, when I do reach for a lipstick, I love a sheerer finish…like MAC’s lipsticks with the Lustre finish. Sheer Plum was my very first MAC purchase way back when…and Syrup, Spice It Up!, Polished Up, Cockney and Lady Bug rank among my other faves. Now, just in time for spring, MAC releases a new collection that’s convinced me to give my glosses a temporary timeout: Sheen Supreme Lipstick.

Gloss is good, but there’s nothing quite as wonderfully, worldly cinematic as a Lipstick – and they’re coming back! We’ve updated formulas to make it all plausible. Sheen Supreme is the combination of the strong, sensually saturated colour of, say, Tilda Swinton’s I Am Love Milanese Lipstick, leavened with the light feel and clear vibrancy, the see-through sheen of a modern New York City Girl Gloss. Imagine no muddy undertones, gliding in pearl or creme finish, moisturizing with no sticky/tacky feel.

The Sheen Supreme Lipstick shades include:

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Bare Again: Pinky neutral beige

Behave Yourself: Light blue pink

Can’t Get Enough: Beige neutral

Can’t Resist: Golden purplish red

Full Speed: Bright clean yellow pink

Good to Be Bad: Deep burgundy

Gotta Dash!: Pale coral

Impressive: Neutral gilded plum

Insanely It: Watermelon pink

Look at Her!: Metallic copper

New Temptation: Vivid blue red

Quite the Thing!: Deep blue plum

Supremely Confident: Pale nude

Ultra Darling: Mid-tone yellow pink

If spring has you considering adopting a bright lip color, this is definitely the way to do it. A bold shade in a sheer formula is easier to wear than a creamy or matte texture. It’s also fresh looking and seasonally chic.

MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick is $14.50 and available at Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom, MAC stores and maccosmetics.com.