New Obsession: IT Cosmetics by Jamie Kern

Have you heard of IT Cosmetics yet?  If you haven't, you need to check it out immediately!  Until a few weeks ago I was fairly unfamiliar with the brand.  I'd seen it on the pages of Allure, Lucky and Marie Claire magazines, but hadn't had the chance to use any of the products myself.  My first test drive of IT Cosmetics was so fabulous I'll forever be a user!

My absolute, hands down, favorite thing on earth right now is IT Cosmetics Vitality Flush Anti-Aging Color Reviver Stain in Je Ne Sais Quoi. (pictured below)  It can be used on your lips for a unique-to-your skin tone lip color and on your cheeks for that same unique-to-you color!  It contains plum oil, cherry oil, shea butter, argan and jojoba plus vitamins A, C and E, green and white tea and aloe!  Super moisturizing!  You won't see the color until it's applied on your skin or lips but on my skin it turned the perfect, light pink!  I love it!

I'm also loving IT Cosmetics IT-O2 Ultra Repair Liquid Oxygen Foundation.  With Peptides, hyaluronic acid, niacin, hydrolyzed collagen and vitamins A, C and E, it's like a facial in a bottle...in a foundation!  This amazing foundation gave my skin a perfectly flawless appearance when I used only a tiny bit!  It's designed to deliver powerful oxygen to your skin, which aids in skin regeneration, repair and key ingredient absorption.  It's been clinically proven to increase skin barrier repair and clinically proven to increase skin hydration over 71% after just one application!  I applied the IT-02 Ultra Repair Liquid Oxygen Foundation with the IT Hydra Sponge for an airbrushed to perfection look!  I used a little warm water to dampen the sponge, squeezed out the excess water and the Hydra Sponge blended everything, including concealer into my skin effortlessly!

Hello Light Anti-Aging Radiance Illuminating Powder (pictured below) with Hydrolyzed Collagen, Peptides and Drops of Light Technology is another must have for your make up collection.  This illuminating powder absorbs oil and shine while blurring away the look of pores and fine lines without settling into wrinkles..thank goodness! I tend to avoid illuminators because they contain sparkle and glitter that settles into my fine lines and makes me look much older than I really am, but Hello Light doesn't have any glitter or sparkle!  Used with the Heavenly Luxe Angled Radiance Brush, application has never been so simple!

The last couple of things I should mention are Vitality Cheek Flush in Pretty in Peony and Tightline Full Lash Length Black Primer.  Both are now permanent staples in my make up routine.  Tightline Full Lash Length Black Primer can be worn alone or you can add mascara over the top for an even more dramatic effect.  I found that just using Tightline Full Lash alone was enough for day to day wear!  Vitality Cheek Flush is a powder blush stain, something totally new to the world of blush.  It not only stains cheeks for all day wear, but it's also enriched with anti-aging powerhouse ingredients!  It's waterproof (great for summer) and is talc-free so it won't cling to fine lines or wrinkles...yay again!

Learn more about IT Cosmetics by clicking here to get to their website or check out QVC for more info!  I was surfing through the channels over the weekend and found an entire hour dedicated to IT Cosmetics with it's founder Jamie Kern on QVC and I was hooked on it!  I watched the entire thing! Check it out and you'll see!

Get The Look: Olivia Palermo by Angelo David Salon!

Actress and Socialite Olivia Palermo attends the opening of the new Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar in Liverpool, England on November 7, 2012.

Courtesy of Celebrity Makeup Artist and Eyebrow Stylist Julie Tussey of Angelo David Salon (www.angelodavid.com)

ANGELO DAVID SALON48 East 43 Street, 2^nd Floor New York, NY 10017 212 883 6620

1) Start with Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 in Sand Color all over the face

 

2) Using a blush brush, use Laura Mercier Crème Cheek Colour in Blaze (a warm rose color) around the apples of the cheeks.

 

3) Around the eyelids up to the crease, apply Laura Mercier Luster Eye Colour in Celestial with an all over eye colour brush

 

4) Line the top and bottom eyelids with Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour in Smoke then lightly smudge the product. Finish with applying 2 coats of Laura Mascara in Black Color.

 

5) For the lips, apply LM Lip Glace’ Lip Gloss in Desert Rose to the top and bottom lips to give you that long lasting color and high shine.

Stila Warehouse Sale! You're Invited! 7/28

Stock up on all of your favorite Stila products at the HUGE Stila Warehouse Sale on Saturday July 28th at The Doll Factory in LA!  Up to 80% off!

The Doll Factory LA: 1910 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90026

ELLE Cosmetics Only at Kohl's!

Now you can look fashion forward with unexpected color palettes from ELLE Cosmetics!  Found only at Kohl's Department Stores, ELLE Cosmetics brings quality makeup to a store you can afford. 

Some of my favorites are ELLE Cosmetics Lip Color in shade 03, Lip Gloss in 05, Blush in 05 and ELLE Cosmetics eyeshadow in 04!

The next time you are at Kohl's head to the cosmetics department and check out the latest, fun products from ELLE Cosmetics and Kohl's!  Or, shop the ELLE collection, which also includes super cute cosmetic cases and makeup bags by clicking here.

Too Faced Cosmetics Drops Another Gorgeous Bombshell With The Summer Royalty Collection

With summer fast approaching it's time to arm yourself with the latest collection from Too Faced Cosmetics!  The Summer Royalty Collection will have you looking like a sun goddess!

All of my favorite eye palettes are from Too Faced and the new Summer Eye Summertime Sexy Shadow Collection might be my favorite!  This perfect palette includes fun pops of summer including corals, pinks and aquas with beachy neutral and shimmery brown hues. 

Primed and Poreless is your warm weather necessity.  This oil-free and colorless skin smoothing face primer mattifies surface oil and minimizes redness caused by sensitive or irritated skin.  Visibly erase the appearance of fine lines, pores and other imperfections with Primed and Poreless!

The Candlelight Glow Duo uses PHOTOLITE technology to diffuse any harsh lighting giving your skin a diffused, youthful luminosity.   Use Candlelight Glow Duo to give yourself a gorgeous summer glow!

Chocolate Soleil Bronzer and Royal Oil Coconut Oil Body Bronzer with Mangosteen Extract will give your skin some bronzing gorgeousness even if you haven't spent the weekend at the beach!  Made with real cocoa powder, Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer warms up skin tone with a super pigmented, matte powder formula.  Royal Oil is a fast absorbing nourishing body bronzing oil that hydrates all the while giving you and your skin a super sexy summer glow.

Find the entire Summer Royalty Collection and tons of other must-haves from Too Faced at Sephora, Ulta and other specialty boutiques.  You can also go crazy with the fun products from Too Faced by clicking here to get to their website.

Kate Hudson Turns 33! Get The Look With Your Favorite Drugstore Brands!

Photo Credit: Instyle.com

Get the look : Courtesy of Celebrity Hair and Makeup Artist Stacey Ellis of BYUTI Salons

Face: Start with a clean moisturized face, apply Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Airbrush Spray Makeup to a large powder brush and then dust over the face evenly. This spray foundation glides on and is so light but dries like powder. Layer for extra coverage.

Dust the cheeks with Revlon Powder Blush color Softspoken Pink. Apply to the cheek and sweep back to the ear.

 

Eyes: Apply the lightest shade in the Nuance Salma Hayek Mineral Eyeshadow Duo Sheer Plum/Putty, under the brow and to the inside corner of the eye. Then the plum shade to the crease of the eye and blend up to meet the light color.

 

Run a line of Maybelline Lasting Drama Waterproof Gel Eyeliner Charcoal along the top lash line and re-apply for a thicker line. Start at the outer corner and work in.

 

Finish the eyes with two coats of Maybelline XXL Pro Volume Mascara Very Black

 

Lips: Gloss and enhance the natural lip color with Neutrogena MoistureShine Lip Gloss Nutri Berry.

 

Salma Hayek’s NUANCE line at CVS

One of the coolest new additions to my makeup arsenal is the Lights, Camera, Action EYE TRIO from Nuance by Salma Hayek.  It’s a creamy eye shadow, shimmery highlighter and eyeliner that all blend perfectly together for a complete look all in one sleek wand!  The wand is small enough to slip into your clutch for a night out on the town or tucked in your office drawer for emergency touch ups during the day.

I found that the bronze shadow (the bottom part of the wand) had more staying power when I used it with eye lid primer.  The liner never smudged once and the highlighter was easy to apply with its soft round pencil-style tip.
I also tried out the Nuance Flawless Wear Tinted Moisturizer and I thought it was really light with good coverage.  I’ve been trying to cut back on the amount of foundation I wear this winter and with Nuance’s Skin Adapting Technology that helps balance tone, this seems to do the trick.  Nothing settled into the pesky little lines around my eyes!  I’m anxious to try the Nuance Brow Kit and the Perfect Lips Lip Quad!

Sold exclusivley at CVS, Nuance products are “designed to help every woman enhance the nuances that define her individual beauty“.  Go online and check out the entire Nuance collection ranging from makeup to haircare!  And, right now at CVS.com all Nuance products are BOGO 50% off!

LORAC's Breakthrough Performance Foundation

Desperately seeking flawless coverage? With LORAC Breakthrough Performance Foundation you can finally have flawless coverage while pampering your skin at the same time. LORAC‘s Breakthrough Performance oil free, anti-aging foundation with SMS complex and SPF 14 combines pre-aging, anti-aging, hydrating and smoothing ingredients along with antioxidants to help skin appear   youthful, rejuvenated and radiant.

It really does deliver in the flawless looking skin department! I first used LORAC’s Breakthrough Performance Foundation about a week ago and I cannot gush enough about it! Not only do I love the ultra-sleek bottle, I love the way my skin looks after application.

My skin looked matte and dewy at the same time, if that’s even possible! There was absolutely no drying effect on my skin and I found that even after layering cream blush on my cheeks, my coverage was still flawless. I just needed a few pumps of LORAC’s Breakthrough Performance and I was good to go.

Now, if I could just get that Oscar nom, I’d be Red Carpet ready!