Maybelline's New Color Blur Matte Pencil: Soft To Bold, You Choose

Think about it:

10 pretty shades that stay put on your lips for 5 hours straight.

Plus...YOU control the intensity of color.

Maybelline's new Color Blur Matte Pencil comes with a sponge-y  tip at the bottom of the chubby lip pencil, which allows you to BLOT down the lip color if you please.

By just applying the creamy pencil in the center of the lips, you can take the sponge-y (rubbery) tip. and softly blur the color out to the edges.

That way you make a lovely ombre lip.

We found them for Walmart for $7.73,  a piece.

YouTuber Lindsey Rose gives a great demo on the Color Blur Matte Pencil
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These are quite pigmented lip colors, but the sponge-y tip does a neat job of  smoothing + softening the intensity.

$2 Suave Shampoo For Color Protection Provides Shine + Volume

Okay, we have a TOUGH time keeping our hair dye permanent.

TOO many grays, we are guessing! It's been a problem since our 30s. So-oooo annoying (Sigh).

So, we are ALWAYS on the hunt for a decent gentle shampoo that promises to keep the COLOR in the hair shaft longer.

Hmmm....Well, we will take the best we can find, but for us....the hair color disappears.....

Let's face it. Dyeing hair is DAMAGING, especially if it involves permanent color and/or the bleach blond-ing process, the ultimate in hair suicide.

BUT....we have just found a really CHEAP drugstore/grocery store shampoo for $2 bucks that feels GOOD.

Suave Color Protection Shampoo is a creamy white, thick formula that works up a great lather, smells lovely + rinses out well.

Yup...Just 2 bucks a bottle here at HarmonDiscount.
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Only thing, we did NOT use the conditioner. And just the shampoo alone made our locks tangled up.

But other than that, this shampoo leaves tresses SHINY with VOLUME, and our hair did NOT appear to lose any color after 2 uses, so far.

We would NOT expect to get 40 shampoos with ZERO hair color loss, but, our hair does feel thick + smooth + healthy.

So, probably NOT the BEST color-treated shampoo out there, but certainly, NOT the worst.

And yes, I would buy this Suave product, again.

BTW.....That flawless head of hair in the photo, is NOT ours. Wish it were.

New Honest Beauty Worth Checking Out This October.....Honestly

First there was The Honest Company for mother + baby. And now, meet Honest Beauty by Jessica Alba.

The stunning mom-of-2 and a star in her own right, Jessica has now branched out into the beauty + skin care business, where women LOVE seeing new makeup + facial products emerge.

And it's all launching now, ready for fall.

Let's take a look at 1 skin care item + 1 makeup item:

This is the Magic Balm ($18, at HonestBeauty.com).

".....all‐purpose beauty balm is an honestly magical blend of organic fruit and botanical oils to soften and soothe."

And Jessica's Truly Lush Mascara + Primer ($22, at HonestBeauty.com).

"Eyelash Primer protects lashes and intensifies color for a strong, nourished base. Rich mascara lays down smoothly to create an irresistibly voluminous effect...."

We think Honest Beauty is worth checking out.

Nicely packaged, honest ingredients, etc.

Audacious: Newest Mascara By NARS With Multi-Bristled Wand

audacious. extremely bold or daring.

That's the name of NARS' newest mascara in their glamorous line-up.

We LOVE mascara, so bring it on!

But it isn't cheap, and it's SOLD OUT in several places.

NARS Audacious mascara ($26, at Sephora).

Let's look at the unique wand. First it's pretty in pink, but the cool thing is how this wand or brush is put together.

According to NARS, the wand is full of bristles---more than  200 molded bristles and lengthening hooks.

"NARS’ brush evenly grips and coats lashes from roots to tips. It simultaneously separates, lengthens, and amplifies, while the tapered tip finishes off the inner and outermost lashes and enhance the lower lashes.".

We all LOVE a build-able mascara and Audacious promises long thick luscious lashes.

Copying Celeb Style With Cheaper Dupe: Is It Worth The Chance?

The DUPE.

Oh, yes....the duplicate, and when it comes to FAB style, well, some of us are looking for the cheaper alternative.

Why?

Well, maybe we aren't in the market for a glamorous $300 pair of celebrity sunglasses, like the fashion queen herself, Kim Kardashian West.

So, if we can hunt down a more inexpensive version that LOOKS  pretty similar, then we've scored a great buy!

Here's Kim K looking very pregnant and sexy, wearing her FAVE shades. We always seem to see the most famous reality star on the planet wearing these over-sized Celine flat top black sunglasses.

The genuine pair is the Celine ZZ-Top.

The real Celine shades like Kim K is wearing can be found here on SALE for $277.

OR.....you can take a chance on buying the DUPE, which will cost you peanuts.

We found a decent pair of faux Celine ZZ-Top sunglasses for $29.99 at Amazon. Plus FREE shipping!
 
There is even a CHEAPER DUPE for $20 on Amazon, along with a bunch of complaints about the super cheap material.

So...maybe the $30 pair is the way to go.

Here is an Amazon member in her DUPE pair. Sheryl looks GREAT in them.

This is very tempting. We might go for this Celine DUPE.

Would you take the chance on a DUPE?

Have you?

Miss 1990's Brown Lipstick? Kylie Jenner Brings Sexy Trend Back!

Think back to the 1990s.

Remember the BROWN lipstick trend?

Oh, yeah....It was different and kinda grunge in a sophisticated way.

Supermodel Cindy Crawford at her peak was into it. The lip look didn't last too long, however.

We LIKE the brown lipstick look. It lets your TEETH look so much whiter!

It looks like Kylie Jenner is bringing the sexy makeup trend back, and she wears it well, with a simple blonde ponytail  + conservative makeup for the rest of her face.

GORGEOUS!

Chocolate lips. Not sure they are for every gal, but it's a warm, sophisticated palette.

Back in the 90s, brown lipstick was being blended with brick + raisin shades, also.

Want to COPY Kylie's brown lipstick look?

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipcolor has 2 nice DUPES in MINK and CHOCO-LISCIOUS. Here at ULTA ($4.79, a tube).

The MINK is a bit tamer as a brown lippie.

Will you go 90's brown lipstick this fall?

Taylor Swift Loves Cats And Obviously Makeup Trend Cat Eye!

Meow, Taylor Swift!

Must be really nice having a professional makeup artist at your whim to create gorgeous looks whenever the need arises.

Here's the glam superstar earlier this week, nailing a flawless cat eye in midnight blue liner, a makeup trend we've been noticing. Of course, you could still choose black liner and achieve the same sexy feline effect.

We all know that Taylor LOVEs her kitties, and she owns 2, Olivia Benson + Meredith Grey.

Gotta LOVE the winged cat eye effect. Not the easiest eye makeup to get right or to perfectly match the other, but still one of the sexiest and most elegant techniques to master.

Most of us do not have a pro doing our cosmetics, but there are plenty of liners out there to create the look.
Check out elf. We like the e.l.f. Studio Eye Liner in Midnight (Navy) for just 3 bucks!

So pretty + polished.