Blog Lovin and A New Blog

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That link is mainly a formality for me to be able to "claim" my blog on bloglovin, but it is another medium for following if you so desire.

I, also, wanted to do a mini shout out to my good friend Camille's blog, dressedandeducated.blogspot.com
Camille blogs about fashion and various perks of living in New York (I plan to visit her there soon).  If you are a fashion lover or even just like looking at pretty things it is definitely worth checking out.

New Blog Sale

This time I am going to open the sale up to all buyers (that includes international).  Prices will not include shipping though, due to this.  I will calculate shipping cost and let you know.  You can leave a comment here to reserve something or email me at lovesongformylipgloss@yahoo.com.  I will only hold items for 72 hrs pending payment.  After that, they will be back up.  I will be updating this during the next week or so so stay tuned.

Makeup:

Lips:
Chantecaille Maia lip stick (90%) $10
Lipstick Queen Medieval (80%) $5
Estee Lauder Extravagant Berry ls (from holiday 10 collection) 3x $8
Lancome Timeless cream ls (2x) $3

Eyes:
Korres 34s golden brown (2x) $5
Paul and Joe Palette 068 (from fall 10 collection) (3x) $13
Stila kitten (pan only) (50%) $2
Stila moss(in palette with arora borealis duo) (3x) $3
Stila aurora borealis duo (5x) $3
Pout eyeslicks in mare (3x) $3
Mac haunting fluidline (80%) $8
Mac delphic fluidline (75%) $7
Lancome color design artist palette (5x) $8
MUFE aqua eyes in 12L (6in. remaining approx) $5

Mixed:
Trish McEvoy petite simply chic palette (90%) $10
Too Faced Quickie Chronicles life of the party (70%) $5
Sue Devitt Naughty Palette (3x) $3
Guerlain mini mythic meteorites (70%) $7

Becca Pressed Shimmer Powder in Princess

O the lovely UFO style packaging of Becca. This stuff is sturdy.  Although I have heard the Becca's PSP's have a tendency to crumble, I havent seen that in mine.

This is a shimmer powder (in case you couldnt tell from the name :P).  Its meant to be a highlighter but I think this is a little pink to be a highlighter for my skin.  Princess is a bronzey pink.  I like to wear it over blush or sometimes in place of blush, but only if I'm wearing strong eyes or lips.

Gorgeous, isn't it?


This product can be purchased at Skincarerx.  Note: this is an affiliate link. 

I'm back! And Guerlain Abricot Gourmand 840 Gloss

Hi everyone. So sorry to have not posted in a while. My class schedule ended up requiring a whole lot more reading than I initially expected.  Well that and I became slightly obsessed with the tv show Chuck, so I watched all the previous seasons.  I have been thinking about it and I think to help me post more I will make my blog more about pictures and swatches than reviews. 

Also, I am planning on doing a new blog sale soon so stay tuned for that. 


Here are some nice pictures of Guerlain Abricot Gourmand gloss. It has been around for a while and it part of the permanent line.  I haven't heard anything about Guerlain planning to discontinue this, so you should be able to find it at your local Guerlain counter or in Sephora.

Orange is supposed to be really big these coming months, so if you don't have any orange lip products. I would say this is worth checking out.

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.

Dark Circles, Turtles and Waterproof Eyeliner

Since really getting into makeup, I have noticed that I have gotten much more deliberate with my purchases.  I usually do not pick things up just on a whim.  If I buy something, I have probably thought about and contemplated purchasing it for some time now.  I do have a few things I am dying to get my hands on currently, so I thought I would share them with you.

1. A good under eye concealer.  I have officially become my mother.  I am having the hardest time concealing my under eye circles, probably having a lot to do with the fact that I have never really had much of an issue with this before.  I have tried my Chantecaille stick foundation which I use to conceal blemishes, but I have a feeling that is just a smidgen too dark for my undereye.  I have also tried my Chanel long lasting concealer which kind of creases on my under eye.  Oy. I have plans to go to the mall and play with Chantecaille, Giorgio Armani, and Laura Mercier's concealers as I have heard good things about those.  I would love to try Becca's concealer, but I am wary of ordering base products online as I am not sure if it will be a good color match.

2. Chantecaille Turles palette. When is this going to be out already??? I feel like I've been waiting for it to come out for forever.  The turtle palette is modeled just like the tiger palette, with 3 eyeshadows and a blush, but with warmer colors.  If you want to see a promo picture, you can find one of Temptalia's blog.

3. The black eyeliner from Armani's spring collection.  It is supposed to be the same liner as was released with the spring collection in 2010 which was super black and water proof.  I swatched last years edition on my hand and was completely amazed, but when I went back to find it, it was no where to be found. I am soo excited they decided to rerelease it. 



Do you have any wants right now?  Any reccs for a good under eye concealer?

Chantecaille Hydra Chic Lipstick in Tiger Lily

I realized today that a while back I mentioned that I had bought one of the new Chantecaille lipstick formula hyra chics in tiger lily but never actually showed you swatches or talked about it ever again. Shame on me.  I hope to make amends by finally showing it to you all now. 

Behold, tiger lily.

It is red. I love red. I grew up in red lipstick, quite literally as I was a dancer until the age of 15.  I rock a red lip from time to time despite the grossed out faces it receives from the DBF (he no likely the red lipstick...or any kind of visible lip products for that matter). 

Back to the review, I couldn't be more impressed with the Hydra chic formula.  I think I have mentioned more than once that I have amazingly dry lips.  Formulas that most boast as hydrating, I often find drying.  I even shy away from Chanel lip products as I find them to be drying.  Hydra chic, unlike Lip Chic, is not moisturizing per say, but it is not drying in the least bit.  It kind of acts as a second skin.  If it weren't for the fact that I have it in a red color, I would probably all but forget that I had it on.  In fact, I went to reapply, thinking it was all gone, and it was still perfectly in tact.

Which brings me to the second point of why this formula is so amazing, longevity.  This stuff wears like iron.  I am pretty hard on lip products, with all the constant eating and drinking, but this wore for a good 5+ hours on me, which is saying something.

And on to color.

This is in cool, natural light.  I would say that tiger lily is more of an orange red than a blue red, which this swatch doesn't particularly show.  It has no shimmer and somewhat of a satin finish.

This picture is with flash just to show another aspect of the color.

Overall, you have to try the new hydra chic lipstick formula. Yep, I'm saying have to.  Trust me, you will not be disappointed in the least bit. If your a fan of red, you will probably love tiger lily, but there are 3 other great shades currently and 3 more coming in the spring collection.

Laura Mercier Eye Basics in

I used to be in love with Urban Decay Primer Potion.  The stuff is good, I must admit.  It wears well with no creasing.  However, the packaging is infamously horrible and I found it hard to blend over.

Come Sephora friends and family sale, I decided to give Laura Mercier Eye basics a try.  I have heard good things about them and the packaging is much better than Urban Decay's.  Look, I think you may actually be able to get all the product out!!(hallelujah!!)

I bought the color linen.  In retrospect, I probably should have picked up something darker such as wheat because linen is a little too light to really blend into my skin.  I am about nc20 for reference.

There are also peachy tones in linen which is nice and brightening to the eye area.

What do I think this is a good primer? Well, I do think it is easier to blend over than Primer Potion.  However, I do find that it creases.  I can't give an exact amount of time it takes for it to crease because I don't check my eye makeup very frequently.

Overall, would I repurchase, no.  I would recommend this to people who have drier eyelids who just want something to intensify their eyeshadows.

This product can be found here.  Note: this is an affiliate link.