Makeup Wars: My Wish List.

This week it is all about me. Well, it is about us girls in Makeup Wars.

I am constantly writing about what I think are great gifts, and no one ever asks me what I want for Christmas.  So I have taken it upon myself to tell you exactly what is on my Wish List. I seriously want all of these items. I realize a few of these beauties have no chance of ever being under my tree. I suppose that is why it is called a wish list.

I am wishing hard for all of these beauty gifts.

1. Burberry Signature Collection Lip Glow Set

I have never - as in ever - used anything from Burberry beauty and I think it is about time that I had. I know I cannot go wrong with a gloss, so this wearable set of three beautiful "Lip Glow's" are high on my list. The set includes three signature shades; Tea Rose, Cameo and Nude Beige. $65.00

2. philosophy Amazing Grace Fragrance Layering Collection

I ask for and luckily receive an Amazing Grace set every year. It is my scent of choice, as I am not a fan of fragrance. My husband gets bad headaches from perfume, but this doesn't bother him, so I stick with it. I am wishing for this set under the tree this year. It contains a fragrance, shower gel and body butter. $49.50

3. Dior Holiday Lip & Eye Palette

These beautiful palettes are sold separately, but I want them both. I buy a lot of items over the year, but I always hesitate when it comes to more luxurious makeup items because I just have so much. I spied this at Nordstrom and almost bought them both. I haven't been able to get either out of my mind since. The Holiday Eye Palette Set contains three satin and shimmering nude and brown shadows, a mini Eyeliner, a Serum-infused Primer and a New Look mini mascara. $65.00 The Holiday Lip Palette includes a Lip Balm, Lip Maximizer, three Rouge Dior Lipsticks and a mini Lip Pencil. $62.00

4. La Mer The Collection Gift Set

I have a small amount of cream left in my jar of Creme de la Mer that I really need to replenish. I love the way my skin feels when I use these three products together and think I deserve to have this gift to get my skin back to feeling its best. The Collection includes an Eye Concentrate, Regenerating Serum and a jar of Creme de la Mer. $285.00

5. Bobbi Brown 2012 Beauty Trunk

Every year, Bobbi Brown has a beautiful train case that is filled with everything for the ultimate Bobbi look. The case is filled with a selection of her best makeup, tools and skin care. I have lusted over these sets for years. A few years ago, my sister-in-law was lucky enough to have one of the yearly train cases under her tree; she absolutely loved it. Of course it was my suggestion, and I have wanted one for myself ever since. $1,000.00

Be sure to check out what the other bloggers have on their Holiday wishlists too.

Makeup Wars: Holiday Metallics.

This week in Makeup Wars, we are talking about holiday metallics. I first thought I would feature one of my many gold or bronze shadows, bronzers, highlighters or glosses. Then I saw the new products in the L’Oréal Paris limited edition Diamonds Collection for holiday. I could probably just feature the whole collection, but the reds, especially for the nails really stood out.

I love to change my nails up for the holidays. It's simple, easy and cheap. These are my holiday metallics.

For nails, I layered L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Nail in Fancy Me over L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Nail in Lifetime Love. Lifetime Love is a gorgeous true red with a subtle gold sheen to it, when worn on its own. I applied two coats of Lifetime Love. To kick it up, I added one coat of Fancy Me. Fancy Me is a glossy, sheer red, filled with large and small pieces of gold glitter.

Lifetime LoveFancy Me

L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Nail retails for $5.99 each. Look for them at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer now. These shades are here for a limited time only.

Check out what other holiday metallics that the Makeup Wars bloggers are loving.

 

Makeup Wars: My Favorite Mascara.

This week in Makeup Wars, we are talking about mascara. Our favorite mascara.  This is a tough one for me.  I swear my favorite mascara changes every month.

I try so many and I still buy so many, trying to find the perfect one. So I am going to go with my current favorite mascara. In fact, I have used this mascara more than any other for the past three months. Thus I am declaring my favorite mascara Lancôme Hypnôse Star Mascara.

I got a Hypnôse Star sample as a Sephora 100 point perk toward the end of the summer.

Just looking at the brush, I knew it was different. Notice that one side of the brush round, and the other side is flat and straight.

I like to wiggle the flat side into the base of my lashes. It lifts them and helps form the curl upward as it is applied. And volume? Wow! I use the rounded side to comb through the lashes. As I brush it on, lashes are lengthened and defined. I find them almost wispy looking, and I love it.

The overall finish is a beautiful glossy black, with no clumping, flaking or smudging. My lashes look long, thick and great all day. It is easily removed with just a makeup wipe or eye makeup remover (before cleansing) at night.

Lancôme Hypnôse Star Mascara comes in just one shade of black and retails for $28.00. It was originally a Sephora exclusive and is supposed to be available at Lancôme counters, but when I checked over the weekend, it still wasn't at my local counter yet.

Be sure to check out the favorites from the other Makeup Wars bloggers, and tell me what your favorite mascara is in the comments.