Spring 2013: Guerlain Gloss d’Enfer Maxi Shine Collection.

Get ready for a new little lipgloss and polish collection coming to your department store this week; it's a real beauty. From Guerlain, this is Gloss d’Enfer Maxi Shine.

Inspired by the 1960's pin-up girl, this collection captures everything about her, which was more than just a pretty face. She is witty, elegant, playful and secretive all at once.  She is incomparably charming and has perfectly mastered the art of femininity.

The collection includes Gloss d’Enfer and Le Vernis.

Gloss d’Enfer - $30.00
Gloss d’Enfer is a beautiful lipgloss that gives lips a shimmering, radiant and plumping finish.  Maxi Shine’s oil composition creates a moisturizing barrier to ensure an intense softness, while the ergonomic applicator makes application precise. The 20 new permanent shades vary in coverage and pigment, but are all perfect for spring and summer. 

• 400 Gold Tchlack
• 401 Praline Blop
• 402 Browny Clap
• 403 Brun Buzz 
• 420 Rouge Shebam
• 421 Red Pow
• 440 Coral Wizz
• 441 Tangerine Vlam
• 460 Rose Splatch
• 461 Pink Clip
• 462 Rosy Bang
• 463 La petite Robe Noir
• 464 Guimauve Vlop
• 465 Bubble Gum
• 466 Dragée Bomp
• 467 Cherry Swing
• 468 Candy Stripe
• 469 Fuchsia Ding
• 470 Magenta Waouh
• 471 Prune Zip

Le Vernis - $23.00
These ultra-vibrant shades incorporate adhesive resins to offer a perfectly even sheen that lasts for days. The extra-flat and widened brush helps to create a shiny and beautiful nail look with ease.  The new polish collection also includes a Protective Base Coat and High Shine Top Coat which are  designed with a silicone derivative to strengthen, reinforce and protect the nail. There are ten new, permanent shades.

• 00 Lingerie
• 64 Gemma
• 121 Rouge d’Enfer
• 125 Vega
• 143 Nahema
• 165 Champs- Elysées
• 168 L’Heure Bleue
• 280 Jardins de Bagatelle
• 263 À la Parisienne
• 463 La Petite Robe Noire

Guerlain’s Gloss d’Enfer Maxi Shine Collection is available now at select locations of Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.  Gloss d’Enfer Maxi Shine will also be available at select locations of Sephora beginning in May.

Beginning this Wednesday, April 24th and running through April 30th, the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Boston (which is open) will have the ground floor all decked out in color to celebrate this launch with an exclusive "I Want Candy" event. The first 200 customers at the event will receive a mini MaxiShine Gloss D'Enfer in Candy Stripe. Additionally, each customer will have the chance to get their "candy look" makeup done by a Guerlain color expert, along with take home a souvenir photograph.

Candy Stripe is a beautiful wearable fuchsia shade, with a lustrous shine. It will definitely be on my lips a lot this summer.

2013 Earth Day Zoya Nail Polish Exchange.

Happy Earth Day! Being the least "earthy" person I know (please don't judge) I sort of usually ignore Earth Day and I planned to ignore it in my posts. But then I read about the 2013 Earth Day Zoya Nail Polish Exchange program and it really is a pretty neat idea.

You see, Zoya is helping you do a little spring cleaning! Really - they are helping you clean out your nail polish wardrobe and get rid of old nail polish that may not be BIG5FREE (Free of Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Toluene, DBP and Camphor) and exchange it for a greener alternative, which is the long lasting, award winning, healthy Zoya Nail Polish of course. 

From now until April 26, 2013, you can exchange your old, unwanted nail color for toxin-free ZOYA Nail Polish for only $4 per bottle - that is half off!. How cool is that? And ZOYA will even properly dispose of your old polish.

Here's all you need to do!

1.  Go to www.zoya.com and pick out the polishes you would like (excludes all Zoya PixieDust™ Collection shades) and add them to your cart. You must select at least 6 bottles and no more than 24 bottles of polish.

2. Apply the code (copy and paste for best results): 
ZOYAEARTH2013

3. Your order value will be adjusted to reflect a 50% discount (they use these funds to properly dispose of the old nail polish).

4. SUBMIT your order!

Then Zoya will ship out your NEW polish!

Once you get your order 
Here's where the exchanging happens...

Ship back the equivalent number of bottles you received to the return address below (ie. If you ordered 6 bottles of Zoya – you would send us 6 NON-ZOYA polishes). You must include a copy of your order.

Ship your old nail polish and a copy of your order to:
Art of Beauty, Inc.

c/o Polish Exchange

5060 Taylor Rd, Unit D

Cleveland, Ohio, 44128, USA

Once Zoya receives your polish, they do the rest! Please note that the bottles you send in to exchange cannot be Zoya, Qtica or Nocti polishes, but they can be any other brand.

Spring 2013: M∙A∙C Baking Beauties.

I love a pastel look for spring and all of these new "beauties" from M∙A∙C definitely fill the need. What could be cuter than a collection based on my favorite sweet, the cupcake? Nothing, really. This is M∙A∙C Baking Beauties.

M·A·C loves everything about a cupcake. Face Powder arrives in exclusively designed cupcake patterns, and Lustre Drops create a luminous finish. Pro Longwear Paint Pots add a touch of dazzle. Haute & Naughty Lash delivers two-in-one coverage. Lipstick lays it on soft and tempting in tones including Devil’s Food and Raspberry Swirl. Mineralize Tinted Lip Balm provides nutrient-rich moisture. Nail Lacquer decorates in glittering Bleu Velvet and Pistachio Crème. And for professional results, two limited-edition brushes with pastel accents. Hello, cupcake!

The Baking Beauties collection:

Lipstick - $15.00
Pure Decoration - light white peach (cremesheen)
Raspberry Swirl - light white blue pink (cremesheen)
Lavender Whip - light cool lavender (cremesheen)
Devil’s Food - glossy deep plum (frost)

Mineralize Tinted Lip Balm - $19.50
Baking Beauty - creamy light peach
Cheery Cheery - creamy mid-tone blue pink
Sweet Tooth - creamy lilac
Glacé creamy - pale baby blue

Haute & Naughty Lash - $20.00
Haute & Naughty Black - black

Brush
252SE Large Shader - $31.00
129SE Powder/Blush - $35.00

Pearlmatte Face Powder - $29.00
In for a Treat - champagne base with matte coral flower and mint leaves
Pink Buttercream - light silvery pink base with dark pink flowers and periwinkle leaves

Pro Long Wear Paint Pot - $18.50
Fancy Frosting - frosted white
Let’s Skate - pale pink with pearl
Mooncake - warm beige
Éclair - light chocolate with gold pearl
Dangerous Cuvée - frosted cool grey

Glitter - $21.00
Reflects Transparent Teal - sparkling white with turquoise
Pink - bright pink

Lustre Drops - $21.00
Pink Rebel - blue pink with gold pearl

Nail Lacquer - $16.00
Confectionary - light blue pink (cream)
Pistachio Crème - light teal mint (cream)
Bleu Velvet - light periwinkle blue (cream)

I seriously can't get enough of the products or the names. Like I said in my favorite cream eyeshadow post, I love the pretty Pro Long Wear Paint Pots in this collection. They create the softest yet sparkly perfect eye for spring. The star products of the collection have to be the Pearlmatte Face Powders though. Just look at them! They are beautiful and either warm up the face in subtle glow of champagne and coral or pink and silver.

MAC Pearlmatte Face Powder In For a TreatMAC Pearlmatte Face Powder Pink Buttercream

The M·A·C Baking Beauties collection is available now at all M·A·C locations and online at maccosmetics.com.