Top 10 Spring Makeup Palettes.

I am so happy that spring is here! With spring comes warmer weather and lighter makeup. This year it is all about a beautiful, perfected complexion (see how to get a flawless look and how to use color correctors to get that perfect complexion) with a focus on the eyes in neutrals or soft colors and lips in long-lasting mattes. The easiest way to update your makeup for spring is by investing in a new makeup palette. Not only will a makeup palette fulfill many needs (lots of product!), but it is honestly the best value when it comes to getting a lot of makeup. These are the best new makeup palettes that are perfect for spring.

1. tarte Rainforest of the Sea Eyeshadow Palette {review}

2. Urban Decay UD XX Vice Ltd Reloaded {review later this week}

3. Eyes on MAC Anniversary Pastel Times Nine {review}

4. NARS NARSissist L'amour Toujours Eyeshadow Palette {review}

5. Too Faced Peanut Butter And Jelly Eye Shadow Palette {Phyrra's review}

6. Bobbi Brown Nude on Nude Eye Palette {buy at Nordstrom}

7. Giorgio Armani Spring/Summer 2016 Runway Palette {buy at Neiman Marcus}

8. Smashbox Photo Matte Eyes Palette {buy at Sephora}

9. Laura Mercier Paris After the Rain Eye Colour Collection {Beauty411's review}

10. tarte Tartelette Tease {review}

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Eyes on MAC Anniversary: Amber Times Nine.

MAC is back with their Eyes on MAC palettes launching tomorrow. Eyes on MAC Anniversary is a collection of 9 pan and 15 pan color-coordinated palettes in perfect shades of Amber to Navy in just about every finish imaginable. I always pick up a few of these palettes because they are just so versatile and I find myself reaching for them time and time again.

"Creating your own bespoke eyes has never been easier. These well-edited Eyes x 9 and Eyes x 15 palettes feature a wave of colour-coordinated hues offering countless combinations.

In colour schemes from Navy and Burgundy to Amber and Purple, and a brand new palette of
soft pastel hues, each offers textures from matte to satin to frost for creating looks for both day and night."

I was able to preview the Amber Times Nine palette and plan to pick up the Cool Neutral palette and the Macy's exclusive as well.

The Amber Times Nine palette is your perfect golden nude shadow palette. I like that it's easy to create everyday eye looks with this palette with different finishes. With the matte pink and peachy gold shimmer and sparkly brown, I am really having fun with this palette for daily looks. You can't go wrong with it.

The Eyes on MAC Anniversary eye palettes:

AMBER TIMES NINE - $32
GEORGIA PEACH dirty rose pink (matte)
COZY GREY cool grey (matte)
CREATIVE COPPER light beige (lustre)
CORK muted golden brown (satin)
RICEPAPER peachy-gold with shimmer (frost)
KITTIES pale bronze (frost)
AROMATIC matte brown (matte)
DON’T TELL sparkly brown (lustre)
PEPPER PLEASE sparkly bronze copper brown (velvet)

PURPLE TIMES NINE - $32
SWEET LUST soft champagne pink with pearls (lustre)
POIGNANT soft lavender (satin)
MANCATCHER matte lavender taupe (frost)
AFTER DUSK soft red wine (veluxe pearl)
BEAUTY MARKED black-red with sparkle pearl (velvet)
SATELLITE DREAMS plum with violet pearl (veluxe pearl)
SHADOWY LADY blackened plum (matte)
LIGHTLY SUGARED soft lilac with pearl (frost)
BON NUIT deep plum (matte)

NAVY TIMES NINE - $32
SILVER FOG silver grey (lustre)
BLONDE MINK pale khaki with sparkles (lustre)
CLOUDSCAPE khaki (velvet)
JG GREY frosty grey-blue (frost)
CLUB red-brown with green pearl (satin)
MULLED OVER matte cool blue-grey (matte)
CAST IRON matte charcoal (matte)
COPPERPLATE muted mid-tone grey (matte)
BLACK TIED black with silver sparkle (velvet)

DUSKY ROSE TIMES NINE - $32
COOL COMPLEMENT cool medium brown (matte)
FRANKLY FROSTY light grey-taupe (matte)
M·A·CNIFICENT ME! pinky white frost (frost)
FABULOUS DNA light pink shimmer (frost)
IN MY ELEMENT cool silver pearl (lustre)
PLEASING TO THE EYE mid-tone rose (matte)
SABLE gold-plum with bronze pearl (velvet)
QUIET TYPE medium bronze shimmer (frost)
DANCE IN THE DARK deep cool brown (velvet)

PASTEL TIMES NINE - $32
NEW NUDE whitish-pink highlighter (satin)
FRESH INNOCENCE ivory frosty warm white (frost)
SPICE BAR greyish-taupe (satin)
FLOUNCE pale pastel pink (matte)
FREE ROAMING dirty lavender (veluxe pearl)
RESTLESS ROSE pinkish-mauve (satin)
SPRING MOON baby blue (frost)
GREYSTROKE pale greenish-silver (satin)
SWEET GREEN soft muted green (satin)

BURGUNDY TIMES NINE - $32
#NOIR deep black-brown with gold pearls (velvet)
HONEY LUST bronze-dipped peach (lustre)
QUARRY soft, muted plum-brown (matte)
ANTIQUED ash brown with bronze (veluxe pearl)
STAR VIOLET pinky brown-plum (veluxe pearl)
HAUX soft, muted rosy-brown (satin)
EMBARK intense reddish-brown (matte)
SKETCH burgundy with red shimmer (velvet)
POPPYSEED mid-tone mauvey nude (satin)

WARM NEUTRAL - $65
HEY metallic coral (veluxe pearl)
WARM BREEZE pastel coral (satin)
GINGERSNAP deep rosy-pink (frost)
DARK BREW deep chocolate with pink pearl (velvet)
DANCE IN THE DARK dark brown (matte)
BRULE soft, creamy-beige (satin)
VANILLA EXTRACT soft, warm yellow-beige (frost)
HONEY LUST bronze-dipped peach (lustre)
AMBER LIGHTS peachy-brown with shimmer (frost)
SADDLE golden orange-brown (matte)
LEMON TART metallic gold (veluxe pearl)
BUTTERFUDGE dirty mocha with gold pearl (satin)
CREATIVE COPPER frosted gold (lustre)
UNWIND dirty olive (veluxe pearl)
DIVINE DECADENCE soft bronze (velvet)

MELLOW MODERNS - $65
BEADED light golden beige (frost)
GOLDMINE intense gold with shimmer (frost)
CHAINS OF LOVE mid-tone coined bronze (frost)
CORK muted golden brown (satin)
CARBON intense black (matte)
ORB soft peachy-beige (satin)
PLUMMED shimmering dark plum (veluxe pearl)
LUSCIOUS neutral bronze (frost)
SOFT BROWN soft, golden peachy-brown (matte)
TRAX burgundy-plum with shimmer (velvet)
RETROSPECK beached blonde (lustre)
PERSUADE mid-tone cool grey-brown (matte)
GREENSMOKE tarnished olive (lustre)
FELT cool neutral army green (satin)
PRINT muted grey with shimmer (satin)

COOL NEUTRAL - $65
FLOUNCE chalky white-pink (matte)
SWEET ALLURE soft light pink (satin)
SUN TWEAKED soft frosty coral (frost)
BLACKBERRY muted burgundy-plum brown (matte)
AFTER DUSK mid-tone rosy pink with pearl (veluxe pearl)
PICK ME UP pale ivory (matte)
DECEPTION chocolate gold (frost)
CRUSHED CLOVE dirty gold-olive (frost)
COZY GREY cool grey (matte)
BRUN muted blackish-brown (satin)
SILVER FOG white with silver pearl (lustre)
FRENCH CLAY white-grey frost (frost)
CUMULUS dirty grey-charcoal (frost)
PEARLED EARTH deep blue-grey (veluxe pearl)
BLACK TIED black with silver sparkle (velvet)

The Eyes on MAC Anniversary eye palettes will be available beginning tomorrow at all MAC locations including Macy's and Nordstrom as well as maccosmetics.com.

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The secret to Luminess Air is the stylus with the no-mess tip and quiet air compressor. The no-mess tip sprays out the specially formulated micro-fine mist of the water based foundation formula to give skin the ultimate, flawless look.

The Luminess Air Airbrush Makeup System comes with everything that you need as I said.  The Legend Airbrush System that I got to try included two shades of Ultra Foundation (which were easy to figure out based on my skintone) a Moisturizer/Primer, the perfect universal shade of Blush, plus a Skin Brightening Glow that is used as a highlighter or all-over glow.

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After using Luminess Air for a few weeks, I did learn a few tips and tricks that I think are important to share.

Quick tips to using Luminess Air

• Practice first
• Use a headband to protect the hair from over-spraying
• Hold the stylus about 6 inches from the face
• Use about 12 drops of foundation for medium coverage
• Apply in light layers for more coverage
• Keep the stylus moving and apply in a medium circular motion

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