Smashbox Masquerade Fall 2010 Collection

A fantasy of illusion. Intrigue. Mystery. Desire. Who’s behind the mask? To reveal or disguise is up to you. Smashbox Cosmetics invites you to intoxicate and seduce the senses with the Masquerade Collection, a labyrinth of provocative hues with entrancing allure for eyes, cheeks, and lips. Just remember—things aren’t always as they seem. . .
Masquerade Eyeshadow Palette ($35.00)
From subtle to ultra dramatic, the shades in this enticing palette disguise your eyes with a veil of magnetic color. Organized in complementary trios, the shades create coordinated looks for maximum intrigue.
• Includes matte soft peach, shimmering black plum, matte taupe, metallic khaki, shimmering gold, bronze, metallic cabernet, shimmering navy, matte bone)
Illusion Baked Fusion Soft Lights Palette ($32.00)
Create the illusion of a lit-from-within glow with this palette of shimmering shades, designed to illuminate cheeks, nose, forehead and décolleté.
• Includes champagne, soft gold, rosegold
Intrigue Creamy Cheek Color & Brush ($29.00)
Formulated with antioxidant Vitamin E, this luxurious creamy cheek color will give cheeks a “just blushed” look—the perfect innocent disguise. Glide the creamy formula over the apples of cheeks, then blend with the brush for a flawless pop of color.
• Shade: Warm pink
Liquid Liner & Lash Overlay ($19.00)
Cloak eyes in an air of mystery with this innovative two-in-one formula for lash line and lashes. Just line the eyes and then sweep the specially designed rod over a coat of mascara to “tip” the ends of lashes for a subtle yet intriguing look. Available in Teal and Bronze.
Lip Enhancing Gloss ($19.00)
• Reveal Golden nude
• Disguise Golden pink
Noir O-Gloss ($22.00) (Sephora Exclusive)
This disguise transforms before your very eyes—the sultry lip formula glides on black, then evolves into a custom bold berry hue tailored to your specific skin tone. Formulated with Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract and Goji Berry Extract to boost microcirculation as well as moisturizing Avocado Oil antioxidant Vitamin C and Pomegranate Seed Oil, O-Gloss Noir interacts with your personal skin chemistry to create a shade that’s unique to you.

Smashbox Heartbreaker Spring 2010 Collection

Eyeshadow Palette

Hot Date - Creme brulee, shimmering chestnut, champagne, shimmering azure, mint, and warm taupe

Kiss ‘n Tell - Ballet pink, hot pink, icy white, deep violet, charcoal, and peony

Fusion Soft Lights

Baked Starlight - White gold, bright pink, warm bronze, rosy pink, and ballet pink

Lip Shine

Berry Hot

Melon-Drama

Roller Gloss

Pink Sugar

Liquid Liner Pen

Jet Black - An ultra-fine liquid eyeliner pen that can take you from sweet and sassy to ultra-seductive in just one sweep.

Smashbox Friends & Family Sale

The Smashbox Friends & Family Sale starts today! Get 20% off at Smashbox.com on your entire order! Be sure to enter SBFF9 at checkout! The sale in going on until December 1st! Happy shopping!

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Makeup Junkie Heaven: Murale

I have been meaning to post about Murale for about a week now; better late than never, right? Murale opened up to the public on September 4th and I decided to drag my boyfriend for a little shopping spree on the 5th. I absolutely loved it. It is very similar to Sephora, but it is less crowded with fixtures so it is much more shopper friendly. It is packed with great brands such as Nars, Benefit, Smashbox and much more. They also have a full range of Chanel and YSL make up, something that Sephora in Canada is lacking. The store is also fully equipped with any brand of perfume or cologne that you may be looking for. The store also offers some great services such as personalized beauty services by Murale, Benefit Brow Bar, professional skincare services by Natura Bisse, Sensation Chocolat Paris and Clarins, and professional botanical skin care services by Darphin. Murale is located at Shops at Don Mills and is owned by Shoppers Drug Mart so with every purchase you can collect Optimum Points! Be sure to check it out!

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Smashbox Reign Fall 2009 Collection

Fall is right around the corner! Smashbox has all of your beauty need covered with their Fall 2009 Reign Collection.
Reign Eyeshadow Palette

Decadent mirrored compacts with 6 baked shadows in both matte and shimmer for higher pigmentation and longer wear. Wear wet for a metallic look or dry for a sexy wash of color.Majesty: Matte champagne, Shimmery champagne, Matte cabernet, Shimmery cabernet, Matte black, Shimmery blackMonarch: Matte soft gold, Shimmery soft gold, Matte copper, Shimmery copper, Matte deep brown, Shimmery deep brown

Reign Jet Set Palette

Adorn eyes with opulent shades of budge-proof metallic liner. Includes four shades of our cult-favorite waterproof liner (3 brand-new hues and our best-selling deep black) housed in a mirrored airtight compact with a mini arced liner brush for flawless application.Shades: Matte black, Matte deep brown, Metallic deep gold, Metallic bronze

Reign Fusion Blush

Give cheeks a sensual glow with this dual-toned blush in both matte and shimmer shades, in a gorgeous flip-top mirrored compact.Shades: Matte peachy nude, Shimmery peachy nude
Reign Lash DNA Mascara

Bejewel lashes in a sumptuous new shade fit for a royal. Lash DNA protein and amino acid packed formula dramatically lengthens, strengthens and defines for stand-out eyes.Shade: Shimmering black plum
Reign Double Take Lip Colour

Envelop lips in color to lust after. A long-wearing liner on one end and velvety-smooth lip color on the other in two of fall’s hottest shades.Amaretto: Nude Pink, Creamy peachy pinkCurrant: Deep wine, Deep berry red
Reign Lip Gloss
Indulge lips in luxurious, creamy color and scandalous shine. This ultra-moisturizing gloss saturates lips in a gorgeous warm nude shade that pairs perfectly with a smoky eye.Shade: Soft peachy pink

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Smashbox High Definition Dual Finish Micro Powder

Smashbox High Definition Dual Finish Micro Powder is the first of it's kind. First off, it is SPF 15 which is great. Secondly, it is a translucent, oil-absorbing powder that lets you decide between three different finishes. Select the "matte" finish to absorbs shine, select "luminous" for a glow, or select "mix" to get the best of both! This is also great for touch ups on the go, because the brush locks so you don't have to worry about it spilling all over your bag. Love it!

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Flawless Finish: Primer

I am a true believer in using primer. It is not necessity, but it is great for special occasions or long nights. It allows you to obtain a flawless finish that lasts. Primers are not only just for grasping onto make up, many brands offer color-correcting formulas, such as green formulas that counteract redness, apricot hues help with dark spots and other annoying flaws and lavender that help with natural yellow undertones. Make Up For Ever and Smashbox (shown above) both offer different hues for different issues. 

For those of you who require a heavy duty mattifier that's ideal for smoothing scars, wrinkles or large pores, try silicone based primers. Below is an excellent one by Benefit called Dr. Feel Good.

If you have normal to oily skin, your best bet is to go with something that is lightweight. Try a gel based primer such as Nars Make Up Primer shown below. 

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Smashbox Untamed Summer 2009 Collection

Happy Monday beauties! Smashbox has released their Untamed Summer 2009 Collection, to be honest, it kind of bores me, but judge for yourself! Here it is....

Double - Ended Eye Brightener - Soft Gold & Champagne

Creamy Cheek Colour - Terracotta Waterproof Shadow Liner Duo

Savage - deep green, soft gold, deep brown

Exotic - deep purple, champagne, lilac

Lip Gloss

Raw - Deep Red

Flesh - Creamy Nude

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Smashbox O- Bronze Intuitive Cheek Bronzer

Smashbox has created the Smashbox O-Bronze Intuitive Cheek Bronzer which allows you to get perfect sunkissed cheeks. It transforms from a white cream to a custom coloured bronze. You can never go wrong! Never too light, never too dark and best of all never orange. Pretty for spring and summer!

Smashbox Beauty Guru Palette

This is so amazing! Smashbox has created a multi tiered palette that has all of the “it” colours from LA Fashion Week. The Smashbox Beauty Guru Palette includes a blush and bronzer duo, shadow and liner quad, lip colour trio as well as a high shine topcoat. This set has everything you need to get a perfect look! Love!!

Smashbox Halo Hydrating Powder

Smashbox has released a powder that promises to reduce fine lines and wrinkles in 10 minutes! I have not tried this product, and currently am not at the point in my life where I have to worry about wrinkles, but when I do, hopefully Smashbox Halo Hydrating Powder will take care of my problems. Halo is the first anti-aging powder and contains pure gold, 48 minerals, 11 amino acids and a powerful peptide that delivers anti-aging benefits as well as hydrated and luminous skin. There have also been clinical studies done to show it's effectiveness. Here is what I found on the Smashbox website:

-After 10 minutes there is a 33% decrease in the appearance of wrinkles around the eyes.

-After 6 weeks of use, there is a 67% decrease in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles overall.

With the purchase of the product you also get a handy Kabuki Brush for perfect application as well as a sample of Smashbox Photo Finish Primer, which is the best selling primer at Sephora. So, if wrinkles are an issue for you then give Smashbox Halo Hydrating Powder a shot!

Smashbox Mother Earth Palette

Smashbox is introducing eco - friendly make up! This particular palette is certified organic! Smashbox Mother Earth Palette is not tested on animals and promises to be kind to your skin and the planet. It contains four pretty shades of eye shadow as well as blush, all tucked away in a compact sleeve that is made from sustainable materials. But, hold on, it gets even better, with each purchase of the Smashbox Mother Earth Palette, a tree will be planted by Trees for the Future, which is a non - profit organization dedicated to creating sustainable environments through forestation all around the world. How great is this?! Buy Smashbox Mother Earth Palette and help the environment become beautiful! Kudos to Smashbox for being environmentally friendly!

Smashbox Muse Artist Eye Palette Spring 2009

Hi ladies! Smashbox has a brand new eye palette for spring 2009. The Muse Artist Eye Palette contains the following shades:

Biscuit
Chocolate
Soft Green
Dark Celery Green
Light Silver-blue
Dark Blue-gray
Sheer Lilac
Deep Orchid
Rose Copper
Coffee

It is a great collection of really pretty shades that will get you gorgeous for spring!

Smashbox Photo Op Under Eye Brightener

A few weeks ago, I was talking to two of my best girlies and I mentioned that I was looking for an under eye brightener. One of the lovely ladies suggested a product that I can not get enough of! She told me that she had been using Smashbox Photo Op Under Eye Brightening Cream and that it worked wonders. Ladies, let me tell you…it is FABULOUS! I love it! I use it when I have not gotten enough sleep and my under eye area needs a pick me up. It works so well. It gets rid of my dark circles and leaves me looking luminous and fresh. It is also great for nights out when you know that pictures will be taken and you need to look your best! This product is so fantastic and I know that it will be a staple in my make up bag for years to come…