Read My Red Lips

Here is a post that I did for From LA, with Love last week. Since red lips are a HUGE trend for fall, I thought I would share it with my lovely Primped & Proper readers. Enjoy beauties.

I am a makeup fanatic. Red lipstick is crucial to have in your beauty arsenal. If it’s good enough for Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, it’s good enough for you. Red lips are a staple in the fashion industry and should be a staple in your makeup bag. You can rock a lightly pigmented hue during the day and a more scarlet, deep-ruby shades for evening.


There are three different types of red - true-reds, orange-reds, and blue-reds. You don’t need to worry about the colour of your hair or your eyes - just the undertone of your skin. Determine whether the undertone of your skin is neutral, yellow, or pink. If you have neutral undertones, go for true reds, yellow and olive undertones, you should try orange-brown reds, and if you have pink undertones, try going for blue-reds.

Here are some great picks:

Yellow Undertones - Orange-reds

NARS Heat Wave, NARS Shanghai Express, Vincent Longo Fore-Plush, MAC Chili, MAC Fresh Moroccan

Pink Undertones - Blue-reds

NARS Scarlet Empress, Laura Mercier Seduction, MAC Russian Red, Chanel Shanghai Red, YSL Pure Lipstick Star Red

Neutral Undertones - True Reds

NARS Fire Down Below, NARS Red Lizard, MAC Ruby Woo, YSL Rouge Pur #13, Guerlain KissKiss Lipstick Insolence De Rouge 522

YSL Rock & Baroque Fall 2010 Collection

Ombres Duolumieres ($41.00)
• Purple Amethyst/Tawny Brown (29)
• Midnight Blue/Solar Gold (31)
Ombres Solo ($30.00)
• Aquamarine (13)
• Satin Silver (14)
Rouge Volupte Perle ($34.00)
• Beige Caresse (101)
• Coral Sun (102)
• Sparkling Pink (103)
• Stellar Pink (104)
• Insolent Beige (105)
• Mesmerizing Purple (106)
Golden Gloss ($30.00)
• Golden Satin (30)
• Golden Toffee (31)
Blush Variation ($45.00)
• Venetian Rose (19)
Touche Eclat ($40.00)
• Radiant Silk (8)
Singulier Mascara ($30.00)
• Indigo (5)
Manucure Duo
• Beautiful Day (01)
• Rive Gauche (02)
• Belle de Nuit (03)
L’Eclat
• Peche (01)

YSL Summer Look 2010

Free and passionate, the Yves Saint Laurent woman plunges into a new adventure of sun, sensual and exotic. She opens her safari jacket over her tanned skin like an invitation to travel. Born of the elements, her essential and solar beauty is a force of nature.


GET THE LOOK

FACE:
• NEW Terre Saharienne Bronzing Powder #2 Copper Sand
• Touche Éclat Radiant Touch #1 Luminous Radiance

EYES:
• LIMITED EDITION FARD LUMIÈRE AQUARÉSISTANT Water Resistant Cream Eyeshadow #19 Riviera Blue
• LIMITED EDITION MASCARA AQUARÉSISTANT Waterproof Mascara #7 Blue Lagoon

LIPS:
• NEW Gloss Pur Pure Lip Gloss #8 Pure Watermelon

NAILS:
• LIMITED EDITION La Laque Nail Lacquer #42 Ultra Violet

YSL Eye Event for Spring/Summer 2010

Ombre Solo Lasting Radiance Eyeshadow
Easy to apply, with a silky soft and rich texture, the colour remains vibrant and pure for hours. Blending is effortless; colour and intensity are easy to adjust to your desired concentration. Set in a luxurious gold compact, this eye shadow allows for easy application with both a sponge tip and a brush applicator. A soft and long-lasting eye colour for a truly professional result.

#01 Midnight Black
#02 Cashmere Brown
#03 Persian Blue
#04 Midnight Purple
#05 Slate Green
#06 Pink Nude
#07 Smoky Grey
#08 Fawn
#09 Mogador Blue
#10 Lunar Purple
#11 Garden of Eden
#12 Parisienne Pink

Dessin du Regard Eye Pencil
YSL’s EYE PENCIL has been updated with a new formula, with highly pigmented colour for a deep impact and long-lasting finish. The texture glides onto the skin effortlessly, and Jojoba Oil makes the finish on the skin smooth and comfortable. A wax adhesive acts as a fixing agent to reinforce the intensity of the pigment for hours. With its blending tip and soft, silky texture, the pencil allows you to achieve multiple effects: from precise lines to blurred shadow, or a kohl effect. Each pencil is equipped with an applicator-blender and a sharpener.

#01 Velvet Black
#02 Leather Brown
#03 Oriental Blue
#04 Smoky Purple
#05 Deepest Green
#06 Hazelnut Brown
#07 Charcoal Grey
#08 Amber Brown
#09 Turquoise
#10 Purple Silk
#11 Stellar Green
#12 Silky Pink Thanks, Temptalia!

Spring 2010 Runway

YSL Spring Look 2010

This season the YSL woman represents allure and passion. She is Faubourg St Honoré chic, an enigma of contrasts: intimate, sensual and decadent. She is forever… PARIS.

Y-Mail Palette

This unique limited edition palette is a true collector’s item. Inspired by the YSL Y-MAIL Handbag Collection, this adorable complexion palette comes packaged in a YSL “handbag” of its very own. Available in two shades: #1 highlights the face with three light pearly shades and #2 highlights the complexion with three luminous silky shades.

• Face Highlighter
• Blush Highlighter

Ombres 5 Lumieres Eyeshadow

• Parisian Sky #9

Rouge Volupte Lipstick

• Rose Paris #27
• Beaubourb Brown #28
• Opera Rose #29
• Faubourg Peach #30

Golden Gloss

• Golden Petal #19
• Golden Macadamia #20

La Laque (Nail Lacquer)

• Beige Chiffon #41
• Mauve Silk #143

Mascara Singulier

• Deep Black #1

This collection is available for pre-order now online. I love, love everything and the packaging is to-die-for.

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YSL Holiday Look 2009

This collection is a tribute to ultimate sophistication, featuring sensual textures and beautiful effects. To get the look, pick up these fabulous products…

Face:· New Teint Resist Long Wear Transfer Resistant Foundation
Touche Éclat Radiant Touch #1 Luminous Radiance
Limited Edition Mini Touche Blush #11 Sparkling Beige

Eyes:· Dessin du Regard Haute Tenue Eye Pencil #1 Intense Black
Ombres Duolumières Eyeshadow Duo #1 Heavenly Beige / Astral Brown
Volume Effet Faux Cils Luxurious Mascara #1 High Density Black

Lips:· New Fard à Lèvres Rouge Pur Lipstick #150 Sublime Red

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YSL Golden Gloss N° 27

Get glossy for a good cause! YSL is a proud supporter of the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Thirty percent of the purchase price of Golden Gloss N° 27 will be contributed to the NBCC Fund. The contributions provided to this fund enable a high quality of care for all patients. Visit the official website for more details on their great work: www.stopbreastcancer.org

Golden Gloss is hands down my favorite gloss from YSL. It is a high shine formula that contains nourishing oils such as nigelle and cameline as well as real gold to provide dazzling shimmer.

Please it up and support a good cause!

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Fabulous Friday - Victoria Beckham

Darling, you have redeemed yourself. I can not express how much I love this dress. It is simply stunning. Proving that she is her own best model, Victoria Beckham rocked the Burberry Prorsum runway show at London Fashion Week in this stunning dress from her own collection.

I loved the exposed zipper at the back and the fact that she wore it with fabulous YSL patent pumps. This is immaculate.

Happy Friday!

xo

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!

xo

Kiss Kiss - Top Ten Red Lipsticks

Red lipstick if such a potent weapon, it was once outlawed for it's power over men. Needless to say, every woman needs at least one in their make up bag. Here is a list of top ten red lipsticks...

Max Factor Vivid Impact Lip color - Ms. Right

Laura Mercier - Mistress

Chanel Rouge Allure - Lover

MAC - Ruby Woo

Shiseido - Valentine

YSL Rouge Volupté - Red Muse (the catwalk color for fall 2009)

NARS - Jungle Red

Guerlain Rouge G - Gala

Revlon - Fire & Ice

Maybelline Color Sensational - Red Revival

If you don't have a ravishing red lipstick in your make up bag, one of these colours is sure to please...

xo

Elle Canada Beauty & Fashion Event

I had the pleasure of attending Elle Canada's Beauty & Fashion event this weekend with my gorgeous friend Lauren. We enjoyed runway shoes including Simon Chang, Renata Morales, Tavan & Mitto, as well as some Project Runway designers who blww my mind with their fabulous designs. We also listened to Val Garland, Artistic Advisor for Yves Saint Laurent, as she enlightened us with make up and beauty tips for the season. Ladies, all I have to say is that blue eyeshadow is huge.

Here as some pictures from the catwalk....

HOT!

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