cream eyeshadows for summer 08 - clinique and stila swatches.

along with temperatures, cream shadow releases are on the rise. and with good reason. the new cream shadows dry to a long wear finish, which can make the difference between wearing your powder eyeshadow for an hour on a humid summer day, and still having it on when you get home that night.

the top nine swatches are all of clinique's quick eyes cream shadows - $15 each (don't you love muffin?!). the bottom swatch is stila's kitten silk eyeshadow wash $22 (kitten is their best-selling powder shadow shade which they've turned cream!). but be warned, beauties, all these shimmering neutrals can really make a girl look gorgeous!

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valentine's day gloss picks.

one of these things is not like the other ones.

a shiny kissable lip is a valentine's day essential. i have a cherry gloss for you in every price range, but only one rose. it appears rose is the rare flower of gloss.

for cherry:
1. stila cherry crush lip and cheek stain - $24 (bottom right)
2. l'oreal colour juice sheer juicy lip gloss in cherry on top - about $6.99 (top right)
3. nyc kiss gloss in cherry - $2.99 (bottom left)

for rose:
1. lancome color fever plumper in suggestive - $28 (top left). all the color fever glosses have the signature lancome rose fragrance.


for rose and cherry?

korres cherry full colour gloss ($16, near left) is a cherry-scented, moisturizing lip gloss that comes in a range of colors from bright cherry tones to paler rose hues.
warning: the scent is intoxicating.

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