New and Noteworthy at Nordstrom

• Lancome Butterflies Fever Ultra Lavande Blush ($40)
• Lancome Ultra Lavande Eye Shadow Quad ($42)
• NARS Tainted Love Set ($59)- Limited Edition Angelika Multiple, Angelika lip gloss and Shiap nail polish. The Multiple looks beautiful!
• Estee Lauder Wild Violet Pure Color Eye Shadow Palette ($42)- looks like Estee Lauder and Lancome are on the same wavelength as far as color scheme goes.

Pretty Peachy Pink Glosses!

I am definitely more of a lipstick girl than a gloss fan, but there's something about the first days of Spring that calls for gloss! I rummaged through my lip gloss collection and pulled out some of my favorite peachy pinks.

Left to Right:
Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss in Nectar Light, Hourglass Lush, Hourglass Truth, Origins Caramel Candy, Prescriptives Custom Gloss, Trish McEvoy Beauty Booster Rosette

Hourglass Extreme Sheen Glosses are hands down, bar none my favorite gloss formula. Smooth, totally nonsticky, gorgeous shades and a cake batter scent. Lush has a lot of gold shimmer and Trush is a luminous cream.

I love the color of the Trish McEvoy but the gloss separates terribly. Ever time I go to use it I end up squeezing out a significant amount of clear liquid before the color flows.

Swatches, same order: Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss in Nectar Light, Hourglass Lush, Hourglass Truth, Origins Caramel Candy, Prescriptives Custom Gloss, Trish McEvoy Beauty Booster Rosette

New for Holiday: From the Bloomingdales Catalog

The enormous Bloomingdales holiday catalog arrived and it features some new holiday makeup collections (just in case you need to make a wishlist)! Here are some of the highlights:

• Chanel Collection Essentielle de Chanel "Paris-New York" Multi-Use Makeup Palette: Face-Lips-Eyes ($85): that's quite a name, isn't it! This sleek black palette contains exclusive shades of two lip glosses, one cream lip color, three powder eye shadows, two cream concealers, one cream blush, along with mini applicators. The quality of the photo in the catalog isn't great so this is one to check out in person.
• Bobbi Brown Limited Edition Velvet Plum Eye Palette ($40)- back by popular demand
• Bobbi Brown Earth Metal Palette ($60)- contains 6 eye shadows and 4 lip colors
• Bobbi Brown Goldstone Long-Wear Eye Palette ($40)- this appears silver and charcoal in the catalog for some reason so check it out in person before purchasing
• Sonia Kashuk Faubourg Honore 5-Piece Silver Brush Travel Set ($150)- yes, you read that right. $150 for a Sonia Kashuk brush set in a purple leather case. This contains a domed powder brush, foundation brush, large eye shadow brush, crease brush and smudge brush.
• Estee Lauder Ultimate Red Collection ($18-$35)- features Opulent Shimmer Powder, Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick in Simply Red, Opulent Shimmer Gloss in Cranberry, Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Gold Opulence and TurboLash YM All Effects Motion Mscara in Gold Effects.