The economy is affecting beauty buyers, but they are still buying!

Women's Wear Daily has reported that beauty buyers are changing their buying habits, to an extent. Items under $100 and value sets are selling. Some buyers are shifting down in what they buy. Prestige brand buyers are buying upper mass market brands, upper mass market brand buyers are buying budget brands, etc. This is to be expected in an uncertain economy.

What I think is interesting is that beauty buyers are STILL BUYING. Many women take part in a common phenomenon known as "retail therapy" Think about this: If a woman has just broken up with her boyfriend, she is not going to go buy clothing (and risk realizing that she is two sizes larger which will add to the depressive mood), she is going to go and buy a lipgloss. No size fuss. It will brighten up her face, make her look (and, by proxy) feel better, and she will (maybe) have an attentive sales person to listen to her woes.

And in my opinion, this is our prerogative. Women have the right to buy cosmetics to look good. Just remember to keep it in the budget.

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Cover Girl Ellen Degeneres is not a "Gamble"!

Yeah, I know I am a couple of days late with this news. But it has me excited. Ellen Degeneres announced on her September 16th show that she will be representing Cover Girl Cosmetics. The ads will start appearing in January of 2009. It is a great choice for many reasons with one major reason being her wide appeal. Many people love Ellen. She is smart, funny, and very confident in herself. To many young women she is a role model for these reasons alone. Good move, Proctor and Gamble. Having Ellen as the new Cover Girl is not a Gamble (yeah, that was corny).

Yes, I will stop with the stupid headlines. I just couldn't resist.

Perscriptives Daring Fall Collection

Perscriptives Daring collection is one of the four fall collections that I absolutely love! Of course, I love a matte eye look for fall so that might have something to do with it.

For those of you who are not familiar with Prescriptives Cosmetics, they have some of the best foundation on the market today. When you go to a counter, they Colorprint you. That means they determine the undertones of your skin and then design makeup looks around that. When I was Colorprinted, it was determined that I was a B/R. But I still wear makeup out of the other groupings: R/O, Y/O, and R.

In fact, one of the products that I bought out of the Daring collection was the Fall Demensions Eyeshadow Quad for R/O. All the shades are extremely wearable (including one very pretty dark blue) and make a great matte look with great pigment and depth. The shades are pongee, relic, exclusive new shade colbalt, and Malt Sparkle. I have been using Pongee all over my lid, with Malt Sparkle in the crease, and relic on the lid. I then use Cobalt as an eyeliner. It is rather conservative but very striking especially if you have blue eyes, which I do. And all the colors are buildable to whatever intensity you wish them to do.

The quads are $45 a peice so if you want to make one big slurge for this fall, one of these quads should be it.

Other items in the collection include the three other eyeshadow quads for B/R, Y/O, and R. The limited edition Sparkle Eye Pencil in Plum Sparks and Midnight Sparks, limited edition Lash Envy in Plum and Midnight, Moombeam Reflective Gloss in Eclipse, Comet, Meteor, and Jupiter. Colorscope Lip Color comes in Champange, Peep, Berry Oodles, and Rose Mystique for this collection. Colorscope Cheek Color comes in Brown Sugar, Pink Horizon, Cherry Blossom, and Apple Blossom for Daring.

Posts from my previous blog

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NP Set's Lip Gloss Compact (from 9-27-08)

Before I post about a product review, I use the product several times. I don't think one go around or sampling a tester gives a well-rounded experience. I guess you could call that Beauty Philosophy #2 sort of.

I am really excited about the three new make-up lines that Target is carrying. When I went to check them out, I picked up NP Set's Lip Gloss Compact in Cuba. It is a very pretty dark rose color with multi-colored sparkle. I was also impressed with the packaging: Very simple with alot of product.

It is a good standard lipgloss. The gloss is slick (which is my thing but may not be yours) with a slight gritty texture (from the sparkle). Of course, it could last a little longer but I obsessively reapply anyway.

It comes in a compact with no brush so you either need to carry a lip brush (and this is how I recommend applying it) or apply it with your fingers. This does not lend to applying on the go.

The bottom line is that it is a good standard lipgloss and as it is on sale for $12 according to target.com, you may want to pick it up.

Available exclusively at Target and target.com

OMG! Plantlove by Cargo

So many beauty junkies (or dare I say all) already now about Plantlove Botanical Lipsticks. Very wearable shades with biodegradable tubing. Terrific idea! Sagarmatha is beautiful.

Well the fine people at Cargo Cosmeticshas expanded Plantlove into a sub-brand. Must.stay.out.of.Sephora. Ok, not really. Now I haven't tried any of the new eyeshadows or anything like that, but I will shortly. The three collections are the Fire Collection, Wind Collection, and Earth Collection and this is what Sephora.com has to say about them:

Inspired by the elements, the Fire Collection provides the perfect tools to heat up your makeup routine. Dazzle with rosy-glow pinks and intense purples in this sizzling collection.

Cargo's new Wind collection will freshen your spirit with a natural color palette of vibrant pink cheeks and a subtle touch of shadow on the eyes. Light, natural, and loaded with eco-friendly botanicals, let the Wind Collection sweep you away with a refreshing new look.

The new Earth collection brings the breathtaking beauty of nature into focus with intense blues, a whisper of sheer shadows and a flush of soft pink blush. Experience the softness of the Earth collection while shrinking your eco-footprint. The Earth collection pays homage to nature through more than just color.

The full list of products (so far) in this line includes:

Plantlove Botanical Lipstick

Plantlove by Cargo

Baked Bronzer

Baked Illumnitor

Blush

Eyeliner

Eyeshadow

Lip Gloss

Lip Balm

Lip Liner

Loose Mineral Foundation

Pressed Powder

This collection is only available at Sephora and Sephora.com. Enjoy, chickadees!

For more information and to see this new fab collection: www.sephora.com

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