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Spilled Perfume Got You Down? Here's Your Answer
CybeleSays | October 10th 2008 by Cybele
I can't count how many times a fragrance has spilled inside my bag while traveling and now we have some ones that won't be making any messes anywhere anytime soon. PACiFICA came out with a collection of Solid Perfumes ($8.95/.3oz... read more
You Are Never Too Old For Anything From Too Faced
CybeleSays | October 8th 2008 by Cybele
I met someone at a dinner party the other night and they asked me about my blog and some of the brands we write about. When I mentioned TOO FACED, they remarked that they thought it was a makeup line... read more
Davines Cares About Your Hair Color
CybeleSays | October 7th 2008 by Cybele
I'm all about keeping my hair color fresh so I only use products, even down to the styling ones, that will enhance it, not kill it. New from DAViNES is their Alchemic Line that will help you do just that.... read more
Quick Pick - Lips by Shu Uemura
CybeleSays | October 6th 2008 by Cybele
Ok, so we're pretty much back up and running. It was seriously like having no left arm! Oy, I have so much to catch up on now. All I can tell you is to make sure, double-y sure, that all... read more
Boots Give Lips Some Love
CybeleSays | September 29th 2008 by Cybele
I am pretty in love with this Grape, Olive & Nectarine Moisturizing Lip Butter ($6.99 @ Target stores nationwide) from the Mediterranean collection from BOOTS. The pot is a pretty big .5oz and it not only smells divine, the ingredients... read more
Quick Pick ??? Blush With Clinique
CybeleSays | September 26th 2008 by Cybele
CLINIQUE new Blushwear Cream Stick ($18.50 @ clinique.com) is so easy to handle. Think of it as a blush marker with a flat top! And the formula goes from a cream to a powder and is very blendable. Color pick:... read more
Eye Love from CARGO Cosmetics
CybeleSays | September 25th 2008 by Cybele
Are you a little hesitant to dive in when it comes to bright eye shadows? How about trying a bright liner for your peepers instead? CARGO Wet/Dry Eyelining Palette ($32 @ sephora.com) houses 8 wearable shades in a really slim... read more
Spornette Sure Knows Hair!
CybeleSays | September 24th 2008 by Cybele
We @ Cybelesays have tried many-a hairbrush. Think about it. You got your paddle, round, boars hair, plastic bristle and on and on. And for styling? Each aforementioned style seems to get their day in the sun, or rather, under... read more
New Addition To the Hall of Fame!
CybeleSays | September 21st 2008 by Cybele
I have a confession and it’s hard to admit this amongst us beauty product lovers but here goes. MAC makes my head spin. There I said. I can’t keep up with the collections. Every time I turn around they are... read more
Noir Cosmetics Brings Us The Best For Eyes
CybeleSays | September 19th 2008 by Cybele
I love when a company focuses on products for one part of the face. Better to put out one great product than a few so-so ones, right? See Kiss Me Mascara for proof of this! NOiR COSMETICS is based on... read more
Benefit Cosmetics Gives Instant Brows
CybeleSays | September 16th 2008 by Cybele
I’m pretty brow obsessed. It all started last century when I moved from Boston to Los Angeles a decade ago. I’d had never even thought of waxing or tweezing or really doing anything to my eyebrow area. Somehow, my outlook... read more
Two A-OK Mascaras From Darac Beauty & LuMesh
CybeleSays | September 13th 2008 by Cybele
Mascaras have come a long way. It used to be that either they were really good, which was rare, or really, really bad but I am finding more really good, like this one, rather than really, really bad ones lately... read more
A Smarter Face With Intelligent Aesthetics
CybeleSays | September 10th 2008 by Cybele
INTELLiGENT AESTHETiCS’ TruthBased-SkinCare is a new line just coming out so we were quite excited to try some of the products out. They are made to your "skin’s profile" depending on where your face is at in life – Quench... read more
Napoleon Perdis Helps You Keep Your Summer Glow
CybeleSays | September 5th 2008 by Cybele
It’s the end of the season so you really want to try and make that scrumptious natural tan last as many extra days as you can. NAPOLEON PERDIS’ Whipped Dream Tan Enhancer ($33/8.82oz @ dermstore.com) does just that. It contains... read more
What's the Buzz-Buzz With Estee Lauder?
CybeleSays | September 4th 2008 by Cybele
A mascara that vibrates? Yup, that’s where we’re now. A few companies are on this mascara wand that vibrates thing as it’s supposed to help give each eyelash a full coverage of mascara. Does it work? I’m not sure if... read more
Even It Out With Redpoint
CybeleSays | August 28th 2008 by Cybele
These two compacts from REDPOiNT really caught me off-guard. While I love the deep blood red colors of the containers, and really liked their Airbrush Effects Whipped Blushwhip, powders on a whole have disappointed me quite a bit lately. Maybe... read more
Thierry Mugler Ventures Into Cosmetics
CybeleSays | August 25th 2008 by Cybele
There’s nothing better than finding a line that really thinks of the details from it comes to packaging. And this new THiERRY MUGLER collection thinks of it all – from the rounded corners of the boxes, to the product info... read more
Quick Pick – Bobbi Brown Mauve Palette
CybeleSays | August 23rd 2008 by Cybele
Purple is supposed to be hot for fall so get it on with this BOBBI BROWN Mauve Face Palette ($55 @ bobbibrown.com). It’s a nice alternative for day and looks great for all skin tones. Palette includes these NEW and... read more
Smooooth It Out With Affinage
CybeleSays | August 22nd 2008 by Cybele
Here’s a new salon hair styling line coming to us from the UK, you’ll probably want to check out. AFFiNAGE is meant to be all things to all people - body, volume, texture, sculpting, smoothing, shaping, protecting, conditioning, shine and... read more
Product As Art
CybeleSays | August 20th 2008 by Cybele
This piece has actually been a while in the making. I have been compiling products that are too pretty to touch as in, I can’t bear to break the seal and run a brush over the colors. Does anyone else... read more
Elemental Herbology’s Summer Cocktail
CybeleSays | August 18th 2008 by Cybele
The ELEMENTAL HERBOLOGY line has a very simple mission statement, "To restore equalibrium where environmental, lifestyle, and hormonal fluctuations dramatically alter the natural mechanisms of your skin." So it makes sense that they have collections read more
Which Too Faced Palette Speaks To You?
CybeleSays | August 17th 2008 by Cybele
Leave it to TOO FACED to come out with some new unique and fun palettes. Here’s the 411: The Bronzed and the Beautiful ($35) – Three of their best-selling bronzers, Snow Bunny, Pink Leopard Bronzer, and Sun Bunny. Also in... read more
Getting Cheeky With Kimiko Beauty
CybeleSays | August 15th 2008 by Cybele
We previewed this next line last year and finally got our hands on some. Now I’ve used packaging similar to this KIMIKO BEAUTY Lifting Puff Blush ($38 @ kimikobeauty.com) but a bigger version. I’m not really a fan of using... read more
Hamadi Reacts To Frizzies Or Rather Doesn't
CybeleSays | August 14th 2008 by Cybele
You’ll want to spritz on some HAMADI Shea Spray ($18/4oz @ amazon.com) before aiming that hair dryer at your hair if you want to keep hair from frizzing up. It may not be the right time of year to be... read more
Bourjois Contest Winners!
CybeleSays | August 11th 2008 by Cybele
We have our 20 winners from our BOURJOiS Shimmering Shine Liquid Eye Shadow Contest! Each will receive one of the new eye shadows in the mail. Leatha G/Birmingham, AL; Courtney N/Lutz, FL; Trish S/Lakeland, FL; Estelle S/Streator, IL; Apple M/La... read more
Product Picks From The New MAC Collections
CybeleSays | August 9th 2008 by Cybele
MAC came out with the Starflash collection last week and while we love us some MAC with all the cool colors, I seem to get most excited when they release a new product altogether like the Eye Shadows ($14.50) in... read more
You Read It Here First ...
CybeleSays | August 7th 2008 by Cybele
We have a new one to introduce from ANASTASiA and we’re tickled pink to bring it to you first. Brow Pen ($21 @ sephora.com in mid-August) is a brow tint in the form of a super thin marker. The formula... read more
Anna Sui Says, “Hello Dolly!”
CybeleSays | August 2nd 2008 by Cybele
I’ve been sniffing quite a few fragrances to find a good one for right now and it got me thinking (here’s my Sex In the City moment): “If we don’t like a scent one month, does that mean next month... read more
Making Good With Minerals
CybeleSays | July 30th 2008 by Cybele
I had a couple of readers write in about skin irritating ingredients in mineral makeup, foundation specifically. So many different lines are popping up these days that it’s starting to get confusing. So here’s what I thought we’d do –... read more
Bourjois Does An Eye Good!
CybeleSays | July 29th 2008 by Cybele
Have you ever applied a product, stepped back and declared, “This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!” It doesn’t happen often but it did for me with BOURJOiS’ new Shimmering Shine Liquid Eye Shadow ($16 @ ulta.com). This shadow... read more
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