Lorac Cosmetics Bejeweled Holiday 2011 Review & Swatches

Childhood ME rather excited about the Christmas outfit I'm wearing (Sometime after 1986)

The holidays are upon us and I'm a fan of this time of year for many reasons. There is just something about the holidays that makes you feel all warm & fuzzy inside. Sort of like a hot chocolate and a warm blanket on a cold winter day kind of feeling. My top reasons I LOVE the holidays are:

1. Family Time -- You can rest assured you will see your family more than ever now (even the ones you don't like.)

2. Holiday Decorations --There is just something about putting up a Christmas tree and decorating the house that makes you smile. Plus, the city is all light up and the windows are FANTASTIC.

3. Holiday Music -- Give me Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" any-day!

4. Gifts -- Ahh, yes, The one time of the year you can make a list of what you want and it may actually come true.

5. Food -- This actually starts around Thanksgiving and doesn't end till the New Year. YIPPIE!

6. The Mrs -- I mean, she makes me love everyday, but she makes the holidays so special by just being here and celebrating with me. Oh + she also has the cutest little excited face on Christmas morning!

7. Holiday Discounts -- It's like a giant sample sale all at once.

8. Holiday Beauty Launches -- Beauty launches get better and better each year. With it being so competitive out their for brands, they all strive to give you the best deal with the best products. The best time to shop is normally the holidays because you get the most bang for your buck.

That brings me to this fantastic holiday palette from LORAC. Yes, my friends, they've done it again. This box is jammed packed with all types of goodies: an ENORMOUS bronzer, two eyeliners, two glosses and two eyeshadow palettes; one for day and one for night. It's a steal at $56 and is exclusive to Sephora.

 *Products in post sent for consideration*

 I found nothing wrong with this palette except I didn't care for the gloss colors. That's my own preference though. I would have preferred a nude and berry shade instead. The gloss wear, however, was fantastic. Long wearing and not sticky.

This bronzer is a gorgeous color. It's on the shimmery shade so you can skip the highlighter when you wear this one.

Have you picked up any LORAC holiday launches yet?

Lorac Cosmetics Bejeweled Holiday Launches for 2011

The excitement for a LORAC launch will never end. They've got some of the best pigments in the industry and I can't get enough of their products. Get excited. It's definitely worth your while.

"Be beautiful. Be dazzling. Be the life of the

party with LORAC’s Bejeweled Holiday

Collection! Create eye-catching looks with

lavishly-decorated, gemstone palettes. Get

decked out with sparkle pencils for added

glitz and glitter and live the diamond life with

luxurious, full, shiny lips. Strike it rich with this

season’s must-have gifts from LORAC!"

 B E J E W E L E D L I P G L O S S COLLECTION

LIMITED EDITION ($25)

Live the diamond life with LORAC’S Bejeweled Lip Gloss

Collection! These luxurious glosses are infused with antioxidants

to help nourish and protect, while natural emollients soothe

and moisturize your lips. The bejeweled diamond wand, with its

sparkly finish and custom pro brush, hugs the curves of your lips

for gorgeous, ultra-rich color and super high shine.

Rich Garnet (Dark Cherry) • Hot Pink Sapphire (Bright Pink)

Pink Diamond (Opalescent Lt. Pink) • Rose Tourmaline (Medium Pink)

Peach Moonstone (Peach) • Red Ruby (Red)

Available at Sephora & Ulta

ALL THAT GLITTERS SPARKLE

PENCIL COLLECTION

LIMITED EDITION ($23)

Dazzle and define your eyes with LORAC’s show-stopping sparkle

pencils! These glittering eye shadow/ liners are a sexy way to

keep you shimmering in the spotlight.

Collection Contains 4 Full-Size Sparkle Pencils:

Nude Topaz (Champagne) • Sapphire Shimmer (Purple)

Gunmetal Glitz (Charcoal Grey) • Midnight Sparkle (Black).

Available at Ulta & Sephora inside JcPenney

BEJEWELED PALETTE TRIO

ULTA EXCLUSIVE/LIMITED EDITION ($34)

Create eye-catching looks with LORAC's exclusive

Bejeweled Palette Trio. These lavishly-decorated Gemstone

Palettes contain 4 ultra-rich, color coordinated eye shadows

in nude, smokey plum and bronze and are individuality

packaged so you can generously give and receive.

COLORS: Topaz, Quartz & Amethyst

Available at Ulta

BEJEWELED DAY & NIGHT

JEWELRY BOX

SEPHORA EXCLUSIVE / LIMITED EDITION ($56)

Be beautiful. Be dazzling. Be the life of the party with LORAC’s

Bejeweled Day & Night Jewelry Box! Strike it rich with this season’s

must-have gift from LORAC. This lavishly decorated, keepsake

Jewelry Box contains everything you need to create luxurious, eyecatching

looks and all the gorgeous Red Carpet makeup on your

wish list!

Contains:

• 2 High-shine Lip Glosses in Peach and Rose

• 1 Bronzing Powder

• 2 Eye Liner Pencils in Dark Brown and Black

• 1 Face Palette for Day featuring 16 Eye Shadows and 1 Blush

• 1 Face Palette for Night featuring 16 Eye Shadows and 1 Blush

Available at Sephora

Will you be picking any of these up?

Lorac Cosmetics: Meeting Carol Shaw & A Sneak Peak At Spring Collection

I had the fantastic pleasure of meeting the lovely Carol Shaw at a Spring Collection LORAC 2012 preview at a gorgeous hotel in the city. It was a cozy affair with a select handful of bloggers chosen to get a sneak peak at the Spring collection. LORAC is one of my favorite brands, so I was ecstatic when I got the invite. I was greeted by the lovely Carol Shaw who is beyond amazing and humble. She is an incredibly talented woman who took her love of beauty and created a gorgeous brand.

LORAC (pronounced LA-ROCK) is widely known as the "Red-Carpet Authority" and it's no wonder. Carol has done the makeup of many stars like Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Debra Messing, Nicole Richie and Ashley Greene. She created a fantastic brand and continues to create products every year that wow beauty lovers worldwide. I took a few photos to give you guys a sneak peak of whats to come. Get excited...

That large bronzer/highlight duo shall be MINE. It's absolutely stunning. From the products to the packaging, it's a definite WIN. On the right you can see some new glosses to look forward to. Guess which one I love? The nude, of course!

Complete Spring Preview: Starting at the left: you see the large bronzer/highlight duo, a mini eye shadow palette, blush, a brand new natural palette, Lorac's famous TANalizer in a darker shade and brand new glosses.

Are you in love yet?!

GOLD PACKAGING! I love that it's gold -- I can't wait to whip this one out my purse.

Are you excited for Lorac's Spring 2012 launch?

Urban Decay Launches Naked 2 Palette

Urban Decay's original naked palette broke records in sales and demand. With every neutral color you could possibly imagine, they've done it again and launched a brand new "Naked 2" in a handy tin that includes 12 eye-shadows, a double ended brush and a mini naked lip-gloss. This palette includes 5 NEW shades and I'm sure will sell out fast. Only 5,000 are available TODAY and more on the way next week. Order one  A.S.A.P to get in time for the holiday season. Retail is $50 and will be available at Sephora, Ulta, and Macy's in late January 2012.

                                 Will you be picking up Naked 2?

Vincent Longo Cosmetics: Meeting Vincent Longo & Henri Bendel Trunk Show Event Photos

I had the amazing opportunity to meet an incredible artist and a man who changed the beauty industry today. The fantastic Vincent Longo. We met at the Plaza hotel in Manhattan, drank cappuccinos and laughed about beauty, life and New York. He was amazingly humble, charming and intriguing. I interviewed him with a few questions that I was dying to know and I will be posting that interview shortly. We'll need a separate post for that :)

We met right before his exciting Henri Bendel trunk show. It's rare to see a master at work, but I was privileged enough to be invited to watch. The event featured his new and exciting products that he recently launched called the "New Essentials Collection." 8 appointments were available and as you can imagine, they were all booked! As soon as we arrived, his first appointment was waiting. A gorgeous woman who herself has been a lover of Vincent Longo products for quite a while. Onto the photos:

It was a sight to stop any beauty lover's heart!

The master himself, Vincent Longo.

 Vincent Longo's head artist, Sasha, hard at work. 

Her finished look: Doesn't she look GORGEOUS?!

Added note: Could her hair be anymore fabulous?! I don't think so.

All and all, it was a fantastic event and a pleasure to have attended. I'm even more in love with this brand than I was before (like that is possible!) and I think it a must for any beauty lover to try out. Vincent Longo products can be purchased at Henri Bendel, Space NK and Online.

Have you ever tried Vincent Longo products?