My La Femme Blush Palette Swatches

 Swatches on NC45 skin (no flash), NC55 skin (flash), NC45 skin (flash)

After rereading my last post as a blog reader, I thought 'what good is waxing poetic about the product if you can't see swatches for yourself?

Here are swatches in the same order as shown in the palette in my previous post:  (Click here to see the post and read a mini review on the blushes.)

Left Row-
Soft Beige- matte, warm brown-- on my skin tone it's a decent contour color
Flamingo Pink- matte, barbie pink-- bright, clean pink-- as you can see it's not great with flash on darker skin tones!

Mulberry-pink fuchsia
Purple Passion- matte, magenta love!
Grape- matte, reddened purple- definitely not what I expected from grape. I was thinking a pure bluer based purple

Right Row-
Naturelle-matte,  light tan. orangey shade, not for everyone
Golden Rose- shimmer, hot pink shade laced with gold shimmers
Terracotta- shimmer, terra cotta,orange and less red than sunkissed dawn, laced with gold shimmers
Sunkissed Dawn-reddish orange laced with gold shimmer
Golden Sunset- shimmer, deep orangey red laced with gold shimmer

These colors are so pigmented, they aren't  quite fool proof.  Be careful to blend!

Shop for Shoes at Night? Swapping Used Makeup?

Why You Should Never Shop for Shoes at Night

And other crazy facts that will help you get the most out of your health and beauty routines

This is a TotalBeauty.com Skin Care article When it comes to our health and beauty routines, timing really is everything. You may be picking the right products and making healthy choices, but did you know that when you do these things can make or break the results? We break down the timing of a proper beauty routine. See tips

Would You Buy or Swap Used Makeup Online?

The underground world of online makeup swapping -- completely legit or totally gross?

This is a TotalBeauty.com Makeup article Sharing some powder or lipstick with your friends may not seem like such a bad thing, but what about a complete stranger? As it turns out, there are tons of people flocking to online sites to swap or buy somebody else's makeup -- and they don't seem to care that it's been used. We talked with health experts and cosmetic chemists to see which products are safest to swap ... and which you should steer clear from. See what we found

Behind the Scenes of Holiday Makeup Collections!

Behind-The-Scenes: Holiday Makeup Collections

We got an exclusive look at the inspiration boards responsible for the holiday collections created by your favorite brands

This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup article While we love the trusty products of our favorite beauty brands year-round, we always get giddy over the launch of exclusive holiday collections. Believe it or not, it takes more than red and green color combos to get the creative juices flowing when creating a special collection. The masterminds behind beauty brands compile inspirational mood boards and we got an exclusive look. After seeing these collages, you'll want to seriously step up your Pinterest game. Prepare to be wowed! See mood boards

6 DIY Halloween Makeup Ideas

6 Awesome DIY Halloween Makeup Ideas

Need a last minute costume? Here's a shortcut. These Halloween makeup looks will get you in disguise just in time for October 31

This is a TotalBeauty.com Halloween makeup article If you're tired of recycling the same old cat or witch costume every year, try one of these six DIY makeup looks. And no these looks won't require hours of prep or tubs of fake blood. All you need is a little face paint, lipstick, and eyeliner for a completely original costume. So toss that tired tiara and check out our favorite Halloween makeup looks now. See Halloween makeup ideas

Polyvore Valentine Wishes

Valentine Wishes by yummy411 featuring a long sleeve v neck dress

KJ Bennett dispels makeup myths on Makeup411.com

(image: Makeup411.com)

Kevin James Bennett, affectionately known as "Blenderella" is an award winning makeup artist and educator. I love his energy, his wisdom and his work!

Check out his latest article over on Makeup411.com where he dispels makeup myths like how to get your perfect foundation match and the truth about mineral makeup and more! Does that interest you? This is only Part 1! Go find out the good news! ;)

KJB on Make-Up Myths on Makeup411.com

The Makeup Show Part2: Brand and Product Edition

Here are some brands and products that caught my eye this year at The Makeup Show NYC 2010. Read on for another pic heavy post of cosmetic goodness! Check out last year's posts as many of the same brands were present this year at the show. Want to see my Part1: Blogger Edition?

PAPERSELF Lashes! The most adorable thing and so my thing. I bought a pair and can't wait to wear them. Afraid of the durability though ;(

Up close! Cute right?

The three adorable chicas that repped the brand at the show, all wearing the ultra cute, unique lashes!



Linda Mason Elements-- bringing art back to makeup! I'm so enamoured by her whimsical and quirky art sense. It makes me feel artsy fartsy about my makeup tools! Next trip to NY, I have to take a trip to her boutique. This is the ultimate merger between my love of makeup and my first inspiration, my dad's art!
Look at those colorful brushes! (...and the brush belt, t-shirt and cases!)




Toni swatched some of the shadows to check for pigmentation.. bold, water color? Nice!

The Linda Mason team at the show... Yup, that's Linda Mason on the right!

Dinar Airbrush-- look at the cool creations they were making at the show: sparkly, neon leopard hair

Neon airbrush temporary tattoos

Flawless beauty makeup

I wish I would have inquired as to what brand did her FX make up, alas I didn't. Walking through the crowds of people were creations like these.. freaky! Snap a pic! lol!

Again, I don't know what brand created this body art, but look at her face! Just like a painting! Incredible!

MAC Cosmetics was creating this piece..

as well as this one.

Another work of art by Cosmix (thanks to the identifying name tag! lol), walking around amongst the normal. It totally catches you off guard!

Melissa of CoverFX talks to Toni about one their latest product, The Big Cover Up. It's sold out on HSN! It's an awesome little compact, a 5 in 1-- foundation, contour, highlight and setting powder with a handy mirror. Oh such a Go Mommy Go item as well as a great introductory item to CoverFX! Can't wait to get my hands on this! I'm always looking for ways to down size my makeup bag!

Eve Pearl was at the show working her magic. Fans crowded around and filiming took place.. a star was in the building!

Makeup Designory had a mini makeover going on... the artist used a brush and brow pencil to fill brows.. genius! I brush my liner for eye liner, but never thought to use the concept in my brows. I love it!

Cinema Secrets eye shadow palette, lip color palette, concealers and more!

Three Custom Color Specialist's display. They can whip up a custom creation or choose from their expertly blended and ready to purchase products. Their special product of the day was their 5 full coverage lipstick colors.

So many things to choose from and more, stay tuned to find out what products came in on my Top 3 Products list from The Makeup Show!

Cosmo's Sexiest Beauty Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Looking Gorgeous

One of our favorite beauty and lifestyle publications, Cosmopolitan gives us a handy guide to being sexy and gorgeous. Covering all areas and topics such skin care, flawless foundation, eyes, lips, hair styling, tanning, pampering and more you are sure to find some helpful tips compiled with some of the basics you already know and probably forgot.

As the editors give you the low down on sexy beauty, they also grab tips from celebrity makeup artists (Jemma Kidd and Molly Roncal are among the contributors) and artists/creators of some of our favorite makeup brands like Urban Decay, making this book a comprehensive tried and true beauty resource.

The book is easy to read and navigate, just like a Cosmo mag- Q&A's, charts, recommendations by skin tone, statistics with sexy secrets mixed in. The book is equally entertaining as informative.

"Blot your face with a tissue after moisturizing and before foundation." "Vitamins and Omega-3 rich foods" should be part of your beauty routine. "The best blond for dark skin is (a la Mary J. Blidge)....??" Ok, ok! I won't spill all the fun if you haven't read the book. Definitely crack the book open for a fun sexy read! Your Bf may enjoy the book's images of sexy women!

Do you own this book? Interested in checking the book out?

*This book was provided as a sample to me by PR for consideration for review!

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Don't get stuck in a style rut, switch things up! It's so easy to do with this quiz. Answer a few questions and you'll get tons of ideas of ways to update your hair and makeup -- personalized just for you! Check it out and start wowing people with your new look. Take the quiz