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Laura Mercier Bonne Mine Palette

Laura Mercier Bonne Mine Palette

On a recent trip to Sephora to check out the new Fall Collections, I ran across this Laura Mercier palette called Bonne Mine. Laura Mercier, known for her trademark Flawless Face look has added to the products used in Flawless Face with this new collection, Bonne Mine (healthy glow) which is exclusive to Sephora.

These colors look really intense and deep in tone in the image above and in person.  But, they are all creams and go on sheer and light and work for fair skin or the color can be built up for darker skin tones.

On the far right is the bronzer, which she recommends is applied first, then in the center are two shades of blush, choose one depending on your skin tone.  Both blushes are in the rose/plum tones.   On the far left are two shades of glow veil all working together to give you a sunkissed, lit-from-within glow look.   Nothing is heavy glittery shimmer so you can create a true glowy look.

Housed in the lid are some pull-out image diagrams on how to create the Bonne Mine look which make it very helpful.  Here’s what Laura had to say about the palette:

“I am so excited to introduce the Bonne Mine Healthy Glow for Face & Cheeks palette. This ultra-sheer, blendable palette was inspired by my work with celebrity clients, who wanted a universal Face & Cheek Compact that would “wake up” their skin and give them an immediate healthy glow. From bronzer to your cheek colour to glow, it’s easy to customize your look. I love the finished effect—skin has a natural “no-makeup” glow that looks soft and sunkissed. I also love the portability and ease of this compact…and I know you will, too!”—Laura Mercier

Image from Sephora

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Weekly Roundup – August 14

Weekly Roundup – August 14

Soon we’ll be enjoying leaves turning colors and cool crisp walks.  But this weekend check out what beauty bloggers around the web have to say about summer beauty, new Fall collections and so much more, including a wonderful giveaway! 

Charlestongirl from Best Things in Beauty has the scoop on Bobbi Brown’s new Black Velvet Collection for fall.  Bobbi created the Black Velvet colors to provide a strong look, but one that’s pretty too.

Fall beauty is showing up everywhere.   Gaia from The Non-Blonde shows us the newest limited edition blush from Givenchy called Le Prisme Blush Blooming Fuchsias.   The pretty packaging and beautiful colors will have you captivated too!

Thinking about your holiday shopping?  Over at The Budget Fashionista, check out an interesting way to save yourself some money for the season.

Have you become a QVC beauty junkie like many of us?  Anne from BeautyXposé interviewed QVC personality Staci Dickerson to see what she does to get that summertime glow all year round.   You might be surprised by some of the products used in her beauty routine. 

Kelly from Gouldylox Reviews had amazing lash growth results from using Marini Lash by Jan Marini.   See her shocking results and enter to win your very own tube of Marini Lash.  Good luck!

Amy at Café Makeup gave us previews and comparisons all week of Chanel’s newest high shine lip glosses Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss.   She what she thinks of this latest addition to the Chanel lip craze.

All dog lovers (well, all animal lovers) need to read Joey’s account of Bare Escentual’s new Buxom Stay-There Eyeshadow at Pink Sith.
 
And since we’re on an animal theme, check out Sabrina at The Beauty Look Book who gave us the scoop on Paul and Joe’s fall collection, complete with swans, cats, and pretty makeup!
 
We hope you enjoy the last few weeks of summer!   
 
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Beauty on the Go – Palettes for Fall

Beauty on the Go – Palettes for Fall

Padded bras, padded socks, padded underwear – all things to make our lives a little smoother, softer and bootier.  And now we have makeup that’s even padded!   It seems to be the newest rage in makeup.  Who would have thought?  

A few months ago Bobbi Brown came out with this Denim and Rose Collection. Believe me when I say this set is much prettier in person than what it shows online.   I didn’t think I’d care for this much until I saw it in person.  Check out Best Things in Beauty’s post on this pretty set.  This set includes 4 eye shadows, 4 lip colors and a cheek color and a nice sized mirror.  All of this is enclosed in a padded denim zip up case.  Cute.

 

Several years ago Laura Mercier came out with her Library Palettes.   They were these little “books” of color and you could buy them individually or as a 3 book set house in a box just like buying a booked set of reading books.   Now she’s taken that Library Palette to updated looks with this gorgeous palette along with a mini mascara in a Kooba designed (padded of course) case.   This is a beautiful set exclusive to Nordstrom.  This padded set includes 3 lip colors, 3 eye shadows, 2 cheek colors, a glow veil bronzer a dual ended brush, a mini mascara all in a Kooba case (love Kooba bags!).  The mirror and slots for credit cards, license and cash are so brilliant!    It too is limited edition.   So classy.

And now NARS has jumped on the padded makeup bandwagon with two palettes of their own.  The one shown above is Beautiful Life Lip and Cheek palette.   It includes Top Row (left to right):  Sexual Healing Lipstick (sheer, shimmering pink blossom) Honolulu Honey Lipstick (satin, flesh-toned beige) Roman Holiday Lipstick (sheer, delicate pastel pink) Funny Face Lipstick (semi-matte fuchsia)   Bottom Row (left to right): Copacabana Multiple (glistening pearl)  Orgasm Multiple (peachy pink with shimmer) All in a black padded zip case. 

 

The other new palette by NARS is this Only You Eye and Cheek palette.  It includes Top Row (left to right):  Alhambra Duo Eyeshadow (left side: metallic rose mist)  Mekong Single Eyeshadow (espresso fused with gold) Eurydice Duo Eyeshadow (left side: electric aubergine) Pandora Duo Eyeshadow (right side: matte black) Bottom Row (left to right):    Hungry Heart Blush Duo (left side: iridescent gold ivory) Orgasm Blush (peachy pink with shimmer).   All encased in, you guessed it, a padded case.  

So what do you think about about this padded palette craze?  Is is good or a gimmick?

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My Favorites of Nordstrom Anniversary Beauty Exclusives

My Favorites of Nordstrom Anniversary Beauty Exclusives

It’s nearing that time of year again, Nordstrom Anniversary Sale.   And do you know what that means?   Super buys on beauty!  Again, there are some incredible deals of pre-packaged sets or large sizes with a special price, and the beauty companies pull out all the stops for the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale.    This year they are doing it so much smarter than in the past.   It used to be that you could pre-order what you wanted to purchase and then wait till the sale and pick it up.   But, if you were one of the unlucky ones and didn’t pre-order, your chances of getting the goods when the sale day started were very slim to none.   Now you can go in store or online and pre-order and it is shipped to you from their warehouse, even before the sale actually starts on July 16th.   Or if you can’t seem to get it together before that, you can go into the store and the stores will have good stock.  I wouldn’t wait too long though – no guarantees!

Here are a few of my favorites of the many, many wonderful deals to choose from.  Be sure to check online for more specials available.   Decisions, decisions…

This Dior deluxe palette is so much more gorgeous in person than how it looks here.   It includes a soft pink blush, a three tone bronzer,  four beautiful eye shadows, two lip glosses and a mini brush.    $54.00   There’s a Dior Addict Ultra Gloss lip gloss that’s exclusive too.  Fabulous!

Trish McEvoy always has wonderful value sets and this is no exception.  The “Must Have” collection for eyes is a $175 value for $85   It includes an “emergency card” which is credit card sized palette of 8 eye shadows, a dual ended makeup brush, a travel sized Eye Base Essential in Bare,  Instant Eye Lift, travel size Lash Enhancer, travel size Mascara, all in a mesh pouch to fit in your petite size planner. 

Giorgio Armani make beautiful brushes.  In this set you get a mini blush brush, a mini blender brush (I use the blender brush every single day) a mini eye shader brush and a mini eye contour brush all in a travel pouch.     These aren’t tiny mini brushes either, they are really nicely sized ones.  Individually these would sell for $167 and are being sold for $75.

This Bobbi Brown set is incredibly priced!   The products are all full-sized and would sell for $139 if purchased separately.   They’re selling the set for $75!   This Chocolate and Navy set includes a 5 pan eyeshadow palette including a new navy shade, an Everything mascara, Long Wear Gel Eyeliner in Caviar Ink along with an ultra fine liner brush, a Brownie shade lipstick and Pink Blossom lip gloss.   

 

Not to be outdone, Lancome has this Hypnose lash set for $42, valued at $99.  It includes Hypnose mascara in full size, a full sized Ink Artliner in Brun Elegance, a full sized Cils Booster XL, BiFacil makeup remover and a smudge brush #1 in a satin pouch.

Jo Malone fragrance sets are always divine and of course this one is no exception either.   This is a $135 value for $85 and you get an Orange Blossom Cologne (I wear this a lot), Grapefruit scented travel candle, Lime Basil and Mandarin Bath Oil and Pomegranate Noir Body Creme.  I’m in fragrance heaven already.

For the botanical skin care lover, Chantecaille has this set for you.  A $209 value for $135.  You get a Pure Rosewater, a Rice and Geranium Foaming Cleanser and a Vital Essence all in this pink drawstring nylon bag.    

 

And last, but certainly not least in my list of favorites is this Laura Mercier Portable Beauty Set for $65 with nearly $100 savings off the $164 value.  The set includes a split pan eye shadow duo, a dual ended brush, a split pan cheek color duo, a dual ended Lip Glace along with a mascara in this cosmetic bag. 

Deals this good only come around once a year, so be sure to check out all of them.  I’m sure I missed some that might be your favorites.  If you want to talk with a sales associate if you don’t have a Nordstrom near you, call 952-883-2121 and tell them Fab Over 40 sent you.  They’ll be great at assisting you in what you need.

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Laura Mercier Sale on Gilt Groupe

Laura Mercier Sale on Gilt Groupe

Bronze and brush

Stay tuned for Thursday, June 10th beginning at noon EST Laura Mercier will have some products from her beautiful makeup and body line available for sale on Gilt Groupe.

Laura Mercier’s products are so fabulous and this sale on Gilt Groupe makes them more incredible!

Here are a few pieces from the collection that will be on sale.  This Bronze Gold Colour Pot and Duo Ended Brush is regularly $66. It will be on sale for $33 - a wonderful 50%!

Creme Brule Duo

This Creme Brulee Bath and Body Duo is normally $40, and on Gilt Groupe it will be $24.

Spring Blossom kit

And this beautiful Spring Collection 6 piece Set with Tote is normally $114 will be $48 on Gilt Groupe!  Yes,  you read those numbers right!   Three brushes, 2 lip colors a blush duo and a tote is all included in this set.  These are only some of the items that will be on sale.

For Fabulous Over 40 readers who want to take advantage of this Laura Mercier sale, sign up for Gilt Groupe by linking here www.gilt.com/lauramercier If you sign up on their regular site, you will have to wait for membership to be approved and you might miss the sale.   So be sure to link above to get access right away.

Happy shopping!

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Laura Mercier Polished Face Palette

Laura Mercier Palette

When recently making a stop at my local Sephora, I came across this Laura Mercier Polished Face Palette that is exclusive to Sephora, which I thought was a very pretty palette.   For $55 you get 3 eye shadows, 2 blushes and 3 lip colors.   I love palettes for their convenience, especially when traveling.   You can put a whole look together without having to really think about it or spend a lot of time trying to put color combinations together.  Voilà, it’s all done in one pretty compact.

The eye shadow shades are:

  • African Violet
  • Kir Royal
  • Celestial

The blushes are:

  • Rose
  • Orange Blossom

The lip shades are:

  • Rouge
  • Twinkle
  • Naked Beige
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