Fabulous Over Forty – Where Beauty Is Ageless

American Beauty has a new lipgloss called Fabulous Feel High Shine Lipgloss.    It is really very shiny and super smooth without the stickiness.    I’ve been testing #06 Poppy and really like the shade.   It is a pinkish red that is of medium color coverage, more than sheer but not as heavy as a creamy lipstick. 

This new gloss is infused with aloe vera and vitamins A & E.  I really like this gloss for it’s color, texture, moisturizing ability and price.  The moisturizing lasts for several hours.   It retails for $12.50 at Kohls stores or online and goes on sale often, like right now for $10.62.

Be sure to check out the new Pink Gingham Spring Look Kit.   It too is a value at $30 (typically on sale for less) and includes an eye shadow duo in Pink Gingham, a blush in Rosy Cheeks shade and Softly Shaping mascara.   American Beauty is great quality (owned by Estee Lauder) at a very budget friendly price, it’s definitely a Beauty on a Budget must.

Dior Lipgloss Luggage Tag

How Super Kawaii (as a co-worker of mine would say) is this Dior Lipgloss Luggage tag!  Which Super Kawaii means “super cute” in Japanese. 

The luggage tag is a surprisingly heavyweight metal, which makes me hesitant to actually chain it on to something for fear the chain would break.   The outside of the case is stamped with Dior’s Paris address and 4 crystals, one at each corner and crystals in the word “Dior” too.  Oh so chic!  I picked this up at the Dior counter last weekend when Nordstrom had their Spring Beauty Event.

On the inside are two lipglosses, one in a medium golden bronze shade and the other in a bright, but sheer pink shade.    I should have taken a photo of them before I glopped my finger into them, but oh well.   These glosses are not tacky, sticky glosses, instead they are more of a texture like a balm.   You can swipe them with your finger or use a brush.  Typically I am not a “pot” gloss kinda gal, but in some cases they do work, and with how beautiful this packaging is I’m willing to forgo a brush at times.  

Both glosses are very sheer and because they are not tacky I wouldn’t hesitate using the pink shade as a blush or the bronze shade as a highlighter.   This is a limited edition and available at Dior counters now.

Giorgio Armani has done it again with a beautifully classical look for the holidays.

The eyes have a subtle smokey look to them – not too overdone where you’d feel like you were trying too hard, but just right for a beautiful impact.

The eye palette has four eye shadows in a Swarovski Crystal encrusted case. $98  The colors are:

• Silver white – light grey metallic
• Golden white – an iridescent golden metallic
• Golden beige – a shimmering rose beige with golden pearl
• Silver black – a black with a shimmering silver
• Body shimmer- on the bottom of the palette is a soft shimmering body powder in a neutral shade

Top off the eye look with Silver Sparkling mascara top coat. $28

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Since we no longer have a Saks here in MN (such a bummer) I am always thrilled when I get the catalogs and can drool over the fabulous fashions, shoes and handbags, and of course, the makeup.

I love it when they have great “packages” like this. For $198 you get a fabulous leather Marc Jacobs bag, filled with goodies.

* A generous size sample of Chanel Sublimage eye cream.
* A full size Dior 5 color eyeshadow compact in Tender Chic
* A full size Nars Multiple in Copacabana
* One Guerlain Le 2 Brush Mascara in Black
* One Giorgio Armani Gloss in #16
* One YSL Touch Blush in #2

This is everything you need for a polished, fresh face. Simply timeless and pieces to add to your collection that are always classic, never trendy. The Marc Jacobs leather bag is basically free when you add up all the goodies that are inside.