I absolutely love staining my lips and cheeks! Stains work so well at giving a natural, flushed looks to both lips and cheeks.

I’m particularly partial to staining my lips prior to gloss as it gives that extra pop to gloss! One of my very favorite products for staining my lips was from Bourjois Paris and came in a pen applicator! I was so sad they stopped carrying these soon after their original release.

I’ve since been through a slew of stains but I’ve located a new favorite when I recently purchased Etude House 55 Kissful Tint Chou!

Etude House 55 Kissful Tint Chou is available in four shades which are a pink, red, orange, and sheer pink.

I tried the red shade only but I’ll be going back shortly for more colors as it’s a very good stain. The stain comes in a cute little tube with squeeze applicator. Dab a small amount on your finger and smooth on or apply directly from the tube. The formula is a silicon like texture that smooths on dry and leaves behind a pinch of color bringing blah lips to life with a beautiful flush of red! This is beautiful with or without gloss! I like the interesting texture as although it’s a gel formula it still feels rather dry when applied which makes it ideal for lips as it doesn’t apply in a streaky mess! The stain lasts for a good four hours or so before fading even when drinking or eating which is great as all I have to do is touch up my gloss and go as my lips are already nicely flushed with color!

As you can see below the color choice I made was quite red however I thought it looked quite natural on and not scary or kool-aid like in appearance. My lips are quite red already however this enhances the natural color of my lips!

I really liked this one and it’s one of Etude House’s better items. It also happens to be extremely cheap at $4 USD. I paid retail price as I have a friend in Korea who purchased it for me however I’ve seen it on E-bay ranging from $9.99-$12.99 USD and I think it’s well worth that price even though the tube is tiny!

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After

I’m Muse Approving this one! Definately loves it!

Do you stain your lips?

How about your cheeks?

Tell the Muse!

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You do realize I’m not NEARLY done with my concealer reviews right?

I got a ton more up my sleeve, I’ve just been giving you a breather in between!

I now have my eye on Sana Make Essence Concealer which is a yellow based concealer for concealing dark circles.

Sana Excel already makes a compact concealer for 800 yen that I have yet to try however the regular Sana brand has this new Make Essence Concealer that caught my eye since it has such a strong yellow base which is good for reflecting off of dark shadows and circles while concealing them up.

I’ll have to get my hands on some of this soon and review because I’m curious how good it is! The normal Sana line up is pretty good so I suspect that perhaps Sana Make Essence Concealer will be just as good.

If you live in Japan this is available now for 950 yen at a local drugstore! I believe it’s brand new as this is the first time I’ve seen it.

Review to follow shortly!

Sana Curler Review

Update: Read the Sana Make Essence Concealer Review

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MAC Red She Said is up and available at the MAC Website!

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Excited?

The Muse is!

I’m very excited about MAC Holiday this year as I’ve noticed I really love reds and MAC has plenty to be had with it’s exciting multi-part collection release!

MAC Red She Said is the main color story release that includes the new Mineralize Eye Shadow Trio that everyone is so hyper about. I’m personally not so interested in the shadows but I do want some of the lippies released with this collection!

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow Trio

• Persuasive
• Word-of-Mouth
• Outspoken
• Danger Zone
• Threesome
• Inter-view

MAC Dazzleglass Lipgloss

• Date Night
• Baby Sparks
• Miss Dynamite
• Love Alert
• Sugarrimmed

MAC Beauty Powder Blush

• Stark Naked
• Enough Said

MAC Lipstick

• “Red” She Said
• Crazeee
• Pomposity
• Soft Pause
• Quiet Please

How about you?

What are you loving?

What do you have to have?

Tell the Muse!

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MAC Antiquitease Holiday Collection 2007 Review

MAC Holiday Collection 2007

MAC Dazzleglass Review

MAC Beauty Powder Blush Review

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My little eye spies a new Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick at Nordies!

This brand new shimmer brick is entitled Copper Diamond and available for $40 USD exclusively at Nordstrom at the moment!

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Although the packaging is brand new the Bobbi Brown Copper Diamond Shimmer Brick looks quite similiar to the limited edition gold version that I already have. This is one of those must see items in store before I decide if I need it as the resemblance to my Bobbi Brown Gold Shimmer Brick is uncanny!

Do I want it? Hells yes! But first the Muse must investigate further to see how similiar these two are!

Seen this?

Putting it on your wish list?

Tell the Muse!

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Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner Review

Bobbi Brown Concealer Palette Review

Bobbi Brown Pink Quartz Shimmer Brick Review

Bobbi Brown Metallics Palettes Review

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Looks like Beauty Crunch has been busy updating it’s site with a SLEW of Steals and Deals!

I’ve blogged Beauty Crunch prior to this and have ordered from them in the past with great delight. Beauty Crunch is an authorized dealer of Stila and a few other select beauty brands and offer great deals and discounts on cosmetics!

Do check it out!

I noticed these crunches (And they may make a guest starring appearance in my cart shortly):

Bella’s Powder Room $14.50 USD

Stila All Over Glow Peachy Keen $11.50 USD

Stila Sleeping Princess $12 USD


Too Faced “Love Lisa” Palette $10 USD

Lola Simply Smoky Eye Kit $22 USD

Pop Beauty Cabinets $15.20 Each

Beauty Crunch definately has a little something for everyone! I definately want to indulge in a few items from Stila and Pop! I’ll be hauling shortly!

How about you?

Want anything?

What caught your eye?

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Pop Apple of the Cheeks Stain Review

Pop Day To Play Palette Review

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