Here’s a Steal and a Deal for you guy!

Fashion Designer, Lela Rose, has teamed up with Beauty.com and designed a cute little makeup bag filled with awesome goodies.

The bag and the samples (some full size) are yours completely free with your $100 USD Beauty.com purchase! The bag and included goodies are valued at $120 USD wahooooo!

I wants one as it looks like an adorable little tote for for stashing my makeup in instead of tossing it into the bottom of my purse as I’ve been known to do!

The bag includes all of the following goodies which tempts me further:

Arcona Cranberry Toner
Alterna Caviar Moisture Shampoo with Seasilk
Urban Decay Primer Potion
L’occitane Verbena Harvest Shower Gel
L’occitane Verbena Harvest Body Lotion
Vincent Longo La Dolce Vita Lashes
Vincent Longo The Curl Mascara
Freeze 24/7 IceShield Facial Cleanser with Sunscreen SPF 15
Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash
Tarte Cheek Stain in Tipsy

Wowser this is obviously packed full of good stuff! I seriously want to do an order just to get the bag! Is that terrible?

Might I recommend a few of the following to rake that total up to $100:

Elizabeth Arden Bronzing Story $35 USD


I seen this in person at my local Arden counter and fell absolutely in lust with it! My sister picked it up for herself and I must say I’m incredibly jealous! Even though I’m not much of a bronze lover this palette strikes me as a love!

Wants it!

Tarte Trust Fund Baby $28 USD


Tarte’s newest and cutest lipgloss trio tucked into a credit card wallet. A place for your gloss and a place for your credit cards and cash! Perfect right?

Aquolina Mousse Corpo $10 USD

Aquolina spreading it’s wings within the US with this awesome set of Body Mousse. Cherry, Vanilla, Pineapple, and Apricots await you with this adorable and affordable set!

Clarisonic Skin Care Brush $195 USD


You know you want it! And it’s freaking pink too!

Click here to check out what’s currently on sale at Beauty.com!

Click here to nab yourself some cool freebies with your purchase (aside from the gorgeous Lela Rose makeup valise).

Happy Shopping!

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Oh.
My.
Freaking.
God.

The gorgeous Janice has dished up news about MAC’s Holiday 2008 Collection and I think I just had a heart attack! It looks simply divine!

Entitled “Red She Said” this collection focuses on the gorgeous hues of the ever traditional color Red.

I guess now is a good time to start saving my pennies so I might indulge in this interesting and exciting collection! Although I admit that the palettes have failed to wow me. I wish MAC would do a different shape for once but oh well!

Click to visit Specktra and Janice to learn more about this ridiculously exciting collection!

I’ll follow in a minute just let me catch my breath! Phew!

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I probably should start this review by expressing my deep love for Bourjois Paris mascara. Prior to becoming a total addict and junkie to Japanese Brand Mascaras I was a complete Bourjois Paris fan girl when it came to mascara!

Bourjois Paris makes some sincerely great mascaras and I have quite a few in my makeup arsenal that I absolutely adore using daily!

I picked up a Bourjois Paris Volume Clubbing Mascara a week or so ago when doing a Sephora order and I should have seen the writing on the wall with this one. I should have reminded myself that lately Bourjois Paris has fallen off the awesome mascara bandwagon. Example: Yes To Volume, No To Clumps how about they reverse the title and say YES To Clumps and No Volume At all!

I’m a huge fan of Bourjois Paris Maxi Frange and I was somewhat hopeful that Volume Clubbing Mascara with it’s big chunky applicator brush might be the next awesome deal on the mascara hit list.

Awesome, no.

Crap, yes.

I purchased this rubbish for $17 USD in the color Brun Remix. Since I have only one other brown mascara in my entire mass collection I was thinking how beautifully it would compliment my eyes. The color is very nice. It’s a chocolate brown with a tiny sheen of lighter gold!

As I mentioned the brush is big and chunky which I always find great for application however in this case I think both the brush and the formula of the mascara just create one big, nasty mess on your lashes.

L@@k kids a hot mess waiting to happen!

I curled my lashes prior to use and proceeded to apply. What came out was a clumpy mess of wet mascara. My lashes were literally stuck together in large, wet chunks. It was thee most disgusting look I’ve ever gotten from mascara. This failed to separate my lashes, yes I did get some volume, but forget the volume what about the mess of clumping I had going on here?! It almost felt like I was applying really old mascara to my lashes. Every notice when mascara ages it tends to clump lashes up badly? That would be the case with this mascara.

It’s seriously a mess to use, an absolute mess.

After spending the next five minutes coming my lashes out and disturbing the product better with my own mascara comb, since the bloody brush was of no use, I decided I’d give it a test drive out for the day.

Flaking, smudging, raccoon eye nightmare.

Bad, bad idea to go out of the house with this crap on my eyelashes.

I came home with flakes of mascara all over my cheeks, dark, runny streaks of mascara under my eyes, and just grossness all around.

I am so utterly and completely shocked and disappointed how bad this truly is.

Bourjois Paris Volume Clubbing Mascara gets a big fat DON’T BUY from the Muse!

Hate it!

Big waste of cash!

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Since MAC Mutiny Pigment is my current obsession I’ve been looking through my collection for various items to pair up with it!

Since it’s so beautiful I did decide that it would be best to try it all by itself when I finally get around to doing an FOTD with it!

However, while seeking colors to match up with it, right under my nose, happened to be MAC’s Pop Blue/Black Funk Dual Ended Eye Pencil from the Heatherette Collection!

Ahhh a marriage most wonderful!

How about you?

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Here’s an interesting little product you might want to try for yourself, Balms Away Eye Makeup Break-Up from the Balm.

You might be wondering why I am recommending you a $19 USD tin of what appears to be Vaseline.

I guess in a way this has the same benefits that simple, cheaper Vaseline does however I definately like this much better than your average run of the mill jar of petroleum jelly!

What is Balms Away anyway?

Basically it’s a very emollient jelly eye makeup remover that’s packed full of Vitamins, Sterols, Lipids, and most importantly moisturizing goodness for your eye area!

I normally use Sephora Eye Makeup Remover which runs me about $8 USD. It’s the best remover I’ve come across that takes it all off with a nice low price tag. Lancome’s Bi-Facil is another favorite of mine but at $26 USD I cringe to purchase it!

So why shell out $19 USD for this tin?

Simply, because it works.

For one thing it’s a large tin at 2.2 oz and since you’re only using a very small amount it should last you a while. Secondly, the moisturizing benefits alone really make me happy! My under eye area seriously needs as much moisture as it can get right now and after massaging off my eye makeup with this my eyes feel so very soft and my lashes conditioned. I experience less lash breakage as well since I’m not tugging around with a cotton ball drenched in eye makeup remover.

How’s it work?

Simple.

Take a tiny amount, close your eyes and massage. Wipe clean with a cotton square or some tissue. One swipe should get it all. I choose to rinse with warm water after I swiped it away with cotton. That’s it, Bob’s your Uncle! Eye makeup all gone and fresh, moisturized eyes in it’s place!

The texture quite reminds me of Vaseline. It’s a jelly formula that glides onto your eyes easily. That temporary feeling of cloudy eye vision when I’m using an oil based remover is easily avoided with this. It clearly states on the directions to keep your eyes closed when using but I did crack them open a little to locate my cotton squares and after removal I didn’t experience temporary blindness or cloudy vision which totally made my day as I really hate that feeling!

I like this. I know it’s rather expensive but I’m on the bandwagon for a repurchase when I’m finished with this tin! It’s fragrance free for those of you who aren’t too keen on scented products! It removes heavy duty eye makeup including waterproof mascara which is a big plus for me!

Pros:

• Removes heavy duty eye makeup including waterproof mascara!
• Less tugging while removing your makeup! Gentle massaging gets everything off!
• Less lash breakage!
• Packed full of goodness for your eye area!
• Conditions Lashes!
• Moisturizes your entire eye area while it removes your makeup!
• Love the retro packaging!

Cons:

• Price is a bit much but worth it in my humblest opinion!

All in all I’m rather happy I spontaneously purchased this. I know the price is a bit much but in the long run I’m thinking it’s worth it.

Balms Away Eye Makeup Break-Up is most definately Muse Approved for purchase!

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