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Laura Mercier Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour sheer review

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Photos: Wearing: Lipstick: c/o Laura Mercier “Sin” / Earrings: John Hardy / Shirt: Gap

Laura Mercier’s fall 2013 beauty collection “Dark Spell” is nothing short of amazing. There is a large array of colors to choose from for any beauty look or skin tone. The entire collection is also on trend, and hot-off-the-runway for the fall 2013 season. Love that!

One of the fabulous parts of Laura Mercier’s “Dark Spell” collection is the new line of lipsticks! This exciting new lipstick collection, “Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour” comes in three types of lipstick. The three lipstick types are “Sheer,” “Matte” and “Cream.” Each category includes four fabulous colors to choose from for the fall season.

Laura Mercier sent me “Sin” from the new “Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour” collection. “Sin” is one of the sheer lipsticks from the collection; which is my favorite type of lipstick! I tend to shy away from crème lipsticks or heavy colors. In the tube, “Sin” appears to be a vampy, deep purple lip color; wherein reality it is the perfect sheer purple for everyday wear. Love it!

I was thrilled when I first wore “Sin” from Laura Mercier’s “Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour” collection for fall 2013. The lipstick went on smoothly and gave my lips a perfect purple hue without looking heavy or vampy. I also found the lipstick moisturized my lips; eliminating the need for lip balm during the day. This lipstick is not sinful as the name of the color suggests, it is Heaven sent!

Laura Mercier’s new “Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour” is my new favorite lipstick! I cannot wait to try out other colors from the collection. Since the sheer lipstick is light and not too heavy, it is also perfect for wearing right now as a transitional lip color as we move from summer into fall. The sheer nature of the lipstick also makes it easy to wear during the day and at the office.

The new “Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour” by Laura Mercier is priced at $24 and can be found online here.

Shop my favorite’s from Laura Mercier:


Cobalt blue for fall 2013 and resort 2014

Cobalt blue is a well-loved color. This bright shade of blue appears in seasonal collections almost every spring, summer and resort. We occasionally see designers use pops of cobalt for fall and winter, but it is not as common as in warm weather seasons.

For fall 2013 cobalt blue is hot. It is almost as hot as purple, and fall’s most important color, red. Cobalt is bright and is turning out to be the most cheerful color of the season. Love this!

Not only is cobalt blue important for fall 2013, the hue dominated the resort 2014 runways throughout the globe. This means cobalt blue is the perfect color to invest in right now. As summer sales are starting to hit final markdown, look for pieces in cobalt blue. You will be able to wear them now and well into 2014. After all, resort is a snapshot into spring, and if cobalt is hot for resort, it may very well have a strong place in the spring/summer 2014 collections.

Look for cobalt blue on everything from apparel to accessories. This hue is even popping up in beauty products. Nail polish, eye liner, eye shadow and mascara in cobalt blue are hot right now and can be toned down to carry your blue beauty look into fall. Watch for the hue to pop up again in beauty for resort 2014!

I found a few fabulous cobalt blue pieces around the web and assembled them into the shopping widget below. They are perfect to wear now, in the fall, and into 2014! Hope you love them! Happy shopping, and stay fabulous 

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Meow! A little Marissa Del Rosario love

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I am a huge fan of anything born in the Bay Area. But in the case of San Jose based designer Marissa Del Rosario, she could be based anywhere in the universe and I would still be a huge fan. This fabulous Bay Area designer has created an amazing line of accessories which are chic and timeless. Love that!

I was thrilled when Marissa Del Rosario sent me the beautiful bracelet featured in these photos. The strong, edgy chain combined with the classic leopard print details caught my eye immediately and I knew this bracelet would be in my wardrobe forever. The bracelet is extremely high quality, and knowing it was designed by a local designer makes me crave even more pieces from Marissa Del Rosario’s line. I cannot wait to wear this bracelet with more outfits in the months to come!

Please take some time to check out her website at MarissaDelRosario.com and view her collection. I am currently coveting her belts; and more of her bracelets! What is your favorite piece from the line?

Outfit details:
Top: Piperlime
Earrings: c/o Twisted Silver
Lipstick: c/o Dolce & Gabbana “Gentle Monica
Belt: Prada
Bracelet (right arm): c/o Marissa Del Rosario
Bracelets (left arm): Tory BurchJCrew
Handbag: Chloe
Jeans: Gap
Shoes: Manolo Blahnik (not online) similar style here.
Nail Polish: Chanel Paparazzi

Photos: Rob/Bay Area Fashionista 2013©