Beauty


Perricone MD no makeup lipstick

perricone md lipstick

pictured: six new lipstick shades of Perricone MD no makeup lipstick c/o Perricone MD /

Happy National Lipstick Day! To celebrate this fun day, let’s take a look at the six new lipstick hues from Perricone MD’s no makeup collection! There are six new exciting colors from the collection; Rose, Berry, Red, Cognac, Original Pink, and Wine. Original Pink is my favorite color from the collection, it’s perfect to wear now and into the fall season.

As we head towards fall, the new lipstick colors from Perricone MD are perfect to pick up now. Perricone MD lipsticks are packed with powerful ingredients such as hyaluronic acid which offer all-day hydration and neuropeptides which can visibly improve skin’s appearance. Love that!

Perricone MD lipsticks have also been boosted with mineral-based  broad spectrum SPF 15 which deflects harmful UVA and UVB rays. Love that too!

You can find the Perricone MD lipstick collection online here. Which color is your favorite?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Cathy


New in my summer beauty bag

spf beauty products protect from sun

Summer beauty essentials from top left: straw sun hat / (The following products are c/o Elizabeth Arden) red and white canvas beach bag / Hum Glow Glow / All-Over Miracle Oil / brow pencil / cheek stain / lip gloss / SPF lip balm / eight hour daily defense SPF / Corkcicle canteen /

Are you having a heatwave in your neck of the woods? It’s been low 90’s here all week! I am seriously melting away! Since I can’t spend all day, everyday, inside the swimming pool keeping cool, I need to ensure my skin is protected from the harsh sun; especially when it’s hot, and my kids want to be outside!

When Elizabeth Arden sent me a fun PR package filled with summer beauty essentials to test out, I was thrilled! I have been searching for a lip balm with SPF, and this one is fabulous! It feels like lipstick, but it’s a balm with SPF. That is really hard to find. I am so tired of gooey SPF products for lips, or products which are drying. It’s so hard to find something in between which moisturizes, protects and feels normal on the lips. Elizabeth Arden hit a home run with their SPF lip balm. It’s my newest summer beauty addiction! I can wear it alone, or under lipstick. Either way, it performs well. Love it!

I also want to give a shout-out to this eight-hour daily defense cream. It’s an amazing facial sunscreen with SPF 35 which I can wear alone, or under my face powder; I don’t wear foundation since I am acne prone. Speaking of acne prone, this sunscreen does not clog my pores or give me acne. That’s a key feature of something I put on my face since my face loves to break out. Love!

Shop my summer beauty essentials online:

We still have two more months of summer, plus this weather will continue until October; at least here in the San Francisco Bay Area. That being said, summer beauty essentials with SPF are a must-have for right now, and for the months to come. What are your favorite SPF products for the summer season?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Cathy

*thank you to Elizabeth Arden for gifting these beauty products, beach bag, and Hum Glow Glow. all thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Chanel fall 2019 nail polish review

chanel nail polish fall 2019 review

Chanel fall 2019 nail polish collection from left: Chanel Pure Black / Chanel Pure White /

Isn’t it amazing that the Chanel fall 2019 nail polish collection is in stock already! It’s quite warm outside, yet here I am thinking about the Chanel fall 2019 beauty collection! Crazy right?! Well, the Chanel nail polish fall 2019 collection might surprise you.

Last season, Chanel indulged in six festive hues. This made me think the fall nail polish collection from Chanel would also include a large array of colors to choose from. Nope! Chanel has taken some inspiration from the color palette which made the iconic fashion house famous. Have you guessed yet? Without peeking at the photos? Haha, you peeked!

That’s right! Chanel has gone black and white for the fall 2019 season. It both classic and incredibly vampy at the same time. In fact, there is nothing classic about black nail polish, nor white nail polish. They are classic in apparel, handbags, and shoes; not beauty! Chanel is mixing things up for fall, and I think I like it!

There are only two nail polish hues for fall 2019 from Chanel, “Pure White,” and “Pure Black.” There isn’t a spin on black or white. You won’t find any hidden sparkles, or twists. Pure White is a clean white, cream nail polish. Pure Black is also a classic cream nail polish. No surprises. You get the name on the bottle.

Chanel nail polish fall 2019: Pure White

chanel pure white nail polish fall 2019

If you long for the days of using white-out as nail polish in order to get that pure white hue, you’re in luck! For the fall 2019 season, Chanel has introduced Pure White nail polish. This is a classic white cream nail polish which glides on smoothly to create a pure white finish. It’s white, so it matches everything in your wardrobe! How fun is that!

Chanel Pure White nail polish for fall 2019 applies smoothly with one base coat and two coats of color.

Chanel nail polish fall 2019: Pure Black

chanel pure black nail polish fall 2019 review

Are you in a dark mood? Have you been searching for a pure black nail polish hue and all you have found is charcoal, glitter, and weird versions of black? Never fear, Chanel Pure Black nail polish is here! This is the Chanel fall 2019 nail polish of all your deep, dark dreams. This classic cream polish offers a dark black hue in two coats. Since it’s black, it matches everything in your closet too!

Chanel Pure Black nail polish for fall 2019 applies evenly without streaking with one base coat and two coats of color.

What are your thoughts? Do you plan to rock one, or both, of these classic, yet not classic, nail polish hues? If so, which color catches your eye?

Shop the Chanel fall 2019 nail polish collection online:

I’m starting with Chanel Pure White nail polish for fall 2019. When temperatures cool down, I may switch things up and rock the Chanel Pure Black nail polish hue.

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

chanel fall 2019 beauty collection review