Archives: December 2010

Ahh Mother Russia, such a cold, yet beautiful place. I know not of what I speak because I have never been there myself! But the colors in the Make An Impression in Moscow travel palette by Stila seem like they fit right in with how I image a winter day in Moscow.

This is the 4th in a 5 series collection of travel palettes. I reviewed the latest one Fiji here, but still have another one to review soon!

This set features four eyeshadow colors and a convertible lip/cheek color.

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Ok you got me, this isn’t a new OPI color, rather a statement on the fact that OPI was bought out by Coty, Inc. this week for $1 billion bucks.

It’s really a huge bummer for me because as you may or may not know, I have decided to go cruelty-free with my cosmetics. Because Coty, Inc. does animal testing, I will not support any company that they own, which now includes OPI, Nicole by OPI and (I assume) Sephora by OPI. OPI still states they will not do animal testing, which is similar to what Essie stated when they were bought by L’Oreal, but the fact remains that money will be going towards a company that does test on animals.

It’s a really sad state of affairs that people seem to care more about money and looking nice than animal welfare in this country. As I mentioned in my article about animal testing, the European Union is banning all animal testing in cosmetics by 2013. I really wish we could be that advanced here in the US. Continue reading »

I know I have been heavy on the Chewy pics lately, but there is something just so damn cute about him. I think a lot of it is his “hard to get” attitude. He’s like the cliched bad-boy, but in cat form

Good morning!

The second part of the fall 2010 Dashing Diva collection included a few colors I initially thought I wouldn’t like, but wound up being kind of nice.

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Tira, Miss U

Tira, Miss U is an odd color. It’s a milky, greenish brown with fine gold shimmer. In the bottle it looked like a dull brown creme, but it turned out to be very different than I expected. I love the unusual color and was really happy to discover the shimmer. On the bad side, it’s a bit watery and uneven, so it definitely needs three thickish coats for total coverage. It reminds me a bit of Jessica Bittersweet, but a little darker and greener.

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