Canadian Beauty News: July 20, 2007

Interesting things are a-brewing in the beauty world, so lets begin!

First things first, the Poll!
A big thanks to everyone that voted! It's important for me to see what you all like! I'm going to have more polls in the future, and I'm just thinking about my next one right now...

Also, I had a giveaway this week! A big thanks to everyone who posted their Maybelline New York Great Lash story!

News

Firstly, I found this Australian article about a magazine that was offering free Softlips lipbalm to kids - the problem? The lipgloss was Tequila, Vodka, and Margheritas and so there was an outraged that alchohol-flavoured lipbalm was being given to kids. It seems that the outrage was because the lipbalm was being freely given to kids rather than because there was alcohol-flavoured lipbalm in the first place.

I, of course, was immediately reminded of Urban Decay's Cocktail Collection which features products that smell like Pina Coladas, Cosmos and Mai Tais. Though nobody is giving these away for free, we know that kids have the option of going into any Sephora and buying whatever they want. Why isn't there outrage over that?

MAC's New Collection

Yesterday, I showed you some of the products from MAC's new collection, but here's a list of everything that's included in it:

Lipglass

Perfectly Pink Creamy mid-tone pink (cream)
Flashtronic Caramel bronze with subtle gold pearl (cream)
Young Spark Neutral pink with subtle gold pearl (cream)
Electro-Lush Creamy blue pink (cream)

Mineralize Eye Shadow

By Jupiter Light taupe with beige and deep brown veining (frost)
Tectonic Yellow gold with lime green, warm brown and black veining (frost)
Ether Deep aqua with silver, black and gold veining (frost)
Mercurial Yellow gold with lilac and chestnut veining (frost)
Lovestone Raspberry with wine and copper veining (frost)
Quarry Sky blue with olive, coral and beige veining (frost)

Mineralize Skinfinish

Northern Light Mid-tone pink with rust and grey brown veining
Gold Spill Pink peach with warm brown and cream pearl
Global Glow Mid-tone brown with gold pearl

My favourite product is the Gold Spill Mineralize Skinfinishwhich I'm wearing today as eyeshadow. I've found that the mineralize eyeshadows are very glittery, and the skinfinishes are exactly what I'm looking for in daytime makeup. Also, you really can pick and choose different shades to use from each compact. Choosing an area with lighter coloured veining lets me use the compact as a highlighter, and darker veining can be used in the crease. This is exactly what I need at this point in the summer!

Product Find!

If you're in the market for new makeup cases, head over to The Burchard Collection and check their offerings out. They have everything you could need to organize your makeup neatly and compactly. The small case is great for traveling, but the large one is nice to have on hand at home. Just attach velcro to the bottom of the little plastic containers and they're safely stored in the case!

Great Beauty Reads

All Lacqured up shows us a really cool nail polish by Lancome!

Beauty and Fashion Tech looks at Olay Definity Cream!

Elke reviews the Cibu-Ph Finish Hair Spray.

Have a great weekend everyone!