Confessions of a Concealaholic.

This concealing and brightening kit tempts you to embrace your inner conceal-a-holic! Benefit asks why fight it when you can hide it, conceal it, camouflage it, and cover it? This concealing and brightening kit is touted to have EVERYTHING you need to live happily ever after.

This set contains:
- 0.25 oz “That Gal” brightening face primer
- 2 x 0.04 oz Boi-ing industrial strength concealer in 01 Light (for fair complexions) and 02 Medium (for medium complexions) for custom concealing
- 0.11 oz Erase Paste brightening camouflage for eyes and face in No. 2 (for medium complexions)
- 0.03 oz Lemon Aid (sheer pale yellow) color correcting eyelid primer
- 0.03 oz Eye Bright (pale pink) instant eye brightener
- Concealer Brushes
- step-by-step lesson

Benefit, known for it’s cute pop packaging, manages to make this one look like a secret diary of sorts. Your most well-kept secret is hidden under a “lock and key”. Open it up and inside, all sorts of concealers inside to help conceal whatever, whenever!

For USD36, it sounds like a pretty good deal to me. This kit gives you the luxury of trying out all the various concealers Benefit has to offer. If you happen to stumble upon one that you particularly like, get it later in full size! Concealer brushes and step-by-step lessons make it easy for beginner concealer users to become a concealaholic.

Seeing how my current favourite concealer is running out, I’m quite game to testing out some new products that might work wonders for dark eye circles.

The set is available at Sephora.com.

Has anyone tried out any of the Benefit concealers before? What are your views?

How cute is the packaging?! They used Disney’s classic Alice in Wonderland.

Blotting Paper with mirror for shine control and their refills.

Lip Treatment that works to add a hint of colour while conditioning dry lips
Sweet Milky Pink – Fantasy (pink set)
Sheer Orange – Daydream (blue set)

According to BritishBeautyBlogger, the collection has launched in February on ASOS.com. I wonder if they’re still available.

Are you as mad-hattered as I am with regards to all the merchandise relating to this movie? I would totally buy everything if I could, because Alice in Wonderland is such a classic!

The Problem: Dont know what to do with your amazing collection of colorful eye shadows?

The Fix: Bobbi has put together a range of wearable colors in each palette with one color that really pops, so anyone can feel confident wearing bright shades.

Orchid Eye Shadow Strip

This season, color is IN and playing safe is out. If you’re afraid of looking overdone, Bobbi Brown’s new hand-picked palettes has only one colour each that stands out while the rest are very wearable.

Aquamarine Eye Shadow Strip

Bonfire Eye Shadow Strip

Rouge Strips colours:
- Fresh Coral Pot Rouge Strip
- Fresh Pink Pot Rouge Strip

In line with this new Color Strip collection, Isetan Scotts Singapore is offering a Color Master Class that’ll teach you how to mix-n-match various color combinations in addition to the latest fashion color trends for the season!
Registration fee: $150 per person (fully redeemeable)
Date: Friday 12th – Thursday 18th March
Sessions: 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm, 6pm – 9pm

The $150 registration fee will be fully redeemable for Bobbi Brown products and you also benefit from the expertise of Bobbi Brown’s team of Makeup Artists. They will teach you the art of customising the right face base color to customising various colors in makeup applications.

The Orchid Eye Shadow Strip looks rather delicious dont you think?

What is the brightest eye colour you’ve worn so far? I’ve actually tried blue and green together and surpringly, they worked really well!

About M.A.C Viva Glam:

Time to wham up the GLAM in VIVA VIVA GLAM !…and celebrate the indestructible idea that ALL girls (and boys) just wanna have fun! It’s a gaga-glamorous look at our abiding passion: The M·A·C AIDS Fund and the VIVA GLAM program are the heart and soul of M·A·C Cosmetics.

Established in 1994 to support men, women and children affected by HIV and AIDS globally, VIVA GLAM I, II, III, IV, V and VI were launched as continuous shades and have achieved tremendously gratifying success over the years. Spring 2010 sees two new Lipstick shades introduced as limited life for 12 months on counter. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the sensational Cyndi Lauper and the electric Lady Gaga!

Every cent of the selling price of VIVA GLAM Lipstick and Lipglass is donated to the M·A·C AIDS Fund to support men, women, and children living with HIV and AIDS.

For all the Cyndi and Gaga fans (me me!) out there, the collection should be out here in Singapore March 2010. I want those gaga-licious pink lips! Ma… ma… ma… Muah!

NARS is one of my favourite makeup brands because the pigments are amazing. My collection of NARS items is small. I only possess the NARS Orgasm blush and bronzer on top of the awesome Pandora eyeshadow palette because they dont carry NARS here in Singapore, otherwise I totally would have more. I got the bronzer and blush from the Philippines while Arissa personally hand-carried the Pandora eyeshadow from the States.

So when they introduced their new Spring collection 2010 consisting of lipsticks, liners, glosses, shadows and polishes, you can imagine my excitement. A chance to own ALL of these at once! OooOoooo….

From the website,

The NARS Spring Collection starts with lips that signal the season, from the deceptively demure Easy Lover Lip Gloss in hot pink, to the nearly nude subtlety of Lipstick in Cruising. For eyes that demand center stage, NARS mixes rosy gold with luscious boysenberry hues and sparkling sienna with moss flecks. A sky blue Glitter Pencil makes the eyes pop. Highlight your mesmerizing new look with Orgasm Illuminator and finish with the next cult nail color, Purple Rain.

I love how the colours are cheery, bright and fresh; obviously meant to make you look as pretty as a spring flower.

The collection can be viewed at Sephora.com. Hooray for online shopping!

What do you think of the new NARS Spring Collection?

Lip Pencil – A pencil designed for shaping, lining or filling in the lip.
Beet – Vivid Reddish-pink
Dervish – Pinky-mauve
Redd – Clearly Red

Lipstick – Colour plus texture for the lips.
Lovelorn – Emotive blue pink (Lustre)
Lickable – Bright clean blue pink (Cremesheen)
Lady Danger – Vivid bright coral-red (Matte)
Snob – A ladylike mauve (Satin)
Violetta – Bright violet (Amplified Creme)

Dazzleglass Creme – The M?A?C cult favourite Dazzleglass with a creamier, smoother, but no less shiny or dazzling effect.
My Favourite Pink – Light Blue Pink With Pearl
Creme Allure – Bright Yellow Plum
Totally Fab – Bright Yellow Red With Pearl

I’m not that much of a lippie girl (more of an eyeshadow person), but I’m totally diggin’ the lipsticks Lovelorn, Lady Danger and the Dazzleglass Creme in Totally Fab and My Favourite Pink! Although this is a slightly dated collection and you cant find these in stores, you can still get them at maccosmetics.com. Maybe they should have launched this a leeeeeettllee later for people like me who do last minute shopping. Haha.

My love affair is with eyeshadows. What’s yours?