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Bargain gel liner….that works! Wet 'n' Wild Mega Eyes Creme Eyeliner review

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I live for black liner – pencil, liquid, gel –  whatever.  And the darker the better.

I’ve heard a lot of people talk about the Wet n’ Wild Mega Eye Crème Eyeliner.  So I picked it up at CVS and paid $3.99.  Great price!

Wet ‘n’ Wild Mega Eyes Creme Eyeliner with brush

So some of the things that I look for in a good gel liner:

  1. Colour –  I like a richly pigmented gel liner and if it is black, it needs to be super jet, sooty black.  No off-black, grey-black for me.
  2. Consistency – it should be creamy, glides easily regardless of the brush that I use.  And it should dry or set fairly quickly.
  3. Durability –  My gel liner has to be long lasting, make it true a workout without running too much.  Especially on my waterline.  And it can’t flake as it dries or makes it through its 6th hour of wear.
  4. Price –  Eventually all gel liners will dry out and crack.  Constantly opening that jar and exposing it to air, they become thickened.  So I won’t want to spend an exorbitant amount on a liner.

I picked up the liner in Black and it comes with a mini synthetic angled brush, which is actually not bad at all.  It’s easy to apply this liner with this brush. It’s firm and wide enough for a newbie eyeliner user to use.

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New NARS product for Spring 2013 – Satin Lip Pencils with swatches!

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Its seems as though this spring and summer is all about the bright, semi-glossy lip.  Intense colour like a lipstick with the glossiness of a lip gloss.   But not super shiny, more like a really slick lip balm.  All in a chubby pencil.  Cute, convenient. So NARS Satin Lip Pencils are a perfect example of this and are now available online at narscometics.com and at their boutiques.

NARS Satin Lip Pencil

Speaking of boutiques, I recently went  to the NARS boutique on 413 Bleecker when they unveiled their Satin Lip collection as well as I was able to see their new Radiant Creamy Concealers.  Some pics of that are below, but here’s the scoop on the new Satin Lip Pencils.

Via PR:

Arresting Color, Seductively Satin Finish.  This season, NARS dresses up lips in the new Satin  Lip Pencil.  Drenched in decadent moisture for an ultra creamy finish, thirteen statement shades smolder with rich pigments.  Created by Founder and Creative Director Francois Nars, the Satin Lip Pencil combines the convienence of a pencil with the application of a lipstick in a jumbo-size crayon design.

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Naturalistas! New product line! Au Naturale from Dark & Lovely

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Dark & Lovely just recently launched their newest haircare line called Au Naturale, for women with natural hair, whether it’s wavy, curly, coily or kinky.  Dark and Lovely has been in the game for….ever, maybe?  I used to use their relaxers way back when!

Anyway, the media event was held at Arena in NYC and hosted by natural hair blogger and author Nikki of Curly Nikki! OMG!! I was really, really excited to meet her! I’ve been reading her blog for years!

Ms. Curly Nikki and me!

and R&B songstress Marsha Ambrosius!

Marsha Ambrosius!

Here’s the line!!

Dark & Lovely’s Au Naturale line

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