Cheek Color

My all-time favorite MAC product is–without hesitation–Mineralize Skinfinish.  When this pressed mineral powder first launched, I was won over by the luminous effect on the skin.

So naturally, I couldn’t wait to sample the limited-edition Mineralize Skinfinish selection from MAC Wonder Woman.  These super-sized versions are wonderous indeed!  Each compact is filled with a trio of colors that can be used individually or swirled together!

Golden Lariat (left)-  A better choice for darker skin, or to mimic a glowing golden tan!  The compact includes a true coral with fine gold shimmer (blush shade, at bottom) a soft suntanned bronze (middle) and a soft gold with shimmer (highlighter, at top).

Pink Power (right)-  This color combo works for all skin tones.  It combines a peachy rose with pink shimmer (blush shade, at bottom), a soft rosy bronze (bronzer, middle) and a soft shell pink with fine shimmer (highlighter, at top).

Retail price is $35 per compact.  Mineralize Skinfinish compacts ordinarily retail for $27, and this super-sized version gives so much more product for a wee $8 premium!

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When my college years were coming to a close, I deciding between two paths:  1)  Go to grad school, or 2)  Move to Japan to teach English classes. 

Damn my fabulous GRE scores!  I missed the opportunity to live abroad, and have yet to experience Japanese culture first-hand!  To quench my thirst for all things Japanese, I’ll have to play with products like Koh Gen Do, recently made available for us to play with at Barneys.

Koh Gen Do Fresh Face Cheek Color is available in four universally flattering shades:  Coral Pink, Apricot, Honey Orange and Caramel Bronze.  Makeup addicts will be familiar with the sponge-top applicator used by Koh Gen Do.  Here is a quick tutorial for newbies:

To apply, unscrew the sponge-tip applicator and remove the plastic cover.  Put the sponge applicator back on and hold the entire product upside down.  Tap the side gently until some cheek color is dispensed through the sponge.  Apply to the cheeks and blend with the sponge.  The formula blends to a natural finish quite easily.  The bronze is so subtle in fact, that I couldn’t photograph a decent swatch!  It’s truly a great choice for the fair-skinned. 

Koh Gen Do cheek color contains natural, high-quality color ingredients, rather than composite pigments.  The formula also contains moisturizing elements.  No artificial colors, fragrance or petroleum-based mineral oil are used in Koh Gen Do products!

Retail price is $38.  Surprisingly cheap, given the current USD/Yen exchange rate!

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Ok, I’ll admit, sometimes I don’t follow my own advice.  Even when I know it’s GREAT advice.  😉

That’s why–despite the fact that it is LONG expired–I still dip into my Naked Honey highlight powder from time to time, when I’m looking to create a faux glow.  There’s just something captivating about MAC highlight powders, and it makes them difficult to part with (particularly when they’re limited-edition shades, like Naked Honey).

When I recently played with products from the MAC Cham Pale collection, it was the gorgeous highlight powders I couldn’t resist most.  Chez Chez Lame in particular (pictured above at left), is just that gorgeous touch of pale golden highlight that is so suitable for 2011– a year where everything and anything metallic is set to triumph.  Not only does this pale golden champagne shade with silver shimmer works for any complexion, it blends beautifully with a bronzer to modernize it for 2011.

I also love Rose Ole (pictured at left), but it’s pinkish golden tone is deeper.  Dark-skinned women will love it as a highlighter, but fair-skinned women will love it as a blush!

Retail price is $28.

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