Macaron Shades

In my book,there's no better time for color in make-up than Spring season! Lately I've really been in love with all the buff, romantic pastel shades on nails and lips, so pretty and fresh. My parallel obsession have been the perfectly crunchy and chewy concoctions at Macarons by Patisse in the same powdery and delicious hues as my make-up. Sukaina, the owner, is responsible for my frequent stops at this sweet spot in River Oaks; she doesn't only know how to whip up the perfectly crunchy and nougaty macaron but she's also a delight to sit down and chat with.(Click on any of the photos for a larger look.)

from left to right: Essie St.Lucia Lilac, OPI My Vampire is Buff,Essie Go Ginza and L'Oreal Colour Riche in Tweet Me

Sip on a sugar-free Peach Italian Soda or an Italian Nespresso while you're there and you'll be in macaron heaven.

Polish Color: L"Oreal Colour Riche Royally Reinvented

Essie In The Cab-Ana

Special thanks to Sukaina for helping me with her scrumptious macarons, my beauty obsession and of course, my sweet tooth!

New Nail Buzz!

The nail trends cease to end. Yay! The new nail buzz is Essie's snake skin magnetic polish! Magnetic polish consists of painting your nails and then using the magnetic cap of the polish and pressing it while your nail is still wet and ta da! Awesome snakeskin pattern on your nail. Easy but takes a bit to dry this is a nail trend taking over Instagram feeds and TV beauty segments like on the Today show.

Las posibilidades de adornar tus uñas no acaban.Los esmaltes mágneticos son una tendencia que combina la ciencia y el arte para crear un efecto snakeskin (piel de serpeinte) en tus uñas. Como funciona? Cuando haz aplicado una capa del esmalte en tus uñas y todavia no se han secado, presionas la tapa (que tiene imanes que son los que crean el efecto) en tus uñas y mira como aparece este patrón tan estilizado! Tardan un poco en secar pero vale la pena ya que es una tendencia divertida que se esta viendo por todos lados.

Stay Beautiful!

Nail Lingerie

I know you've all clearly noticed my weakness for nail adhesives, from caviar details to any nail art that includes glitter. Yesterday I came across L'Oreal's new nail lingerie; delicate adhesives you place over your polished or unpolished nails for a fancy manicure or a nail accent(like shown below). I absolutely love how easy these are to put on, plus there's no dry time and they promise to last for 10 days!

I'm wearing the Sensationail Gel Color in Espresso Bean and the L'Oreal Nail Lingerie. Cute right?

Stay Beautiful!

High End Beauty at a Wholesale Price

Andrea Pomerantz-Lustig (beauty editor at Glamour mag) recently talked about getting quality products at places like COSTCO and Sam's. I couldn't resist (it sounded like an urban myth!) and went on the hunt and found products from Philosophy, Moroccan Argan Oil from Organix, Cinique and Bliss!

So maybe they won't have the cute packaging like at the department store but you will pay a fraction of the cost for more product! They also make for great stocking stuffers and gifts.

NARS POP!

NARS has honored pop artist Andy Warhol with their new collection and I was there to try it. Check out their palettes, to-die-for nail polish colors and gift sets at SEPHORA

These palettes are ALL eye shadow and they are a work of art in itself!

Thanks to Crystal Mateos from SEPHORA Meyerland for doing an awesome make-up job and making me look as cool as Debbie Harry aka Blondie.

Crystal made a face map for my look indicating each product she used and how she used it. Super useful for when I go buy the products!

My favorite thing about this look (apart from my stunning purple-turquoise eye look) is discovering their ORGASM lip gloss (their ORGASM blush is their best-seller)which is a perfect nude gloss for every day.

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