Paint Cosmetiques new Summer 2003 collection has some interesting new products Brow Putty available in blond, aurburn and brunette is a wax formulation that fills and defines the brow. It applies like a cream (use a slanted brow brush) and the finish is smudge resistant. $16.00 Eraser is a multipurpose flesh tone crayon that can be used to conceal under-eye circles, hide skin discoloration, highlight brow bone, define lips and when applied before lipstick, helps keep it from bleeding. $16.00 The Blue/Black Mascara is a favorite of mine. This water-resistant formula coats and conditions lashes leaving them looking longer, separated and coated with just enough color to look lush, but natural. Karatin is added to the formula to make the lashes stronger. $16.00 Your lips will feel wonderful and luxurious with High-Gloss, $16.00, a jojaba oil infused lip gloss to wear alone or over lipstick. For store locations go to Paint Cosmetiques.com

Smashbox has some new innovative products out this spring. You can turn winter dark eye colors brighter and softer with quad shadow Eye Illusions $32. Lighten and gloss those deeper winter lip shades or wear Lip Illusions alone using the three glosses in this palette with brush and mirror $26. Apply Backdrop to your face as a moisturizer or over makeup for a cooling effect to hot lights, warmer days or just a good feeling. The cooling effect will last 30 minutes or so. In light, medium and dark $28. Another Spring into Summer item from Smashbox is Develop Compact Bronzer. This bronzer available in two shades is a sparkle-free (hurray) SPF 20 cream to powder Bronzer. The texture is so light, you can hardly feel it, but you can see it. A nice bronze tint like you've just been to Malibu - only without the sun damage! I like to dampen the included sponge for easier coverage. $32 Soften your dry rough lips with Emulsion, a peppermint and sugar based lip granual scrub. What is interesting about this lip scrub is that not only does it feel refreshing, but when it rinsed it leaves a soft residue of shea butter and antioxidants. Follow with Lip Therapy with SPF 15 that leaves your lips moisturized and protected. All these products at Smashbox and Sephora.com, while there, check out their new Cream Eye Liner in wonderful smudgeproof shades. I like Smashing Thunder, $22. a deep brown that goes well with my auburn hair and blue eyes.

SKY RISE, the Spring 2003 Colour Collection from RIMMEL. A fresh, feminine, free-spirited line-up of nature's prettiest pastels, featuring four new Special Eyes Duo Eyeshadow palettes, as well as up-to-the-minute shades of Soft Kohl Eyeliner, Sheer Temptation Lipstick, Exaggerate Lipliner and 60 Seconds Nail Polish.

Beauty Trends by M.A.C are three Quad Eye Shadow palettes in matte/metallic/shine shades, matched up with three Lipglass stains of varying shades and textures. Each are distinctive and if you go to M.A.C's site there's designs of each look you can achieve with the palettes. The color selection for Spring is great in shades of Rusts, Pinks and Mint. I love the Colour Scheme 3 Palette, with Muted Grey Putty, Uninhibited Yellow, Dirty Mint and Dusky Teal Eye Shadows and either LipGlass Stain - Red Scheme (highly pinked red with pearl) or Low Light Silver (Platinum blushed with Pink) . Eye Shadow x4 - $37.50 and LipGlass Stain $15. Available at MAC.com and Gloss.com Another wow for Spring is M.A.C Pop Mode! Your choice of pinks and plums or spicy orange and brown These are fun from funky to exotic. Again M.A.C has put together the looks for you to copy and get the effect of their makeup artists' designs.

Maybelline "Fairy Pretty" Spring 2003 Collection is all about whimsey and color. This is the epitome of Spring and what the trend is all about. And the prices are such that you can really experiment. The colors are great and collectable. Check out the Expert eye shadow 8-pan. This small but mighty pan of 8 supersoft shades can be layered or worn alone. Try the minty green along the lashline upper and lower, and pink up to the brow bone. Sweep Brush blush in Pretty Peachy across the apples of the cheeks for a flushed look. For lipstick, I went for Garnet Garden which is less pink for my yellow undertones, but try all four of the new shades to see what's best for you. For a shiny wet look wear Lip Polish over your lipstick or for a softer look wear it alone. Also in the lip and nail collection is Wet Shine Diamonds. It's wet and sparkly and can be worn alone or on top of one of the lipsticks. I wear Sparkling Sand and Pink Carrots and truth be know they do sparkle. At mass retail markets, ULTA.com and Drugstore.com

Laura Mercier takes to The French Riviera with a color -infused collection of eye, lip and cheek colors, and eye and lip pencils that "kiss" the face with the warmth and glow of the Mediterranean. Lip "kisses" comes in five pretty shades of high gloss color in a thin tube with SPF 15 to protect your lips. $19. The Sun Kissed Blush is lovely and will look like a natural blush with a bit of shimmer (stroke it across the apple of the cheek) $20. There are four eye colors reminiscent of their names that softly sweep across the lid in Sunset, Mermaid, Pink Stucco and Summer Sand $18 The thin and easy to use pencils sharpen automatically and twist up and down (saves the point when you put the cap back on). In Golden Sunray and Black Granite $16. Available now on counters and at Sephora.com

Cover Girl Eye Enhancers has gone through a new update. The formulas are easier to blend, the color combinations in the 3-kit and 4-kit combinations are goof proof and the applicators are easier to work with. The 1-kit shadows come in 28 shades, and with the 3 & 4-kit combinations the total adds up to 100 shades! The new color palettes have been upgraded with new sparkle, shimmer and matte finishes. And the prices are still easy on the pocketbook ranging from $3.15 - $5.15. The new GREAT Multiplying Mascara has a Duplication Complex technology that makes your lashes appear longer and fuller.. and guess what? This mascara really works. My lashes have never looked so good. I'm waiting for the waterproof version to come out! I like two coats on the top lashes and one on the bottom. The new technology also helps keep the lashes separate and natural looking. In Blackx2, Soft Black and Black Brown $5.50.

More from Cover Girl is Pixie Magic the 2003 Spring Collection, with everything you need in pretty colors to feel renewed like the budding of new Spring flowers. Three 4-kit shadow palettes like Wearable Chic, and Country Woods - Continuous Color Lipstick in Rosy Posy, Pixie Mist, Rosegold Glow and Honeychild, CG Smoothers Lipliner and Eyeliner and Glosswands in 6 soft shades like Blushing, Whisper and Mist. Add Multiplying Mascara in Black x2.(hint, jiggle the wand as you apply mascara to push the lashes to either side of the brush bristles for even fuller application) Right from the Spring 2003 fashion runways Cover Girl makeup artist B.J. Gillian designed three "looks" to help you achieve the beauty and elegance of this years beauty trends. Look for it this month at CoverGirl.com and ULTA.com

The packaging and product name alone begs us to take BeneFit Cosmetics home, and the quality brings us back. Dandelion is a sweet green box with a pink Dandelion graphic. Inside is a wonderful brush and a radiant pink powder to liven up your complexion. Also in a deep chiante box resembling bamboo is Hoola, a bronzing powder with a subtle finish and a great brush! $26

liquid bronzer with exotic jasmine. A sheer, bronze tint that lasts all day! A few strokes with the attached brush - blend with a sponge and you look like you just came back from Aruba. Additional application deepens the color and best of all it washes off with cleanser.$26 At Sephora.com

Bobbi Brown Summer 2003 is all about bronze and shimmer. This is a beautiful clean look using the new Shimmer Brick Compact $35 with pearl pigments to create a shimmery bronzer on the cheeks to softy brushed focus on the eyes. Really pretty Lip Gloss and Lip Tint SPF 15 and Shimmer Lip Gloss in enough shades to fancy your mood and wardrobe. All Over Bronzing Gel SPF 15 $25 is sun-kissed color for the face for a natural bronze tan . And for the face and body without the sun's harmful rays is Sunless Tanning Gel for Face and Body $27.50 in Light to Medium and Medium to Dark for a deep bronzed effect. There's more for Summer from Bobbi so check her products out at your Department store or Gloss.com.

Cargo is an interesting line that I've always heard of but never tried till now. I got the Mariana Islands Lip Gloss Palette. This is a limited edition palette inspired by the Pacific Ocean Paradise. Three lip glosses in Saipan - A rich golden poppy, Tinian A sheer, shimmering sand and Rota - A warm, sun-kissed tangerine are packaged in a mirrored compact with a very decent brush. This is first rate. The Cargo Collection is a full line of cosmetics. I'm excited to try more! Available in April at Sephora.com and Beauty.com $32

A gift from Laura Mercier Cosmetics
Place an order of $100.00 or more through June 9, while supplies last, and receive a complimentary silver, iridescent bag with 4 of Laura Mercier's favorite color and body and bath essentials in mini sizes. At http://lauramercier.com

Rocket City's new Space Case Eye (pastel and neutral) and Lip Palettes (pink and neutral) are thin, mirrored palettes with 6 cool shades to be worn alone, or combined to create your own unique color. "Girls will be Girls" makeup palettes and accessories collection is fun and innovative. Choose between 4 "Flip" palettes all of which come with two vibrant eye shadows, one lip gloss a black eyeliner pencil, and a double-sided applicator. Tote these palettes around in one of three techno-metallic "Girls will be Girls" makeup bags. To see these really cute makeup bags, which are by the way great gifts from $11.- $17.50 log onto Sephora.com

Bobbi Brown has added 3 new brushes her to collection Face Brush $30. a short handled fluffy brush for touch ups during the day in its own faux leather finish bag. Face Blender Brush $30 for use from powder to blush and Eye Definer Brush a small stiff bristled brush with a slanted angle for eyelining and defining brows $24. At Nordstrom, and Gloss.com

J.A.N.E. Cosmetics will introduce Lucky Star, a gel and wax-based lipstick with extra shine and sparkle. Shades such as sheer shooting star and starlight pink will be available this spring for a suggested retail price of $3.99.
J.a.n.e will pump up lashes this spring with the launch of Hi-Fiber mascara. Colors, ranging from black to turquoise, build to give lashes a flash-lash look. Hi-Fiber will be available for a suggested retail price of $3.99. ULTA.com and Drugstore.com

Always Innovateive Trucco by Sebastian creates Heat! This look smokes with the colors of nature in two double sided powdered eye shadow pencils.Sunrise - in orange and yellow and Sunset in deep mauve and pastel pink. Dampen a bit for more intensity. $15 each. The lips in Oxygen (a flesh toned neutral) and Organic (earthy butter-swede) are softer to not compete with the dramatic eye. Recommended lip pencils to accompany the look are Sienna Suede and Maple Pro and add Slick Divinyls LipGloss for the effect on the photo! Warming up the face is shimmering Afterglow Bronzer $24 to sweep across the cheekbones, forehead nose and chin.Trucco has changed all their foundations and colors, so check the website for new formulations and shade choices. Get Trucco at www.sebastian.com, salons in your neighborhood and at ULTA.com

Go to Nordstrom, Gloss.com or Bobbi Brown's web site and see what's new! Lots! Creamy Lipliners, a duo Bronzer/Blush in a mirrored compact, $28 Shimmer Cream Eye Shadow sticks, $20, Extra Eye Balm, that helps puffyness and fine lines, $50, and Nail shades all in whisper sheer pinks.

One of my favorite cosmetic brands is Calvin Klein. The line is varied enough for all ages and all skin types. However, what I like is that the collection offers pure makeup pleasure for adults - aka women over 30 with a few eyelines who appreciate matte shadows that don't make eyes look puffy and overly wrinkled. The blushes are practically mistake proof in natural colors. The lipsticks and glosses are devine! Full bodied color that after blotting stays on. Listen up .... That's Lipgloss that actually STAYS ON! There's six different types of lipcolor from full lipcolor to color palettes of lip wash. Eyes are varied too from Iridescent Eye Shadow $15 to Liquid Pearl Color Washes $16 and my favorite matte shades for contouring the eye crease packaged in a neat clear acrylic box $15. One of the fragrances I'm totally in love with that feels adult is Eternity, a floral blend with notes of Freesia, Mandarin, Sage, Muguet, White Lily, Patchouli, and Sandalwood. Eternity is not too citrus, not too floral, and very mellow. 6.7 oz. Body Lotion, 4.5 oz. Body Powder and two sizes of Eau de Toilette. $36-58 Available at Sephora.com

Tootsie Roll Chocolate Lip Gloss, Junior Mint Lip Balm, Bubble Gum Cherry Lip Gloss and more! For the pre-teen to tween market this cute idea is from Candy Corner. An ingenious line of scented and flavored cosmetics. Imagine, lip gloss, bath products, lip balms, body glitter, lotions and gels smelling and tasting like your favorite candy brands. There are even S'mores, Reeses, Hostess Cupcakes and Gummy Bear flavors! Forget pre-teen. Get it for yourself and be transported back to the candy shop without gaining an ounce. Available at Rite Aid and Walgreen's.

Clinique Lightwashed Spring Collection brings the outdoors inside and to your makeup counter. Start with Color Rub Allover Lustre for the entire face $15.50 in Bronze Glow or Sheer Radiance. This can be used to hi-lite the eyes or cheekbone, (try on bare shoulders) or use under makeup for a soft glow. (I'd mix with moisturizer for a nice radiance under makeup. Eyes this spring are soft, and radiantly washed with color. Soft Touch Tint for Eyes $13.50 with a transparent wash of lilac or pink goes over the lid and Quick Eyes Pencil smudges in depth at the eyeline with Khaki or Blue Grey $15.50. Lashes extend using Long Pretty Lashes in Black$12.50 some of these are limited editions so get them now! Also in limited edition is White Accent a collection of iridescent white washes of color for the entire face, worn alone or over color to highlight. The collection includes Quick Eyes Pencil, Touch Tint for Eyes and sheer Shimmers.

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