Dior Rouge Dior for Fall - Nouvelle Femme, Continental and Unique*

Being able to see the full range of colors that come out during a seasonal line gives me an inside looking into how brand's make color choice. For Fall, Dior has launched some new shades in their Rouge Dior* ($42CDN, 0.12oz) line and Nouvelle Femme, Continental and Unique is such a nice, though safe, capsule of Fall shades.

Testing Out Luxury Hair Products (ft Shu Uemura Art of Hair*)

I'm not always convinced that luxury items are necessarily worth it and I'm not convinced that using oils in my hair is always a good idea. When I've used some hair products with oils, my hair is weighed down and greasy by the end of the day and adding on a luxury price...well, that seems like a risk to me. But testing out some of Shu Uemura Art of Hair products (Cleansing Oil Shampoo - Gentle Radiance Cleanser, Ample Anora Volumizing Light Foam, Essence Absolue Nourishing Oil-in Cream)* has shown me that oils can be done right and that oh man...luxury hair products can be so nice.

PSA: The Only Empties that Matter

I'm not saying that other empties don't matter, but the glory derived from the emptied bottles of shampoo, body lotion and cleanser pales in comparison to the unicorn magic glow that comes from finishing a makeup product. There is a still a special place in my heart that will rah-rah for you, as you make your way through everyday products but I think we can all agree, that the largest collective cheer (alongside gasps of admiration) come when we witness a finished lipstick or a finished eyeshadow.

Getting David used to Color

*Press Samples

Have you seen that Fall burgundy eye/cheek/lip look circulating around the internets? Something like this or this. I'm really loving that look and its purple, black and other dark color varieties. I also have been loving the latest lip products coming out from Estee Lauder and when I saw their matte collection, I had to try them, especially since the lipstick colors was so curated around Fall shades, to the dismay of David.

The Best Swatches...

The best swatch photos are perfectly clear, evenly lit, accurately depicted and labelled. Arm swatches should be thick and tidy.Full face in context photos should be provided. Full face swatch photos also are perfectly clear, evenly lit, and accurately depicted and labelled. The best swatch photos are hard to do.

Moving Up in the World (Ft Sally Hansen Rags to Riches Polish)

Seeing the Fall 2015 Complete Salon Manicure Sally Hansen's Rags to Riches* ($9.50CDN) dry down to this vampy wine shade made me think about how people move up in the world.

1) luck

2) tenacity and sheer force of will

Sometimes, in either situation, there may be some dead bodies involved.