Author Archives: Voxy

Squee! Estee Lauder Mad Men Collection

These just arrived so I haven’t had time to give them a wear test yet, but I couldn’t wait to post for you all! Estee Lauder has released a [very small] limited edition collection in conjunction with the long-awaited start of the new season of Mad Men. And by “collection” I mean two pieces. I [...]

Aaaaagh! Cringe-worthy: “Browdazzling”

I have no words. Unless a scream counts as a word. Then I have lots of words. Because, what? Vajazzling is not enough? Don’t worry; it also comes in pink. I dare you — I double-dog dare you — to wear this to work/class/church.   Image via style.com.               [...]

Fish on a Bicycle: Stila Solar Lighted Compact

Welcome to a new category of posts! Based on the phrase “a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle,” this category is a hall of shame for cosmetic and skincare items which have been designed, packaged, or otherwise gimmick-i-fied so as to provide a “feature” that is completely irrelevant (or, in some [...]

EOTD: Blue Moon

Just for kicks, I played around with a few of my BareMinerals shadows this afternoon. Yes, I am avoiding grading. You wanna make somethin’ of it?   • Base: MAC Painterly • Colors: Bare Minerals “Year of Beauty” collection — January (pale blue), July (deep blue), December (white with multicolored glitter, which doesn’t show up [...]

Guest Post! Review: Urban Decay Naked 2

Guest post and photos by Chaos! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since picking up my Naked palette (the original version) after searching for it in at least four Sephoras across two separate continents, I have not left the house without it. While this shows how much I love the thing, and also helps me justify my purchase of a [...]

Review: Bare Minerals Insider’s Kit (with Cheek Tint and Color-Shift Eyeshadow)

A few months ago, a friend and I sat down at ULTA and had little mini-makeovers, just for fun. This particular friend has a very busy telecommuting job and two small children, so she has had neither the time nor the external motivation to keep up her makeup routine, and I think she misses being [...]

Random Swatches: Too Faced Tinted Beauty Balm

Comes in four shades. From top to bottom: Vanilla Glow, Cream Glow, Nude Glow, Beach Glow. For the record, I am an NW20 in MAC and all of these are *far* too yellow for me.

Review: Chanel Blush Horizons Blush Éclat Douceur

I am so glad to see the return of blush for spring. Not that it ever totally disappeared, but the seasonal focus is so often on lips or eyes that poor blush gets the bum’s rush. It is Land of Blush in the Voxpartment. There are blushes everywhere. Because you never know when you might [...]

Bang Your Head On Your Desk: China Glaze’s Hunger Games Nail Polishes

Did you hear a giant sort of WHOOSH-BOOOOOM!!!! sound just now? That was the sound of irony flying over the collective heads of China Glaze and sixteen million teenage fangirls. Some of whom are probably our own students. I didn’t comment on this before because it seemed like circumstances were conspiring against the release of [...]

Review: Benefit Watt’s Up! Highlighter

OMG, you guys, I have picked up so many unexpectedly fabulous products lately that I can’t stop squeeing as I put on my makeup in the morning. If you hear a sound like a stuck pig coming from somewhere in the Midwest, that’s me. I also feel a little bit guilty about it because I’ve [...]