BECCA is an Australian brand that we haven’t seen on CC in a while! They’re latest collection, Balearic Love, “invites you to dream of distant shores and unguarded temptation with the Balearic Love Collection”.

Now that summer is sneaking up on us, it’s time to start preparing yourself for plenty of nights out.

I’m been loving lip pencils lately, especially ones with twist-up bottoms! No sharpening! They are easy to toss in your bag and are often creamier than lipsticks.

As for the formula, Ellis Faas says, “Although liquid, they dry upon application to create the illusion of metallic eyes”, but suggests that you can also use them as a highlighter.

Hello again! After seeing this book blow up on the blogosphere, there’s no denying it’s necessity as the May pick for our little book club. I’m pleased to announce that we’ll be reading Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James.

Multi-purpose products always intrigue me. Even though I have hoards of makeup, including more lip color and blush than I could possibly ever use, I couldn’t wait to test out this combo lip/cheek product from Bite.

Let’s talk about this month’s book club pick! And don’t forget to vote for May’s selection!!

theBalm is a great brand and I always appreciate their quirky approach. These lipsticks are modeled after a James Bond theme and are named accordingly. The tube design is even supposed to mimic a sleek bullet! theBalm says “These double agents provide your pucker with amazing pigment and rich conditioners”, which is slightly vague, but let’s see how they go!

Lip gloss is the perfect Spring/Summer handbag essential. Lighter and brighter than lipstick, it gives you an effortless, airy look. I definitely switch over to mainly gloss in the summertime and hopefully this new gloss fits my needs. I tried out two very different shades, Grenadine and Papaya!

Illamasqua is a super funky brand that stands out with amazing quality products. I’ve never encountered an Illamasqua product that I didn’t love, so I was really excited to try out their new shade of nail varnish. Stance is a bright fuschia-violet with a glossy finish.