YSL Volupte Tint-in-Oil {Cherry My Cherie}

YSL recently came out with a new lip product called Tint-in-Oil.  It is a revolutionary lip color with a lip tint suspended in a deep conditioning oil.  I happened to be browsing through Sephora one day and decided to pick one up in the shade Cherry My Cherie.  It is one of the more pigmented shades of the bunch.  These oils leave a beautiful stain on the lips and keeps your lips hydrated.  They last a few hours or until you eat.  I am so pleased with the way this shades looks on me that I hardly wear anything else.  

 packaging compared to the gloss voluptes 

 the tint-in-oil doe foot applicator is exactly the same as the glow voluptes 

the stain cherry my cherie leaves 

Have you tried the new Tint-in-Oil's ??  What do you think ??

Love, 

City Styles 

October Favorites

Tom Ford Traceless Perfecting Foundation - I have been raving about this for months now.  This is the most perfect foundation like ever.  I have never loved a beauty product as much as I love this.  It is long lasting and gives great coverage.  It isn't cakey and is a bit dewy.  I love using a beauty blender with it.  It is just utter perfection.

Chanel Camelia de Plumes Highlighter - This highlighter is so gorgeous.  It is a white gold shade (no it isn't silver) and it just melts into your skin.  I just think this looks amazing on my cheek bones.

YSL Volupte Sheer Candy #5 - This is such a beautiful berry shade and it is nice and sheer which means I can wear this to work.  It smells divine also.

Kiko Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadow #5 - This shadow stick has been a go to lately !  It's a dusty rose shade that just makes blue eyes pop.  It lasts almost all day which is a huge plus.

Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer - I recently fell back in love with this concealer.  It was on the back burner for a while but finally made a reappearance this month.  The shade Vanilla is perfect for under my eyes.  It doesn't crease and blends like a dream.

Tom Ford Extreme Mascara - I am almost at the end with this mascara.  It separates my lashes and gives them a bit of volume and it is very black.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette - Ughhh!! Love this sooooo much!!  I have used this everyday since I got it.  Incandescent Electra has been my go to.  These blushes are so beautiful and give the skin a gorgeous glow.



Also this month I have been loving my Malibu Bows leopard print clutch and my H&M bag.  As for tv I have been really into Criminal Minds.  I have been on Netflix binge watching it.


What are your October Favorites ??


Love,
City Styles 

High End Products Worth the Money

Love, 

City Styles

Fall Nail Polish Picks {2014}

Fall is almost here and I am so excited !!  I just love this time of year so much.  So, I thought I would share my top nail polish picks with you guys.  These ten polishes look great during the fall season. 

• YSL Beige Gallery - A beautiful nude shade that gives the look of mannequin hands.
• Zoya Kendal - A lovely muted lavender shade that looks great throughout the year but especially nice in the fall
• Formula X Uber - We all know I love a good red nail and this one has a hint of orange in it. 
• Chanel Coup de Couer - This maroon shade reminds me of the pretty fall leaves
• Zoya Paris - Such a nice vampy shade and totally reminds me of The Hills when LC would wear a nice dark nail.  

• Nars Crossroads - This a beautiful dark creamy plum shade.
• Chanel Magic - This shade is deep royal blue shade that is almost navy and makes your nails look ultra sleek. 
• Dior Junon - I love this shade so much!  This is a great summer to fall transition shade!
• Butter London Bossy Boots - A lovely muted green shade that reminds me a bit of pistachios.
• Nails Inc Bruton Mews - I have a feeling this is going to be on my nails all fall long.  Such an amazing deep green shade that reminds me of a Christmas tree.  

What are your favorite fall nail polish shades ??

Love,

City Styles 

YSL Blush Volupte {8 Heroine}

I had been stalking these YSL Blush Volupte's ($47) on Sephora's website for a few weeks.  I wanted to see them in real life before buying any so I finally made a trip to Sephora.  And of course I fell in love with them.  I decided to buy 8 Heroine.  It is a beautiful light coral shade.  And I knew if would look great on my pale skin.  I really like this new blush formula.  I never had a YSL blush before.  They just never appealed to me.  But these are just gorgeous.  They buttery smooth and not chalky at all.  I swatched most of the shades in the store and they all seem pigmented but not overly pigmented (think Nars blushes not Sleek ones).  I like to mix the outer shade and inner shade together to get a beautiful sheen.  Overall I am very impressed by these and I am thinking about getting another shade!     

      

Have you tried these blushes yet ???  What is your favorite shade ??

Love,
City Styles 

Summer Edit

Summer is coming so I thought I would share my top ten picks for the season!   

The Chantecaille Just Skin tinted moisturizer is just amazing.  It is very light weight and has great coverage.  It will be perfect for the hot, humid weather.  I have been loving the Hourglass Ambient Lightening palette.  It has the perfect shades for me.  I can use it to powder, to bronze, and to highlight.  It is perfect to carry in your bag and touch up.  I originally said that I wasn't sure if I would get another shade of the YSL Kiss & Blush but, I did.  These are great multipurpose product for the summer.  I don't know about you but, I am totally into the no makeup, makeup look.  It is so easy to do and looks effortless.  I use these on my lips and then blend them out on my cheeks for a nice summer glow.  I also love the By Terry Blush Glace in Frozen Petal.  It gives me such a nice glow and is very light weight.  Another By Terry product that I will be using all summer are the Ombre Blackstar shadow sticks.  These are the bomb dot com.  I have three shades, Bronze Moon, Misty Rocks, and Velvet Orchid.  These are great to pop on for an easy eye look or to use under shadows.  I am totally obsessed with all the shades and want to own them all!  If I don't wear any other makeup I need to have mascara on.  My go to at the moment is the Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme.  It gives my lashes so much volume and length.  We all know how much I love Bite Beauty so when I heard about there new BB for Lips I had to go pick one up.  They are perfect for a sheer wash of color but still extra moisturizing.  For a a little more color I love the Lipstick Queen lipstick in Perfect Wave.  It is the most gorgeous pinky coral shade.  I think white nails with a tan looks amazing and Chanel Eastern Lights will be prefect for that.  And lastly how could I not include Jo Malone Peony & Blush Suede.  It is a great light, floral scent for the summer.  

What are your top picks for the summer time ??

Love, 

City Styles 

YSL Gloss Volupte {Grenade Pepite 15}

I have loved YSL's glosses for a long time so when I heard that they came out with a new formula, Gloss Volupte, I jumped on it.  In my opinion these Gloss Volupte's are very similar to the Golden Glosses, only that there are more shades available.  I picked up 15, Grenade Pepite.  It is a gorgeous strawberry pink that is like my lips but better.  These glosses have very good pigmentation to them.  There are a bit sheer but pack a punch on the lips.  I would say the wear time is about 1 to 2 hours at the most.  This is definitely one you need to reapply throughout the day.  

YSL gave these glosses an adorable lip shaped applicator that is amazing to use.  It makes it so easy to apply the gloss to your top and bottom lip. 

Compared to Lancome Liplover in Rose Des Nymphes, Hourglass Extreme Sheen in Nectar, and Smashbox Be Legendary Gloss in Azalea.  

Overall I am really enjoying this shade and the gloss.  There are 22 shades to choose from, all of which are on the pinky, coral, red side.  There aren't too many dark shades.  But, if you are a coral lover like me you will be in heaven !

Have you tried these glosses ?? What do you think ??

Love, 

City Styles 

YSL BLEUS LUMIERE La Laque {Bleu Celadon}

YSL's Summer 2014 Collection, Blue Lumiere, was inspired by Yves Saint Laurent's fascination with the blue sea.  Two new polishes came out with this collection, Bleu Celadon and Bleu Cyclades.  Bleu Celadon was just calling my name so I had to pick it up.  It is a beautiful light blue shade that pulls a bit green.  I absolutely love a good light blue polish and it is actually much different then anything in my collection.  I used two light coats of polish and topped it off with Seche Vite.  It lasted about 4 days with minimal chipping.  I really enjoy YSL polish and the brush.  The brush is a bit fatter then Essie but, thinner then Dior.  It makes it very easy to apply.  

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Compared to Essie Mint Candy Apple, Where's My Chauffeur, and In the Cabana.  

As you can see, Bleu Celadon is more lighter and has more blue in it.  

I picked this up at my local Bloomingdales, but you can also find it on yslbeautyus.com, Nordstrom,  and Saks. 

What is your favorite color of nail polish ??  Do you own any YSL ??

Love, 

City Styles  

Spring Nail Picks !

Spring is upon us and I thought I'd share my spring nail picks with you guys!  I love a great pastel nail during this time of year so I picked my favorite and prettiest pastels I own.  

First up is Tom Ford Sugar Dune.  This came out in his spring collection and is easily my favorite nude.  It is so gorge!  Next is Dior Bouquet which is a beautiful coral.  My favoritest (oh yes I know not a word) is YSL Rose Scabiosa.  It is a beautiful rosy purple color and looks great on the fingers or toes.  Jo-Mina is such an amazing purple shade that is like bam in your face.  My most recent pick up is Blue Orchid from Deborah Lippmann.  She just came out with new spring shades and this light blue was calling my name.  And lastly is this mint green from Butter London.  I like to apply two coats and if necessary a third.  These all last at least three or four days with minimal chipping.

What are your favorite spring shades ??

Love,
City Styles 

Budget Buy {Maybelline The Buffs}

I am always on the hunt for the perfect nude.  Since I am on the fair side I never seem to find a nude that doesn't wash me out.  Well, Maybelline came out with a lipstick collection called The Buffs.  There are nine shades in all.  The concept is you can choose your shade based on your skin color.  I personally LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Maybelline's Color Sensational lipsticks.  I own more than I can count.  They are rich and creamy, and highly pigmented.  If you are new to makeup I highly suggest these.  They are a priced at $6.99 - $8.99, based on where you buy them.  I opted for 920 Nude Lust.  It is a nice brownish nude that is not to dark but isn't too light.  I kind of want to get 910 Bare All too just to see how it would look. 

I compared Nude Lust to Chanel Gracile, YSL Rouge Pur Couture 6, Armani Rouge Ecstasy 102, and Burberry Trench Kiss.  It is almost an exact dupe for Trench Kiss. 

Have you tried the Buffs ?? And what is your favorite drugstore lipstick ??

Love,
City Styles 

Tom Ford Spring 2014 Nail Polishes !

Well, this was supposed to go up yesterday but, my poor manager fell down the stairs at work and I spent most of my day in the ER with her.  So, by the time I got home I was exhausted!  Anywho, now onto why we are all here.  Tom Ford released four gorgeous, limited edition nail polishes with his spring collection.  And when I say gorgeous, I mean gorgeous.  I bought all four shades, Sugar Dune, Incandescent, Coral Beach, and Indiscretion.  By far Sugar Dune has been my favorite.  And the lasting power on these is great!  I had Sugar Dune on for about five days with only light chipping to the tips on my nails.  To me that is a big A+.      

Sugar Dune is a nice creamy nude color.  I don't really have anything similar in my collection other then Essie Topless & Barefoot.  And Sugar Dune pulls more tan and Topless & Barefoot pulls more beige.  Only two coats are needed but, you can add a third if you feel the need too.

Incandescent is a beautiful rose gold shade.  This is my second favorite of the bunch.  I don't own anything even remotely similar and to be honest you really only need one coat of this polish.    

Coral Beach is actually my least favorite of the four.  You need about three coats to be opaque and it can be quite streaky.  It is more of a orange coral then a peach coral which is a bit different.  I think this would look great on tan skin.

Indiscretion is a lovely sheer pinky red.  It applies much nicer then Coral Beach does and is different then what I have in my collection.  I think this would look great on any skin tone. 

What I love most about this collection is how different each color is and how I don;t have dupes in my collection for them!  

What is your favorite color ??

Love,
City Styles  

Coming Soon !

I am so excited to be getting some new goodies in soon and I can't wait to share them with you !!  All these spring collections have really inspired me and I CANNOT wait for some warm weather to come around !

Love,
City Styles 

Let's Talk Trash #1

I don't know about you, but I love seeing other peoples empties.  It inspires me to try and finish up products that I have.  I also love the satisfying feeling of finishing a product.  If you aren't a crazy makeup person like myself you might not understand what I am talking about, but just take my word for it!  So, I decided hey why not show my empties. 

(1) Mascara (2) Concealers (1) Face Primer (3)Eye Primers

(2) Lip Balms (1) Serum (1) Makeup Remover 

(3) Face Wipes 

(1) Cleansing Water (1) Dry Shampoo (1) Hand Cream 

(8) Perfume Samples 

Do you enjoy seeing empties ??   And what is your most repurchased item ??

Love,
City Styles