All you California girls, and those of you C.A. girls at heart - don’t miss out on CHANEL’s hot new Robertson Nails collection created to commemorate the new boutique that just opened on Robertson Blvd., one of the best streets to shop on in Los Angeles!

If you’re like me and don’t live in the area to get your hands on these four neon summer shades at the boutique, it’s available online for your buying pleasure! LA Sunrise is a fun lemony-yellow; Melrose is a bold, bright pink; Rodeo Drive, a mod, creamy lavender I’m totally diggin’; and LA Sunset, pretty coral with that might just rival a perfect sunset in LA.

All four limited edition shades are currently up on the website and retail for $25 US each - so act fast before these babies become cult favorites and disappear for good.

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Right now I’m getting ready to pack up the car for my long weekend to hang out with my mom and catch the gorgeous 4th of July fireworks over Lake Tahoe. But before I could zip up my carry-all bag, I just had to make a quick stop by the mall yesterday to find some cute and cheap flip flops to wear this weekend.

Of course you know that I can’t make any visit to the mall without visiting my favorite makeup counters at Nordstrom. When I walked by, I saw it from the corner of my eye; low and behold - there it was. I knew it was coming but it’s just one of those things you can never fully be prepared for - Chanel’s Fall Beauty Collection.

One glance and I was hopelessly smitten. It was so hard for me walk away from the counter without buying something but I had to save my pretty pennies for those slot machines. Oh boy, if I hit it big this weekend, I already know what I’ll be adopting from Chanel’s new collection when I get back.

My one true Chanel love are the Glossimers ($26 US) and for fall, Chanel introduces three new gorgeous shades to their line up: Amberlight, a rich and coppery bronze; Delight is a sheer lilac with tons of sparkle; and Gold Light, an understated shimmery gold that reminds me of Lancôme’s Juicy Tubes in Touched by Light. (more…)

We finally got a chance to see Kung Fu Panda today and let me tell you, it was well worth it! Some might argue it’s because the movie was kick ass to begin with, but I think watching it on IMAX gave it that extra awesome-ness factor.

For those of you who’ve never seen an IMAX movie (don’t worry if you’re a newbie, I only just popped my IMAX cherry for cute and overeating little panda bears today!), the theater technology allows for an immersive entertainment experience with a huge screen with dual digital projectors and surround sound. Everything is so much bigger, brighter and sharper, it really made me feel like I was right there with Po and the Five Fighting Warriors. (more…)

I just came back from a flurry of lip gloss, eye colors, perfume, and face creams; you name it, it was there at Nordstrom’s Fall Cosmetics Trend Show at the Downtown San Francisco Centre.

The day started off bright and early (8:30am on a Saturday!) where professional representatives from the likes of Laura Mercier, Chanel, Philosophy, Clarins, M.A.C., Estee Lauder and so much more were there to tell us what the new fall trends were. And it was very apparent that the look to go for this season was radiant matte skin (if you’re thinking of the cakey, thick, face of the early 90s, think again), bold black eyeliner, and beautiful plush red lips.

During show, they raffled away tons of freebies - a couple of Mercer Street Salon San Francisco gift certificates and cosmetic goodies from Bobbi Brown, Nars, Prescriptives, and Shu Uemera to name a few. Unfortunately, there were over a hundred beauty enthusiasts at the show and I didn’t win anything. Maybe next time, but that didn’t mean that I didn’t have a great time perusing the counters testing makeup and getting free samples.

I decided that my first stop would be the Nars counter to search for my perfect red lips. I tried one of their lipsticks at first and then one of their Velvet Matte Lip Pencils. In comparison, the lipstick was dry and getting drier by the minute so I decided against that even though the color was a beautiful deep red and opted for the Velvet Matte Lip Pencil ($23 US) in a similar color, Cruella. These lip pencils contain silicones and special emollients that help your lips stay moist and last long.

My next stop was the Bobbi Brown counter. I had never heard of a gel eyeliner before and always used pencil or liquid so I thought I’d give it a try. Currently, the have a cute little Long-Wear Eyeliner Set that includes 2 of their Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black and Chocolate Shimmer, a mini eyeliner application brush and a mini Everything Mascara. This set is only $38 US and if you want it, you have to act fast. I hear it’s really hard to get and the 5 they had at the counter were gone within the first 45 minutes!

Finally, I stopped by the Chanel counter for a makeover. I tried their new Holiday Les 4 Ombres Quadra Eyeshadow in Radiant Gems. It features a cinnamon shade, silver, rose and a shimmery white. The makeup artist applied the cinnamon-y color on my top lid with the rose color right above that and highlighted with the white shimmer. Underneath, she lined my eyes with a gray and black pencil and blended in the silver shadow to create a kind of smoky eye that wasn’t too dark because it wasn’t on top as well. She very thinly lined my top lip with a black pencil just to create definition. She also put the silver in the inner corners of my eyes to make my eyes really pop.

I really liked the techniques used but I wasn’t quite sure if the shades were really for me since they were a little warmer than I normally wear. The eye makeup was also a lot more than what I’m used to wearing too, even for an evening face. Here are my attempts to take my own pictures in the bathroom. Let me know what you guys think!