What: It’s that totally wearable coral shade first spotted at Spring 2012 New York Fashion Week last September at the Karen Walk show.

Who: For the beauty who loves her vibrant pinks but wants to switch it up with a bold spring coral hue.

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When: We’ve had to wait a season for this hue, but lucky for us it becomes available this month!

Where: On counters and online at Clinique.com.

Why: Because you would be crazy not to!

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My wedding dress has been purchased – it’s a strapless beauty and I love it.  I can’t wait to put it on and feel amazing in it.

What I don’t love are the wrinkles around my collar and décolleté that I won’t be able to hide on the big day.

I have a necklace on, but can you spot the other two rings around my neck and the V that’s forming leading in to my chest?  Yuck, I can’t believe I’m actually revealing it to you!

Enter new Clinique Repairwear Uplifting Firming Cream ($58 US).  It’s actually a moisturizer that you use for your face and neck but the cream is so rich that I don’t prefer it to put it on my skin.  Right now I’m using Superdefense SPF 25 Age Defense Moisturizer (love it!).

The texture of Repairwear Uplifting is so supple.  It’s so silky smooth and just sinks into my skin.  I’m hoping that I’ll see smoother skin in a few months, but even if it doesn’t reduce the lines on my chest as much as I want it to, I really love the way it feels and love slathering it on.

Clinique Repairwear Uplifting Firming Cream is available online and on counters.  Head out and ask for a sample so you can try this luscious concoction

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Everyone knows that a perk of shopping for beauty products during the holidays are amazing deal sets you can find from every brand.

But one of may favorite reasons for shopping makeup and skincare during the holidays are the great purchase with purchase deals.  One for me, one for you.. because I love gifting myself while I search for the perfect thing for you.  ;)

Right now Clinique is offering an amazing deal; get this amazing A Season’s Worth of Pretty palette for $32.50 US with any Clinique purchase.

The holiday palette includes great basics you need for a fresh and neutral look:

Color Surge Eye Shadows:
- Link Mink Duo
- Dark Blue from Polar Blue Quad
- Deeper Pink Shade from Pink Chocolate Quad
- Dark Brown Shade from Coffee Shop Duo
- Purple Shade from Plum Potion Duo

Blushing Blush Powder Blusher:
- Pink Love
- Precious Posy
- Sunset Glow

Butter Shine Lipstick:
- Crushed Grape
- Parisian Red
- Pink Goddess
- Ambrosia
- Adore U

I think I’m going to gift this to my mom, and pick up a new supply of moisturizer for me.  I’m currently a fan of Zero Gravity Repairwear Lift Firming Cream ($56 US).  This is marketed for more mature skin but I like anything that’s meant for lifting and firming; gotta start early!

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Long time Clinique fans probably owned a lipstick in the brand’s iconic Black Honey shade at one time or another.  The cult favorite color has had such longevity (since 1971!) that Clinique is launching an entire color collection dedicated to it – The New Black.

All five products in the collection are offered in the same shade name, Black Honey.

Lip colors are the easiest way to change up a beauty look, so I was naturally drawn to Clinique Lipgloss/Lipstick Duo ($20 US) from the new collection.

It’s a double-sided lippie with a sheer gloss on one side and a sheer tint in a solid formula on the other side.

I haven’t had a Black Honey lippie in a while and so when I swatched it on the back of my hand, I wasn’t expecting the raisin color that was staring back at me.

It’s definitely more muted than what I am normally drawn to.  But with the summer season almost behind us, I think it could be a great look for the fall season ahead.  I just need to figure out what eye makeup combo would make it pop and really complement it.

While I try to figure that out, I should mention that I really love the texture of the solid side of the lip duo.  It’s moisturizing like a balm and the gloss side isn’t ultra shiny, but that suits me just fine.  :)

The New Black collection also features a Colour Surge Eye Shadow Quad, Gradient Powder Blusher, a Brush-On Cream Liner, and High Impact Mascara and is available now online and at a Clinique counter near you.

What has been your favorite Black Honey product over the last three decades?  Share with us your must-haves right in the comments!

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I’ve always been just a little bit skeptical of cream shadows.  Let’s face it, if your eyes are prone to product creasing in your lids, why would you even want to try?

When I first set my hands on Clinique Lid Smoothie 8-Hour Wear Shadows ($19.50 US each), I mused over the beautiful colors, but wasn’t quite sold on 8-hour wear.  That is, until I tried them myself.

Now, I should preface that not all shades in this new collection are created equal.

I have five of the 12 available – from left to right:

• Bit O’Honey – a pale beige
• Cute-cumber – light mossy green
• Pink Biloba - peachy pink
• Born Freesia – frosty lilac
• Current Affair – deep mauve

Some of the shades are really smooth (like Bit O’Honey) and glide onto my lids nicely.  The formula also allows for easy smudging and blending with my fingers.  Other colors (like Current Affair) don’t cooperate as much; the texture is a little bit drier and therefore doesn’t result in a totally even coverage.

The applicator on these Lid Smoothies are standard, although I don’t apply this cream shadow directly onto my lids.  I squeeze out just a little onto my hand and use my fingers to smudge and smooth the color on.  Or, you can use a cream eyeshadow brush for a less archaic approach to application

This may or may not be the reason why I can’t get an even coverage on some of the colors – but you be the judge of that.

As you would expect from Clinique, the shades a first appear to be deeply pigmented but when you smooth out the formulas, what you’ll find are muted but wearable colors.  The cool color payoff is perfect for summer season where you want your makeup to be light and airy.

All in all, I commend Clinique for this long-wearing formula.  I find that you probably don’t need an eyeshadow primer for them for a standard work day.  But out of sheer habit, I always apply mine before I put on any kind of eye makeup.  It gives me a peace of mind.. and it’ll take you from day to night on those Friday evenings where you might not make it home to touch up your face.

Have you tried Clinique’s Lid Smoothies yet?  What’s your take on them? If you haven’t given these a test-drive yet, they are available online and at your nearest Clinique counter now!

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