MAC Give Me Liberty of London Collection

When MAC collaborates with designers, the results are typically pretty good. They seem to take the general idea of the brand and translate it well into cosmetics. With Libery of London, the packaging is all floral-y and boho, which is on target, and the shades are a mix of pinks, peaches and muted earth tones. Personally, I prefer MAC in all it's bawdy, drag-y, overbearing glory, but I guess it is nearly Spring, so I get it. Liberate here. 

Reach by Design Toothbrush Collection

After some serious missteps in my toothbrush-buying world lately, I was pleased to receive this collection of soft, full Reach brushes. I haven't tested them out yet, but who really cares? They're floral and striped and will look so much nicer than my old boring blue one in my toothbrush holder that nobody ever sees but me! 

I'm what you call a sucker extraordinaire for packaging, people. 

La Mer The Foundation Brush

I usually use my beautyblender sponge when applying makeup, but I'm liking this swank foundation brush. Not because it's swank but because it works pretty well. I only have to use a tiny bit of foundation with it, which is always a plus. Cakey is not hot. Spend a quick $40. 

NARS Orgasm Illuminator

After a busy couple of weeks (Fashion Week, work stuff, a trip), I've wholly neglected this little endeavor, so get ready to read about more shit I got. Received this illuminator in NARS' cult-y Orgasm shade and I haven't properly tried it yet. Actually, I slathered some on in a rush over my makeup and looked like a server from Lucky Chengs so obvz I need to play around with it a tad more. I think mixing a drop with foundation might do the trick.  Check it. 

Totally Toned Arms: Get Michelle Obama Arms in 21 Days

I'm not someone that actively pursues exercise, but I'd totes sweat a little for better arms. Trainer Rylan Duggan's book claims we all can rock M'Obama arms after just three weeks, with minimal equipment. I only flipped through it, but I'll test out some of his techniques. One day. Incidentally, I wonder how the first lady feels about being a marketing tool adjective for fit arms.  Tone up. 

Estée Lauder Hydrationist Maximum Moisturizer

Just got back from a trip to a climate where the sun is deceptively strong and I was in desperate need of some good, solid moisture to help wrangle the "tan" (read: burn) I somehow acquired, despite my steadfast use of SPF. And voila, this new Estée Lauder moisturizer materialized at my desk. According to the brand, using this cream will strengthen your skin's moisture barrier over time with something called Sustainable Moisture Complex. There's also a lot of other technical mumbo jumbo involved, but I won't get started. I tried it, I liked it. E.O.S. (End O' Story). Read all about it.

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion

Since I'm always on the hunt for a good potion to zap the odd zit or whitehead, I was glad to get this cult-y concoction, which came with a few other Mario Badescu skin care treats. The key ingredients are calamine and salicylic acid and although I haven't tried it yet, it appears my days of toothpaste-on-zit might be coming to a close. 

Clear that sh*t up!