New 2012 Milani Illuminating Face Powders

For the last of my Milani 2012 product posts for the day, I wanted to show you the new Illuminating Face Powders. There are already some great reviews of this product on the net (one that immediately comes to mind is Rai's review/video here) and I'll be reviewing these soon as well. These powders are already available on the Milani website (click here) and should be landing in your area soon.

From Milani:

ILLUMINATING FACE POWDER (SRP $8.99) ultra-smooth blush, bronzer and/or highlighter gives skin a hint of color with a lit-from-within radiant healthy glow. It is suitable for all skin types and tones. Available in 3 shades.

New 2012 Milani Baked Eyeshadow & Runway Eyes Shadow shades

I told you I was going to hit you with lots of Milani posts today, and I wasn't lying! In this post I'd like to show you the new eyeshadow shades for 2012. These are already on the Milani website (click here for the Marble Baked Eyeshadows and click here for the Runway Eyes Shadows) and should be available in your area soon (if they aren't already).

New 2012 Baked Eyeshadow Marble Shades

From Milani:

Baked Eyeshadow Marble (SRP: $7.49). Captivating eyeshadow powder that features multiple infusion of colors baked on Italian terracotta tiles. All of these gorgeous combinations are designed to be used Wet or Dry.

New 2012 Milani Brow Tint Pens & Eye Tech Extreme Liquid Eye Liner

Here are the new Milani brow and liner products for 2012. These are already available on the Milani website (click here for the Brow Tints and here for the Eye Tech Extreme) and should be in stores near you soon.

From Milani:

BROW TINT PEN Felt-Tip Brow Color (SRP $5.49) long-wear, quick drying, buildable formula helps define brows and fill in sparse areas. Fine point applicator allows for controlled precise brow styling. Available in 2 shades.

New 2012 Milani lip colors (pic heavy)

Continuing my posts featuring images of the new 2012 products from Milani, now I'd like to show you the new Crystal Gloss shades and also the new Haute Flash shades. These products are already available on the Milani website (click here for the new Crystal Gloss shades and here for the the new Haute Flash shades). I'll be reviewing/swatching these products in the future so, if you'd like a closer look, please check back in the weeks to come. I'm excited to see a new black gloss (this seems to be the it-shade for glosses this year).

From Milani:

Crystal Gloss (SRP: $5.39) offers a range of fantastic mega-shine colors that leave lips feeling soft and supple.

New shades for 2012

New 2012 Milani nail lacquer shades (pic heavy)

If you're a Milani fan, then today's your lucky day because I'm about to hit with you several new product  posts featuring all of the new 2012 products and new shades! I'll be swatching and reviewing all of the new products from Milani in the near future but, until then, I'm happy to be able to share some close-up product images with you.

I thought I'd start with the NEW SHADES of High Speed Fast Dry polishes and Nail Lacquers (core collection). These polishes are already available on the Milani website (click here for the High Speed Fast Dry polishes and here for the Nail Lacquers), and they'll soon be making their way into stores (if you haven't already seen them in your area). 

Please note that the High Speed Fast Dry polishes were previously released as an LE collection (you can see my swatches of Yellow Whiz and Hot Pink Frenzy here).  Although some of the shades that were in the LE collection are no longer available, there are some NEW shades that were not part of the original LE collection.

From Milani:

All Milani Cosmetics nail lacquers & treatments DBP, Toluene & Formaldehyde Free.

HIGH SPEED FAST DRY ONE COAT FORMULA Specialty Nail Lacquer (SRP $3.99) is for a 60 second wardrobe change. New flat brush allows for a fast and flawless, on-the-go application. Available in 8 shades.

Sneak Peek: New Jillian Dempsey for Avon Eye & Face Palettes

I just received info about the new Jillian Dempsey for Avon palettes so I thought I'd share. The Professional Perfect Eyes Kits are now available on the Avon website (the retail price on the website is $9 although the copy below indicates that they're $10). The Professional Perfect Contour Powders will be available for purchase in April of this year.

Jillian Dempsey has created a Professional Perfect Eyes Kit and Perfect Contour Powder Palettes for Avon, so women everywhere can achieve a flawlessly fabulous face without the fuss.

A Sexy, Smoky Eye, Simplified

Pro-Perfect Eyes:

Who doesn’t dream of creating the perfect smoky eye look? This wonder palette makes a sultry, smoky eye simple to achieve, thanks to its four shades that perfectly complement one another to highlight, accent and line eyes with foolproof application. “My new eye palette from Avon actually separates the colors into sections that mimic the shape of an eye, so you know exactly where to apply each color,” explains Jillian.

Now available in 4 shades: Deep Purple, Cinnamon, Smokey, and Aqua.

Swatches: Pure Ice Gossip! + Pure Ice Crackle Jetsetter

I've been using Pure Ice polishes for a very long time now, and I'm pretty sure many of you have as well. Back in the summer of 2011,  Pure Ice added a Crackle collection to their line-up (click here to see the display at Walgreens), and I finally got to give one a test drive (in addition to the hot pink creme Gossip!) so I'd love to share some swatches with you.

Left: Pure Ice Gossip! 

(retail: $1.99, 0.5 oz)

Right: Pure Ice Crackle Jetsetter

(retail: $3.99, 0.5 oz)

Per the Bari website, Pure Ice polishes are not tested on animals and are Big Three Free.

The Wednesday Question

Let's talk sunscreens today, shall we? I, know, it's not really "fun" or "glamorous" to talk about, but it's probably the most important product you can put on your face. Lately there's been a lot of debate about physical sunscreens (like zinc oxide) vs. chemical sunscreens (like avobenzone). So I'd love to hear from YOU as to what you prefer, and why:

Do you use a physical (otherwise known as mineral) sunscreen or do you prefer chemical sunscreens? And why?

If you'd like to know more about the potential pros and cons of each, here's an article that might help. I cannot vouch for the legitimacy of all of the content in this article, but I think it contains commonly-debated pros and cons for both types of sunscreens so that's why I'm sharing it.

New beauty sample subscription service from Allure & Beauty Bar

This just hit my in-box and since I know a lot of you subscribe to beauty sample services, I thought you might like to know about this new collaboration. This service costs $15 per month and, in addition to the five deluxe samples, original content and gift code (details below), all members will also receive a one-year subscription to Allure Magazine.

BEAUTY BAR AND ALLURE MAGAZINE PARTNER TO LAUNCH SAMPLE SOCIETY

Beauty Samples and Expert Advice Delivered Monthly by the Ultimate Insiders

The premier beauty retailer, Beauty Bar, is collaborating with The Beauty Expert, Allure magazine, to introduce Sample Society—a breakthrough in beauty sampling. A members-only subscription service, Sample Society delivers the most exclusive samples of hair-care, makeup, skin-care and fragrance products plus expert information each month.

“Given the thousands of beauty products that are introduced each year, sampling just makes sense,” says Linda Wells, editor in chief of Allure. “Who can really buy all those products? Who has the time to try them all? With Sample Society, the products are edited, and the sizes are ideal for multiple uses—so you can really figure out if the product is right for you. And what I also love about it is that the box feels like a present. It offers the pleasure of discovery.”

Beauty News You Can Use

I haven't posted a new installment of Beauty News You Can Use in a while! For new readers, this feature consists of beauty-related news articles that I've spotted in the past few weeks. Since I personally find things like this interesting, I like to pass them along to you (hopefully you'll find them interesting too).

• Avril Lavigne has paired up with Sally Hansen to create a collection of limited edition Real Nail Polish Strips. You can see a sneak-peek of one of her designs (due to hit stores this April) here.

• Piggy Paint lands at Walmart.

• The new collection from CeraVe helps battle "chicken skin".

• MAC signs Beth Ditto.

• In case you were wondering, here are the top 10 most "valuable" luxury cosmetic brands.

• Nair just launched a new line of Brazil-inspired hair removal products.

And just for fun:

Here's a gallery of  TV-inspired nail art. My fave? Saved By The Bell, of course! What's yours?

Black nail polish done right (and, she's 14!). Thoughts?