Prescriptives Urban Heat Summer Collection

Considering my last eight summers have been urban ones (spanning three different cities: Boston, Paris and NYC in that order), I cosign this collection completely. I had the opportunity to try out a couple of pieces from the collection. I recommend:

Limited Edition Kohl Eye Pencils in Blue Grotto and Purple Rain
Both colors are bright, yet wearable and last for.ev.er. Blue Grotto is a grey'd out navy blue that's absolutely gorgeous on. And Purple Rain? What's better than a limited edition cosmetic that's named after a Prince song? Not much. That's for sure. They're water-resistant, smudge-resistant, and easy to blend. $14.50.

Colorscape Lip Glosses
Heavily lipsticked lips for summer are so vomitatious. This gloss's lightweight texture always leaves lips feeling smooth and hydrated, never sticky or tacky. Comes in several delectable colors. My fave is sporty, who, by chance, is also my fave Spice Girl. $18.50.

Click here for the entire Urban Heat collection.

Light and Shiny Pink Gloss

My friend Amber is one of my BEST friends. We've been friends since 1998 when we were in the same class at BU even though I was totes hesitant to let someone into my lifestyle with my formerly unique name. I felt sort of like Buzz Lightyear did when he found out he was mass-produced. You know? Anywho.

Amber and I ALWAYS have the same fight. She LOVES a light, shimmery pink gloss. And who doesn't? She has the right coloring for it (blonde with blue eyes) but she sometimes chooses one that even Norma Arnold herself would dismiss for being too pearlescent. The city limits between Amanda Sommers (pictured, left)City and Magdaville are so vague. The good news is that I've identified a PERF pink gloss.

Dior Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Tinsley Pink
I already notified you of the launch of this shimmery bubblegum pink gloss. I got to test it out yesterday and I am lurving it. It manages to be girly and fun without being too light, nor too silvery-reflective a la Magda.

Also, if you live in NYC, read on:
Tinsley Mortimer, the socialite who is the gloss's namesake, will make a
personal appearance at Saks NYC on Thursday May 15. Attendees can meet Tinsley and learn how to recreate her favorite day and night beauty looks using Tinsley Pink Ultra-Gloss Reflect. A portion of the proceeds from Tinsley Pink will
go to Operation Smile.

Thursday May 15th
12pm - 2pm
4pm - 6pm Masterclass - by appointment only
Call 212-940-2181 to call to reserve

*Between 2 and 4 Tinsley will be greeting customers on the floor

Plexi Gloss Me, Thierry.

Thierry Mugler has been a long-time BBJ fave ever since I started wearing his Angel Innocence scent in 1999. He recently launched his gorgely packaged line of cosmetics and skin care. My fave part of the collection? Plexi Gloss ($40), my lippie du jour. It's--no joke-- what Jem AND the Holograms would be wearing if they were real people in 2008. It imparts holographic shine on your lips. Pink Reflection is a wearable, shiny pink. The rubber tab/spatula-like applicator took me by surprise. When I first saw it, I was wary. I was all: This is neither a brush nor a sponge... WTF goes on HERE. It turns out, the bizarre applicator is one of the best parts about it. The gloss goes on smoothly and easily. On lips, it appears glosstrously luxe and the innovative mirrored packaging is pure sci fi futuristic flash forward. And it appeals to my vain side. LURVE.

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Back in MAC

I don't know if it was the closer proximity to the Canadian border when I attended college in Boston or what but I was positively dripping in MAC makeup in my late teens/early 20s. I would rarely wear any other brand. Frequent trips to Montreal were made so my six other roommates and I could drain Holt Renfrew of their MAC stash. And then, mysteriously, post-college, I was over MAC. There was no reason for it, I just neglected all other brands for so long, I felt I'd needed to make up for lost time. I familiarized myself with a lot of other brands later in college (I became BFF with one fabulous sales associate at the YSL counter at Saks in Copley - do visit him if you're in the area) and then started working in New York at a PR Agency that represented a lot of great other brands and fell in lurve. Also, I think overdosing on it resulted in my temporary distaste. The same thing once happened to me with funnel cake. But Mercedes Benz Fashion Week sponsor MAC Trendspot has once again brought MAC back into the forefront of my mind. I've received MAC brushes, glosses, and eye liners in several gift bags, and have yet to try out all of them because I'm moving tomorrow and figure the less open products to move, the better. But there are three MAC prods I couldn't resist tearing into, packing be damned.



MAC Plushglass in Angel Cream $17.50
I've been looking for a 60s pink that isn't shimmery, opaque, or too white. This, friends, is IT. This hint-of-mint tasting soft, creamy peachy pink gloss is perfect with a grey smokey eye lined with serious gel liner and little mod dress (I envision one in cream.) Can't you just see the big hair that needs to accompany it? This gloss requires coordinating volume at the crown. Don't dream of wearing it without it.

MAC Technakohl Liner in Brownborder $14.50
What has it been, like, 5 minutes since I've discussed a brown eye pencil? This is a user-friendly mechanical pencil-style liner. It goes on with exceedingly fab glide and produces creamy intense color. Blends on application: dries quickly to a long-wear, non-smudge finish.


MAC 227 Large Eye Fluff Brush $30
Two things I love:

1. The fact that this brush's number is 227, just like the name of one of my fave 80s shows (remember "Maaaarrry?")
2. It's the only eye shadow brush I've found to date (and the search has been long, dolls) that actually works to wash my enormous eyelid real estate with sheer eye shadow. I have SO MUCH eyelid real estate it's ridic. Have I mentioned this? Lash to eyebrow is something like 2 full inches. Maybe more. This brush does the job.

Only 11.5 hours till the second episode of LOST this season! I heard on one of the nerdy LOST sites I frequent that this episode "kicks 17 kinds of ass." If that isn't a testimonial, I don't know what is!


Photo Credit: Beauty Blogging Junkie, Makemeheal.com, MAC Cosmetics

Lancome Boutique Bash

On Saturday, I journeyed up to the Lancome Boutique on the Upper West Side for an evening of fashion and beauty!


I had the opportunity to purchase L'extreme Instant Extensions Lengthening Mascara and a limited edition, not-yet-available Juicy Tube created by London Designer Christopher Kane in Tokyo Plum Blossom, a light, shimmery violet. Speaking of Violet, I also scored a copy of Violet by Design, which I much look forward to reading. You know I love a good teen novel. I obv got it signed by my former mediabistro.com teacher Melissa Walker before leaving the event, 3 mocktails and several mini-cupcakes later.

Be back tomorrow with Tibi and Vivienne Tam coverage. Tonight, I'm attending Iodice and getting drinks at the Hotel QT which boasts an in-lobby pool! I can't wait to see it.

Drop the Thin Mints: Here's Another Way to Support Girl Scouts

There are so many mysteries. For instance, I wonder why Sweeney Todd didn't christen himself Todd Sweeney since he had a choice as that was not his original moniker. And who can guess why so many palettes are comprised of colors that work for half the population? I've never met a lip palette that housed colors that looked good on me. Until now. Enter Trish McEvoy's Be Prepared Pink Maxed Out Gloss Kit, $21.

Possibly the cutest compact ever, this double decker palette squeezes a stunning spectrum of natural-looking glosses and lip colors into an astonishing 1.5”L X 2.125”W mirrored space. All eight shades are delightfully wearable. Colors range from shimmery champagne to universally flattering pinky brown to deeper sparkly rose.

Best of all, net proceeds of the Gloss Kit will be donated to support the Girl Scouts.