Jennifer Lopez wore one of my favorite makeup looks at the Oscars Sunday night. If you loved the look as well, Temptalia reveals the following NARS products were used to create her look:

Orgasm Illuminator
Enchanted Cream Blush (NEW for Summer 2010; try Gueule de Nuit Cream Blush for a similar effect)
Desire Blush (cotton candy pink)
Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base (NEW for Summer 2010, Available May 1st)
D. Gorgeous Single Eyeshadow (a matte dusty lilac)
Brousse Duo Eyeshadow (sable and black violet)
Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara
Cruising Lipstick (nude pink)
Sweet Dreams Lip Gloss (pink with gold shimmer)

And here are my tips on how to get the look:
1. Beautiful makeup starts with beautiful skin and groomed brows, so cleanse, tone, and moisturize your skin according to your skin type and make sure your brows are properly manicured.
2. Apply a foundation of your choice and set it with a loose powder (I love Becca Foundation Stick and Fine Loose Finishing Powder)
3. Apply an eyeshadow base (try MAC Paint or Urban Decay Primer Potion until NARS Smudge Proof is available) all over the eyes to ensure eyeshadow stays intact and doesn’t crease.
4. Apply D. Gorgeous eyeshadow all over the lid including the brow bone with a soft blending brush like MAC #224. Then apply the dark violet side of the Brousse Eyeshadow Duo in the crease using a heavy blending brush like MAC #217. Line your eyes with an eyeliner brush like MAC #226 with the sable side of Brousse. Finish with several coats of Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara.
5. Apply Desire blush on your cheeks with an angled blush brush like MAC #168. Use either a foundation brush or your clean fingers to gently apply Orgasm Illuminator to the tops of the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose, the tip of the chin, and at the temples for a gorgeous peachy-pink glow for all skin tones.
6. Apply Cruising Lipstick to your lips with a brush like MAC #242. Then top it off with Sweat Dreams Lip Gloss.

Grab the products needed here:

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the FSL Cosmetics Lipgloss Giveaway! Entries must be in by TOMORROW Thursday, March 11, 2010

It’s giveaway time!

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the launch party for FSL Cosmetics, a company that features a fab new line of lipsticks and lipglosses. The brand is the brainchild of Kimberly Riley, a smart and gorgeous diva who received a bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering with double minors in Chemistry and Business Administration. Kim always wanted to show the world how female engineers could have exciting and creative careers in an industry they know best. And lipgloss she does know best.

While FSL has an array of lip colors, I naturally gravitated towards their lipgloss in Seduction–a bright, glossy red that appears to have married the worlds of lipstick and gloss and could be a dead ringer for Chanel Allure Laque in Dragon. And get this—it smells like brownies! Check it out on me:

Excuse the sleepy eyes and the cropped pic–I was tired and needed to hide a multitude of sins…lol. But how hot is this color?

All the lipglosses are hypoallergenic, consist of a vitamin-rich, antioxidant-potent formula that will hydrate and protect the lips from natural elements. They are also 100% free of parabens, phthalates, sulfates, GMOs (generally modified organisms), nut oil, gluten, and talc. They don’t test on animals and the lip gloss containers are 100% recyclable. Great for your lips, great for the environment. Nice!

Since I’m so in love with Seduction, I just had to pass along the opportunity for one of you lucky readers to win this fab gloss. Or if red isn’t your thing, FSL will let you choose a gloss of your liking.

Now come close and pay attention because here’s what you have to do to enter:

1. Be a U.S. resident (so sorry, my international beauties).
2. Leave a comment on this post.

Entries must be in by Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11:59 P.M. EST. A winner will be chosen at random and will be announced on Friday, March 12, 2010. The winner will then be contacted by FSL to have their lipgloss sent to them.

*To increase your chances of winning, follow @FSLCosmetics on Twitter and tweet the following Feel Good, Look Good, Smell Good with @FSLCosmetics http://bit.ly/biA7T3 #FSLCosmetics

Even if you don’t win, you should still pick up Seduction especially if you’ve never tried a red before.

Good luck!

Whether you like your makeup colorful and bold, or natural and dewy, MAC has got you covered this spring/summer. Check it out:

Get the looks here.

Get the looks here.

This past weekend I journeyed to a far away land called New Jersey on a quest to sample some Red Velvet Pancakes I saw on my local news at a cute breakfast/brunch/lunch spot called Toast in Montclair. To my dismay, they weren’t offering the red, delicious pancakes on Saturday when I was there (odd enough they had a limited one-week engagement of the pancakes but were offering them every other day during that time). The food and the service was excellent even without the Red Velvet Pancakes.

So while still in the Garden State with my peeps, we decided to hightail it to the Mall at Short Hills. While there I spent hours walking around stores like Gucci, Neiman Marcus, and of course Sephora. A short trip to Macy’s uncovered a pair of BCBGeneration Michy boots originally $159 on sale for $47! Then get this, since I had a $20 off a $50 purchase coupon, I got a $2.95 of knee high socks to bring my total to the eligible amount and scored my boots (and the socks I’ll never wear) for $30! Sweeet. Check them out:

The heel is about 4 1/4 inches but includes a 1/2 in platform to make walking a lot easier. I’m sure I’ve told you all that even though I stand 5′9″ tall barefoot, I love a 4 inch (and sometimes 5) heel.

I also hit up the Bobbi Brown counter and picked up Pot Rouge for Lips and Cheeks in Cabo Coral (which I want to return because all of a sudden now it doesn’t show up as vividly when I got home–maybe I can use it as a base for my other coral blushes). I also hit up MAC for Pro Longwear in Lasting Lust, a gorgeous bright orange-red.

And since maybe I felt I hadn’t killed my debit card enough, I headed over to the NARS counter at Neiman Marcus and wound up with their Blush in Amour (which I’ve never seen at Sephora) and their Aqua Gel Hydrator. I had buyers’ remorse immediately after charging the $76 price tag of the Hydrator and the $26 price tag of the blush to my Neiman’s card (I wanted to pay debit, but they only take Neiman’s cards, American Express, and cash *shrugs*). But I just looked through my bag and noticed that they hooked me up with a slew of good samples—including a mini NARS Multiple and NARS Orgasm nail polish.

Red lips, smoky eyes (as seen at the Lanvin Spring 2010 RTW show above), and golden cheeks are three looks that will be hot this spring. Shop some of the products that will you get you there: