To celebrate the opening the NARS counter at Barneys in Chicago Francois Nars launches the limited-edition NARS Loves Chicago Set containing an assortment of four classic products resurrected from the archives . Available for sale at the NARS counter during this time.  Babylon Eyeshadow Duo,  Transformer Nail Polish,  Passion Blush, and  Night Bird Single Eyeshadow ($75 USD). This set will be exclusively available from Barney’s New York  starting June 17th for a limited time.

When you find that certain color, in a beauty product, let it be a nail poslish, lipstick and so on, one the toughest words to hear when you get to the counter is to hear that : Its’s discontinued. To celebrate the 15 years of his signature cosmetics line Francois Nars relaunches some of his most memorable nail colors:
Blue Lagoon (Originally launched in 2001) – Cha Cha Cha (Originally launched in 2001) – Hunger(Originally launched in 2001) – Tallulah (Originally launched in 1998) –Zizi (Originally launched in 1999) Available This month!

For Summer 2009 Nars Cosmetics introduces a vivid island palette that blends the blue of the ocean, in  ‘Tropic‘ teal blue eyeshadow, and  golden sunny shades  in ‘Scorching Sun’ duo eye shadow. Lip colors are neutral and earthy  with hints of gold and coral ’Outsider‘ , bronze ‘Falaba‘, and a sandy pink gloss ‘  Belize‘. Shown above.

Check out Nars Cosmetics Summer 2009 collection here.

Recently I was privileged enough to enjoy a complementary O.P.I. manicure. I chose one of their new spring shades, Done Out in Deco, or what I refer to as Easter egg purple. It’s the perfect pastel, just in time for spring, and looks nothing less than adorable on. Get your nails did y’all.

For more info, visit O.P.I.

Six Scents is an amazing project which annually releases six limited edition perfumes created by artists, designers, and perfumers to help raise money for a deserving charity. 2009 brings us series 1 which will benefit  Designers Against AIDS (DAA) and the opening of the International AIDS Awareness Education Center in Belgium. Each fragrance will be created from a collaboration between a fashion designer and perfumer. This will include the likes of  Jeremy Scott, COSMIC WONDER Light Source, and Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, just to name a few.

Check out Scents 3-6 after the jump.

Having dabbled in the world  of make up artistry, I have found that regardless of  skin tone there is a universal fear among women of red lipstick. Dolce & Gabbana’s Fall’09  make-up look  provides a great example of a red lip done well. The trick is to  find a flattering red, keep the face neutral , while still emphasizing the eyes and cheekbones.

A closer look at Jourdan Dunn, Siri Tollerød and Liu Wen  on the next page.

Images via Style.

Here’s a look at the new colors from the collaboration betweenUslu Airlines and Bernard Wilhelm,  all based and named after the ski world cup theme of  Willhelm’s last mens’ collection: Innsbruck,  Grenoble and St. Moritz. Respectively olive for INN,  blue for GNB and orange for SMV.

via Colette

As illustrated by Lil mama, lip gloss can be a vital tool in young girls journey into womanhood. To remediate to  the sense of loss girls can feel in loosing  their favorite lipgloss,  Angie Parlionas, a new york native created YoYo lip gloss in 2003.  A  lip gloss attached to a yoyo string that never leaves the hip or bag where it’s attached.

The retractable glosses come in 5 different colors/flavors  illustrated by 5 gals who have their own myspace pages:  A baseball player,  a stylish cool gal, a break dancer, cheerleader and my fave,  a deejay.

As an adult tough, it’s still possible to be peeved  about loosing your favorite designer lipstick or gloss at a club or a concert , you might wanna snatch a couple of these  next time you hit the drugstore or make your little sister always has a stash you can ” borrow” from.

A closer Look at Yoyo Lip Gloss on the next page.

Rescue Beauty Lounge is a chain of nail salons known for making cleanliness, as well as fun, a top priority. They have since expanded to a line a beauty products including, well obviously, nail polish. Known for their loud and fashion forward colors, I am always excited to see what they will dig up next. This Spring they have added three new glittery shades, all with a hint of purple, “this season’s it color”.  “Frugalist” is gunmetal grey and silver mixed with purple glitter,my favorite of the three. The gold shade is “Look Rich, Be Cheap” and “Locavore” is a bold mix green, gold, blue, and purple. Now available for pre-order.

A closer look after the jump.

MAC cosmetics has announced their Spring store arrivals and their Sugarsweet collection is delicious. Based entirely on bake shop confections, the color palette consists of mint green, cotton candy blue, peach, and a variety of shades of pink. I highly recommend trying out some of the new lipstick shades with names like Bubbles, Sweet Thing, and Lollipop Loving it’ll be hard to resist licking your lips. Set to drop March 19th.

A little taste of the MAC spring collection “Sugarsweet” after the jump.