Make a dramatic difference when you buy this limited-edition Dramatically Different™ Moisturizing Lotion complete with three decorative charms: a silver Clinique “C”, a miniature 3-Step Skin Care and a Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon.

$10.00 from your purchase helps support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s quest to find a cure.

Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion is just one of the Estee Lauder Companies products that is benefiting Breast Cancer Research.

Head on over to Elke Von Freudenberg’s Blog - and leave a comment.

For every comment left between Oct. 2-4 Elke is donating $1 to the Breast Cancer Research Fund.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

So many people have been affected by Breast Cancer, but we still haven’t found a cure, and too many people are still suffering with this disease.

Together we can make a difference.

In addition to my regular features, I’ll also be focusing on pink items, Breast Cancer Awareness items, and items which donate a portion of their proceeds to cancer charities.

This month Sarah’s Surprises will focus solely on cancer awareness items, and items that donate a portion of their proceeds to a cancer charity.

I’ll also be participating with The Beauty Blog Networks Comments 4 A Cure.

Instead of everyone doing Comments 4 A Cure on the same 3 days this year, we each get to pick our own 3 days - Mystical Beauty’s Musings will be doing Comments 4 A Cure from October 21-23, and Sarah’s Surprises will be doing Comments 4 A Cure from October 28-30.

For each comment left on the blog during these 3 days, I’ll be donating $1 to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation with a maximum total of $50 for both blogs (sorry, I’m poor this year).

I’ll also be letting you know when other beauty bloggers are doing Comments 4 A Cure so you can visit them - and you’ll see a new pink widget on the blog that highlights the breast cancer awareness blog posts from the Beauty Blog Network.

As always - if you’ve got something to say about Breast Cancer Awareness, or if you know of a great Breast Cancer Awareness beauty product that I should be aware of, please leave a comment and tell me about it.

Thank you for helping to make a difference.

Lumiere Mineral Cosmetics is having a sale!

25% off ALL products
Discount Code: Bruno
(10% of profit going to Humane Society)
sale from 9/22 - 9/26
offer not valid with any other discount code -
$10 minimum order to qualify

I really enjoyed Lumiere when I tried their makeup.

You can read my reviews and see swatches at Lumiere Blush Swatches, and Lumiere Mineral Cosmetics Review.

I love Cargo’s PlantLove Lipstick packaging!

The white tube with pink hands and flowers are adorable, and fun!

Yes, this tube of lipstick brings a smile to my face, and not just because of the pretty color inside the tube.

The fact that $2 from the sale of every lipstick in the PlantLove Botanical collection to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital also makes me happy.

Cargo’s new PlantLove collection is natural in origin and free of parabens, phthalates, petro-chemicals, synthetic dyes and fragrances, and the packaging is made entirely from a corn derived polymer, Polylactic Acid (PLA), while the boxes are made from post consumer waste paperboard, manufactured in carbon neutral conditions, using renewable energy.

Cargo PlantLove lipstick in Sagamaratha

I tried the Cargo PlantLove Botanical lipstick in Sagamaratha, the Lip Gloss in Magnolia, and the Natural Balm Stick.

Sagamaratha is a sheer rosy cream, and it’s a rosy version of my your lips but better (YLLB) color.

The color is intense enough for one coat to be enough, but I do need to use lip balm when I use it. Fortunately the Natural Balm Stick fits the bill - although I have discovered that it works better if you apply balm first, and the lipstick second.

As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t normally wear lip pencil, so this lipstick wears off in about an hour and a half, although it does leave a slight stain behind if I haven’t reapplied too much lip balm over it.

Cargo PlantLove natural balm stick

The Cargo PlantLove natural balm stick is smooth and moisturizing, without being as waxy as my normal chapstick. The tube and the balm itself are as big as Cargo’s lipsticks are, so if you don’t like dealing with different sized tubes it’s great. Of course it does mean that you have to check the label or look inside to make sure you’re getting the right thing when you’re digging around in your purse looking for lip balm or lipstick.

Cargo’s PlantLove lip gloss in Magnolia

Cargo’s PlantLove lip gloss in Magnolia is a beatiful, pale icy pink, that looks great (although a bit pale on me) alone, or over the Sagamratha lipstick. It can be applied sheerly for a hint of color, or layered for a darker color with more intense color.

I didn’t notice an odor with any of the PlantLove products that I tried, and they all applied smoothly and evenly.

And when I’m done with the lipbalm and lipstick the tubes are compostable - and I can plant the box the lipstick came and grow wildflowers!

It’s a little too late plant wildflowers this year, so I’m planning on testing that out next year!

If you’ve tried Cargo’s PlantLove collection I’d love to know what you think about it.

I’d also love to see pictures of the wildflowers you grew if you planted the lipstick box!

If you’ve been reading for a while you know that I really didn’t start to like mineral shadows until I started using the MAC 239 brush.

Well I’ve found a brush that’s even better for applying and blending mineral shadows.

The MAC 239 brush is great for applying shadows but the bristles are a little too short and stuff for me to use when I’m blending shadows - I can blend, but I can’t get a good circular motion going, and the circular motion is what helps keep the shadows from streaking, or looking unblended.

The billybBeauty Paint Brush Eight has bristles that are soft enough, long enough, and flexible enough for me to be able to get the eye shadow exactly where I want it, and for me to be able to blend it without ending up making a mess.

I’ve used eight wet and dry - and it works great both ways.

This is definitely the first eyeshadow brush that I reach for most mornings.

As you can see - it’s even soft enough to be Scrappy approved - even when it’s wet.

Here’s the look I did with eight yesterday.

I used About Face Cosmetics pigments from the limited edition Cinderella Dumps Her Fella Collection (which is set to be removed from the site today) in:

Dragon Breathe -as a wash over the entire lid, although I did apply it in eyebrow area.

Here’s the description if you’d like to try to recreate the look “multiple personality pigment starts as lime green iridescent but then goes to iridescent turquoise, lime and a hint of gold.”

Be The Fairytale in the crease and outer V. This is a “fabulous iridescent kelly green with layers of bronze, copper and golden flashes of iridescent light.”

Rescue Yourself wet as liner across the the upper and lower lid. I used billybBeauty paint brush twelve to get a thicker line.

Rescue Yourself is described as “Magical olive with layers of hot cocoa, gold and bronze. Finishes with a hint of gold and crystal twinkle.”

I also have to add that I really didn’t think a kelly green and yellow would work well with my fair skin and blue eyes - but I loved the look! That’s why I think it’s so important to play with different colors when you have the opportunity too.

If you’re interested I was also wearing a very light coat ofAlice Cosmetics Light #2 foundation, and L’oreal’s Bare Naturale Mascara in Black.

If you have any questions or comments about the look or the brush let me know!

After my unleasant experience with N.Y.C Ultramoist Lip Wear, I decided to try Revlon’s Renewist Lipcolor in Raspberry Rush.

Revlon had a lot of pretty lipcolors, and it took me a while to decide what to try - of course I should probably add that the color I chose was on sale for about $2 at Target, and I had a coupon so it ended up costing me about $1.

Revlon’s Renewist Lipcolor has a “ProCollagen® Moisture Core instantly boosts moisture by 80% while reducing the appearance of fine lines and gently enhancing lip fullness over time.”

I didn’t realize that the lipstick was supposed to reduce fine lines, or enhance lip fullness, so I didn’t pay attention to whether it did or not while I was using the lipstick. Of course I haven’t noticed any changes in my lips while I was using it either.

The ProCollagen Moisture Core (which is the pale center of the lipstick) has enough moisture to let my chapstick loving lips go with out chapstick for about 30 minutes before they start feeling dry.

Considering that I ususally apply chapstick right after I apply lipstick, this is a big deal for me.

The Moisture Core is white when the lipstick is opened, but the lip color soon smears on top of the lipstick.

Some people may think it looks messy, but it doesn’t bother me.

The Moisture Core can leave a paler color in the center of your lips, so it’s necessary to check your lipstick after application, or to rub your lips together so that you can make sure you don’t have a lighter colored area in the center of your lips!

This lipstick also lasts for a couple of hours, and when it wears off (depending on how much chapstick I’ve applied) it leaves a soft stain, so I at least look like I have on some lipstick, instead of looking like I forgot to put it on when I did my makeup.

I really like this lipstick - and I would definitely purchase it again - even if it wasn’t $2.00.

If you’ve tried Revlon Renewist Lipcolor I’d love to hear what you think about it.