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| Juice Beauty Phyto-Pigments Satin Lipstick 8 Shades $24 |
I mentioned on Labor Day, I did my version of Back To School shopping; a three stop sweep of CVS, Sephora and Ulta. Two of the products I was on a mission for, a new volumizer by Living Proof and Tarte's oddly named "Shape Tape" a concealer that is only available at Ulta and Tarte's website were sold out.
Shape Tapes 5 star raves have caused a bit of hysteria in the beauty world and it is sold out, almost everywhere. Naturally, that only heightens my own, "gotta have it" mania. I did sample the light/medium and I must admit, I was mightily impressed...Their list price is $24. It can be had for a premium of $28 plus shipping from QVC, but I'm just going to wait it out. In the interim, I still happy enough with my new Too Faced Born This Way Concealer.
Once at Ulta, I found myself in my usual zen like trance and wandered from aisle to aisle. It drives me absolutely INSANE, that there are no mirrors at Ulta, save for the occasional smudged hand mirror, left lying about. I also would like to see a lot more alcohol, tissues, makeup remover, cotton balls and waste baskets. Isn't the whole point to try this stuff on?
The first thing that caught my eye was Juice Beauty's beautifully hued Phyto-Pigments Satin Lip Cream. Where did these come from??? It took a moment for me to remember that Juice Beauty is Gwyneth Paltrow's beauty company.
Ohhhhhhhh....
Gwyneth, who has the distinction of being named Star Magazine's "Most Hated Celebrity in the World", is admittedly, not a fave of mine either. I thought her "conscious uncoupling" from then husband, Coldplay's front man Chris Martin, sounded, nauseatingly pretentious. And then their is poor "Apple". Seriously, who names their kid, "Apple"???
But, for beauty, Gwyneth, GOOP, her vaginal steams, all get a pass...
