First of all, I absolutely LOVE the name. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. I mean, hello! It’s maybe not politically correct, but I can’t help myself and I think it’s pretty perfect. I’m sure you’ve heard of these Lip Tars some time or another? They have been a pretty hot topic in the colorful world of makeup for quite some time now, and I’ve managed to steer clear – until now. I’m blaming VampyVarnish for that. She recently published a little review and some swatches of her six newly acquired Lip Tars, and when I saw them on her lips I was completely and utterly sold. I’ve seen people raving about these Lip Tars before, but they seemed so.. moist to me. Now I realized, after seeing VV’s pictures, that the trick was in the amount of product – and her application was flawless!

I therefore decided to invest in a few of these Lip Tars. They come in every color you can imagine, and if you by any chance should happen to imagine a color which isn’t part of their selection, well, then you’re free to mix it up yourself. Fantastic! I went looking for some good swatches, and ended up choosing five pretty neutral colors. These thumbnails doesn’t show the colors any justice at all, so you’ll have to use Google to really see how these fabulous lip colors work.

Each tube contains 8 ml, and costs $12.50 (which would be about 78,- NOK with today’s exchange rate) if you choose to order them directly from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics – and yes, OCC ships worldwide! You only need the tiniest little blob, and it should be applied with a lip brush. A tube of Lip Tar will pretty much last you a life time.

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In light of my recent post about this adorable bunny jacket, I find it very fitting to be talking about my newest treasure, a M·A·C for Playboy lipstick in “Bunny Pink” (clean mid-tone pink). M·A·C collaborated with Playboy long time ago, long before I discovered what was to become my absolute favorite makeup brand, but ever since I read a post on Specktra regarding a haul done by a Danish girl, I’ve been lemming these items. It’s extremely difficult to find information about this collection, but it seems like it consisted of only two items: the lipstick in “Bunny Pink”, and a glitter cream in “Playmate Pink”. Apparently a similar collection was released exclusively to Asia in 2004 with three other items: two lipsticks in “Centerfold” and “Pinkmate”, and a glitter cream in “Bunnysheen”.

I don’t have any hopes of getting my hands on the rest of these items, I know that Danish girl paid a lot of money for hers and I’m don’t want them that much, so I’m happy with my one gorgeous lipstick. Maybe M·A·C will do another collaboration with Playboy some time soon? If that happens I’ll be first in line to grab me a full set of product from this collection.

Photo © Temptalia

On Friday Mr. Postman brought me a black envelope branded with “ILLAMASQUA”, and I was thrilled! A few months ago I was in contact with Illamasqua, and I was told that I would receive a few items for testing and reviewing. Unfortunately the package never arrived, and I decided to write them an e-mail to ask if there had been a delay or if the package had been lost in the mail? Some might think of me as rude for asking, but I thought it would be a shame if Illamasqua was expecting a review which never came, because I was still sitting here awaiting the products. So I asked, and quite right – it had been sent, and could not be traced. Bah! Illamasqua was kind enough to reship some goodies for me, and as already said.. it arrived today.

The first product I fished out of the envelope was one of Illamasqua’s nail polishes in “Jan”. It’s described as a “light dusky pink” with a glossy finish, an absolutely gorgeous color right up my lane. Illamasqua actually won Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Award for Best Nail Polish 2010, so I’m glad I got the chance to try it out! The second product was one of their Intense Lipgloss in “Fierce”, which is a “bright blue purple”. Do I have to spell my excitement here? The last two items in the envelope was a sneak peek of what’s coming this fall/winter! I’m quite honored. It’s an eye liner called Precision Ink, and I received one in “Abyss” (pure black) and one in “Alchemy” (spun gold), and they look amazing.

More info and a review of these products will come soon!

I sometimes happen to make a statement and then later change my mind, like when I said I wouldn’t be buying anymore palettes from Urban Decay until they started coming out with some new colors. In a way I haven’t really changed my mind, for both my newest additions from Urban Decay actually contain a few new colors – but is five out of seven really enough to justify the purchase? Anyway, “Naked” is something different than the usual palettes from Urban Decay. It’s an amazing palette of 12 neutral eyeshadows in a sleek, velvety case – and one of the more extraordinary facts about “Naked” is that it actually contains mattes!

I love the colors, and I hate the packaging. Who on Earth came up with the idea of covering an eyeshadow palette with velvet? It contains seven permanent shades which most of us are quite familiar with from before, and five completely new shades: “Buck” (matte nutmeg), “Creep” (onyx with gold sparkle), “Darkhorse” (bronze patina), “Hustle” (plum brown satin), “Virgin” (satin chamois). I’ll be the first to say how happy I am that they’ve left out those usual glittery devils this time.

You also get the same 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil as always, but this time it’s double ended so you have the brown “Whiskey” on the opposite end. I originally thought that “Whiskey” was the same color as “Bourbon” – I mean, it makes sense – but I can see from their website that “Whiskey” is indeed a new color. And also included is the little travel sized Primer Potion. We’re all familiar with that one now. Some people are also claiming that this palette contains full size eyeshadows, but that’s not entirely true. Urban Decay’s palettes usually range between 0.8g and 0.9g (the “Sustainable Shadow Box” is 0.56g while the “Deluxe Shadow Box” is the same as “Naked” with 1.2g per shade) and “Naked” is absolutely something else with its 1.2g per eyeshadow. A full size eyeshadow from Urban Decay is 1.5g, so as you can see it’s pretty close!

“Naked” is a permanent item, and costs $44 plus shipping from Urban Decay.

Photo © Alex Gambardella

So guess who’s been out hauling again? Yep, that’s right. That would indeed be me. Or I haven’t really been out, I’ve just used my precious Internet access to the rest of the (fabulous) world (of shopping). Lunacy? Maybe, but oh.. so fun! My collective haul has been sitting at MyUS, just waiting for my Converse Dr. Seuss All Stars to arrive so everything could be shipped combined, and today the glorious red and yellow box arrived!

Going Bananas, Lime, Sassy Grass, Zingy, Atlantic Blue, Crazy Cool, Shock-a-holic, Louder Please

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