The Ultimate Makeup Palette: NARSPro Palette.

I'm all about customization when it comes to makeup, especially when it comes to palettes. There always seems to be one or two shades in any palette that get little or no use. Wouldn't it be great to create your own makeup palette? Well, now you can with NARS. NARS has come out with a NARSPro Palette. Created with the professional in mind, this is fantastic for us makeup girls who have the urge to customize their products too.

What I love about the NARSPro Palette is that you can mix and match any of the NARS 64 refill shades (or depot you own shades if you wish) and pop them into the large or small magnetized palette.

Want an all blush palette like I created? Then create it from any of the 18 NARS blush shades and even add one of the three highlighting blush shades like I did.

In the palette above:
Deep Throat Blush
Torrid Blush
Amour Blush
Miss Liberty Blush
Albatross Highlighting Blush
Angelika Blush
Sex Appeal Blush
Orgasm Blush
Luster Blush

You can also add bronzers to the palette, powder refills, contour blush, duo eyeshadow or eyeshadows and mix and match them as you please. Beside the blush palette that I created, I also created another small palette with a few of my favorite NARS products, making it perfect for travel. In this palette I have a blush, bronzer, highlighter and a few eyeshadows.

In the palette above:
Deep Throat Blush
Miss Liberty Blush
Albatross Highlighting Blush
Laguna Bronzer
Orgasm Blush
Barritz Eyeshadow
Abyssinia Eyeshadow
Night Star Eyeshadow
Mekong Eyeshadow

You buy the refills separately from the palettes and they vary in price from $18 - $30. The small empty palette is $14 and the large empty palette is $18. The NARSPro Palettes and refills are available only at NARS boutiques and online at narscosmetics.com.

Paula's Choice: Luxury Skin Care on a Budget.

This post is brought to you by Paula's Choice and PRIMP.

I have been spending so much time on my skin over the past year. I would say during the last few months, I have gotten even more serious about it. Aging is not fun my friends and all of a sudden my skin was showing my age. I get to test so many different skin care products and brands, but finding and sticking to a routine that works for my skin is difficult. I was given the opportunity to test out Paula's Choice and I was super excited about because a lot of my blogging friends had experienced it with fabulous results. Since I was dealing with a lot of issues with dull, uneven skin and fine lines, I have been testing products from the RESIST line to address my concerns.

AGEbeautiful Root Touch-Up Spray.

I don't know about you, but I swear my gray hairs are coming in faster than ever. I don't have time to make it to the salon more than every five week - I just don't. As it is, I have to touch up with hair color at the roots in between salon visits, but honestly it's not enough. My grays are showing around my hairline within days - what gives? I've been searching for a solution that doesn't rub off or sweat off and I've finally found it: AGEbeautiful Root Touch-Up Spray. Yes, a spray! And the best thing about this spray is that it lasts until your wash it out.

Top 10 Favorite Fall Lipsticks.

If there is one thing you want to update in your makeup for fall, it's your lipstick. It's quick, easy and probably the most affordable option too. It can change up your makeup look dramatically. If you're like me, you probably own a lot of eyeshadow palettes so you can change that up just by wearing darker or smokier shades. So all you need to do is invest in a new lipstick or two and you will be good to go. Here are my top 10 favorite lipsticks for fall.

L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Illuminators.

Everyone wants that perfect glow. You know, that perfectly, lit from within, dimmed spotlight kind of glow. If you paid attention to Fashion Week, it was all over the runways. There are highlighters and strobing is a real thing. Makeup brands are starting to create products just for strobing. L'Oréal caught onto this trend a long time ago and they have a collection all about illuminating and making the skin more luminous. With these primers that highlight and powders that create ethereal glows, creating your one of a kind glow is as simple as one more step to your makeup routine.

My Skin Story: Anti-Aging + Finding the Right Skin Care Products.

As I am getting older and hopefully wiser, my skin care needs and concerns have changed quite a bit. Just a few years ago, it was all about getting my skin brighter and more even in tone and keeping those pesky fine lines, wrinkles and crow's feet at bay. Something has happened over the last year or two that I couldn't put my finger on, and I actually went to the doctor about it. I am 48 and have lost a bit of weight over the last three years. My face seems to be drooping and hollowing. My doctor said it is somewhat from the weight loss, but more of it is naturally occurring and due to aging. It is called volume loss and is what causes the cheeks to sink in and eyes to hollow out. It's not pretty. So, I've been tackling it with a multi-pronged approach. I am happy to report that I am looking younger and more fresh with pretty rapid results.

MAC Studio Waterweight SPF 30 Foundation.

I've been waiting for MAC to release its version of a serum foundation and it is finally here: MAC Studio Waterweight Foundation. Let me tell you - it was so worth the wait. This foundation makes skin look perfected, feels like you are not wearing foundation and does so while pretty much invisible on the skin.

"The latest product in our Studio lineup blows the competition out of the water. Introducing M∙A∙C Studio Waterweight SPF 30 Foundation – an innovative foundation that delivers colour in an ultra-fluid, elegantly thin, elastic gel serum formula. With stay-true colour and sheer medium buildable coverage, it softly blurs imperfections such as pores and fine lines. The addition of Moisture-Fusion Complex provides immediate and all-day hydration, leaving skin feeling quenched and soft, supple, silky to the touch."

10 Ways to Wear White After Labor Day.

I don't really follow the "you can't wear white after labor day" rule. I put my whites away seasonally but I tend to follow the weather rather than the calendar. If you do follow this rule, there are ways that you can safely wear whites after Labor Day.

Save on Dove at Walgreens for Fall!

I'm stocking up on some of my favorite beauty products for fall and now is the perfect time to do it because there are some great offers on some of my favorite Dove products at Walgreens. When you choose Dove, you help girls build self-esteem too! Dove has already reached 15 million young lives with their self-esteem education program, and together we can help keep that number growing. By shopping your favorite Dove products at Walgreens throughout the rest of this month, you will be helping this amazing cause. And like I mentioned, Walgreens has some great offers on Dove products, so it's a win, win!

Top Husband Approved Grooming Products.

I live with four men in my house. Yes, four of them. While three of them may be my children, they are all much bigger than me now so I pretty much consider them to be men. I'm lucky enough to have a bathroom all to myself. While I'd like to think it's because I need my own privacy and my own space - I have enough beauty products to open my own store - the men in my life are pretty obsessed with their own grooming habits. They are well stocked with their own beauty grooming products themselves. There is no way we could all share the same space! Finding the right products for the men in my life isn't easy - they are picky! They all have different wants and needs and they all have to please the big guy in the house... my husband.

Creating Easy Hairstyles with Conair Quick Twist.

I remember being hair obsessed since a very young age. My daughter (now 20, which I cannot believe!) was definitely obsessed with creating, fun but VERY EASY hairstyles since she was probably three, and this summer has been all about finding fun and easy hairstyles for my nine year old niece Elizabeth. Being an active new fourth grader and having to get out the door fast in the morning but still wanting to express herself with her hair, Elizabeth turned to me for some help. She was tired of wearing her hair down, headbands and pony tails - she wanted to learn how to braid her hair. Braids are a huge trend, as we all know. Elizabeth and I both agreed that smaller braids used as accent pieces were the perfect way for her to express herself. The problem was that her little fingers had a hard time actually creating the braids herself. This is when I was lucky enough to get to test the brand new Conair Quick Twist and I knew this was the solution.

Long Lashes + Bold Brows with Grande Naturals.

We've been seeing long, thick lashes for years. False eyelashes and lash extensions are super popular. Mascara brands are constatnly improving their formulas so that lashes are longer and thicker. Everyone simply wants longer, fuller, thicker lashes. Now, it's all about the brows too. Thanks to Cara Delevingne and her naturally bold brows, the full brow is making a comeback. What are you to do if you just aren't blessed with long, thick lashes or full brows and you don't have the time to spend gluing on false lashes or filling in your brows? Well, you need to turn to turn lash and brow conditioners to do the trick. One great brand that I keep hearing about is Grande Naturals and their conditioning products GrandeLASH-MD and GrandeBROW. I've been testing them both hoping for long lashes and bold brows!

GrandeLASH-MD is created with a proprietary blend of vitamins, peptides and amino acids plus conditioning ingredients. It's been a top award winner for years. It applies just like a liquid eyeliner and is to be used one at night before bed. When I've worked backstage with top makeup artists and complimented them on their lashes they've all told me it was thanks to GrandeLASH-MD. GrandeLASH-MD is tested and safe for use around the eyes.

GrandeBROW is an eyebrow enhancing serum that promotes thicker and fuller-looking brows. Made up of a properitary blend of vitamins, peptides and amino acids plus the key ingredient prostaglandin I.C. which extends the length of the hair growth cycle. It comes with a special applicator brush that is designed to deliver the product to the natural shape of the brows. It is also to be applied at night, to clean brows. This should only be applied to the thinning areas of the brows (which I think might be where I am going wrong as I have been applying it all over).

Both formulas start to work in about six weeks with full results seen in three to four months. I'll let you know my full results in a few months, but I've been using both for about a month so far. I can definitely notice lengthening in my lashes and my brows do seem to be growing like crazy. I swear I am snipping my brow hairs every other day and I haven't had to do that in a very long time. After I complete four months of use, I can start moving on to maintenance by using the products just every other night.

Prices vary as the products are sold individually in three month and six month supply and as a set containing the GrandeLASH-MD and GrandeBROW which is the best deal at $139.95.

You can purchase GrandeLASH-MD and GrandeBROW online at grandelashmd.com or at fine salons.