MAX Factor - Say Goodbye, America!

Lazy Sunday...gotta love it. Days filled with shopping you don't need to do, time to try new eyeshadow experiments, and of course, learning that one of your favorite make up companies will no longer be distributed in the United States...what!?

Shopping in Harmon with my mother today brought me to a startling reality: MAX Factor is no longer going to be sold in America. Every uniquely colored eyeshadow pallet, duo mascara and lipstick had a horrifying yellow sticker on it..."If you like MAX Factor, you're going to love Cover Girl!" No offense to Cover Girl, I completely enjoy their mascaras and eye liners on occasion, but why!? My crazy colors for my GaGa inspired nights was coming to a crashing halt, and I needed to stock up NOW.

My favorite product from MAX Factor has been the Vivid Impact Highlighting Mascara, an original dual mascara set, one with a 'base' color (entire lash), and the other a 'highlighting' color (for the tips of the lashes). The colors I purchased included:

Blushing Blue - Electric blue and hot pink highlighter

Burning Bordeaux - Crimson red and bright red highlighter

Moonlit Black - Charcoal grey and shimmering silver highlighter

My favorite thing about these interesting mascaras is the way they make your eyes pop. My light blue eyes are sometimes hard to work with bright colors, especially blues (kind of kills the vibrance of my eyes), but I love pairing these with natural shadows. Subtle shadows and bright mascaras make your eyes pop right off your face!

For a clubbing night, try pairing the dazzling mascara duos with greys and silvers. Experiment with matte and shimmer looks, see which one you prefer! I love working these with dark matte hues, it makes batting my lashes in the strobe lights so much more effective.

Along with the mascaras, I bought interesting eyeshadow trios that had colors I wouldn't normally reach for. The wet/dry eyeshadows included Ravenous, a safari style color pallet, Pajama Party, light blues and purples, and African Violet, an all over the color spectrum steal. Tried Pajama Party when I got home, and absolutely loved it. Can't wait to try the rest!

Stock up on all the MAX Factor you're going to need, ladies! I know I did!

All pictures courtesy of http://www.maxfactor.com/.

MAX, you will be missed...

Revolution in Cut Primer - Layered Bob

Happy Saturday, everyone!

After about three months of attempting to grow my pob-esque hairstyle out to a bob or midlength shag, I caved and ran to the salon on a snowy Friday night in New Jersey. This cut, while much needed, was even more exciting than any in the past because of a new product I was going to try - Revolution in Cut Hair Primer for Layered Bobs.

Revolution in Cut is a new hair care line created by celebrity stylist Ric Pipino. It consists of caring, priming and styling products.

The Caring products include a sulphate free shampoo, conditioner and a deep conditioner. Styling products include a smoothing cream, curling gel, lifting root spray and tousling pomade. The most exciting thing about this line, however, is the 'revolutionary' primers, specifically designed for different hair styles. So what is a primer, you may ask...


Primers are hair products designed to take control of your hair after caring for it (after showering, before style products). Revolution in Cut has six different primers, crop, layered bob, bob, short layers, long layers and blunt. The main purpose of these primers is to keep your fresh hair cut growing in the direction your stylist intended.

Some women may find it's hard to style their hair after a fresh cut...you can never get it to look exactly like your stylist did. With Revolution in Cut Priming, the life of your haircut is extended, and styling is a cinch! After washing with the sulphate free shampoo (warning: sulphate free shampoo is not supposed to lather, so don't pile it on!) and conditioning, I towel dried my new 'do and got ready for the priming experience.

Since I have almost no hair in the back of my head, I used only about half a pump. The silky cream rubbed into my hair very well; I was cautious about how close I got it to my scalp. Sometimes these pre-styling creams can make your roots get weighed down or look greasy, and I didn't want to deal with that. To my surprise, drying time was cut in half! My hair took about three minutes to dry in full, and the usual frizziness of my short, naturally curly hair was cut out completely. It smelled amazing, and I hoped straightening would be a breeze.

As I predicted, straightening took about 5 minutes, and my hair looked as perfectly sculpted as it did yesterday when I left the salon. I took some of the tousling pomade, Tousle Me, and attacked the back of my head with it...hoping my craving for big, sexy hair would be fulfilled. Again, I was correct.

Revolution in Cut has earned a place in my heart, and I can't wait to try more of their product line. I look like I have movie star hair, and I couldn't be happier! Will definitely update on whether or not I feel the lifespan of my haircut is extended with the use of these...

You can buy Revolution in Cut by Ric Pipino at Beauty 360. Products range from $18 - $32. Judging by the small amount I've used and the excellent results I've seen, the products are definitely worth the price!

Have you ever tried a priming product? What was your experience like?

Image courtesy of GBG.

Welcome to Fatal Attraction Beauty!

Hello, World!

This is Femme of Fatal Attraction Beauty! This blog has been created to share favorite beauty products with readers. Through many trials, I've gone through successes and failures, found golden products, decent products, and not-so-good products.

The mission of Fatal Attraction Beauty is to limit the money wasted by readers on bad beauty products. Nothing is worse than buying a dream cream for $65 that winds up being a nightmare!

Feel free to always write to for product suggestions, comments or to defend your favorites! I'm here to listen and help you acheive looks that kill!

- Femme