Sand, Surf, and the Guerlain Summer Collection

News of the Guerlain Dazzling Radiance collection for Summer 2010 has just reached Krasey HQ, so naturally I felt the need to pass this gorgeousness on to all of you.

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- More to Stuff Your Stockings

For those of you still looking for some tidbits to stuff in those stockings, here are a couple of options, and all under $40!

Loreal HIP Loose Khol Eyeliner Review

Most of the time, you will see me giving a product rave reviews on this beauty blog. If I love a product, I feel the need to share that love. If a product is just so-so, I usually don't feel the need to tell you about it unless asked. Now products that I dislike, those make it into a very different kind of post. This is one such post.


After hearing a lot about the cheaper alternative to the oft talked about Guerlain Loose Khol (Hey, Angelina loves 'em); I decided to venture out to my local Duane Reade and try one out myself. With visions of sexy smoked out eyes dancing in my head, I nabbed the Loreal H.I.P loose kohl eyeliner in Burgundy.

I will mention that I have not tried the original Guerlain loose khol, so I can't really compare the H.I.P version to the Guerlan version unfortunately. I can say that the color is a gorgeous shade of warm purple with considerable sparkle and shimmer. The applicator is a stiff, hard, thin plastic stick that tapers to a rounded point at the end.Unfortunately, the beautiful color is not enough to make me want to use this again.

The loose khol powder itself is chunky, flaky, and does not adhere well to the area you apply it to. I applied it by dragging the applicator horizontally across my lash line on both top and bottom. The result was uneven liner with a sufficient amount of fallout on my cheeks and under my eyes. The powder also felt scratchy to my eyes.

The final verdict? While the color was lovely, and the novel technique seemed really cool, I was not impressed at all with this product. There is the chance that I wasn't applying it correctly, but my first and second time using this convinced me that this liner is not for me.

Will I try the Guerlain loose khols? After this foray into the world of loose khols, I am not so certain. Can't win them all I guess. That is money saved for liners that I do love!