I had the opportunity to check out the upcoming "Autum Fall 2009 Collection" by The Body Shop! Lisa from The Body shop had sent me the items to review, and I can honestly say - I love everything. Although, I love some things just a tad bit MORE ;) Most makeup items shown seem mineralized, but i'm not sure if they are or not. I know the eyeshadows and blushes are baked - but not sure if they contain minerals. Thank you to Yi who corrected me on this issue <3. But these are just so shimmery and pretty, I love them!! (This collection releases August 31st!) Here are the pictures + Reviews: Cool Dusk, Warm Sunset **The blushes are so pretty! They come in 3 different colors, so you can definitely choose which shade you'd prefer wearing..or better yet wear all 3!** Moonlight Lustre, SunDown Glow **NO BASE ON MY ARM! The eyeshadows come in 3 shades. They are all very pigmented, and actually I found some exact dupes from MAC too! I will post those pictures later. Moonlight Lustre actually includes 3 of the most popular shades for fall right now! Definitely give these a try!** Rosy Red (Lipliner), Burnished Amber (Khol Eyeliner), Vibrant Emerald (Khol Eyeliner), Brilliant Blue (Khol Eyeliner), Shimmering Silver (Khol Eyeliner) **I love these eyeliners. Not only are they khol pencils, but they work great as bases too if you'd like! They glide on so smooth, and they are so pigmented. They last practially all day! These contain little shimmers, but nothing too sparkly. I love the consistency of them.** From top to bottom: #14, #61, #45 **Can you tell that these are all great fall shades? I love the dark mauve colors, and the vampy red shades! Perfect to wear on a cold night out with just some soft natural eyes. The pink shade (#14) I was wearing in the top photo! The consistency of these are so smooth, they don't feel drying AT ALL! Surprising..I know!** Vivid Amethyst **Great fall mineral pigment!! The body shop already has mineral shades out for sale now, but they are adding on new shades for the fall! And this color perfectly describes fall/autumn weather. It's a pretty dusty, dark, plum/purple, shade. And the container is so well made - it even comes with a sifter!! No mess ladies!!** Radiant Highlighter, Skin Primer Matte It, Eye makeup remover, The Body Shop Mascara Super Volume, Natuer's Minerals Eye Shadow Brush **Radiant Highlighter: Out of everything, I love the Radiant Highlighter. It's just the perfect concept to highlighting your cheeks, temples, T-zone, and chin area. I love this thing!! **Skin Primer Matte It: The consistency of this is so smooth and silky! It just soaks right into your skin without leaving anything behind. And it keeps the shine away ALL DAY! Great primer!! (A little bit goes a LONG way!) **Eye Makeup Remover: This thing is incredible. It removes all sorts of makeup on my eye, including....MASCARA!!! Hard to believe, but it does miracles ladies. All you need is one drop of this onto a cotton ball, and you're all set. It doesn't leave your skin feeling tight and drying like most eye makeup removers. This is a must-have! **The Body Shop Mascara Super Volume: This does what it says, lengthens lashes! The brush is great, no clumps - and it separates my lashes! The only thing is, it doesn't hold my curl for long. I'm still on the hunt for a good mascara that will hold my curls! **Nature's Minerals Eye Shadow brush: ANIMAL CRUELTY FREE!! That's one thing that I have always loved The Body Shop for. This brush is super soft, and nicely packed to pick up those loose minerals! Great brush! I've done brush reviews in the past on The body shop, if you're interested check out my older videos on youtube! That's about it! If you want to see anything in depth - let me know and i'll try my best to inform you all <3 Have a great week! Cynthia

Most of you are probably already back in school, but I did a tutorial on a back 2 school makeup look and also an outfit! What I used - EYES UDPP ELF compact eyeshadows in Ivory, Golden Glow, Sage, and Dusk Maybelline Define-A-Lash Mascara FACE ELF Contour and Bronzing powder LIPS MAC L/S in Cutester MAC L/G in Mimmy As for my back 2 school outfit, I chose to go casual - but not too casual. Top: Graphic Tee from Express.com Bottoms: Skinny Jeans from WetSeal Shoes: Black flats from DSW shoes Have a wonderful first day of school!! Goodluck! <3 Cynthia

Hey everyone! I am back from vacation, and I received a lovely gift from a good friend! Anna (TheStyleDiet) is such a wonderful, and amazing girl! Please go check her out! She also has a blog, which is equally as amazing :) We did a mini swap, and all the things she gave me are freakin' ridiculously AMAZING!! I LOVE THEM ALL!! *Sleek Palette (Storm) *Pink shell earrings (LOVEEE) *Beautiful mini makeup bag!! Hope everybody had a great week - it's finally the weekend!! yayyy :)) Cynthia

For the Freakin' Fabulous Blog award. Thank you Yi for the tag! I appreciate it! *I have to admit..this is my first blog award ever. I feel so special! lol* The rules with this award are: 1. List five current obsessions 2. Pass the award on to five more fabulous blogs 3. On your post of receiving this award, link back to the person that awarded you 4. Link your five winners, and let them know that they've been awarded My current obsessions : 1. Urban Decay shadow palettes. I don't own any, but i've been obsessing over them for quite some time now. 2. Accessories! Especially earrings! I love hanging them on my cork board. 3. Spaghetti. People already know this one.. 4. Brushing and flossing my teeth after every meal. This is just me practicing good oral hygiene. But i've become obsessed. 5. YOUTUBE/BLOGSPOT/TWITTER! I can't stop reading such amazing blog entries, and watching awesome videos made by so many beautiful gurus. Not to mention reading everyones tweets about practically 'nothing'. lol I don't think I will ever be able to not touch my laptop for 24 hours. I tag these lovely people - Anna Jamilla Mel Jen K.C <3 Cynthia

I just picked the contest winner,and the video will be uploading shortly of how I chose them at random! Congrats to ciaorochelle, and bumblbe3!! Thank you to all who entered, and it is much appreciated! I love you guys! For the winners - I will be away on vacation starting tomorrow, until August 14th. So please send me a message through youtube, your addresses and full names so I can send off your stuffies ASAP when I come home :) I will be away at the beach with no internet..so sorry for any inconvenience to the winners! I will miss youtube and my blog greatly :( Have a safe and wonderful week y'all! Cynthia

I purchased these lenses awhile back, maybe 2 months ago. But because Geo manufacturer messed up the invoices, they forgot about my blue pair. So I had to wait another month for the last pair to arrive. I ordered these from Mesmerized Eyes. When I bought them, they were $16 USD each pair, but now the prices are $20 USD for each pair. Not bad considering other websites charges you over $40 USD for one pair. Oh yeah! Each pair comes with a free lense case! Overall, the customer service was an A+ and the shipping was expected to be late (around 3-4 weeks) - so don't expect it to come to your place right away. They do these in batches, and when all 100 orders for one batch is filled they have to wait for each payment to come through as well. Then they ship it to Korea. These are Geo Tri-Colour-BrownsCM834 Comfort Level: 10 out of 10 ( I don't even realize they're on my eyes!! ) Blurred Vision: 7 out of 10 ( The transparent part of lense is smaller than my pupil size, so indoors I have blurred vision ) Enlargement of Eye: 0 out of 10 (They do not make my eyes look bigger, just brighter ) Lenses true to color: 2 out of 10 ( They are not brown what so ever - they are hazel looking, which i'm okay with! But if you want brown, get the Angel Browns! ) These are Geo Angel Color in Blue CM832 Comfort Level: 10 out of 10 ( I don't even realize they're on my eyes!! ) Blurred Vision: NONE! Enlargement of Eye: 10 out of 10 (They look bigger than my regular pupil size ) Lenses true to color: 10 out of 10 ( YES! Definitely blue! But a subtle blue, unless you're under direct sunlight =P ) - - - - My husband, Corbin, got me an early graduation gift! I'm so happy! I've always wanted an SUV! 2009 Acura RDX - my love. I named her "Baby Pearl" because of the awesome paint job. lol Have a wonderful weekend! Cynthia

I was requested by some viewers to show them how I stay fit. I can't really say I do much, but I still do SOMETHING! Staying active is healthy, and you have a less likelier chance of getting heart disease. Everyday (I try to atleast...) I run around my neighborhood for approximately 20 minutes. Then I finish my workout routine with different sets of sit ups. This has kept my weight steady, i'm not losing any, and not gaining any either. As a model, clients don't want you to look masculine - they just want you to look lean and toned. So Yoga, Pilates, cardio, are all great workouts. As for makeup wise for the gym, honestly - don't wear any. It will just melt off of your face anyway. When you're at the gym, you're there for a PURPOSE! If you cake on so much makeup, people won't take you seriously and you're obviously not there to wokrout anyway. So keep it to a minimum, by applying MAYBE some waterproof mascara, or lipgloss. But anything else..don't do it. You'll just look silly! So my question to you all is: do you wear makeup while working out? Cynthia

Just wanted to say thank you to all who follows me on my blog, and who are also subscribed to my youtube channel! I hit 2,000 subscribers yesterday, and the numbers still keep going up! To thank those who actually watch my videos, i'm doing a mini giveaway. Now, I didn't advertise the giveaway on my channel because I don't want people to subscribe to me for the wrong reasons (to win free stuff)! So everything is done very discretely :) If you are a follower on my blog and a subscriber, join if you'd like as well! RULES for giveaway: ~Must be a SUBSCRIBER! ~Must be 18 years or older/ if under I need your parents' consent! ~Must be willing to give out address and full name ~You may only enter ONCE! Either a video response or a comment! ONE TIME!! ~Must answer those four questions for comments/video ~Ends August 9th, 2009 ~Open to EVERYBODY! Even Internationally!! ~Winner for Video response and Comment response will be chosen at RANDOM! ~Please allow more than a week for me to ship the items to you, as I will be out of town the week of August 10th :) PRIZES (Each winner will win one of each item): ~Jasmin scented soap ~Collagen Facial Mask ~Ardell Lashes + Adhesive #109 ~Urban Decay Foreshadow Palette (LOVE!!!) Questions to answer for "About Me Giveaway": 1. Name 2. Where are you from? 3. Where did you come up with your YouTube username? 4. Tell me something interesting about you If you are a blog follower, please subscribe to my youtube channel and post a comment below the newest video with your answers to those following questions above :) Email me for any questions: chanelbluesatin@hotmail.com Goodluck! xx Cynthia