Are you ready for some sparkle? .... 
LUSH Lustre dusting powder
$14.95 for 1.4 oz.

LUSH Lustre Dusting Powder is a very fine, jasmine-scented gold powder that you can apply all over your body. LUSH's application instructions are to rub some in your hands and then use your hands to apply where desired. It's a little messy to do it that way, and I find it easier to mix it with some lotion to get a more subtle glow and a more even application. The one flaw of this product is the packaging--it's a little messy to try and use the little snap up lid because if you squeeze the bottle too hard, the powder will go flying everywhere. Be sure to squeeze very gently!

In spite of that one drawback, I definitely feel like this is a good quality product, and the small bottle definitely lasts a long time. I applied it on my arms and legs almost every day during the summer, and the bottle is still pretty full! I prefer this to other dusting powders I've tried, and to other shimmer lotions I've tried. I like being able to control the amount of shimmer, and what lotion I'm mixing it with. You could add the most subtle glow, or you could practically go Goldfinger/Pussy Galore with this stuff! I also feel that the golden shimmer of Lustre is especially pretty. Bonus: when I mix it with 100% Pure's Coconut Nourishing Body Cream, it smells HEAVENLY, like warm waffle cones.

Even if you don't usually splurge on shimmery body products, I really think most gals would like and use this, especially during shorts/bikini season. You could split it with a friend and put your in an empty decorative salt/pepper shaker! I think this would also be good to add a little golden glow to your legs and arms for holiday parties too (to keep the pasty white from blinding everyone, right?) ;)


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LUSH Emotional Brilliance Liquid Eyeliner in Quietly Motivated
$22.95 for 0.2 oz

Described as a "warm chocolate brown," but I'd say it kind of leans toward a bronzey taupe, actually. The price tag does seem a bit high, but the color was mesmerizing. And LUSH's liquid eyeliner does technically come with more product inside than your typical eyeliner, though I seriously wonder how long it'll be useable or how much of the product you'll actually be able to get out of the bottle. The brush applicator is attached to the lid, which isn't very convenient. It easily frays and its difficult to get the right amount of product. This particular color applied fairly well--not as streaky or as sheer as some of the other liquid eyeliners from LUSH. However, I ended up returning this product to LUSH because it made my eyelids sting for awhiel when I applied it (even after it had dried completely). It's very rare that I have any sort of reaction to skincare or makeup products, and LUSH's salespeople had told me how soothing the ingredients were when I bought it--I don't know what's in this that was making my eyelids burn. The uncomfortable weird feeling did eventually stop, and I did try it a few more times with similar problems.

The salespeople said a few other customers had reported similar side effects. I'm going to steer clear of LUSH eye products. Stila and Urban Decay both make fabulous liquid liners that come in a rainbow of colors, with better pigmentation, and NO irritation. 

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