Beauty Roundup: ColourPop’s Brow Game, The Balmain x L’Oreal collection, and Pink Sugar Concealers

Lots to get through for this week, PV girls! When it comes to making a bold statement, Nicki Minaj is a woman who knows how draw in a crowd, so when the Anaconda Queen goes nude, people turn heads. For this week’s roundup we’ve got everything you need from ColourPop’s newest brow products to the fabulous ad campaign of the Balmain x L’Oreal Collection! Feast your eyes on Kat Von D’s up and coming highlighter, and get excited for Pink Sugar’s concealers! It’s a wild roundup this week!

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Nicki Goes Nude

It looks like Nicki Minaj is trading in her signature pink hair and vibrant clothes and going... nude! The multi-award winning rapper, who’s been a MAC Ambassador since 2013, is lending her talents once again to create another set of lipsticks that are sure to make MAC Cosmetics customers very happy. Nicki and MAC are coming out with two nude lipsticks, Nicki's Nude (soft coral pink) and The Pinkprint (mid-tone creamy pink), which will both retail for $18 each. The lipsticks launch online and in-store on September 21.  

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It’s Brow Time!

Everyone’s favorite affordable beauty brand ColourPop Cosmetics is coming out with two new products that will have all you kilay girls jumping for joy! Adding to their existing collection, the Brow Boss Pencil ($5) and the Brow Boss Gel ($6) promise to help you achieve fuller, more natural-looking brows without the hassle. The Brow Boss Pencil will come in four matte shades (blonde, light brown, dark brown, and soft black) and will include a spoolie brush on one end for easy blending. Meanwhile, the Brow Boss Gel is a clear, lightweight mousse that will keep your brows in place and last all day. Both brow products have just dropped at the ColourPop Cosmetics site so you better get shopping!

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Balmain Beauty

Remember when we first revealed the amazing top secret and super luxe collection that Balmain was working on with L’Oreal Paris? Well, the haute couture fashion house and well-loved drugstore brand have finally revealed all 12 shades that will be part of this epic collaboration! Designer Olivier Roustein not only helped design the gorgeous blue, green, black, and gold lipstick bullets, but he also lent a hand in picking and formulating the shades.

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All 12 matte lippies will be available starting September 20, and the shades certainly evoke the decidedly stand-out style of the fashion house. From a vibrant red to a cool blue, a jade-inspired green and a poppin’ purple, you can now be part of the Balmain Army!

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I’ve Got a (Metal) Crush On You

We’re still trying to get over the crazy glitter lipsticks Kat Von D is launching and now she’s bringing out a highlighter that is out of this world! As blinding as the sun, the Metal Crush Highlighters are pots of sparkly goodness that will make any glow-obsessed girl happy. Although there are no further details on the shades, launch date or price, fans can find out more about the highlighters on Kat’s personal IG account as well as the Kat Von D Beauty account. They look like they’re going to be amazing! I mean, just look at the teaser video here:

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A New Secret Weapon!

Apparently Pink Sugar Cosmetics has been keeping something from us... and boy, is it awesome. The crowd favorite ‘Our Lil Secret’ Concealer is now available in two formulations! The Pro Coverage (the one in the tube) is the more heavy-duty concealer that we love using on blemishes, while the Lightweight Formula (the one with the doe foot applicator) is a thinner, lighter formula that's perfect for covering up dark circles. You can snag your preferred concealer at any of the Pink Sugar counters!

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A concealer that cares

Breakouts are never fun. There’s nothing worse than going to bed with clear skin and waking up with a couple of spots that look angry and super red. It often takes a lot of effort (and product!) to conceal those nasties, and even so we can’t help but think about how it would be better for our irritated skin to not be covered with makeup.

Well ladies, there just might be a solution. What if we told you girls about makeup that actually aids in clearing up your skin? It Cosmetics, known for their great formulas and skincare-infused products, has just released a concealer that promises to not only cover your breakouts, but help clear them as well! Their Bye Bye Breakout Concealer ($28) comes in seven shades and is infused with anti-aging peptides and hydrolyzed collagen, plus oil-absorbing zinc oxide, kaolin clay, witch hazel, tea tree, sulfur and a AHA/BHA complex that takes it from just being a cover-up to actually being a treatment solution! Grab your bottle on the It Cosmetics website here.

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Karla Aguas

Age range: 24-29

Skin type/shade: light with yellow undertones, dry and sensitive

Skin concerns: redness

Hair type: thick and naturally wavy

Hair concerns: split ends

Eye shape: almond

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