Shopping for fast make-up relief and frazzled at what to buy? Cosmetic aisles in supermarkets and drugstores are adding electronic makeover mirrors with technology from EZFace Inc. to help both the consumer and company. Wal-Mart Stores have already installed these virutal mirrors in a two locations and is set to expand to 40 other stores. Stores in France and Britain have also done the same.

The idea behind this is to deter customers from returns of product and of course from opening packaging leaving the company with destroyed inventory. This is also to help from being hesitant to buying new make up or even hair color, because unlike Sephora or department retailers there are no make up samples to test out.

The virutal mirror kiosks are designed for easy use: stand in front of a mirror for the photo and scan the cosmetic bar code. The eyeshadow, blush, lip gloss, mascara, or foundation will then appear on the appropriate part of the face. A list appears on the screen to remind you of what you are testing and you can even print the image, email it, or post it to Facebook.

Do you think this would be more effective in stores? If you don’t shop at Wal-Mart would it entice you to go and try the virtual mirrors out in order to make purchases? The only make up I buy at a retail store is mascara but if the Target around the corner from my apartment had something like this I think it would be fun. What are your thoughts?

As if mood swings weren’t enough, now everyone will be able to read you! Two Faced cosmetics has created their own beauty product of the mood ring. Emotionally-activated and high shine! A selection of shade-shifting lip glosses that blossom into a variety of perfect pink shades. For $18.50, give it a try. I want to hear! They come in petal, berry, pink shimmer and original.

I am a huge supporter of fake eyelashes and anything that makes my eyes look sexier/ bigger/ fuller/ whatevs, but I am not totally sure how I feel about this. LED light up fake eyelashes are the new craze amongst Asian women, claiming that they accentuate their eyes and make them look bigger. They are made with built in censors that enable them to track the motion of your pupils so you can turn them off with a distinct tilt of the head. I don’t know how you all feel about this, but to me it sounds like having a mini robot on your eyelid and I am not about to have my body taken over by a pair of fake eyelashes. On another note these can also serve the double duty of acting as 1) a light to ward off cars when youre crossing the street at night 2) a air traffic control light or mini lighthouse 3) a way to scare off small children. Make sure to peep more pics after the jump.

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In their second collaboration as part of Barbie’s 50th anniversary celebration, the Barbie Loves Stila collection introduces a new line of original cosmetics for their A/W 2009. This line includes the cute Barbie Loves Stila All Doll’d Up Palette with 12 shades of eye shadow. More pics of the line after the jump.

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Whitney Port? Really? Who is she you might ask? Well Whitney is caught up doing MTV”s show The City and her clothing line Whitney Eve. She has also teamed up with cosmetic company Cargo to create her very own signature shade of hot pink lipstick. Part of the PlantLove series, the lipstick is not only cute but also eco-friendly and charitable, with two dollars of every sale being donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The lipstick will be available on Cargo to create her very own signature shade of hot pink lipstick. Part of the PlantLove series, the lipstick is not only cute but also eco-friendly and charitable, with two dollars of every sale being donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The lipstick will be available on Sephora.com beginning next week.  At least its for a good cause eh?

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MAC Cosmetics is debuting a new line July 9th called Colour Craft. Filled with bright zesty colors for the eyes, lips, cheeks, etc, this line was designed to make your skin stand out in every way possible. Though I’m pretty sure it would be a seriously bad idea to wear all the products of this line at the same time for fear of looking like a clown, the collection looks like it has some amazing colors to spice up your errrday makeup routine. More pictures after the jump.

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A lavender-lovely Fergie asks us to enter a new kind of dreamscape, to feel the “Yes, we can!” of tomorrow, and to push forward on behalf of every man, woman and child affected by HIV/AIDS. VIVA GLAM VI Lipstick, Lipglass, and Special Edition Lipstick lead the way. Every cent of the selling price of VIVA GLAM Lipstick and Lipglass is donated to the M·A·C AIDS Fund to support men, women, and children living with HIV and AIDS.

The collection came out mid-March but I thought I’d share with you girls, sometimes it’s hard to keep up to date with all their new stuff because there’s always so much!

Here are two shades of the Viva Glam Lipstick: NEW Viva Glam VI Special Edition - Soft blue pink (Lustre) and Viva Glam VI - Warm terracotta plum with subtle pearl (Lustre)

Here are two shades of the Viva Glam Tinted Lipglass: Viva Glam VI Special Edition - Soft pink-tinged mauve (Frost) and Viva Glam VI - Warm plum with multi-reflective, muliti-dimensional pearl (Frost)

I love it, totally hit. I gotta get me that Hello Kitty lipstick in lavendar.

(L- R) Fashion Mews, Lavender Whip, Ever so Rich, Lancome Juicy Tube

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