The Fairest Sale: Pixi

October 6, 2009 at 11:26 pm Carla Maganinho Leave a comment

Petra Strand‘s makeup line Pixi has been around for years. She opened her first Pixi boutique in London’s SoHo neighborhood about 10 years ago but it wasn’t until last year that most us were introduced when the line hit Target last September.

The first time I set my eyes on Pixi, I lost my mind…I wanted it all. Pixi is all about quick-fix products that also deliver real results.

Um, where do I sign up?!

Let me tell you about a few of my favorite Pixi products.

When it comes to lip products, I have very specific beauty obsession: I am addicted to lip stains. Ask me about a lip stain and I most likely have it along with every shade that the lip stain comes in, whether it’s my shade or not… that’s just how I roll; I like to have my bases covered! But seriously, I am absolutely addicted to lip stains because they give my lips color that lasts practically all day. Pixi’s lip stains are a particular favorite of mine because of the delivery method. I love the magic marker-like packaging to this lip stain, you can use it like a lip liner and fill in your lips with it. That’s not such an easy feat with other lip stains. Right now the best thing about Pixi’s Lip Blush is that all shades are 60% off during The Fairest‘s sale.

This little gem is Pixi’s Smokey Eye Wand. The wand has a sponge tip applicator at the top and when you twist the cap back on, the sponge tip is loaded with eyeshadow in Black Silver. This color is gorgeous! When you pack the color on your lids, you have this metallic smokey eye that is so smoldering. The sponge tip is sized so it can lay down color on the lid and still fit into the contour of the crease. Sometimes I have a little trouble creating the smokey eye look, it takes a little more effort than just applying a dark color to your lids. Pixi’s Smokey Eye Wand has definitely made the process a little easier for me though. My only wish here was that Pixi would release more colors. I dream of Smokey Eye Wands with black eyeshadows with brown and blue undertones… who could resist that?

So do you see what I mean about quick fixes? Simple, clever products that deliver real color. Check out the Pixi sale on The Fairest going on right now for more of the line’s cleverness. The sale ends in 2 days!

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