Fresh Island Reverie face palette
$55 at Sephora and fresh.com
Fresh Island’s Reverie Face Palette — meant to capture the essence of a sun-splashed day in the tropics — is a study in neutrals, pinks and browns. But Fresh’s blush and three eye shadows are all pretty and wearable. Major props, too, for the palette’s perfect shade of bronzer, which is, in a word, money. It even makes up for the fact that the plastic compact comes sans brushes — and that the coral blush is dustier than the Mojave. [ RACHEL MACHACEK, THE WASHINGTON POST ]
True Blue Spa Rice Pudding Body Polish
$17.50 at Bath & Body Works stores
First off, True Blue Spa’s Rice to the Rescue body scrub smells so much like rice pudding I’m tempted to dig in with a spoon. It’s not your run-of-the-mill grainy, scratchy concoction, either. Rubbing it on feels like smearing pudding on your skin. The texture is soft and soothing, and it rinses clean, with rice oil leaving behind smooth skin and an ever-so-light trace of moisture. [ HOLLY E. THOMAS, THE WASHINGTON POST ]
L.U.C.I. Eyes Light Color in Motion Eye Shadow Duo
$45 at department stores and lancome.com
Lancome’s eye shadow compact is so heavy I’d avoid lugging it anywhere unless I had a Sherpa to carry it for me. The shadows themselves are iridescent, which can be fun, but the color in the compact I tried, Ray of Apricot Light, cast a strange pinky glow. I followed the diagram that accompanies the compact, brushing the lighter color under my eye and down my cheekbone. I looked as though I was ready for a Star Trek convention. [ EMILY HEIL, THE WASHINGTON POST ]
Annick Goutal Petite Cherie Eau De Parfum Roll-On
$39 at aedes.com
The fuss-free roller ball with French perfumer Annick Goutal’s new roll-on scent distributes the right dose, no matter how haphazardly I apply it. And the scent is like spring. With notes of peach, vanilla and grass, the scent goes on crisp and light. But once the bouquet settles in, it takes a surprise turn to soft and buttery. It’s like switching from pinot gris to chardonnay at a French bistro. And I’ll take both, please. [ R.M. ]
