It wasn’t enough that they practically enslaved me to their always great-fitting, often outlandishly-embellished premium denim, or that their ginormous “Predator” sunglasses have been perpetually perched atop my head or shielding my eyes from the sun in recent weeks. Nope… now the creative folks at Rock & Republic want to entice me with their glossy black and chromed-out compacts full of hip hues for eyes and cheeks, and 15 (yes, fifteen!) different shades of “ultra-opulent Luxe Lip Gloss” from Alpha Blonde and Trust Fund to my personal fave, Cougar (rawr!).
The 116-piece collection includes the aforementioned lip glosses, blushes in both mousse & pressed formulations, three bronzing and highlighting duos, an excellent selection (48 shades) of pressed eye shadows, and four shades each of tinted makeup primer with SPF20 (hooray!) and tinted illuminizers. Choices, choices…
All the packaging is gorgeous in a flashy, obnoxious, in-your-face way completely befitting the R&R image, but the bronzing and highlighting duos (available in 3 shades: Penthouse, Villa, and Private Jet) come in refillable compacts boasting double strands of Swarovski crystals (and a hefty $225 price tag!) for a seriously blinged-out look. The lip glosses are much more budget-friendly at a mere $26 each, and you can choose from the plethora of eye colors for only $28 each (skintight, sabotage, and nailed look great for starters!).
View the entire collection here, then purchase from Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, or Bloomingdale’s beginning September 15th.
