Pat McGrath, one of my all-time favorite makeup artists states “Summer is the perfect time to experiment with texture and colour. We saw a lot of accessory shades for lips and nails this season.” Pat recommends Dolce & Gabbana’s Passion Duo Gloss Fusion Lipstick ($34.00) for an effortless application of rich, velvety textured formula that instantly locks in moisture to conditions lips.

I have always liked the duality of the rich pigments of color and the supreme glossy shine that the inside presents on the lips. It makes for a two-in-one product and delivers beautifully bold color for the lips. The lip colors are teamed with an edited selection of nail lacquers (not sampled) in the Passion Duo Summer Pleasures Collection. So, both lips and nails are on trend! Gloss Fusion Lipstick are available in Exotic, (Intense Fuschia shade sampled), Royal (darkest berry shade sampled), Tropical (warm orange shade sampled), Natural, Intrigue, Fatale, Imperial, Feminine, Sensual and Vivid.

For the nails: Intense Nail Lacquer ($20.00) is available in Cosmopolitan, Fire, Royal, Passione and Grey Pearl. Dolce & Gabbana Duo Summer Pleasures Collection is on counters in August 2012 and at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores and Saks.com.

What do you ladies think of the Dolce & Gabbana Duo Summer Pleasures Collection? Don’t those lipsticks look lush? Let us know by commenting below, which will automatically be posted to our Community Forum (click here to check it out!) where you can find other beauty related discussions! Don’t forget to also submit a photo to our Photo Of The Day (click here!) feature, where a new photo will be picked daily. Your photo just might be selected, so get going!

– Nicole Gordon Levine

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