Holiday Makeup Archives
The Holidays have come and gone with glitter, shimmer and smoke. You could look romantic, alluring, natural, and vamp! Here's some of the looks and gift ideas that were out there, See what's still available, and definitely pick up some of the wonderful gifts and palettes that might be still on sale.

A definite find is Glamourette from BeneFit. An organdy wrist bag suitable for an evening out, contains a rouge and puff on one side, a face powder and puff on the other side, and a lovely, harmonizing lipstick in the handle. With three dainty mirrors, and two additional puffs. Choose from 3 ensembles in Coy (mocha apricot), Fickle (berry) and Divine (rich plum). $38 Buy now at Sephora.com

The new fragrance from Cliniques' Happy collection is a full-bodied, floral fragrance with notes of mandarin, yellow primrose, wild carrot flower, and water hyacinth. Notes of blond wood and sandalwood create harmony and balance.It all sounds lovely, but to smell is to tell and Happy heart smells nice. $36.50 1.7 oz.

Revlon has a nifty carry in your purse
Illuminance 10 Shade Pallette Cream Eyeshadow
This luxurious eye creme covers your lids with dazzling color that smoothes and moisturizes the sensitive skin around your eyes every time you wear it. Fragrance free.$9.50 at ULTA.com

Bejeweled is Clinique's new Holiday Makeup Collection. The Eye Defining Duo Collection comes in a sleek silver case with mirror in shade palettes inspired by jewels. Apply the rich shadow and liner in one to the upper and lower eyeline and crease with the included pointed sponge, then switch to the round tip sponge for shimmery light shadow on the lid and brow bone. My favorite is Graphite from the Nude Collection. $18.50 Other shades to choose from are Cashew, Black Icicle, Sage Shimmer Vintage Wine. There's palettes of Lips and Nails too, plus a limited edition Everywhere Glimmer - in a pot of silver and gold shimmer.$15.50

M.A.C. is the BEST! Something for everyone from loads of glitter to matte and satins for the baby boomer crowd. Definitely check out the very dramatic matte and metallic Lux Delux Collection! Also available for shiny complextions to blot excess oil away and freshen up are M.A.C. Blot Film papers. Great to tuck away in your tinyest purse. Guys will love them too! Available at Maccosmetics.com

For the woman without Smashbox has added new brushes to their line. A retractable lip brush, and a double ended lash comb and brow brush. In holiday red $18 - $22. Plus, if you go online, now you can have several selections wrapped in one box as a gift set. at Sephora.com

OK, if you've read my reviews before, you know how I sing praise to Outlast All Day Lipcolor. I'm a huge fan of long wearing lipcolor! Well, there's not only Outlast Pearls in 14 new pearl shades, available January 2003, but new gorgeous holiday duos in shades like Frosted Apple, Frosted Berry, and Frosted Licorice. Each duo comes with a festive shade of All-Day Color base coat and a companion glittered topcoat.$9.50 Also in the holiday line are Liquid LipSlicks in Melted Snow, Holly Day, Berry Shine and Violetta $4.50 and Body Shimmer Loose Shimmer Powder for the face and body.$4.10 Shimmer Palette for Eyes and Lips $4.50 is a real find with 3 lip shades, 1 lipgloss, 4 eye shadows, and an eye illuminator. Great price! Get it before it leaves the shelves.

Rocket City is a newer line with lots of fun products for both the young and the young at heart. Do check out the Bang metallic cream body color. The packaging is innovative! The colors glorious! Gift selections this holiday season are Stardust $24, a vanilla scented body powder to sparkle you all over with a soft fluffy blue puff. All packaged in an adorable star shaped box and shimmery cloth gift bag. I'm keeping mine! Available at Sephora.com

Max Factor has new shades for winter in both the lipfinity and Facefinity lines. And really pretty moisturizing top coats. Don't forget Facefinity for really long wearing foundation. Try using a drop under your eyes instead of heavy concealer. It works like a charm, doesn't collect in lines and stays on all day! For the price it's a keeper. Available at Drugstore.com and ULTA.com

With all the chemicals and environmental damage that our hair goes through, it is hard to keep hair moisturized and healthy. Razzamatazz Hair Products restores hair to its optimum 8% optimum moisture level. Razzamatazz shampoos and conditioners contains natural botanicals and essential oils that are easily absorbed by the hair shaft, which in turn moisturize and condition dry, brittle and unhealthy hair. No matter what your hair type. Check out their site for the full line. 1.866.287.1255 www.razzamatazz.net

Paint your body with Temptu Deluxe body Vogue kit Temptu.comExperience Body Vogue! Temptu" presents cosmetic accessories that transform a paint-on tattoo into a dazzling personal statement. The Body Vogue Deluxe Kit comes complete with six bottles of waterproof glitter based shimmer paints (enough for 50-75 tattoos), body glitter, gems, gem adhesive, cosmetic grade brush, detailed instructions, and a sheet of three dozen tattoo transfers. For a makeup artist, this is your first step to airbrush. If you are already airbrushing, try the Temptu line of airbrush inks for tattoos, fantasy, FX and flesh tones. Get it at: CosmeticMall.com

I've always wanted my hair to grow overnight. Well, I've found a website that will help with just that. Beauty Trends! You can order hair pieces in 3/4 caps for longer fuller hair, curly attachments, and smaller caps to "fill in". Plus you can order free up to 3 color swatches to make sure you are ordering the right color.

New at Laura Mercier to contour and sculpt the face is Contrast gives your features definition. Sucks in under the chin, sculpts the jaw line, thins the nose. Shortens a long face. Apply with your fingers, small foundation brush or sponge. And be sure to blend your edges! A versatile and must have in your makeup kit. Available at Sephora.com

Maybelline"New Gloss City" Holiday 2002 Collection is all glamour and sex appeal! And at these prices Expert Eye Shadow Quad $5.95 and Lip Polish $5.86 you can experiment with all the colors. Use the Blush Brush high on the temples, brushing in toward the nose to about mid-cheek. Line your eyes with the darkest of shades out of the Quad or Duo wetting the brush just a bit. Change to a blender tapered brush to add definition to the eye crease.

Tony & Tina Aromatherapy Makeup Collection is so much fun I have to sing its praises! First of all I love the nail paint! A metalic purple must is Visions! The herbal Char'Kohl pencils come in great shades and won't tear if you choose to apply them to the inside eye lash rim. My new find? Liquid Herbal Eye Liner Groundedness (burgundy) $18, Glitter Pencil in Black/Gold $18, a wonderful deep berry Divine Lip Shine, Kindness and Herbal Rice Powder $28. that really mattes the face! For you makeup artists, this is a must for your kit! At Sephora.com

Alchemy available at Sephora.com has a new mineral powder called Metamorface in pink Hematite, and Peach Wulfenite. A light weight luminescent powder $35. that comes with a puff, but I suggest a large powder brush that doesn't pick up a lot of pigment.

You've read my review on Shikai skin care products, well, now they are available at Mother Nature.com. While you are checking out the site, you'll find Homeopathy, Aromatherapy, Personal Care and even natural pet products.

Your skin will shimmer with DuWop Revolution. This is the perfect compliment to bare shoulders, décolletage, back and legs. Revolution comes in 3 shades of light, medium and dark to suit all skin tones. I tried the medium shade and it took the ashiness out of my Colorado winter legs. But it didn't deposit so much glitter that everything I touched looked like fairy dust! Plus there's the bonus of SPF 15 so you are covered for outdoor activities. It's in a good sized 6 oz bottle too.

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