More from the awesome M.A.C. newness – check out the Mineralize eyeshadows.
As usual from this line, it’s super-velvety color – but you’ll find these colors to be extra-luxe. They are sophisticated, rich,and just a little bit wild.
I don’t know about you, but I find a little bit of shimmer can positively reinvent the eye.
My favorite shade is young punk – it’s a shimmery purplish black – that I’ve tried as a shadow, but also, applied wet makes an AWESOME liner. Try it – it’s instant night-look.

I grew up immoderately obsessed with Madonna. When she had teased bangs and a wrist of bangles, so did I. When she started to wear pointy bras, I didn’t…but I sort of wanted to!
Now, inspired by Madonna “Ray of Light”, shu uemura’s Artistic Director Gina Brooke’s has created a custom diamond eye shadow for Madonna’s new Sticky & Sweet 2009 summer tour look.
Each night, Madonna wears  a mixture of crushed, small flawless diamonds and white eye shadow to her lids. “The resulting brightness and glow from Madonna’s eyes captivate the audience and reinforces the fact that there are always …read more

I love deep, edgy shades of shadow, and have found a true winner.
Illamasqua’s Powder Eye Shadow is sexy as hell.
Each shade has rich pigments and smooth texture that are sure to get you noticed, no matter where you are. I am partial to the preen (matte purple) shown – but there’s a rainbow of colors – perfect for whatever your personality.
My favorite part though is the texture – not only does it LOOK rich, but it FEELS rich – which is the most luxe aspect of all.

One of the biggest lasting trends is the classic smoky eye.
While most try to achieve this look using just eye shadow, the best thing you can do is try a cream-to-powder shadow liner.
That’s where the Waterproof Shadow Liner Duo comes in. This is an awesome cream shadow that is totally waterproof and crease-resistant, and lets you create soft, smoky definition in one quick step.
This is truly the modern way to emphasize your eyes, it works in two ways: as a smudged liner or as an allover shadow, making it a great wallet-friendly beauty box addition.
Image: Nordstrom

I think I’ve waxed poetic more than enough about my love of a good shadow palette.
I feel like having all you need for a variety of looks in one place makes it way more likely we’ll take that plunge and TRY a new look. It ain’t like in this economy many of us are going to go out and buy a dozen shadows separately, right?
Even if you will, it gets way easier when you don’t have to, and with Sephora brand’s new PURE National 7-color palette, you get six wearable shades of shadows (good for day and night) and …read more