This, obviously, is the commencement of the shopping season.

I have MUCH to share, and will over subsequent posts, but for now, here’s the awesomeness going on at Sephora tomorrow!

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· Kat Von D Painted Love Lipstick Gift Set (#34 — $54 Value)– I LOVE Kat Von D – and live in her eye colors. This is a trio of her lipsticks…they are highly pigmented and festive colors, perfect for the holidays! This is limited edition, so jump on it fast if you are digging the shades.

· Sephora Brand I Love Sephora Brush Set (Now $29 — $120 Value) I travel a lot, and more each month, so I love compact sets that fulfill lots of needs at once. This is also great for holiday travel, it’s a set of five brushes – all you’d need for that perfect festive look!

· Fresh Sugar Wish Gift Set ($28, $55 Value) – I love sweets…but I need to start watching my weight! This is a duo for lips and body that smells and tastes sweet – but won’t make you gain an ounce. Plus, it comes in a sexy gold bag!

· Sephora Brand Blockbuster Palette to Go ($15, $50 Value) –This is great, it’s a super-comprehensive mini makeup palette that will fulfill all your makeup needs. (I love to take mine with me to work…you never know what will develop as the day goes on!)

· Philosophy The Winter Escape ($25) – If your sweet tooth is also a cozy warmth lover, this is pretty cool too – it’s inspired by the fireside, Peppermint Hot Cocoa and Melting Marshmallow scents! How awesome is that?

· Sephora Brand Collector’s Edition Fragrance Sampler For Her ($75, $160 Value) –  I hate when people buy me perfume…how do they know what scent I will like? (Unless I tell them. Then that’s OK.) This makes it easier, it includes a set of seven samples of Sephora’s most popular fragrances, and a gift voucher to choose your favorite one!

Also on *CyberMonday* if you enter code SHIP4FREE you get free shipping on your order!

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I’m going to have a steady stream of shopping info at ShopaholicsDaily.com – but for those of you who are more interested in sales in the beauty realm, stay tuned right here at eBeautyDaily!

Here’s what to expect this Friday at L’Occitane locations:

* Dreamy Hands Set: $8 ($24 value) – eeek!

And if you can’t make it Friday – I can’t imagine what else you may be doing in post-turkey bliss – here’s what is going on all weekend long:

* Up to 30% off select gifts
Honey & Lavender Bonne Mere Gift Set
Shea Vanilla Hugs & Kisses
Shower Celebration
Hand Indulgences
Lavender Hand Wash & Lotion
Shea Butter Hand Cream and Bonne Mere Soaps
Ultimate Shea Butter Gift Box
Cherry Blossom Set
Almond Enchantment
Verbena Sparkling Delights
Immortelle Anti-Aging Day Set
Savon de Provence

* Buy 2, get 1 free on select sets
Shea Butter Daily Duo
Shea Butter Voyage Kit
Men’s Essentials
Soap Trio – Holiday Limited Editions
Soap Trio Vanilla
Candied Fruits Mini Candle 60g Set
Winter Forest Mini Candle 60g Set

And for those of you who are more Cyber Monday types. (I honestly am BOTH):

* Shea Fantastique $39.96 ($86 Value)
* Free shipping on orders over $25

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Finally, FINALLY, you may be ready for an upgrade. Sephora’s Holiday Magic Bag Collection is cute, for sure – but they are also very handy, and come in a white and silver pattern that will likely coordinate with your favorite holiday clutch – in a way that your sandwich bag decidedly will not.

I also love it for days I am in offices and meetings – it’s just a really grown-up way of transporting beauty items – something that is extra-important when trying to sell yourself as a beauty expert. (Who would seriously trust a girl to respect products she throws around like yesterday’s coffee cup?)

The set includes a small, clear travel bag inside (so it’s two bags for the price of one); and the large hanging travel bag is a must-have for extended jet setting. So try it out – it’s a great extra-incentive to be out and about!

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Coming with me shall be NARS new Day and Night Palette, a 6-well collection of shimmering and sparkling eyeshadow shades.

My goal is to be able to be sophisticated by day – it IS a business trip after all – and sexy and sassy by night – ya know, in case I meet my soul mate in a Macau casino.

The colors are highly pigmented, which means a hot punch of color, and they also last for hours without creasing – even more fabulous because I have a packed schedule.

So, wish me luck! Next stop: Choosing which shoes to pack.

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And…I’m going to be so bold as to say…Sasa is cooler.

(Note, this comes from a girl who has been loitering at Sephora locations nationwide since high school.)

However, this morning, I conjured up a bit of adventurousness, and aimlessly wandered the streets of the center of town, in search of beauty innovation. What I found was…a whole lot of blasts from the past, but more important – fabulous products that you simply can’t find anywhere else.

I’ve always known this to be true – cosmetic companies will distribute differently in various regions. It’s really exciting though to suddenly be in one of those locales, and know you can buy – completely legally – products you can’t get at home, and take them back with you!

Like the Cyber Colors HD Plus Foundation – amazing. Utterly Amazing. And it’s here! As is Dr. G Skincare products – these are the brainchild of Gun-Yong Ahn, the founder of Gowoonsesang, the top brand in Korea. I did something I rarely ever do today – I BOUGHT makeup. (As in did not wait for it to be sent to me) – because there was something I just needed to have for my very own. Dr. G’s Luxury EGF Prime BB Protector is a make-up base, sun screen and foundation! It’s quite obviously the best primer I’ll ever own, so I had to, well, own it. And this is something you won’t find in America!

If you find yourself visiting Macau, you should check out the location I visited. It’s bi-level, and everyone there is super cool. (Plus, you know how Sephora lets you stand there for an hour trying on all their cosmetics, and leave the store totally beautified, and maybe not even buy anything? You can totally do that here too. But you shouldn’t. It’s really not a nice thing to do. Tsk.)

Rua De S.Domingos No.16A-16C and GF,BF,MF., Travessa, Da Se No : 1-A; 1-B
(853) 2832 2155
10:00am-10:00pm

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As I arrived, I realized I had been correct to be worried – the women of Macau are impeccably groomed. And it is a little intimidating.

I’ll have fabulous pix upon my return to the States next week, but for now, I wanted to chat a bit about one thing have noticed: The women of Macau have fabulously shaped brows. The trend here seems to veer toward the lightly-groomed (but carefully thought out to anyone who knows) look that I was wild about on the Thakoon runway this season.

I am impressed: Brows say everything. We know that they are the frame for our face, and bad brows pretty much undo any and all other work we do for our appearance. If you go too bushy, you look sloppy, and overplucking makes you look drawn and sickly. Or just angry. (You’ll see what I mean, ever see those really skinny brows on our grandmas? It’s like a permanent dour expression!)

And that is why the Macanese women embracing the lightly groomed look makes me happy.

See what I mean? Check out a video from Macau TV – look at the host’s fabulous brows!

Now, if you’ll excuse me: I’m about to go shopping in town…and need to put on some makeup first!

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Even sadder, for a long time, I was one of them…and then the second that I saw the light, I never looked back.

Of course, not all primers are created equal, and I have my favorites, and not-so-favorites. I’m a new fan of Dior’s Skinflash, though.

First of all, it has a built-in brush: Great for achieving better application.

From a scientific angle, it is made with something called “photo-smart pigments” – it’s light-attracting, which helps me to feel fresher and more radiant – fabulous after I’ve been on a 23-hour plane ride.

So, lets hope with the help of this, I feel and look more vibrant. But, at the very least – a primer is a fabulous way to make all your other makeup look way better on top of it..and if we start with a great foundation, it’s only up from there!

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Well, here’s something you must add to your wish list ASAP: Behold Make Up For Ever’s Aqua Eyes Collector Set, available at Sephora.

It costs over $200, which may feel like a splurge, but it’s value is easily double, and it includes just about everything your eyes will ever need.

It’s limited-edition, which makes it oddly sexier, and comes with the full range of 25 shades – so we are talking endless looks. Aqua Eyes is super-long-wearing (we are talking 20-hour-flight-and-still-kicking long-wearing), and resists water—even under the most extreme conditions

Also cool: By smudging it immediately after applying to the lid, it can double as a shadow! Hello, serious value!

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Philosophy

Sadly, just about the only way I’m going to be getting that right now is a good bubble bath, but I’ve found the perfect source.

Philosophy’s Winter Escape is perfect for a little bit of holiday-season self-indulgence.

It includes peppermint Hot Cocoa Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath! Why do I love this? It screams holiday yum, but obviously – no calories.

Also included are the incredibly delicious Marshmallow Body Soufflé and Marshmallow Flavored Lip Shine – which will make me smell and taste so kissable, I may have body warmth of another kind sooner than I expect.

Get ready, this is super-decadent…you may have to fit it into your year-round routine.

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MLab, though, is on sale today at ideeli.com, and with prices around 50% off, I’d be amiss not to mention it here!

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This is a line with its roots in science, and while many of you are thinking – “What? Science? I just want to look pretty!” science is a pretty essential part of quality skincare.

Essentially, it’s all about anti-aging, and trust me, ladies, I’m FEELING the aging of late. So, if MLab can make me boost all those factors of youth (i.e. firmness, elasticity, etc), I’ll sell an arm for it. And if it’s half off, well, that’s even better. I like my arms.

Bonus: Every M Lab purchase on ideeli today will come with a free .5oz M LAB Anti-Aging Treatment Cream, a $50 value, which features 68% clinically active ingredients!!! I LOVE free stuff!

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