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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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But celebrity stylist Billy Lowe tells us that if you look great, you feel great and beauty starts with even that extra 5-10 minutes in the morning to pamper yourself in getting ready for your day.

From color, style and lashes to simply organizing your wardrobe to save yourself a few minutes, beauty is really a snap. Or so he says. Let’s test this premise.

Billy’s advice: t the top of every morning, try to give yourself 10 minutes. Here’s how to break it down in a few easy ways.

2 minute hair

Either a quick ponytail (gathered at the nape and a side part at the front) or scrunch through the back and smooth out the front. Ultimately, it’s the face framing area that really matters so let the back air-dry and spend your time perfecting the front (face framing) area.

1 minute make-up

Lashes & gloss. It doesn’t have to be perfect and it doesn’t have to be dramatic. This is quick and easy make-up that will give you a “pick-me-up” before running out the door.
or
3 minute make-up

Lashes, gloss, cheeks, and a quick powder.
or
5 minute make-up

Lashes, gloss, cheeks, powder, define the eyes and lips a little more.

Billy’s advice took seven minutes – which means I have 3 minutes to find a great outfit – perfect, since I have to leave for my cruise…now. At least now I’ll be pretty!

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But when the product is also at a extra-great price, it becomes a done deal. Right now, for a limited time, at Sephora, you can get the Lust Dusters Trio for $10.

Lust Dusters is a special collection of three shimmering loose powders for the eyes and face. It creates an awesome – yet natural – luminous glow that you can put anywhere – your lids for totally showoff eyes or cheeks for a touch of glimmer.

The colors in this trio include Moon Doggie (mint green shimmer), Big Daddy (bronze shimmer), and GoGo Girl (pale pink shimmer) – great for mix-and-matching, and totally worth experimentation at this price!

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(Mostly because Halloween starts in about a half hour.)

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First of all, I’m loving the new Sephora Halloween Kit -it’s only $19, and gives all sorts of fabulously Halloween-appropriate looks, all in one box.

The kit has anything you may need to create the look of a doll, fairy, and angel, including: False Eyelashes, Round a Pot in Beach Ball, Glitter Spray in Silver, Slim Eyeliner in Black, Slim Eyeliner in White, and Luminous Glow.

Why is this great? Well, if you are still looking for tips right now, you probably still have no idea what you are going to be tomorrow. You may as well keep your options open! Now lets hope there’s a store close enough for you to do a last-minute mad dash…

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Bobbi Brown

“Chrome is cool and icy. It’s a very modern, but still pretty way to illuminate the skin,” Bobbi says.

The Chrome Palette is a very cool way of looking at holiday beauty  – especially for those of us who just aren’t feeling the red and jolly.

It’s very icy and shimmering and  10 eye shadows, 4 lip shades, a Mini Eye Shadow Brush and a Mini Lip Brush.

Chrome lips are part of the collection as well, and include Port Lip Color, Chrome Metallic Lip Color and Plum Pearl Metallic Lip Color – just imagine wearing that on a blustery cold night!

Another I’m excited to try – it’ll be available in November.

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As you probably can tell from my trials of new ones every few weeks, I am a mascara ho. And while I have my absolute favorite of all time (MAC Zoom Lash, I heart you!) – I am super-excited to try new ones that seem to kick things up a notch.

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Because, let’s face it, the eyes do have. And sexy eyes can make a BIG difference when trying to play seductress.

I just learned this morning that coming in November – which is, but days away – Bobbi Brown is launching Extreme Party Mascara.

Bobbi Brown says it’ll be great “for women who want the dramatic look of false lashes without the hassle.” – as that’s precisely what I want, I’m excited to try it!

It contains a new “re-activation” formula, which is supposed to make each layer as clean and buildable as the first, meaning you can go bolder right away, or as the day goes on. (Perhaps to go from day to night?)

Will report back as soon as I try it!

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Jane Ireland Brush-Me Matte is awesome – it’s a shine-reducing powder in a convenient, travel-ready brush.

What does that mean? Well, you won’t be ME. Standing in a foreign country. In the bathroom. About to leave for dinner. And realize that while you have your favorite compact…you forgot your cosmetic brush.

And so, if everything comes in a single package, I have a HOPE of getting my act together. In theory.

Beyond my own tendency to be feeble-minded, another reason I love this product: It’s made with rice! Rice starch works to keep the skin shine-free all day. It is also – like any good carb -  absorbent and translucent and works under or over our mineral powders.

(Well, I made that up. I don’t know if ALL carbs do that. But this one does.)

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I finally did yesterday, and I was blown away. Zoom Lash is quite simply, the blackest-black best, most insta-volume mascara I’ve ever used in my entire life.

It’s really hard for me, when testing mascaras, to find those that succeed at the thickening effect, and yet don’t give me the fringe “benefit” of smudge and smear…this so succeeds though. It didn’t clump, and I wore it all day long – and to two events – and it was still perfect when it came time to wash my face!

I see it almost as a push-up bra for my lashes. It lifts and separates, and makes them look bigger! (OK, longer and thicker. Maybe that is like viagra. But work with me here.)

Even better: You only need one layer! Since I am traditionally a two-coat girl, I see this as double value. Hello, recession-friendly!

As I said. Best mascara in the history of the world.

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Since we all do some of our best stalking online, we should really look our best in our profile pics. Estée Lauder has decided to help us out!

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You stop by their counter, and get made over with their experts…and then they will take your photo AND help you post it. Even better, they’ll give us a 10-day supply of foundation in your shade so that you stay hot.
I love that’s ALL free. Certainly beats taking pix of myself with my web cam over and over until it looks decent. (Not that I do that. Really.)

Just visit the Estée Lauder site to find out if a counter near you is participating!

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Purple Lab

So, when I got an email they were doing something new for October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month – I was all over it.

In the announcement, Purple Lab NYC “creatix” Karen Robinovitz tells the story of last year meeting new friends Malaak, Andrea, and Hayley who lost their good friend to Triple Negative Breast Cancer, a rare and aggressive subtype. Her friends went on to form the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundationsm to bring awareness to and support research for this subtype – it’s an amazing organization that Karen now is an avid believer in.

SWAC (Sealed with a Cure) was created by Purple Lab with this in mind: It’s a gorgeous pink sheen with subtle flecks of gold (real gold!!!). The color is called Nancy – the legacy of TNBCF – and it comes with a love note telling her personal story.

The gloss is formulated with all things for wellness and TLC – Echinacea, a purple cone flower that is used as an immune system booster; Mangosteens, a tropical superfruit, packed with antioxidants (it has a tangy, sweet flavor and it’s indigenous to the Sunda Islands and Indonesia and it happens to be Marc Jacobs’ favorite fruit – Karen said she heard him talking about it once when eavesdropping on a convo in his showroom!); Vanilla, the aroma therapy scent used for depression (Sloan Kettering happens to be the first medical organization that factualized the use of aroma therapy for medicinal purposes); and Vitamin C and E because if you’re going through chemotherapy, your lips get very dry.

It is soothing, nourishing, and absolutely delicious. Even if you are battling breast cancer, I want you to feel beautiful and express your femininity – so important when you’re fighting a disease that attacks the feminine part of us. So enjoy, pucker up, and think of Nancy and giving back to fight this disease and cure it… FOREVER!

I get tons and tons of pitches a day about BCA products – and most of them I think are just hog-wash for companies to exploit a disease to make money. But not in this case – I totally believe in this mission, as well as Karen and Purple Lab and everything they do – and I think the product looks pretty awesome too! So, please go buy it – it’s $18.50 – a pretty good price to look hot AND make a difference!

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