Chanel Holiday Makeup Collection 2008

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…and it’s really not even that time yet, but makeup brands are beginning to get the word out about their new holiday collections and it is totally getting me in the mood for tree trimming and a roaring fire!

A new romantic beauty reveals itself this holiday season amidst a wealth of gently shimmering shades. Eyes are positively heart-melting, accented with soft, warm tones of chocolate brown and beige, while lips glisten with a dark glimmering richness. Keeping it all in balance: a subtle, natural, candlelit glow on cheeks. The effect is nothing less than enchanting.

The gold rush continues this holiday season with a loose powder as light, airy and shimmery as fairy dust. Beautifully sheer, luxuriously luminous, the soft, sparkling powder creates a golden veil to delicately adorn the face, décolleté, arms, even sandaled feet — anywhere a lightly gilded look is desired. An innovative half-moon brush ensures precise application and a perfect dusting of color.

LIPS:

This holiday season is all about the look of shimmering, just-kissed lips. Define the mouth with LE CRAYON LÈVRES Precision Lip Definer in Rouge, a true red. ROUGE ALLURE Luminous Satin Lip Colour arrives in Nude, a pale nude; limited-edition Exaltation, a coral red; Ardent, a rosewood shade; and Audace, a true red. The palette continues with AQUALUMIÈRE Sheer Colour Lipshine SPF 15 in limited-edition Cancun, a soft beige. For the brush-on precision of a gloss with the comfortable finish of a lipstick, try CRÈME GLOSS LUMIÈRE Brush-On Creme Lip Colour in limited-edition Praline Rose, a pink bronze, or Canelé, a warm bronze. Lips glimmer with LÈVRES SCINTILLANTES Glossimer in Red Shine and limited-edition Gold Shine.

EYES:

Create a subtle or more dramatic look with LES 4 OMBRES Quadra Eye Shadow in limited-edition Beiges de CHANEL, a range of soft-to-deep shades of cream, taupe, gold, and brown. Highlight the eyes with the pure, liquid shine of

OMBRE D’EAU Fluid Iridescent Eyeshadow in limited-edition Riviera, a pale gold. Eyes sparkle with LE CRAYON YEUX Precision Eye Definer in limited-edition Noir Scintillant, a soft black with gold shimmer. Finally, create the look of a professionally lined eye with LA LIGNE DE CHANEL Professional Eyeliner Duo in limited-edition Brun-Lamé, a combination of dark brown and soft brown sparkle.

NAILS:

For a final touch of color, LE VERNIS Nail Colour offers two new limited-edition shades: Perle Rosée, a warm beige-pink, and Haute Chocolat, a chic chocolate gold.

FACE:

Highlight the skin this holiday with the new ÉCLAT LUMIÈRE Highlighter Face Pen in Beige Rosé, an enchanting shade with a pink undertone.

Available at Department and Specialty stores, as well as www.chanel.com this month!