“To get New Year’s Eve glam, I love the idea of creating a bold lip and adding definition to the eyes and lashes. This holiday season I’m obsessing over CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain because the stains wear beautifully and are available in fun, bright colors. I recommend ringing in the New Year in Wild Berry Wink because the shade gives your lips a healthy flush of color and the easy to use precision applicator makes the stain effortless to apply.

To help the stain wear longer and enhance the vibrant color, it’s a good idea to apply moisturizing lip balm like Nanak Lip Smoothie, available at Whole Foods, over the stain. To play up a bold lip you want to keep the rest of your look simple.

Complete your evening look by lining the eye with a shimmery, yet subtle, eyeliner. I love Shu Uemura liners; they are smooth and easy to apply, and are available in great colors. Finish off the eye with two coats of mascara. To make eyes really stand out, CoverGirl Exact Eyelights is my choice mascara because the customized shades are developed to make your natural eye color pop. The Exact brush technology also leaves your lashes long and lush for the holiday season.”

All CoverGirl products mentioned can be purchased at Drugstore.com or your local drugstore.

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“Two keys to glamorizing any look: Black eyeliner and shimmer. For a sexy look apply Smolder Eye kohl all around the eye and smoke the line with 219 Pencil Brush. For a sophisticated look use Blacktrack Fluidline with a 209 Eyeliner Brush along the upper lash line only. Add shimmer at the inner corners of the eyes, as a brow highlight, along the cheekbones or the lip. For the sexy look try Iridescent Powder in Silver Dusk or Bronze. For a sophisticated look try Hush Cream Colour Base.”

All products can be found at a local MAC Cosmetics counter near you or at www.maccosmetics.com

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Bobbi Brown’s amazing new Limited Edition Party Collection is bursting with high color Metallic Eye Shadows and Glitter Lip Glosses that are not to be missed and are out on counters TODAY!

The Eye Shadows and Glitter Lip Glosses can be popped out to fit perfectly into your 3-pan, 4-pan or 6-pan customized palettes. The gorgeously alluring shades have been suitably named, as well.

Metallic Eye Shadow Collection: Glitz; Bonfire; Indigo Nights; After Hours; Bash; Pink Chandelier.

Glitter Lip Gloss Collection: Soiree Pink; Ball; Disco Pink; Martini; Velvet Rope; Rave.

Look lovely this holiday season (and beyond) at www.bobbibrown.com

*Photo Credit: Bobbi Brown

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With plenty of parties and festive gatherings, you will no doubt want to exude the joy and happiness of the holidays on your face! Together these holiday products work with this season’s trend of shimmers, bold jewel tones and metallic glitters. Gone are the days of blending in, this season is all about standing out.

Get this look:

Gold Eyeshadow – Gold is flattering on everyone, and lends a festive, sparkly air to your eyes. This is great paired with a light white shadow that complements the icy glow of the gold like Jouer’s Sugar Powder Eyeshadow. Accentuate your lips with Jouer’s Elizabeth shimmering berry pink hydrating lipstick. Be sure to keep the rest of your makeup matte, or you’ll end up wearing too many trends at once. Add a touch of Julie Lipstick from your Jouer pouch and you’ll be ready to go for any holiday party.

Shimmery, Smokey Eye with Light Lips – A smoky eye can be done with a variety of colors now for a more modern look, especially with the multitude of colors eyeliners come in. The perfect match would be Jouer’s Vert Eyeliner and Praline Powder Eyeshadow with golden undertones. Be sure to pair it with a light lip to keep the natural look consistent. Use Jouer’s Glace lip gloss that give just enough golden flecks to complement the eyeshadow and give you more glow.

Perfect your holiday look with this season’s ethereal beauty trend and add Jouer’s trademark snap compacts, which are just the perfect size to fit inside the trendy pouch wherever you go!

*Photo Credit: Jouer

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tarte’s holiday party must-have set includes a few products I have reviewed before like fRxtion (LOVE!) and their blotting papers, but also includes rejuvelash and their vitamin infused lipstick in vinyasa (a red.)

I think is a great essentials set because for one, it is only $25 (!) and two, because these beauty products will help you look your best–no shine, perfectly polished lips, amazing lashes–no matter what the ocassion.

What’s on your must-have essentials list for holidays?

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Here are the products Sephora is recommending to wow party guests this Holiday season and have everyone talking about just how hot you look:

Kevyn Aucoin The Sensual Skin Enhancer
Benefit Powderflage
Make Up For Ever Eyelashes (#25021)
Stila Eye Shadow Pan Black Cat
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Eldorado
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte in Red Taboo

Do you love it or hate it?

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This petite double-decker palette has everything a woman needs to play up her eyes and lips for the party season.

It includes 4 shades of Metallic Eye Shadow, 4 shades of Creamy Lip Color, a Mini Eye Shadow Brush and a Mini Lip Brush with cap. The compact also has a handy size mirror and is packaged in a silver carton.

The colors that will transform your day makeup to this seasons party look…

Berry Mauve Creamy Lip Color

Pink Sequin Creamy Lip Color

Exclusive Dusty Mauve Creamy Lip Color

New, Exclusive Ruby Creamy Lip Color

Champagne Quartz Metallic Eye Shadow

Gold Dust Metallic Eye Shadow

New, Exclusive Golden Bronze Metallic Eye Shadow

New, Exclusive Galaxy Metallic Eye Shadow

It becomes available this month! And we know how quickly her limited edition products sell out, so make sure to pick up yours quickly!

*Photo Credit: Bobbi Brown

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