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Hello Kitty Beauty and Makeup

When MAC Cosmetics put out their limited edition Hello Kitty for MAC collection, it was wildly popular. That got me wondering what other Hello Kitty makeup, beauty, or Hello Kitty cosmetics might be out there. After a bit of browsing, I came across a decent amount of Hello Kitty lip balm and lip glosses, along with some Hello Kitty nail polish.

The most interesting to me were the Hello Kitty press on nails. I personally can’t see myself wearing something like that, but they are kind of cute. Below are shopping links for some of what I found.

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Estee Lauder Holiday Collection

Estee Lauder has some nice kits out for Christmas 2009. I especially like the brush kit. Estee Lauder brushes are attractive, and hold up well. The addition of a case with the set is rather nice.

Also rather pretty is the eyeshadow palette. It has an attractive holiday case and nice shades. Estee Lauder eye shadows tend to wear quite well, making the palette a nice holiday gift or simply a useful item for yourself.

Finally, the Holiday Blockbuster set is a $340 value that can be bought for $55 with any fragrance purchase.

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Givenchy Holiday Collection 2009

The Givenchy Holiday Collection has a really pretty looking eye palette and some nice limited edition lip shades. If you haven’t tried Givenchy lip items before, you should! They have great pigment and feel great. Below is information on the Holiday Collection. You can also shop the entire collection at the Givenchy Shop on Holiday Makeup.

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MAC Holiday Eye Kits and Swatches

I finally got myself out to the store to see the new MAC Cosmetics Holiday Collection! I really like the packaging this year. Everything is in pretty silver cases and the shades are particularly pretty. Included in the MAC Holiday line are four MAC Holiday Eye Palettes . Here they are with swatches. Unfortunately, the light was not the best for some of these, but hopefully they will give some sense of the shades.

The MAC Smoke and Mirrors Palette has neutral shades that allow for a smoky evening look or a natural day look,

The MAC Devil May Dare Eye Shadow Palette has nice fall shades, including a gorgeous green and burgundy. I almost bought this one, and still might order it.

The MAC Mystic Palette has vibrant and bright shades. The turquoise shade is particularly nice and very well pigmented.

The MAC Sorceress Eye Shadow Palette focuses on purple/gray shades and is quite lovely.

I also fell in love with the MAC Magic Mirth & Mischief Nail Lacquer in the shade Lucky Number, which is a neat silvery lavender shade. But it was sold out in both the MAC Store and at the Nordstrom store, so I ordered it online. I’ll have it up in a few days after it arrives!

Shop the MAC Holiday Collection at Holiday Makeup!

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Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Ultra Soothing Lip Tint

I have reviewed this on Girl Gloss, but I like it so much that I am reviewing it again here (plus I just bought a new tube of it)! I really love the Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Line by Carmindy. If I had to go with only drugstore one line to wear, it would be Natural Beauty. Their lip gloss: Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Ultra Soothing Lip Tint is also about as good as it gets for a light tinted gloss.

The gloss comes in a squeeze tube. The texture is non-sticky and light, and the shine is very good. The tint is subtle and sheer, but it shows up and gives a light hue to the lips. Sally Hansen added a light flavor to the gloss with natural pomegranate and cranberry.

You can find the Sally Hansen Natural Beauty line at many drug stores and retailers such as Targer. I picked up mine at a CVS store. I have also found Natural Beauty makeup at Ulta.

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More Items From the Luna Twilight Makeup Collection

The Luna Twilight Makeup Collection will be available beginning tomorrow! (October 22, 2009) and is also now available for preorder. The line has some interesting items and appears to be very well designed. Last week, I looked at the palettes and creme blush. Here are few of the other particularly interesting items from the collection.

First Light Face Glow contains light reflecting pigments and can be used to soften imperfections and as a highlighter. The collection also includes a similar Body Glow product.

The Luna Twilight Mascara from the line is unique in that it includes a metallic shimmer in its formulation. I am quite curious about it!

Luna Twilight Moonshadow eye shadow has unique pairing of pigmented glitter dust and a light cream shadow that can be worn separately or layered.

Lip items from the collection are equally interesting, especially a nice looking stain/balm, and a combo DuWop Lip Venom and Stain where, depending on how you use the applicator, you can apply each separately or it can be shaken to use the products together. For more coverage of those items, see my write up at Girl Gloss on the Luna Twilight Makeup Lip Products.

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Calvin Klein CK Lip Gloss

I got a little tube of Calvin Klein CK Lip Gloss in my Sephora Favorites Get Pink’d Pink Lip Deluxe Sampler. I loved the sampler, and most of the products in it, but I didn’t care all that much for this gloss . It was sticky, sticky, sticky! It had a very nice pink tint, but did I mention that it was sticky?

Then I had a sense of dejavu. I had reviewed a different (but similar) CK gloss once for Girl Gloss. Guess what? That one was sticky too!

I love the over all Sephora sampler though. They have a number of different favorites sampler and all are a great way to test a number of products at a great value.