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Prescriptives 2008 Holiday Color Collection

Prescriptives’ Holiday collection will be in stores beginning in November. Here is a sneak peak!

Below is information about the collection that Prescriptives sent to me:

Winter Reflections All-Over Highlighter – LIMITED EDITION

These ultra-luxurious soft powder pearls enhance and illuminate the face and cheeks with a radiant glow. Pearly white, soft beige and a whisper of pink blend together to highlight, define and contour the face with a soft wintry sheen that is flattering to all skin types. The perfect finish to every holiday look, these pearls can be dusted on the face or décolletage for soft radiance or layered on for a more dramatic shimmering effect.

Winter Reflections Eye Color Quad – LIMITED EDITION

Highlight eyes in shimmery new shades of Colorscope Eye Colors. These wearable eye colors come in a sleek platinum mirrored compact for added holiday fun! Palettes available in Warm and Cool.

Warm:

NEW Chestnut – LIMITED EDITION
NEW Brunette – LIMITED EDITION
NEW Suede – LIMITED EDITION
Banana

Cool:

NEW Oyster – LIMITED EDITION
NEW Twinkle – LIMITED EDITION
NEW Eclipse – LIMITED EDITION
Shell

Colorscope Lipcolor – LIMITED EDITION

Delivers shimmering color that glides on smoothly to create luscious lips that stay true all day in soft luminescent shades that light up your look.

Shades:

NEW Golden Quartz (Y/O) – LIMITED EDITION
True Bronze (R/O)
NEW Winter Rose (R) – LIMITED EDITION
Wisteria (B/R)

Colorscope Lip Gloss – LIMITED EDITION

Glaze lips in extraordinary shine with a sheer, comfortable gloss. Lips sparkle in sugar-coated shades of frosted ginger, crystallized rose and shimmery nude.

Shades:

NEW Twinkling (Y/O) – LIMITED EDITION
NEW Peachy (R/O) – LIMITED EDITION
NEW Rosy (R) – LIMITED EDITION
NEW Icy (B/R) – LIMITED EDITION

Blush More or Less –New Shades

This mousse cream blush glides on and blends effortlessly providing an ultra-light, powdery finish. Vibrant and buildable colors highlight cheeks that glisten in soft peach and pink.

Shades:

NEW Santa Fe Sun (Y/O)
Sonoma Rose (B/R)

NEW Eye Definer Brush

The NEW Eye Definer Brush gives you complete control over your eyeliner look. The firm, rounded head with tapered edges allows absolute customizability and can be used with your favorite Perfect Every Line Gel Eyeliner or Colorscope Eye Color.

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Popularity: 20% [?]

M.A.C. Cosmetics Ungaro Collection

Here is a pretty limited edition collection and look form MAC Cosmetics—The Ungaro Collection. Designer, Esteban Cortazar, celebrity makeup artist, Sharon Dowsett, and M·A·C came together backstage to create this collection in the spirit of today’s Ungaro.

I gave the eyeshadow shade mineral a try, which is a beautiful soft brown. Weell pigmented and long lasting, as is the norm for M.A.C. shadows.

I also adored the cream colour base in fresh morning. It is designed for use on lips and cheeks, but I love it as a highlight shade on my brow bone. I also have been using it as a cheek highlight. If you like delicate pink shades for highlights, this is a must have item!

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Popularity: 17% [?]

M.A.C. Cosmetics is in the Red This Holiday Season!

M.A.C. Cosmetics has officially released information on its 2008 holiday collections, available beginning October 16. Here is the information sent by M.A.C. :

M.A.C. heats up the holidays with red hot colours, cases and compacts this season. Give jeweled compacts, stylish brush sets, beautiful lip and eye palettes, or gifts that give back.

“RED” SHE SAID

Passion, heat and danger come together to create this simply sparkling holiday collection. Lips are coloured in lusty shades with shimmering Dazzleglass to add resplendent moisture. Two shades of Mineralize Eye Shadows are zipped together by a strip of silver or gold, while shimmery blushes and silky nail lacquers accentuate a radiant holiday look. (pictured below)

PASSIONS OF RED

Decadent and fiery colours for eyes and lips are housed in brilliant jeweled casings. Beautifully embossed, jeweled compacts create the ultimate gift of glamour. Choose from four Eye Shadow palettes (pictured below), with shades ranging from warm, cool, classic and smokey. Polish off the look with three luxurious Lip Palettes, complete with two lipsticks, one lipglass and a mini lip brush. Each compact is a treasured gift.

PASSIONATELY RED

Vivid colour with a passion for giving equals the perfect gift. Warm or cool, each lip palette contains two shades of Viva Glam Lipstick and one Viva Glam Lipglass for a chic lip look. Every cent of the selling price is donated to the M?A?C AIDS Fund to support men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS. Give glam, give hope.

ADORING CARMINE

Holiday gifting is in the bag. Lip colours and brush sets in red satin stocking stuffers with patent trim. Adorn lips with Adoring Carmine Lip Bags, filled with 2 full size Lipsticks and 1 Lipglass in holiday shades. Adoring Carmine Brush Bags feature elegant red-handled M?A?C brushes in a perfectly-sized holiday makeup bag that can be used year-round.

LITTLE DARLINGS

Glamourous goodies, perfectly presented. Dazzle and delight with mini-sets of Lipglass & Lustreglass, Pigments & Glitter, Softsparkle & Eye Pencils in our most cherished shades. Each set is encased in an elegant cylinder, wrapped in shiny, red patent paper (pictured below).

KIDS HELPING KIDS

Holiday cards that help bring joy. Greeting cards, gift tags and pillow packs designed by children living with, or affected by HIV/AIDS. Attractive and heartwarming, an easy way to give back to kids during the holidays. Proceeds go to the M?A?C AIDS Fund to help support pediatric AIDS organizations around the world.

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Popularity: 27% [?]

Lancome Fashion Focus Chicago Collection at Macy’s

I was unable to get downtown for Fashion Focus Chicago this year, but for you Lancome lovers in the Chicago metro area here is a bit of cool news:

In celebration of the Fashion Focus sponsorship, Lancôme will unveil a special makeup collection called The Fashion Focus Backstage Beauty Collection available exclusively at select Chicago Macy’s locations beginning September 20^th until October 31st. A portion of the proceeds from the collection will benefit The Chicago Fashion Incubator (CFI), a fashion program that supports six emerging Chicago-based designers. CFI is a part of the Mayor’s Fashion Initiative, which supports and promotes fashion designers living and working in Chicago through events, seminars and city programs.

The Fashion Focus Backstage Beauty Collection was inspired by the women who walk the Magnificent Mile every day and features a beautiful range of chic and wearable naturals hand-picked by Lancôme’s Alex Sanchez. Products include: NEW! Color Design Palette in Golden Glitz $42.00, Color Design Blush in Freeze Frame $27.00, Color Fever Shine Lipstick in Femme Fire $25.00, Color Fever Gloss in Hotness $23.00, Artliner in Noir $28.00, Le Crayon Khol in Black Coffee $23.50, Hypnôse Mascara in Black $24.00, Blending Shadow Brush # 17 $26.00.

The following Macy’s locations will carry the collection: State Street, Water Tower, Old Orchard, and Woodfield.

You can view some photos and swatches of the collection here. I am going to Woodfield Monday and am tempted to pick up the palette and lipstick!

Popularity: 14% [?]

M.A.C. Manish Arora Collection

Its already sold out online, but you might be able to find it in stores. The M.A.C. collection from Indian designer Manish Arora is full of fun colors and lively packaging.

I’m headed to the Schaumburg, IL MAC Store on Monday, so I’ll see if they have it in stock there.

Popularity: 26% [?]

Moving into Fall with Deep Purple Nails

I am dragging myself kicking and Screaming into fall now. I started with a purchase of fall nail polish from the OPI France Collection in the shade We’ll always Have Paris. I wasn’t quite ready to wear it on my fingers, so I just did my toes! Here they are. I admit that it is not the best pedicure–I got a little sloppy with it!

I really like this shade. Purple hues suit me well, especially when they are very dark. I also don’t care for black, blue, or other things that seem a bit too trendy and funky for my age. So the purple trend works well for me. It is just reddish enough for me to not feel like I am wearing a kid’s color. Look for all sorts of deep purple nails this fall, while grays, blues, and black are still around as well.

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Popularity: 16% [?]

Alima Pure Mineral Eye Shadow

Alima Pure is a mineral makeup company that boasts 60 shades of foundation! I’ll be writing more on that in the future, but today, I am looking at their eye shadow.

I tried out four shades from the limited edition sweater set collection. Swatches are pictured below:

Alima’s makeup is 100% certified natural, which is good news for those who get itchy from the bismuth found in many brands of mineral makeup. You won’t find that or other fillers in the Alima products.

The eye shadow is smooth and well pigmented. Thanks to the mica in it, It has a nice luminosity to it that I particularly liked. The shadow can be applied wet or dry. I suggest using it wet as a liner.

The set is available for $25, and $2 from the sale of each set will be donated to the Global Fund for Women. So not only can you get some great eye shadow, you can also help a great cause!

I have some more Alima reviews in the pipeline, so keep an eye out for more.

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Popularity: 18% [?]