GIVEAWAY: Lancôme Le Vernis In Midnight Glam

Spokesmodel Inès Sastre

No matter who’s on your list this year there’s something in Lancôme’s holiday color collection, C’est Magnifique, for everyone.

For the Glamour Girl – she’s the one who would rather leave the house naked than without her lipstick and nail polish on – Lancôme suggests Le Vernis Nail Polish in In All Her Splendor. It’s a beautiful, classic red that’s perfect for this festive season. Or one of the Color Design Eye Shadow Quads: Glamour Premiere creates a subtle, natural look, while Hollywood Seductive creates a more intense, dramatic look


For Miss Fashionista – she’s always the first to have the new issue of Vogue and submitted the winning bid for Lancôme’s Behnaz lipstick on eBay – Lancôme suggests our holiday Juicy Tubes, which come with a special seasonal design and in an array of seasonal colors like Pretty in Pink, Luminous in Lace and Showered in Diamonds


For the Gothique Chic – she’s the one who stood on line at midnight to see the premiere of Twilight and pre-ordered Aaron De Mey’s black lip gloss – Lancôme suggests Le Vernis Nail Polish in Midnight Glam or Artliner in Midnight Glam. Both are a dark navy blue shade that’s right on trend for the holiday season! The artliners in the holiday collection are extraordinarily beautiful and both make for elegant looks for any party or evening out on the town.

Thanks to the fabulous folks at Lancôme, my readers are being given an opportunity to win one of these gorgeous holiday nail polishes, the Le Vernis in Midnight Glam. Simply complete the little form below.

NOTE: One (1) winner will be chosen at random to receive this prize. Duplicate and incomplete entries will be disqualified. Contest open to residents of USA only. Some restrictions may apply. Entries will be accepted through 11:55 pm on Sun., 12/14/08.

For more information about Lancôme's holiday collection, C'est Magnifique, visit Lancôme beauty counters nationwide or Lancome-USA online.

YSL for the Holidays 2008

In 1978, legendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent created a face for the woman he dressed. Today, YSL reflects the modern woman who loves fashion. With makeup that is audacious and beautifully wearable, innovative skincare and alluring fragrances, YSL is the definition of luxury, heritage, quality and fashion.

For a very limited time, YSL has in stock their gloriously hip cult favorite black gloss, YSL GLOSS Pur Black, for $28. For fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, black is THE color. And as a make-up artist, lips are THE focus. YSL GLOSS Pur Black unites these two facets of his art in a superb Limited Edition. From plum to ebony, it dresses lips in an infinite range of shades, depending on how it is applied. If you want this, you really should get it quickly as they're flying off the store shelves.

And new scoop for all us YSL lovers, besides being the must-have make up item for Holiday 2008, Gloss Pur Black is a preview of a new formula which will launch in Spring 2009, in six radiant shades, full of pure color and high shine. Looking forward to that!

Discover your holiday look with YSL Beauty and with free shipping with orders of $100 or more. For more information, check out YSL Beauty.

NARS Holiday 2008

NARS Holiday Collection features purples, golds, blues, raspberries and sparkle. Metallic tones and shimmering expressions reign as the season's dazzling accents. Free shipping for order of $40 or more right now. For more information, visit NARS online.

Shu Uemura: Mika ~ Holiday 2008 Collection

Shu Uemura, the master of make-up, and acclaimed Japanese photographer Mika Ninagawa, realize a fantastic collaboration for the 2008 Holiday season that captures a woman's unlimited possibility for beauty. Explosive vivid colors for the eyes, lips and nails, combined with one-of-a-kind packaging bring distinctive looks and artistic beauty to the most festive time of year! This holiday season, enjoy the world of Shu Uemura as designed through the eyes of Mika Ninagawa.


Art Attack

Long before Takashi Murakami and Marc Jacobs teamed up, cosmetic magnate Shu Uemura recruited Japan's top artists to create limited edition collections. The brand's latest art/makeup mash-up, created by artist Mika Ninagawa, captures the photographer-director's signature saturated hues and acid-bright aesthetic.

EYE COLOR PALETTES

Midnight Winter Sakura $65 - Create a glamorous and feminine impression with these rich winter shades. This palette includes seven pressed eye shadows and one easy to spread cream liner. A double ended applicator (sponge tip and eyeliner brush) is also included.

Adorned Marguerite $65 - Create a sweet and innocent makeup look with these vivid shades. This palette includes seven pressed eye shadows and one easy to spread cream liner. A double ended applicator (sponge tip and eyeliner brush) is also included.

Secret Luscious Rose $65 - Express elegance and mystery with the subtle combination of these dusty shades. This palette includes seven pressed eye shadows and one easy to spread cream liner. A double ended applicator (sponge tip and eyeliner brush) is also included.

MINI TRIO SETS

Gloss Unlimited Mini Trio Set Seductive Gerbera $40 - Limited Edition lip gloss trio with classical and feminine colors of Gold, Pink, and Wine Red.

Gloss Unlimited Mini Trio Set Delicious Rose $40 - Limited Edition lip gloss trio with juicy vivid colors to create a dewy finish on lips with shades in Candy Orange, Candy Pink, and Red.

Drawing Pencil Mini Trio Set $35 - Limited edition trio of deep blue, burgundy brown, and full black shades to dramatically dress up your eyes.

ROUGE UNLIMITED

Rouge Unlimited $23 - Limited edition shades in a beautiful beige, encased with imagery of the enchanting peony flower - Petal Brown Beige, Petal Orange Beige and Petal Pink Beige.

BRUSHES, COSMETIC CASE AND NAIL ENAMELS

Mika Portable Brush Set Limited edition brush case which includes four of shu uemura's brushes, each handmade in Japan by professional artisens.

Mika Cosmetic Pouch Limited-edition cosmetic pouch designed to carry all your beauty essentials, complete with a colorful chrysanthemum photograph on the exterior and vivid pink on the inside.

Tanzanite Aquarium Nail Enamel $16 - A deep underwater shade with fine silver glitter. Quick-dry and produces long-lasting glossy shine, formulated with seaweed extracts, it protects against dryness and promotes stronger, healthier nails. Formaldehyde-free and toluene-free.

Sparkling Garnet Aquarium Nail Enamel $16 - An alluring red wine with subtle reflection. Quick-dry and produces long-lasting glossy shine, formulated with seaweed extracts, it protects against dryness and promotes stronger, healthier nails. Formaldehyde-free and toluene-free.

For more information on this collection, visit Shu Uemura.

YSL: Holiday Look 2008

Wrap up the holidays in an elegant Yves Saint Laurent bow. This year's holiday collection is inspired by the YSL iconic bow and the pieces in the collection are as splendid as the bow that's inspired them. Here's your look:

HOLIDAY SET $60

This holiday season, Yves Saint Laurent is pleased to offer a luxurious signature YSL Black Tuxedo Pouch filled with Radiance Essentials: a Touche Éclat N° 1, Golden Gloss N° 1, Mini Luxurious Mascara N° 1, and a 1.2ml Elle YSL Eau de Parfum.

PALETTE DE MAQUILLAGE $90
Multi-Usage Make Up Palette

An elegant black velvet pouch to be used as a clutch bag, to carry one’s personal things, or as a luxurious make-up palette to take anywhere. The beautiful bow in black satin gives it fashion allure and sophistication.This multi-usage palette contains a 2 eye shadows in metallic blue and deep black; a pearly beige highlighter; a fuchsia pink matt lipstick; a transparent glittery lip gloss; and 2 applicators.

TOUCHE D’OR $40
Golden Touch for the Face

This frosted gold highlighter pen-brush delivers, in a single click, a fresh and evanescent texture with golden sparkles. Delicately blended on top of the cheekbones, the eyelids, the center of the lips or the décolleté, it beautifies your face, highlighting it with soft touches of gold.

THE BOW COLLECTION $60
4 Colour Eye Shadow

An engraved bow adorns this palette of four eye shadows which reinvent the smoky eye in golden plum and rosy grey tones. Applied together, these four shades offer the most sensual and irresistible look.

FARD À LÈVRES ROUGE PUR $29
Pure Lipstick

Lip colour and care in one, Rouge Pur stays fresh for hours while ensuring hydration and protection to the lips. Available in a sensational range of shades. Holiday shade is #142 Honey Beige

GOLDEN GLOSS $28
Shimmering Lip Gloss

Dress your lips in a veil of shimmering gold with GOLDEN GLOSS. The gloss forms a mirror-effect on the lips which sparkles with mother-of-pearl. A complex of nourishing oils (Nigelle and Cameline Oils) protects the lips while providing total comfort. The magic and shimmer of gold* captured on the lips!* contains 0,2‰ of 24 carats gold. Holiday shade is #16 Golden Burgundy

THE BOW COLLECTION $65
Duo Lip Colour Palette

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of YSL make up, Yves Saint Laurent has created a genuine beauty accessory. This precious bow, inspired from the famous “Bow” bag, reveals two exquisite textures for irresistible lips: an intense raspberry lipstick and a sparkling pink gloss infused with blue highlights to be worn alone or on top of the lipstick. Attached to the handbag, belt or key ring, it becomes the perfect fashion accessory.

LA LAQUE $19
Long Lasting Nail Lacquer

A nail lacquer that is both elegant and practical in its elongated glass bottle. Available in an incredible palette of shades, from the most natural to the brightest, it guarantees reinforced hold, wonderful shine, fast drying and protected nails. Holiday shades are #37 Dark Blue and #38 Moonlight White

For more information on YSL's Holiday Look, visit YSL Beauty.

Smashbox: Rapture - Holiday 2008 Collection

Introducing Smashbox's Holiday Collection for 2008, Rapture. Seas of satin and chiffon mix with champagne bubbly. This sensual beauty collection proves a captivating gift of shimmering hues and pearlescent glosses. If only the holidays lasted forever.

INSIDER SECRET #9: Add extra sparkle to the holidays. To brighten & open up eyes, apply gold or white shimmering shadow to the inner corners for dazzling results.

RAPTURE EYESHADOW AND BRUSH SET LE - $59
Limited Edition! $185 Value

Take a close look, lovelies. You get the whole set, not just one duo and a brush - the whole kit-n-kaboodle. What a fabulous deal as Smashbox eyeshadows are literally among the best and most popular in the industry.

This get-gorgeous set includes 16 luminous shadows and 2 full-size metallic pink brushes for flawless application. The inspiring shades allow you to create an endless array of beautiful eye looks that take you from day to night.

RAPTURE EYE SHADOW & BRUSH KIT - $59 - includes: 8 EYE SHADOW DUOS DEFINER BRUSH #15 SHADOW BRUSH #32

RAPTURE LIPGLOSS SET - $29

Limited Edition! Value $90 Get glam with this party-perfect set of our award-winning, ultra moisturizing lip gloss. Includes three best-selling shades and three holiday exclusives. Wear alone or layer together for instant color and stunning shine.

RAPTURE LIP GLOSS SET includes:

• LIP GLOSS in ILLUME
• LIP GLOSS in RADIANT
• LIP GLOSS in CANDID
• LIP GLOSS in RAVISHING
• LIP GLOSS in LOVELY
• LIP GLOSS in STUNNING
  

FLAWLESS FINISH PRIMER SET - $39

Limited Edition!Value $52


Get flawless skin at home or on-the-go with this limited-edition set of our best-selling, skin-smoothing PHOTO FINISH FOUNDATION PRIMER in both full and travel sizes. This silky blend of vitamins A & E, grape seed extract and green tea creates a perfect canvas for any makeup application. Worn alone or under foundation to increase its longevity, our award-winning primer helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores for flawless skin with a velvety-smooth finish.

Two-time winner of the Best of Sephora Award for Best Primer, an InStyle Best Beauty Buy, and one of Marie Claire's "25 Products That Will Change Your Life"!

BEST OF SMASHBOX KIT - $19

Limited Edition!Value $42

Smashbox best-sellers for eyes, cheeks and lips in convenient travel sizes - perfect for your holiday clutch or carry-on.

BEST OF SMASHBOX SET includes:

• BIONIC MASCARA in JET BLACK
• TRAVEL SIZE MINI FUSION SOFT LIGHTS in DUSK
• MINI LIP ENHANCING GLOSS in AURA

RAPTURE TRAVEL BURSH SET - $49

Limited Edition!Value $134

Perfect for beauty on-the-go, this limited-edition collection features 5 metallic pink travel sized brushes in a take-along quilted pouch that protects brushes and keeps them clean.

RAPTURE TRAVEL BRUSH KIT includes:

• TRAVEL FACE BRUSH
• TRAVEL SHADOW BRUSH
• TRAVEL ANGLED BLENDING BRUSH
• TRAVEL SMUDGER BRUSH
• TRAVEL CONTOUR & LINER BRUSH

For more information on Smashbox's Holiday Collection 2008 - Rapture, please visit Smashbox.

Sephora's Going Vintage For the Holidays

You've seen some of the artwork already on a few initially released products at Sephora - think Hershey's chocolate balms and such. Sephora was so pleased with the concept and campagin that they're bringing on10 - the brand who gave it to them - back for more, more, more for a major holiday event collection in 2008. On10's sister division is responsible for many of the mass market confectionary beauty hits under the logo of Lotta Luv LLC.

So what's in store for the collection? You can expect more of the lip balms, body butters, lotions, gift sets and new to the scene - candles. Based on on10's experience in lip balms, the focal point will be lip balms in new flavors from 7Up, Wrigley's, Tootsie Roll and Tootsie Pop. For holiday, look for on10 to create a Christmas tree display holding their vintage-inspired beauty wares.

source: wwd

SNEAK PEEK: MAC Red She Said - Holiday Collection 2008

Spektra has done it again! Spektra's own Janice has unveiled the promo image for MAC Cosmetics' Holiday '08 collection Red She Said. Ooooh la la ........ the passion of R E D. This sure looks like it's gonna be a winner!

Product images below and more scoop to follow as available.

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Looks like a special brush collection, cosmetic bags, lipsticks & lipglass, and those compacts with the gemstone center - fabulous. Wonder what product will be inside ... powder, blush, eyeshadow, combo ... we'll see!

source: spektra