Bobbi Brown Heart Truth Lip Color Trio.

The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection 2011 Fashion Show opened Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week just last night. It is truly one of my very favorite events of the year.

The Red Dress is being used as a national symbol for women and heart disease awareness. More than 20 of today’s hottest celebrities will walk the runway in dresses created by America’s top designers to inspire women to take action to protect their heart health. Here are a few of my favorite images from the show last night.

Back as a proud sponsor for the sixth season was Bobbi Brown. In celebration of the show, Bobbi has once again created an exclusive, limited-edition Creamy Lip Color Trio in support of The Heart Truth’s efforts.

The trio features Creamy Lip Color in three universally flattering shades—Nectar, Blue Raspberry and Uber Pink— it offers comfortable, long-lasting wear and a soft, creamy shine. The trio comes in a specially designed package with the tagline “Listen to Your Heart.”

A small quantity of this limited-edition set is now available on bobbibrown.com for $59.

Bobbi Brown's Baby Boomer Beauty Tips.

Bobbi Brown was on The Today Show yesterday sharing some beauty tips for baby boomers. One piece of advice that resounded so strongly with me is that you cannot do anything to your lips, medically speaking of course.  If you were born with thin lips or they are thinning, use a good lipstick, is basically what Bobbi said. I agree with her and believe that concept. If you want to use fillers or botox and the like, elsewhere, that is fine. Suddenly walking around with plump lips that you have never had is just a no!

Watch for the rest of her tips, along with actress Susan Saint James.

Time to Toss the Old Makeup.

As the new year is here, it is a great time to think about cleaning out your makeup bag or drawer.

Like just about anything you use on your body, beauty products do expire and go bad over time. I know it is hard to think about throwing away something that may have barely been used, but for safety sake, it really is for the best.

There are lists all over the web about what to toss and when, but I am getting this advice right from the master, Bobbi Brown. As listed in her book The Makeup Manual, these are Bobbi's suggestions.

Your products will expire in the following amount of time after first opening.

Liquid and Cream Foundation - 2 years
Concealer - 2 years
Powder - 2 years
Mascara - 6 months
Lipstick - 12 to 18 months
Lip and Eye Pencils - 12 to 18 months
Eye Shadow - 2 years
Powder Blush - 2 years
Cream Blush - 2 years
Moisturizer - 2 years
Eye Cream - 6 months
Sunscreen - 2 years
Face Cream - 2 years

If your items are from MAC, do not throw them away. Bring them back to MAC, for their BACK TO MAC recycling program. For every six items of primary MAC packaging that you return to them for recycling, you can get one free lipstick of your choice.