MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua XL Eye Pencils.

I love a good eyeliner, but I have specific requirements of my eyeliner. My eyeliner needs to apply easily (not drag), not fade or rub off throughout the day, be true to color and just pretty much be beautiful all day long. I have a short list of eyeliners and honestly, I turn to my favorite eye shadows more often than not because many liners smudge on my eyes and fail me. I gave the new MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua XL Eye Pencils a try and I think I have found my holy grail eyeliners. Not only do these new eye pencils outperform any others that I have tried, these are some of the most beautiful eyeliner shades that I have ever seen.

You will notice in the Aqua XL name the XL. Well, that means extra-long — as in extra-long lasting formula. The formula uses a revolutionary dry oil that locks in the amazing color to create their waterproof, smudge-proof, transfer-proof and sweat-proof results. They seriously look freshly applied at the end of the day! The colors are intense.

They are super comfortable to apply and wear too. The MUFE AQUA XL Eye Pencils are made with emollient oil and microspherical silica which aids in the easy, creamy and smooth application. Mango butter is included which prevents dryness through wear.

The new Aqua XL Eye Pencils are truly artistic. There are twenty shades in all with five different finishes, so there is something here for everyone. There are matte finishes, iridescent finishes, diamond finishes, satin finishes and metallic finishes. While I most often wear matte and satin finishes, I am also really into the metallic finish for night.

The shade line up:

• M-10 - Matte Black
• D-12 - Diamond Black
• M-14 - Matte Charcoal Grey
• M-16 - Matte White
• S-20 - Satiny Navy Blue
• M-22 - Matte Majorelle Blue
• I-24 - Iridescent Blue with Green Sparkles
• M-26 - Matte Pastel Blue
• I-32 - Iridescent Lagoon Green
• M-30 - Matte Pastel Green
• I-34 - Iridescent Pop Green
• I- 36 - Iridescent Khaki
• M-40 - Matte Pastel Yellow
• ME-42 - Metallic Bronze
• S-50 - Satiny Taupe
• M-60 - Matte Dark Brown
• D-62 - Diamond Brown
• M-80 - Matte Plum
• I-90 - Iridescent Pop Purple
• M-92 - Matte Pastel Purple

Your staples are going to be Matte Black, Matte White (for your waterline to brighten the eyes), Matte Charcoal Grey, and Matte Dark Brown. I would also highly recommend Matte Plum, Satiny Navy Blue and Satiny Taupe because those are going to be used often. For summer, I really like Metallic Bronze and Matte Pastel Blue as an accent shade.

MAKE UP FOR EVER has teamed up with pop star Charli XCX to launch these extra long lasting, waterproof eye pencils. The brand has put out a limited edition collection to celebration the launch that gives you four shades in the Charli XCX Festival Faves 4 Waterproof Eyeliners. Not only great for festival season (whatever that is) these are you mainstays for summer. This set includes the MUFE AQUA XL Eye Pencils in Matte Black, Matte Plum, Iridescent Blue and Matte Pastel Green and it comes at a great deal — just $49 for 4 full size eye pencils. Right now this is limited to Sephora VIB Rouge members, but it will open up to all customers shortly.

Buy the MAKE UP FOR EVER AQUA XL Eye Pencils for $21 each at Sephora, MAKE UP FOR EVER Boutiques and makeupforever.com.

MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro Sculpting Collection.

MAKE UP FOR EVER has released three new products as part of their Pro Sculpting Collection designed to highlight and define different parts of the face, lips and eyes. Included in the collection are a Pro Sculpting Face Palette, Pro Sculpting Lip and Pro Sculpting Brow. These are all-in-on tools that were professionally made with the novice in made — they are simple to use.

Pro Sculpting Face Palette

This cream palette contains a combination of highlight, contour, shimmer and color shades that subtly accentuates and adds definition in four simple steps. The shades are creamy and blendable. I like that they are subtle yet buildable so you can define and contour as much as you want.

As I said, there are just four steps to use, that go with the four shades. Here's how.

Step 1: Apply the matte light shade the highlight directly under your brow bone, down the center of your nose and on the tops of your cheek bones.
Step 2: Apply the deep matte shade along the jaw line and below the cheekbones to contour. Blend out with a gentle hand using an upward motion out toward your ears.
Step 3: Apply the a touch of the iridescent light shade on all areas that you want highlighted such as the tops of your cheekbones, center of your lips, bottom center of your lip, center of your forehead.
Step 4: Apply a dab of the cheek color to the apples of your cheeks and blend outward.

The Pro Sculpting Face Palette ($45) comes in 4 shades: light (20), medium (30), tan (40) and dark skin (50).

MUFE Pro Sculpting Face Palette 30

MUFE Pro Sculpting Face Palette 40

Pro Sculpting Lip

This unique, double-ended makeup tool was designed to add volume and definition to the lips so you pout will look more full and plump in a flash. One one side of this tool is a retractable, satin lipstick. The other side contains a soft sponge applicator that features a cream-to-powder highlighter made with beautiful pearl pigments that gives the illusion of volume to the lips. To use, simply apply the color all over the lips then use the highlighter directly in the center of the lips by adding a thin veil of the cream to powder formula and gently rub together.

Pro Sculpting Lip ($27) comes in 4 shades; 10, 11, 40, 50. MUFE says they are natural shades, but they are not so natural. 10 is a deep rose, 11 is dusty rose-nude, 40 is a bright raspberry red and 50 is a dark raspberry.

Pro Sculpting Brow

This 3-in-1 brow tool helps to add structure and definition to the brows. I love that the brow pencil is beveled for precise and smudge-free application. The tool includes a rounded bristle brush to groom the brows and a soft sponge-tip applicator to distribute a universal, light matte powder to highlight and define the brows. Simply dab the highlighter on the brow bone after filling in and grooming the brows.

Pro Sculpting Brow ($27) is available in 5 shades; blond (10), dark blond (20), brown (30), dark brown (40) and brown black (50). With my brows being very dark, I thought I would need brown or dark brown, but dark blond was actually the perfect shade for my brows. Think of blond as that universal brow shade.

Look for the Pro Sculpting Collection at Sephora, MAKE UP FOR EVER Boutiques and makeupforever.com.

MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Plexi-Gloss Collection.

There are so many great makeup sets out for the holiday season and a few have really caught my eye as great values and true must haves. One that I am really loving is this MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Plexi-Gloss Collection. This is a very complete lipgloss collection with shades ranging from very sheer to full-on bright and bold.

The MUFE Artist Plexi-Gloss Collection really has it all. This collection comes with 12 full sized Plexi-Glosses. The shades range in color from sheer to opaque, like I said, and it contains a real wardrobe of colors for the lipgloss lover.

The Plexi-Gloss Collection contains the following shades:

• Pearly Light Beige
• Brown Beige
• Sweet Pink
• Pop Pink
• Fuschia Pink
• Pearly Golden Pink
• Orange Coral
• Orange
• Red
• Pearly Plum
• Burgundy
• Lilac

Being the neutral lip girl at heart, of course, I have been using Pearly Light Beige, Sweet Pink and Pearly Golden Pink often.

If you have never used a Plexi-Gloss it is the ultimate; it is a super shiny lip gloss that lasts! Think of it as a long-lasting lipstick in a gloss form as it is very pigmented with almost a vinyl finish. It is somewhat sticky, but not overly so where it is annoying. They are rich and moisturizing. I really like how it feels on my lips and I am super picky!

The MUFE Artist Plexi-Gloss Collection sells for $150 at Sephora where it is a limited edition online exclusive. That might seem like a lot, but if you were to buy them all individually, it would run you $228 so it really is a great deal with a savings of $78. This is the ULTIMATE holiday gift for the gal who loves lipgloss.