It's Here! The M·A·C Holiday Collection: Magic, Mirth & Mischief.

This is the day I wait for every fall - the arrival of the M·A·C Holiday Collection. This year it is entitled Magic, Mirth & Mischief. Let me tell you. I was invited to my local stores preview last week and I have been wanting more ever since. There is something (if not everything) in this collection for everyone.

 

The entire collection contains several different kits, bags, exclusives, and of course, the colour collection itself. Over the next weeks, I will highlight each of the 7.

• Magic, Mirth, and Mischief - Holiday Colour Collection
• Lip, Eye, and Face Kits - Eight beautiful new Holiday kits. For the first time, there is a kit for the cheeks!
• Exclusives - There are two very magical mineralize kits that are boxed and ready to give, or in my case, keep for myself looking so pretty together.
• Lip and Eye Bags - Two kits for lips and two for the eyes. These are gorgeous, bags and all.
• Brush Bags - Of course, there are the 3 must-have brush bags - straight from the M·A·C magicians.
• Miracles Happen - The Viva Glam lip kit is one not to be missed this year.
• Kids Helping Kids - My favorite Holiday cards and new this year, Holiday gift tags to benefit children affected by HIV/AIDS everywhere, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to pediatric AIDS/HIV organizations.

Check it all out at M·A·C stores, counters, and online where it is available today!

CHANEL Collection Noirs Obscurs.

Ahead of her time as an arbiter of style and color authority, Mademoiselle Chanel recognized and revered the color black as a symbol of luxury, modernity, sophistication and seduction. Let's face it, black continues to be the color of luxury, and who can do it any better than CHANEL?

Today, Peter Philips creates a tribute to black in the new CHANEL Collection Noirs Obscurs. This beauty of a collection includes a trend-defining eye, lip and nail shades, while uncovering the many nuances and undertones of this iconic black shade.

ROUGE ALLURE LUMINOUS SATIN LIP COLOUR - $30
Three limited-edition shades of the iconic lipstick exemplify the seductive feel of the collection. The lip colors are an enigmatic play on noir, each with a different, nuanced undertone.
MANIAC
HYSTERIA
OBSCURE

QUATUOR BOUTONS DE CHANEL QUADRA EYE SHADOW - $60
Limited Edition Nowhere is black’s mystique more strikingly expressed than on the eyes. A shade quartet of deep green, mahogany, midnight blue and dark violet — embellished with the coveted CHANEL signature — creates a dramatic, yet sophisticated look.

INIMITABLE NOIR OBSCUR MASCARA MULTI-DIMENSIONNEL &
EXCEPTIONNEL DE CHANEL NOIR OBSCUR INTENSE VOLUME AND CURL MASCARA - $30
Black is elevated to a new level of intensity with the introduction of NOIR OBSCUR, an extreme, black shade of the best-selling CHANEL mascaras. Lashes are coated in deep, luxurious color for the most intensely dramatic effect.

LE VERNIS NAIL COLOUR - $23
For the perfect finishing touch, new edgy yet elegant shades of black for fingertips.
DIABOLIC
VENDETTA
FORBIDDEN

Collection Noirs Obscurs will be available in November 2009 at CHANEL.com, select CHANEL boutiques and department stores.

LORAC Jet Setter Makeup Collection.

I am absolutely loving how Carol Shaw, creator of LORAC Cosmetics is tuned into our wants. She has been putting out some unbelievable special offers on some brilliant makeup collections. Her latest is no exception.

Just taking a look at all you get in this set which is, by the way, just $25, will have you ordering right away. As this set is available in limited quantities, that is what you will want to do.

The collection features 7 must-haves for creating a complete look - including the coveted SHOWSTOPPER PALETTE and SPECIAL EFFECTS MASCARA, all in a fabulous roll-up travel bag.  It’s over a $170 value!

This is available exclusively at LORACcosmetics.com.