Fall 2009: Estée Lauder Sensuous Gold Color Collection.

For fall this year, Estée Lauder has created Sensuous Gold - a uniquely feminine, luxurious new color collection for fall 2009. Using soft nuances of color with rich tints, tones and washes, Sensuous Gold gently brings out an inner radiance and reveals the softer side of every woman.

Skin is luminous, warm and radiant in a soft veil of golden tones.

Eyes are delicately defined in soft shades of golden amber and peach accented by rich, regal amethyst.

Lips are luxuriously dressed for the season in sateen finishes of coppery nudes and supple plums.

Sensuous Gold creates a look that is at once sophisticated, luxurious and naturally feminine. Completing the impression is the distinctly modern and luxurious rose golden packaging.

Signature 5-Tone Shimmer Powder for Eyes, Cheeks, Face - $36

This brand new powder has a unique wave-like tablet design of five beautifully sheer, iridescent shades combined in one luxurious, signature navy blue compact. Available in two unique shade palettes – a cool Pink Shimmer shade palette and a warm Bronze Shimmer shade palette, Signature 5-Tone Shimmer Powder for Eyes, Cheeks and Face complements any skin tone. Each of the two powders’ luxurious, silky
shades can be used alone on eyes and cheeks for precise color and highlighting or can be blended together for a soft, luminous glow on face, shoulders and décolletage. Weightless and incredibly silky, the powder’s high-pearl formula is color-true and provides an even, buildable application that won’t streak or settle into pores. Apply it liberally for a luxuriously soft, luminous radiance that glows.

Gilded Rose Marbleized Shimmer Powder - $36

This powder is a luxurious handcrafted, marbleized domed face powder of illuminating rose gold tones that shimmer like precious minerals. Inspired by Italian marble crafts and artistry, the mineralized powder provides a dimensional, yet natural shimmer in a perfectly sheer wash of luminous color. Plus, the powder’s unique, shimmering formula is comfortable to wear, thanks to a sophisticated baked powder technology that gives the powder an incredibly creamy feel on the skin. Silky, smooth and luminous, the powder is appropriate for all skintones and comes encased in a luxurious rose golden boudoir powder box with a specially designed half moon brush for the perfect application.

For the Sensuous Gold Look:

Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Rose Gold - $35
Double Wear Eye Pencil in Bronze - $19
Signature Lipstick in Cinnamon - $19.50
Signature Lipstick in Plum Terracotta - $19.50
Pure Color Multi-Shimmer Gloss in Rose Gold - $18
Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Rose Gold - $18

For the Sensuous Amethyst Look:

Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Rose Amethyst - $35
Double Wear Eye Pencil in Black Plum - $19
Signature Lipstick in Rose Amethyst - $19.50
Signature Lipstick in Plum Amethyst - $19.50
Pure Color Multi-Shimmer Gloss in Rose Amethyst - $18
Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Black Amethyst - $18

The Sensuous Gold Fall Collection is available at Estee Lauder counters now as well as online at EsteeLauder.com

Skin Perfection.

When depending on mostly tinted moisturizing lotions this days, I often need a little extra help first. Like a primer, but more than a primer. A skin perfector, if you will.

I recently discovered just that in this nifty Per-fékt Skin Perfection Gel. This gel-like cream contains a tint (available in one clear and 4 shades, I use Luminous) that preps and primes the skin. It can be used alone, but for skin like mine, it the ultimate in primer + perfection.

This beauty is formulated with some pretty heavy duty anti-aging ingredients too. Alpha Lipoic Acid to fight aging and Vitamins A & E to repair and protect skin from future damage. This gel instantly evens skin tone, controls oil and reduces the appearance of redness, enlarged pores, fine lines and wrinkles.

Per-fékt Beauty Skin Perfection Gel is available at Sephora, Henri Bendel, Takashimaya, Fred Segal, Sephora and perfektbeauty.com.

Meet Mally at Macy's.

There are so many times when I lived a bit closer to NYC. This event tomorrow is one that I wish I could attend. I love Mally from Mally Beauty, and the chance to meet and her get a makeover from her team would be a dream, wouldn't it?

If you are in the New York City area, listen up. You will have this opportunity to attend, so do not pass it up. You can receive a Q-tips “summer beauty rescue” makeover and a “how to” lesson from Mally and her pros.

Here are all the details:

WHO: Mally Roncal – celebrity makeup artist (Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez) and creator of “Mally Beauty” (accompanied by team of makeup artists)

WHAT: Say goodbye to runny mascara this summer ... and hello to gorgeous! New York women can receive a Q-tips “summer beauty rescue” makeover and a “how to” lesson from the pros. Celebrity makeup artist, Mally Roncal and her team of makeup artists are teaching women easy tips to avoid a makeup meltdown with a FREE makeover at Macy’s Herald Square using Q-tips – the Ultimate Beauty Tool. Women can get their beauty rescue along with a sample of the new Q-tips Vanity Pack – a stylish new dispenser of the beauty tool that is finally pretty enough to sit on countertops rescuing makeup areas and bathroom vanities!

Women can visit the Q-tips vanities on the main floor of Macy’s Herald Square for their FREE summer makeover. You can also log on to www.qtips.com for information about the new Q-tips vanity packs, more makeup tips and tricks, plus how to win a VIP beauty shopping spree in NYC with your own personal stylist!

WHEN: Wednesday, July 29 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Macy’s Herald Square

151 West 34^th Street (between 7^th Avenue and Broadway)

Main Floor, Beauty Arcade (Cosmetics Department)

Please report back if you attend what promises to be a super fun event.