Great Gifts: MAC Nocturnals Tastitints Lip Conditioner Set.

Everyone gets dry lips, so what is better than a great gift of pretty lip conditioners? This is not just any set of lip conditioners, this set is a beautifully packaged MAC lip conditioner set.

The MAC Nocturnals Tastitints Lip Conditioner Set comes with four lip conditioners that leaves lips polished in barely there shades and for the first time for MAC, four divinely different flavors - Sugared Vanilla, Dash of Lavender, Mintessence and Taste of Paradise. Yummy! It is packaged in a beautiful sleek black gift box that id perfect for gifting too.

• Sugared Vanilla - Creamy Light Soft Beige
• Dash of Lavender - Mauve
• Mintessence - Milky White
• Taste of Paradise - Poppy Pink

MAC Nocturnals Tastitints Lip Conditioner Set retails for $32.50 at all MAC locations and online at maccosmetics.com.

Lighten Up with St. Ives Fresh Hydration Lotion.

It's bad enough that we have to dress in heavy layers in the cold winter months. The last thing I want to put on my skin is anything heavy right now though I do need heavy body creams to soothe and moisturize my parched skin. Luckily St. Ives just took the heavy out of lotions with their new Fresh Hydration Lotion.

The new St. Ives Fresh Hydration Lotion is a continuous spray lotion that effectively moisturizes the skin, yet it feels super light on the skin. The super cool 360 degree spray makes spraying at every angle easy, so getting every nook and cranny (like behind the knees and the back) a cinch. I love that I can get every part of my body moisturized so my entire body is left soft and smooth, yet I don't feel like I am wearing any cream at all.

St. Ives Fresh Hydration Lotion comes in three varieties for various skin types:

St. Ives Naturally Soothing Oatmeal & Shea Butter Fresh Hydration Lotion

Formulated with oatmeal & shea butter to soothe dry skin. It is scented with notes of white floral, honey, almond and coconut.

St. Ives Naturally Indulgent Coconut Milk & Orchid Extract Fresh Hydration Lotion

Contains coconut milk and orchid extract to leave skin silky and smooth as it indulges the senses with a light and luxurious fragrance.

St. Ives Energizing Citrus & Vitamin C Fresh Hydration Lotion

Grapefruit Extract and vitamin C leave skin feeling energized and refreshes with the citrus blended fragrances notes mixes with a soft musk for an ultimate refreshing body treat.

Look for St. Ives Fresh Hydration Lotions at your favorite drugstores or mass retailers now. They retailer for about $5.99 - $7.99. 

Holiday 2013: Clarins The Essentials Eye Palette.

Clarins has launched The Essentials Eye Palette, a holiday eye palette that will not only have you creating beautiful neutral eye looks all season long, but all year long. This is Clarins’ blockbuster natural eye palette and it couldn’t be more beautiful.

The Essentials Eye Palette contains 10 mineral eye shadows in beige, taupe and brown tones that can be mixed, matched and layered to create a variety of looks. The shadows have matte, satin and pearl finishes and all are very pigmented so looks can take you from day to night with ease. The shadows are silky soft and wear well all day long. I definitely have no problem playing up the drama with the variety of colors. Don't let the natural shades fool you, because browns are never boring.

The palette includes a mirror and double ended brush made with cruelty free natural pony hair. It is great for blending the shadows out.

As this is a limited edition holiday palette, Clarins is supporting a great cause and there is no better time than the holidays to give back. By purchasing the Essentials Eye Palette you are supporting Clarins initiative to perserve the Kuntanawa culture and ecosystem. In partnership with the PurProject organization, Clarins is dedicated to preserving the Kuntanawa culture by planting 10,000 trees known for their medical and cosmetic properties, allowing them the means to live in total independence and in harmony with nature.

The Essentials Eye Palette sells for $45.00 and will be available this month at Clarins counters and on clarins.com.