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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Best in Makeup and Nail Sets

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For the budding artist or makeup junkie

Smashbox Click You’re It Holiday Palette ($56).  With 15 eyeshadows, 5 cream eye liners, a lid primer and how-to guides, this is the ultimate colour palette for the creative ones. See swatches on Makeup and Beauty Blog.  Available at Sephora stores and online.

For the natural beauty or mama-on-the-go

Laura Mercier The Book of Nudes ($60).  Laura makes some of the best eyeshadow palettes on the market; they are soft, luxurious and always well-coordinated. Available at Sephora stores and online.

For the life of the party

Lise Watier Soleil Festive Palette Eyeshadow Trio and Mascara * ($39) and Liquid Gold Eye and Cheek Illuminator * ($25).  Lise Watier eye palette — beautifully dressed in gold and black — is sure to be a hit!  The classic shades mixed with multi-dimensional glitter is perfect for all the parties she will be crashing this season. ;)  See swatches on Beauty Reflections.  Available at Shoppers Drug Mart, Lise Watier counters and online.

For the pickiest girl on your list

Laura Mercier Limited-Edition Mini Lip Glace Set (US$48). Even a lipstick kinda girl (me) will love this gift set.  This is for the girl who cannot just have one lip colour in her purse.  See swatches on Makeup and Beauty Blog.  Available at Laura Mercier counters and online.

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For the teen girl or the young-at-heart

Nails Inc The Glitterati ($30).  I love these chunky glitter polishes from new-to-North-America Nails Inc!  Watch your teen girl swoon over her manicure instead of complaining about how gross boys are. :)  See swatches on Oh, Dollymix.  Available at Sephora stores and online.

For anyone (Glitter Geek’s TOP PICK)

China Glaze Winter Ice Nail Polish Set ($30).  This one is a crowd-pleaser.  Wear the nail polishes alone or layered for a true disco ball effect.  My absolute favourite is Tinsel Town.  Make sure you buy this for your favourite beauty blogger, too. :P  See swatches on Vampy Varnish.  Available on NailPolishCanada.com and Trade Secrets.

What are your top picks this year for makeup and nails?

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Very Unnecessary: What’s In Your Lip Bag Right Now?

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I follow a lot of lippie obsessed ladies on Twitter. I don’t judge them, because honestly, I’m on the same obsessive boat as them.  A couple days ago, Anjali (Rock that Look) tweeted this gem:

Nice stash, Anjali! :)  It suddenly dawned on me that I might have a bigger problem than her.  My lip bag — the one that goes around with me all the time — is seriously bursting with lip products.  Care to take a peek? ;)

1. Kiehl’s Lip Balm #1 in Coconut, 2. Annabelle Lip Liner in 245 Burgundy, 3. Annabelle Lip Liner in 205 Cherry, 4. OCC Lip Tar in Demure, 5. Chanel Rouge Coco in Mademoiselle, 6. Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in Ming, 7. MAC Lipstick in Viva Glam V, 8. MAC Lipstick in Party Line, 9. MAC Lipglass in Just Add Colour (LE), 10. Smashbox Lip Gloss in Radiant, 11. Chanel Glossimer in Maline, 12. Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Fatale.

A little obsessed, eh?  ’Kay, maybe a lot obsessed.  But I am sure that someone carries more than me on a daily basis.  Actually, I am praying that someone is.  LOL. :P

What’s In Your Lip Bag?

Come out of the closet, lip junkies!  I want to know what you carry with you EVERYWHERE.  Please leave a comment or Twitpic it to me. :)

FOTD: Subtle Smoky Eyes with Steely Blues.

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Whew!  I’m back with another FOTD.  I attended a friend’s wedding yesterday and this is the look I wore.  Thank goodness the hair was also cooperative.  Those are flat iron waves created by yours truly, thankyouverymuch! :P  I haven’t used my MAC Smoke & Diamonds (LE) eyeshadow in any FOTDs so I thought I’d pull it out of hiding for this look.  I just kind of winged it, but I really like how it turned out. :)

Don’t let the finished face fool you; this look was actually quick and easy!

Swatches (from left): MAC Smoke & Diamonds (LE), Annabelle B-Ray (LE), MAC Carbon, MAC Soft Brown, MAC Arena

Get the Look

For the eyes, fill in any sparse areas on your brows (Benefit Medium Brow Zings).  After priming your eyes (Too Faced Shadow Insurance), apply a light shimmery peach (MAC Arena) on the inner corners and under the brows.  Then, take a shimmery grey taupe (MAC Smoke & Diamonds, LE) all over the lid.  Take a matte navy (Annabelle B-Ray, LE) to the outer crease and outer V with a crease brush, and go over it slightly with a matte black (MAC Carbon).  Lightly blend above the crease with a matte warm brown (MAC Soft Brown).  Smudge the matte navy to the outer two-thirds of the lower lash line.  Line the upper lash line (MAC Blacktrack Fluidline) with a slight wing.  Line the upper and lower waterlines with a pencil dipped in gel liner (Urban Decay Zero dipped in MAC Blacktrack) for maximum staying power.  Apply mascara (CoverGirl LashBlast waterproof) to both upper and lower lashes.

For the face and cheeks, start by priming with a mattifying primer (CoverFX ClearPrep FX).  Apply foundation (FACE atelier Foundation #6 Honey), concealer (theBalm TimeBalm Medium), and powder (Marcelle Translucent Medium).  Sculpt the cheeks, temples, and jawline with a dark matte brown powder (MAKE UP FOR EVER #17 Espresso).  Then, add a pop of matte peachy pink to the apples of your cheeks (Pink Beauty Object of Affection).

For the lips, get your favourite neutral pink lipstick (MAC Viva Glam V) and top it off with a golden pink gloss (Smashbox Candid).

Read on to see more pictures!