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This Week In Nails

Tips: RiMMEL LONDON New 60 Seconds Nail Polish in #819 Green With Envy ($6.47 @ asos.com) Toes: CND #386 NFS ($3 @ buynail.com) Tips and Toes: MAC Underlacquer and Overlacquer ($11 each @ maccosmetics.com)

Hands: SALLY B's SKiN YUMMiES Gardner's Healing Hand Butter in Lemon Sage ($6/.5oz @ sallybskinyummies.com)

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Tools Of The Trade In Detail

Here’s our last installment of great makeup brushes and we thought we’d give you our picks for those that specialize in getting to the details of life (the face). I can’t tell you how many times I have picked up a brow brush or concealer brush and the bristles are too rough for even painting a room. So pick up one of these babies for a smooth finish all around! From left to right:

1. WET N’ WiLD Deluxe Concealer Brush ($5.99-$7.99 @ wnwbeautybenefits.com for locations)
2. SUKI Professional Angle/Liner/Brow Brush ($16.95 @ sukicolor.com)
3. MAC 208 Small Angled Brow Brush ($19 @ maccosmetics.com)
4. RAW NATURAL BEAUTY Concealer Brush ($20 @ rawnaturalbeauty.com)
5. ALiSON RAFFAELE Concealer Brush Duo ($27 @ alisonraffaele.com)

Shine & Sparkle Like The Star You Are

This has to be MAC's most pink, most party and most, well, clubby collection yet. This collection has every color and texture of makeup you would want to don to go out on the town.Think of the hippest club in NYC on a Saturday night, the "in" crowd, Page Six and this is all of that rolled in one. If yer reading this then you’ve heard of the Heatherette duo of Richie Rich and Traver Rains. To put them and MAC together for this Heatherette collection? Genius! Here's our picks:

Eye Shadow Trio in Trio 2 ($32.50) – features limited edition shades of Baby Petals, V.I.P. and Cassette.

Beauty Powder in Alpha Girl ($22) – pink with gold nuances

Lip Glass in Bonus Beat (sheer yellow beige with gold pearl, frost) and Style Minx (clean fuchsia pink, frost) ($14)

Glitter in 3D Silver ($16.50) – multi-reflective silver

Nail Lacquer in Lola Devine ($10) – soft mid-tone coral cream

Lipstick in Hollywood Nights ($14) – clean fuchsia pink, satin

Add a pair of She’s So Bad Lash ($11) and yer ready for the dance floor, baby!

All @ maccosmetics.com

Next Up MAC

I’m really beginning to hate MAC. They don’t seem to really miss the boat, like ever! Not that I wish them ill but come on. It’s funny, some of my favorite eye shadows and lipsticks are ones I wear once in a great while but I look and admire them all the time. Yes, most of them are from MAC.

Here’s the latest collection – Fafi. What is a Fafi? Click here. I don’t when the last time a graffiti artist was celebrated. It happens but just not much. The new Fafi Collection from MAC is all girly and mostly pink! So if pink is your thing, this is right up your alley. Two instant favorites are the Nail Lacquers ($10) in Girls Will Be Girls (pink with coral pearl) and Boom! (rich eggplant with purple pearl). Not only will I be admiring these but I will for sure be wearing them. Another favorite are the Clearly Fafi ($15, $25, $34) cosmetic bags. I have to be able to see everything I’m carrying around, right? If you’re in the mood to get in touch with your inner girly-girl and play, this is a fun collection for just that.

Keepin' It Real

Everyone is onto the N Collection from MAC since it just came out a last week, but I am still caught up in the Originals. The colors and shades have stood the test of time and this has to be one of the most diverse collections they've ever put together.
New to MAC and don’t know where to start? Or maybe you just need to stock up on some good basics? Here’s our picks:

• Lipstick - Russian Red, Supersequin, Twig-Twig
• Tinted Lipglass ($14) – Full On Lust, Avarice
• Eye Shadow ($14) – Ochre Style, Parrot, Memorabilia, Charred
• Pigment ($19.50) – Melon, Kitschmas
• Glitter ($16.50) – Reflects Antique Gold
• Eye Pencil ($12.50) – Coffee, Ebony
• Mascara X ($12.50) – Black, of course!

All @ maccosmetics.com

Now how about a contest that keeps it real? Click here to read all about our MAC Cosmetics contest.

Holiday Pick - MAC'em

We're in the thick of the shopping season now and still have quite a few holiday products we need to declare! So we will be running a few picks each day up until Christmas.

Who isn’t curious about MAC and their Holiday Collections? If you’re a reader of this blog, then MAC is probably at the top of your list of “must haves.” We featured our picks from the Antiquitease collection a few weeks ago and this Royal Assets collection also highlights golds, silvers and metals with these cool palette cases. You can choose your palette for what you want your result to be: Smoky Eyes, Warm Eyes, Cool Eyes and Metallic Eyes, and Pink Lips, Tan Lips, Coral Lips or Red Lips. Eight palettes in all. Give one of these to the MAC lover in your life. $36 for eye palettes and $22.50 for lip palettes @ maccosmetics.com

Red, Red Lips

This is our last installment of Red, Red Lips and we have some serious ones on this list. Just do me one favor when it comes to red lipsticks, don’t let the look in the tube deceive you from trying what could be, your perfect shade!

1. NARS Lipstick - Jungle Red ($23 @ narscosmetics.com) – this is one bright red! It’s matte and very pigmented.
2. MAC new Mattene Lipstick - Your Say Tomato ($14.50 @ maccosmetics.com) – semi-matte bright orange-red. For the experienced only!
3. SHiSEiDO The Makeup Perfecting Lipstick - Red Luxe ($22 @ sephora.com) – you need sunglasses when you put this shade on. Bright and creamy. Proceed with caution.
4. DiANNE BRiLL COSMETiCS Lip Lingerie Lipstick - Cuban Heel ($28 @ beautyhabit.com) – when I think of this line, I think of this rich cocoa red. Deeply pigmented and it’s one of those that is lighter red on lips than it appears.
5. URBAN APOTHECARY Big Fat Kiss - Smirk ($20 @ urbanapothecary.com) – part gloss part lipstick. This is a warm glossy red that will make your lips look wet.
6. SCOTT BARNES Lip Suede - Crystal ($24 @ scottbarnes.com) – thick and rich pigment. Scott doesn’t mess around with sheers. This is a serious girls’ red lipstick.
7. OPI Lip Color - St. Petersburgundy ($10 @ amazon.com) – this is a deep burgundy red, like a shade you see on a model in a magazine. Pair with a pearl necklace and your look is ready.
8. TRiSH McEVOY Flawless Lip Sheer Lip Liner – Rouge ($20 @ nordstrom.com) – for perfect precision with any red, use a pencil to line. This rosy red is not too dry or oily and it stays put.
9. LiPSTiCK QUEEN Lipstick - Rouge Sinner ($18 @ lipstickqueen.com) – "all pigment and no shimmer or frost" is their tag line. This is a serious dark red.
10. SHU UEMURA Rouge Unlimited Red Collection - #195 ($23 @ shuuemura.com) – they are so confident about their formula for red, they came out with a whole collection of them. This one is silky and on the sheerer side.
11. SUKI COLOR Pure Cream Stain - Vermillion ($36.50 @ sukipure.com) – this glass pot is filled with pure deep burgundy wine pigment. Swipe this creamy mineral color on lips, cheeks, everywhere. Very sheer.

We know that not every red will fit every person so Linda, one of our faithful readers, has a suggestion for those with lips on the thin side or if you are over 40. “I found two from GARDEN BOTANIKA that are sheer and glossy and give my lips a deep red hue. The colors are Vitamin E Lip Tint’s Rhubarb and Black Raspberry Volumizing Lipstick. Despite the names they look red on my lips.” Thanks Linda!

Fall Color Pick - Mauve

Think purple is too much for some occasions? Then try its cousin Mauve. In addition to purple wine, green moss, and nude shimmer, mauve is kicking up quite a storm in fashion this fall. The best trait about the shade is that is can be a focus color or blend in the background. Here are our picks for our fourth color pick for the fall, Mauve:

1. DURI COSMETiCS Nail Enamel in All About Mauve $5 @ duri.com
2. LORAC Lip Polish in Delicious $17.50 @ sephora.com
3. MAC Lip Liner in Dervish $12.50 @ maccosmetics.com
4. VON NATUR Lip Colour in Lovage $16 @ vonnatur.com
5. SUSAN POSNiCK Colorforever Long Lasting Lip Color/Conditioner in Janis $24 @ beauty.com
6. KiEHL’S Lip Gloss in Icy Everest $13.50 @ kiehls.com
7. BARE ESCENTUALS bareMinerals 100% Natural Lip Color in Ripe Fig $15 @ sephora.com
8. ORLY Nail Lacquer in Not Your Mama’s Mauve $7 @ orlybeauty.com
9. SCOTT BARNES Creme Color in Sultry $24 @ scottbarnes.com
10. MiLANI Powder Mosaics in Honey Kissed $7.49 @ walgreens.com
11. SEPHORA Nail Polish in #37 $4 @ sephora.com
12. BOOTS No7 Moisture Drench Lipstick in #75 Sugar Plum $9.99 @ boots.com
13. NARS Lip Lacquer in Sweet Charity $23 @ sephora.com

Antiquitease – One Who Flirts With The Style Of An Ancient Time

And in this case, it’s MAC. Gold and silver inspired by ancient times sums up the much buzzed about MAC Antiquitease collection. It hits all the season’s trends. Here are our picks we’ll feeling:

Frost Lipstick – Queen’s Sin ($14)

Lustre Lipstick – Budding Lust and Gilty Kiss ($14 each)

Lipglass – Corsette ($14)

Pigment – Gold Stroke ($19.50)

Fluidline – Blacktrack ($15)

Mineralized Eye Shadow in Family Silver and Earthly Riches ($16.50 each)
Nail Lacquer – Vestral White ($10)

All @ maccosmetics.com

Stop, Drop, and Flash

The MAC line constantly offers up cutting edge products and Flashtronic is no exception. Pretty pearlized mineral shimmer shades will give you all the flash your look needs. There are three Mineral Skin Finish (MSF) shades, six new marbled shadows and four new tinted lip glasses. Here are the standouts: ‘Mineralize’ Eye Shadow ($16.50) in By Jupiter -- taupe, beige, and a deep brown veining frost, and Mercurial, a yellow gold with lilac and a chestnut veining frost. These shadows are fabulous because you swipe your brush into the pot and apply to your lids and get a mixture of color that is dazzling. Great for day or night.

The other notable is the Mineral Skin Finish ($24.50) in Global Glow - a velvet-powder with high frost metallic in a mid-tone brown with a gorgeous gold pearl shade. I lightly apply this one all over my face for a polished look that keeps me glowing all day. The entire collection is one that should not be missed, especially the shadows, so check out the other products and don’t wait because these are all limited edition. All @ maccosmetics.com ~Randi