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It’s funny that when something is not in your face all the time, how easily it is forgotten about. I guess that’s the day and age we live in! A perfect example of this is the VINCENT LONGO line. Well it’s back and I tried their Pearl X Eye Shadows and I’m a tad obsessed with them. I love that you look at all the different colored pigments in the container and what you actually get is one overall color! Which is your favorite? $25 @ vincentlongo.com.

The fall totally got away from us with in getting another installment of this on-going feature up. And then we were into the holidays and boom, now it’s the New Year! But we didn’t forget. When we started this feature last summer, little did we know how many more products we’d come across that were that were true works of art. Here are some more to marvel at with our on going feature, Product As Art:

1. CHANTECAiLLE Trio Palette ($82 @ spacenk.com)

2. JK JEMMA KIDD Hi-Design Eye Color Collection in Modernist ($18 @ target.com)

3. Marimekko for AVON All Over Face Palette in Poppy Boutique ($10 @ avon.com)

4. ViNCENT LONGO Eye Shadow Trio Sex Luxe Pax in Lulu Eclipse ($30 @ vincentlongo.com)

5. SUE DEViTT Hydrating Marine Minerals Eye Palette ($37.50 @ beauty.com)

6. ESTEE LAUDER Signature Eye Shadow Quad in Berry Quartz ($35 @ esteelauder.com)

7. RiMMEL Spin It Lip Gloss in Vertigo ($6.99 @ ulta.com)

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When was the last time you saw a really useful makeup deal? Mine has to be The Lash Stash @ sephora.com. It’s 10 mini mascaras from 10 major brands for $35. Even if you have found your Holy Grail or Hall of Fame mascara, when you see a new one out, don’t you just want to try it out? Well this is a great way to do it and it’s not going to break your wallet. I mean, you pretty much know by one or two wears how you like a mascara so these minis are perfect! Each stash includes the following:

• Smashbox Bionic Mascara

• Sephora Atomic Volume Mascara

• Vincent Longo The Curl Mascara

• Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara

• Too Faced Lash Injection Pin Point Mascara

• Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara

• Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara

• DuWop Lash Venom Mascara

• Korres Deep Colour Mascara

• Cargo Texas Lash Mascara

I know it’s still October, but how about giving this to your best girlfriends for the holidays? This would make the greatest gift for any girl! The Lash Stash is officially kicking off our Holiday Picks 2008 so cheers!

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ViNCENT LONGO is taking their Holiday collection global. The RSVP Wanderlust collection gets its inspiration in the jet setting women of Rio, London, New York and Rome. The glimmers and shimmers of these products all feel pretty festively Ho Ho Ho to me so look your holiday best no matter what time zone you are in. Here are our picks from the collection:

Roja Quad Eye Shadow ($40), Wet Diamond Eye Shadow in Palace Sky ($24), Duo Eye Pencil in Garnet-Urban Nights ($26), Eye Shimmer Souffles in Ultra-Violet and Palladio ($24 each), Water Canvas Highlighter in Mermaid Muse ($42.50). All @ vincentlongo.com

In continuing our fall feature of Red, Red Lips, have you noticed they are everywhere? Keep in mind that looks in the tube can be deceiving and you only truly know a shade’s coverage once you apply it.

Here are our October picks for Red, Red Lips (Clockwise from Left). ~Lisa

1. Intensely dark and mystifying is the color Cassis from BOBBI BROWN. This is a mixture of dark berry red with a touch of claret and brown. This Lip Color Lipstick is a semi-matte with creamy rich full coverage. $21 @ bobbibrowncosmetics.com
2. BOURJOiS Lovely Rouge Satin Lipstick in Rouge Best is a deep cherry red for medium to fair complexions (blue undertones) from the Lovely Rouge Line. It’s super creamy and one of the sexiest reds around! $14 @ sephora.com
3. Berry reds look great with the gray we are all wearing for fall. Carnelian Whisper from VINCENT LONGO fits the bill perfectly. The Velvet Riche Rejuvenating Lipstick collection brings us emollient lotion like lipstick. Mmm… $23 @ sephora.com
4. Start your engines with Race Car Red from PRESCRiPTIVES Colorscope Lipcolor. This long lasting creamy formula is full of pigment for a vibrant apple red hue. $17.50 @ prescriptives.com
5. I call this a classic Marilyn Monroe red, but its official name from MAKE-UP DESIGNORY is Lady Bug Lipstick. This is a satin formula but it gives a matte full coverage finish. $18.50 @ mudshop.com
6. It’s absolutely FAB. British Red from the L’OREAL Colour Riche collection is one for all seasons. It’s a gorgeous red with a bit of orange that will work with all skin tones. Wear creamy moisturizing color from the sassy gold case. And it has a fragrance that reminds me of lipsticks from long ago… $8.49 @ walgreens.com
7. In the matte category, I am loving FACE ATELIER in Strawberry Lipstick from the Power Play collection. It’s a true intense matte look, but not drying at all! You will get noticed with this color! Blow strawberry red kisses to your fans. $20 @ faceatelier.com
8. Imagine red and brown/brick together. Imagine this color with a stunning mossy green tweed suit. Run right out to get SHiSEIDO The Makeup Perfecting Lipstick in P7 (Red Luxe). Rich with 3 D Powder and Full Saturated Color Powder, this one’s a winner. $22 @ sephora.com
9. ISADORA Cream Intensive Lipstick is fragrance free and color rich! Golden Red is a red/coral shimmer for the days when you want a less intense red. It’s just what it says it is, creamy with intense moisturizing color. $10.49 @ walgreens.com
10. Mineral Shea Butter Lipstick. Yeh baby! Glide on the shade Red Ruby from PUR MINERALS and you’ll feel the difference. Red Ruby is an intense dark scarlet red. Best for medium to olive skin tones. $15 @ purminerals.com

I love not only when I can get a good color lipstick but one infused with good-for-lip ingredients? Yowza, I’m in! ViNCENT LONGO new Baby Balm Lipstick SPF 12 ($23 @ sephora.com) is 7 sheer shades that will add a veil of color and lippy nourishment. Color picks: Tawny Mauve and Fawn Nestle.

September is earthy and warm with greens. VINCENT LONGO new Eye Shimmer Souffle in Oasis ($24 @ sephora.com) from their 2007 Fall Collection illustrates this beautifully.
And since we are on the topic of greens, Teal has to be my favorite shade for the season and I have to say I’m a little obsessed with it. GIELLA Creamy Liner in Lockness ($27 @ giella.com). It’s the perfect shade of teal and the small pot goes a long way.

Someone asked me the other day what my favorite beauty product was. That was a hard one to answer so I got her to narrow it down to makeup and everything else. After thinking a while, I’d have to say eye shadows. All the colors and the formulas have really come a long way! A prime example is ViNCENT LONGO’s Trio Eyeshadow in new Trastevere ($30 @ vincentlongo.com) from the Sex/Lux/Pax Collection of shadows. They are highly pigmented colors so use a light hand at first. There’s the caramel shimmer of Pax, taupe brown where it is embossed Sex and shimmer topaz where Lux is stamped. Each is on the intense pearl side so I would stick with the eves when wearing these. And try each with a wet brush. Stunning!