January 2007

Heavenly Holiday Makeup

By Rhonda Jackson

Yes, it's that time of year when you must look your best for those holiday parties that just seem to appear in your hectic holiday schedule at a moments notice!

Get in gear with this season's top-notch skin care and makeup products to blast away any winter blues and get you in the mood for some holiday cheer!

Skin

Skyn Iceland Skincare takes the holiday stress out of your furrowed brow with power packed products specifically formulated to fight off the effects of stress on your skin!  

Come to your senses ( side note : Skyn means 'senses' in Icelandic) and check out Nordic Skin Peel . These super size pads do double duty to fight off dull, drab, depleted skin using glycolic and salicylic, then gives a dose of calming, soothing antioxidants to heal and protect skin from the elements.

Get a dose of Stress Defense Cream ! Definitely not your average Joe, this cream goes to work in your defense to immediately smooth out tension lines in the face...yes! Within ten minutes of applying this super hydrating cream it undoes stress from late night gift wrapping and gives skin a renewed boost with its cutting edge time release technology that actually creates an invisible shield over your skin to protect against uv rays, pollution and crazy holiday shoppers! Oh, and for extra back up, try the Bio Intense Healing Serum and Artic Face Mist . Your skin will be cool, calm and collected!

Makeup

This season's Holiday makeup requires gorgeous skin that looks and feels as heavenly as those angels we see in old baroque paintings. Thanks to technology, the current foundations take skin to the next level with lightweight formulas that carry flawless coverage and skin color. You will love the feel and look of YSL's Perfect Touch Radiant Brush Foundation . This products packaging has a built in brush that allows you to the apply foundation quickly and evenly to your skin without a mess or a makeup sponge! Best of all it gives a beautiful, satiny finish to skin that looks real and feels great. Not to mention easy touch ups!   For super silky coverage check out Giorgio Armani Cosmetics Designer Shaping Cream Foundation . This double silk blend foundation transforms skin with silk fibers that firm and contour skin. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better! MAC cosmetics pushes the envelope this season with Studio Mists foundation . This air mist, ultra fluid foundation comes in an aerosol can that distributes the foundation color in a precise mist leaving smooth, natural coverage. Use your foundation brush to blend and build the coverage wherever you need it to be flawless! Also check out the blush colors in the Studio mist formula.   I can't get enough of Misty Pink the perfect "pick me up" pink!

Holiday color goes deep dark and sultry! Deep metallic blacks, edgy midnight blues, fierce deep violets and soft smoky taupes welcome the mystery of winter nights and holiday candles.

Get in the mood! My favorite palette of the season is Giorgio Armani Cosmetics Black Gem Collection. Get on the waiting list for this limited edition. It's worth it!   (Call Tony, the resident Armani artist at Sax fifth, Michigan avenue he is the best!) This chic black palette contains 4 rich shadows   (jet black /midnight blue, silver shimmer white, soft dusty pink and dark slate grey). In the bottom compartment of the palette is a super lux shimmer powder that gives soft luminescence to any skin tone.

If you like to do a little flirting at those holiday parties check out Smashbox cosmetics. Mod Collection for Holiday . This sassy collection is reminiscent of 60's glamour! Jet black lashes, precise eyeliner and sexy nude lips. My fav is the Mod Chic Jet Set waterproof eyeliner . This perfect liner is gel based, waterproof, and super versatile. You can make your liner thin, thick, smudgy or smoky just depending on your look!

Let your naughty nocturnal side show with Mac cosmetics Nocturnelle collection . Check out Suspicion (deep black with shimery gold flecks), Innuendo (a muted taupe frost), Beauty Sleep (soft pink with pearl flecks) and Wait till Dark (a navy blue with white pearl particle). This collection is so sexy and fierce, you will feel like you walked straight out of a Helmut Newton photo!

The best lips for Holiday are brilliant, bold and packed with shine and shimmer.

Here's my top five fav's because of course I can't pick just one!

  1. Black Gem- Shine Red (Giorgio Armani cosmetics)
  2. Afghan Red (NARS)
  3. Glamorous Red #11 sparkling touch for lips (YSL)
  4. Brown Berry photo finish lipstick (Smash box)
  5. Nightshade- shades of venom (DuWop)

Happy Holidays!

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