Fresh Sugar Glosses are sheer, $25 each, and have a doe's foot wand. They're said to have the same lemon scent as Fresh's Sugar Lip Treatment, SPF 15 (Fresh's flagship product). I think I'm the only person in the world who didn't care for the Sugar Lip Treatment.

Angel, Goddess, Pin Up, and Kiss have some sparkle; Cherry

Laura Mercier's Stickgloss is a sheer lipstick. It comes in 14 colors and costs $20. I tried on Courtisane, a sheer strawberry, and I thought it was pretty, but it didn't seem to have much staying power.

Laura Mercier Stickgloss: Stick Gloss, Courtisane, Courtisan, Courtesan, Baked Earth, Maple, Poppy, Cranberry, Purple Haze, Black

Tremendous thanks to guest swatcher Rina, who went to heroic lengths to bring us swatches of almost every Guerlain Terracotta Loose Kohl that has ever existed. The last post about them featured only the four colors currently for sale at counters, but (as the case with so much pretty makeup) there have been many more colors which

Fans of Laura Mercier Eye Basics, your favorite product has not been discontinued — merely reformulated, repackaged, and re-released with some new colors. The new formula is supposedly more sheer than before.

Eye Basics are water-resistant, crease-proof, semi-matte eyeshadow bases, though I've heard you can also wear them alone for a wash of color. They contain

MAC's Suite Array collection includes eight eyeshadow suites (duos, $16) and eight Pearlglide liners ($14.50). Suite Array officially comes on on September 25, along with Cremesheen lipsticks and Gold Fever, but it's already available online.

The Pearlglide liners are really soft — softer than MAC's Powerpoints. I guess I was coloring my arm a

It must be somebody's birthday on September 25, because MAC is releasing four collections: Cremesheen, Suite Array, Gold Fever (Nordstrom- and The Bay-only), and MAC for Ungaro. [EDIT: Word on the street is that Ungaro release has been delayed. Look for it September 30 online; October 2 in stores?]

Cremesheen lipsticks are actually joining MAC's permanent collection. They're creamy

Meet the latest object of my affection: the Chanel Beige Eyeshadow Quad (or Beiges de Chanel). At the moment, this lovely palette is only sold in brick-and-mortar Saks stores, but rumor is that it will also be in Nordstrom by the end of the month (because it is not available online, there is no picture of it — this

Yesterday we looked at Laura Mercier's Lip Velvets, part of her Cherries Noir collection. Dior has a similar product, called Creme de Gloss. The color range isn't as perfectly calibrated for fall, but Creme de Gloss is a still a full-coverage gloss with a doe's foot applicator. Of the colors swatched here, Plum Elixir, Creamy

No doubt, by now you've seen the stunning promotional image for Laura Mercier's fall collection, Cherries Noir. (For you fans of Top Chef Season 2, score one for Marcel.)

Because Laura Mercier reformulated all her eyeshadows, every product in the collection is "new," though you may have seen some of the shade names before. My

Yesterday Addy made the brilliant observation that Bobbi's Long-wear Palettes looked a lot like Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liners. Inspired! Skinny Jeans does look a lot like Mineral Dust; Strut looks pretty close to Ocean Storm, and Tattletale might just dupe Gold Drop. Benefit's Creaseless Creams are $19 each.

Why the messy swatches today? Well,

Bobbi Brown's two Long-Wear Eye Palettes ($55) are warm/cool twins of the same palette. Each contains two long-wear cream eyeshadows and two gel eyeliners (one permanent color and one new shade). Sold individually, cream shadows are $22 and gel eyeliners are now $21 — up from $19 the last time I blogged about them.

Though

Armani Lip Wax ($26) is potted lip product somewhere between a balm and a stain. The sales associate encouraged me to rub my finger in the tester (this never happens) — it has an interesting texture. The top layer of wax will be softened by your finger (or the warmth of display lights), but the bed of

I thought it would make life easier if I put all the MAC eyeshadows in one post, both for easy linking from the "Hot Topics" section in the right-hand navigation column, and for quick comparison between shades.

To go back and read my original posts on any of these finishes, use these links:
MAC Frost Eyeshadow
MAC

We've come to the end of MAC Week, and... okay, maybe I saved the best for last. Veluxe Pearl is probably MAC's most beloved eyeshadow texture. On the whole, they're soft, creamy, pigmented, and easy to work with. I don't know why there are so few Veluxes.

MAC Eyeshadows are $14.50.

The fourth installment of MAC Week! On to the Lustres and the Velvets!

I have mixed feelings about the Lustres. Some of MAC's weakest shadows are Lustres — Honesty, Gleam, and Filament have almost no pigment (Idol Eyes, Forgery, Retrospeck, and Honey Lust aren't much better). Lustres generally have the largest glitter particles, so you might want to try wearing