Chanel has released another "in-between collections" collection, but I won't complain because it's all about one of my favorite products: their Rouge Allure. This collection features 8 Rouge Allure lipsticks (highlighting 4 previously released shades and 4 new shades), 8 shades of their new Rouge Allure Laque liquid lipsticks (finally! Europe and Canada got these way before we did), and

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I am very pleased and proud to learn that TNBTTGSY is in the running for HyperLuxe's Top 100 Beauty Blogs. And while it's possibly true that awards don't matter, that doesn't keep me from kind of wanting to move from "finalist" to "winner."

You can only vote once, but if you wanted to vote for

Laura Mercier's fall collection is called Scarlet Passion, a sexy, lip-focused collection (for those of us not planning on going down the purple or black lips path). I actually think the seeds for Scarlet Passion were sown in last year's Cherries Noir collection.

Scarlet Passion introduces two new shades (and repromotes one shade) of Lip Velvet,

Dior has introduced a new formula of eyeshadow singles with "maximum color payoff and extreme hold in just one coat": One-Color Extreme. As I understand it, this new formula is not (yet?) replacing the old "One-Colour" eyeshadow singles (Dior's U.S. website shows both products; the Italian site shows only the new One-Colour Extremes).

One-Colour Extreme singles are soft, creamy, pigmented,

In what seems a logical conclusion to the "Fashion Week" collections of Style Black, Trend F/W, and MAC in High Def, DSquared² is a designer collaboration with "hot nerd," "beat of a different drummer," "yes I will have plaid with that" brand DSquared².

The get-you-runway-ready collection features a new (permanent to pro stores) shade

I'll admit, Dazzleglass Cremes had me confused. Based on the name, I was expecting creme finish glosses... the "Creme" refers to the level of coverage. Apparently sheerness is inherent to the definition of a Dazzleglass, and these are much more pigmented. (Kind of like round 1 and round 2 of the Tri-colour Lipglasses). Dazzleglass

A testament to the power of marketing (or proof that I'm incredibly susceptible):
"Karla, would you ever wear black lipstick?"
No way.
"So what do you think of Style Black?"
Cool!

MAC's uber-trendy (uber-runway, in my opinion) Style Black collection officially releases tomorrow, but items appeared for sale online yesterday. Style Black is the logical extreme of the annual

As fashion week winds down in NYC (telling us what we'll be wearing spring/summer of next year), MAC brings us Trend F/W, a brief summary of what we'll be wearing on our eyes and lips this fall/winter. Trend F/W released on September 17.

The focal point of the collection is the limited edition eyeshadow quad, Tone: Grey ($36). Boy,

So Dallas has had... something like 10 consecutive days of cloudy weather, and in that time, my MAC counter has received SIX new collections (nine, if you count the "really black Zoomlash" collection, the "Flirt with Fall" lash collection, and the "Upstarts" bundles... but let's not peer into the abyss).

This weekend I swatched like a mad person, and I

Urban Decay released a new cream liner for fall, called Ink for Eyes. But while the promotional photos were very cool, early reports have not been complimentary. Most users fault their lack of staying power (and most go on to say that the liner never sets).

The packaging of these worried me as soon as I saw it.

It is my privilege and pleasure to introduce today's guest swatcher. Sammi has the world's most perfect lips, and she has been kind enough to step in as lip model on a few occasions before (YSL Golden Glosses and Urban Decay Naked, to be specific).

Today she has very graciously agreed to swatch her personal collection

For easy future reference, here is your TNBTTGSY roundup of all the MAC lipsticks together. This post will be joining the other links in the "Hot Topics" section, so you can pull them up in one click.

MAC lipsticks are $14 each, and vanilla scented. MAC also recycles all of its plastic and glass product packaging (the program is called

Well, readers, the MAC lipstick swatching fun ends here — for now.

What about the Cremesheens? The Cremesheens were first swatched for their original release in September of 2008 — and though I'd like to reswatch them, I've had trouble finding a counter with a complete display. As soon as I find a complete set, I'll

Ah, MAC Satin lipsticks. Satin is a quirky little formula; I frequently find myself describing it in terms of what it's not. It's a semi-matte, long-wear, medium-to-full pigment lipstick — but neither as dry nor as matte as Matte. (It's not quite as creamy as Amplified Creme). And yet, if you blindfolded me, handed me a

Happy Monday, readers! Last week we started a swatch-by-swatch examination of MAC's full line of permanent and pro lipstick shades. Today we continue on with the Frosts.

Frost is my least-favorite MAC lipstick finish. I find them drying, and a frosty finish in any lipstick seems to emphasize every wrinkle in my lips and make me look older. Not everyone