Congratulations, Ann G., who won a $100 gift card to Shopbop!

Huge thanks to everyone who entered — your responses were hilarious and delightful and it was SO hard to choose just one winner.

Luckily for me, we have more giveaways coming up, so I'll soon have more prizes to give away.

Lancome's holiday collection, L'Absolu Rouge Soiree, is lovely and quite extensive — and on account of the length of my arms, I had to break it into two posts. (If I were taller, I could have fit two palettes to an arm.) It'll be worth the wait, though: there's going to be a completely awesome giveaway starting tomorrow.

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It is endlessly fascinating to me how different makeup looks on different skintones. And, as some of you already know, my ultimate vision for TNBTTGSY is to one day show swatches on all different skintones. It's been tricky finding arm models with enough free time to donate, so it is with pride and gratitude that I'd like to

The "mini sets" are an annual MAC tradition, and this year they come to us in the form of Mischief Makers, quintets of mini lipgloss and pigment vials.

There are three gloss sets: 5 Sexy Shenanigans, 5 Frisky Business, and 5 Models Misbehaving. Each set is $29.50 and contains 3 Lipglasses (these are stickier and have a doe's

Don't forget, today is the last day to enter Shopbop giveaway! Win a $100 gift card to spend as you please, just for picking out a pair of Frye boots.

This week has been giveaway-crazy! Now I have a bunch of Stars Makeup Haven eyeshadows to mail out, so if I call your name, please

Becca Cosmetics is an Australian brand, known best for their extensive range of foundation/concealer shades (30 shades of foundation; 34 shades of concealer). W Magazine just named them one of the six best makeup brands you've never heard of — and they're one of the very few brands to which I have no swatching access. They're just not

It just wouldn't be a new release from Stars Makeup Haven if we didn't see some wild colors.

Today concludes our swatch-look at the 32 newest shades of SMH eyeshadows — and true to the brand's beginnings, there are some really bright new shades. These shadows come in 1" pans (the same size as MAC shadows), and are $4.95 each

I learned something over at The Non-Blonde the other day. (Though maybe it's something you geniuses already knew.)

I was reading her post on Dior Silver Purple nailpolish (can't stop ogling that polish), and she says that for best performance, you have to be diligent about reapplying/refreshing your topcoat — and I thought, wait, you're

Hey guys,

Thank you so much for voting yesterday — the tally was overwhelmingly in favor of full posts, so we'll keep it that way.

This year's holiday collections have been featuring a lot of purple eyeshadow, but if you (or your would-be gift-giver) are looking for something a little more wallet-friendly, consider the newest offerings from Stars Makeup Haven. Purple lovers, I've got to know: do these satisfy your cravings?

I've previously mentioned how ridiculously creamy and pigmented SMH shadows are — not all

Last time we looked at Stars Makeup Haven eyeshadows, I asked you what colors you wished for more of. "Neutrals!" you said. "And purples." Well, SMH was listening, and — never a brand to do things by half measures — recently released 32 new shades (bringing their library up to 82).

I was discussing SMH shadows with Aradiapdx

Several people wrote to me yesterday to say that — by email subscription or feed reader — they could no longer view full posts, only headlines.

Blogger gives me two publishing choices: full posts or headlines-only. Since I'm trying to start sometimes posting more than once a day, that means some very long emails for those receiving TNBTTGSY in

I know, I know, it's too early for spring makeup — but how could I resist sharing this late-breaking news story! I caught word of Dior's Spring collection for 2010, called Boudoir — and swooned over the lace on the packaging and the powders. These items will start arriving at counters in January.

Expect to see:

I know several of you mourned the demise of Laura Mercier's Emerald Green cake liner... now that you've seen Chanel's Celadon-Lame, do you think it's an acceptable substitute?

Chanel holiday is here! Chanel was one of the last holiday collections to arrive at my counters, but this weekend it finally made an appearance. Collection Cage Doree de Chanel is a rather surprising holiday collection — it looks awfully springy — but I think "resort" is what Mr. Lagerfield, et al, had in mind.

The collection features a