I've gotten a lot of recommendations for Physicians Formula products — but their line is so VAST, I usually just stand in front of their display at CVS/Ulta, bamboozled. Lucky for me, I got the opportunity to swatch their newest Shimmer Strips eyeshadow palettes: the POP! Collection.

Pop! is the fourth collection of Shimmer Strips eyeshadow palettes. You can also

Blake Lively attended Spike TV's "Scream 2010" this year, and Chanel makeup artist Rachel Goodwin was working her magic behind the scenes.

"I wanted Blake's makeup to be radiant and golden, so I used lots of warm desert colors," Rachel said. "I have been obsessing over this kind of lipcolor for months now, but I must say

Check out this fun manicure from Soaper1. This woman is so endlessly creative with her nails.

I had some extra time to do a manicure one night, and when that happens, I like to stamp my nails.

I’d seen some manicures that used China Glaze OMG for an image stamp. I’ve used this polish as a regular manicure before, and

I am thrilled to present another fantastic guest swatch of an excellent brand by an amazing blogger. KaiserMimiVII of Makeup Withdrawal sent over these jawdropping swatches of the LORAC Multi-Platinum palette, which I will definitely be checking out on my next visit to Sephora. Here's her review:

LORAC Multi-Platinum is a Sephora-exclusive palette that's been around for a while.

I confess readers, I have not gotten on the mineral train. I have not swirled, tapped, OR buffed. So for the past 3 years, I have not been paying close attention to Bare Escentuals.

They recently exploded into my daily consciousness with a Sephora freebie: a Buxom Lip Stick in Amsterdam (lip-swatched here). I'm so enamored of it, I was compelled

Essie's winter collection is already on shelves at my local Ulta, but I'm still kvelling over their fall collection. On my nails right now: Little Brown Dress.

The fall collection included two so-dark-they're-almost-black vamps: brown Little Brown Dress and plum Velvet Voyeur. Both are outrageously shiny (though you know I can't get enough topcoat. I couldn't resist my usual

Special thanks to Jen (who previously guest-swatched Stila's Color Wheel palette) for also swatching the Urban Decay Black palette. She says:

These colors are awesome, so buttery soft and deep-dark. A few remind me of the MAC Style Black mineralize shadows, so this palette could be good for people who couldn't locate those.

The

This year's mini sets from MAC are presented as "chapter two" of A Tartan Tale. The minis are packaged in keepsake metal tins, and for the first time, a set of mini nail polishes joins the lineup (previous years' offerings have included mini eyeliners).

I had a hard time deciding how to swatch the pigments. Everything looks

In the world of nail polish, Clarins 230 is the holy grail. You can spend your life searching for it, and only the pure of heart can behold it with waking eyes. After a long and arduous quest, Soaper1 recently acquired a bottle. So you'll have to excuse us for wanting to show you a million pictures — a chance

It's no secret that I'm having a little love affair with Givenchy. It's been building for years, from the days of admiring their counter in Saks, to admiring their spokeswomen (Audrey Hepburn, Liv Tyler). The item that pushed me over the edge, however, was the limited edition Island Tan from their summer collection.

Though they do

The end of the year always conjures up visions of holiday galas that I neither host nor attend. But that doesn't stop me from planning for them. Steel restaurant makes a cocktail they call a cosmo bianco. I believe its components are vodka, white cranberry juice, and fresh lime, and they bring you a clear aperitif in a sugar-rimmed glass

You may remember that Lancome's fall French Coquettes collection contained a "to be continued" — the Ombre Magnetique shadows.

The Ombre Magnetique shadows are potted powder shadows, $25 each. They're available in three shades: bright, sparkly, Urban Silver, sparkly plum with additional silver sparkles Cherry Cherie, and matte black with silver sparkles Black Macadam.

These shadows

Everyone needs at least one perfect, go-to red (or in my case... nevermind, I won't count them). Soaper1 just found hers, and I have to say, it does look great on her.

She says Vodka & Caviar has a slightly jelly finish; she painted three coats, with one coat of Poshe topcoat.

In my recent swatches of Armani's holiday collection, I mentioned Gold Rush, the holiday highlighter. Well my counter has received product to sell, but no tester (and I don't know if they're going to get a tester) — so I thought I should at least share what I could.

I haven't played with this at all,

Armani has a lovely, lovely, limited edition lipstick collection out right now. It's called Uptown Mauves, and though the lipsticks are "Rouge d'Armani" formula and the packaging looks the same, these are a slightly different bird. The six lipsticks in this collection are more sheer, with a lot of slip — they actually reminded me of Cle de Peau's