We previously looked at Dior's "regular" holiday items, but holiday palettes are also a tradition for the brand. This year brings three offerings: an eye quad, a lip quad, and the big all-in-one travel palette. Okay, and a brush set.

The eye quad features three shadows and a cream liner (fortunately, all the palettes zip shut,

We had previously taken a look at NARS' holiday sets; the weather has finally permitted me to finish swatching their "regular" holiday collection.

Arabian Nights is (as you might have surmised from the name) a night-series eyeshadow trio. The shadows are black-based with sparkle, and (in my humble opinion) perform better wet. I actually swatched this palette "backwards" from

AlexandraRC observed that I was woefully short on Butter London swatches, and graciously volunteered some of her photos to help fill the gap.

West End Wonderland is a fine golden glitter with a bit of red sprinkled in. This photo was taken without basecoat or topcoat, but as AlexandraRC demonstrates, it's better with topcoat (isn't everything

Kate Somerville, you continue to dazzle me. Every product does just what it promises — why is that so surprising?

When I heard about Kate Somerville's new lash-growing eye makeup remover, I was deeply skeptical. I've tried various non-prescription lash-growing products and found them ineffectual. What's more, I was sure that any eye makeup remover that was

Hey Dallas folks! There's an event coming up this Saturday that I really hope you'll attend.

My Nordstrom Northpark counter manager asked me if I wanted to do an event with the counter (awesome!).

My idea was this: When you get your makeup done by an artist, you never really get a good look at what they're

I made a video highlighting a few of my favorite items from this year's BeautyBloggers.org charity auction. (Not all of them... that would have been a half-hour video.)

Bidding starts Monday, November 28th (and ends Monday, December 12th).

One holiday collection I always look forward to: Armani's. The theme this year is Art Deco, explored through metallic smoky eyes, a radiant complexion, and deep, lacquered lips.

First, Armani has created two limited edition three-color palettes. The first is Madreperla Harmony #1 (for face and eyes). You can use the three shades individually as eyeshadow, or

A few days ago, I posted Make Up For Ever's gorgeous winter look, and I asked if anyone wanted to take a stab at recreating it.

Victoria of The Colours rose to the challenge. Victoria is NC30-35, olive-toned Asian, with black hair and black eyes. I think her version is incredibly beautiful, and much more everyday-wearable than

A few days ago, I posted Make Up For Ever's gorgeous winter look, and I asked if anyone wanted to take a stab at recreating it.

First to respond was clebirun of Beyond the Pale and Freckled, and she did a killer job — spot-on with that lower eyeliner.

Here's her breakdown:

I told my Dallas listserv about the traveling Guerlain Trunk show. Guerlain's National Director of Fragrance and Beauty, Marie Line Patry (pronounced Marie Lynn pa-TREE), is making stops around the country with a specially designed trunk of Guerlain perfume, and she was in Dallas on December 17 and 18.

I expected the experience to be something like the movie

With the new Muppets movie scheduled to open in two days, Jim Henson's lovable creations are doing all kinds of beauty collaborations: there are Muppet OPI polishes, a Muppet The Balm palette, and Miss Piggy is doing a capsule collection with MAC Cosmetics.

Miss Piggy's MAC collection includes a single limited edition eyeshadow (Miss Piggy Pink, $15),

Readers, I am delighted to report that the BeautyBloggers.org charity beauty auction is back for year 2, and the items up for sale are mind-blowingly amazing.

This project is the collaborative effort of more than 50 beauty bloggers and brands — who donate new makeup (plus the cost of shipping it to the winner). 100% of

Last week I showed you arm swatches of Essie's holiday collection, but I didn't get to show you Bobbing for Baubles on my nails.

I totally love this color. I've done two back-to-back manicures and I'm still not tired of it. It's a greyed/muted navy, and somehow it feels both conservative (office-friendly) and chic.

Bobbing for Baubles is slightly

In the coming weeks, I know I'll be feverishly swatching all things Tom Ford... but as a little teaser/preview, here's the breakdown from the makeover I got last night (from Russ Brouse).

We started with the Intensive Infusion Concentrate (a hydrating dry oil), Intensive Infusion Daily Moisturizer, and Intensive Infusion Eye Treatment (a quick-absorbing eye balm). I

If you live in Dallas, tonight is the launch party of Neiman Marcus Northpark's new Tom Ford makeup counter (!!!). I got a little sneak preview last night: artist Russ Brouse did my makeup.

I came to Tom Ford for the color — blush, eyeshadow quads, and the new lipglosses to complement his already-available lipsticks (previously