HOLID-IZE YOUR EYES: A sheer sweep of color, a shimmer, or deep shades reflect your mood, and, perhaps a new attitude. Here are some great new products and colors  to spiff up your eyes:

Eye pencils are an easy way to glamorize eyes.  We love them because they're easy to use and easy to tote in even the tiniest of purses. This season,why not try Bourjois Kohl & Contour Eye Pencils $10.00.  Fifteen colors offer flexibility, while the soft, smooth application lets even a novice look good. As a nice change from dark liners, try a pastel such as the baby-blue #10 "Bleu Illusion" or light pink  #08 "Rose Fantasiste" or soft lilac #09 "Mauve Intuitif" to wear as a barely-there liner, or a lid color. A quick way to open up tired eyes is Bourjois Black & White "Noir & Blanc" Eye Pencil $10.00, a dual-ended pencil with white kohl to open up eyes, and black eyeliner to define them. Bourjois Liner Pinceau  $15.00 for liquid liner lovers is a silky smooth, quick drying liner in six, chic colors including green, plum and grey. It has a super-thin applicator brush that allowed even the "all thumbs" among us to apply a decent line.

M·A·C Cosmetics. "Hollidazzle" collection is fantastic! (photo) "Phloof!" is a strange name for a very pretty, pearly, off-white Powder Eye Shadow $12.50 that makes a great highlight, a base and a lid color.  We also liked "Sweeten Up," a frosted coral/gold that works best as a subtle accent. Apply sparingly for a bright daytime look, more,   if you're going for an "80's" feel. For liner, we love deep blue, frosty "Stroke of Midnight" or  dust a spare coating of this color over lid for serious evening drama.

Maybelline lights up the holidays with rich colors in it's "Let's Glow" collection. What's not to like about Maybelline? They offer trendy, flattering colors at affordable prices that permit even the most penny-pinching woman to pamper herself with a new look, without guilt!  Particularly great for this season is the new Roller Color Loose Powder Eye Shadow  $6.50 in "Gold Stated" which rolls on cleanly and easily, glitzing your lids with shimmery gold .We also like the rich colors and subtle shimmer in the new, Expert Eyes Eye Shadow Quad $6.50 "Lost Treaures." You get a brown and burgundy, a medium taupe, and a pearly beige. Cream shadow lovers will want to pick up a wheel or two of Color Delights Cream Shadow $ 6.50 such as "Draped in Velvet," a quartet of silky, creamy colors (gold, pewter, copper and maroon) with a hint of shimmer

New to our review is Cat Cosmetics, created by actress Catherine Hickland, better known for her work on television and in the movies for One Life to Live, Loving, The City, Texas Airwolf, and Knight Rider, to name just a few. Everything  a follows a cat theme and the products are lighthearted in presentation with "cat" related names, but they're also high-quality products for serious makeup fans. Her Eye Liner/Eye Shadow Duo $22.00 in "Smoulder" is super-sexy and tote-able. A two-in-one pen lets you apply and layer just the right amount. One end has a metallic, bronze cream eye shadow that is applied easily with  your fingers (and it stays put!). The other end houses a classic, deep, black eye liner pencil for sex appeal.

Face Stockholm's holiday collection, called "Reach for the Stars," is so glamorous,  we almost put the entire collection under our "glam" heading. Eye Dust $18.00 in "Brave" (not in photo) gives a smoky, slightly metallic pewter hue to your lids with a finely milled hint of glitter for subtle sparkle. Add even more drama with a basic black Cake Eye Liner  $13.00 - Yes, liner cakes are back with new formulas that make them easier to use than ever. If you want to pump up the glitz volume for evening, add a tiny, holographic, silvery star on the side of your eyelid from a pot of Galaxy Stars $16.00 or  the high-wattage silver glitter Galaxy ETT $16.00. Moisten your skin, and they stay put - your own special "beauty mark." Sassy and surprising! 

Zhen is a makeup line created with Asian skin tones in mind, but the new, Zhen Runway Shadows Quartet $25.00 has ahimmery tones of  gold, copper and glittery, deep purple that we feel will flatter most everyone. The dramatic purple makes a stunning eye liner, too.  The presentation is stellar, too - it's a slim, black matte compact with Chinese "Zhen" logo, and a generously-sized mirror inside. 

If you wish for long, thick, curly lashes but yours fall short, try Clinique High Impact Mascara $13.50 and get instant gratification!  This new product, available this November, has a built-in base coat that thickens and coats without clumping. The pigment is also high-tech, creating a more intense color. The result are big, bold eyelashes without applying false eyelashes. For evening drama, you'll just love it!

Sparkle with an Apt. 5 Eye Shadow Quad $5.50 that comes in a clear lucite square with sponge applicator. Try one, and you'll see why we are impressed with the colors and quality of Apt. 5. You get the latest looks at "days-gone-by prices!   "QE-1" is a glittery cool-toned foursome with bronze, brown, burgundy and ivory that are sheer enough to layer, flexible enough to be lid or liner. Ditto  "QE-2" with warm tones of  brick, khaki green, deep purple, and beige. These are limited edition through January 2004-hurry!

Estee Lauder Artist’s Eye Pencil $17.50 in "Golden Starwriter" adds a dash of gold to make your eyes pop, or use the side of the pencil as a sultry shadow on yours lids, using the attached blending sponge. This slim, portable pencil is the perfect addition to your make-up bag  if you want just a bit of glitz.

New to our columns is Black Up, a complete line of makeup and skincare products for women of color. The holiday collection is an homage to precious metals. These are really "metallic,"  with a definite yellow base. Still, we found they looked nice on most of us, even with our very different skin tones. Eyeshadow Palette #10 $35.00 is a quartet of shimmery shadows in lemon (gold), amber, copper and bronze. Brush on a light coat to flatter your coloring, or wear more as you like it. This is a beautiful set and Black Upa new line worth trying! For even more glam, dust a bit of Pearl Powder #7 $15.00 onto lids or under brows - it's will give you a shimmery golden sparkle that is really gorgeous.

New to our reviews (but an old favorite in our hearts) is Almay. Shine this season with Almay Bright Eyes Color Cream Shadow $5.25, a shimmery cream in a tube that lasts and doesn't crease. We tried "Golden Gleam" and "Mocha Shimmer." Wear these all day into your evening holiday extravaganzas.  Bright Eyes Defining Color Duo Liner $7.50 will put an extra twinkle in your eyes with this shimmering duo liner of Brown and Peach. Rich and creamy, the brown is perfect to line upper lashes for a dramatic look, and add the shimmer peach in the corner of your eyes for a fresh, young look.  If you’re a contact lens wearer, you'll especially love the fact that it won’t irritate your eyes. Brush Bright Eyes Mascara $7.50 onto lashes to complete a glamorous holiday look. The triple lifting brush makes it easier than ever to open up eyes, and reduce lash clumping, and the tapered brush shape lets you color all those lower lashes, too.

Tony & Tina's Herbal Char'Kohl Revitalizing Eye Color Pencils $16.00 come in ten incredible, vivid colors that are sheer enough to add a little color, or a lot. You can use it is a lid color or liner. Ancient ayuvedic techniques combine charcoal and lots of other botanicals and good-for-your-eyes ingredients protect, soothe, moisturize and rejuvenate as they beautify. We particularly like the jewel-toned "Desire" (deep magenta) and "Confidence" (a teal with blue glitter) as pretty party liners or smudged, for an overall smoky eye. Tradtionalists will love "Progression," a deep, black and the lovely, sightly iridescent brown "Connection" for liner or lids.

Tina Earnshaw developed her own makeup line to give celebrities the chic looks they crave. Get a marvellous Eyeshadow $18.00 in "Jet Diamond" and you'll have an intense, dark charcoal grey liner glimmered with a hint of silver sparkle to make you feel like a star, too. Feeling adventurous? Lightly layer on lids for a dramatic, deep eye look. The clear, lucite compact lets you oogle the pretty products, inside.

FOCUS ON YOUR FACE:   Your face  needs different products every season.  In the winter, lack of sunlight, heat, and holiday stress can make your complexion dry and pale.  Here are our recommendations for products that will improve the look and the feel of your face now, and for months to come!

If you're looking for a new pressed powder, Tony & Tina Luna Essence l Pressed Mineral Powder $28.00 is a great choice this season. It not only comes in a holiday-like silvery compact, but protects your skin from pollutants as it absorbs excess oil and evens out your complexion. Good-for-you vitamins and other ingredients help protect, preserve and sooth skin. This is especially important during the holiday season, when skin is exposed to lots of additional environmental stresses. You can use the powder with the included sponge, of a powder brush for a lighter look. You can also use this one as an eye and lip base as well as a face powder. "Moonstruck" is light ivory, but there are three additional shades: "Moonbeam" (porcelain), "Moonlight" (medium) and "Moonray" (tan) - there's one for everyone.

As winter approaches if you hate to lose your summer glow but don't like the heavy feeling of most liquid foundations, then Almay Nearly Naked Touch-Pad Liquid Makeup $8.95 is for you. The good coverage hides little imperfections, and the SPF 12 protects your skin whether you are on city streets or mountain slopes. We loved the light feel, but it still lasted all da, without touch-ups. Fresh, rosy cheeks with a delicate shimmer perk up winter-pale complexions. Get the look with Almay Beyond Powder Blush $8.75.  The color lasts all day with no streaking or fading, and it makes your skin look and feel so good with Vitamins A, C, E and Aloe added to it. A great deal of beauty, for not a lot of cash.

We love the new Clarins Soft Touch Rich Compact Foundation $35.00. It omes in a very cheery, ruby-red compact with sponge applicator. The foundation is  smooth and creamy, and yet  is luxurious and long lasting. It covers flaws, and smooth out fine lines, giving a luminous finish that looks natural. What more could you ask?   Six shades flatter most everyone.

New and nice from Bourjois Paris is En Toute Legerete Liquid Foundation $20.00 a nifty foundation in a portable plastic tube. Like lingerie, it's sheer and sexy - the perfect product for a natural day evening look and it has SPF 12 in it, too! We liked it's light texture and the way it blended out or skin tone to make it look more even, day or evening. Better still, the pigments reflect light and luminizes the skin. Six  flexible colors from basic ivory to medium dark tones, suit almost everyone. A lovely product to try this season (and love through 2004).

Shu Uemura has just introduced Velvet Perfect Foundation $45.00 that, as it's name implies, is "perrection." IYou do get what you pay for. This  velvety powder foundation is asimply a wonderful product. You get a matte finish, but it is smooth, not like a powdery mask. We don't know how Shu Uemura does it, but this foundation covered our flaws and still managed to look natural...and it lasted!  Eight different shades are in full matte and semi-matte finishes. We also love that it also has SPF to protect skin from UVA damage.

Aveeno Positively Radiant moisturizers have been recommended in some of our past reviews , but we were happy to discover that Aveeno has even more products containing moisture-rich soy and good-for-your-skin vitamins. If you feel like you're too tired to wash your face after a night of holiday partying, you'll still be motivated to do it with the Aveeno Positively Radiant Cleansing Bar $2.99. We liked the generous size,  light scent, and low price, but also the great way it cleaned gently (without soap),  leaving our skin soft and smooth looking.  For those who prefer liquids, Aveeno Positively Radiant Cleanser $6.99 comes in a plastic bottle with a handy pump and does the same, efficient job. It's also hypoallergenic oil-free and soap free.

Maybelline Brush Blush $5.51 for the holidays in "Royal Blush" is a soft burgundy that has a glittery, paisley overlay so pretty we hated to use it.  This color will be most complimentary to those who like a cool, berry-colored palette, and it makes a festive-looking stocking stuffer, too.

Credited as the father of modern make-up, Max Factor is responsible for inventing many key cosmetic products. Max Factor Natural Blush-on Satin Blush $6.83 is a creamy powder that smooths on evenly with a sheer, natural tone, and stays true to color even after a night of partying and dancing. It won't look dry or powdery on your skin. The cost is low, but the look is definitely "high style." "Mulberry Mauve" is a warm pinked-berry that will coordinate beautifully with berried lips. Subtle Amber" will suit medium deeper complexions (makes a good bronzer and contour powder, too) and "Pink Dream" will add a pretty pink flush to paler skin.

A can of shaving cream as a gift?  For sure, if it's a special can,  such as   PHYTOMEN Softening Shaving Gel $16.00. It's formulated specifically for sensitive skin, with Centella Asiatica, known for its softening and repairing properties.  Couple this one with a beautiful new razor and you'll have a thoughtful gift that will keep on giving long after the holidays are over Your special man will thank you every day, with a smooth face that's protected from irritation!

Face Stockholm blushes are so chic. We just can't get enough of them.  If you'd like to warm up your skin for the holidays with a "healthy" glow that makes you look better than bare (without anyone knowing quite why), try the Face Stockholm Blush $16.00 called "Magic." This amazing, warm, rosy, beige made us looks right on just about everyone.

Z. Bigatti Champagne Gel Cleanser $65.00 is the "champagne" of cleansers.  This luxe product doesn't really contain champagne (it's actually alcohol and oil free), but it does have a host of good-for-your-skin vitamins, antioxidants, and botanicals to deep clean skin, protect it's essential moisture, and nourish, soften and smooth. This cleanser has a light, clean scent, and suits all skin types. It could just be your skin's next best friend! The prestige of the Z. Bigatti name, coupled with this great product packaged in elegant black and gold, make it a perfect gift, great for any woman who cares about maintaining her skin in top condition....including you!

LIPS LIVEN ANY LOOK: Lipstick is fun and always makes a fashion statement. Red is always the classic look of this season, but plums and berries are the new red.  If you don't like dark lipstick, pales are the chic alternative, or try a couple of the news, super-shiny, super-sheer, and semi-sheer shimmer glosses that run the gamut in price from plurge to steal!

Red is the color that evokes instant glamor, and changes your look most quickly from day to evening. We love the new Bourjois Rouge Connection Lipstick $14.00 "Modele #12," an amazingly color-flatters-all, true red shiny that's just the right amount of silky, long lasting color and shine. Glam up any lipstick with a super-shiny "wet" look (or use gloss alone for a no makeup look) add the shimmery, slightly glittery beige Effect 3D Lip Gloss $15.00 in #83 " Pailettes Coloric."

M·A·C Cosmetics have so many lip colors that there is at least one in every new collection to suit every taste. From the "Holidazzle" collection we especially like the Glaze Lipstick $14,00 "Razamatazzle" a limited edition, very light, very frosted pink.  One of the season's newest, Oceanberry, looks very brown in the tube, but when we smoothed it on, we discovered it has a plummy deep-rose tint that makes it a festive must for the fall/winter season. Going to a holiday party? Top it with a little gold lip gloss – it blends, beautifully. M·A·C Lipglass $13.50 satisfies with two limited edition, universally flattering, sheer peach and pink shades: ""Sizzlepeach" and "Zazoom." They deliver frosty shine, a hint of color, and a sprinkle of multi-glitter (plus a sexy, vanilla scent).

Apt. 5 Lip Gloss Quad $5.50 has four generously-sized glosses that look amazingly like one we've seen lately from a very upscale designer. We really like the clear lucite square, compact that lets you see exactly what's inside. A nice touch is the enclosed mini lip brush. "QL-02" isn't a top secret code name, it's four glosses that will suit everyone, in berry, plum, beige and rose!

Giorgio Armani Lip Shimmer $21 is one of the best glosses we've ever used. These are fabulous.  They're sensuously silky on your lips, last a long time, make lips look amazing!   Light, pearly mauve "#8" is great for pale complexions, "#6" gives lips a deep, dramatic, slightly metallic burgundy sheen. We also liked raspberry-colored #7 and rose #2 which crank up the glam quotient when applied over lipstick. Giorgio Armani Shine Lipstick $21.00 is luminous and moist. Two of the newest, which we think are best suited for deeper complexions, are #15 Dark Bordeaux" and a limited edition "#23 Pearly Purple. "#20" an is attractive one-color-suits all browned-red. Matte Silk Lipstick $21.00 is elegant and long lasting. Our top choice is # 6," a raspberry/ purple with a hint of brown that makes it right for everyone. Armani Sheer Lipstick $21.00 is more of a lip "stain" than a gloss or a cream. "18" gives lips a medium pink sheen that is a pretty alternative to dark colors and shimmers. It also feels sinfully soft and moist on your lips.  Pamper yourself with one of this luxe lip products, or tuck one into a pretty new makeup bag for a special gift.

Tony & Tina Lip products are great and full of good-for-you ingredients. For a natural lip look that lasts, try Tony & Tina Lip Herbal Stain $16.00 in one of four sheer colors. It feels like you're almost wearing nothing at all and is a great choice when you're too busy to re-apply lipstick often.  We tried "Flattering," a brick red, but there are three others  to give a natural sexiness to your lips. Line with Herbal Lip Pencil $16.00 "Imagine,"a dark chocolate brown or "Fantasize" a soft pink. These are just two of ten great colors that help play up natural lip colors, or provide a dramatic contrast. These pencils smooth on softly and can double as an all-over matte lip color. They resist feathering above the lip line and have good-for-you moisturizers, protectors, and soothers.

Prestige Jetstream Lip Gloss $5.95 comes in a handy, twist up pen with attached brush. We really like Prestige. They mirror the trends and colors of high-end designers, but for a lot less money Two holiday glosses offer clear, high-shine, with enough gold glitter or parti-colored glitter to give your lips the glitz treatment (but not so much glitter that you look gaudy in the daytime).  These are an affordable treat for yourself, or for stocking stuffers.

One of the cleverest compacts we've seen in a long time is Cat Cosmetics   Lipstick $16.00. When you open the case, a mirror flips out of the side, so you don't have to forage around in your purse!  A little rhinestone holds the clasp, giving the matte gold case a festive touch. "Hiss," is a slightly metallic champagne on one side, with a dusting of gold on the other. We also liked "Here Kitty," a soft berry coupled with a shimmery frost in the same color family. Get one for yourself and a few for giving - your girlfriends will flip when they see you using this one. Gloss-loving gals will like the Lip Gloss Wheel $28.00, five lasting,  wet-look, frosty glosses that look good on just about everyone. These are smooth (not gloppy), and they're long lasting.

Black Up Lip Gloss #3 $17.50 is worth every penny - and looks like one, too!  This is a pot of super high-shine, coppery, metallic gloss so sexy we couldn't stop applying it...and admiring ourselves in the mirror. Wear it alone if you have pale lips, and it will astound you. It looks even better over a red or brown lipstick!

When you don't have time to re-apply lipstick often, reach for Mary Kay Signature Lip Polish $12.00. This little tube of intense color looks and slides on like a lip gloss, but delivers demi-matte color that lasts without drying. The non-shiny lip look is a nice change from all the super-glossy products this season. If you wish, you can pump up the shine with a lip gloss for evening. There are five pretty shades. "Red Ribbon" will flatter medium deeper complexions with a pretty raspberry as will the brick-colored "Sweet Maple" and pinked-brown Blushing Coquine." Lighter complexions will be flattered with medium pink "Cider" and the lovely, browned rose "Tickled Pink"

 Scarlett Cosmetics is a small, interesting cosmetics line which we are reviewing for the first time. If all you want is one lip product to deliver sexy, shiny lips, get Scarlett Lip Fever $20.00, a multi-tasking gloss. It comes in a cherry red click-it "pen," which is easy to carry and it's spiked with cinnamon and peppermint oils to tingle lips and freshen breath. Light deflecting particles make lips look immediately better.   This gloss also has the newly-patented ingredient "Maxi Lip," that hydrates, lessens lines and furrows around lips, and plumps lip volume up to 40% more...in just 29 days. We didn't use it that long (yet) but we did love the way our pout looked instantly glossy, slightly pink, shiny, and sexy.  We hope to see a lot more from Scarlett!

For a fun stocking stuffer as a little treat for yourself,  pick up a new, fun and affordable Holiday Lip Kit $6.50 from the Cover Girl Merry Cherries & Holly Berries Color Collection. A circle of colors includes one of  two sheer lip glosses and three creamy, slightly shimmery lipsticks to wear solo or layer. They come in a cute, portable, wheel-shaped compact with a mirror in the middle and a sponge applicator stored in it's side. There are three different sets:  Merry Cherries, Sugar Plum and we tried the "Holly Berries" with shades of roses, raspberry and pink with a clear gloss. These are really a fun find, with a low price that will definitely put you in the holiday spirit.

We are sp honored that Estee Lauder has sent us products for this review!  This very popular line is always coming up with innovative products and exciting new colors. Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick $22.00 in "Red Apple" is a creamy, sightly-metallic raspberry that is all you need for an evening statement for those with very pale complexions, but pretty at any time for those with medium to deep complexions. The gold-topped case with square, "EL" logo sports a clear, lucite "cube" bottom that lets you see the color without having to open the tube, and feels festive at first glance.   Add even more "ooph" to evening lip looks with a slick of Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Gloss $20.00 in "Silver Sparkle" which we loved solo, and with every single lipstick we tried from light to dark.  It's a super-shiny clear gloss infused with lots of silvery sparkle (looks like streelights reflecting off newly fallen snow!) There is also a Red Sparkle and  Gold Sparkle.

Avon has recently introduced Mark, a new line developed specifically for young women and primarily sold by young women. This is our first review. The first thing you notice is that the colors and packaging are for the young (or the young-at-jeart) and the prices are for modest budgets. However, even our more senior reviewers liked Mark.   Glass Slicker $7.50, is a dual-sided, minty-scented, sheer lip gloss, fancifully packaged in a lucite case the shape of a traditional tube. It comes in 15 shades. For the holidays you can't go wrong with the maroon "Enchanted," bubble-gum pink "Sorceress," or the subtle shimmery beige Tiara," Teens will love the light-blue gloss called "Hex."  Pretty as a jewel is Eletro-lights Lip Vitagleam $7.50. A traditional lip gloss wand houses not-so-staid, fruit-water inspired glosses in rainbow colors (gloss is clear on lips), along with a distinct fruit fragrance, and good for your lips vitamins and botanicals.  It's hard to choose. Our faves were "Fuel" (valencia orange scent) and "Unstress" (tropical fruit).

For a beauty bargain that keeps you lips lovely, longer, try Cover Girl The Outlast Holiday All-Day Lipcolors $9.50 in festive reds that coordinate with Cover Girl Nail Polish "Cherries Jubilee: and "Merry Cherry."  Red colors can often run, but these are built to last - smoothing on wet, and quickly drying to a matte finish that is resistant to food...and kisses!  For a sheer look, try the "Berry Mauve" gloss on top of your lip color or use it alone, for a soft and pretty, natural look.

GO FOR GLAM: There's nothing quite like the anticipation of getting ready for special event, whether it's an office party, a gathering of family or friends, or just a simple soriee with one special someone. Whether you are a fan of Grace Kelly's understated glamour, or go for high-powred rock-star glitter, these suggestions will help you get your own,  special occasion look together:  

We love loose, shimmery eye powders, but don't like it when they scatter to places on our faces where we don't want them. Bourjois solves this problem with Suivez Mon Regard $16.00, a clever, clear, lucite "pot" filled with loose, shimmery powders and a built-in applicator for more precise placement. It comes in ten pretty shades bit our faves are  #14 "Regard Chocolat Dore" (dark brown)," a deep Khaki with gold-glinted #13 called  "Regard Kaki Mordore" and  a medium blue with rose highlights: #11 "Regard Blue Rose" Coppery #07 "Regard Ambre" will be stunning on warm-toned women. For highlights, choose pearly ivory #10 "Illuminateur du regard."  Another great product by Bourjois is their Spray Tres Paillete Glitter Spray $20.00. We sprayed this on in the late afternoon, and it lasted through dinner, dancing, and way past midnight! This is really a really pretty glitter product - the tiny specks of glitter make it look like you've dusted yourself in tiny stars!  Use it and get lots of compliments.

Prestige Cosmetics  helps you  look like a million (dollars, that is) but their products won't send you to the poorhouse! All Over Shimmer Powder $5.95 is a compact of pressed glimmer powder that is perfect and popular, now. Glitz" (gold) and "Glam" (sheer ice) come in translucent pressed powder (with a pretty, embossed snowflake design) to shine shoulders, face, anywhere, anytime. For more glitter, try the new Jet Stream Shimmer Gloss $5.95 -- a shiny, clear gloss with glitter in a handy, "click-it" pen. in "Glitz" (gold) and "Glam (silver/multi). You'll also get a sweet, vanilla-y scent to put your pout in a party mood.

For a bit of shimmer that's not in powder form, try Cover Girl Body Shimmer $4.99.  Squeeze a bit out of the portable tube. It's very sheer and sexy on cleavage, shoulders, and necks. Our reviewer raved about the Gold Shimmer and dubbed it a true holiday beauty bargain! This would make a cute stocking stuffer for friends who crave a bit of glam, too.

Zhen's clever take-off on take-out, the Zhen Sister Glitter Gift Set $30.00 makes an impressive gift, or a treat for you.  Housed in a clever, resusable plastic "take-out" container, you'll find six sexy powder glitters named for the sisters who founded the company: "Gail, Teresa, Elaine, Susan, Jane and Leigh."  The loose glitter is finely milled so it really sparkles wherever you dust it. You get three beautiful. holographic parti-colored glitter in gold, silver and crystal, and three stunning jewel-tones of purple, red and blue.

With a nod to 50's Hollywood, Prescriptives All That Giltters $25.00 is a chic way to get ready for any special occasion this holiday season.  A melange of four shades of gold (antique, yellow, white, 24 karat) create a bronzed base with reflective pearls that shimmer and highlight your features. Use it anywhere you want a hint of color and glimmer. You'll get a generously-sized lucite square to dust on eyes, cheeks, decolletage  (and we also dusted our on our lips, adding clear gloss for even more impact).

Good things come in M·A·C Cosmetics compacts!  Add style, shimmer and glitter t your holidays with Iridescent Pressed Powder $18.50. We tried "STAR!," a generously sized round of gold/peach color that warms up even the sallowest skin in a shimmery, but subtle way. We loved it everywhere, even on our lips (with a clear gloss), as a blush, and anywhere you want to look "warm and shimmery."'

If you love shimmery colors in every shade of the rainbow, and you like products that are multi-use, you will love Scarlett Cosmetics Glamo-Glitz $15.00 -  shimmery, loose powders that can hold glitter, and come in literally dozens of vibrant colors (we tried "Plum" and "Swanky," a opal/beige). They can be used wet or dry. They're long lasting - glitter stays where you put it.  Mix with petroleum jelly and use on lips as a lip gloss. Add water, make a paste, apply as mascara. Blend it with water for instant eyeliner. Fun, glam and practical!

Our admiration for Shiseido goes back to our teens, when a kindly (and very patient) woman at the Shiseido counter would give us samples. We'd take them home, and consider them almost too precious to use. Happily, Shiseido is still going strong with beautiful, sophisticated colors and high-quality products. Two limited edition Shiseido The Makeup Lip glosses $20.00 each from the Shimmering Sensations holiday collection are "Gold Glimmer" and "Silver Gleam." Both add metallic sparkle to a lipstick or they can be worn alone. "Silver Gleam" is particularly stunning, with tiny flecks of iridescent glitter that catch the light and make your lips look even better than "just shiny."

Face Stockhom's "Reach for the Stars" holiday collection is all about understatement. Their holiday Lipstick $18.00 in  "Modesty" is a very light pink that slides on with a creamy feel, moisturizes, and gives you a "mod" feel. It also makes a great base to soften a too-dark color, or slick on an overcoat of Lip Gloss $15.00 such as beige-y "Kindness" or any other color you choose!

Jaqua Brown Sugar Shimmer Body Dust $22.00 is a shimmer powder that glitzes your skin with gold for a soft, sexy glow. Unscrew the cap of the large shaker jar, and you'll find a pampering, champagne-colored puff to make application easy. For a more sheer and precise application, mix this with a bit of your favorite body butter or moisture lotion in the palm of your hand and smooth on instant glam!

"Worth every penny" is what was said about M.A.C Glimmer Cream $19.50 in "Shimmerene." This multi-purpose product lasts longer than powder since it's based in a smooth, creamy base. Use it for  highlights on eyes, to add interest to cheekbones, to amp up your cleavage, or to make your shoulders more suggestive. It's strangely subtle. Tiny flecks of gold aren't "over the top." If high-wattage glitter is what you crave, get M.A.C. Glitter $14.00 in "Neon '60s." It can be smoothed on skin to create an eye-popping visual effect – you will get attention! Mixed with moisturizer, it makes a dramatic highlight for eyes or cheeks  – what a mod, mod world we live in!  Ultra daring divas can mix this with gel or styling crème to use on their tresses - best idea for blondes.

Victorias Secret "Sulty Scarlett" collection is giftable glam. The "Vargas Girl" packaging, holds adorable, shiny black plastic compacts topped delicate gold designs and rhinestones embedded in the tops - the type we associate with glamour girls of the 40's and 50's. You'll be looking for excuses to touch up your face in public -  these compacts are meant to be seen. Amazingly, all the colors are flattering to virtually everyone! The Lipstick/Gloss Compact $12.00 contains half circles of Smooth Talk Creamy Lip Color and new Diamond Gloss to wear solo or together. Ours had lipstick Sex Kitten (soft pretty, browned rose) and lip gloss in "Glitterati" (a sexy, natural, sheer, peachy pearly sheer). The Cream Rouge Compact $14.40 has two sheer, warmed pink shades (a natural brown-peach and browned red)  that give a natural lift to perk up winter-dulled skin/ The Eye Shadow Trio $19.50 features two lovely, soft, shimmery shadows in grey and brown, and a larger half-circle of soft shimmery gold for a versatile highlight. Treat the rest of your body (and your dressing table) to even more glamour with loose Shimmer Powder $320.00 beautifully gift-boxed with a black and gold handled powder brush topped with a generous pouff of scarlett bristles. The powder is really beautiful to give skin a sparkling gold shimmer. Get these now - they're only here for the holidays.

  want to a little sparkle without looking like you raided the dressing room of an 80s pop star?  Try Estee Lauder Starbright Crème Patina $25.00 from their Starbright Holiday line. This adds a sexy shimmer to your skin without being over the top.  If you're a woman of many moods you'll be happy to know that the generously-sized jar contains mostly silver, but also a little star of gold,  so you don't have to choose.

Tony & Tina products are definitely "glam." For a simple shimmer that can be applied several ways, try Tony & Tina Glamour Powder for Face and Body $24.00 This loose shimmer powder can be used anywhere to add a pretty highlight. It's an eyeshadow, blush or body shimmer, or mix it with clear lip gloss!  We liked the orange-y "Apricot," but "Nude" and "Flesh" are more skin-toned. When your face and body spark Tony & Tina Cosmic Lights $12.00 are IT when it comes to great glitter products. Theirs are milled small, so you get real sparkle, without huge chunks of  "cheap" tinsel. When your face and body sparkle, your personality will, too. You can use a finger to apply one of 14 great colors, or mix it with a bit of body lotion to smooth on larger areas.  "Starburst" is a stunning copper glitter that really looks beautiful on everyone, everywhere you put it. We added a dusting to our hair (set with hairspray). For a bold, holiday look that can't help but shout "Christmas Party!" wear both "Vortex" a grassy green, and "Charismatic", a bright red!

New from Paper Doll Cosmetics is a pretty, sheer, pink product called "Body Blush." Choose brown or pink to add a hint of color to cheeks, shoulders, or anywhere you feel a bit "pale." It's "girly" and fun, and makes a pretty great stocking stuffer or travel blush, too!

Sue Devitt Studio Starlights Clear Water Eye Shadow $22.00 in light pink "Carina" adds a veil of shimmery light to your eyes. It's a beautiful product!  We love the little glass "teardrop" shape of the bottle, and the cooling, long-lasting wash of awesome, shimmery, sheer pink which is so amazingly pretty and adds so much allure in an instant that it's hard to describe. This is a great gift idea, too.

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