Karen

Stila spokesmodel Tabs the Cat…

Rise and shine, morning glories. 🙂 How’d you sleep? Tabs tells me it’s going to be a beautiful day today. He’s been taking good care of me, and my headache’s all but gone. I guess the bed rest and Stila Kitten holiday set swatches ($18 limited edition, one of 10 new Stila sets at Sephora) he prescribed finally did the trick.

This particular two-piece set comes with one full-size eyeshadow pan and a Lip Glaze, both in Kitten, the shimmery, peachy champagne shade much beloved by Stila fans and tubby makeup-loving cats.

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Resistance is futile, y’all. Lipgloss value sets are falling from the sky!

If your makeup M.O. involves subtle, sheer colors that shine, you may be tempted by Smashbox’s Wish for the Perfect Pout ($29) (one of nine new holiday gift sets from Smashbox).

Dressed to the nines in a hot pink and silver box, these six tubes will be hard to miss on many a makeup counter this winter.

The set comes with four deluxe sample tubes and two full-size ones, each shade wearable by itself as a light-to-medium wash of color, or layered on top of a favorite lippie for added sparkle and shine.

Color 411

Have I said these are sheer? Yup, that they are. There’s not a huge difference among the shades.

• Medium thickness with a non-sticky texture
• Semi-sheer pigmentation similar to MAC Cremesheens
• Flavorless
• Faint cinnamon scent that dissipates within a minute or two of application

For the holidays, Smashbox pledges to donate $1 from each purchase (up to $25,000) to the Children’s Miracle Network, 🙂 a non-profit organization helping kids affected by disease and injury.

From left to right: Radiant, Aura, Candy, Tease, Luster and Pout

Tease
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