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This Holiday season give someone you know (or yourself) the gift of vintage glamour! Estee Lauder's latest Holiday collection, Vintage Jewels, is the perfect mix of modern elegance and Old Hollywood glam. Every luxurious detail will leave you giddy with pleasure!

The Shimmering Jewel Powder (Limited Edition, $37 CAD) is absolutely exquisite! I love the jewel detail of the powder and the gold shimmer adds the perfect touch. I almost didn't want to use it because I was afraid to ruin it! Sweep on anywhere you want a radiant shimmer. Adds a beautiful warm glow to the skin. I even dusted this on before I wore my lipstick and little glints of gold shimmer peaked through - gorgeous!

I LOVE the Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick with Faceted Design (Limited Edition, $23 CAD)! It's just too beautiful to use. Ruby (Sapphire look) is a brilliant true red, although I prefer something a bit deeper. The texture is rich and moisturizing with lots of shine and colour. My favourite feature of the lipstick is the rare jewel-inspired design! Definitely a collector's item.
There are 3 looks to choose from: Amethyst, Sapphire, and Emerald. All 3 are stunning but my favourite is the Sapphire look. Estee Lauder Signature Silky Eye Shadow Duo with Faceted Design in Sapphire (Limited Edition, $28 CAD) creates a stunning smoky eye. I rocked this duo shadow below on a night out with the hubby and loved it! I swept the sapphire blue shade all over the lid, into the crease and bottom lash line then highlighted with the silvery-blue in the inner top and bottom corner and crease. I also highlighted my cheekbones with the Shimmering Jewel Powder. I opted for a nude lip instead because the red lips would have made my look too heavy for where we were going. The texture is so soft and blends amazingly on the eye. It's also long-lasting and crease-free!

I layered the Smoked Eye Pencil in Smoked Sapphire (Limited Edition, $22 CAD) underneath my shadow for more intensity and staying power. Love this deep navy pencil! It glides on smoothly and blends easily for a sultry finish.




If you love anything vintage or know someone that does, then this is the perfect collection for that vintage junkie!

Vintage Jewels is available at select Estée Lauder counters across Canada.

www.esteelauder.com

Round 3 of "Mascaras Battle It Out!" is a special edition featuring the newest innovations in mascaras! Gimmicky products peak my interests for a second, but I always go back to what works. Some may argue that oscillating or vibrating mascaras are the future of mascara, but you don't know until you try them!

My Lashes: stick straight, lacking volume and length
Mission: To find a volumizing, lengthening, smudge-free, non-clumping mascara.
Round 3: Oscillating, vibrating mascaras that do all of the above!

Mascara: Estee Lauder TurboLash All Effects Motion Mascara
Rating: 6 winks
Special Feature: Brush vibrates to give you volume, length, and curl.
Smudge-factor: none
Clump-factor: none
Lengthening: yes especially after 2 coats
Volume: moderate
Curl: yes
Wand: Full vibrating bristles that tapers at the end to reach all the little lashes. As soon as you twist the wind the vibrations start.
For: Gals who want long, natural looking lashes and hate all the mess from wiggling the wand back and forth.
Overall: My rating is mediocre but I actually don't mind the mascara - it's the price. My lashes on the right eye are super long and separated but not very voluminous. The first coat is natural looking but I wanted a more dramatic effect. After swiping on 4 coats, my lashes were a little more dramatic. Although, I didn't like how wiry my lashes looked up close. The vibrations definitely help with the lift and separation but I hate how long it takes to apply the mascara. To ensure every lash is coated, you have to brush the wand up slowly. You'll need to work in 10 extra minutes every morning to rock this mascara!
Beauty Stash Worthy: I've tried non-vibrating mascaras that give you the same effect plus the volume, but the vibrations really do help lift my lashes at the root. And that's where it's most important - for me at least! Would I pay $40 + for another mascara? Probably not.


Mascara: Lancome Oscillation Mascara
Rating: 7 (10!) winks
Price: $39 CAD
Special Feature: 7000 oscillations per minute vibrating Powermascara.

Smudge-factor: none
Clump-factor: YES!
Lengthening: very
Volume: yes - extreme!
Curl: yes
Wand: Thin, rubber-like bristles that get at every lash. Press the button on the cap before pulling wand out of tube.
For: Gals who love clumpy, faux lashes without having to move the wand back and forth.
Overall: Ok, did you see my left eye?? Seriously, this is only 2 coats! The Estee Lauder version took 4 coats to stand out. The only time my lashes have ever looked this extreme are when I apply fake lashes! I gave this a 7 because from far away or in photos my lashes looked fabulous! But up-close it was just a clumpy mess! To get the clumps out I had to use a razor sharp eyelash brush to comb through it. The oscillating brush definitely makes a difference with lift and coating each lash. However, the tiny rubber-like bristles and oscillation don't seem to do a good job of separating and de-clumping. At the unveiling of this mascara, Jean-Louis Guéret, THE designer of all Lancome brushes was lovely enough to demonstrate the motion on his lashes! Again, the whole process is really slow - start at the root and slowly work your way up. I was also told I wouldn't need an eyelash curler but I definitely do. The formula seems so heavy it weighs down my barely-there lashes. I would have given it a higher rating if it weren't for the clumping, but the faux lash effect has got me! If you're going to come out with an innovative mascara with a high price your lashes better look dramatically different!
Beauty Stash Worthy: Uhm, yes I hate clumps but YES I love how my lashes look after! Isn't this so wrong? I'll sacrifice a few minutes to comb out the clumps! Would I pay $40+ for another one? If it'll save me money from buying fake lashes and glue why not!

Estee Lauder TurboLash Mascara is available in Canada October 2008 and Lancome Oscillation Mascara won’t be available until December 29, 2008 and will be sold at The Bay exclusively for one month. On January 30, 2008 it will be available everywhere else at all regular Lancôme counters.

Have you tried either mascara? Love it? Hate it?

www.lancome.com and www.esteelauder.com