Contest! Win M.A.C. Cosmetics Holiday Lip Products!

December 5, 2007

M.A.C. Cosmetics has some great lip items in their Holiday Collections. This reader giveaway will allow one lucky person to win a sampling of them! Up for grabs are the following products:

From the Curiositease Collection: 5 cool shades of lipglass and lustreglass in an oval gift container.

M.A.C. Cosmeitcs Curiositease Lipglass Cool Shades

From the Royal Assets Collection: The tan lips palette.

Tan Lips Palette M.A.C. Royal Assets Holiday Collection

From the Finery Collection: The tan lips kit, consisting of two lipsticks, a lipglass, and a cosmetic bag.

M.A.c. Cosmetics Tan Lips Finery Holiday Collection lipstick lipglass

To enter, leave a comment between now the end of December 12, 2007, with a few sentences about why you want to win these M.A.C. lip products. You don’t have to write a whole lot, but just saying “hi” won’t cut it!

Be sure to fill in your email so that I can contact you if you win. Email addresses will not be published. On December 13, I will randomly draw a winner and notify him or her by email. One entry per household please. Duplicate entries will be disqualified.

Written by Carleenp · Filed Under Collections, Contests, Gifts, Gloss, Holiday Items, Lipstick, Palettes

Holiday Gifts Part III: Luxury Lips

December 3, 2007

What do you get for the lip gloss loving label snob in your life? Something designer and expensive of course!

Chanel is always an appropriate gift. The Chanel Collection Velours De Chanel (above) is a beautiful palette of classic shades. For an extra touch that will be sure to impress, pair it with a Chanel Aqua Crayon Lip Colour Stick in Rouge.

For an amazingly good value at $30, the Dior Logo Lip Palette (above) is a wonderful gift (I don’t own this, hint , hint).

For a step up in the Dior line, the I Love Dior Lip Palette (above) is sure to please with its attractive black case. Move up to the $90 range and you can get the Dior Jeweled Lip GLoss Necklace .

Fresh a Kiss is just a Kiss Lip Palette Lipstick

In other appreciated brands, consider the Laura Mercier Mini Lip Colour Set, the NARS J. Mendel Fall 2007 Collection Lip Palette, or the Fresh A Kiss Is Just A Kiss Palette (above).

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Written by Carleenp · Filed Under Collections, Expensive Gift Ideas, Gifts, Gloss, Holiday Items, Lipstick, Palettes, Shopping lists

Holiday Lip Gifts Part II: Lip Palettes for a Variety of Women

November 27, 2007

Lip palettes and kits are some of the best gifts. Find something in a variety of shades and there will be something in there to make your gift recipient happy. There are also many to choose from. Here are a few suggestions:

For the young or young at heart: The Sugar I Scream 4 Sugar Mini Ice Cream Flavored Lip Gloss Palette (below) is a tasty collection of pretty lip gloss shades.

Sugar I Scream For Sugar Flavored Lip Palette Ice Cream

For the natural beauty: philosophy the supernatural luscious lip palette, superwearable (below) is a palette of beautiful neutral pink shades that are very wearable for most skin tones.

For the charitable woman: Give a gift that also donates 100% of the proceeds to a good cause. A M.A.C. Cosmetics Viva Glamorous Lip Palette is the perfect gift. The pretty case contains three beautiful holiday shade. All proceeds go to the M.A.C. Aids Foundation.

Viva Glam Glamorous MAC Cosmetics Lip Palette

For a girl on the go: CARGO Lip Gloss Quad Lip Palette, South Beach (below) fits nicely in a purse. I love cargo gloss!

For the woman of refined tastes: The NARS J. Mendel Fall 2007 Collection Lip Palette is a gorgeous palette of deep and luxurious shades. This is limited edition, so get it while you can!

Nars J Mendel Fall 2007 Lip Palette Limited Edition

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Written by Carleenp · Filed Under Charity Items, Collections, Cool Packaging, Expensive Gift Ideas, Gifts, Gloss, Holiday Items, Lipstick, Palettes, Shopping lists

Chanel Les Trois Levres Scintillantes: Glossimer Gift Set

November 23, 2007

This Chanel Lip Gloss Gift Set is a perfect holiday gift for the hard to shop for woman. From the Chanel website:

“The Glossimer Gift Set Trio dresses lips in gorgeous shimmer and a high-shine glow. Available in two tonalities: the beautiful warmth of Les Soleils includes Pin-Up, a beige peach; Coral Reef, a pink beige; and Glow, a bronze peach — and the delicious coolness of Les Roses includes Magnifique, a sparkly pink; Glaze, white pink; and Satinette, a pearl pink.”

$50 at Chanel stores and counters near you.

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Written by Carleenp · Filed Under Expensive Gift Ideas, Gifts, Gloss, Holiday Items

M.A.C. Cosmetics Viva Glamorous Holiday Lip Palettes

November 21, 2007

M.A.C. Cosmetics Viva Glamorous Holiday Palettes are great gifts that give back. 100% of the purchase price goes to the M.A.C. AIDS Fund.

There are two palettes–warm and cool–each with three shades. Consistent with M.A.C. Viva Glam, the shades are deep and rich. Each is also packaged in an attractive deep ruby colored metal case and comes in a gift box ready to give.

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Written by Carleenp · Filed Under Collections, Gifts, Holiday Items, Palettes

Oral Fixation Mints for the Holidays: Build Your Own Box and send 10% to Charity

November 20, 2007

If your lips look great with all of your holiday gloss, your breath should be equally nice!

Oral Fixation mints are running a holiday promotion with 10% of the proceeds from the sales of their BYOB (Build Your Own Box) to Comedy Cures. Buyers can also receive 10% off their purchase.

The BYOB allows you to order 9 flavors of mints in pretty brushed metal cases, mixing and matching however you want. Perfect as a single gift of assorted mints or as individual stocking stuffers. Maybe package them up with lip glosses and bows? Simply log onto www.oralfix.com to create your own box.

About Comedy Cures:

“The ComedyCures Foundation tickles funny bones! We bring joy, laughter, and therapeutic humor programs to kids and grown-ups living with illness depression, trauma and disabilities. Through large & small scale therapeutic comedy programs, we entertain and educate patients, families and caregivers about the power of a comic perspective and the positive benefits of laughter on the body, mind, and spirit. “Yes, laughter is great medicine!” Love, laughter and hope are communicated in every aspect of our unique programs.”

Written by Carleenp · Filed Under Gifts, Holiday Items, Misc.