TRY THIS: Napeleon Perdis' Swept Away Holiday Collection

Hey Glamazons! While I sit here all nice, warm and cozy enjoying my much-deserved holiday vacation out of the concrete bubble I live in known as Manhattan, I started to think about how great it is that I'm away. I also started to think about the fact that I may be stuck here for awhile due to the fact that almost every flight into New York has been cancelled (and may stay that way for awhile..ugh) so then I started thinking that maybe I should fly down to a warm, sunny beach. Wouldn't that be nice?! To spend New Year's in Anguilla or maybe even Brazil?!

Then I'm hit with a jolt of reality after viewing the status of my bank account...ugh.

Luckily, I have these affordable products from this fab new collection from makeup artist Napoleon Perdis!

Napoleon, who actually hails from a real 24-hour sunny destination (hello Australia!), said to hell with the traditional holiday makeup collections (that consist mostly of red lipsticks and gold highlighting powder) and created 'Swept Away.'

It's like July in Christmas! The best part is that you can actually use these products year round..which is great because we are still in a recession, ya know. Prices range from $39 for the Tropical Heat sets (includes a quartet of eye shadows, a duo of blushes and a lip gloss) to $79 for an 8 piece travel size brush set. OH and I must mention that the collection of lip glosses ($29) are my absolute fave. The glosses come in bright, punchy shades/flavors like passion fruit, orange, pineapple, mango and strawberry...yum!

Check out this fun video from Napoleon about the collection:

You can get more details about the Napeleon Perdis Swept Away collection here.

xo

Ferocia

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Sexy Beauty Treats From Victoria's Secret

OK, who doesn't want to be a holiday bombshell?! Because I most certainly do.

Luckily, Victoria's Secret (which we all known is notorious for emitting sexpot type things) has all of these really great beauty sets that you should probably give to your friends and family. (Or, you could be like me and just hoard them all for yourself.) Either way, someone is going to be looking (and smelling!) like the business. Translation: "the business" is like the equivalency of saying "thebomb.com" or like how I would say "sexpot" in that all eyes will be on you because your skin is glowing and smelling delicious which leads to extreme levels of attractiveness. And we all know what that can lead to...tee hee hee. I should also mention that there are VS stores everywhere, so these are perfect last second gifts that you won't have to spend alot of money on.

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Star Bright Beauty Rush Gloss Set

When in doubt, give a gloss! I mean, I haven't found a female yet who doesn't love these VS Beauty Rush glosses. (I used to purchase them by the dozen in high school and college!) This set features six limited-edition holiday flavors in a cute star-shaped box.

Price: $25

The Ultimate Heavenly Gift

A cult classic fragrance (the scent evokes so many memories..most of them centered around cute boys, of course) comes packaged in a pretty box. This set features Heavenly Eau de Parfum (2.5 oz), Angel Wash (3.4 oz) and Angel Touch Lotion (3.4 oz).

Price: $58

Best Of VS Fragrance Set

Can't decide on which fragrance to give? Why not choose them all?! This set features seven of the brand's best selling scents: Dream Angels Heavenly; Very Sexy; Body By Victoria; Victoria's Secret PINK; Sexy Little Things Love Rocks; Sexy Little Things Noir; and (my fave!) Victoria's Secret Bombshell. Each scent comes in those cute mini .25 oz sizes, which means it's perfect to throw in your bag (along with your VS Rush lip glosses, of course).

Price: $40

Secret Garden Splash & Lotion Set

Who can forget that VS makes the best smelling body lotion in America?! Certainly not me. Which raises the point that this set is the perfect way to keep your body smelling delicious and feeling super soft and sumptous. (Cue the idea of guys not being able to keep their hands off of you here). This set contains both body lotion and splash in their top selling scents: Love Spell, Amber Romance and Pure Seduction. Great for travel as their only 4.2 oz each!

Price: $22

Because makeup is always a good gift (and those New Year celebrations are right around the corner!) you should probably also check out the VS Holiday Makeup Collection. Plus, who doesn't want to look like Adriana Lima?! Side note: I met her once and she's really this gorgeous. See proof below:

Sigh..isn't she gorge?! But, back to the makeup collection:

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Deluxe Lip Palette in Temptation: Contains both lipsticks and lipglosses

Luminous Highlighting Powder in Starlit: Three pearlescent, shimmering shades perfect to highlight cheekbones or brow bones.

Deluxe Eye Palette in Spellbound: Silky eye shadows and a Gel Liner. Shades include a champagne, bronze, dark silver and midnight.

HyperGloss Eye Shimmer in Night Lights: My fave! Adds shimmer and shine to your eyelids with just one swipe for a multi-dimensional, jewel-like effect.

Nail Lacquer in Midnight Glamour: A bold midnight blue shade.

And, of course, VS has tons of other fab beauty sets! Click here to check out others as well as the ones mentioned above.

xo

Ferocia

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Estee Lauder Pure Color Extravagant Collection

Hey Glamazons! So, we've previously discussed how much my social calendar has managed to explode over the last couple of weeks (hence my need to consistently change up my makeup look with fun eyeshadow palettes and the like) but we have yet to touch on the topic of holiday beauty products. Or, maybe I should phrase those last words to say "holiday beauty products that you should be giving or getting." (Yes, I do like that verbiage much better!)

Because of the beauty blogging junkie that I am (cc: Amber Katz, the head honcho of beauty blogging junkies) I've somehow managed to amass all of these great products and press releases about fun holiday collections. And, of course, it is imperative that I share all of my faves with you as soon as possible so that you can go ahead and start purchasing. Let's start with the luxe Estee Lauder, shall we?

Never one to shy away from the most beautiful, opulent packaging out there, this season their holiday collection is all about "extravagant indulgence." In the words of my makeup loving mentor (and honorary Glamazon!) Mikki Taylor "How fabulous!"

Designed by my makeup BFF/Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux (Side Note: Yes, he beat my face once as evidenced above in that picture of us which gives me butterflies everytime I look at it!) each product in the line "wraps your features in alluring holiday elegance" as quoted from the press release which just so happens to be totally true!

This collection features:

-Pure Color Five Color Eyeshadow Palette in Extravagant Gold ($42)

-Pure Color Five Color Lip Palette in Extravagant ($42)

-Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick in Extravagant Red and Extravagant Berry ($22 each)

-Pure Color Gloss in Extravagant Plum; Star Ruby; and Electric Ginger ($20 each)

-Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Extravagant Pearl and Extravagant Night ($18 each)

My personal faves?:

The Pure Color Lip Palette in Extravagant is a must-have for any cocktail clutch. The color is rich enough to be worn alone and there's a nice-sized mirror attached so you can see (and adjust) everything in one fell swoop.

The Pure Color Gloss in Star Ruby (it's the red shade on the right) has somehow turned into my everyday wear lip gloss for the month of December! I just love the sheer juiciness of the color and every time I whip it out on the train for re-application I always notice multiple curious stare from the girls seated around me. It's also the perfect shade to layer over the red lipstick you see above in Extravagant Red.

The Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Extravagant Night is the perfect shimmery/shiny shady of plum that contains loads of glitter but in a sexy, grown up kind of way. (Side note: I'm not really one for a bunch of glitter on my nails. Although I admire it on others, I just don't like it on mine for whatever reason.)

The Estee Lauder Pure Color Extravagant Collection is available for purchase now for a limited time at an E. Lauder beauty counter near you or www.esteelauder.com.

Anyone tried any products from this line yet? Or, after reading this, are you now dying to?!

xo

Ferocia