Why is it that we are drawn to certain things, and no matter how many we already have (18 shades of shimmery deep dark green eyeshadow, 10 tubes of exfoliators, and TWENTY SEVEN SHIMMER POWDERS) there’s always room for one more?

Come on, you know as well as we do that each of these are remarkably different (even if that remarkable difference is very subtle.) And so it just makes sense to have them all. Right?

Right?!

Yesterday we saw DuWop Ice for the first time and although it looks rather Blah! in this photo here, it is totally NOT Blah!

At all.

Frankly, we haven’t been this excited about a shimmer powder since… um… last week?

But still, we love this. It has a light iridescent pearl sheen that looks just lovely. And can we mention the price? At $18 this shimmer powder is considerably less than some of the others we’ve purchased recently.

Also, it has a clever little magnetic closing compact that’s sleek and not at all bulky. Perfect to throw in our bag for quick illuminating touchups. Because we’re glow-y like that.

DuWop ICE, $18

Every time we step into Costco we’re amazed at the new beauty companies that have signed on to have their products featured in big, flat, plastic packaging as if it were a curling iron on the shelves at WalMart. (Wait, that’s not a good analogy. Costco is similar to Walmart, only with better produce and a membership fee.)

Still, it’s strange to see high end beauty products like Sisley Ecological Compound bound in hard plastic, not able to breathe, begging passers by to please take it home. Except that passers by in places like this would rather feed their arm to a pack of pitbulls than spend a C note on moisturizer.

But us? We’re much wiser. Because we know that this exact product retails at Saks Fifth Avenue for $190.00. That’s a NINETY ONE DOLLAR DISCOUNT. Who cares if it’s wrapped up so tight we need industrial sized scissors to let it loose.

We love Costco.

Sisley Ecological Compound 4.2 oz at COSTCO, $99

And you thought we were done with MAC.

Think again.

Inspired by the elegant chic of evening wear, MAC is presenting a collection of six Dress Sets: an assortment of colors and finishes set inside a slick black box finished with lace.

Or, if you’re like us and have no intention of donning formal wear this holiday season, you can appreciate these sassy little containers of color in yet another I-Don’t-Need-This-But-I’m-Getting-It-Anyway-Because-It’s-So-Darn-Cute box set.

So here you have it, the Dress Sets:

Top Left: 5 Warm Lustre and Lipglass

• New Flame Lipglass
• Florabundance Lipglass
• Spring Bean Lustreglass
• Wonderstruck Lustreglass
• Instant Gold Lustreglass

Top Right: 5 Cool Lustre and Lipglass

• Fine China Lipglass
• Courting Rose Lipglass
• Magnetique Lipglass
• Opal Lustreglass
• Pinkarat Lustreglass

Middle Left: 4 Lipgelées

• Jellicious
• Who’s that Lady
• Saplicious
• Jellybabe

Middle Right: 5 Cool Pigments

• Frozen White
• Naval Blue
• Violet
• Dark Soul
• Pinked Mauve

Bottom Left: 5 Warm Pigments

• Pink Bronze
• Vanilla
• Tan
• Old Gold
• Chartreuse

Bottom Right: 4 Shadesticks

• Lucky Jade
• Silverbleu
• Shimmersand
• Royal Hue

Coming soon to a MAC counter near you. Divine!

Your eyes are not deceiving you.

That does say MACouture. As in MAC and Couture.

When we first saw this, someone had to pick us up off the floor and hold a cool washcloth to our forehead because we totally broke out in a cold sweat and fainted. FAINTED!

In fact, our fingers are shaking as we type this because OHMYGOD an upscale collection in exclusive packaging and haute luxury, and get this: ONE SEASON ONLY.

That would be this very season. As in, now*.

Can you stand it?

Well if you can, it won’t be for long because after we tell you what MACouture has to offer, someone will be picking you up off the floor and holding a cool washcloth to your forehead.

The elements of MACouture:

Sheer Mystery Powder, an ultra-fine, super-sheer, and very sophisticated pressed powder available in four shades (Light: Creamy Ivory, Medium: Soft Beige, Dark: Warm Caramel, and Deep Dark: Soft Cocoa.)

Richmetal Highlighter, creamy powder formula, ultra-fine pigments and a micro-reflection complex give a multidimensional metal effect. Can be used on the eyes, brow bone, cheeks, or wherever a hint of metallic shimmer is desired. Available in four shades (La Mode: Beige gold, Gilt Edge: Dirty Green Gold, Rare and Refined: Rose Gold, Arc Silver: Platinum.)

MACouture Lipstick, full coverage and dense colour release with a rich silky soft feel. Leaves lips looking lustrous and satiny. Available in four shades (Red No. 5: Rich raspberry red with soft red pearl, House of Style: Soft muted rosey pink with soft pearl, Couture: Plumy mauve with soft pink pearl, Influential: Deep peach with gold pearl.)

MACouture Lipglass, high-shine super-sheer lipgloss that leaves lips soft
and lustrous. Available in four colors (Prestigious: Sheer soft burgundy with gold pearl, Magnificent: Sheer soft bubblegum pink with white pearl, Collection ‘06: Sheer soft pinky peach with gold pearl, Savoir Faire: Sheer caramel with gold pearl.)

All MACouture products feature gunmetal and black packaging lavishly encrusted with black stones.

Are you still there?

*By NOW we really mean, November. Don’t hate us.