We don’t let a day go by without using our favorite Shiseido The Skincare Extra Gentle Cleansing Foam (so soft and creamy, it’s like giving our face a hug every morning) and Shiseido The Makeup Lasting Lift Mascara (the BEST for keeping a curl in our stick-straight lashes. Even when we use other mascaras, this goes on as a first layer)—now we’re adding a new product to our list of Shiseido must-haves:

Shiseido The Makeup Hydro-Powder Eye Shadow.

This award-winning creamy shadow is long-lasting, waterproof, and crease-resistant.

We’ve been using our favorite shade, Glistening Sand, as an eye shadow base, layering powder shadows over it, and our eye makeup still looks 8am-fresh during cocktail hour. We also use the super hydrating formula as a facial highlighter on our cheek and brow bones. So pretty!

Shiseido The Makeup Hydro-Powder Eye Shadow is currently available in the following shades:

• Goldlights (H1)
• Whitelights (H2)
• Tiger Eye (H3)
• Spring Plum (H4)
• Aqua Shimmer (H5)
• Violet Visions (H6)
• Green Exotique (H7)
• Bare Pink (H8)
• Glistening Sand (H9)

And come spring, we’ll see four new shades:

• Languid Lagoon
• Rose Tulle
• Lemon Sugar
• Clover Dew

We’re not sure if Patricia Schmid is using Hydro-Powder Eye Shadow in the image above—but we’re adding it anyway because she looks incredible.

Shu Uemura’s Rouge Unlimited Red Collection has a shade of red lipstick for every skin tone.

Available online now, this collection of five vivid red shades, ranging from neutral to deep, were developed to enhance every complexion. The star of this collection is RD165, a true red created by Shu Uemura that’s suitable for every woman’s skin tone.

• RD165 Deep Classic Red
• RD175 Deep Raspberry Red
• RD195 Mid-tone Berry Red
• RD198 Rich Garnet Red
• RD292 Deep Sangria Red

Being partial to cool reds, we’re thinking Rich Garnet Red (RD198) and Deep Sangria Red (RD292) will be our favorites.

Rouge Unlimited Red Collection is available at Shu Uemura counters and shuuemura.com for $23.

CHANEL. CHANEL. More CHANEL.

We never tire of CHANEL beauty products. They’re the ultimate luxury—sleek, black, elegant. And when they present something new?! We just can’t stand it!

What you see before you is the new CHANEL Crème Gloss Lumière Brush on Creme Lipcolor.

This gel-based lipcolor looks like lipstick, but applies like gloss. The hydrating formula has a non-sticky texture made creamy with macadamia nut oil that allows for smooth application. This innovative brush on creme lipcolor comes in six gorgeous shades:

• Petit Four (a soft nude)
• Madeleine (a rosy pink)
• Crème Brulée (a coral)
• Pink Truffle (a berry red)
• Plum Soufflé (a berry plum)
• Crème Caramel (a neutral brown)

Watch for CHANEL Crème Gloss Lumière at your local CHANEL counter and chanel.com beginning November 2007.

For the holidays, CHANEL is introducing a shimmering take on Rouge Allure Luminous Satin Lip Colour with Gemstones Collection.

These vivid colors are sure to brighten any holiday gathering (including boring office parties) with their full-color pigment wrapped in a translucent, shimmering pearl overcoat.

Rouge Allure Luminous Satin Lip Colour Gemstones Collection is available in six shades:

• Flash Quartz
• Pink Saphir
• Violent Diamond
• Rubis Siam
• Absolu Topaze
• Garnet Fire

Our eye is on Garnet Fire but Violent Diamond sounds interesting. See the new Rouge Allure Luminous Satin Lip Colour Gemstones Collection here.