There’s a recurring theme this year with the Spring collections and it has a lot to do with nakedness. Check out BECCA’s selection of nude colors for Spring:

The Paradise Lost Spring Collection is an array of mostly earth tones with a lovely pop of watermelon pink (Tuberose Lip & Cheek Creme) to liven things up.

• Nude Liner Pencil in Fondant (skin tone beige/pink nude)
• The Ultimate Mascara in Black
• Glossy Lip Tint in Daiquiri (shimmery fleshy pink)
• Soft Touch Blush in Coquette (golden beige shimmer)
• Eye Tint in Glint (golden bronze)
• Lip & Cheek Creme in Tuberose (watermelon pink)

BECCA Spring 2008 Paradise Lost will be available beginning March 2008 at BECCA counter locations and online at Beccacosmetics.com.

The Bobbi Brown Pink Raspberry Palette has been our “it” item all winter. However, by the looks of this New Nude Lip & Eye Palette from the Bobbi Brown Spring 2008 Nude Collection, her days just might be numbered.

This gorgeous Nude Lip & Eye Palette includes:

• New, Exclusive Buff Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow
• New, Exclusive Nude Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow
• New, Exclusive Bare Eye Shadow
• New, Exclusive Naked Eye Shadow
• New, Exclusive Bare Lip Color
• Beige Lip Color
• Brownie Pink Lip Color
• Cocoa Lip Color

Also in this collection is four New Glitter Lip Gloss shades:

• Almost Bare
• Nude
• Naked
• Buff

The Bobbi Brown Spring 2008 Nude Collection is currently available online at bobbibrowncosmetics.com.

Philosophy has the greatest gift sets available at Sephora.

In addition to the “just because” set shown here (a trio of scented shower gels inspired by three types of chocolate), there’s also “thank you” and “congratulations“—the perfect items to hoard in your closet for those times when you need a quick gift. (Are we alone in our perpetual state of rushing around at the last second?)

Just Because

• Milk Chocolate Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath (6 oz)
• White Chocolate Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath (6 oz)
• Dark Chocolate Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath (6 oz)

Thank You

• Amazing Grace Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath (8 oz)
• Pure Grace Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath (8 oz)

Congratulations

• Jumbo sized bubbly-inspired shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath

Get these exclusive Philosophy gift sets at Sephora stores and online at sephora.com.

These last few months have been incredibly difficult here at Makeup Bag. Finding out our dad had liver cancer and losing him shortly thereafter has left us devastated.

The initial shock is beginning to wear off and we’re only now accepting the finality of it all.

This realization has left us a vacant, blubbering mess these last few weeks. Our tears have been endless, leaving our eyes sore, red and puffy (and driving our family crazy—our littlest daughter (age 5) finally told us last night, “Would you just STOP thinking about Grandpa already? All this crying just can’t be good for you.”)

Looking for a little reprieve, we turned to Wei East Intensive Herbal Eye Treatment. These herb-soaked pads gave our eyes instant relief with their cooling, pampering effect.

Each pad (soaked with a pure herbal blend of green tea, Tibetan chrysanthemum and peppermint extracts) is placed over the eyes while lying down for ten minutes. (Just so you know, we cheated: the first four minutes were purely relaxing, the last six minutes were spent reading our daughter a book with the pads folded in half so our eyes were uncovered—leaving the folded pad over just our puffy eye bags.)

Our eyes were immediately soothed and remarkably less puffy.

Wei East Intensive Herbal Eye Treatment is just $36 for 16 treatments and is available online at weieast.com.