You don’t have to tell me twice that Crème de la Mer is the crème of the crop when it comes to luxury creams, so I can’t imagine the line’s lip balm disappoints!

While its price tag is a bit steep despite my wishful thinking to the contrary, I can’t help but imagine the goodness it holds inside!

La Mer The Lip Balm is available from Saks Fifth Avenue for $45.

Drew Barrymore had one of my favorite looks from Sunday night’s Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

The look, created by celerity makeup artist Debra Ferullo, was classic, feminine and beautiful, with a bold lip, pinky cheeks and long lashes— a modern Grace Kelly.

Here’s how Ferullo created this look:

I started by prepping the skin with a moist sponge and La Mer Moisturizer. It’s always best to moisturize damp skin, so it can soak up the moisture. Then, I added La Mer Concentrate to act as a primer and set the skin for the makeup application.

· On Drew’s skin I used just a touch of foundation to make sure her skin shined through. If you don’t need a lot of coverage, I suggest selecting a foundation that is a perfect match for your skin and use sparingly. For the cheek, I started with a pinky cream blush over the cheekbone and then set it with a peach powder blush to add some shimmer.

· For this look, we focused in on Drew’s perfectly proportioned lips and played up her shape with a velvety, matte pink lip color that really popped. When prepping the skin, be sure to apply a balm to the lips so that they are moist and soft in time for the lipcolor application.

· For the eyes, we wanted to offset her bold lip with soft shimmer and ultra long lashes. I dusted her eyes with Chanel Silky Eyeshadow in gold and then played with warm colors like brown and maroon in the crease area. I didn’t want any lines, just depth, so I went over her eyes with a cream at the end to soften the look. Then, I used COVERGIRL ExactEylights Eye Brightening Liner in Vivid Ruby around the lash line to subtly enhance her shape. To play up her feminine look and classic set eyes, I used three coats of COVERGIRL LashBlast Length Mascara to give her a beautiful fan of extra long lashes from corner to corner. To keep the look natural, I used one coat of mascara on her bottom lashes.

· To create this look at home, start of slow and build from there. Keep the skin fresh. If you tend to need heavier coverage, use a foundation with more pigment to cover any spots but make sure it’s not too oily because it will crease along the skin. Define the cheek and blend, blend, blend to create a soft, classic look.

· Drew brought Outlast Lipstain in Berry Smooch with her to keep her bold lip vibrant throughout the night.

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Thanks to my friend Annie at Blogdorf Goodman I met and fell in love with La Mer foundations a few years ago.

For full coverage foundation, nothing beats the luxurious, silky feel of La Mer fluid and creme foundations with light-capturing gemstones that seem to make imperfections disappear right before my eyes.

Now, there’s a new powder foundation joining the club and I’m in love.

The Treatment Powder Foundation SPF 15 has the same great coverage and light-capturing qualities its fluid and creme cousins, yet the no-fuss powder formula makes applying foundation twice as easy. I can whip out a fluffy brush and have flawless-looking skin in 8 seconds flat (I counted!). It’s available in eight shades.

The only downfall to this new favorite is the price ($95), but sometimes it’s worth it to splurge on an amazing product.

La Mer The Treatement Powder Foundation SPF 15 is available beginning this month (May 2009) at select Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and online at LaMer.com.

Joanna Schlip created the look for nominee CHRISTINA APPLEGATE of “Samantha
Who?”

To get Christina’s look, Joanna used the following products:

Skincare: La Mer The Mist, La Mer The Moisturizing Lotion, La Mer The Lip Balm

Face: DiorSkin Pure Light in Cameo and  Dior Skinflash Radiance Booster Pen
in Candlelight, Physician’s Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin
Pressed Powder in Warm Beige

Eyes: Dior Waterproof Crayon Eyeliner in Trinidad Black, DiorShow Mascara
in Black and Dior Brow Pencil in Blonde, Physician’s Formula Shimmer Strips
in Vegas Strip, Physician’s Formula Eye Definer Felt-Tip Eye Marker in Cool
Black

Lips: Dior Contour Lip Liner in Holiday Red, Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss in
#757 and Rouge Dior Lipstick in Red Premiere

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