With so many fabulous holiday collections making their debut this season, how is a girl supposed to choose?

With my help, that’s how.

For the next seven days, I’ll be doing my makeup with products from several of the new holiday collections. Follow along and find out which holiday makeup products I can’t live without (and which ones you should run out and get immediately!).

Today’s look was created with the following:

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer SPF15

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer SPF15 is an amazing foundation primer that you surely have heard me talk about before, but it’s so good I’ll just tell you again. For silky-smooth skin that appears flawless, foundation that lasts all day, and a little extra sun protection, this primer is your gal. Don’t leave home during the holidays without her.

Prescriptives Custom Blend Tinted Moisturizer

This is another staple that never leaves my Makeup Bag. On days that I want to use a different foundation with a heavier coverage, I still mix in a little of my Prescriptives Custom Blend Tinted Moisturizer because the color matches my skin so perfectly (thanks to my man Jason at Bergdorf Goodman, who custom blends like no other). If you haven’t been custom blended, please, do yourself a favor and get to it. Pronto.

Bobbi Brown Limited-edition Velvet Plum Eye Palette

This is one holiday eye palette that I can’t live without. Includes four eye shadows: Bone, Naked, Velvet Plum Metallic and Espresso. This is great for a dressed up neutral eye that’s more festive than your everyday neutral eye. This won’t be on counters long, so act fast if you think it might be for you.

MAC Beauty Powder Blush in Enough Said

MAC Beauty Powder Blush in Enough Said is from the Red She Said collection. It’s funny because this isn’t a shade I would typically select for myself. The shimmery light bronze shade looks more like bronzer than blush, especially with the flecks of gold, but it goes on so sheer and is truly flattering on my skin tone. Enough Said is only available for a limited time (surprise!) so be quick if you want it.

Stila Lip Glaze Stick in Grapefruit

Santa Claus left this Stila Lip Glaze Stick in Grapefruit in Bree’s stocking several years ago. I recently found it in a pile of stuff she was throwing away (she was planning on tossing it out because she didn’t have a sharpener for it—hello crazy teenager!) and fell in love once again. (I always buy things for the girls that I would use myself. This give me hope that 1) they won’t want to pilfer coveted items from my Makeup Bag, and 2) if they don’t like it, I know exactly who to give it to.) While this is not from a holiday collection, it was the perfect end to today’s look.

Stay tuned tomorrow for Day 2 of Seven Days of Holiday Looks.

It just wouldn’t be the holidays with a MAC Viva Glam Palette and this year, they’re adorned with a red jewel and come in two choices: cool or warm.

Passionately Red/Viva Glam: 3 Warm Lips

Lipstick compact made of deep red snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Features two VIVA GLAM VI and VIVA GLAM V Lipsticks, and one VIVA GLAM V Gloss. Includes a black-handled 316 SE Lip Brush. All proceeds from the sale of this Holiday VIVA GLAM compact go to support men, women and children around the world living with HIV/AIDS. Limited edition.
US$22.50

Passionately Red/Viva Glam: 3 Cool Lips

Lipstick compact made of deep red snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Features two VIVA GLAM IV and VIVA GLAM II Lipsticks, and one VIVA GLAM VI Gloss. Includes a black-handled 316 SE Lip Brush. All proceeds from the sale of this Holiday VIVA GLAM compact go to support men, women and children around the world living with HIV/AIDS. Limited edition.
US$22.50

MAC Passionately Red Viva Glam Palettes are currently available online at maccosmetics.com.

Did you know that red is our most fave color? (We love bright green, too–but red takes the cake.)

This holiday season, MAC brings us red, red and more RED:

More glamorous than any holiday glamour we remember—”Red” She Said is a collection of smoking hot redness that few will be able to resist.

Dazzleglass and Beauty Powder Blush make a comeback in this collection, and Mineralize Eye Shadows are now TROIS, not DEUX. That’s right, THREE lovely shadows instead of just two.

You’re dying, right?

Mineralize Eye Shadow

• Word of Mouth Frosty pale beige/copper pearl stripe/frosty blue grey
• Threesome Frosty burnt red/copper pearl stripe/frosty mid-tone pink
• Outspoken Frosty plum/silver pearl stripe/frosty violet
• Persuasive Frosty light blue/silver pearl stripe/frosty indigo
• Inter-view Frosty deep navy/copper pearl stripe/frosty bronzy brown
• Danger Zone Frosty true red/silver pearl stripe/frosty black

Suggested Retail Price $17.50 U.S./$21.00 CDN

Fluidline

• Silverstroke Richly metallic platinum
• Blacktrack Solid flat black

Suggested Retail Price $15.00 S./$18.00

Eye Brows

• Lingering Soft taupe brown
• Spiked Bottle brunette
• Stud A deep rich blackened brown

Suggested Retail Price $14.50 U.S./$17.50 CDN

Fibre Rich Lash
All Black Black Suggested Retail Price $12.00 U.S./$14.00 CDN

Beauty Powder Blush

• Stark Naked Shimmery mid-tone mauve with gold pearl
• Enough Said Shimmery light bronze with gold pearl

Suggested Retail Price $18.00 U.S./$22.00 CDN

Lipstick

• Quiet Please Sheer frosty pale beige
• Crazee Frosty mid-tone coral red with pearl
• Pomposity Frosty mid-tone blue pink with pearl
• “Red” She Said Mid-tone blue red
• Soft Pause Sheer dark brownish berry

Suggested Retail Price $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

Dazzleglass

• Sugarrimmed Milky pale pink with red, teal and white pearl
• Baby Sparks Pale pink with violet pearl
• Miss Dynamite Sheer orange-y copper with pearl
• Love Alert Raspberry red with red pearl
• Date Night Deep plum with blue and gold pearl

Suggested Retail Price $17.50 S./$21.00

Nail Laquer

• Beiged Bliss Silken beige-brown
• Rougemarie Immodestly sexy red-blue

Suggested Retail Price $11.00 U.S./$13.00 CDN

Available North America October 16, 2008 at all M·A·C locations and online at www.maccosmetics.com.

MAC Holiday 2008 Passions of Red lip and eye compacts are gorgeous little pieces of art housing trios of your favorite MAC lip colors and eye shadows in six coordinating hues.

Devoted Poppy: 6 Classic Eyes
Orange-red aluminum compact with an embossed snakeskin pattern. Coated in a glossy resin. Finished with a faux jewel. 213SE Brush with black handle and ferrule.
Young Thing Light creamy peach
In Awe Intense black with gold pearl
Fall Deeply Frosty bright blue with white pearl
Amourously Frosty antique gold
Sweet Eyes Shimmery muted golden beige
Awaken Frosty light green with golden pearl
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE $38.00 U.S./$44.50 CDN

Intriguing Scarlet: 6 Warm Eyes
Red-red aluminum compact with an embossed snakeskin pattern. Coated in a glossy resin. Finished with a faux jewel. 213SE Brush with black handle and ferrule.
Warm Suede Frosty antiqued golden olive
Grand Entrance Dirty deep green with green pearl
Real Drama Dirty burgundy with red pearl
Gentle Heat Light muted grey taupe
Well Spiced Frosted warm peachy brown
Sweet Joy Frosted creamy pale gold
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE $38.00 U.S./$44.50 CDN

Infatuating Rose: 6 Cool Eyes
Purple-red aluminum compact with an embossed snakeskin pattern. Coated in a glossy resin. Finished with a faux jewel. 213SE Brush with black handle and ferrule.
Platonic Frosty greyed perwinkle
Cavort Cool dirty lavender orchid
Satisfy Slightly shimmery pale ballet pink
Bonfete Frosty neutral mid-tone pink
Deep Feelings dirty deep violet indigo
Feast Frosty pink plum
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE $38.00 U.S./$44.50 CDN

Fascinating Ruby: 6 Smoky Eyes
Burgundy-red aluminum compact with an embossed snakeskin pattern. Coated in a glossy resin. Finished with a faux jewel. 213SE Brush with black handle and ferrule.
Scant Creamy white with pink pearl
Satin Taupe taupe brown with silvery bronze shimmer
Dark Devotion Black brown
Gorgeous Light silver with white pearl
Ambience Cool mid-tone grey with silver sparkle
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE $38.00 U.S./$44.50 CDN

Devoted Poppy: 3 Coral Lips
Orange-red aluminum compact with an embossed snakeskin pattern. Coated in a glossy resin. Finished with a faux jewel. 213SE Brush with black handle and ferrule.
LIPSTICK Devoted (Sheer mid-tone coral with subtle pearl), Soft Talk (Sheer bright reddish-coral with pearl) LIPGLASS Transparent Love (glossy apricot with golden red pearl)
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE $22.50 U.S./$27.00 CDN

Intriguing Scarlet: 3 Cool Pink Lips
Red-red aluminum compact with an embossed snakeskin pattern. Coated in a glossy resin. Finished with a faux jewel. 213SE Brush with black handle and ferrule.
LIPSTICK Make Me Melt (Frosty muted mid-tone pink), Overjoyed (Sheer yellow pink with pearl) LIPGLOSS Sheer Vision (glossy soft baby pink with multi-dimensional pearl)
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE $22.50 U.S./$27.00 CDN

Fascinating Ruby: 3 Plum Lips
Burgundy-red aluminum compact with an embossed snakeskin pattern. Coated in a glossy resin. Finished with a faux jewel. 213SE Brush with black handle and ferrule. LIPSTICK Marvel (Sheer pink plum with subtle pearl), Insinuate (Sheer purple plum with gold pearl) LIPGLASS Mutual Attraction (glossy mid-tone plum with multi-dimensional pearl)
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE $22.50 U.S./$27.00 CDN

MAC Passions of Red Holiday 2008 is available October 16th at all MAC North America locations and online at maccosmetics.com.