Finding the images of the new MAC Beauty Powder in our inbox was the highlight of our day. These loose shimmer powders highlight and define and can be used as blush for a glamorous shimmering effect.

The new Beauty Powders along with five new Studio Lights make up MAC Of Beauty collection.

Beauty Powder/Loose
Dancing Light  Creamy gold with white gold reflect
Drizzlegold  Fleshy beige with copper and gold reflect
Natural Flare  Peachy champagne with white and gold reflect
Sunspill  Coral Peach with white and gold reflect
Tenderdusk  Soft pink with red and gold reflect
Soft Flame  Rich plum with reddish copper reflect
Suggested Retail Price: $21.00 U.S./$25.00 CDN

Studio Lights
Skin Lure  Soft creamy beige
Ideal Pink  Palest pinkish beige
Smoothspice  Caramel
Frangipan  Pale golden yellow
Sand  Soft peachy beige
Suggested Retail Price: $14.50 U.S./$17.50 CDN

MAC Of Beauty is available beginning November 15, 2007 at all M·A·C locations and online at maccosmetics.com.

This Platinum Illuminator loose shimmer powder from the Estée Lauder Into the Night holiday collection is so incredibly gorgeous.

(We say that a lot about shimmer powders, don’t we? Because of this, you have every reason to not believe us, but we are NOT KIDDING.)

With tiny gold flecks so fine they practically melt into our skin, this shimmer powder makes every occasion special. We’ve been applying it to our shoulders and collarbone and fantasizing about dancing the night away at a trendy club wearing this dress—while, really, we’re sitting here ref-ing a fight between one girl that claims she didn’t take the eyeliner and another girl who claims she did. (Funny how a little tiff about eyeliner suddenly brings up every instance of injustice in their entire lives—causing an thunderous explosion of words that rivals a boatload of unhappy sailors.)

Maybe, instead of this shimmer powder, we need a stiff drink.

This Missoni Colori Gold Face Highlighter Compact leaves us speechless.

Really, all we can do is bask in its loveliness.

Longtime readers know we have a little thing for shimmer powders (okay, a BIG thing) and this luxurious highlighter, with complementary shades of shimmering bronze, champagne and dusty rose, is the shimmer powder of our dreams.

It doesn’t get any better than this, friends.

The Body Shop has been a longtime favorite of ours for their Body Butters (Mango and Almond are the ones we can’t live without) — but we’re now seeing The Body Shop in a whole new light with their new Hot Tropics Collection, a limited edition color collection for Summer 2007.

The Crystal Sparkle Gloss is so fun and sparkly and smells good enough to eat. In two sheer shades of pink (Santiago Pink and Acapulco Golden Pink) our summer beach bag won’t be without it.

Also, the Duo Glow loose shimmering powder in Salvador Blush and Brasilia Bronze will make any pair of shoulders glow in the sunset.