It’s a rare day when I can resist a Shimmer Brick, but my willpower for this NEW Beach Shimmer from Bobbi Brown seems to be waning at an alarming rate, even for me!

While other varieties lend looks from candlelit sheen to a soft rose radiance, the mixture of colors and soft shimmer in this one appear to really lend that enviable “day-at-the-beach-glow.” I can’t possibly think of a better illuminator for summer!

Bobbi Brown Beach Shimmer Brick Compact is available from BobbiBrown.com for $38.

Penelope Cruz gave her makeup artist and bronzing guru Scott Barnes one request for the 67th Annual Golden Globes Awards last night in Los Angeles: “Make me look really tan!”

Back from a recent vacation, Cruz already had a natural tan, but Barnes “took it up a notch” with his signature product – Body Bling. This wildly popular sunless tanning illuminator achieves that crave-worthy signature glow for red carpet or a night on the town.

With her skin taking focus, Barnes gave Cruz a classically glamorous look using burgundy eye shadow, black eye shadow liner and nude lip gloss, playing off her bronzed complexion. “I combine different nudes, pinks and peaches to get the right lip look for each individual; this was the perfect combo for Penelope!”

Barnes encourages women to take risks with makeup and find their perfect look. “It’s only makeup – it will wash off! Have fun,” says Barnes.

With a black lace-trimmed Giorgio Armani Prive gown and over 60 carats of classic Chopard diamonds, Cruz screamed Old Hollywood glamour from head-to-toe!

Scott Barnes Body Bling is available online at ScottBarnes.com for $38.

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This Liquid Light from Mally Beauty has me extremely intrigued.

It’s always fun when cosmetics companies create new and innovative formulas, and Mally is always surprising me with clever new applicators, products and inventions.

This liquid eye brightener boasts a powder-to-cream formula that bursts upon contact with skin to create a cool, creamy sensation that makes it a breeze to glide radiance all over your eyes, cheekbones, legs or anywhere else you’d like a kiss of radiance.

On another note: Mally just gave birth to a baby girl called Vivienne last week! Now Mally has THREE DAUGHTERS (just like someone else I know!)—congratulations and best wishes to Mally and her beautiful family.

Mally Beauty Liquid Light Eye Brightener is available in two shades for $25 each from QVC.

Peter Philips, global creative makeup director for CHANEL, created the “ultimate nude” for the CHANEL Spring/Summer 2009 Haute Couture fashion show and now he’s created an entire collection to capture the same spirit: Symphonie Blanche de CHANEL.

In this collection is a highlighting powder called Fle ur Celeste (which means “flowers of the sky”) that has been embossed with white flowers over a soft pink and beige powder. This can be used on the face and décolleté.

Also in this collection is a new Quadra Eye Shadow called White Whisper. This eye shadow quad includes a dark silver eye shadow and three various colors of pigment over a white base tone: silver pink, pearly white and light gold.

And let’s not forget the Blanc Petal Le Vernis Nail Colour that I showed you last week.

CHANEL Symphonie Blanche de Chanel is available for a limited time exclusively at CHANEL boutiques, CHANEL Makeup Studios, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and online at CHANEL.com.