Inspired by Aurora Borealis crystal created by Swarovski for Dior in the mid-50’s, the Dior 2009 Holiday Look offers precious colors enhanced with a shimmering sheen.

The star of this collection is the Crystal Gloss Jewel ($80), an ultra-luxurious pendant adorned with Swarovski elements stones. Contained inside the pendant is a shimmery iridescent gloss.

Also in this collection is the 5-Colors Iridescent Eyeshadow Palette ($56) in Smoky Crystal and new shades of Rouge Dior and Rouge Dior Crème Gloss.

Dior Holiday Look 2009 is currently available online at Beauty.Dior.com.

In creating the Rich Rocks Holiday 2009 Makeup Collection for Shiseido, Dick Page was inspired by the rich color and pure radiance of “unrefined rocks and crystals with their natural, savage beauty and mystical powers.”

In this collection are three new gorgeous rock-inspired eye shadows:

• BR618 Pyrite Sun Intense reddish copper “Inspired by the smooth, multi-dimensional striations of Pyrite.”
• BL616 Blue Stone Deep inky blue “Created after an unidentified rock sample with a blue-black appearance, marbled with white. The last stop before black.”
• SV817 Pyrite Crystal Rich, luminous silver “Designed after a rich Cubic Pyrite sample. Cool and warm collide in bright new silver.”

Also in this collection:

• Perfect Mascara in Intense Teal (GR703) Lustrous green with a metallic gloss.
• Smoothing Eyeliner Pencil in Golden Green (GR503) Burnished golden green.

The new Shiseido Holiday 2009 Rich Rocks Collection is currently available online at Nordstrom.

Leaving glitter behind, Yves Saint Laurent opts for the ultimate chic of pure, vibrant, incandescent colors. From sublime red to deep plum, the shades adapt with variable textures, multiple effects and powerful combinations. Worn alone in a refined monochrome or paired in contrasting duos, they are intensely alive and designed to be freely expressed for an instinctive, ultra couture make-up look.

Directly inspired from the luggage tag of YSL handbags, these limited edition collector make up palettes are the perfect gift for yourself or any of the glamorous women in your life.

YOUR LOVELY PALETTE Collector Duo Lip Color Palette contains two textures for the lips: a shiny rosy-beige lipstick and a pearly champagne lipgloss.

YOUR LOVELY PALETTE Collector Duo Eye Colour Palette contains one harmony of two eyeshadow shades: a deep purple and a silvery lavender.

There are four new holiday FARD À LÈVRES ROUGE PUR shades in this collection: Black Tulip (#149), Sublime Red (#150), Sweet Dark Purple (#151) and Pink Grenadine (#152).

Other lip products include GOLDEN GLOSS in Golden Cherry (#17, a rich red) and Golden Lavender (#18, a subtle mauve):

And last but not least, a re-promote of Makeup Bag favorite LA LAQUE in Sublime Red (#1) and Black Tulip (#34).

Yves Saint Laurent Holiday Look Collection 2009 is currently available online at yslbeautyus.com.

This month, along with her Holiday 2009 Chrome Collection, Bobbi Brown introduces the new Extreme Party Mascara, a buildable mascara with tons of volume and zero clumping or flaking.

Now here’s the thing about me and mascaras: most of them don’t like me.

I’m sure it’s not intentional. I mean, I’m a nice enough girl and all, but my eye lashes can be difficult to deal with so it’s understandable that most mascaras aren’t into me.

As I’ve explained a kazillion times before, my Asian lashes don’t hold a curl unless I’m wearing waterproof mascara. This proves cumbersome as most waterproof formulas are not easy to remove. In fact, I’m either fogging up my contact lenses with oil-based removers or I’m scrubbing the crap out of my eyes and losing lashes along the way. Not to mention, waterproof formulas tend to look dull on the lashes, not shiny and rich like the non-waterproof kind. So, in the name of eye-opening lashes, I continue to reach for waterproof formulas day after day.

A few months ago, I found my holy grail mascara in Lancôme Hypnôse Drama and now (can you believe my good fortune?!) I’ve found a second mascara that I bow down before and kiss the countertop it sits on: Bobbi Brown Extreme Party Mascara.

This mascara is totally layerable (is that a word?)—okay, buildable—in that you can add a fresh coat even after it dries thanks to the pliable formula. Just look how amazing my lashes are:

I wore this all day and night, I even slept in it (the things I do for the sake of this beauty blog!), and I didn’t have one flake or smudge. In fact, this morning my lashes looked good enough to face the day.

Bobbi Brown Extreme Party Mascara washes away clean with soap and water (and zero elbow grease). I’m pretty sure this mascara likes me.

The new Extreme Party Mascara is available online at BobbiBrown.com for $22.