Timed to its 50th Anniversary – and a year-long celebration of events and partners – Barbie® announces Stila as the Official Prestige Makeup Partner for 2009.  Stila will be celebrating all things Barbie®, bringing the doll’s signature beauty looks to life with innovative and whimsical products that are signature Stila.  A limited edition spring collection of beauty cans and a talking palette will precede a larger collection and Barbie™ beauty program slated for Fall 2009.

“As much as Barbie is known for her place in fashion, she is also famous for her beauty, and we are thrilled to bring the Barbie beauty experience to girls of all ages with Stila as our partner.  Like Barbie, it’s a brand loved by both the girly girl and the sophisticated fashionista,” said Richard Dickson, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Barbie®.

Deanna Kangas, CEO of Stila, added, “Stila is so honored and thrilled to be the official prestige makeup
sponsor for Barbie in 2009.  The partnership between Barbie and Stila is ideal as both brands represent the perfect blend of sophistication, fun and innovation.  I am so pleased that Stila will be such an integral part of Barbie’s special year.”

In February, the collaboration kicks off with limited edition Barbie™ Loves Stila offerings that will launch just in time for Barbie’s anniversary celebrations.

The inaugural collection features four colorful “Decades of Beauty™ Cans” filled with Stila favorites that will help Barbie™ girls recreate Barbie™ beauty looks that are iconic of the past five decades.  Each unique palette has two eye shadows and a cheek color or bronzer, as well as a lip product, and a mascara or liner.  A booklet inside describes the beauty and fashion wardrobes for each doll.  Decades of Beauty™ Cans include:
• #1 Ponytail Doll (1959) – Lip Color named Ponytail (red), Liquid Eye Liner, a 3-pan paper-wrapped
compact with 2 eye shadows and a cheek color, and a Look Book
• Malibu Doll (1971) – Lip Glaze named Malibu (pale pink), Lash Visor Mascara in Black, a 3-pan paper-
wrapped compact with 2 eye shadows and a bronzer, and a Look Book
• Foxy Doll (1980) – Lip Glaze named Foxy, Lash Visor Mascara, a paper-wrapped compact with 2 eye
shadows and a cheek color, and a Look Book
• Jewel Doll (2000) – Lip Glaze named Jewel (bright pink), Multi-Effect Mascara, 2-pan paper-wrapped
compact with 2 eye shadows and a cheek color, and a Look Book

The four Barbie™ Loves Stila beauty cans will be available exclusively at Sephora’s 5th Avenue store in New York, international Sephora locations, and at Sephora.com.

Additionally, Stila will launch a new version of its breakthrough, patent-pending talking palette with the tips and the tools to get the Barbie™ look.  A Stila Pro-Artist will help aspiring Barbie™ beauties achieve an iconic look, with the press of a button. This palette will be available exclusively at Sephora and Sephora.com.

Finally, Stila will help celebrate Barbie™ doll’s first-ever runway show, held at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in February, as the show’s backstage beauty makeup sponsor.

More spring! More spring!

As the cold, dark evenings of late winter turn to the warm, light days of spring and your social
calendar begins to fill with the promise of enchanted evenings spent outdoors, express your
growing optimism for the season by infusing warm, captivating colors into your wardrobe. As
seen on numerous runways for spring, muted, neutral tones combine with vibrant fuchsia and
bold berry shades in geometric patterns and graphically stylized florals. A sultry use of sheer
fabrics and soft, billowy silhouettes help temper the chic, hot shades of spring, for a look that is casually elegant, yet sophisticated.

Taking cues from the spring runways, Estée Lauder’s new, limited edition Fuchsia Now Color
Collection is a feminine, flirty and fun color collection that encapsulates the trend of wearing
bold color combined with soft neutrals. Fuschia Now contrasts light and bright, pairing warm
honey and tender peach shades with vibrant fuchsia for a look that is flattering for every skin
tone. Cheeks bloom with a hint of fresh color, while eyes allure in shades of deep indigo and
rich earth tones. Lips are full, soft and lustrous and are enhanced by perfectly polished nails in
complementary shades. Soft petal designs, featured in the collection’s powder compact and eye shadow palettes, highlight the vibrant fuchsia touches and reinforce the season’s upbeat and lighthearted mood.

Here’s what we’ll find in this collection:

New Limited Edition Fleur de Lys Shimmer Powder

A modern fleur de lys designed palette that combines fresh pink shades with soft muted neutrals. The powder’s luxurious, silky formula delivers a beautiful radiance and sheer hint of color for skin that appears fresh and glowing.

Signature Satin Creme Blush

Lightweight and easy to apply, this hydrating blush delivers a naturally radiant look that never streaks, fades in color or settles into pores or fine lines.

• Berry Light
• Nude Light

Signature Silky Eye Shadow Duo

New, limited edition shades:

• Indigo
• Aubergine

Also in this collection is the Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Fuchsia that I fell head over heels for last spring.

The Estée Lauder Spring 2009 Fuchsia Now collection is available beginning February 2009 at all Estée Lauder counters and online at esteelauder.com.

Click here to see other spring makeup collections debuting this season.

I have more spring-y goodness to share, friends.

Clinique is launching their Spring 2009 Collection called First Blush.

Cheeks are the focus of this collection with the new Quick Blush—a blush packaged into a portable blush brush. This truly innovative packaging is convenient and easy with the blush built directly into the cap.

Quick Blush is available in the following colors:

• Hurry Honey
• Peach In-A-Pinch
• Minute Mocha
• Berry On Time

We’ll also see New Fresh Bloom Eye Shadow compacts in the following shades:

• Maple Blossom
• Tiger Lily
• Cherry Blossom
• Apple Blossom

And Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 (a Makeup Bag favorite!) in the following shades:

• Honey Shimmer- limited edition
• First Blush- limited edition
• Air Kiss
• Whisper

Clinique Spring 2009 Collection: First Blush will be available beginning February 2009 at Clinique locations nationwide and online at Clinique.com.

Click here to see other Spring Collections debuting this season.

Another spring collection is hitting counters next month and here’s a glorious preview: Shu Uemura’s 128th mode makeup collection ‘Mirage’.

Capture the illusion of Mirage with sweet pastels and softly muted hues:

Eye Shadow Palette

• Utopia
• Fantasia

Drawing Pencil

• 14 ME Light Blue (limited edition)
• 15 ME Lilac (limited edition)
• 04 ME Pink

Silhouette Defining Colors

• Orange Phase (coloration): translucent brown + vivid orange
• Misty Glow (highlight): ivory + pale pink

Lip Duo Tint & Gloss

• Rouge: matte/intense pink
• Gloss: Translucent/pale pink

Rouge Unlimited Lipstick

• PK 347 (pink)
• BG 934 (beige)
• BR 768 (brown)

Shu Uemura Spring 2009 Mode Makeup Collection: Mirage is now available online at shuuemura-usa.com and will be on counters next month at Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus.