From sexy nude lipstick to solve-it-all-oil — OK!’s Contributing Beauty Editor Kim Kardashian reveals her 5 beauty essentials!

Sexy Nude Lipstick
This shade is perfect for every skin tone and any occasion; it lasts for hours! Lipstick in Belle de Jour, NARS, $24;

Luscious Lashes
The hard wax in Anastasia’s mascara adds incredible volume, thickness and curl to lashes. It’s also hypoallergenic.
Lash Lifting Mascara in Black, Anastasia Beverly Hills, $22; sephora.com

Skin-Saving Concentrate
I love using this concentrate as a primer under my makeup since it keeps my skin feeling silky smooth, and it helps my makeup stay on longer!
The Concentrate, La Mer, $350; Saks Fifth Avenue

On-The-Go Wipes
I can’t live without my wipes, which are gentle and effectively remove all makeup.
Daily Facials Express Wet Cleansing Cloths,Olay, $5; drugstores

Solve-It-All Oil
This oil prevents wrinkles around my eyes as well as stretch marks on my body. It keeps skin nourished and hydrated.
Bio-Oil, Union-Swiss, $12; drugstores

OK!

Anastasia has launched some amazing new products, and I’m soooo excited to tell you about them! I absolutely adore these palettes. You know me, you know I love me some palettes! I love this new Blush Quad. It’s hard for me to commit to one blush color – and this way, I get four beautiful colors – and it’s cheaper than buying four single blushes!  (PS: Anastasia products are slowly taking over all my other beauty products. They just make amazing products!!)

It is such a great palette, the texture is amazing. It’s so soft – and glowing, my skin looks radiant!  I mix and match, depending on what I’m wearing. They are terrific! Trust me!

This truly versatile blush palette comes in 4 softly-textured and perfectly-pigmented colors that can be worn alone or layered together to create a complete look. Each features our exclusive Balkan Botanical™ Infusion.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Anastasia’s exclusive Balkan Botanical™ Infusion
• Bilberry Extract – Full of essential vitamins and antioxidants
• Lemon Balm – Known to calm and soothe skin and has antibacterial properties.
• Marshmallow Leaf Extract – Emollient helps to hydrate and soften skin. Also known to relieve inflammation and skin irritation
• Boron Nitride – Adds slip and long lasting properties
• Vitamin E – An anti-oxidant that is powerful in helping the skin fight damage caused by the effects of the environment.

ANASTASIA’S TIPS/ HOW TO USE

Each shade is perfect for layering, highlighting and contouring

Blending is key, avoid hard lines!

$35.00 – BUY IT HERE!

And what’s better than the amazing Blush Quad? How about Anastasia’s Eye Color Quads! I LOOOOOVE these palette’s. I think the color’s are amazing! They blend well, they look beautiful, and they last all day! I love how the colors look together! On the bottom of each palette, is a description of where to put each color – to get the best look! It’s amazing! My personal favorite is the brown quad. All four colors together look stunning when you put them all together! Give them a try!!!

This truly versatile eye shadow palette comes in 4 softly-textured and richly-pigmented colors that can be worn alone or layered together to create a complete look. These shadows feature our exclusive Balkan Botanical™ Infusion.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Wet or dry application
• Shadows never crease and always look fabulous

KEY INGREDIENTS

• Anastasia’s exclusive Balkan Botanical™ Infusion

• Bilberry Extract – Full of essential vitamins and antioxidants
• Lemon Balm – Known to calm and soothe skin and has antibacterial properties.
• Marshmallow Leaf Extract – Emollient helps to hydrate and soften skin. Also known to relieve inflammation and skin irritation

• Boron Nitride – Adds slip and long lasting properties
• Vitamin E – An anti-oxidant that is powerful in helping the skin fight damage caused by the effects of the environment.

ANASTASIA’S TIPS/ HOW TO USE
Each shade is perfect for layering, highlighting and contouring
Blending is key, avoid hard lines

$35.00 – BUY IT HERE!

I love Anastasia.  The woman has figured out how to perfect the eyebrow! Every time I get new products from Anastasia, I do a little happy dance in my living room.  These two new products did not disappoint!  The Brow Definer, is so perfect. It takes two of my favorite products, the Brow Pencil and the Brow Gel, and puts them together in one product!  It’s perfect!! (Have I said perfect too many times?)

Dual ended Brow Pencil and Brow Gel work together to create perfectly shaped brows. Use the velvety Ultimate Brown Brow Pencil to precisely fill and define. Use the Clear Brow Gel to keep unruly brows in place all day without flaking.

Beauty Tips:

• Apply Brow Pencil using short strokes and a light touch to fill in the brow and extend where needed.
• Withdraw wand of Brow Gel from tube and wipe excess product from around the base of the brush. Stroke gently upward and outward to achieve the most flattering shape.

$22.00 – BUY IT HERE!

This isn’t a brow product, but it’s just as good! Introducing Anastasia’s Lash Lifting Mascara!

One coat of this exclusive silky, non-clumping, double effect mascara will add full volume thickness and uplifting curl.

Beauty Tips:

• Curl lashes with a lash curler.
• Pull mascara upward and hold for a second, allowing waxes to hold lashes in place.
• Use the slim end of brush to reach the corner of eyes

$22.00 – BUY IT HERE!

Does Anastasia go wrong? I was recently sent this new product to try before it comes out, and I love it – just like the rest of their amazing products.  It won’t be available until 1/29/09 – but when it does, make sure to pick one up!

Make Her Up wants to be the first to introduce you to an amazing product that Anastasia is adding to their brow line. It’s called the Highlighting Brow Kit and it’s so revolutionary because it is the FIRST baked brow product to hit the market! It’s a palette that consists of a trio of terracotta baked brow powders with a trio of baked highlighters.

Flawless, fabulous coverage for brows and lids. Our uniquely blended terracotta baked trio is perfect wet or dry, on brows, or an all-over eye highlighter. Known to calm, soothe and soften skin our exclusive Balkan Botanical™ Infusion contains rare plant and herb extracts found only in the rich soil of Romania. Open your eyes to how good real beauty can feel.

It retails for $32.00 and will be available to Sephora on 1/29/09.

I have fallen in love with almost every Anastasia product I’ve tried. This was an easy pick for my Christmas Must-Have.  It seems like an odd product, but it’s absolutely wonderful!! I highly recommend it!

One of the products that I’ve found myself using more than just about all of them, is Anastasia’s Tinted Brow Gel. I avoided it for a while, because I couldn’t imagine putting something shimmery in my eyebrows. But one day I tried it, and I absolutely LOVED it!

It makes my eyebrows look like I’ve given them highlights! It’s kind of hard to describe I guess, I’ll just tell you that I love it, and it will be a makeup staple of mine from now on!

For those with thin, sparse brows, this unique, botanical formula actually plumps the hair follicle, giving the appearance of fuller, thicker brows. The combination of cream and gel effortlessly defines and fills in brows while controlling and shaping without flaking or fading.

The non-greasy formula can easily be removed at night with a facial cleanser or makeup remover. Housed in a sleek, portable tube that allows for precise, no-mess application, Anastasia’s Tinted Brow Gel is perfect for instant brow touch-ups – anyplace, anytime, plus it’s the must-have tool for any beauty-savvy woman.

$19.00 – BUY IT HERE!

Anastasia just continues to come up with amazing products, and priced so everyone can afford them! They have hit the nail on the head again with this wonderful, new collection!  How excited would you be to see this in your stocking this year?  Men, if you’re reading this (your secret’s safe with me!) pick this up for your wife or girlfriend, and they’ll forever thank you!

Mini Brow Kit is a miniature set of Anastasia’s essential tools.

Anastasia Mini Brow Kit includes mini must-have versions of Matte Camille Highlighter, Tweezers, and Clear Brow Gel. The calibrated tension of the Mini Tweezers does not break the hair and cleaning up unwanted brow hair is a snap. Mini Matte Camille Highlighter tricks the light by bringing subtle focus to the eye area and the Mini Clear Brow Gel helps to hold pesky brow hair in place. It’s the perfect miniature brow kit for any woman on the go!

This set includes:
- Mini Matte Camille Highlighter
- Mini Tweezers
- Mini Clear Brow Gel

Size: 0.04 oz Mini Clear Brow Gel/ 0.095 oz Mini Matte Highlighter

$25.00 – BUY IT HERE!

I am so excited about this contest!  I have 3 pairs of Limited Edition Precision Tweezers (retail: $33.00) by Anastasia to give away!

“The Women’s Cancer Research Fund is a remarkable organization that has helped countless women affected by cancer.  I’ve lost too many close friends and clients to this disease and it is so important to me to support any efforts to help find a cure.  WCRF is so close to my heart and I hope you’ll join me in the effort to raise much needed awareness and funds to continue the fight.” - Anastasia Soare

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The pairing of two must-haves!  Anastasia’s Precision Tweezers are custom decorated with a breast cancer ribbon in genuine Swarovski sparkling pink crystals.  Swarovski, known for it’s light-filled and luxurious crystals that truly mesmerize the eye!  Show your support of WCRF while tweezing in style…50% of all proceeds made from the sale of this tweezer goes to the Women’s Cancer Research Fund.  Sold EXCLUSIVELY at Nordstrom for a limited time only.

TWEEZER FEATURES & BENEFITS:

• Limited Edition WCRF Design
• Designed by Anastasia herself to handle even the finest of hairs with ease and precision
• Hand crafted in Italy from the highest quality steel
• Custom-slanted top and calibrated tension

WOMEN’S CANCER RESEARCH FUND:

WCRF is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) that was established to support innovative research, education, and outreach directed at the development of treatments, prevention and the approach to the early diagnosis for all women’s cancer.  Anastasia Beverly Hills, Inc is honored to support the WCRF commitment.  To learn more about the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, please visit www.eifoundation.org.

ANASTASIA’S TIPS/HOW TO USE:

• Tweeze hair in the direction of hair growth.
• Tweeze just the stray hairs below the arch, being sure not to dig into the middle or over tweeze.

CONTEST:

Please leave your name & email address in the comments.  US residents only, please.  I will run this contest for a week, and will announce 3 winners next Wednesday.  Good luck!

BREAST CANCER: 

Have you been affected by breast cancer?  Please share your stories! 

BUY YOUR OWN TWEEZER, SUPPORT WCRF!  Go here to buy these Limited Edition Tweezers at Nordstrom!