These amazing pallets make my #7 pick because they are perfection, as far as I’m concerned. I LOOOVE having a blush quad - how fun is that! And Anastasia’s eye shadow quad is something I wear at least once a week. I love them! And nicest thing about these quads is their adorable case! They come in a gorgeous silver case, with a beautiful design! They would make perfect gifts, they are to die for!

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!

This nail polish definitely made my Must-Have Christmas list this year, because I absolutely LOVE it! It’s fun, and new and the girl/woman in your life would love to try it, just as I did! It’s inexpensive, and would make the perfect stocking stuffer. Another cute idea would be to tie a nail polish on the outside of a present with some ribbon! What girl wouldn’t love that!?

I was sent this new nail polish to try a while ago, and to be honest I wasn’t in a hurry to try it. It’s Matte, and to me - that seems really strange in a nail polish!

I was sitting there at my desk yesterday staring at the nail polish, and decided to give it a go. Right off the bat I noticed two things. First of all, it’s AMAZING going on. You don’t need any base coat - or top coat, and one layer of polish is all it takes. It goes on wonderfully. Second thing I noticed is that it dries almost immediately. I looked down, and the wet polish had dried into a beautiful red matte color.

The color I’m wearing is Posh, and it’s in the MatteVelvet 2009 line. There are two other awesome colors in this line - check them out here!

I love this stuff! If you are looking for something new, I highly recommend this! I had several people via twitter (are you not following us yet? Follow us at @makeherup) ask me to send pictures of what my nails looked like. The whole matte look is hard to capture in a picture, but I tried!! I don’t have glorious nails, but you get the idea.

MATTEVELVET nail color by Zoya is not intended to be worn with a base coat, top coat or speed dryer of any kind. Due to the unique matte formulation, color is not as long wearing as traditional nail color. A completely clean, dry nail surface yields the best results for matte nail color wear. For best results make sure to always prepare the nail with Zoya Remove+ (3-in-1 nail polish removed, nail plate cleaner and new color prep.) prior to applying color.

Only $6!! Buy it here!

Actress Rose McIver made her mark at the red carpet premiere of The Lovely Bones in a gorgeous form-fitting black dress. mark Celebrity Makeup Artist Jamie Greenberg gives her expert tips for creating Rose’s red carpet ready look.

Jamie Greenberg Explains How to Get Rose’s Sensual look:

Face

“First I prepped Rose’s naturally gorgeous skin with mark See Things Clearly Brightening Moisturizer to protect and moisturize. Next, I used a Foundation Brush to lightly apply mark Speedway Do Everything Makeup in Nude covering any imperfections and mark Get Bright Hook Up Highlighter in Light for under the eye area. Then I matted down the t-zone area with mark Cheat Sheet Shine Blotters while keeping her cheeks dewy with mark Just Pinched Instant Blush Tint in Nude.

Eyes

“I began by applying mark Mini Mark It Stick Hook Up Stick for Eyes in Gold Opal into the inner corners of Rose’s eyes followed by mark I-mark Custom Pick Eye Shadow in Nomadic. On the rest of her lid and crease I used mark I-mark Custom Pick Eye Shadow in Magic blended with Gioia on the outer corner of her lid. I carefully lined Rose’s eyes with mark Get In Line Hook Up Liquid Waterproof Eyeliner in Painted Black, extending the line slightly past the edge of her eye with a slight turn up to create a mini cat-eye. I used two coats of mark Lash Splash Hook Up Waterproof Mascara in Black on the top lashes and one coat on the bottom to prevent smudging during the night. Finally, I lined under her eyes with mark Winkstick Hook Up Eye Shadow Stick in Wealthy.

Lips

“To create a smooth, moisturized base I applied mark Kiss Dry Goodbye Lip Smoother followed by a light coating of mark Gleamstick Hook Up Lip Color in Au Natural. To complete the subtle lip and add shine, I applied mark Pro Gloss Hook Up Plumping Lip Shine.”Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a huge Smashbox fan they have the greatest eyeshadows and simply the best eyeliners. Now you can get two of their best products in a super cute palettle for the holidays. I love the customized color set all put together in the perfect little kit  and even a little look book to get going on a great new look.

Smashbox WISH Eye Wish Palette ($234 Value)
What it is:
A limited-edition mega eye palette that creates an endless array of party-perfect looks.

What it does:
This limited-edition eye palette of 12 shadows, 4 cream eye liners, and a mini Photo Finish Lid Primer creates an endless array of party-perfect eye looks. Use the included step-by-step Get-the-Look Book and discover countless ways to wear these gorgeous shades.

This set contains:
- 0.02 oz Mini Photo Finish Lid Primer
- 12 x 0.06 oz Eyeshadow
- 4 x 0.03 Cream Eye Liner

*Discover the beauty of giving and getting with this dream-come-true array of vibrant shadows, creamy liners and bold lip colors that inspire optimism and hope. With every WISH purchase, $1 will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network*, a non-profit that grants the wish of life to millions of sick or injured kids by providing care and investing in life-saving research. Help Smashbox make miracles happen this holiday. (Donation up to $25,000)

$44.00

While on the London set of her film The Other Boleyn Girl, Natalie Portman’s makeup artist phoned L.A.-based skin care line Arcona for emergency skin care help. Arcona over-nighted their Booster Serum, $68, a lightweight antioxidant cocktail that hydrates skin and boosts its ability to defend itself against stress, wind, pollution and other pitfalls of filming on horseback in the English countryside. Portman’s co-star Scarlett Johansson is also a long-time fan of the line. To see the full line, go to arcona.com.

Source

Here is the gorgeous Natalie Portman in January’s Marie Claire Magazine!

I stumbled on my 8th must have by accident. I was browsing my local Bath and Body Works and found some of the Sleep product line in one of their great end of season clearance sales. I had just started getting up really early for work and jumped on the Bath & Works Sleep line to help me get relaxed and ready for bed at night.

Cut to me pouring some of the Sleep Luxury bath in my tub I almost squealed with delight at the scent. The Lavender and Chamomile melt into the most relaxing scent and the bubble bath scents the whole room and leaves my skin feeling silky smooth and smelling perfect! 

A great gift for the busy girl in your life its a great scent and will help relax away the holiday stress. It’s also great for kids when I am feeling generous I add a little to my kids bath and it helps mellow them out for bed time.

Aromatherapy
Luxury Bath
Sleep - Lavender Chamomile

Sleep well. Lavender Essential Oil soothes and calms so you can sleep better. Chamomile Essential Oil has a lulling effect to enhance sleep. This luxurious cream bath contains aloe to nourish and rejuvenate skin.

* Breathe deeply for best results
* Fragranced with essential oils and other natural fragrances

$16.50

Jocelyn was the first to try the Instyler and after hearing her rave about it I had to try it. The informercials looked too good to be true but the Instyler lived up to the hype. I have super thick and frizzy hair and it’s a fight to straighten it no matter how hard I work with a flat iron there are always bumps in the back. The Instyler made it easy I just slowly brushed through my hair with the rolling iron and my hair was left soft and super straight!. One of my favorite things is how soft and shiny my hair is after instead of the flat iron burned look my hair was silky smooth and looked really healthy. 

A great gift if you want to splurge on someone special in your life, right now the makers of the InStyler are running a great deal if you buy one InStyler you can get one free! You can give away two amazing gifts for the price of one think friends, sisters, daughters or give one away and keep one to fall in love with yourself!

InStyler®

It’s not a brush. It’s not a flat iron. It’s not a curling iron. It’s the InStyler®!

The InStyler® is a totally new styling and straightening tool unlike any hair styling product ever invented!

The secret to the InStyler® lies in its rotating heated polishing cylinder, along with four rows of precision-aligned bristles.

Here’s how it works: when you run the InStyler® through your hair, the first set of bristles gently sort and separate your hair strands. Then the rotating heated polishing cylinder gently glides over your hair, smoothly polishing, straightening, and styling each strand. Finally, the second set of bristles puts the finishing touch on your hair, leaving you with shiny, silky, “In-Styled” hair! It’s truly amazing!

And the best part is, because of the InStyler®’s patent-pending design, your hair won’t get smashed and baked by the super-intense heat of a flat iron or other “hot” tools. In fact, the InStyler® uses less heat than traditional hot tools, and delivers better results. How? Because the InStyler®’s gentle heat in conjunction with the rotating motion of the polishing cylinder literally polishes your hair strands individually so it doesn’t need extreme heat to get amazing results.

Your hair will be shinier, bouncier and full of lift and life!

Plus, the InStyler® does so much more than any styling tool out there. Get lift and fullness – right from the root! Get a sexy flip in seconds. Straighten even the toughest, most coarse hair – and still get fullness and style without the stick-straight “flatness” of a flat iron. Do a full style in 8 minutes… and change it again in two minutes! Wrap your hair around the rotating polishing cylinder – and get an amazing curl that lasts all day!

If you can hold it, you can do it with the InStyler®!