fête à fête

If you need a few pieces for your holiday makeup arsenal, Lancome's collection, L’Absolu Rouge Soirée, has a few gems that will sparkle up your look. The great thing is, many of these items last for 8-16 hours.

The Sparkling Cherub Sheer Warming Illuminating Powder is a two-tone highlighting powder with shimmering accents for the entire face and decollete. It's not too shimmery, so you don't have to worry about adding too much glitter to your face.

I do like the long-lasting La Laque Fever Lipshine in Untamed Plum. It smells like fruity candy, and the fun grape shade is slightly sheer but has enough color to get flirty.

For the eyes, the versatile Color Design Cream Eye Shadow blends easily for a creaseless powder finish. There are three shades in the collection: Haute Smoke (smoky taupe), Pink Lace (pink champagne) and Garter Belt (dark wine). It dries really quickly and it won't budge for hours and hours. I also liked the Ink Artliner in Plum Tease; the pretty plum hue makes a festive cat eye. Compared to other brands that seem to dry out quickly, this gel liner is very easy to work with.

They also launched the new Oscillation Powerfoundation, their latest vibrating makeup product. I don't usually like mineral powder foundation since many brands are quite messy. If you've never tried mineral makeup this one might be a good starter. It has SPF 21, lasts up to 14 hours, and has a super natural finish that looks just like your skin. And it's not messy at all.

Delivering 7,000 micro-oscillations per minute, the applicator's subtle action gives an even spread of powder across your face. The Beige 10 shade really matches my skin tone. I've never had such a natural finish on my skin before. It's even great for sensitive skin.

Lancome is also offering a special Friends & Family online deal starting today through November 30. Get 20% off on all purchases plus free shipping! Enter the promo code HOLIDAYJOY2 at checkout (Not valid on eGift Certificates, beauty boxes and gift sets).

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