Heirlooms | 5 Basic Brushes
An antique-inspired, medium clutch bag of woven cream/silver metallic thread fabric with a royal crown detail on ivory moulded plastic frame. Features five professional quality basic brushes for lips, face and eyes: the 129SE, 219SE, 239SE, 266SE and 316SE. $48.00
Heirlooms | 4 Face Brushes
An antique-inspired, medium clutch bag of woven cream/gold metallic thread fabric with a royal crown detail on ivory moulded plastic frame. Features four professional quality basic brushes for the face: 168SE, 187SE, 190SE and 194SE. $48.00
Heirlooms | 5 Eye Brushes
An antique-inspired, medium clutch bag of woven cream/silver metallic thread fabric with a royal crown detail on ivory moulded plastic frame. Features five professional quality basic brushes for the eyes: 209SE, 212SE, 217SE, 252SE and 275SE. $48.00
Heirlooms | 5 Basic Brushes
Gilded in the gold of MAC Holiday ’07, this canister features an embossed python pattern on its surround. Includes five Basic Brushes for lips, face and eyes: 129SE, 219SE, 239SE, 266SE and 316SE. $48.00
Cool Lip Set In the majestic fashion of our Holiday Antiquitease collection, this mini colour set comes in a textured cream paper cylinder embellished with a silver royal crown motif. Inside, cool-toned shades of: Be Seen, Spirited and Nymphette Lipglass; and Star Nova and Flashmode Lustreglass. $29.50
Warm Lip Set
In the majestic fashion of our Holiday Antiquitease collection, this mini colour set comes in a textured cream paper cylinder embellished with a gold royal crown motif. Inside, warm-toned shades of Expensive, Bada Boom and Pink Grapefruit Lipglass, and Beaux and Ornamental Lustreglass. $29.50
Keep reading for information the rest of the sets plus product photos!
shu uemura presents the MUSE Holiday collection created by Gina Brooke, celebrity makeup artist and Artistic Director for shu uemura in the US. Candlelight. Luxurious Atmosphere. Golden-hued Ambiance. This collection is inspired by a “MUSE” – a woman so poetically enchanting, she is admired as a supreme symbol of all women. Her elegance and sophistication radiate through her beauty. Discover an enlightened beauty for a sophisticated soiree with a harmony of warm and luminous gold shades.
Dignified Grace Pressed Eyeshadow Palette: warm shades that create a natural look with glamorous contrasts.
Enchanting Charisma Pressed Eyeshadow Palette: soft shades that enhance any feature for a subtle look.
Rouge Unlimited Gold Beige Liptstick: a warm nude-beige.
Rouge Unlimited Pink Beige Lipstick: a soft pink-beige to enhance natural looking lips.
Rouge Unlimited Chocolate Brown Lipstick: a rich and elegant brown for an alluring look.
Limited Edition Chocolate Brown Nail Enamel: a rich warm brown with metallic effects for classy and glossy nails.
Limited Edition Gold Beige Nail Enamel: a natural and elegant touch, tinted with subtle golden sparkles for an elegant expression.
Glitter Mascara: a subtle silver glitter worn to create sparkles of crystals on the eyelashes.
Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail questions to temptalia@gmail.com – if your question is time-sensitive, please be sure to let me know so I can do my best to answer it in time.
Q: Where is the best place to apply eyeliner under your eye, above or below the lashes? I generally use it below the lashes but i wonder if it would look better if I put it above the lashes. A: Above the lashes is called the waterline, and below is the lower lash line. Either one is acceptable – waterline lining doesn’t usually last very long, because of the nature of it, with how it’s slightly watery at all times. Most do both!
Q: What is the best way to clean brushes between various applications? Let’s say I have to do 5 girls’ makeup back to back, what is the quickest way to do this? A: The best way is to invest in a brush cleanser, like MAC’s, which is meant to dry quickly. Professional makeup artist Billy B recently shared a tip with Karen from Makeupandbeautyblog.com that using Anti-bacterial Wet Ones makes a great quick cleanser for brushes in between doing models.
Q: I want to avoid buying tons of foundation at this moment. What is the most feasible way to get various shades of foundation using the most minimal approach? A: I would try to purchase three warm shades, three cool shades. Go for the lightest and darkest in both ranges, and then pick a middle-of-the-ground one. This will allow you to mix different shades together to achieve the best shade. You can start out light, add a touch of a deeper color, and so on. Many artists end up having to do this, even if they have a whole range of shades available to them, to create the most flawless skin.
Zoya’s Kamilah (from Utopia | Winter 2007/08) is the most gorgeous cherry red, and I can’t wait to sport this when Christmas comes closer. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an excelelnt red for any time, but I’m especially excited to wear it to get into the holiday spirit. I love the shimmer, and it applies so smoothly! I’m not even a huge red-nail gal, but love this color. $6
This color, as well as the rest of Utopia, is available at fine salons and www.zoya.com.
