Estee Lauder's Vintage Jewels Collection

The perfect complement to the season’s luxurious fabrics of silk and satin combined with lace, Estée Lauder’s Vintage Jewels collection completes the impression of aristocratic elegance as smoky eyes composed of the unexpected combination of almost blacks and modern brights are complemented by glowing cheeks and warm ruby lips.

Sheer Radiance for Face
Light up the room with a look of luminous radiance for face. Estée Lauder’s new, limited edition Shimmering Jewel Powder features a silky, lightweight formula that delivers a naturally beautiful, warm glow to skin. Perfect for every skin tone, the multi-faceted, gem-inspired Shimmering Jewel Powder is packaged in a luxurious golden round compact and can be worn alone or over foundation. Apply to your face, décolletage or anywhere you want to add a touch of holiday glow.

Modern Jewel Tones & Almost Blacks for Seductive Eyes
This holiday season create sultry, seductive eyes that captivate by subtly illuminating quiet blacks with rich gemstone hues of Amethyst, Sapphire and Emerald. To get the look, pair Estée Lauder’s Signature Eyeshadow Duos in new, limited edition shades of Amethyst, Sapphire and Emerald with Estée Lauder’s new, limited edition, line-defining Smoked Eye Pencil in shades of Smoked Amethyst, Smoked Sapphire and Smoked Emerald. To complete the eye look, add daringly full, lavishly lifted lashes with Estée Lauder’s Sumptuous Mascara in Black.

Warm Rubys for Luscious Lips
No need for mistletoe as lips are irresistible for the holidays with Estée Lauder’s Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick in Rich Red and new, limited edition shades of Black Cherry and Ruby. This creamy formula glides on smoothly, delivering hours of moisture and a lustrous high-shine finish. Featuring a new, limited edition, beautifully faceted, jewel-shaped bullet, these warm ruby-hued lipsticks are both festive and the perfect complement to the season’s sultry eyes.

Finish your Vintage Jewels look with perfectly polished nails by applying Pure Color Nail Lacquer in jewel-inspired rich shades of Ruby, new Blackberry and new, limited edition Red Tango.

Vintage Jewels is available for a limited time at all Estée Lauder counters and esteelauder.com.


New, Limited Edition Shimmering Jewel Powder $32
Sumptuous Mascara in Black $19.50

For the Amethyst Look:
New, Limited Edition Signature Eyeshadow Duo in Amethyst $25
New, Limited Edition Smoked Eye Pencil Smoked in Smoked Amethyst $18.50
New, Limited Edition Signature Lipstick in Black Cherry $19.50
New Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Blackberry $18

For the Sapphire Look:
New, Limited Edition Signature Eyeshadow Duo in Sapphire $25
New, Limited Edition Smoked Eye Pencil Smoked in Sapphire $18.50
New, Limited Edition Signature Lipstick in Ruby $19.50
Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Ruby $18

For the Emerald Look:
New, Limited Edition Signature Eyeshadow Duo in Emerald $25
New, Limited Edition Smoked Eye Pencil Smoked in Emerald $18.50
Limited Edition Signature Lipstick in Rich Red $19.50
New, Limited Edition Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Red Tango $18

LOST Makeup Artist Emily Katz Answers BBJ's Burning Beauty Questions

I am SO excited to share with you the rest of my interview with LOST Makeup Department Supervisor, Emily Katz! Emily is truly one of the sweetest, most genuine people I've dealt with in the industry and she provided me (and you!) with some fantastic information about how she gets the ladies (and men!) of LOST ready for their respective close-ups. How does she deal with creating natural-looking makeup that doesn't run in the hot Hawaii clime? What products does she use when shooting in HD? Read on and find out!

Beauty Blogging Junkie: Can you tell me a bit about your background and how you ended up working as a makeup artist for LOST?

Emily Katz: My work began as a fine artist, and I am a watercolorist to this day. I also sculpt. To encapsulate a very long tale: I modeled in the haute couture world of runway, and was recognized in that realm as I was executing makeup. Fashion led to movies and television, and ultimately to LOST. I've been doing movie/television makeup for over 20 years! I also have my esthetician and esthetician instructor licenses. I am medical level although I do not practice actively in that field; I just get to invoke my expertise in skin onto the makeup world that I inhabit.

BBJ: I read that you love Benefit's She Laq ($30, pictured, left), and I do, too! What other products do you recommend for natural looks that still look gorgeous onscreen?

EK: SheLaq is a absolute must have. It just rocks. Period! Benefit also makes a terrific sheer foundation called Some Kind-A Gorgeous ($28) that comes in Deep and Light, which I use on a couple of the lead women solely. And on a lot of guest stars. It is ever-so-natural and light as a feather.

BBJ: What are your top tips for applying natural-looking makeup?

EK: Funnily enough, we use a lot of Chapstick ($2) on set: the Vanilla Mint, the Moisturizing, the Cherry, the Strawberry... everyone has a different favorite! There are a couple other lip balms we throw in the mix: Neutrogena ($7) and Blistex Complete Moisture. The balms we use provide the right amount of mattification without looking ridiculous. We also use Kiehl's Lip Balm #1 ($7), Smith's Rosebud Salve ($6), B. Kamins Lip SPF 20 ($19), and Shiseido Protective Lip Conditioner. The cardinal rule: if it's shiny, it's not used for the "island look," as we call it.

BBJ: How do you do a nude/natural lip that still doesn't look washed-out on-screen?

EK: We use A LOT of the aforementioned Chapstick. That's pretty much it unless one of the ladies is freezing and I balance her lipcolor with CHANEL Precision Lip Definer in Natural ($28), which is about as nude as it gets! Stila also has a great pencil that reads as very natural.

BBJ: What new products have you added to your arsenal to accommodate for blu_ray/high definition TVs?

EK: We don't shoot in HD, so I address our work as filmic. HD essentially magnifies four times more than our eyes naturally see and the reflective sheen under the skin is enhanced. I found a couple of products that translate well into real life from that experience. Frankly, it was requiring a much heavy hand in some areas than I gravitate toward. But when I do work with HD, I like to use Make Up For Ever HD Powder ($30). It's fantastic, sheer, can you build on it without it getting cakey. One thing about HD, makeup and powder build-up looks really awful. I also like Jurlique Rose Silk Powder ($36) for setting the makeup for most of the women on the show. I use RCMA No Color Powder ($8) to set the actresses who have allergies to scent, (Jurlique's fragrances are all natural, it is a gorgeous product, and, as all their products are, green!) and for the guys that I do.

Another trick is to use blotting papers before touch-up powder. I do this on LOST for the clean glow that I favor. It works for real life too, as it diminishes shine and reduces amount of powder needed. If you want a velvety matte finish, the powder after the blot.

For on-set touch-ups, I use CHANEL Pressed Powder ($43) or MAC Blot Powders ($21). I found in true HD, however, the CHANEL and MAC weren't dense enough. CARGO makes a great HD Blush/Highlighter ($27). It can be too light for many as just blush, but it offers a beautiful color on top of a cream blush.

BBJ: What is the greatest challenge you've faced thus far working on the show?

EK: One of the greatest challenges I've faced on the show is the actual environment we work in. We sometimes have to sit in the jungle in the rain or damp humidity for several hours and all the cast have to keep their "look" consistent throughout some rather long shooting days. In addition, most of the women are actually quite pale, and it's a challenge to "keep their levels up," as we say on the show, so as not to break the consistency and 'reality' we've created so there's no false note to any viewer's eye. With the heat, humidity, bug spray, sweat spray (water) and sunscreens repeatedly sprayed on top of and under the makeup, it's been challenging to find something to stay on with durability throughout the day, look great, and not send the actresses' skin to the moon with irritation.That's one of the reasons SheLaq has become one of my best friends and is now an ABSOLUTE! I no longer deal with running mascara.

But with all the environmental/situational challenges, I really enjoy the cast, who have got to be collectively, some of the most wonderful people I've worked with thus far in my career, particularly as a unit. The work is an adventure too, as I get to execute beauty and distressed looks which all have to be totally believable and seamless. There is no opportunity for our work to look false at any moment. I work hand-in-hand with my colleagues who help create some of the most fantastically brilliant work on television.

Though the climate presents challenges, I do love being in Hawaii. Even if the day is seeming crummy, one look out at the ocean at the turtles and whales, and well, it becomes a grand day after all! The people of Hawaii have been the most gracious hosts to us, and it is an experience I will treasure my entire life.

BBJ: Can you give me a run-down of your most-used products on-set other than any you've already mentioned?

EK: Here's a list of my favorite items to use on-set:

LaMer the Concentrate ($350)

L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara Waterproof ($7)

Estee Lauder Illusionist Waterproof Mascara: it's discontinued, but I love it!

Clarins Eye Balm ($48): We call it 'the de-poufer' cause it REALLY works and doesn't irritate eyes, nor is it blue or tinted! I carry it in my purse always.

Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer ($14, pictured above)

Jurlique Sun Lotion SPF 30+ ($58)

Jan Marini Sunscreen ($50)

Stila Rouge Pots ($20)

MAC Moistureblend SPF 15 ($29)

Make Up For Ever Face and Body Makeup ($38)

Pevonia Evolution Eyecream ($60)

La Roche-Posay Eye Gel ($27)

Anthelios Sunscreens ($30)

Julie Hewett Lipsticks: especially in Nude Noir- Julie Hewett's reds are to die for as well.

Actifirm's Hot Stop After Sun Flame Quencher ($38): This stuff has mitigated sunburns that were furious. Their product line is pretty incredible and the After Sun is more than anything I ever expected. It rocks.

THANK you to Emily for providing such thorough, thoughtful answers to my questions! Check out her work when you watch the LOST season 5 premiere TOMORROW, January 21st at 8pm. The phenom Jeff Jensen has alluded in EW to the fact that there will be much time travel involved in this season. I couldn't be more into it if I TRIED.

Estee Lauder Spring 09 Collection: Fuchsia Now!

So, it's raining and disgusting and I'm having what I can only charitably call A Day. So I was more than a little delighted to hear about a Spring collection to lift my mood just a little baby bit. You know? And what a fab one Estee Lauder has in store for us. It's times like these when I say to myself, "Self? I need fuchsia and I need it NOW."

Save demure for another day and turn your look bold and chic this spring with the Fuchsia Now Color Collection.

Base Look for Face:
New, Limited Edition Fleur de Lys Shimmer Powder $23
Signature Satin Creme Blush in Berry Light and Nude Light $26
Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara in Black $20

For a Cool Pink Look:
New, Limited Edition Signature Silky Eyeshadow Duo in Indigo $25
Automatic Eye Pencil Duo in Jet Black $24
New, Limited Edition Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick in Mayfair Mauve $20Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick in Rich Berry $20
Pure Color Gloss in Fresh Berry $18
Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Fuchsia $18

For a Warm Nude Look:
New, Limited Edition Signature Silky Eyeshadow Duo in Aubergine $25
Automatic Eye Pencil Duo in Walnut Brown $24
New, Limited Edition Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick in Perfect Nude $20
New, Limited Edition Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick in Earthen Nude $20
New, Limited Edition Pure Color Gloss in Honey Flower $18
New, Limited Edition Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Honey Flower $18

Available for a limited time at Estée Lauder counters nationwide and www.esteelauder.com January 2009.

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