Talking Makeup is excited to introduce you to the Estée Lauder Virtual Makeover Widget – the first-ever branded makeup widget of its kind that allows you see how makeup products will look on your own face before buying!

You can download the Estée Lauder Virtual Makeover Widget to your desktop or social media page and upload your own photo – from finding the right foundation and lipstick to discovering your best blush and eyeliner, the possible looks one can try are endless!

The state-of-the-art technology enables users to play with the Estée Lauder makeup collection, customize looks product by product or instantly apply ‘one click looks’ from current advertising campaigns and new color collections. From the shimmer of an eyeshadow to the wet shine of a lipgloss, online shoppers can now realistically visualize and experience the Estée Lauder makeup line.

To download the Estée Lauder Virtual Makeover Widget to your desktop or social media page visit www.esteelauder.com/letsplaymakeover  or the Estée Lauder Facebook page at

www.facebook.com/esteelauder .

This season MAC celebrates the idea of the Artist in every shade and stripe…makeup as art form. MAC has selected three individuals who exemplify this idea through both the subjects they choose, and the wildly individual styles and colours used to convey them. Bold, heroic, big; giggly, playful, clever; dramatic, original, abstract: Fall ’09 as seen by Richard Phillips, Maira Kalman, and Marilyn Minter. Be inspired.

MAC Make-Up Art Cosmetics will be available for a limited time starting August 20, 2009.

FALL ’09 AS SEEN BY RICHARD PHILLIPS, PAINTER: Using the expert skills of a photo-retoucher, Richard subjected his own painting to a MAC makeover with the new eye shadows, blushes and lipsticks. A collection of Eye Shadow quads, Lipsticks, Lipglass, and The Perfect Cheek Blush just leap off the canvas!

Celebrity Makeup Artist Amy Oresman created NEUTROGENA brand ambassador Hayden Panettiere’s look for the 2009 Teen Choice Awards and now she shares how you can achieve Hayden’s gorgeous look at home:

Amy’s Inspiration: “It’s a sensational, wearable summer style that delivers a polished, unfussy look that’s still Hollywood glamorous. I call it Marilyn Monroe at the beach.”

Image via www.celebrity-gossip.net

Prep: Since the entire show was outside this year I choose a lightweight moisturizer with SPF protection. I prepped Hayden’s skin for makeup with the NEUTROGENA Healthy Defense SPF 45 Daily Moisturizer.

Actress Aubrey Plaza has made her mark on the red carpet of the Hollywood premiere of the new movie Funny People! mark celebrity makeup artist Mai Quynh helped her make her mark, and below she dishes on how she created her stunning look!

 Mai Quynh Explains How She Created Aubrey Plaza’s Red Carpet Look:

Eyes: “Aubrey wore a beautiful classic strapless Dolce and Gabbana dress. Since it was simple, we wanted to play up her makeup for a gorgeous dramatic look! I started by applying mark I-Mark Custom Pick Eyeshadow in Corset from the lash line to her crease using the mark All Over Eyeshadow Brush.

mark I-Mark Custom Pick Eyeshadow in Corset (swatch on right)

Are you dying to meet Lauren Conrad? ow you can! mark has launched a “Do Lunch with Lauren Conrad” contest on the mark-girl facebook page for the group’s fans. The winner and her luckiest friend will be flown out to Los Angeles for a three day stay, put up in a chic hotel for two nights, given money to shop at Lauren’s favorite hotspots, and of course, have a fun lunch with Lauren herself!

Lauren Conrad

Not a mark fan, yet? Simply log onto www.facebook.com/mark-girl and become one now. Then fill out the simple entry form, click submit and viola, you’re entered to win. After the entry is done, fans of mark-girl can take a test to see how well they know Lauren, and send a gift from Lauren to their friends. The contest runs through September 9th, so go sign up to be a fan of mark-girl for the chance to “Do Lunch with Lauren Conrad!”