Estée Lauder is excited to share the Blacker Than Black Makeup Collection (limited edition, launching December 2009) for a vampy, dramatic eye look. Just in time for holiday parties, six mascaras are introduced in a jet-black, sleek formula for lashes that draw all the attention while the Eyeshadow Quad in Black Smoke (permanent addition) creates that coveted smokey eye.

Now beautifully bold, dramatic eyes are just a wave of the wand away. Don’t be shy, make your eyes the center of attention with Estée Lauder’s new Blacker Than Black eye collection. This unique collection features six of Estée Lauder’s most popular mascara formulas each in a richer, more concentrated, more dramatic black shade for eyes that appear bigger, bolder, more dramatic! Because the mascara is so concentrated, it creates a contrast that defines and frames the eyes for a look that is at once highly sophisticated and utterly alluring. And, whether your look calls for lashes that are lengthened, defined, volumized, lifted, curled or a combination, you can achieve the look you want as each of these luxurious mascaras offer the same unique benefits as their original formulas, but now with the deepest, intense jet black effect.

Complete the look with the Blacker Than Black collection’s new Signature Eyeshadow Quad in four sultry, beautifully smoky shades that add even more to the bold look and Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil in an intense black shade that adds luxuriant definition and complements perfectly the mascaras’ rich black hue.

Be bold and dress your lashes and lids in dramatic Blacker Than Black for a rich, smolderingly smoky eye—for day, for night, for any event.

A Selection of Richly Saturated, Intensely Black Mascaras

To achieve the intense jet black color, the scientists at Estée Lauder maximized color intensity and opacity using select Carbon Black and Black Iron Oxides and putting the pigment through an ultrasonic process. The result is pure, dramatic and intense jet black in a collection of six luxurious mascaras:

Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara in Blacker Black offers dramatic length and sensationally long wear in one effortless stroke and won’t budge, smudge, smear or flake for up to 15 hours.

Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting Mascara in Bold Black turns even your sparsest lashes into daringly full, lavishly lifted lashes without the clumping, spiking or weight normally associated with volumizing mascaras.

Projectionist High Definition Volume Mascara in Jet Black envelops each individual lash with high volume and exceptionally sharp definition for a sleek, striking look.

TurboLash All Effects Motion Mascara in Turbo Black combines an innovative formula and brush design with a unique, power-performing, micro-pulsing effect that enables the brush to penetrate deep into the lash bed and comb through lashes more quickly and effectively, delivering all effects – volume, length, definition, separation and curl – in one tube.

MagnaScopic Maximum Volume Mascara in Black transforms lashes with dramatic volume, making them appear extravagantly full for a powerfully eye-opening effect.

More Than Mascara Moisture Binding Formula in More Black features a moisture-binding formula that conditions lashes as it defines and separates them for a look that’s smoother, fuller and longer.

All mascaras are Ophthalmologist-tested, safe for contact lens wearers and sensitive eyes and fragrance-free. Each uses the same great brush design as used with the original mascara. For easy removal, try Estée Lauder’s Take It Away Total Makeup Remover or LongWear Makeup Remover Towelettes. Double Wear Zero-Smudge Mascara removes easily with warm water and cleanser or any Estée Lauder long-wear makeup remover.

Sultry, Smoky Eyeshadows and a Sleek, Intense Eye Pencil

The Blacker Than Black collection of mascaras is perfectly complemented by Estée Lauder’s new Signature Eye Shadow Quad in Black Smoke. This dramatic eyeshadow quad includes four beautifully rich shades to create the perfect smoky eye. The eyeshadow features a silky, microfine powder that won’t crease, gliding smoothly onto lids and blending seamlessly for a flawless look that stays-true all day. Packaged in a signature navy blue compact, this attractive compact can go anywhere for a glamorous day-to-night transformation.

Instantly frame eyes and complete the look of rich, smoky intensity with Estée Lauder’s Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil in Onyx. This pencil’s unique lightweight, creamy formula glides on effortlessly for rich, stay-true color that sets in seconds and wears for 12 hours.

Turn heads with a sophisticated and smoldering dramatic eye look with Estée Lauder’s Blacker Than Black collection. Wear it on impulse. Wear it for fun. Wear it and get noticed!

Available at Estée Lauder counters nationwide and www.esteelauder.com beginning December 2009.

Product Lineup SRP

• New, Limited Edition Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara in Blacker Black $19.50
• New, Limited Edition Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting Mascara in Bold Black $19.50
• New, Limited Edition Projectionist in Jet Black $19.50
• New, Limited Edition TurboLash in Turbo Black $32.00
• More than Mascara in More Black $19.50
• Magnascopic in Black $21.00
• New Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Black Smoke $35.00
• Double Wear Eye Pencil in Onyx $19.00

Watch my video blog for today talking about my favorite picks for the *Avon Fall Color 2009.

Products mentioned in the same order presented in Marta’s Vlog:

Avon smooth minerals foundation in Transparent Glow ($11)
Avon smooth minerals foundation in Light Beige ($11)
ANEW Wrinkle Zone Line Smoothing Duo in medium (by AVON)

Avon smooth minerals blush in M101 radiance ($10)
From Avon’s Tribal Teals Fall 2009 Collection: True color Eyeshadow Quad in textured teal and in nocturnal ($8)
Avon Nailwear Pro Nail Enamel in N803 textured teal and in N531 nocturnal ($5)

I also used Avon superCurlacious Mascara ($7.50)in black (which I didn’t mention in the video).

Available exclusively through Avon Representatives. To locate an Avon Representatives: call 1-800-FOR-AVON or visit www.avon.com

*Products for this video were provided by Avon

Introducing the Romantic Collection for Fall 2009 and the Golden Beams Collection for Holiday 2009: two new collections showcasing new colours, new attitude and new direction. Inspired by Dolce & Gabbana’s gravitation toward surrealism, each palette embraces a bold insouciance and a sexy spontaneity that challenges the archetypal face of beauty with the revolutionary Dolce & Gabbana aesthetic.

Created for the Dolce & Gabbana woman who seeks a look that’s at once disarmingly assertive and simultaneously seductive, The Make Up captures implicit femininity and explicit sensuality, specially designed for the woman who chooses a life of passion, full-on glamour and ultimate luxury. She aspires to perfection and achieves it; takes risks and succeeds.

The Romantic Collection – Fall 2009

Inspired by Surrealism, the Dolce & Gabbana A/W 09 runway collection echoes both revolutionary sensibility and rebellious spirit. Just as the Surrealists eschewed the conventional to embrace the unpredictable and explore the unimaginable, Dolce & Gabbana break the rules both on the runway and with a new collection of Make Up for fall, tracing the fine line between dreams and reality to create an innovative glamour that teases and provokes.

“We worship the surrealists; they pushed the limits-and proved that anything is possible,” says Stefano Gabbana, “With the Romantic Collection, the idea is to break away from the expected to transform beauty, creating a look that is about ultimate fantasy.”

“And the ultimate luxury,” adds Domenico Dolce, “After all, the ultimate luxury is to dream and, for the Dolce & Gabbana woman, the dream should always be a reality.” The Romantic Collection showcases tone against tone contrast via a rich new range of pinks-from delicate to vibrant to shocking – with a fresh shimmer to lend natural luminosity. Lustrous new shades share a balance of the sensual and the subversive to embody Dolce & Gabbana signature glamour. A key “Romantic” Look

Legendary make-up artist Pat McGrath collaborates closely with Dolce & Gabbana to create the beauty look with select Make Up classics paired with brilliant new shades. Explicit and ethereal pinks are imbued with light; deep neutrals are refined and distinctive. The look lends an air of romance and a sense of intimacy with lucid washes of pure colour and sensuality. A truly feminine aura that’s both suggestive and assertive; the look is exuberant with weightless layering of tone against tone pinks, that coalesce in a seamless elegance that is at once fresh and cool. Moist, voluptuous lips beckon and seduce – soft-sculpted and defined with Soft, a new shade of the classic lipstick and the lipliner. The same hue adds sophistication to nails, through the new Soft shade of the nail lacquer. are delicate, yet smoldering with the eyeshadow duo in Rose, enhanced with the mascara in Black. Cheeks appear lightly flushed with the blush in new Delight.

The Romantic Collection is intimate yet ephemeral with a glaze of pinks dissolving into a rush of strong femininity “The Rose palette brings the collection to a new level; Dolce & Gabbana wanted to take risks with colour, texture, mood – and at the same time capture the essence of each element,” says Pat McGrath.

“While the focus is on the eyes – very sexy, very daring – the soft voluptuous lips add an intensity that’s erotic. The rose look is very romantic, almost ethereal – yet very sophisticated.”

The Romantic Collection – Fall 2009

THE PRODUCTS

For the Lips Recommended Price the lipstick

Classic Cream Lipstick in Soft 65 (new) $30 USD
Shine Lipstick in Naked 60 $30 USD
Shine Lipstick in Drama 90 $30 USD

the lipliner
Precision Lipliner in Soft 6 (new) $30 USD

the lipgloss
Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Baby 75 (new) $29 USD

For the Eyes

the eyeshadow
Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Rose 90 (new) $36 USD
Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Dazzling 160 $59 USD

the mascara
Volumized Lashes in Black 1 $28 USD

the eyeliner
Crayon Intense in Platinum 6 (new) $29 USD

For the Face Recommended Price

the blush
Luminous Cheek Colour in Delight 35 (new) $44 USD

the foundation
Perfect Finish Powder Foundation in Creamy 80 $59 USD

For the Nails

the nail lacquer

Intense Nail Lacquer in Soft 205 (new) $20 USD
Intense Nail Laquer in Pink 100 $20 USD

DOLCE&GABBANA THE ROMANTIC COLLECTION is on counter from September 2009 at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores and saks.com.

The Golden Beams Collection – Holiday 2009

The Golden Beams Collection for Holiday 2009 captures the precious singularity of golden tones with a rare depth and an unexpected eroticism, celebrating three ultra femme variations on golden translucence, anchored by the drama and depth of surreal fantasy. Dolce & Gabbana use captivating contrasts to take beauty to a new level of decadence.

A trio of modern-minded golds – Yellow Gold, White Gold and Rose Gold – glaze, flicker and interact to reveal one sublime look that is at once sexy and glamorous.

“Gold has always been a Dolce & Gabbana signature,” notes Stefano Gabbana. “This collection, based on three shades of gold,” adds Domenico Dolce, “encompasses the sensual, natural and romantic nuances of surreal femininity.”

The collection includes supple textures to enchant and seduce with glints of gold from an exclusive palette of glistening to pearly tones. A harmony of effortless precision results in a look that’s irresistibly off balance – and daringly, distinctively Dolce & Gabbana.

A Key “Golden Beams” Look

A seductive shimmer informs a play of matte neutrals and golds to create a complete face of beauty for the Holiday season that is polished and luxurious. The look showcases precious yellow, white and rose gold shades to create provocative, atonal precision. The eyes are intense, illuminated with a warmth that appears to glow from within. A play of fine metallics lends an ephemeral shimmer and shine to a rich warm patina of matte brown with the new eyeshadow quad in Gold. Featuring the 3 golds gleam, the look is underscored by the mascara in Black while the eyeliner in Gold adds depth and definition.

Cheeks are suffused with soft light with a new shade of the blush in Caramel. Bold red lips in Sparkling, a new shade of the shine lipstick, mirror the luminosity of the eyes with a creamy intensity. The nail laquer in Royal add a subtle sexy finish.

“Golden Beams is full of drama, but it’s a discreet drama,” says Pat McGrath. “The play of opposites-the brown and golds, the matte and shine – is so key; the look is quite daring and evocative-yet also very ladylike, polished and elegant.”

The Visual

The Golden Beams Collection renders and reinterprets this fiery femininity anew with a poignant spectrum of colour that invites infinite possibilities – with ultimate golden girl, Scarlett Johansson. Johansson, who epitomizes the smoldering sophistication of the Dolce & Gabbana woman in all her many glamorous guises, is joined in the new Holiday campaign by David Gandy, the ultimate Dolce & Gabbana man.

The Golden Beams Collection

THE PRODUCTS

For the Lips Recommended Price

the lipstick
Classic Cream Lipstick in Fire 235 (new) $30 USD
Shine Lipstick in Sparkling 65 (new) $30 USD
Shine Lipstick in Gold 70 $30 USD

the lipliner
Precision Lipliner in Fire 5 (new) $30 USD

the lipgloss
Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Magic 145 (new) $29 USD

For the Eyes

the eyeshadow
Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Golds 125 (new) $59 USD
Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Gold 130 $36 USD

the mascara
Volumized Lashes in Black 1 $28 USD

the eyeliner
Crayon Intense in Gold 3 $29 USD

For the Face Recommended Price

the blush
Luminous Cheek Colour in Caramel 25 (new) $44 USD

the bronzer
Glow Bronzing Powder in Natural 10 $47 USD

For the Nails

the nail lacquer
Intense Nail Lacquer in Fire 125 (new) $20 USD
Intense Nail Lacquer in Royal 165 (new) $20 USD

DOLCE&GABBANA THE GOLDEN BEAMS COLLECTION is on counter from October 2009 at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores and saks.com.

Show: Dolce&Gabbana Spring 2010 Collection
Lead Makeup Artist: Pat McGrath for Dolce&Gabbana The Make Up
Makeup Trend: Bold red lips
The Inspiration: “This season our inspiration stemmed from the passionate Latin woman melded with our Sicilian upbringing,” said Domenico Dolce. Stefano Gabbana added, “The cultures are very similar and we wanted the beauty look to be reflective of this passion and sensuality.”

At the Dolce&Gabbana Spring/Summer 2010 Ready to Wear show in Milan, The Designer’s aptly named their show “Heritage,” which showcased their Sicilian roots and signature sartorial tailoring laced with a dose of tango. On the runway, each model donned a bold red lip created using Dolce&Gabbana The Make Up.

How to get the makeup look:

Backstage Pat McGrath prepped skin with the foundation, to create a flawlessly natural canvas. Next, McGrath sculpted cheeks using the blush, in Warm.

On eyes, McGrath blended a taupe shadow from the eyeshadow quad in Elegance along the crease and lower lids. Using a damp brush, McGrath then applied the white shimmer shadow from the eyeshadow duo in Rose along the upper lips close to lashes. To complete the eye look, multiple coats of the mascara, in Black were brushed through top lashes.

To create an alluring pout, McGrath noted that she wanted to create, “a rich, velvet, red shade.” To achieve a deep burgundy red, McGrath painted lips with a mix of the classic lipstick in Devil, Dahlia, and Ultra.