By Katie Martlew
From seriously sophisticated, to whimsical and wonderful, we bring you our edit of our favourite new colour collections for the holiday season.
So, the Silly Season is upon us and we are gearing up for all matter of festive soirees, long awaited holidays and of course, mentally preparing ourselves for battling those long lines at the checkout and fellow frenetic late night shoppers, come gift-giving time.
Whether you’re looking to colour somebody’s Christmas with a little something special, or update your own look so you can paint the town red with this season’s hottest new colour collections, we’ve got you covered:
Perfectly polished and utterly pretty…
1. Les Tentations De Chanel
All things dreamy, whimsical and wonderful, this stunning new colour collection from Chanel has all our hearts aflutter here at Rescu. HQ.
Featuring swatches of ultra-feminine fuchsia paired with warm copper tones and soft pinks, this collection is most definitely worth investing in for the warmer months ahead. Chanel, we salute you for bringing back femininity in your own special perfectly polished way, and for inspiring us to go-all-girly this summertime with our make-up.
Our must-have picks from the collection:
As long-time lovers of Chanel’s elegant Rouge Coco lippies, we are super excited about the two new shades: Patchouli (a warm light copper) and Magnolia (a soft and subtle pink). Both create that perfect paired down and pretty lip look. RRP $50
Of course, we also adore the hero product of the collection, the eye shadow quad Les 4 Ombres Tenation Cuivree, featuring four utterly iridescent shades including a soft beige highlighting hue, and a delicate pale rose, paired with a shimmering brown shade and deep coppery brown hue for contouring. Seriously smouldering when paired with a warm summer glow! RRP $98
For a perfectly pretty rosy cheek, we love the Lestissages de CHANEL blusher, which imparts a gorgeous soft pink, gold-flecked glow. RRP $77
Last but certainly not least, we simply adore the new nail colour in this collection, Chanel’s Levernis in Pulsion. Chanel is always bang on trend when it comes to their nail varnish hues, and we can’t wait to get our mitts on this gorgeous deep fuchsia shade. RRP $39
Available from major department stores and selected pharmacies nationally.
Spotlight on high elegance make-up…
2. Lancôme L’wren Scott Holiday 2010 Colour Collection
If anyone knows timeless elegance, it’s French designer and former model L’wren Scott (who has sophistication in spades) so this make-up collaboration makes complete sense. Perfect for celebrating the festive season in style, this stunning new collection focuses on true grown-up glamour, and centres around deep burgundy lips paired with elegant metallic grey smoky eyes. Ooh la la!
Our must-have picks from the collection:
Our top pick from the collection is the stunning lipstick, L’Absolu Rouge. One swipe of this deep rouge burgundy shade and you’re tres chic in an instant, darling. RRP $49
We also adore the Ombre Absolue Palette eyeshadow Quad, featuring swatches of deep shimmering grey, a soft teal highlighting shade, a light shimmering powder blue base hue and a charcoal contouring shade. Perfect when paired with the lippie. RRP $83
And finally, the Le Vernis nail hues are simply to die for! Available in a stunning shimmering burgundy and a must-have deep metallic grey. RRP $29
On counter from 28th November (just in time for Christmas!) Available at leading department stores and selected pharmacies.
A whimsical wonderland…
Shu Uemura Christmas Collection 2010
Packaged to perfection, there is nothing more we would rather open up on Christmas morning this year than a piece of this gorgeous limited edition collection from Shu Uemura.
Our favourite Japanese beauty brand has certainly come up with the goods this festive season, offering up super cute mini make-up palettes with swatches of sky blue paired with metallic silver and warm toned palettes kitted out with shimmering gold and bronze hues, and other super fun things like pop colour eyeliner crayons and mini make-up brush sets all wrapped up in adorable festive cartoon drawn packages.
Our must-have picks from the collection:
Our favourite from this collection are the mini make-up palettes, which include both pressed eye shadow and cream eye shadow/liner and Glow On illuminator. Available in two colour combinations including the fantastical Reindeer Kiss Palette (think pop colour hues and fun winter wonderland) and the Bowwow! Magic Queen Palette, featuring warm and shimmering gold and bronzes. RRP $120
We also love the new waterproof Paint Crayon eyeliners, available in fun colours like Glitzy Blue, Magical Pink and Sparkly purple for adding fun, festive accents to our peepers this Chrissie. RRP $38
For the perfect natural rosy glow, you can’t go past the light-weight gel-texture Blush Tints RRP $38, which looks uber-pretty when paired with the Lip Duo Tint & Gloss available in Harmony Pink, Passion Red and Love Apricot RRP $48.00
And we simply can’t go past the too cute for words Peace & Harmony Mini Brush Set, encased in an adorable zip-up hand drawn case. RRP $80
Available exclusively at David Jones.
Get swept away to the seaside…
Napoleon Perdis Swept Away Holiday Collection
Inspired by our own backyard, Napoleon Perdis set out to capture the crystal clear waters and marine life of the Great Barrier Reef for his latest holiday collection.
Packed with resort-style glamour, this bold and colourful collection instantly transports us to balmy beachside sojourns and long lazy days spent poolside (think pop colour peepers in turquoise, and deep sea blue, a hint of coral and peach for the cheeks and bronzed, glowing skin).
Our must-have picks from the collection:
Our favourite from the collection are the Multi-Kits, which include four eye shadows, a duo of blushes, a lip-gloss and mini-applicators. Our most fave is Ocean, featuring a quartet of shadows in ivory, turquoise, mermaid and deep sea blue, a peach and pink cheek duo and Luminous Lip Veil in Buff. RRP $69
For a seriously luminous complexion, we love the Bronze Bombshell duo of bronzing products, including the gold-flecked Bronzed Bombshell Bronzer, complete with a super-cute carved starfish design, and the yummy coconut-scented, Algae and Vitamin A, C, and E infused bronzing lotion. RRP $49
We also love the Siren Lip Gloss Pack, featuring five super pretty glosses in mouth-watering flavours including passionfruit, orange, pineapple, mango and strawberry. RRP $49
Perfect for packing into your suitcase these summer holidays is the eight-piece Great Escapes Brush Set, including every make-up brush you’ll ever need, all wrapped up in a pretty teal case. RRP $99
Available at Napoleon Perdis Concept Stores, David Jones and leading pharmacies.
Summer Safari…
REVLON Summer Safari Holiday Collection
Always the trendsetter when it comes to unveiling the hottest make-up hues of the season, Revlon’s latest Summer Safari collection is all about safari inspired shades. Think nude, brown, pink and coral-red lips paired with standout nails in purple, black, silver and red.
Our must-have picks from the collection:
We love Revlon’s Super Lustrous Lipstick for its silky smooth formula and super lustrous finish, and with four hot new shades (including our favourite pink-based coral shade Melonade) as well as burgandy hue Animal Instinct, fiery fuchsia shade Go Chilli and Iced Mocha- we have four whole new reasons to love this lippie! RRP $21.95
For super-long lasting nail polish in a huge range of shades at a very affordable price, you truly can’t go past Revlon Nail Enamel. Now available in four new bold shades including Luna (the perfect deep purple hue) as well as Silver, Ruby and hot onyx hue Rock, perfect for adding a little edge to your outfit. RRP $13.95
Last but certainly not least, we adore Revlon’s new Super Lustrous Plumping Lipgloss for a full and glossy pout. Not only is it available in four hot new shades including our faves Mauve Pout and Honey Pout, but it’s also packed SPF 15+ and good for you ingredients too like Vitamins C, E, and Aloe, and hydrating Natural Seaweed Complex. The Triple Effect Collagen Complex (containing collagen and hyaluronic acid) is what creates fuller lips, by swelling instantly on contact with your body’s natural water to fill out and plump up lips for a killer, kissable pout. RRP $21.95
Available from department stores and selected pharmacies nationwide.
