Musings of a Muse

The Bobbi Brown Caviar & Oyster Palette is a recently released palette from the new Bobbi Brown Caviar & Oyster Makeup Collection for Holiday 2012.

This limited edition palette features eight shades of eyeshadow as well a Ballet Sparkle Highlighter.

Let’s take a look!

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I’m kinda in love with the new Sephora Deluxe Manicure Kit released for Holiday 2012. I think we’ve established how paranoid I am when it comes to germs, bacteria, etc…etc….! If you haven’t already firgured out how anal I am, I’m not willing to share more about it…my lips are sealed.

One thing that I’m really kinda squeamish about is mani and pedi tools. Every two weeks I head in for a manicure and a pedicure however, I admit, I do bring my own set of tools when I go. I’ve been to some really great nail spas in my day but I simply don’t love the idea of tools that have been used on someone else prior to me. Yak!

This little Deluxe Manicure Kit from Sephora has all the essentials I need to tote with me for a mani/pedi day in a cute snap close case.

If you’re as anal as I am you need it!

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Make Up For Ever the Ultimate Eye Liner Collection is one of three new gift sets release for Holiday 2012. This master collection includes a slew of eyeliner colors and formulas for all your Holiday eye looks.

Growing up as a kid I was absolutely enthralled with big old boxes of crayons. It was one of my favorite pass times to organize my crayons in the box by shade so of course this adult “crayon” box is so me. Any beauty junkie would love to own it I’m sure.

Take a look!

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Victoria’s Secret Diamonds After Dark is the second Holiday 2012 Collection that the brand has launched. Lately, these color collections from VS really fail to excite me.

Sadly, there aren’t as magical as they once were and Victoria’s Secret is also a tad guilty of releasing them a little too late in the season for my taste. Typically VS Makeup is a hit or miss situation anyway but I generally love their limited edition seasonal color collections.

However, as of late they have just been a tad uneventful for me. Le sigh.

Diamonds After Dark does so sadly fall into the less than brilliant realm for me.

You take a look and let me know if you love it.

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Are you naughty or nice? You can be either with the ORLY Holiday 2012 Naughty or Nice Nail Polish Collection. No one’s judging as I’m a little naughty and a little nice at times.

These six nail lacquers are available in sparkling shades to celebrate the Holiday Season.

Take a look!

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Beauty budget ladies and lads gather round as Hard Candy Holiday 2012 is coming atcha soon (or maybe your Walmart already has some of these gift sets).

Last year (and the year before) finding Hard Candy’s Holiday Collection was a little bit of a challenge so here are some helpful hints.

• Look for the gift sets around the Holiday Gift Sets and Decorations at Walmart. These sets aren’t always located in the beauty aisles or even by the Hard Candy display so look around where there are gift sets or decorations and you might just fine them.
• Look for them on end caps or even front caps. Sometimes Walmart has special displays of the sets on end caps so you have the kinda walk down the beauty aisle and look behind it to locate them.
• When all else fails, order online as they are already available at Walmart.com

Here’s a quick peek at what Hard Candy has in store for us for Holiday 2012.

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