Trish McEvoy Rose Gold Luminous Eye Shadow from the Resort 2012 Collection

Last week, I introduced Trish McEvoy's Resort 2012 Collection. Characterized by intense definition paired with a palette of warm sand-dune shadows, ocean-blue liner, and shimmering coral looks, the Resort Collection is as colorful as a Caribbean holiday in February.

I wasted no time in purchasing the Rose Gold Luminous Eye Shadow ($25) from the collection. This lustrous, luxuriously creamy, pigment-rich shadow offers pure luminous color with a velvety soft application for a smooth highlighting, contouring, and non-fading finish. Trish McEvoy's Luminous Eye Shadows are long-wearing, crease-resistant, and color-true. They can be applied dry or wet (I like dry) and sheer or layered, allowing you to control the color intensity and definition.

As a rose gold "collector" (I wear them too), I was thrilled to see that there was a new Rose Gold shade in the resort collection. I forgot (when I asked my sales associate at Neiman Marcus to purchase it for me) that it would come in a plastic container and was designed to be inserted into one of Trish's Makeup Planner Pages. I can't be bothered with those Planner Pages, so I'll keep it in the clear plastic in which it was supplied.

Here's a close-up shot of the gorgeous shade, taken in full sun. My swatch photos were also taken in full sun. I used a sponge-tipped applicator to apply Rose Gold heavily to my arm.

This Rose Gold is very bronze - less rose and more gold on my skin. I'm delighted with it because it extends my rose gold collection with a new, unique rose gold shade. It's entirely different from my Chantecaille Rose Gold (an established love). The finish of this new Trish McEvoy shadow shimmers, radiating light evenly without glitter. I think it's gorgeous.

Some of the shine in my swatch photos comes from the sun's reflection, but Rose Gold glows even in dim lighting. There's a video on Trish McEvoy's Web site that shows it being used in the crease and as an accent shade in the outer corner of the lid. I like to sweep across the whole lid. It lights up my entire face.

If you're also a rose gold groupie, you need this eye shadow. It's available at Trish McEvoy counters (for example, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Bluemercury) and at the Trish McEvoy Web site.

Photo at top courtesy of Trish McEvoy; other photos by Best Things in Beauty

Trish McEvoy Resort 2012 Collection

Just as I was hoping for a short spending breather - even if only for a week or so - in came a photo-laden introduction to Trish McEvoy's Resort Collection. There are a few pieces here that I must have. Bluemercury kindly numbered the items in the collection, so here's the run-down.

1. New shades of Flawless Lip Color ($28.50): Coral Shimmer and Perfect Coral
2. New shade of Luminous Eye Shadow ($25): Rose Gold, which I must have!
3. New shade of Eye Definer ($16): Mahogany
4. Intense Gel Eyeliner ($24): Arabian Nights
5. New shade of Eye Base Essentials ($25): Nude
6. New shade of Golden Glow Face Color ($35): Marla's Favorite
7. Lash Curling Mascara ($30): Jet Black

Characterized by intense definition paired with a palette of warm sand-dune shadows, ocean-blue liner, and shimmering coral looks, the Resort Collection appears to be colorful - just like a Caribbean holiday in February. The collection is available now at Trish McEvoy counters and online. See anything tempting?

Photos courtesy of Bluemercury

Le Métier de Beauté Jet Set Collection Nail Lacquers for Resort 2012

Le Métier de Beauté's Jet Set Collection for Resort 2012 is all about bright primary colors and bold neons. It's a first-class ticket to color. High-fashion yellow, shocking hot pink, and outrageous orange will take you out of the winter doldrums and into a sunny destination, whether it's a week's stay at the beach in Bora Bora, a long weekend in Miami, or at home celebrating in spirit.

The three resort nail lacquers ($18 each, packaged in the larger .40 fluid ounce size) offer saturated cream-finish colors (no glitter here) that will transport you to festive lands.

• ShocKEN Pink - hot, hot fuschia pink
• Yield to Yellow - primary mellow yellow
• Not So Safe Orange - saturated, goes-with-anything bright orange
  

I applied two coats of each for these swatch photos, taken just as the sun started to yield to another weather front that brought in clouds. ShocKEN Pink is bright pink. It reminds me it's fiesta time. Yield to Yellow is even brighter than my photos show. It screams, "Party time!" It won't escape anyone's notice, also the case with Not So Safe Orange. Book your flights now!

Le Métier de Beauté specifically formulates its nail lacquers to be 3-Free, without formaldehyde, toluene, or dibutyl phthalate. They are Proposition 65-compliant. Be safe while you party. Fortified with strenghening proteins and hydrators, the nail lacquers are well-pigmented for rich, glossy color that is long-wearing and chip-resistant. These nail lacquers apply like dream (even for klutzes like me).

Your nails will coordinate perfectly with your lips when you pair Le Métier de Beauté's resort's Nail Lacquers with Sheer Brilliance Lip Glosses. Wear like colors or mix it up, you'll be ready for Carnival in Brazil or Mardi Gras in Mexico. I think Not So Safe Orange would be smashing with this party dress from Lela Rose.

Le Métier de Beauté's Jet Set Collection will be available in January (early January, I'm told) at Neiman Marcus in stores and online and Bergdorf Goodman in stores and online. The shades make me daydream of festivals! My beautiful at-home "trip" was a gift from Le Métier de Beauté.

Lela Rose photo courtesy of Bergdorf Goodman; other photos by Best Things in Beauty

Le Métier de Beauté Resort 2012 Collection: Go Where Beauty Takes You with Jet Set

Le Métier de Beauté's Jet Set Collection for Resort 2012 is a bright beauty! Resort collections are a fashion lover's best-kept secret. Just when women are layering cashmere over cotton to stay warm, designers inspire with spirited, special collections that transport us to far-away destinations: resorts.

Le Métier de Beauté's first Resort Collection, Jet Set, curated by Neiman Marcus' Ken Downing, gives us beautiful lips and nails to accompany our journey - whether it's a real trip or an imaginary voyage to warmer climes. Think Barbados or Key West. This collection of bright, eye-catching shades of nail lacquers and lip glosses will give you the perfect lift leading into spring. It will make you feel wild and wonderful, just like this Dolce & Gabbana floral sheath for resort. The look is casual and cheerful.

"For this collection, I plugged into the florescent color and bold brights trend that defines the season," said Downing. I created it for you, the girl on the go; it's perfect for wherever the season takes you!"

The collection, which arrived here as a gift on a gloomy day, is indeed a mood enhancer. I'll show you the three nail lacquers later today - or as soon as I can get some good photos.

For now, let's look at the two Sheer Brilliance Lip Glosses ($32). The sun made a very brief appearance this morning, and I hopped right outside to get a few photos. The shades deliver luscious "gossamer color." Downing described them: "A bright, color-infused lip gloss glazes the lips with sheer color intensity."

HibisKiss is the perfect fuchsia balanced with true red. I held my arm in front of my wreath with its bright red bow to show you that HibisKiss is definitely fuchsia rose (not red to my eye) - and bright. It's an amazingly flattering shade, and I think it's going to work nicely for all skin shades.

Orange Juiced is a just-picked orange with a golden undertone and amazing sparkle. While it's extremely sheer, it delivers a punch to the lips with Pantone's tangerine color of the spring season. Just look at the radiance in the swatch on my arm! Add that to your own lip tone, and you'll be popping color. Even though I'm not "an orange person," Orange Juiced is amazingly pretty on my lips. Like HibisKiss, I think everyone's going to love the shade.

The glosses are ultra-lightweight and enriched with emollients and antioxidants, including vitamin E and lanolin. Sheer Brilliance Lip Glosses drench the lips in sumptuous, punchy, transparent, and glossy color. The unique silky texture and easy-glide formula is never heavy, sticky, or tacky. I live in Le Métier de Beauté Sheer Brilliance Lip Glosses.

Here's one more photo, illuminated by today's snatch of sunshine, to leave you with the I-wants. Le Métier de Beauté's Jet Set Collection will be available in January (early January, I'm told) at Neiman Marcus in stores and online and Bergdorf Goodman in stores and online. Will you be shopping before "spring break"?

Photos at top courtesy of Le Métier de Beauté, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman; other photos by Best Things in Beauty