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In My Clutch: A Beautiful Halloween

Monday Oct 19, 2009 – By Nicole Mitsch

1. 12 Flash Color Case by MAKE UP FOR EVER ($95, beauty.hsn.com) Find every color you will need to use on your face. You get 12 vibrant Flash Colors in one easy to use palette. You can create an array of looks for a day in the office to a wild Halloween party. It can be used on the eyes, cheeks, and lips. Colors include silver, gold white, bright blue and Fuchsia. Perfect to travel with.

2. Lush Pumpkin Soap ($5.95, lushusa.com) A spicy Jack-o’-Lantern-shaped soap, made with a blend of sweet orange juice, pumpkin puree, cinnamon powder and clove bud oil to warm you up after those tireless rounds of trick-or-treating. Or if you attend one to many parties in your witch dress up shoes.

3. Design Nails On The Go – Black French ($10, amazon.com) A set of 28 top-quality, easy-application, ultra thin-nails with a high-gloss finish and an elegant design. Great to make your nails ready for Halloween without any mess and safe. These comfortable, natural-looking nails are easy to apply securely. They will not shift, lift, or pop off during wear, and give you cool nails.

4. Sephora Brand Eye Glitter Gel ($10, sephora.com) A transparent gel full of glitter to add a sparkle to your eyes. Light up your look with a sparkling touch—The Sephora Brand Eye Glitter Gel is an easy-to-use, controllable glitter formula that works over eye shadow or alone. Start off with a light swipe of glimmering glam, or layer it on for an especially stunning evening or holiday look.

5. Philosophy Trick-or-Treat ($20, philosophy.com) Enjoy a spirited treat for your senses with this duet of multitasking, lavishly lathering formulas that gently cleanse and condition the skin and hair. You get Pumpkin Spice Muffin and Caramel Apple Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath. Plus you won’t have to work these treats off on a treadmill.

6. Stila 24kt Luxe Lip Gloss Collection ($30, beauty.com) Get a gorgeous pout this Halloween with a lip gloss that leaves your lips vibrant and glistening. The collection features four shades of Stila’s 24kt Luxe Lip Gloss. Infused with genuine 24kt gold, this non-sticky formula gives you a vibrant, glistening, gorgeous grin. The smooth texture is loaded with moisture-locking ingredients including Vitamin E to nourish and condition and Vitamins A & C to provide anti-oxidant protection and keep the lips hydrated.

7. Megachrome Eyeliner Pencil ($2.99, wnwbeauty.com) Put a little twinkle in your eye with this longwearing, soft and smudge able metallic pencil. Intense color with a multi-dimensional prismatic effect so you can shimmer and shine day or night or Halloween night. Delivers powerful, vibrant color with a duo chrome metallic effect for eye-pop intensity Smooth formula allows for easy application and long-lasting hold so the luminous color won’t fade

8. DuWop Twilight Venom ($16, bathandbodyworks.com) Get sexy vampire lips with this shimmering, crimson lip stain suspended in a venom-laced liquid lip conditioner Twilight Venom should be shaken before use and can be applied repeatedly until desired intensity of color has been reached and lips are plumped and revitalized. Its formula contains argan, avocado, and olive oils as well as vitamin E.

9. M.A.C. Cosmetics 42 Lash ($13, maccosmetics.com) These natural hair lashes are specifically fashioned for style and drama. Perfect for Halloween night and parties. Impeccably dense at the lash line, they gradually lengthen into an uneven array of wisps and clusters. The lash equivalent of a shag cut.

10. Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Liner ($18, ulta.com) Play it soft by painting on precise, crystalline lines with the top of the thin brush. Or wear it loud by sweeping the side of the brush to create entirely jewel-encrusted eye looks. Available in intensely sparkling shades such as Heavy Metal Glitter Liners redefine the term “power metal.” Get a couple to great your own look on Halloween or your everyday makeup.

11. Frederic Fekkai Golden Shimmer Gelee Mist ($20, nemianmarcus.com) This tress-dressing essential creates shimmering shine and touchable hold for your. This limited edition must-have contains golden micro-diamond particles that impart subtle luminosity and glamour for all of your Halloween festivities. The lightweight formula provides flexible hold so your style lasts throughout the night.

12. Glamour Revolution by Too Faced ($39.50, sephora.com) A limited-edition makeup book that includes everything a glamour queen needs to overthrow an old beauty routine. This beauty arsenal includes everything a glamour queen needs to overthrow an old beauty routine.
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