Line Them Up

The classical black-lined eye was reinvented last season, with new interpretations, styles, and application techniques pushing way beyond the (black) line (pun intended). Take Zac Posen, where make-up artist Stephanie Marais created a "melting" look or the day-old make-up look with smudged liner over the entire eye area. On the other hand, Giambattista Valli's models rocked a 60's-type liner, except modernized to fit the current times. Whereas Peter Philips, for Chanel, replicated a pattern on boots (in their collection) on the eye, applying specks of eyeliner to create the similar pattern, Blumarine kept the liner classic and traditional. Depending on how you feel that day, the line can definitely be drawn to match accordingly. Go ahead, get artsy!

Perfectly Powdered

Chanel, one of today's best known and most highly sought-after fashion brands, offers the beauty of sheer, pressed powder in a convenient compact for application any time, anywhere. Their Poudre Douce, or "soft pressed powder", ($50, www.chanel.com) sets and perfects make-up, while the light-reflecting pigments enhance and highlight the skin's natural radiance. It is amazingly the smoothest and silkiest (talc) powder by Chanel. It comes in a luxurious mirrored compact with a separate brush that applies the rose-smelling powder seamlessly onto the skin. It masks minor imperfections (but not concealing lines), and leaves a perfect shimmer and matte finish. Dearest Chanel: you can do no wrong.