The Laura Mercier Master Toolbox.

I have been amping up the makeup a bit and wearing deeper colors - and experimenting more than normal. I swear it has more to do with this Laura Mercier palette than anything else. This Master Toolbox is awesome, and I am really really liking it.

In one compact, there are two really nice sized palettes that open up separately. Also included are fabulous brushes and a great eye kohl pencil. So, there are five beautiful eyeshadow shades and five lip colors. The shades are all very wearable for any skin tone. Not so much neutral, but the best of the basics, if you will.

The shadows are so soft and silky, blend with ease, and last all day. No creasing or fading. The lip colors are perfect as well. I have been trying them all, layering them, wearing them alone, adding a gloss on top, etc. There really is a lot to play with when you have a perfect array of shades such as these.

Here is the color rundown:

Lips -
- Tea Rose (delicate pink nude)
- Pink Champagne (cool rose)
- Cinnamon (warm brown)
- Amaretto (mauvey pink bronze)
- Garnet (purple red)

Eyes -
- Morning Dew (matte/ light neutral pink)
- Rose (sateen/ rose gold)
- Fresco (matte/ neutral beige brown)
- Chocolate (matte/ deep warm brown)
- Twilight Grey (matte/ grayish purple)

The eye pencil is in Black Violet.

If there is one palette that you invest in for the winter months, I urge you to try this out. You will not be disappointed one bit as Laura Mercier has definitely gotten this right. I am so excited to try more of her beauties.

The Laura Mercier Master Toolbox is $68 at Sephora.com, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and Macy's.

24 Karat Gold Dust Powder from Jane Iredale.

For the most gorgeous rose gold shimmer like no other, you need to try this powder.

Not only does Jane Iredale make some of the best mineral powders out there, her 24 Karat Gold Dust Powders go above and beyond "ordinary" mineral makeup. These beauties are really in a class on their own.

My favorite shade is Rose Gold. This is the perfect light pink, shimmery gold powder that glides on so beautifully. The shimmer is subtle, but buildable at the same time.

If you want more shimmer, add on a few layers without having to worry about the color deepening too much. Or just sweep it on over cheekbones and the bridge of your nose as a final golden touch. I love to use it that way, especially when trying to "warm" my look up in the colder months. Another one of my favorite tricks is to mix this mineral powder with a bit of clear lip balm or gloss for a beautiful lip color - like no other.

24 Karat Powder is so very easy to work with and really can be used however you wish. You can dust some over your shoulders, into your hair, use it as an eyeshadow, as a blush, or as a finishing powder or gloss as I suggested.

I would be remiss if I did not note that this beauty is inside this edition of BeautyFix, as well as the other products that I have reviewed so far in BeautyFix as well: NOC-Out Cover-Up, PerriconeMD Firming Neck Therapy, Kronos Phyx Overnight Repair Masque.

MAC says Hello Kitty for a Very Special Collection.

There have been rumours about this collaboration between MAC Cosmetics and Sanrio for the Hello Kitty Collection and guess what? It is true.

According to WWD.com,

"MAC Cosmetics has teamed up with Sanrio Global Consumer Products to create a Hello Kitty color cosmetics collection.

The line will arrive on MAC’s Web site Feb. 10, in North American stores on Feb. 12 and into overseas stores in March.

“MAC has been mining pop culture since the brand was founded,” said John Demsey, group president of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. “This is a sexy and innocent fashion line, and a true MAC moment. In these times, everyone can use a little fun — and a little Kitty.” "

From the girl who decorated her bedroom in Hello Kitty as a young teen and decorated her daughters newborn nursery with more Hello Kitty paraphernalia than you can imagine, this is a dream come true for me. I love Hello Kitty and simply can.not.wait..