EcoTools® Bamboo 6 Piece Brush Set.

Fall is here. It is so not my favorite time of year (I LOVE SUMMER!), but it is the time of year that feels like a new year for me. It's all about new beginnings. Of course, this carries over to makeup. Not only new makeup, but a new makeup style.

As the seasons are changing, earth-friendly beauty products leader EcoTools® and celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles, have teamed up to debut a new on trend look you can create at home in just five minutes.

A pop of color on the eye in a rich hue like sapphire, burgundy or emerald green is fun and flattering for fall. “It’s all about the Jewel-Toned Eye,” said Stiles. “Bringing in rich colors like sapphire, burgundy and emerald green into your makeup routine is both fun and flattering for everyday wear. With the right cosmetic brushes, it’s easy to achieve. I love using EcoTools® because they’re high quality, super soft and kind to the environment, so you not only look beautiful, but can live beautifully.”

Jewel Toned Eye from EcoTools on Vimeo.

The set she used is the EcoTools® Bamboo 6 Piece Brush Set. The set has five brushes plus a cosmetic bag, making up the six pieces.

The brushes are all 100% cruelty-free, feature handles made from bamboo (a highly sustainable plant), soft taklon bristles, recycled aluminum ferrules. The brushes come in a natural cotton and hemp cosmetic bag.

The brushes:

• Blush Brush
• Eye Shading Brush
• Eyeliner Brush
• Lash and Brow Groomer
• Concealer Brush

I cannot believe the quality of these brushes. My favorite brushes cost more than three times the price of this entire set! Al of the brushes are full, super soft and help apply makeup with ease. I am using the Blush Brush in my everyday routine already, and the Eyeliner Brush is another I am using to line the bottom of my eyes. The thicker brush with slight angle is perfect for extending the eyes and blending the shadows into a perfect line. The Eye Shading Brush is perfect for this seasons cream shadows, as well as using with powder.

This set is available online at ecotools.com for $12.99. It is only $9.99 at Walgreens right now though, but just through the end of the month.

M·A·C Marilyn Monroe.

This new M·A·C Marilyn Monroe collection is so super hot and sexy; I can't wait to see it in person. I just got all the images last night, and I just had to share it with you.

M∙A∙C Marilyn Monroe, a colour collection that channels the legend’s lustre and sex appeal in shades and formulas meticulously Marilyn. Lipsticks in rapturous reds, gleaming Dazzleglass, a dramatic 35 Lash, False Lashes Extreme Black and Eye Shadows in shimmering metallic and diamond tones provide silver-screen allure. The finishing touch: Nail Lacquers destined to be a girl’s best friend and Beauty Powder to evoke that flawless Forever Marilyn.

Click on the image below to be taken to the picture gallery. There you will be able to open all the Marilyn Monroe Collection images. Simply click on the first image and a full screen view will open so you can see all the products in all their beauty.

This is a very limited edition collection, it will be available online at maccosmetics.com beginning September 27, and it will be in stores beginning October 1st, until November 1st only. That's it, so get your orders in fast.

Update on 2012-10-01 14:16 by Teri Cosenzi, Editor

I just got word that the collection has been pushed back and will be in stores on Thursday October 4th. Look for it online earlier, but your guess is as good as mine as to when exactly that will be.

Eyeboutique Shadow Shields.

You've perfected your face and now it's time to do your eye makeup. You decide on a smokey eye and as you're finishing up, you make a mess of the shadow under your eye. Of course it takes more time to clean up that little mess and fix the under eye are than it did to do the whole look. Ugh... Tell me, how many times has this happened to you? Me too. Countless times. But it doesn't happen anymore. When I set out to do an intense eye or use dark shadow at all, I first apply an Eyeboutique Shadow Shield.

This handy little cloth half moon discs stick right on underneath the eye to catch the mess in the first place.  There is a sticky back, but only peel back the edges and stick it on.

I am not sure if they are designed to be used again, but I do. I use the same Shadow Shield on each eye and place the sticky back paper back onto the shield and store it back in the plastic bag to use at a late time. It really is very cleaver, easy to use and saves me so much clean up time.

Look for Shadow Shields online at eye-boutique.com or at drugstores such as drugstore.com, Rite Aid and Duane Reade. A box of 14 shields retails for around $5.00.