My Holiday Make-Up Trends: “Visions of Sugarplums”

As the holidays are right around the corner, the ole Christmas carol “The Night Before Christmas” pops into my head. My favorite line is “The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of “sugar-plums” danced in their heads”. That saying holds true when it comes to my favorite makeup color for the winter season, “plum”. I must admit, I normally am seen in a natural gloss all the time but when winter comes around, I like to go a little deeper with my makeup colors. So today I wanted to share with you some of my favorite and new plum makeup trends for this season:

First off is Tom Ford’s “Black Orchid”. For Fall/Winter 2010, Tom Ford, popular American fashion designer brings “Tom Ford Black Orchid Limited Edition Collection” for smart and savvy fashionistas. This collection is actually inspired by his fragrance of same name i.e. Black Orchid. This slick and stylish set is really a great treat for all Tom Ford fans. Tom Ford Black Orchid Collection features Private Blend Lip Color in Black Orchid, Pressed Eau de Perfume Black Orchid and Nail Color in Black Orchid all for $140.

Now these three lipsticks by Chanel came out last year and I went crazy until I could get my hands on all three. These are from the Chanel “Obsecure” collection. At that time they were only available at Saks Fifth Avenue.  The shades are named Maniac (deep black red), Hysteria (eggplant black), and Obscure (brown black) and they retail for $30 each.

My nail polish of choice this time of year is MAC “Vintage Vamp” and it retails for $13. It’s a much cheaper version of Chanel’s Vamp from a few years back.

This black lipgloss called “Pur Black” came out by Yves Saint Laurent a couple of years ago and I still love it. Although it’s not a shade of plum, you can wear it over a bright pink lipstick and the color comes out gorgeous. It retails for $28 per tube. (Sidenote: I may just try this over my new “Nicky Minaj Pink 4 Friday” lipstick ($14.50) that I ordered today)

Dolce & Gabbana’s Classic Cream Lipstick in Amethyst $30

Lastly, my lip gloss and eyeshadow of choice right now are from the MAC Disney “Venomous Villains” collection. It’s the “Wrong Spell” lipgloss ($15.50) and “My Dark Magic” eyeshadow ($21). Both are beautiful shades of (purplish) plum.