Tis the Season for Beauty Cheer

Photo: Giorgio Armani beauty showcases their Orient Excess Collection.

Decorative lights are being hung on building facades and hundreds of Christmas trees are popping up all over the city, which can mean only one thing: the holidays are here.

Photo: Dior's Golden Shock collections features bold colors coupled with the House's icon gold shade.

Holiday beauty collections are highly anticipated by fashionistas who like to glam it up. With festive reds, golds and whites nodding to the season, bright red lips and flashy gold nails are de rigeur - day or night. We’ve scoped out some of the best Christmas beauty products out there to get you holiday ready.

Our favorite from Dior’s Golden Shock collection is the Diorific golden shock illuminating pressed powder (MOP710). Available in two shades, gold shock and pink shock, the powder does as promises, illuminating the skin and highlighting perfectly with an ever-so subtle shimmer.

Another great pick from this collection is Diorific golden shock gold leaf effect top coat (MOP235). The polish instantly makes any manicure scream Christmas when applied, however, at least two coats are required to give adequate coverage of the gold leaf effect.

This year Lancôme pulled its inspiration from the “City of Light” for their holiday selection. Velvety reds and shimmering golds highlight this Parisian Christmas Collection. Hypnose Dazzling (MOP230) is an eyeshadow designed to give lids an extra dose of festive shimmer. Available in three shades, Soiree Parisienne (a gold-studded black) is ideal for giving the standard smoky eye an updated festive twist. Packaged in small, discreet jars, they are perfect for carrying in your purse for a mid-party touch-up.

Show your festive side with L’Absolu Rouge (MOP250), a replenishing creme lipstick available in bright red - Rouge Bengale - a classic staple for the holidays.

Exude femininity with The Orient Excess line. Created by Giorgio Armani and inspired by the Trans-Siberian, we love the old-fashioned romanticism of a train journey through a snow-draped landscape. Mimic the snowy scenery and skip the bronzer this winter. To help you embrace your pale complexion is Maestro Winter Glow (MOP630). The matte-pearl formula lightens skin to a beautiful porcelain like texture and gives the added benefit of a healthy glow in lieu of a couple glasses of mulled wine.

And finally there is Benefit. With a great selection of holiday sets, you’re sure to find one you will love. The pretty parfait kit (MOP 541) contains four of some of their best selling items: They’re Real! mascara elongates and curls without clumping; Gimme Brow, a brush-on fiber gel, helps to build thicker fuller brows; Stay Don’t Stray is a primer that can be used on eyelids or concealer, and lastly, a mini tube of POREfessional, a product that instantly hides pores and fine lines.

Products can be found at the New Yaohan department store in Macau, as well as locations throughout Hong Kong. But be sure to act quickly, as the holiday season will be finished before you know it.

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