NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2004
Makeup Must-Haves For New Year's
Laurie Hibberd Suggests Items That Will Help Keep You Fresh All Night
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Play CBS Video Video New Year's Survival Kit Stay comfortable and avoid embarrassing moments this New Year's Eve with a few must-have items for your pocketbook. The Early Show Laurie Hibberd has the scoop.
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Because of that, women need a variety of little things in their evening bags to get through the night. From stain kits to static spray to gel insoles for your high heels, to double-sided fashion tape for preventing wardrobe malfunctions.
The Early Show's Laurie Hibberd showed viewers what the "must haves" are.
MAKEUP MUST-HAVES
1) Cargo DailyGloss Lip Gloss
These individual tear-away pouches allow you to take exactly the amount of gloss you need for your evening of adventure, leaving room in your purse for the really important things - like champagne flutes and caviar. $10
sephora.com
2) Vincent Longo - Shining Spectralite
Create your own portable compact this New Year's Eve instead of lugging around your entire makeup drawer. These cute color capsules include mirrors to ensure you look flawless into the New Year. $18
beauty.com
3) Deluxe Beauty mini Lip Gloss & Concealer
Gloss in a pan: These portable, perfectly pigmented glosses have a rich, creamy texture that imparts a glamorous gleam and provides extraordinary coverage. Wear them alone or over lipstick to add vivid shine and enhance color. $15 sephora.com
Gloss in a tube: The pocket-size lip glosses are perfectly portable and wear like a smooth lip balm with no stickiness. From opaque to sheer, sparkly to nude, Delux Beauty has a lip gloss to suit your every mood. The creamy texture imparts a glamorous gleam and delivers an abundance of color while providing extraordinary coverage. $15
sephora.com
Concealer: Great for quick touch-ups, the Delux Beauty Concealer blends beautifully with a wash of skin-matching color. This silky, silicone-based formula glides on smoothly and effortlessly while nourishing and protecting skin with Vitamin E. Choose from an array of shades in portable, detachable compacts and build your own unique palette to perfectly match your skin throughout the seasons. $16
sephora.com
4) Debra Macki Cyberdust
These shimmery loose powders, which can be worn over your favorite blush, will make cheekbones stand out with their iridescent undertones. Apply to your arms or decolletage for the perfect finishing touch. Available in Tiara (pink), Champagne Bubbles (gold), Supermodel (blue) and Ice Princess (silver). $18
debramacki.com
5) Comodynes Makeup Remover Towelettes
If you're a gal in the go, these were made for you. These individually wrapped makeup remover sachets can easily be tossed in your makeup, gym or travel bag - in addition to your evening bag. Use them anywhere, anytime for a fast, effective way to remove makeup, oil and dirt. Safe for all skin types. $9 for pack of 20.
Comodynes.com
WARDROBE MUST-HAVES
1) Laundress Static Solution
Most women know how embarrassing a static moment can be. This is another pertinent purse addition, as clothes can cling at the worst of times. This portable 2 oz. spray will take care of any static. To use: spray affected static area. $5
thelaundress.com
2) Laundress Stain Solution
Everyone knows how frustrating tough stains can be, however, if treated properly they can be beat. This is a perfect product to throw in your purse for those embarrassing spills that may occur on a night out - especially New Year's Eve! It comes in a portable 2 oz. size. To use: apply to stain sooner rather than later, work into fabric and launder with The Laundress Detergent. $4
thelaundress.com
3) Madame Paulette Professional Stain Removal Kit
The same professional formulas used by Madame Paulette to clean the finest apparel are now available in a safe, convenient and easy-to-use package. Take the expertise of Madame Paulette wherever you go! Each kit contains sufficient cleaning power to be effective in a variety of situations. When quick action is required, Madame Paulette's portable, practical and effective Professional Stain Removal Kit comes to the rescue.
Each formula is conveniently packaged, easy to use and guarantees excellent results. Here is what you'll find in each foil-sealed packet. A waffle-pattern absorbent cloth is saturated in the same special formulas that Madame Paulette uses daily in removing stains from the world's most exclusive couture apparel. Each formula is biodegradable and rinses out with water. A distilled water rinse, that follows the application of each special formula, flushes out any remaining stain particles. Distilled water, unlike tap water, permits the fabric to dry without a ring. Minerals and iron in tap water typically leave an unsightly yellow ring. $30 for 5
madamepaulette.com
4) Hollywood Fashion Tape
No more wardrobe malfunctions! Hollywood's clear, double-stick "do everything" apparel and body tape is now available to regular gals to help keep clothes perfectly in place. Plays a "supporting" role to the décolleté, bums and bras of countless runway bound models, ball-going debs, and red-carpet cavorting celebs, by eliminating the dreaded "plunging neckline peek" and spaghetti strap slip. Also great for button-hole gape. $21
blissworld.com
FEET MUST-HAVES:
1) Airplus for her Invisigel
A star's secret weapon; J-Lo, Heather Locklear, Carmen Electra and Alicia Silverstone never walk a red carpet without it. The clear cushion allows you to dance all night in your Jimmy Choos without any remorse or pain - made specifically for women's shoes. The Airplus Invisigel is the first orthotic insole on the market to be constructed completely of GEâ medical grade silicon. The silicon footbed offers superior cushioning and shock absorption guaranteed to relieve foot pain and discomfort caused by ill-fitting shoes or long hours spent on your feet. The Invisigel is also extremely durable, and unlike most other insoles in the footcare market, will never wear down and lose its shape over time. The Invisigel is perfect for women on the move at work as well as everyday life. The transparent silicon offers a no-show silhouette with a silky smooth surface that makes the insole invisible to the naked eye while being worn in high-heels, sandals, or slip-ons. $3.99 and up
2) Foot Petals Tip Toes
Here's a serious step forward in the quest for beautiful feet. Foot Petals products were created to provide a virtually invisible cushion to help make shoes more comfortable and stop annoying, painful issues like sliding forward, blisters and "ugly overhang" with strappy sandals. An indispensable accessory for anyone fixated by fashionable footwear, these petal-shaped adhesive pads prevent slippage, toe scrub and hosiery bunch. These keep feet in place. $19
blissworld.com
MOUTH MUST-HAVES:
1) Penguin Caffeinated Mints
These mints come in 3 delicious flavors - peppermint, cinnamon and chocolate, and they're caffeinated! Available in .5 oz. Tins - perfect for your purse! $12 for pack of 12
2) Oral B Brush Ups
Now you can get that just-brushed feeling anytime, anywhere. With Oral-B Brush-Ups textured teeth wipes, all you have to do is rip one open, slip it on your finger, and brush your teeth. You'll get a clean mouth and fresh breath when you're on the go - no water or sink required. $3.29
duanereade.com
3) Bliss Breath Freshening Lip Balm: Mint
Our new, mouth-freshening balm softens and simultaneously sweetens your breath, so you're never left waiting to exhale. $14
blissworld.com
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT MUST-HAVES:
1) L'Occitane - Magnolia Solid Perfume
This tin of perfume allows you to stay fresh and smelling delicious all night long with easy application. No bottles breaking in your purse - genius! $8
loccitane.com
2) Airborne
Airborne has a huge following of revelers who use it before imbibing, and the product does prevent hangovers - although it's intended cure is as a cold remedy/immune booster. Airborne's unique natural formula of seven herbal extracts, antioxidants, electrolytes, and amino acids offers maximum vitamin and herbal support for hours. Plus its natural ginger component helps fight nausea. $21 for 3
airbornehealth.com
3) Good Skin - All Calm Redness Tamer
Camouflages red nose and cheeks induced from a crowded club or potent champagne. This sheer, feather-light color correcting pencil helps reduce and neutralize redness. The ingenious green tint counters any redness, allowing foundation to stay color true with less application. $15
kohls.com
4) Sephora Stay Matte Blotting Film
Excess oil and shininess on the nose, forehead or cheeks got you down? Sephora to the rescue. Made from a unique, absorbent, microporus film, these soft, blotting sheets instantly whisk away shine without disturbing makeup. The finish is fresh and matte - never dry. To use: Simply press a single sheet flatly onto the areas of the face where you want to tame shine. In most cases, one sheet is enough to cover the entire face. $10
sephora.com
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