Clarins Holiday 2011 Colour Collection: Passion by Clarins

It's time for another wonderful holiday makeup collection! The elegant Clarins brand has just launched its Holiday 2011 colour collection named Passion. Beauty Almanac brings you an overview of the products plus holiday eye makeup tips from celebrity makeup artist Patti Dubroff.

Passion by Clarins is a collection which embodies the Clarins woman who knows no boundaries and is driven by passion. Featuring ultra-feminine passion red combined with gold, the new collection from Clarins introduces four new limited edition pieces to celebrate the holidays:

Clarins Passion Collector Face Palette ($55.00) is a soft, light powder with an art-deco inspired case which holds an ultra-fine pearl shimmer of glittering pink and gold. The combination of these two colors is perfect for illuminating the face and décolleté.

Clarins Passion Eye Quartet Ombre Mineral Palette ($40.00) is a wonderful smokey eye palette which features pink, grey, and silver pearl shades for the holiday season. With a high concentration of mineral pigments, the three powder eye shadows light up the eyes by combining or blending together for the perfect holiday look.

Clarins Passion Rouge Prodige ($24.00) is a beautiful lipstick infused with pearly rosewood and shimmering bronze shade which radiate passion and seduction. The rich formula provides long-lasting color and shine.

Clarins Passion Holiday Instant Definition Mascara ($24.00) is an intense limited edition mascara which presents high-definition lashes with double brush technology, coating every lash with intense black color and instant volume.

Passion by Clarins Collection is available for purchase at select department stores and fine specialty store nationwide.

Pati Dubroff, one of Hollywood's top makeup artist which has worked red carpets with the likes of Naomi Watts, Julianne Moore, Megan Fox and Eva Mendes, has created two easy looks with the limited edition Eye Quartet Mineral Palette in Smokey Passion for this Holiday season.

SILVER LIDS

A dramatic look that shows off this season's hottest trend: metallic makeup. Use the black tone to line close to the lashline with a small wet eyeshadow brush to intensify the hold. Sweep the copper tone in the crease of the eye, and then pack on the silver shade over the lid. Add lots of black mascara on the upper lashes.

SMOKEY, SHIMMERING EYE

A modern smokey look that takes years off the eyes. Using a black or dark grey pencil, smudge close to the lash line and up onto the lid. Use the pencil to add depth to the crease of the eye and underneath if you want more intensity. Top with blach shadow close to the lashline, blending up and onto the lid. Use the grey shadow on the lid and the bronze one through the crease. Add a spot of shine on the inner corder and center of lid with the silver. Use a black pencil to intensify the water line, inner rim, upper and lower and finish with lots of black mascara. By penciling in the crease to create depth, you can erase years from your eye be re-creating the contour. Conversely, applying light shades on the brow bone ages the entire face.