Hey, cheerios! Did any of my eagle-eyed makeup geeks/freaks peep the Stila Lip Glaze lookalike in this week’s episode of Glee?

Yesterday’s migraine rendered me mentally useless, so I spent last night on the couch resting and catching up on Glee, the musical dramedy about misfit teens who sing show choir.

It took me a few episodes to warm up to the show — the pacing’s kinda weird — but now I’m hooked. The world needs more spontaneous musical numbers, right? And I’m totes crushing on Mr. Shu, played by Matthew Morrison.

In this week’s ep, Rachel, one of the glee club girls, is primping in the bathroom with a gloss that looks an awfully lot like Stila Lip Glaze.

Hmm…

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Stila spokesmodel Tabs the Cat…

Rise and shine, morning glories. How’d you sleep? Tabs tells me it’s going to be a beautiful day today. He’s been taking good care of me, and my headache’s all but gone. I guess the bed rest and Stila Kitten holiday set swatches ($18 limited edition, one of 10 new Stila sets at Sephora) he prescribed finally did the trick.

This particular two-piece set comes with one full-size eyeshadow pan and a Lip Glaze, both in Kitten, the shimmery, peachy champagne shade much beloved by Stila fans and tubby makeup-loving cats.

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Resistance is futile, y’all. Lipgloss value sets are falling from the sky!

If your makeup M.O. involves subtle, sheer colors that shine, you may be tempted by Smashbox’s Wish for the Perfect Pout ($29) (one of nine new holiday gift sets from Smashbox).

Dressed to the nines in a hot pink and silver box, these six tubes will be hard to miss on many a makeup counter this winter.

The set comes with four deluxe sample tubes and two full-size ones, each shade wearable by itself as a light-to-medium wash of color, or layered on top of a favorite lippie for added sparkle and shine.

Color 411

Have I said these are sheer? Yup, that they are. There’s not a huge difference among the shades.

• Medium thickness with a non-sticky texture
• Semi-sheer pigmentation similar to MAC Cremesheens
• Flavorless
• Faint cinnamon scent that dissipates within a minute or two of application

For the holidays, Smashbox pledges to donate $1 from each purchase (up to $25,000) to the Children’s Miracle Network, a non-profit organization helping kids affected by disease and injury.

From left to right: Radiant, Aura, Candy, Tease, Luster and Pout

Tease

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Like pearls, Sonia Kashuk’s new Classic Palette ($20) looks great either dressed up or dressed down, and it goes with everything!

Classic, with eight neutral shades for eyes, lips and cheeks, joins five other limited-edition holiday sets (remember the Starry Eyes Palette and the Twist of Fate Brush Set?) from Sonia.

The Classic Palette

• A matte light brown eyeshadow
• A matte dark brown eyeshadow
• A matte black eyeshadow
• A matte peach blush
• A shimmery nude lipgloss
• A creamy berry lipstick
• A creamy blueish red lipstick

Added bonus: It comes with four mini brushes, too!

Just gazing at the palette brings to mind a host of makeup looks…

• Maybe a black smokey eye with shimmery nude lips
• Or a brown smokey eye with nude or bold lips
• A simple (neutral) wash of color worn with some really bold lips
• A shimmery beige eye with black cat liner and nude or even bold lips

Creamy berry lipstick

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Today I came *this close* to chomping down on the cheek stains in Tarte’s Three Carats Set ($25) because they reminded me of Push-Ups pops. Nom, nom, nom!

One of three new limited-edition makeup gift sets from Tarte, Three Carats comes with three mini-gel blushes decorated in festive silver and rhinestones.

Don’t be fooled by how dark they look in their blingy outfits; they apply super-sheer and natural, despite appearances.

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