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Sugar is Good For You, Pocket Compact Lip Gloss
10 great glosses and a brush. Colors range from pinks and reds to gold glitter, perfect party take along. Hmm, I need more parties, as I haven't even opened this yet. A thoughtful fun gift from Mr. Buddy.

Bobbi Brown Essentials Nail Polish in Pink Sheer
Perfect clean looking polish. Bored with vamp and hard candie, my nails have grown up. Betsee Fresh noticed and gave me this Christmas Eve so I could do Mass with pretty nails. Her kindness cheered me up and made a blue holiday a little more pink sheer. Thanks Betts.

Benefit Creaseless Creme eyeshadow in Never Mind
Wonderful creaseless creme eye shadow, that really doesn't crease. Lately I've been reverting to the purples and magentas of my teen years and had to buy this for myself. I love it and am glad, cuz it was like $12, or lord, was it $17? I plan on using the entire jar.

Bathina Body So Fine
Around Thanksgiving I was flipping through the Benefit catalog with Ginger wondering loudly what the heck this stuff was, so she got me some for Christmas. It's a pink hard lotion, (salve or balm) applied with a black velvet poofy. Its smells soft and pretty. It makes your skin feel sort of like it does hours after you've applied bath oil. Wonderful stuff. I really enjoy it, and it comes in a big hinge top tin. Thanks Ginger, wish I could have gotten you the full size Ellen Lange, not just samples, you deserve the best!

Kitten Sudsing Pearl Necklace
If the boys have soap on a rope, gals have diamonds made of soap dangling from pearls. Top of the box is shown, didn't want to lay the soap "diamond" on my scanner bed. Will try this out once the 18 oz Bliss Labs spa bar is used up. Matches the shower cap, as you can see. Thanks Mr. Bunky, you rock, really you do.

Clinique Chubby Stick in 04 Blue Jam
Super dark plummy yummy lip color pencil that looks good on me and wears really well. Another product that reminds me I have no idea how to pick out colors that look good on me, as I would have thought this too dark. Thanks Ms Kitty for knowing me better than I know myself. You are SOO right it really does work with my coloring. Can I take you next time I buy jeans?

Bobbi Brown Color Option Lip Lacquer in Magenta
WOW, amazingly cool color and item. Much brighter than it shows in scan. I love it lots-sorta sheer, not goopy and the color is the perfect shot of NOW to knock the frump out of anyone. Another unexpected holiday treat from Betsee Fresh that brought me near tears with it's thoughtfulness and timing.

Benefit Kitten Shower Cap
The peach colored fabric laying behind all the goodies is my shower cap. Fabric outside, plastic inside and big enough to cover my huge head and ultra thick dear-lord-don't-make-me-blowdry-it-again hair. I've been asking for a nice shower cap for years, and yes I know how dorky that sounds. Mr. Bunky finally made one of smallest wishes come true and gave me this fine cap and matching "pearl" necklace. Now Mr. Bunky, do you recall how for years I've been asking for a little dog.... I changed my mind OK? Really.

Bobbi Brown Color Options Sparkledust in Amethyst.
No way I was going to turn this jar of magic dust upside down to scan it. A another great gift from Betsee Fresh, seems she has a Bobbi Brown hook up. I've used wee bits of this stuff to give my eyes a super duper punch. Finely milled powder imparts sparkle and twinkle much more maturely than square chunks of lower priced glitter. A great gift from a great gal.

If writing about what you got for Christmas is tacky, then guilty as charged. This year some gift themes emerged. Without telling folks, they knew I was getting back into the 80's pink and purple makeup thing and Benefit, who I never owned a bit of before, was a big brand. Mouseover the items listed below and read what pops up. Click here for the non java version .