IN THE BAG: HOLIDAY EDITION
A chicly considered guide to this festive time of year.
The holidays are here again, and we at VIOLET GREY hear that you have been very good. Particularly good, even. We never had a doubt.
During this, the most wonderful time of year—especially if you like beautiful things tied up in bows, and would you be here if you didn’t?—your friends at VG HQ have been hard at work ensuring this year will have plenty to be joyful about. It’s all here, from the very best presents to give and get, to perfect party-ready beauty, and the myriad other little delights that keep that beautiful face of yours wonderfully aglow, well through this season and the next. So what are you, our favorite festive spirits, waiting for? Dust off those jingle bells and let’s get merry and bright.
“TIS THE SEASON TO…
...get serious about sparkle. If you can’t glimmer now—from your eyelids, cheekbones, collarbones, and wherever else you feel like the festive season calls for it—when can you?
“TIS THE SEASON TO…
...get serious about sparkle. If you can’t glimmer now—from your eyelids, cheekbones, collarbones, and wherever else you feel like the festive season calls for it—when can you?
“TIS THE SEASON TO…
…defy a frigid weather report with glossy, glowing limbs (and a perfect pedicure, natch). Don’t worry about frostbite, East Coast friends: That’s what the car service is for.
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Editor's Note
Posh Lipstick is my most personal product yet says Victoria Beckham.

Editor's Note
Charlotte Tilbury is a huge advocate of lip liner calling it her "backstage secret weapon!"
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Tilbury calls it her “Gisele in a jar.”
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“I like to make what I want to use on my clients and what is not typical to the marketplace ” explains makeup artist Jillian Dempsey “I go for what I feel is authentic: easy mistake-proof finger-friendly and as natural/organic as possible.”
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Based on Bader’s proprietary technology
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Editor's Note
Smoky Eye Brick in Signature palette features Victoria’s favourite shades for an everyday contoured eye. - Cami is a neutral beige - Slip is a soft peach pink - Saddle is a deep brown - Suede is a medium taupe
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Countless makeup artists swear by the award-winning Luminous Silk Foundation. Unsurprisingly
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“I like to make what I want to use on my clients and what is not typical to the marketplace ” explains makeup artist Jillian Dempsey “I go for what I feel is authentic: easy mistake-proof finger-friendly and as natural/organic as possible.”
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Editor's Note
Countless makeup artists swear by the award-winning Luminous Silk Foundation. Unsurprisingly this concealer pairs perfectly with it to create a flawless (but never cakey or obvious) complexion for red carpet or everyday wear.
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Editor's Note
“I like to make what I want to use on my clients and what is not typical to the marketplace ” explains makeup artist Jillian Dempsey “I go for what I feel is authentic: easy mistake-proof finger-friendly and as natural/organic as possible.”
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Editor's Note
This TSA-friendly mist keeps complexions looking fresh and hydrated at all altitudes.
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Use this formula to intensify the color payoff of your favorite powder eyeshadows. Simply spray your eyeshadow or eyeliner brush with setting spray before using it to apply eyeshadow all over your lid or along your lash lines.
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