It never ceases to amaze me how many new products there are out there that I've yet to try! I've added this week's finds to my personal makeup bag.

Shu Uemura Mark Cealer ($19)
Do you ever get the sense that "everyone" is talking about a particular product? That's the vibe I got about this concealer from Shu Uemura. During a recent trip to San Francisco's Sephora, I finally picked up a tube of this amazing stuff. Packaged like many other cream concealers - in a tube with a sponge applicator wand - but that's where the similarities end. Mark Cealer (a kooky name if you ask me) has opaque coverage that isn't thick or mask-y. I am continuously amazed at how little I need to cover dark circles or red spots on my face. My best advice is, be sparing! Once you get the hang of it, you can easily use it instead of foundation on a pretty-good-skin day when you have just a few things to hide. Set with a little powder and you're ready to go. At first I thought $19 was spendy for concealer, but considering how long this tube will last me, and how good it makes my skin look, I don't mind the price.

Stila Lip Polish ($28)
Although I think Stila is pricing this and the Convertible Color (below) a bit steep, I do like the texture, colors, and delivery system of this lipcolor. The lipcolor is inside a slim silver tube that has a lipbrush on one end; a few twists at the base sends the color up the tube and onto the brush (Christian Dior has a product like this, too). You can line and fill in with just a few strokes, but what I like the best is the feel - somewhere between a gloss and a lipstick. It is my current lipstick addiction! I have a tube of Brilliance, a cool pinky nude, in my purse, and a tube of Luster, a sheer medium rose, in my vanity makeup bag. Lip Polish also comes in Varnish, Glaze, Sheen, and Shine. Even if the price seems a bit much, stop by your local Stila counter to at least try it on. I think you'll like it as much as I do.

Stila Convertible Color ($28)
I also like this dual cheek and lip color, but I think Stila is off the mark with the price. Between $15-20 would be a more reasonable range, in my opinion. Convertible Color is a creamy but surprisingly sheer wash of color that you can use both on cheeks and lips. It comes in a very pretty small mirrored compact that is the same color as the product inside. I had the pleasure of trying the 3 newest shades, Orchid, Poppy, and Rose, and found them all to be very flattering, giving my skin a natural glow. For me, Convertible Color lasts longer on my cheeks than my lips, but since the formula is so light, I didn't mind putting more color on my lips to touch up during the day. I was also surprised that I could put Convertible Color on my cheeks OVER foundation and powder without it caking or clumping. This is a nice bonus, since most cream blush has to be applied on bare skin, which never works for me. These new shades, along with Camellia, Magnolia, and Peony, are available now at your local Stila counter (call 1-800-883-0400 for locations).

EyeTip Eyeshadows and B'Box Lipcolor ($7.50 each)
When I saw these at Sephora.com" target="resource window" name="Sephora">Sephora, I thought, "What a clever idea!" Each box has 6 Qtip-type plastic swabs with a coating of color on the end. There are two different, complementary colors (3 swabs of each) packaged in a plastic tray in each box. For lips, I got Tea Silk/Iced Mocha. I found it to be very creamy and easy to apply, but also very easy to smoosh if you aren't careful. If you use the swab to draw the color right on your lips, it works great; if you try to use your finger, or if you press it too hard on your lips, you'll see how soft the lipstick really is. Mine got smooshed when I couldn't get it all the way back in the tray, so I tried gently pushing it down with my finger. Oops!

For eyes, I wanted something neutral, so I chose British Khaki/Taupe. British Khaki is a light beige, and Taupe is medium, uh, taupe (duh!). The eyeshadow is silky and a little shimmery, but unfortunately not creaseless; by mid-afternoon, some of the color from my lid had wandered into the crease and collected there. The swab design makes me want to just draw it right on my eyes, but they give you a sponge applicator also... Is that for applying or blending, I wonder. There are no directions on the box, so I did a mix of both. For the light color that I wanted all over my lid, I found using the sponge applicator to pick up color from the swab and then applying it to my skin worked the best. With the darker color, I used it like a pencil liner to draw the color directly from the swab onto my skin.

All in all, EyeTips and B'Box are nifty and fun - probably best for traveling or to have in your purse. I can't see using them instead of "traditional" products on a daily basis at home.