<strong>The Look</strong>: Perfect plums.

<strong>The Lowdown</strong>: Purple is really having a moment this fall—especially the plummy shades Nicole wears here. I love that it's all so LIGHT! See, people? Purple isn't at all scary when you do it like this!

As I mentioned yesterday in the case of <a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/2009/11/19/look-of-the-day-kristen-bell-assassins-creed-ii-launch-west-hollywood/" target="_blank">Kristen Bell</a>, it's a good idea to make sure your lips and cheeks are in harmony with the tones you put on your eyes. May I recommend the simply excellent new <a href="http://www.clinique.com/cms/expert_tips_trends/trends/holiday09_face.tmpl" target="_blank">Black Tie Violets holiday colour collection from Clinique</a> (just out this month)? It makes all of this harmonizing business a no-brainer. After the jump, details on what it includes.<!--more-->

The essentials from this collection are this gorgeous Colour Surge Eye Shadow Quad in Black Tie Violets ($32.50)... (**Sold out on the U.S. site, so move fast on this one, Canadians!)
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/CLINIQUE-Colour-Surge-Eye-Shadow-Quad_reference.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4696" title="CLINIQUE-Colour-Surge-Eye-Shadow-Quad_reference" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/CLINIQUE-Colour-Surge-Eye-Shadow-Quad_reference.jpg" alt="CLINIQUE-Colour-Surge-Eye-Shadow-Quad_reference" width="420" height="420" /></a></p>
the <a href="http://www.clinique.com/product/CATEGORY23690/PROD15256/Expert_Tips__Trends/Black_Tie_Violets/Face/index.tmpl" target="_blank">Shimmering Stripes Powder Blusher in Tuxedo Plums</a> ($38.50):

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4693" title="clinique_shimmering stripes blusher" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/clinique_shimmering-stripes-blusher.jpg" alt="clinique_shimmering stripes blusher" width="250" height="250" />

the <a href="http://www.clinique.com/product/CATEGORY23689/PROD10559/Expert_Tips__Trends/Black_Tie_Violets/Lips/index.tmpl" target="_blank">Full Potential Lips Plump and Shine gloss in Double Plum</a> ($22.50):

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/clinique_full-potential-lips-double-plum.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4695" title="clinique_full potential lips double plum" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/clinique_full-potential-lips-double-plum.jpg" alt="clinique_full potential lips double plum" width="250" height="250" /></a>

and the <a href="http://www.clinique.com/product/CATEGORY23690/PROD15256/Expert_Tips__Trends/Black_Tie_Violets/Face/index.tmpl" target="_blank">Brush-On Cream Liner in Violet Luxe</a> ($16). (I know I always say this, but the liner—especially along the waterline, as Nicole's done here—really elevates the look. I always, always ground any colour I put on my eyes with a dark liner.)

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/Clinique_brush-on-cream-liner.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4694" title="Clinique_brush on cream liner" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/Clinique_brush-on-cream-liner.jpg" alt="Clinique_brush on cream liner" width="250" height="250" /></a>

<em>All limited edition and available now at Clinique counters across Canada.</em>