Way to come in with a bang, Peter!

Here we thought the first collection from Peter Philips, Chanel’s new Global Creative Director, wasn’t going to pop up until fall—but he went and threw a little curve ball in to the picture.

A bright, funky curve ball!

Did you ever imagine you’d see colors like these with the CHANEL name on them? The yellow is divine.

Inspired by the spirit of LA’s Robertson Boulevard, a hot hangout for hipsters, this collection is young and fun with a splash of daring.

• MELROSE A fun, hot pink destined to become spring’s must-have pedicure
• RODEO DRIVE A purple splash: girl power meets the power lunch
• LA SUNRISE A primary yellow as bright and cheerful as its name
• LA SUNSET A warm tangerine—just the thing for an afternoon shopping splurge

This is a limited-edition collection available at the Robertson Boulevard CHANEL boutique beginning May 30th and online at CHANEL.com in July 2008.

This woman is simply incredible. She’s like a real-life super hero.

She looks better on this cover than she did on Like a Virgin more than TWENTY years ago.

We got the scoop on how Shu Uemura artistic director Gina Brooke created this look for Madonna:

STEP 1: Prepare the face

Begin with prepping the eyes with the MOISTURE EYE ZONE MASK. This will not only calm puffiness but it will give your eyes the ultimate hydration. Then apply PHYTO BLACK LIFT FIRMING CREAM on the whole face – it’s an amazing moisturizer and also reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Lastly, apply FACE ARCHITECT SMOOTHING FLUID FOUNDATION beginning at the arch of your brow down to the middle of your eye, directly onto the middle of the cheekbone. Each time the sun reflects off your skin, it will create the illusion of glowing, dewy, healthy, radiant skin!

STEP 2: Prime the eyelids

Using a KOLINSKY BRUSH 11, apply PRESSED EYE SHADOW in M BEIGE 800 above the eyelids. Then, use COVER CRAYON in 9YR LIGHT in the inner corner and water line of the eyes to make them appear larger. Using the DRAWING PENCIL in BLACK, begin at the inner corners extending the line out all the way to the end of the eyebrow.

STEP 3: Prep the lashes

Use the EYELASH CURLER before applying BASIC BLACK MASCARA beginning at the base and rolling the brush through the tips of lashes. Apply SOFT CROSS LASHES to draw attention and enhance the shape of the eye.

STEP 4: Finish off with the lips

Since the focus is on the eyes, use ROUGE UNLIMITED CRYSTAL SHINE in PK 301S layered with GLOSS UNLIMITED in BG 930N for a soft, natural look.

Now all we need is 4 steps to Madonna’s perfect bod and we’d be set for life.

Final winners

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Sorry for the super crappy pics. You can’t see it here, but the room looked amazing.

Here’s the final list of winners:

Sun Product - Mass: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-touch Sunblock SPF70

Sun Product - Prestige: Estee Lauder Multi-Protection Sun Towelettes for body SPF15

Men’s Scent: Bond No. 9 New York Andy Warhol Silver Factory

Women’s Scent - Prestige: Marc Jacobs Daisy

Scented Bath and Body - Mass: Johnson’s Softoil Melt Away Stress Massaging Moisturizer

Scented Bath and Body - Prestige: Tom Ford Beauty Black Orchid Finishing Spray
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Thank you to CEW and TotalBeauty.com for giving us tickets to this event!

And it continues…

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Makeup Face Product - Mass: Almay Smart Shade

Makeup Face Product - Prestige: Estee Lauder Resilience Lift Extreme Ultra Firming Makeup SPF15

Makeup Lip Product - Mass: L’Oreal Paris Infallible

Makeup Lip Product - Prestige: YSL Lip Twins

Hair Care and Coloring Product - Mass: Garnier Fructis Hairspray

Hair Care and Coloring Product - Prestige: Frederic Fekkai Ironless Straightening Balm

More winners

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While Elke and Julia chat away, more winners are announced:

Facial Skincare Eye Treatment - Mass: Olay Regenerist Eye Derma-Pad

Facial Skincare Eye Treatment - Prestige: Estee Lauder Future Perfect Anti-Wrinkle Radiance Eye Cream

Facial Skincare Moisturizer - Mass: L’Oreal Paris Revitalist Daily Moisturizing Cream with Mexoryl

Facial Skincare Moisturizer - Prestige: Estee Lauder Hydra Bright Skin-Tone Perfecting Moisturizer

Makeup Eye Product - Mass: CoverGirl LashBlast

Makeup Eye Product - Prestige: DiorShow Blackout Mascara

And the winners are…

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Body Treatment- Mass: Olay Thermal Pedicure

Body Treatment- Prestige: Origins The Way of the Bath Matcha Tea Body Scrub

Facial Skincare Acne Treatment: Bare Escentuals Blemish Therapy

Facial Skincare Anti-Aging-Mass: Olay Regenerist Micro-sculpting Cream

Facial Skincare Anti-Aging - Prestige: Shiseido Bio Performance Intensive Skin Corrective Program

Facial Skincare Cleanser and Scrub - Mass: Dove SkinVitalizer

Facial Skincare Cleanser and Scrub - Prestige: Philosophy Micro-massage Exfoliating Wash

Indie Award

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It’s a tie: Betty Beauty and Clark’s Botanicals!

Taking a stab at live blogging

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Today I’m live blogging the CEW Beauty awards here in New York at the Waldorf Astoria.

I’ve never updated Makeup Bag from my Blackberry before, but it should be fun.

If you want to know which products take home the trophy, stay tuned!