A nude palette set the stage for one of the biggest beauty trends on the Spring 2011 runways: Neon Bright Lips. Some designers strayed away from the normal and took a walk on the bright side, where we got a taste of strong lips from favorites like Marni, Fendi and Jil Sander.

Dark, pale makeup has been officially pushed aside for something fun, youthful and unexpected. We know you can’t wait until that first 75 degree day break, so you can test your favorite spring trends. Here’s how you can pull off a perfectly etched powerful lip whether you choose to go super bright with orange lips, bold pinks, or a classic red.

MAC Lip Conditioner Stick SPF 15, $14.50

Step 1: Before you apply your color smooth out the lips and rid them of dryness and any cracks with a conditioning lip primer. MAC’s conditioner stick glides on easily and gives the lips UVA/UVB protection.

NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Pinky, $3.49

Step 2: After the lips have been conditioned define a precise frame with a slim lip pencil. A slim pencil helps you draw a precise outline and it locks the color in. For super bright lips, create a base by shading in lip color with the pencil before applying lipstick.

Sephora Collection Cream Rouge Lipstick in Love Test 11, $12.00

Step 3: Using a small lip brush smooth a bright cream lipstick on top of the lip liner.

Makeup Forever Microfinish Powder to Go, $15.00

Step 4: To ensure a crisp, clean pout dab a small amount of powder around the lip with a small lip brush to soak up any lip color that may have traveled outside of the lip liner.

Cover Girl Wetslicks Lip Gloss in Clear Radiance 360, $5.79

Step 5: Finish with a small amount of clear gloss in the center of the lip for additional shine.

Images Courtesy of harpersbazaar.com and style.com

This is something all you beauty mavens will love. Spa Week is pleased to announce our newest spa to join the roster, Dr. Ronald Sherman/Trish McEvoy Skin Care Center. Once again, we’ve partnered up with one of the best to bring you $50 treatments your skin will love. Trish McEvoy is a legend in the beauty industry and most known for her unique teaching program. For more than three decades she’s produced the highest quality products while putting professional makeup application skills in every woman’s hands.

She joined forces with her husband, renowned dermatologist Dr. Ronald Sherman, to infuse both beauty and science. Her motto remains to serve one woman at a time teaching makeup applications that work and stripping away the essential clutter from our makeup bags, beauty routines and lives.

Now’s your chance to book a one on one beauty class with one of the leaders of the industry. Feel free to pick the brains of the estheticians all you can. During Spa Week, for a cool $50, Dr. Ronald Sherman/Trish McEvoy Skin Care Center will offer a 45 Min Deep Cleansing and Pampering European Facial, a Signature Trish McEvoy Makeup Application, and Buff and Bronze Body Exfoliation and Airbrush Tanning.

Speaking of junkie make-up bags, now is the time to de-clutter. Throw away all that dark make-up you had from the winter away and go with a fresh pallet for spring. Check out some of our must-have items from the Trish McEvoy collection.

Trish McEvoy Perfect Blush Collection $20.00

Trish McEvoy Glaze Eye Shadow $16.00

Trish McEvoy Lipcolor Sheer SPF 15 $23.00

Trish McEvoy 'Beauty Booster Cream $85.00

If you follow us on Twitter or are a fan of us on Facebook, you’ve probably seen that we like to pepper you with questions about all kinds of crazy things. We always like to hear your responses – but I think the question we asked this week might have garnered our biggest response yet.

You see, we wanted to know what your favorite drugstore standbys are – whether you swear by a $3 blush, a $5 eyeshadow palette, or $2 makeup removing towelettes, the aisles of the drugstore are full of treasures waiting to be discovered. Well, we got SO many responses that we’re going to be doling them out over the next week or so!

Today, we’re tackling lips – part ONE. Yes, it’s true – you had so many lip loves from the aisles of the drugstore that we had to split it up into two days’ worth of posts. Today, we’re helping you sparkle on the cheap with glitz and glosses that don’t break the bank. Pucker up!

Spa Week Daily’s picks
1. Max Factor lip gloss in Two to Tango, $7.99 at drugstore.com
2. Maybelline Lip Polish in Nude Flash, $4.69 at drugstore.com
3. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss, $6.99 at drugstore.com
4. Neutrogena MoistureShine Lip Sheers, $8.99 at drugstore.com

Reader picks
5. Neutrogena Moistureshine Gloss, $6.99 at drugstore.com, Tiffany Mishoe
6. Jordana Lip Gloss, $1.99 at Walgreen’s, Wanda Wilson
7. Wet ‘n’ Wild Color Lip Gloss in Crystal Clear, $2.29 at drugstore.com, @PBRandPBJ
8. Rosebud Perfume Co. Rosebud Salve, $5.59 at drugstore.com, @frankidurbin

It’s not too late to make your voice heard – comment, tweet, or post your drugstore faves of any type, and see them here over the course of the next week!

Little luxuries are all around us if you know where to look – be it a bright red lipstick that makes you feel like a movie star on a Monday morning, a mini-facial that makes you glow inside and out, or a book that takes you to the other side of the world. These tiny everyday gems are anxiously waiting to be discovered by you and wrapped with a bow, and each chapter of the LLGG seeks to deliver a new morsel of inspiration to you and your holiday season. Fancy shmancy is out; it’s those legendary “small packages” that hold the key to a perfect season of giving.

The sun, the rain, the snow, the cold… no matter how much you may love any of these elements, there’s an inevitable, almost instinctual need to shield against them. Give protection with the utmost style and panache.

1. Sky Umbrella by Tibor Kalman, available at the momastore.org – $48

It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, but if you’re from elsewhere, protect them from the rain with a cheerful haven of cloudy blue skies.

2. Faux Fur Leopard Jacket by alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet, available at www.aliceandolivia.com – $385

It’s okay to fake it. Faux fur is having a big season, and this A+O one just happens to one of the cutest. Warm, fuzzy and fierce… protect from the chilly weather and any fashion faux-pas. 

3. Montecarlo Dog Coat, available at puppy-clothes.com – $28

Fido needs protection from the elements AND a holiday present too. This is a darling little jacket… I’m just hoping that’s faux-fur otherwise there are some serious off-kilter moral compasses at the puppy store.

*If you go beyond the puppy coat and get someone a pet this season, please FIRST be sure they 100% want it and are ready for it. Let’s keep the number of animals being given to shelters this February lower that ever before.

4. Love/Hate Convertible Chain Sunglasses, available at amorir.bigcartel.com – $250

There are no words to describe my obsession with these sunglasses. Googoogaga. If nobody gets these for me this holiday, I might have to listen to the website which commands: “just buy them and get it over with.”

5. Jade Sapphire Mongolian Cashmere 8-Ply, available at shopknitch.com – $42.50

A beautiful scarf-, hat- or blanket-to-be. A luxurious gift for a knitter or crocheter, and an inspirational gift for someone you think needs a little more relaxation time. Even though I never quite made use of my yarn ball and knitting starter kit from the Spring ’09 Ports gift bag… it still made an adorable gift.

6. Pom-pom slouch hat, available at ae.com – $29.50

Pom-pom overload in the chicest way possible. If you think they can keep a white hat relatively clean, they make the perfect accessory to a snowy day.

7. High-lasting SPF 50+ Sun Block by Laneige, available at yesstyle.com – $30

Remind them how important their skin is by investing in a top-of-the-line sunscreen with an over-the-top SPF factor.

8. Rouge Volupte Provocative Pink No. 10 by Yves Saint Laurent, available at saks.com – $34

As you may have noticed… I consider bright YSL lipstick a good friend of mine. What’s more, it has SPF to protect them too. Give six months of a beautiful, vibrant, haute couture smile.

You can’t protect from all everything– if the sun has gotten to their skin or they are one of those people whose joints get sore on a rainy day, give a gift to ease or protect against any further damage or discomfort. The spa is an invaluable source of health and wellness. Treat someone to a $100 SPA WEEK® Gift Card, on sale for just $80 this holiday season. They’re redeemable nationwide for massages, facials, acupuncture, haircuts, pedicures, med spa treatments and more. It’s also great protection against getting someone upset over an unwanted ball of yarn.

Photo by Metal Rain

Ready for some new lipstick? We’re giving away a set of five COLORESSENTIAL Susan Posnick lipsticks, made made with the finest ingredients and technology available.

One lucky winner will score a variety of shades: red, berry, pink, coral and nude, plus each tube is ultra-moisturizing and made with Paracress, a sustainable South African plant rich in antioxidants. Enter to win here.