It’s December, and that means one thing: You can now indulge in all the Christmas music listening that you want, and you are free to abuse glittery eye shadows to your heart’s content. It’s the holidays!

The holiday makeup collections are always our favorites, because of the sheer fantasy of it all. Forget about sedate neutrals–go metallic and smoky and red and fuchsia. And this season’s offerings are truly stellar. We picked through all the collections and chose our favorite pieces, which was no easy feat. From the most gorgeous red lipsticks to shimmery face highlighters (and even something “lickable”), click through to see the winter wonderland of makeup available now.

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