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" Pantone just announced that &amp;quot;radiant orchid&amp;quot; will be the hot color of 2014. Here&amp;#039;s why you should embrace this pick: As purple&amp;#039;s go, it&amp;#039;s one of the most wearable shades\u2014it won&amp;#039;t wash out fair skin like most deep plums, or make darker skin seem ashy like lavenders can. The rosy undertone is also great at perking up a blah winter complexion.  How, you may be wondering, am I already so convinced of radiant orchid&amp;#039;s beautifying powers? It just so happens the lipstick I&amp;#039;ve been addicted to for the past year, MAC&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Up the Amp&amp;quot;, is a soft take on radiant orchid. I&amp;#039;ve had more than one woman stop me on the street to ask about it. My sister even tried to steal it, with the excuse that she was &amp;quot;too busy to ever get to the MAC store.&amp;quot; My response: &amp;quot;Sorry for ya!&amp;quot; (I&amp;#039;ll be nice and stick it in her stocking for Christmas.)  If lipstick isn&amp;#039;t your thing, Revlon&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Plum Seduction&amp;quot; (which is not at all what I consider plum, but I&amp;#039;m sure it gets hard thinking up all those polish names so I&amp;#039;ll cut them a break) is a great pick for the winter months when you need a rest from dark shades. It&amp;#039;s really pops but doesn&amp;#039;t feel too summer-y, like hot pinks or juicy oranges can.  So ladies, think you&amp;#039;ll be adding radiant orchid into your makeup repertoire? If you try it out, holler back and let me know what you think.    MAC Up the Amp lipstick, $15; maccosmetics.com  Revlon Plum Seduction nail enamel, $4.99; ulta.com  Related: 4 Simple, Gorgeous Ways to Deck Your Nails for the Holidays "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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