beauty picks.

it may be the month of jack o'lanterns and ghosts, but you don't want to walk around looking frightening. get up and go, painted lady, and see if paradise is found with these beauty picks:

paradise found.
the water is getting chilly in the southland, a sure sign of fall. fortunately, the bliss blood orange and white pepper bounty set ($85) combines fresh and springy scents to keep you sunshiny and happy. this set of your fave bliss feelings (scrub to slough, butter to nourish and shower gel to lather) is a booty worth mutiny. but it was all democratic when bliss let you choose the scent in their 2008 "eau-lection." this smell won by a landslide, isn't the a-peel obvious? available online at www.blissworld.com


get up and go.
when you need a little perk up, try the thibiant new energizing facial moisturizer ($78). this luminous cream is made with energizing elements from orange peel and soothing lavender. and it comes from san diego-based aida thibiant, whose new certified-organic, paraben-free, line of skin care prods are delish for all skin types. available online at www.thibiantspa.com


rosy beginnings.
get that flirty flush without having to work up a sweat with the shu uemura limited edition luring powder ($38) in rose. part of their new collection, it gives you rosy, pinch-worthy cheeks with just a swipe of your blush brush. available at neiman marcus. 6997 friars road. at fashion valley center. 619.692.9100. www.shuuemura-usa.com


painted lady.
what's fun, flirty and chip-less? sula ($10), the new line of non-toxic nail polish from susanne langmuir. it's avail in four vibrant fall colors, including plum choices and modern mauve. peel off the water-based polish and swipe on a new shade between your show downtown and the cocktail party in del mar, no one will ever know. available at anthropologie. 4525 la jolla village drive. near lebon. la jolla. 858.558.3007. www.sulabeauty.com


red light, blue light.
nothing screws up your plan to give good face like a breakout. lucky for you, there's the ansr: beam ($160), a next-gen acne treatment that uses a light therapy device (in combination with a face wash, day cream and night treatment) to clear up skin. the blue light destroys acne-causing bacteria and the red light fades redness and scars. just in case you're in between, it removes wrinkes, too. available online at www.ansr.com


silver service.
use a little metal magic with cor silver service for the face ($14), the silver-based soap with all natural ingreds, like marine collagen and silica. even tone and replenish for a bright complexion with this concoction. the alchemists behind it utilize the cell repairing properties of real silver to give you that medal-winning look. available online at www.blissworld.com