Beauty Reporter.(Givenchy makeup products)(Essie nail polish removers)(Avon Anew wrinke free creams)

nice package

comeback kit

Fashion is nothing if not fickle. Take Givenchy's makeup line: It first debuted in 1989, was relaunched five years ago, then disappeared from U.S. shelves two years later. Now fans can cancel their trips to France: Givenchy has reformulated and repackaged the line, and the third time just might be a charm. The new products, encased in black lacquer with a logo design, are made for women who schlep. A new foundation reacts to light changes, promising to make skin look great whether you're shopping at Costco or sipping a cosmo. Lipsticks and compacts are smaller, so they fit into a crowded bag. And each lip color comes in three degrees of opacity, so you can intensify your office makeup for a night out -- or if you're a little fickle yourself. Bottom Line: The lipsticks stayed put, the foundation was flattering indoors and out, and the sleek black lacquered cases just made us feel glamorous.

J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN

fast fix

Handy Wipes

Two new nail-polish removers are out to make the humble cotton ball obsolete. Essie The Nail Corrector works like a Wite-Out corrector pen -- with a pointed tip that reaches into the tiniest of crevices in the nail bed, where errant polish often hides (but cotton balls can't reach). Dipping a fingertip into Cutex Twister's spongy center (it's a compact version of those unwieldy tubs already lining the shelves of drugstore nail ...