How cute is this powder from Lancôme's holiday collection? I guess the designers thought an angel would be fitting for the holiday season, although an angel did appear previously in a Lancôme bronzer. I think it would have been cool to see the little guy shooting an arrow, but the purple heart is a nice touch (but I'm confused as to why purple was chosen for a face powder.)
This reminds me of all the adorable cherubs in Renaissance/Baroque art, particularly Italian. Putti (derived from Eros/Cupid, the gods of love) appeared in quite a few paintings and sculptures from those periods.
Andrea Mantegna's ceiling oculus fresco in the Camera degli Sposi, Mantua,
1465:
The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne by Annibale Carraci, Farnese palace, 1597:
(image from depts.washington.edu)
And who can forget these little ones from Raphael's Sistine Madonna?
While I would have liked to see a more original idea that Lancôme hadn't done before, this is pretty good for a holiday piece. I just wish I could somehow hang it on my Christmas tree!