Tag Archives: beauty
By May | October 31, 2008
 It’s nice to know that in an industry focused on facade and outer beauty, there is still an emphasis on creating inner beauty through charity.
October was Breast Cancer Awareness month, a time during which many of beauty’s biggest brands — from Lancome to Estee Lauder to YSL to Too Faced to Shiseido — launch special edition products to raise funds for breast cancer research and to go along with that signature pink ribbon.
Other beauty brands are socio-economically conscious, too, working with organizations and high-profile figures to better the greater good of man, health and the environment.
Posted in Bath and Body, Beauty Trends, Brands, Celebrities, Charity, Collaborations, Health, Limited Editions, New Product, Organic, Spa Also tagged Avon, Avon Empowerment fund, brad pitt, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Celine Cousteau, charities, Charity, charity donation, charity foundation, charity fundraising, charity organization, charity work, domestic violence, Ghana, Jacque Cousteau, Jean-Michel Cousteau, jpf eco systems, kiehls, La Prairie, Ocean Futures Society, Reese Witherspoon, The Body Shop, The Canadian Women's Foundation, Tungteiya Shea Butter Association, United Nations Development Fund for Women |
By May | October 23, 2008
 The search for youth and beauty just got a little weirder — and ickier.
Elicina, a skincare line from Chile, promises to trigger collagen formation, clear pores, nourish skin, improve elasticity, restore skin color, regenerate damaged tissue and, basically, give you perfect skin.
It all sounds fantastic, doesn’t it?
Elicina might work for you if you’re not squeamish about creepy, crawly creatures. Namely, snails.
Posted in Bath and Body, Brands, Product Reviews Also tagged Bascunan, Chile, collagen, elasticity, Elicina, heal, restore, skin, snails, tissue, youth |
By May | October 17, 2008
 Lancome has a brand new man at the top: Aaron de Mey.
The New Zealand-born de May comes from a hefty celebrity (Pamela Anderson), magazine (Mario Sorrenti, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Patrick Demarchelier, Bruce Weber) and film (David Lynch, Sofia Coppola) background, an admirable portfolio to have before moving into his new Lancome Make-Up Artistic Director position at one of the world’s most established beauty brands.
Posted in Brands, Celebrities, Industry Scoops, Limited Editions, Obsessions Also tagged Aaron de Mey, artistic director, celebrity, film, Lancome, limited-edition, lip duo, London, magazine, New Zealand, Piha Red, Selfridges |
By May | October 16, 2008
 Cosmetics icon Bobbi Brown feted her new book Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone From Beginning To Pro at the Big Apple’s Bond 33 Gallery the other day with a bunch of her favorite editors.
The new tome, filled with practical beauty information, is supposed to go hand-in-hand with the academy she plans to open next year. Images from the book were blown-up extra large, hanging like art from the gallery’s walls.
By May | October 15, 2008
 Yikes.
The absolute worst thing is waking up in the morning before meeting with the big boss or looking in the mirror just before an interview to see a bulging red pimple saluting from your reflection.
By May | October 14, 2008
 Oh, Marina del Rey.
To kill time before checking in at the airport, I ventured to the seaside city of Marina del Rey, where the rays hit hotly and the yachts shine like brilliant three-carat diamonds in the harbor.
Posted in Brands, Hot Spot, Retailers Also tagged BareEscentuals, Bond No. 9, California, Dermalogica, Essie, junkie, Lucy Lu, Marina del Rey, Ole Henriksen, Pureology, Roger & Gallet, Sud Pacifique, Talika, Voluspa, Votiva, Waterside Apothecary |
 This Sunday, I covered the red carpet at Hollywood Life’s fifth annual Style Awards at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
Young Hollywood (Kristen Bell, Sophia Bush, Jamie Lynn Sigler, AnnaLynne McCord, Emmy Rossum), Old Hollywood (Mitzy Gaynor), music (Ludacris, Eve) and the fashion sets (Bob Mackie, Monique Lhuillier, Matthew Rolston, Tim Quinn) turned out in their best cocktail finest and, of course, with their best face forward.
Posted in Celebrities, Fashion, Fashion Week, Red Carpet Also tagged AnnaLynne McCord, Bob Mackie, Emmy Rossum, Eve, Hollywood Life, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Kristin Bell, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fashion Week, Ludacris, Matthew Rolston, Mitzy Gaynor, Monique Lhuillier, Pacific Design Center, Smashbox Studios, Sophia Bush, Style Awards, Tim Quinn |
 The thing about living in an apartment with vertical blinds is that said vertical blinds don’t always do the best job of keeping light out when you really, really feel like sleeping in.
A girl I know literally saved my sleeping in schedule by giving me a stylish silk sleep mask (printed with a quote in cursive, too) from Gentle Fawn, and I can’t stop extolling the health, sanity and beauty benefits of such an unassuming gift.
Posted in Brands, Obsessions, Spa Also tagged Bobbypin, fleece, Gentle Fawn, gift, Health, Jeffery Fulvimari, lavender, sanity, satin, sleep, sleep mask, wool, YSL Touche Eclat Radiant Touch |
 Ralph Lauren’s little girl, Dylan Lauren, is looking to make her mark on the beauty market.
Lauren’s confectionary retailer, Dylan’s Candy Bar, signed a deal with Sephora until May 2009 to create a new bath and bodycare line called Re-Treat.
Posted in Around The Water Cooler, Bath and Body, Collaborations, Industry Scoops Also tagged 2009, accessories, apparel, bath, bodycare, butter cream, confectionary, Dylan Lauren, Dylan's Candy Bar, Fragrance, jewelry, lotion, New York, Ralph Lauren, Re-Treat, retailer, Sephora, shower gel, Upper East Side |
By May | September 4, 2008
 The metrosexual contingent was spawned by the acceptance of men (by other men) using moisturizers, colognes (and not that cheap Brut stuff from the drugstore), lip balms and cuticle cream.
Most boyfriends and husbands will lie through their teeth when asked whether they used the last dollop of your Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream on that dry patch underneath their right sideburn.
Posted in Brands, Men Also tagged body scrubs, boyfriend, cuticle cream, eau de parfum, Elizabeth Arden, gift sets, Hair, husband, Jack Black, lip balm, male, Men, metrosexual, moisturizers, packaging, products, shave |
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