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I can just imagine how many ladies across the world woke up on January 1 feeling and looking like they’d been put through the wringer the night before.
Too much bubbly, all-night dancing and midnight kisses before ushering in the new year can do that to a gal.
These ladies probably should have had their hands on [...]
Posted in Beauty Bits, Brands, Collaborations, Industry Favorites, Industry Scoops, Limited Editions, New Product, Obsessions, Product Reviews Also tagged beauty set, beauty sets, benefit, benefit cosmetics, Benetint Rose-Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain, California Kissin' Smile Brightening Lip Shine, cosmetic set, cosmetics set, Eyecon Brightening Eye Cream, Hanky Panky, Hanky Panky low rise thong, Hanky Panky underwear, limited-edition collaboration, limited-edition set, makeup set, makeup sets, must have beauty products, must-have cosmetics products, New Year, New Year's, NYE, Overnight Set, Some Kind-A-Gorgeous Foundation Faker |
By May | December 19, 2008
 Who knew Dame Edna Everage would end up being a MAC muse?
Following the heels of Hello Kitty for MAC is the purple-coiffed Australian drag queen — played by Barry Humphries since the mid-1950s — is now MAC’s latest collaborator. Fully recognizable, thanks to her lilac-colored hair and cat-eye glasses, Dame Edna inspires the limited-edition MAC collection with all sorts of purple and sparkle, the packaging stamped with glittery red glasses, gladiolas (her favorite flower) and her loopy signature.
Posted in Around The Water Cooler, Beauty Bits, Brands, Celebrities, Cheeks, Collaborations, Eyes, Glamazons, Icons, Industry Scoops, Limited Editions, Nails, New Product Also tagged beauty news, Boxing Day, cat eye glasses, Celebrities, celebrity collaborations, celebrity cosmetics, celebrity endorsement, celebrity endorsements, celebrity news, cosmetics news, Dame Edna, Dame Edna collaborates with MAC, Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna for MAC, Dame Edna for MAC Cosmetics, Dame Edna makeup collaboration, eye shadow, gladiola, gladiolas, limited-edition collection, lipsticks, MAC collaborator, nail lacquer, nail polish, new makeup collection, new makeup line, new makeup products, powder |
By May | December 16, 2008
 Award season in Los Angeles is gearing up big time, what with Golden Globe nominations already announce and with the Oscar list not far behind.
Essie teamed up with the Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau to concoct a new, limited-edition nail shade called “Love, Beverly Hills xx”.
This color is as red as the carpets Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Sean Penn, Penelope Cruz and Tom Cruise will be walking on come early next year — plus those flecks of 24-karat gold in the polish are as shiny as those coveted golden statues.
Posted in Beauty 101, Brands, Celebrities, Collaborations, Industry Favorites, Industry Scoops, Limited Editions, Nails, New Product, Obsessions, Red Carpet Also tagged 24-karat gold, Academy Awards, award season, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau, brad pitt, Essie, Essie nail polish, Golden Globe awards, Golden Globes, golden statue, golden statues, Javier Bardem, Kate Winlset, Leonardo DiCaprio, limited-edition nail polish, Los Angeles, nail color, nail colors, nail polish, nail shades, new beauty product, new makeup, new nail polish, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Red Carpet, red carpet beauty, red carpet fashion, red carpet makeup, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise |
By May | November 17, 2008
 Jean Paul Gaultier brought back the cone bra in the 80s, thanks to his fashion collaboration with Madonna, and recently announced his intention to launch a children’s clothing line this coming January.
JPG is now turning his design sights on making sure everyone drinks that necessary life elixir and skin-saving liquid: water.
Posted in Around The Water Cooler, Brands, Collaborations, Fashion, Health, Limited Editions, New Product, Obsessions, Product Reviews Also tagged bottled water, charitable, Charity, dermis, drink water, drinking water, epidermis, Evian, Evian water, Evian Water Protection Institute, filtered water, French fashion designer, H20, hydrating your skin, hydration, Jean Paul Gaultier, mineral water, mountain water, non-profit, non-profit organization, perfect water, protect wetlands, pure water, purified water, skin, skin hydration, skin-saving, spring water, Swarovski, Swarovski-encrusted, water, water bottle, water companies, water conservation, water consumption, wetlands |
By May | November 4, 2008
 Magazines and runways used to be the number one way to spot fashion and beauty trends, but in this 2.0 digital and media age, things have shifted.
Blogs (The Sartorialist, Facehunter, Fashion Toast), video clips via web (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and television shows (The O.C., Gossip Girl, 90210) are at the forefront of trendspotting, with bloggers and small screen stars getting to sport product, labels, color palettes and accessories firsthand before they hit the regular consuming masses.
Posted in Around The Water Cooler, Beauty Bits, Beauty Trends, Celebrities, Industry Scoops, Limited Editions, Nails, New Product, Obsessions Also tagged Beverly Hills 90210, collection, color, lacquer, makeup, manicure, nail, nail polish, Nails, OPI, shades, Silver, small screen, television, television shows, trends, trendspotting |
By May | October 24, 2008
 Say the word “tiger” and I’ll think of three things: Siegfried & Roy, Frosted Flakes and William Blakes’ famous poem, aptly named “The Tiger”.
Olivia Chantecaille of Chantecaille Cosmetics is getting on the striped beast’s bandwagon, releasing a limited-edition makeup collection based on the majestic creature — the Bengal bronzer is beautifully laser-etched with an image of a royal Bengal tiger.
By May | October 23, 2008
 Candles just got a little bit more masculine. And sexy.
Tom Ford launched a line of limited-edition wick burners to his acclaimed Private Blend Collection, a set of 12 unisex scents. Don’t expect girly smells like lavender and grass here — this set wafts of Oud Wood, Tobacco Vanille, Noir de Noir and Neroli Portofino. The candles burn each release one of Tom’s blends into any room you like with the strike of a match (or flick of a Bic).
Posted in Brands, Home, Industry Favorites, Limited Editions, Men, Obsessions, Product Reviews, Retailers Also tagged candles, Neiman Marcus, Private Blend Collection, Saks Fifth Avenue, scents, Tom Ford, unisex |
By May | October 22, 2008
 Yes, I’m completely guilty of brand abandonment.
Faster than a cop takes down a box of Krispy Kreme, I shamefully ditched my trusty shu uemura eyelash curler for a newer model, the Tarte Picture Perfect Eyelash curler, with its curvy ergonomics luring me to use it pre-mascara application.
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, beauty, celebrity, film, Lancome, lip duo, London, magazine, New Zealand, Piha Red, Selfridges |
 What do you get when you pair Matisse progeny with Hennessy progeny?
Fifty bottles hand painted by Sophie Matisse for Killan Hennessy perfumes, of course.
Killian Hennessy takes wafts of scent from his family’s famous cognac and mixes it with the wood barrel smell the liquor is stored in to create decadent fragrances for his olfactory line, By Killian.
Posted in Brands, Collaborations, Fragrance, Industry Scoops, Limited Editions Also tagged bottles, By Killian, cognac, collection, Fragrance, Henri Matisse, Killian Hennessy, modern surrealist, Mondrian, paint, scent, smell, Sophie Matisse, Yves Saint Laurent |
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