Category Archives: Limited Editions
By May | October 17, 2008
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.
Also posted in Brands, Collaborations, Fragrance, Industry Scoops | Tagged bottles, By Killian, cognac, collection, Fragrance, Henri Matisse, Killian Hennessy, limited-edition, modern surrealist, Mondrian, paint, scent, smell, Sophie Matisse, Yves Saint Laurent
By May | October 16, 2008
Esteban Cortezar is a busy, busy boy lately.
The prodigious designer was recently tapped to be creative director at Emanuel Ungaro, delivering two commendable collections for the Parisian couture fashion house thus far.
Also posted in Brands, Collaborations, Fashion, Industry Scoops | Tagged blush, cosmetics, dress, Emanuel Ungaro, Esteban Cortezar, eye shadow, Fashion, Heatherette, limited-edition, Lipglass, lipstick, MAC, makeup, mascara
By May | October 10, 2008
Too Faced cosmetics collaborated with Kipling bags for their Kipling Loves Too Faced limited-edition collection.
These covetable, chic totes and cases are filled with Too Faced goodies, like the “Glamour Eyes” collection with its Lovey Dovey Duo Eye Shadow, Mini Ooh & Aah Starry Eyed Liner, Mini Black Lash Injection and Mini Colorless Application Shadow Insurance. The black bag can also double as an evening clutch and the Too Faced Loves Kipling Collector’s charm is…
Also posted in Brands, Collaborations, Fashion, New Product, Obsessions | Tagged bag, cases, charm, eye shadow, Fashion Week, Kipling, lash, limited-edition, liner, mascara, too faced, totes
You have probably seen a lot of pink ribbons around since last Wednesday hit, and that’s because October is Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) month.
Fashion brands and cosmetics companies rally annually to raise money and public profile of the disease, conceptualizing products or participating in collaborations wrapped in swaths of pink hues and then donating part or all proceeds to the research of breast cancer.
Also posted in Brands, Charity, Collaborations | Tagged Anastasia Beverly Hills, Aveda, Brands, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, companies, cosmetics, Emergen-C, Fashion, ghd, October, Philip Kingsley, pink
By May | September 29, 2008
The Parisian cool go to one place for all their fashion, music, art and design needs: Colette.
Colette and Aeroports de Paris, who operate Charles de Gaulle Airport, have come up with a limited-edition travel beauty kit called “Kit de Beaute Colette pour Aeroports de Paris” that happily conforms to those pesky, annoying security requirements — I know a girl who had to forfeit her Smith’s Rosebud Salve because of them. Not good.
Also posted in Brands, Collaborations, Fashion, New Product, Obsessions | Tagged Aeroports de Paris, art, Charles de Gaulle, Colette, Comodynes, design, Fashion, Japanese, kiehls, Korner, limited-edition, Lisa Hoffman, Mark's, music, Oscar Dehn, Paris, Parisian, pouch, Smiley, Smith's
I have been getting a good number of readers commenting that brown — the nail color of Fall ‘08 — just doesn’t work for them.
Don’t fret, my pets! It’s Chanel to the rescue.
Also posted in Brands, Nails, Product Reviews | Tagged berry, brown, Chanel, Coco Chanel, Fall '08, gold, Kaleidoscope, metallic, Peter Philips
By May | September 25, 2008
Avon has come a long, long way from being the cheesy brand most preferred by bored housewives.
After getting some A-list names on board to be product ambassadors — Salma Hayek, Lauren Conrad, Reese Witherspoon and Patrick Dempsey — Avon is getting big brands on board for partnerships, too.
Also posted in Around The Water Cooler, Brands, Celebrities, Collaborations, Industry Scoops | Tagged accessories, Avon, eye shadow, face powder, flower, Lauren Conrad, lip gloss, Marimekko, mascara, Patrick Dempsey, poppy, Reese Witherspoon, Salma Hayek, Unikko
By May | September 24, 2008
Throw the words “limited-edition” in front of the word “collection” if you want to see a mad scramble of ladies hot-footing it to the nearest luxe department store or it-boutique.
Limited-edition collections for makeup usually get released to the consumptive market around fall and holiday seasons because, quite simply, they make great gifts for someone, not to mention for yourself.
Also posted in Brands, Obsessions, Product Reviews | Tagged 2008, Bare Escentuals, Chanel, collection, Emanuel Ungaro, eye, fall, holiday, limited-edition, lip, MAC, makeup, mineral, Stila, YSL
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