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August 20, 2010

Words of Beauty Wisdom from Jacqueline Bisset, the Face of Upcoming Avon Platinum Anew {Beauty Quote of the Day - New Product - Skin}



avon-anew-platinum.jpgAvon is preparing to launch a new skincare line targeting women 60 and over called Anew Platinum with the tag line "If you think your youth is gone, think again!". If you are like me, you have had a tendency to always check out creams destined to more advanced age groups, just to see if you could keep your collagen supply optimally boosted. This way, I am hoping to see one day the first marketed cream for 100 years old and over! (not so futuristic, we think.)

But what struck me even more than the good news of a 65-year-old-soon-to-be-66 Jacqueline-Bisset fronted ad campaign are the words of wisdom she delivered in an era when invasive techniques of youth-ification (it's not listed in the dictionary yet and maybe it never should) have become so common that only few people it seems are doing a double-take before heading to the Botox chair.

I culled out two pictures from 2009 and 2010 to see if we could see any differences overtime, and it seems to me (what do you think?) that her skin tone, texture, luminosity, suppleness and firmness have improved between November 2009 and June 2010 (she says the cream does good things for her). Can you guess which of the 2 images is from which period?...

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June 3, 2010

Uriage Bariéderm Cream is Like Caviar on the Lips & Elsewhere Too {Beauty Product Review - Skin - Lips}


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anapurna.jpgBariéderm by Uriage (US$24,95) is by a French skincare brand typically sold in France in what are called "parapharmacies" which look like pharmacies but are really beauty product stores with a health-conscious slant. They usually sell brands which look clean and clinical with a minimum of fuss over their packaging. They also sell dietary supplements, health books, fresh, toiletry-oriented perfumes and lately have started to carry more and more organic and natural products to keep up with the demand from the public. The sales assistants welcome you wearing clinical outfits reminding you of the medical, pharmacological mystique which Helena Rubinstein famously exploited to sell her beauty creams.

Uriage is named, like many other such parapharmacie brands, after the name of a thermal station and source of water which contributes its unique mineral and oligo-element properties to the products, like say, La Roche-Posay, Evian etc...

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June 2, 2010

Olay Definity Self Repair Serum: It Works Folks {Beauty Product Review - Skin}


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As I was fiddling around in my stashes of beauty products looking for a lighter cream or lotion to help me transition from colder to warmer weather, I happened on this little number, Olay Definity Self Repair Serum, which I had picked up during a previous drugstore run and never used it. I decided to give it a go. My main concern here was to find a moisturizer that would be light enough to use with sunscreen on top without it all becoming a stifling barrier for the skin. 

After a week or so later of (interrupted) use, I had to notice not only the immediate effects but the medium-term ones, and they were good...

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June 1, 2010

OPI to Launch Burlesque Collection Inspired by the Movie {New Beauty Products - Nails}



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OPI is preparing to launch a new collection of glittery nail polishes to coincide with the release of the movie Burlesque by director Steve Antin featuring Chistina Aguilera, Alan Cumming, Stanley Tucci, Cher, among others. As a beauty and perfume blogger I can add this tidbit: Christina Aguilera, Alan Cumming and Cher all have had or still have fragrances in their names. Aguilera is the champion in the category with XPose; Christina Aguilera; Inspire; Christina Aguilera By Night.   

The range is likewise entitled Burlesque and will comprise 12 different colors. Some of the as-usual playful names are Bring on the Bling, Extra-Va-Vaganza (this makes me think of the newly coined beauty term "vajazzling") and Rising Star...

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May 27, 2010

Kylie Minogue Dishes on Her Beauty Secrets: A Jar of Pond's, Body Makeup & Low-Carb Diet {Beauty in the News}

kylie-minogue-May-26-B.jpgKylie Minogue attends the National Movie Awards 2010 at the Royal Festival Hall on May 26, 2010 in London, England. © Jon Furniss

Kylie Minogue who is turning 42 tomorrow, revealed her beauty secrets in an interview with News of the World. The scoop is that she has decided to shy away from Botox because, literally, she feels happy and relaxed with new boyfriend Andres Velencoso. Happiness is the best wrinkle-iron, first, and then second, it makes you accept them better is the takeaway from her new beauty philosophy...

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May 7, 2010

Kohl's Diamond Stud Earrings Giveaway: Just Leave a Comment! {Contests & Giveaways}


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K-letter-tss-quaint-B.jpgKohl's is offering a Beauty and the Salamander / Mimifroufrou.com reader from the US the opportunity to win a pair of certified diamond stud earrings in honor of Mother's Day. Their value is estimated at $1,750.00

"The earrings have a four-prong setting with 14k gold screwback posts. The certification includes an International Gemological Institute certificate of authenticity that verifies clarity, color and carat weight. And they come in a cute white leatherette gift box."....

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Long-Lost Picture of French Poet Arthur Rimbaud {Masculine Beauty Icon}

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T-letter-tss-quaint-B.jpgThis is a famous picture of French poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) by Carjat. The poet was interpreted by Leonardo di Caprio in the movie Total Eclipse.

After Rimbaud decided to stop writing poetry at age 20, he ended up in Africa in 1880. A later picture of him was found recently which shows a different man. Rimbaud's face is so iconic - it's even found on plates and chairs in France - that it's interesting to see his older face. It's like hearing that James Dean didn't die but was later found in a desert island... and photographed...

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April 14, 2010

Julie London's Lipstick: Crave-Worthy {Inspirational Look}


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I-Letter-TSS-B.jpgI was watching a video for the song "Sway" sung by Julie London on You Tube when I came across this picture which is part of the photo montage. And as soon as I saw it, it gave me a yearning to wear lipstick! Not that you will necessarily do it immediately, but it's inspirational, to me at least.  When I think a little more about it, I think that what really showcases her painted lips in this picture is her complexion. It conveys the idea that applying a sultry-siren lipstick can still go together with a fresh, innocent and natural look...

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April 12, 2010

Tom Ford Beauty Launches at Selfridges April 22, 2010: Apply to Join Event Hosted by Vogue {Beautiful Strolls & Must-See Addresses}

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Y-Letter-TSS.jpgYou can join Vogue at Selfridges in London on April 22, 2010 for the introduction of the new Tom Ford Beauty range called Tom Ford Private Blend Lip Color Collection. As you may have heard, designer (and now movie director) Tom Ford is introducing a range of lipsticks on his way to offering a fashion range for women later on. This lipstick library is an off-shoot of the Private Blend collection of fragrances (Overview) The lipsticks were developed in 12 staple colors described as being creamy, easy-to-apply, bold and fashion-conscious. Ingredients include: soja seed extract, Brazilian murumuru butter and chamomilla flower oil. Ford said,

"This is my take on 12 classic lip colors," Ford told WWD. "I took the most universally flattering colors that a woman can wear, and then I reimagined them in a modern and authoritative way. These are signature lip colors for the makeup connoisseur."

The collection is debuting this month in Europe and will reach the United States in June 2010. Meanwhile here is what London denizens can do...

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March 27, 2010

The First USA National Beard & Moustache Championships, June 5, 2010, Bend, Oregon {Casting Calls & Beauty Contests} {Men's Grooming}


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Exciting news for men who take their facial hair seriously, Beard Team USA is launching the first ever National Beard and Moustache Championships this June 2010. There are $5000 in prizes. The competition will be hosted by the current world champion, Jack Passion (pictured above.)

beard-team-USA.pngPardon me for drooling down memory lane, but my first ever published article was a beauty and grooming story with an anthropological angle in my school newspaper when I was 12-13 years old and guess what, it was about Men's Beards in History (in French.)...

 

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March 26, 2010

The Lisptick that Won't Quit: L'Oréal Infaillible / Never Fail Lipcolour Compact in Target Red (2008) {Beauty Review}


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Infallible / Never Fail by L'Oréal is the signature Target Red which first came out in 2007 inspired by the red bull's eye logo that greets customers looking for a bargain with a dash of hip at Target stores. In August 2008, they added the Lip Colour Compact.

For these two reasons, one dealing with the culture of (red) color and the other with a vanity implement, I had to review the Target Red Lip Compact. Except that in reality, I just noticed the frank red and then when I opened the package - not even then -, when I read a press release, I discovered there is supposed to be a built-in mirror,

"Featuring a patented, transfer-proof formula that offers uncompromised comfort and beautiful, luminous color hour after hour. With a richly pigmented basecoat with superior elasticity and an ultra-glossy topcoat with moisturizing Marine Collagen and Vitamin E, Infallible redefines longwear lip color. Packaged in a revolutionary lip color compact with a built-in mirror and precision applicator, color goes on - and stays on - beautifully." (cf. pressroom.target.com)...

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March 18, 2010

Lancôme Mascara Hypnôse Precious Cells (2010): Fronted by Julia Roberts {New Beauty Product - Eyes}

 

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This is for me one of the new beauty products to watch and test this spring 2010, the upcoming Mascara Hypnôse Precious Cells by Lancôme.

I admit to having been excited like everyone else by the research in mascara brushes that we have seen in the past couple of years and then to feeling a bit dazed after a while. At any rate it's hard to follow the output since all the mascara designers have started to dream and draw while they sleep it seems, otherwise how could there be so many new brushes out there!...

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March 12, 2010

Marion Cotillard Plays in Humorous Anti-Sexual Harassment Commercial {Beauty & Society}


Marion-Cotillard-Feb-2010-B.jpgMarion Cotillard with a new crimped updo, which might do the same trick as the accessory advertised in the faux commercial. After the Césars ceremony in France, in February 2010. © Dominique C.


Actress Marion Cotillard plays in a faux English-language commercial with an authentic educational aim to help fight against sexual harassment in the workplace. The funny ad reveals the best-kept secret of French women to foster greater respect towards women in a male-dominated environment. Only, the best-kept secret sounds like a beauty product made in Hollywood and born out of the mind of a feverish entrepreneur, with a real vision though...

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March 2, 2010

Elizabeth Arden Donates to Cancer Charity with Red Door Red (2010): Look Good...Feel Better {New Beauty Products - Lips} {Beauty Series - Red Lips}

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A new, very special red color coming out for the lips this spring 2010 is the 100 year Anniversary Limited Edition lisptick by Elizabeth Arden called Red Door Red.

It is inspired for its color by the iconic Arden red door of the brand's flagship store in New York City which is also their logo and for its gold tone packaging by 1940s glamor.

100% of the proceeds from the sales will go to charity organization Look Good...Feel Better, which helps boost the morale of cancer patients by making them participate in the rituals of beauty...

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February 24, 2010

Vajazzling: The First SFW Public Pictures {Beauty and Society}


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I wrote last time about how the pubis, which some confuse with the vagina curiously, has become the new grooming terrain for the thumb up and the thumb down on Swarovski crystals being applied "down there." Historically, both beauty professionals and fiends have done their best to delineate new body parts to focus on with special, refined treatments. Now tattoos on the derriere would be considered a sedate option so the new buzz-worthy beauty frontier to be pushed has been the pubis. And vajazzling. The term was apparently coined by actress Jennifer Love Hewitt.

In a valiant effort to put images on words, New York City based blogger Bryce Gruber of The Luxury Spot was contacted to go on a vajazzling mission. She went, was filmed and photographed and offers us the first pictures of the treatment. She said,

"I'm here to cover up my C section scar. I'm here to give the women of America options."...

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