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December 21, 2011

MAC Iris Apfel Collection (2012): For All The Seasons of Life {Beauty Notes}

Iris Apfel is your dream of an eccentric, flamboyant grand-mother come true. From the top of her 90 years of existence, she dispenses style-cum-wisdom lessons without even trying because what she displays is the result of decades of practice and instinct-in-action.

After an exhibition at the MET honored her and a book about it came out in 2005, Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel by Eric Boman, with an introduction by Harold Koda and a contribution by Apfel herself, her style and eye-glasses in particular have been acquiring iconic status...

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June 7, 2011

Bare Minerals Pretty Amazing Lip Color (2011) {New Beauty Products - Lips}

Bare Minerals are launching a new collection of lip colors entitled Pretty Amazing Lip Color. The spirit of the collection is to aim to avoid the pain of having to choose between the staying power of a lipstick and the high shine of a lip gloss by offering the best of both worlds in one (economical) tube. What the brand promises also are that the pigments are highly saturated while the shine factor was designed to be long-lasting...

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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}

You 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 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}

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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November 27, 2009

ELF The Beauty Encyclopedia {Shopping Tip}

E.L.F. (Eyes. Lips. Face) have put out a very appealing makeup set offering a course in the art of beautifying your face. It's called The Beauty Encyclopedia, in 3 volumes. Each tome contains the tips, colors and tools you need to start immediately.

I like the subtle neutral palette which says "wearable" instead of "industry left-over". Don't you hate those color palettes that seem to have been put together just to say, "Hi, I'm new and I don't care if I make any sense"?...

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June 28, 2009

Bourjois So Delicate Lip Cream (2009): Cheeks to Lips: # 55 Fuschia Delicat {Beauty Review - Lips}

So Delicate Lip Cream is the latest lipstick concept by Bourjois which just launched this month. Its originality is to propose a delicate new powdery texture for the lips. The traditional look you achieve by applying powder and lipstick and then biting in a Kleenex is recreated efficaciously here and even - important note - improved upon with just a few precise sweeps of the foam brush.

You may be yearning after a matte look but be weary at the same time of the drying effect. Or you may like the sophisticated, slightly retro powdery look but find it not versatile enough and aging and/or hardening. So Delicate is like a sheerer yet saturated, more luminous and truly powdery rather than matte version of this look...

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June 26, 2009

The Body Shop Tantalizing Lip Butter Yes, Yes, Yes / Oui, Oui, Oui (2009) {New Beauty Product - Lips} {Beauty Review}

The Body Shop have a new limited-edition extra-rich lip butter called Tantalizing Lip Butter, plus it stands for a good cause: Safe Sex. TBD have partnered with MTV and the Staying Alive Foundation to promote information on HIV and AIDS. Proceeds will go to further that cause. You can check out the dedicated site at http://www.yestosafesex.com Finally, the shea butter is sourced from Africa and respects Community Trade standards...

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June 21, 2009

MAC Trip Phase III: Travel Exclusive {New Beauty Products - Cheeks - Eyes - Lips}

MAC have launched a travel-exclusive collection of makeup called Phase III for the summer holidays season. It comprises Coral Lips & Bags, Pink lips & Bags, Rose Lips & Bags, Soft-Style Fluidline, High Impact Fluidline, Basic Brushes, and Advanced Brushes...

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September 19, 2008

Dior Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Lurex Plum from Dandy Lady {New Beauty Product Review - Lips}

Lurex Plum 877, a lovely, deep eye-catching plum with antique rose thrown in it and fine multi-colored shimmer, is a new color born from the conjunction of Dior's reformulation of their Dior Addict Lip Gloss line into the Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Reflect one and of the launch of the Dandy Lady fall 2008 collection. The collection is dominated by taupe and plum colors and Lurex Plum stands out for its depth and refined shimmer.

Dior has re-introduced shades from the previous line into the new one, but with added glitter with a star-dust effect. (Sephora very usefully lists the old color names next to the new ones whenever appropriate.) Lurex Plum 877 is a new tint that is exhibited in Paris as part of the Dandy Lady collection although Nordstrom does not list it there....

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August 20, 2008

Yves Saint Laurent Gloss Pur Black: Black & Blacker {New Beauty Product - Lips}

This fall, the color black is going to migrate from nails and eyes to lips as Lancome (with the Piha set) and now Yves Saint Laurent will launch their house versions of onyx lips.

It's a priori a daring move, I daresay, but black is stylish, so it seems there is potential for it to translate into something as perfectly acceptable as a little black dress (worn on your lips, mind you). YSL now proposes their own limited-edition tube called Gloss Pur Black.

Depending on the way you apply it, it reportedly can play with various shades of blackish,...

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July 21, 2008

Aaron de Mey Paints Lips Black & Red at Lancôme {New Beauty Products - Lips}

Aaron de Mey is the new makeup artistic director at Lancôme and while his first full color collection will have to await 2009 to see the light of day, makeup aficionados will be able to procure a very interesting set of colors for lips from September 2008.

The minimalist set comprises a red lipstick called "Phida Red" together with a black lip gloss...

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July 12, 2008

Nars Miami Sun Set (2008) {New Beauty Products - Eyes - Lips - Nails}

If only visually, as found in their packages, the saturated-color trend this summer is drool-worthy and Nars is now offering fiery colors to match the sun this month of July with its new limited-edition set called Miami Sun Set. It includes a yellow and brown Duo Eye Shadow in Sundance, which they describe as being golden and terracotta, a pot of Lip Lacquer in Capucine, and a red Nail Polish in Dovima.

The deep red-orange of Capucine which seems to be a cross between a tangerine and a blood orange is a rarer shade and is just luscious to look at; if I had to buy just one item, it would be that one. Actually, I wished I could just dip my finger in that pot right now! It looks much paler on the Nars website however. There they have both Capucine and Dovima, but not Sundance, as separate items.

The set is sold exclusively on Sephora.com for $65 (a $72 value), with free shipping.

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December 21, 2011

MAC Iris Apfel Collection (2012): For All The Seasons of Life {Beauty Notes}

June 7, 2011

Bare Minerals Pretty Amazing Lip Color (2011) {New Beauty Products - Lips}

April 12, 2010

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

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}

November 27, 2009

ELF The Beauty Encyclopedia {Shopping Tip}

June 28, 2009

Bourjois So Delicate Lip Cream (2009): Cheeks to Lips: # 55 Fuschia Delicat {Beauty Review - Lips}

June 26, 2009

The Body Shop Tantalizing Lip Butter Yes, Yes, Yes / Oui, Oui, Oui (2009) {New Beauty Product - Lips} {Beauty Review}

June 21, 2009

MAC Trip Phase III: Travel Exclusive {New Beauty Products - Cheeks - Eyes - Lips}

September 19, 2008

Dior Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Lurex Plum from Dandy Lady {New Beauty Product Review - Lips}

August 20, 2008

Yves Saint Laurent Gloss Pur Black: Black & Blacker {New Beauty Product - Lips}

July 21, 2008

Aaron de Mey Paints Lips Black & Red at Lancôme {New Beauty Products - Lips}

July 12, 2008

Nars Miami Sun Set (2008) {New Beauty Products - Eyes - Lips - Nails}

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