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Burt's Bees are giving away 25,000 of their luscious lip balms. This little online extravaganza is taking place to celebrate their "25-year commitment to The Greater Good, Earth-friendly products, natural ingredients and environmental sustainability." You can log on to www.burtsbees.com...

Leonor Greyl hair products are pricier than average but on the other hand they do seem to deliver pretty consistently. As I had fond memories of their honey shampoo (Shampoing au Miel), a former staple product of mine and as...

The other day I posted about an innovative 2-in-1 sunscreen that is also a slimming product by Somatoline Cosmetic which was just introduced. Today, I happened on the latest body product by Tarte Cosmetics which is, guess what, a slimming...

An article in the Financial Times examines the latest trends in lipstick kingdom and sees a return of the real tube of rouge as opposed to the wildly popular wave of lip glosses. I see a parallel with the vintage...

Everybody knows Nivea Creme, the legendary cream created in 1911 by Dr. Oskar Troplowitz in Hamburg, and almost everyone loves it since it sells at the rate of about 10,000 tons a year.But what do people do with it? We...

This spring, French cosmetic brand Somatoline Cosmetic which specializes in thinning products launched an innovative slimming sunscreen called Traitement Amincissant Solaire which is offered in three different SPFs: 15, 30 and 50. Slimming body creams, lotions and gels of all...

Doux Me a brand founded by Caroline Wachsmut and offering "modern bio cosmetics" has had a great idea for an indulgent GWP. For any Doux Me product purchased at the Bon Marché in Paris on June 12 and 13, 2009...

Procter & Gamble who bought Max Factor in 1991 have decided to stop marketing the centenarian brand, established 1909, in the US despite its historic Hollywood legacy. Times write that this is going to happen by the beginning of next...

Givenchy is going to launch an improved version of their already very effective Phenomen'Eyes Mascara launched in 2008, the year of the extraordinary mascaras. Phenomen' Eyes is one of the best mascaras to be found on the market plus it...

OK, here is the sunscreen Q & A  I mentioned earlier on. Can adults use sunscreens for kids? (Kiehl's has a new one coming out) and why or why not? Of course yes....separation for adults and kids is marketing and...

La Tresse by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, 1926Someone was asking me what kind of tips one could use at home to get the kind of great glamorous hair that result from a hair-salon session. I promised that person to ask a...

Did you know that the best way to integrate vitamin C into your beauty routine is by eating it and in kiwis in particular! Topical application of C and fruit acids on skin pales in comparison with the advantages of...

Kiehl's have launched a limited-edition collection of Argan and vegetal Squalene-based body lotions meant to mend all those unsightly crocodile cracks. Check out what we have already written about Argan and Squalene in the past.The new product is called the...

For queen and country. An assistant of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown inadvertently left, amongst other things, a document describing Brown's embellishing routine in a taxi cab. The press now also want to help with his beauty needs and are...

Elle France has interviewed perfumer Lyn Harris of Miller Harris, a London-based fragrance house, to ask her about her beauty secrets and favorite routines. The Q & A is in French but you can spot all the good addresses that...