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 Coiffeur to both celebrities and grateful Sephora-goers Frederic Fekkai has launched his first personal fragrance called Femme Fekkai Sensuelle Eau de Parfum. It is part of the brand's Femme Fekkai Sensuelle Collection which wishes to weave together functionality and olfactory hedonism, pairing beauty and olfaction. To spice up things, the tag line in the form of a message of affirmation is printed on the bottle in Fekkai's handwriting and with his autograph, " The spirit of a woman -- revealed." Next time, I suggest selling an erasable pen that can be used on a specially studied surface on the perfume bottle so that one could add one's favorite quote of the moment and absorb it while spritzing...
Continue reading "Frederic Fekkai Femme Fekkai Sensuelle Eau de Parfum (2009) {New Perfume} {Beauty & Olfaction}" »
 A British brand called 2 Love My Lips have come up with the idea of empowering women by turning traditional tools of coquetry, their lip glosses, into weapons against date-raping. I initially imagined that the gloss itself might turn into a code color alert if you smeared some discreetly on the rim of your glass, but you need to whip out the strip that says you mean business. It's not going to be easy to make friends this way, but safety first! Okay, seriously, the lip glosses come together with a drug testing kit in the form of a pink taper that you dip into your drink before taking any sip out of it. The strip detects the drugs GHB and Ketamine by turning blue... 
Continue reading "2 Love My Lips Lip Glosses are Secret Weapons Against Date-Raping {New Beauty Products}" »
 For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yankee Candle is scenting the month of October 2009 in mandarin and cranberry, two fall fruits, with the tag line, " A light of hope." If you want to support breast cancer research with their two offerings this year, you can opt for a perfumed candle in a tumbler and/or a car deodorizer, the Car Jar in the shape of a mini iconic Yankee Candle home candle, if you want to be seen with your breast cancer message and spread the word... 
Continue reading "Think Pink: Yankee Candle Breast Cancer Tumbler & Car Jar {New Beauty Products}" »
 Continuing our shopping-tip series on pink products that support breast cancer research in the dedicated month of October, we now bring to you the new 2009 edition of OPI Pink of Hearts. This is the third time in a row that OPI has joined the crusade since 2007. In 2007, we had a strawberry milk shake color, in 2008 a jelly bean pink and in 2009, we have a creamy pastel pink with a touch of vintage...
Continue reading "Think Pink: OPI Pink of Hearts, the 2009 Edition {New Beauty Products}" »
 Prescriptives is destined to see its operations shut down for good but they would rather not leave walking on tiptoes and prefer instead to depart with a bang with this beauteous Pink Ribbon Palette. $20,000 will be donated out of the proceeds from the North American sales of this collectible to Breast Cancer Research Foundation created by Evelyn Lauder. It is priced at $49 and valued at $100
 Revlon has partnered with the Entertainment Industry Foundation to release a lip gloss adorned with a pink ribbon to profit cancer research. "Join Revlon in the quest to change the face of cancer. 10% of sales from
each Revlon Super Lustrous™ Lipgloss in Pink Pursuit will be donated to
Breast Cancer research..."
 Clinique, a company part of the Estée Lauder cos. is also making generous donations out of two limited-edition products issued for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to the Cancer Foundation established by Evelyn Lauder in 1993. Great Skin, Great Cause
Limited-edition Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion comes
with a pink bracelet and two charms: a Clinique "C" and Breast Cancer
Awareness Pink Ribbon. $10 per Dramatically Different Moisturizing
Lotion sold during October will be donated to The Breast Cancer
Research Foundation.
 Great Lips, Great Cause Limited-edition trio of Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 minis on a keychain.
Comes with 2 charms: a Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon and a
Clinique 'C." In Air Kiss, Kissyfit & Whisper. $10 from your
purchase helps support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and many in the beauty industry are taking this opportunity to send a pink message of hope. For the occasion, Estée Lauder have pledged to give $500,000 to fund cancer research. To help them reach their goal, they have issued a pink ribbon pin, a compact, and 2 lip sets in various shades of pinks selected each by Evelyn Lauder for her own and actress Elizabeth Hurley for hers. The Evelyn Lauder Lip Design Collection and Elizabeth Hurley Lip Design Collection include the following items...
Continue reading "Think Pink: 2 Estee Lauder Pink Ribbon Lip Sets by Evelyn Lauder & Elizabeth Hurley, & More {New Beauty Products} " »
 Following its limited-edition Declaring Indigo brush set which updated the badger-brush look by dying part of the brush in a beautiful dusty royal blue, Lancôme just released another, new tantalizing set called the Deluxe Brush Set & Fashion Case. This time it is a travel-sized set and the by now 5 brushes (but minus the mineral powder brush) are dyed a bishop bejeweled purple hue and housed in a case adorned with two matching cabochons to flash a little glam when you open it...
Continue reading "Lancome Deluxe Brush Set & Fashion Case (2009): Purple Love " »
 I did not imagine that I would find a beauty product that is meant to work both for your lips and body, but Dr. Allan Kurtz came up with it so let's see what it claims to do. Kurtz's brainchild developed by Pacific Shore Holdings is a lip Balm which contains ingredients targeting weight gain issues. The Burner Balm literally claims it burns fat thanks to Hoodia Gordonii extract which is an effective appetite suppressant, Green Tea extract which stimulates metabolism, Chromium Picolinate which acts on the metabolism, helps build muscle and increases energy level, Natural Caffeine which helps with calorie control and L-Carnitine which helps prevent fatty tissue buildup. On the website, they explain that you have to be a little restricted in its use, because apparently, it works,... 
Continue reading "Burner Balm Lip Balm {Beauty Notes - Lips - Body} {New Beauty Products}" »
 Red, as we all know is more often seen on lips, relatively less often on cheeks
(real red that is, like Exhibit A by Nars, say) and even less frequently
on eyelids. Making up your eyes in red can be dramatic, romantic, antiquated or Goth. It's a
look with historical precedents like the Geisha look, the Chinese Opera
singers look, the courtly lady's look with her rouge that was applied so high up on cheeks in
the 18th century that it went up to the eye level, the ethnic look like in the use of red mud
to adorn the body in Africa, or the vampire/Gothic look, and more. And no, not the rabbit look. In
Part 1 we present some of the makeup product launches this fall that have been inspired to make the color red migrate onto the eyelids. In Part 2, we will round up red eye
makeup from alternative brands. In Part 3, we'll take a look at the
runway looks that used red on the eyes. And how about a bonus Series on Red Perfumes?  This fall we are seeing a lot of red both on the runways and in the makeup pans. Chanel has launched its Venetian collection and one of the most interesting items in it is the eye-gloss quad featuring a deep antique red that could also make you think of a nature morte depicting a butcher's display. This red can be both kept saturated to the point where it looks like makeup for the stage to make believe you were bruised or be worked into a more classic red look.  Armani has a terrific mascara, Eyes to Kill, in Rouge Iron. The swatch on the Armani site does not do justice to the original color which is a rich terracotta red and makes me think most of an African color, like a landslide of red clay after the rain. It applies beautifully and although it will not make your eyes stand out as much as with a darker color, it's so luscious you want to find a way to use it to full effect. They also have the new Eyes to Kill Eye Shadow in Red Iron: 3 colors to apply at different levels of the eyelid. Isn't this a to-die-for coral-y tomato red?...
Continue reading "Take The Red Eye This Fall 2009 -- Part 1: Makeup Launches {Trend Alert} {New Beauty Products - Color}" »
 The legendary Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris has partnered with Sephora to launch a limited-edition collection of makeup colors and accessories which is reportedly full of " show girl goodies!" The line called Crazy Horse Paris pour Sephora will comprise "Crazy lipstick, eyeshadow, pasties, body shimmer, etc.", even a Crazy duckie, false eye lashes, (but no makeup brushes per the insider's spill)... 
Continue reading "Crazy Horse Cabaret & Sephora To Launch Makeup Line {Beauty Notes -- New Products}" »
   Fred Farrugia is the ex-international artistic director for makeup for Lancôme and the inventor, amongst others, of the Juicy tubes. He just launched his own line of makeup at Sephora France, developing a nomadic concept of 104 stackable palettes of colors that can be easily carried in your bag and more originally, used without a mirror thanks to the (amazing) textures. One of the ideas behind the line is that this is a collection you can use even if you know more about
finger-painting from your days in day-care and kindergarten than about
makeup. The textures may be called easy now but it took Farrugia five years to create the products in his apartment. (By the way, he is the brother of comic French TV personality Dominique Farrugia.) His collaborator on the project is designer Ora-Ito who conceived the stackables which are simple, functional elongated palettes that just need to be clipped on, unclipped, stacked at will. Ora-Ito is also the thinking head behind the new beautiful flacon for the latest perfume by Guerlain, Idylle (it looks better in reality than on a picture).... 
Continue reading "Fred Farrugia's New Makeup Line, Design by Ora Ito {Beauty Notes} {New Beauty Products}" »
 Sephora has introduced a new collection of hair brushes that was studied to incorporate both the traditional know-how by using 100% natural bristles and the still traditional but nevertheless new, edgy awareness that certain minerals -- tourmaline here -- release negative ions that are beneficial to haircare. The latter is dubbed "Ionic technology" and promises an anti-frizz effect as well as a "maxi-shine." The encouraging tag line is "... for the woman who wants to achieve mane magnificence sans the damage."
 Well, I have to say that I literally jumped on the Sephora Brand Boar Detangling Brush (or Brosse Démêlante Sanglier) upon spying it without even reading the fine print as my personal hairbrush-radar activated itself automatically. This particular brush from the collection looked very well balanced..
Continue reading "Sephora Boar Detangling Brush (2009): The Power of Tourmaline {Beauty Notes: Review} {Hair} {New Beauty Product}" »
 Hard Candy has debuted in a new mass-retail channel by appearing legitimately on the shelves of Wal-Mart. The brand specifically created a rich range of 261 products for the retail giant. According to Reuters, for Wal-Mart this is a move linked to the context of the recession which has pushed more higher-income shoppers to visit its premises so as to respond to sober times, even if only psychologically. Reuters also underlines the fact that this evolution was not fully appreciated by lower-income shoppers who are the real Wal-Mart regulars...
Continue reading "Hard Candy Now at Wal-Mart {Beauty News}: The More Bells & Whistles, The Merrier" »
 Bath & Body Works have released a new collection of shower gels and hand soaps in five different scents inspired by iconic geographic locations in the States. The scents are called Napa Grape, Montana Sky, Washington Apple, Savannah Mint, and Siesta Key Lemon. Napa Grape contains grape seed oil, of course, but is also perfumed accordingly, In the beautiful rolling hills of Napa
Valley's rich wine country, the alluring scent of ripe grapes wafts
through the air. Breathe in this irresistible fragrance and experience
the intoxicating aroma that has inspired generations of romance...
Continue reading "Bath & Body Works American Grown Collection (2009) {New Bath & Body} " »
 Fresh has introduced a new eye treatment cream called Black Tea Age-Delay Eye Cream (Crème Contour des Yeux Thé Noir). It comes after the award-winning Black Tea Instant Perfecting Mask and Black Tea Age-Delay Cream with collagen boosting lychee. The latter got an award from Men's Health which tells us ladies that guys dig it...
Continue reading "Fresh Black Tea Age-Delay Eye Cream (2009) {Beauty Notes} {New Beauty Product}" »
 Here is a recap of the latest news on Beauty And The Salamander: • Go a little wild and dare to dress with Color On Professional Eye Envy, the Exotic Kit• Aaron de Mey is thinking in black and red for your lips and boldly signs his new tenure at Lancôme • LVMH-owned Dior is sued for allegedly putting lead in their lipsticks. They are, apparently, not the only ones. • Nars has a new Miami Sun Set, but it's hard to tell how bright the colors really are for this online exclusive
 Jardin de France, a French perfume house established in 1920 - from which I usually like to buy eaux de cologne both classical and with a twist (angelica, chypre, jasmine, heliotrope...) - have come up with a new concept for a new line of perfume and beauty products titled Culture et Nature (Culture and Nature). I am happy to say from the outset that they ship internationally so this will not appear as just one of those tantalizing posts where you have to start mentally taking down notes on what to check next time you travel to Europe or perhaps even plan a perfume trip. The new collection includes 6 series of products inspired each by one country and their traditional olfactory and vegetal oil cultures: Brazil, China, India, Madagascar, Morocco, Russia...
Continue reading "Jardin de France New Culture & Nature Line Is Inspired By 6 Countries (2008) {New Perfumes - Beauty Products}" »
Miss Ferling Baume de Dalmatie Baume de Dalmatie is the latest cute and cool hand-cream from Miss Ferling, a French brand. The packaging, a fun-looking tartan-decorated cardboard tube containing a slim and petite 15 ml metallic tube, is attractive although the cream tube looks a bit reduced and makes you think that the cream better be ultra-concentrated to justify the down-size. Described as a "spotted hand cream for velvety paws" the Baume is cool-looking because it indeed contains black spots on a white background although these are not as numerous as on the spotted packaging. One squirt and you get 2 dots. The black dots are licorice and lily and advertised as ultrasoftening agents.....
Continue reading "Miss Ferling Baume de Dalmatie & Herbacin Kamille + Glycerin: 2 Hand-Creams Go Mano a Mano - Beauty Review {Bath & Body} {New Product}" »
 On May 15th 2008, the first meeting of the Congrès Cosmétotextiles (Cosmetotextile Congress) took place in Tours, France one of the annual conferences that are part of the activities of the competitive pole of the Cosmetic Valley. It introduces to the wider public a new generation of cosmetic products dubbed "intelligent textiles" (textiles intelligents) part of a branch of the beauty industry called "sensory cosmetics" (cosmétique sensorielle) A slimming outfit below by Lytess, not thanks to elastic pressure but to the release of active ingredients..... 
Continue reading "Cosmétotextiles: Intelligent Beautifying Textiles {Beauty News}" »
Coty will launch a new line of makeup colors in May of 2008 under the Sally Hansen label called Natural Beauty. It is a follow-up strategic move after the success of the 16-sku Lip Lab lipstick line. The line was inspired by makeup artist Carmindy from the Discovery Channel popular fashion show, What Not To Wear. She collaborated on the project and will use them on her show.....
Continue reading "Sally Hansen Natural Beauty: A New Mineral Makeup Line & More {Beauty Notes - News}" »
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- Design Thierry Bogaert Voile de Beton (2009) {New Perfume}
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