Archive for August, 2006
Smashbox Limited Edition Eye Shadow Quad
New at the house of Smashbox is a Limited Edition Eye Shadow Quad which is a palette of four coordinated shadow shades in one slim compact. Great for creating a variety of looks with shades of teal and wearable neutrals. This is how to use all four shades: apply the deeper, most vibrant shades along the lash line as liner; medium shades to contour the crease; lightest shades to highlight. High shadow how-to mystery solved!
Smashbox Limited Edition Eye shadow Quad comes in two shades: Ambient with golden copper, light golden pearl, bronze with olive undertones, dark metallic copper. Electric with shimmering yellow gold, shimmering dark teal, shimmering burnt orange, and matte dark brown. Cost $30 for 0.17 oz.
GlowFusion By Fusion Beauty
New at Fusion Beauty is GlowFusion Micro-Nutrient Face and Body Natural Protein Tan. GlowFusion is a self-tanning mist that delivers a perfect shade of sun-kissed glow. If you are tired of smelly and messy tanning lotions then this self tanning mist is made for you. It is clear, fast drying, odor-free, streak free and doesn’t stain your clothes. All you get is a sexy tan. All these qualities are possible thanks to a micro-nutrient technology that gives you a potent blend of vitamins and powerful antioxidants to boost your skin’s appearance. Created with a pure, natural sugarcane-derived formula to work with your skin’s natural keratin proteins to create a fabulous glow. GlowFusion is clear and dries immediately and evenly.
The good news is GlowFusion lasts up to two weeks, it is dermatologist tested, non-comedogenic and suitable for all skin types. GlowFusion is available in two formulas: light and medium. Cost: $58 for 5 oz. Fusion Beauty was created by Randi Shinder who came out with a safe and effective alternative to collagen injections to make your lips full and sexy. This is how LipFusion was born in 2005, the first needle-free, Topical-Injectable.
LORAC Snake Charmer Face Palette
New at LORAC is a limited edition Snake Charmer Face Palette which is a palette for eyes and cheeks. The Snake Charmer Face Palette is inspired by the the jungle. The face palette is packaged with an exotic, warm, shimmery snake leather tones and is meant to hypnotize all the other snakes in the jungle. In translation: you will be envied by other girls where ever you go! The face Palette includes shadows in the following shades: Enchanted Ivory, Mystical Gold, Charming Copper, and Royal Brown; and blush in Hypnotically Peach. Yours for $35.
LORAC Cosmetics was founded by Carol Shaw. Shaw began selling her make line in an upscale L.A. salon busy with some of Hollywood’s most famous faces. LORAC makeup line got his way into the fashion industry and Carol Shaw was working with world famous photographers and models, while receiving great reviews in fashion magazines. LORAC branched out, developing skin-perfecting powders and luminizing lotions, such as: makeupPREP Gentle Skin Resurfacer which is a gentle resurfacing cream that’s the number one professional secret for smooth, polished, luminous skin, the first step in preparation for perfect makeup application. Cost: $32 for 3.7 oz. And aquaPRIME Oil Free Makeup Primer which is a water-based makeup primer that moisturizes and prepares your skin for silky smooth makeup application with a lightweight, colorless gel texture that’s is oil free, fragrance free, and silicone-free. Cost: $30.
Vera Wang New Princess
Vera Wang the very famous bridal designer has launched a new perfume called Princess. The new perfume is a delicious addition to Vera Wang The Fragrance, Sheer Vail, and Vera Wang for men. Princess main notes include: Water Lily, Lady Apple, Mandarin Meringue, Golden Apricot Skin, Ripe Pink Guava, Tahitian Flower, Wild Tuberose, Dark Chocolate, Pink Frosting Accord, Precious Amber, Forbidden Woods, Royal Musk Captive, Chiffon Vanilla. Cost: $52 for 1.7 oz Eau de Toilette, $68 for 3.4 oz Eau de Toilette. Also try Vera Wang Princess 5 oz Body Butter for $35, and Princess Body Polish 5 oz Body Polish for $30.
Scarlett Johansson And L’Oreal
The very glamorous actress, Scarlett Johansson, has joined L’Oreal in 2005 after signing a $4 million deal with the cosmetics giant. Scarlett used to be in Calvin Klein ads before L’Oreal. Other beautiful celebrities to model for L’Oreal are: Beyonce Knowles, Natalie Imbruglia, Eva Longoria, Aishwarya Rai, Claudia Schiffer, Andie MacDowell, Milla Jovovich, and Leatitia Casta. The Polish and Danish descent beauty will appear in many of L’Oreal makeup, skin care, and haircare lines ads. Because we worth it!, or the correct L’Oreal slogan: “Because You Worth It”.
We have seen Scarlett Johansson In L’Oreal ads for NUTRISUMMER Body-Expertise a 24 hour daily moisturizing lotion with a gradual sun-kissed look. NUTRISUMMER builds a natural-looking tan gradually when used on a daily basis. With this body lotion you can keep looking tanned all year round. SUBLIME GLOW which comes for Fair skin tones or for Medium skin tones. SUBLIME GLOW body lotions both will give you a healthy summer glow in 2 to 3 days. Choose SUBLIME GLOW Fair if you are blonde or a redhead with a creamy complexion that burns easily in the sun. Choose Meduim if you are a brunette and tan easily in the sun. We have also seen Scarlett in ads for Glam Shine Crystals a lip gloss with liquid crystals that give your lips a mirror shine. The new Glam Shine Crystals comes with a smoothing wand to boost volume and make your lips full and sexy. In the ad Scarlett Johansson is wearing Glam shine Crystals in Coral 301.
Who is Becca Cosmetics?
Becca cosmetics is a pretty name for a makeup line. Named after its Australian founder, Rebbecca Morrice Williams. Becca was created through Rebecca William’s frustration to find the perfect foundation to achieve a flawless look. As a result Becca Cosmetics was born to give us an ultimate range of skin perfecting products to suit all skin tones and ethnicities, from the fairest to the darkest complexions.
The Becca Skin Perfecting Make-Up System is a simple program designed to correct, perfect, and enhance your complexion, with varying levels of coverage and finishes. Made possible due to an advanced pigment technology and superior colors to transform dull skin to to healthy, flawless yet natural looking skin. These cream-to-blend formulations have a weightless feel that provides an incredibly long-lasting finish, making it possible for all women to have amazing looking skin.
Try Becca Luminous Skin Color SPF 20 Plus which is is an ultra sheer foundation/tinted moisturizer that visibly improves the complexion, yet looks incredibly natural on the skin. It is multipurpose, offering skincare, makeup, and sun protection in one product. It boasts a high SPF of 20+ that protects against over 96 percent of both UVA and UVB rays. Comes in 14 different gorgeous shades from Porcelain for pink or light complexions all the way to Mink for neutral or deep brown-bronze complexions. Cost: $40.
Becca Creme Blush provides natural, radiant, long-lasting color to the cheeks due to a highly pigmented, creamy formulation. Simply dab onto skin with fingertips to emulate the look of natural, youthful, skin. Great for most skin types except very oily, blemished skin. This blush is Allure Magazine Best Of Beauty Award Winner. comes in 9 beautiful sahdes such as: Amaryllis a burnt rose, Byzantine a peach gold shimmer, Terracotta neutral apricot nude, and Turkish Rose a rose nude. Cost: $27.
Eva Mendes Joined Revlon Star Power
Eva Mendes joined the beautiful faces of Revlon. Other Hollywood star power for Revlon include Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Kate Bosworth, and Susan Sarandon. Each fabulous actress represent a different quality, or as Revlon describes it a ‘Signature style’. Kate Bosworth stands for flirty, feminine and ripe with possibilities. Julianne Moore is glamorous, captivating, and elegant. Eva Mendes is sultry, seductive and so divine. Halle Berry is sleek, smoldering, and hypnotic. Susan Sarandon is confident, charismatic, and one of the kind. Which Revlon signature style are you?
Here are few of Revlon award winning, or most popular, products you should give a go. Skinlights Instant Skin Brightener was chosen as the best inexpensive bronzer by InStyle Magazine Best Beauty Buys 2005. Skinlights will give you Instant luminosity or skin-brightening effect from a pump. This bronzer is sheer, oil-free, lightweight, and feels silky smooth. The unique formula features light-reflective crystals and skin-enhancing minerals to instantly brighten skin, soften flaws and boost radiance. You can wear it over bare skin for instant luminosity, or with foundation for luminosity with more coverage. Ingredients include vitamins A, C & E and SPF 15 to help improve and protect skin.
Another InStlye favorite is Colorstay 12 Hour Eye Shadow Quad which mad with SoftFlex Comfort Technology. It is a powder shadow that delivers rich, beautiful color and looks freshly applied for up to 12 hours. The long-wearing, velvety formula is easy to apply and blend, and the exclusive ColorStay formula means it won’t crease, fadeorsmudge. Colorstay12 Hour Eye Shadow And ColorStay 12-Hour Eye Shadow now features SoftFlex, for comfortable silky smooth color that blends effortlessly.
New at Revlon is Luxurious Lengths Waterproof Mascara which is made with an exclusive SmoothGel waterproof formula that extends lashes while providing clump-free definition. You will get soft and silky lashes with no clumping or flaking. And its lash extending brush will maximizes your lashes length and adds fabulous curl.
Lovely By Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker the elegant star from the highly acclaimed show Sex And The City has launched her first perfume Lovely in 2005. Lovely was made possible thanks to Sarah Jessica Parker’s collaboration with the international firm Coty, which are also launching range with David and Victoria Beckham. You surely want to try Lovely and get a piece of an international fashion symbol. Sarah Jessica Parker became a super star playing the very stylish character Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City. Lovely is an elegant perfume with main notes of lavender, orchid and amber, apple martini, paper whites and musk. Cost: $49.50 for 1.7 oz, $65 for 3.4 oz.
Try also Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker Body Butter which is an intense moisturizing cream that melts into the skin, leaving it hydrated, replenished and fragranced. Cost: $40. Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker Bath & Shower Gel which is a gentel body cleanser that will surround you with the silky white amber fragrance of Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker. Cost: $26. And lastly, Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker Body Lotion. Cost: $30.
Hey Sugar Cosmetics
New at Sugar Cosmetics is Freshen Up Trio Lip Gloss Set. Which is a set of three breath-freshening lip glosses. Now that’s cool. Each lip gloss in this set is infused with a different, breath-freshening flavor to make you very kissable. The three shades in the set include: Peppermint translucent white shimmer, Cinnamon sheer pink/red, and Wintergreen iridescent/multicolored shimmer. Freshen Up Trio Lip Gloss Set can be applied alone or over your favorite lipstick. Cost: $28.
Mary Boncutter created Sugar Cosmetics line around 4 years ago targeted mainly to Teens but not limited to. What makes Sugar stand out is their flavored lip glosses, particularly Sugar flavored, hence the brand name.
Freeze 24/7 Age-Less Skincare
Freeze 24/7 skincare is using the latest innovations in anti-aging skincare technology. Using Freeze 24/7 products will reduce the appearance of your fine lines and wrinkles. Their latest developments in cosmeceutical skincare technology offers a safe option to invasive, costly and sometimes harmful cosmetic procedures. Try IceCrystals Anti-Aging Prep And Polish which utilizes a new technology in skin resurfacing. Active ingredients include: Calibrated Magnesium Oxide Crystals-uniformly shaped diamond crystals that glide over skin without irritation, active Jojoba massage beads Basil oil-provides a cooling and toning sensation while detoxifying and stimulating congested skin.
If you are a big fan of microdermabrasion then IceCrystals is for you! Using this product regularly will retexturize your skin to reveal a smooth and even appearance. It will illuminate and rejuvenate dull, dry, lifeless skin, restoring a healthy glow. It will Improve your skin’s circulation and the production of elastin and collagen which helps repair skin damage due to aging, sun exposure and environmental aggressors. It will decongest acne-prone skin and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, sun spots, blemishes, hyper-pigmentation, and enlarged pores. And the list of benefits is still not over. It will also resurface and smooth hands to help reduce age and sun spots and it allows for rapid and effective absorption of Freeze 24/7 Age-Less Skincare moisturizers. IceCrystals is non abrasive and won’t irritate your skin. Cost: $95 and worth it!
New at Freeze 24/7 skincare line is a fabulous moisturizer called: Icecream Double Scoop. The cream does look and feel like your favorite Ice Cream. Icecream Double Scoop is an intensive Anti-Aging Moisturizer. It is a smoothing moisturizing complex that provides intense hydration while nourishing, firming and toning your skin. This anti-aging moisturizer provides short and long term benefits, such as: it diminishes expression line formations while shielding the skin from oxidative stress and UVA/UVB rays, reduces the appearance of facial expression lines and other common signs of aging, and fights free radical damage and oxidative stress with L-Carnosine & Green Tea Extract. Icecream is also dermatologist tested, hypoallergenic, non-sensitizing, allergy tested, clinically tested, and non-irritating. Cost: $95.
Freeze 24/7 skincare line and their Plump Lips Ice Sticks featured in many fashion magazines such as: Shape, Allure, Marie Claire, W, OK Magazine, and many more. Plump Lips Ice Sticks by Freeze 24/7 will give you gorgeous, sexy, full, glossy and bursting with moist color lips. Pump Lips IceSticks contains the same technology as the original Plump Lips clear plumping gloss, but now it comes in a palette of 7 shades of sheer wash of color, such as: FirstFrost, Brr..Berry, WindChill, ArcticGlaze, FrostBitten, PlumCicle, and CherryIce. Ice Sticks will smooth, plump and color your lips without irritating them. The moisture-rich formula delivers soft, buttery lips in seconds with a derivative of the B-vitamin Niacin. It will enhance the natural color of your lips you will look as you are wearing lip color but you’re not. Matured lips or thin lips will appear more youthful and more sensual. How it works: Freeze 24/7 new technology increases circulation on the lip surface and makes them apear fuller without the drying, burning and irritation associated with most lip plumpers. Cost: $42.50.