Archive for November, 2006
In Control Curious Britney Spears
Check out Britney Spears other perfume. It is called In Control Curious Britney Spears and we must admit the name is a bit of an oxymoron considering Britney Spears seems to be somewhat out of control these days. It is a sexy vanilla-infused musk scent and belongs to the Soft Oriental fragrance family.
In Control Curious Britney Spears main notes include: Loquat Fruit, Midnight Orchid, Creme Broiler, Black Vanilla Bean, Tonka Crystals, Sugared Sandalwood, Signature Musk. Cost: $52.50 for 3.3 oz Eau de Parfum Spray.
Skin Medica Lip Renewal and Lip Plumper
Are you all about big full lips? Sort of like Angelina Jolie or Carmen Diaz. Then check out Skin Medica Skincare TNS Lipplump System. This lip care system is aimed to restore lip fullness and volume within minutes and offers long-lasting anti-aging benefits. However, make sure to read how to instructions before using.
Step one: use Skin Medica Lip Renewal. It rapidly smooths and softens your lip texture and condition. It also increases lip volume, improves definition of lip line, and reduces surface folds. Key ingredients: Human Fibroblast Conditioned Media (NouriCel-MD), Marine Filling Spheres (Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Atelocollagen, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate), Hyaluronic Filling Spheres (Hyaluronic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate), Peptide Pal-GHK, Ceramide 3.
Step two: apply Skin Medica Lip Plumper to enhance natural lip color, improve lip texture and condition, give lips a fuller, more youthful look, increase lip volume. Key ingredients: Benzyl Nicotinate (Niacin), Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil , Hydrogenated Polyisobutene.
Bond No.9 Crystal Pocket Spray Box
Here is a gift idea for Christmas from Talking Makeup. Bond No.9 Crystal Pocket Spray Box. This very luxurious gift set includes a handy portable spray flacon, sparked with black Swarovski crystal. Accommodates 0.25 oz. of your favorite scent. The other three containers come with Bond No.9 Chinatown, Bond No.9 Chelsea Flowers and Bond No.9 Eau de New York refills. 0.25 oz. each. Cost: $195.
The brand Bond No.9 was created by a French perfume expert Laurice Rahmé. Her inspiration comes from her 25 years of living in New York City. Bond No.9 is named after its headquarters boutique at 9 Bond Street in Noho New York City. The Bond No. 9 start-up collection represents New York neighborhoods, such as: downtown, midtown or uptown with a scent of its own. Bond No.9 is also named after New Yorkers favorite summer escapes like Fire Island or the Hamptons. Bond No.9 is designed for women, men, and unisex.
OPI Lincoln Park After Dark and Essie Wicked 249
It looks like the dark or almost black nail polish is in once again. Many celebrities have been seen sporting this look. Deep nail polish shades seem to go well with short and squared nails. It may be a bold look for you, but since so many cute girls display the new vamp trend then it feels almost OK to try it yourself. And for the British readers, we have a picture of the very famous glamour model actress and business woman, Abby Titmus. Abby is perfectly manicured in deep shade nail polish as feathered in her new 2007 Abby Titmus Calendar.
Talking Makeup picked two nail polish shades that will help you achieve this hot look. OPI created Lincoln Park After Dark NL W42 as part of their new Chicago Collection. OPI describes this color as: ” When midnight meets purple”. Cost: around $7.
Our second pick is Essie Wicked 249 which has a burgundy red undertones and less purple then OPI Lincoln Park After Dark NL W42. Cost: around $7.
Vera Wang The Fragrance Holiday Limited Edition
I know there are plenty of Vera Wang Princess Perfume fans out there. So I thought Vera Wang The Fragrance Holiday Limited Edition will be great news to you. Vera Wang The Fragrance Holiday Limited Edition is a beautiful Soft Floral type of scent. Quite different then Vera Wang Princess which is a more Soft Oriental type of scent. Main notes include: Bulgarian Rose, Calla Lily, Mandarin Flower, Gardenia, Lotus, Iris, White Stephanotis. Cost: $90 for a 3.4 oz Eau de Parfum Spray.
The brand Vera Wang is associated with high fashion wedding dresses. Vera Wang managed to expand on her forte which is bridal wear into a beautiful fragrance line. Vera Wang’s inspiration comes from her frequent visits to Paris couture shows with her mom as a child. In 1985 Vera Wang left her job as a Vogue Fashion Editor and joined Ralph Lauren as a Design Director.
Only in 1990 Vera Wang ventured on her own by opening a luxury salon at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City to present her bridal collection. Vera Wang’s decision to design bridal dresses is a result of her own frustration when she was looking for her own wedding gown. Vera Wang first brought us her perfume line in 2002 and it has been nothing but a big success. She even won the FIFI Awards which is the Oscars of fragrance for Best Fragrance and Best Packaging.
Erno Laszlo Multi Phase Bronzer
Looking for a healthy glow? All you need is Erno Laszlo Multi Phase Bronzer which is a unique mosaic powder with five warm bronze shades. Erno Laszlo was founded by Erno Laszlo an Hungarian Dermatologist who created the world’s first dermatological skincare line over 75 years ago. In 2002 Cradle Holdings Inc acquired this brand and kept Erno Laszlo principles and vision.
Erno Laszlo Multi Phase Bronzer is triple-milled to deliver a perfectly flawless application. Sheer texture blends with all skin tones. Looks natural and blends in beautifully. You will get a sun-kissed skin without sitting in the sun. Cost: $38.
Becca Cosmetics Beach Tint In Watermelon
Becca Cosmetics Beach Tint In Watermelon is a highly pigmented, multi-use stain for cheeks and lips that is water and kiss-proof and lasts all day. Becca Beach Tint seems to be one of the best Lip Stain on the market. Cost: $22.
Paris Hilton New Heiress Perfume
Paris Hilton launched a new perfume this November at the BT2 ‘fashion and lifestyle’ store on Dublin’s Grafton Street. It is called: Heiress.
Paris Hilton Heiress new fragrance main notes are: passion fruit, orange, peach granita, champagne mimosa, star jasmine, tiare flower, ylang ylang, honeysuckle, dewberry blossom and grenadine, violet leaf, vetiver, Tahitian tonka and blonde woods. Cost: around $50.
Serge Lutens Blusher
Who is Serge Lutens? Serge Lutens is a Frenchman who began his career working as an Artistic Director for the House of Dior in 1967. Serge Lutens also became very famous for his parfumes which were inspired greatly by his trips to Morocco and Japan. And in 1992, the garden of the Palais Royal in Paris, became the luxurious, jewel-box setting for Serge Lutens’s fragrances, in an intimate boutique christened Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido. Serge Lutens now introduces his Nécessaire de beauté a range of eye shadows, lipsticks and kohl. A make up line that will make you noticed. Because according to Serge Lutens: “Beauty is only beautiful if it shows”.
Serge Lutens Blusher doesn’t come cheap. But Serge Lutens Blusher isn’t just any blush. It is created with Nano Dispersion technology that turns this Blusher to an extremely fine and light powder. It has excellent elasticity, extreme softness and light diffusion. Blusher is a light silky formula for an elegant and natural finish. Sculpts the face with discrete, barely-there color. Comes in Terracotta Brown. Cost: $160. Available at Barneys New York.
By Terry Blush des Thés Illuminating Highlighter
The woman behind By Terry Cosmetics is Terry de Gunzburg from France. By Terry Cosmetics is her first “Haute Couleur” and “Couture” make-up line. Terry des Gunzburg father is a Doctor of Chemistry and Researcher. She also studies Medicine after high school but soon she fell in love in the Art and creative world. Terry took an aesthetics course at CARITA before a Studio Makeup Artist for Vogue. By Terry started as a collaboration with Yves Saint Laurent which ended in 2001.
By Terry Blush des Thés Illuminating Highlighter with Rose and White Tea Extracts is a refreshing hydra-gel blush instantly revives the radiance of fair or amber (Golden) skin tones. This “skincare color” is rich in precious active extracts of multi-protective and anti-aging White Tea and balancing and soothing Rose Tea. Its natural, vibrant shades, filled with skin-correcting luminous micro-receptors, blend flawlessly over the cheekbones and curved areas for a long-lasting illuminating glow. By Terry Blush des Thés Illuminating Highlighter comes in two lovely shades: N 3 Peach Tea is a coral pink that creates a peach skin effect. N 4 Toffee Tea is a honey copper that is ideal for warming up dark skin or providing an “island” glow. Cost: $48.
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