KENZO Fall Winter 2010 Fashion Show in Paris. Makeup by MAC Cosmetics.

The Makeup Look and Inspiration: “The KENZO woman is an amazing woman, very multicultural with elegance and you’re never sure where she’s from. Add a peach colour that is not too girly or bronzy, like a feel good colour that is reminiscent of the 80’s. To give the look a ’sick’ quality we have given them dry mustard lips!”-Tom Pecheux

KENZO Fall Winter 2010 in Paris Face Chart by MAC Cosmetics

How to get the look. All products by MAC.

Eyes
Pigment in Lithe (available Fall 2010) used to highlight the lids using a 224 brush
Opulash Mascara in Bad, Bad, Black several coats applied to both upper and lower lashes

Face
Studio Sculpt Foundation set with Prep+Prime Transparent Finishing Powder to pale and perfect the skin
Blush in Utterly Game washed over the cheeks and up across the brow bone in a soft V shape

Lip
Lipstick in Chintz to colour the lips
Invisible Set Powder to set the colour

KENZO introduces a new film for its signature FLOWERBYKENZO fragrance.

FLOWERBYKENZO: The world is beautiful: In 2000, KENZO gave the red poppy life and presented the powdery floral fragrance FLOWERBYKENZO to the world. 10 years later, KENZO reinvents its signature with a new ad film. At dawn on the rooftops of Paris, a Japanese fairy appears to shower the city with poppies, transforming the skyline into a celestial field of flowers. She observes as the city comes to life, citizens awakening to find a whimsical playground above them. Directed by Patrick Guedj and introducing Lika Minamoto as the new face of FLOWERBYKENZO.

WATCH: Making Of FlowerByKenzo 2009

About Patrick Guedj

Over the past 10 years as creative director of Kenzo Parfums, Guedj has directed 11 advertising films. He takes his time to conceptualize his films, draws them, and instills himself with the wishes and imaginations of those who entrust him with this wonderful yet absurd mission: to visualize the scent of a perfume.

About Lika Minamoto

Born in Tokyo, Minamoto was discovered by a modeling agency in Paris while studying classical dance. She has been featured in many advertising campaigns, including a contract with Van Cleef & Arpels. She was praised for her performance in the 2008 French film, Inju: The Beast in Shadow, which was selected for entry into the 65th Venice International Film Festival. She is the first Japanese woman selected as the face of FLOWERBYKENZO.

View the film, behind the scenes features and more at www.flowerbykenzo.com
FLOWERBYKENZO is available at www.kenzousa.com

Hello KENZO fans! The new KENZO RYOKO fragrance collection is now available at www.kenzousa.com This year, the collection got a high color makeover. Designed by famed designer Karim Rashid, Ryokos are a collection of five colorful airport-friendly fragrance pebbles, each containing a favorite Kenzo fragrance. This is a limited edition collection available only online.

The Concept: Working with famed industrial designer Karim Rashid, Kenzo Parfums takes fragrance and design into uncharted territory with RYOKO –a pocket-sized, ultra-light fragrance pebble. Each smooth RYOKO (meaning travel in Japanese) houses one of Kenzo’s favorite scents in a series of five colorful, ergonomically-designed stones that fit into the palm of the hand and is airport-friendly (less than 3 oz).

The 2009 Ryoko Collection is saturated in high-gloss color. Fragrance pebbles are suspended in a see-through box, signifying one of the ironies of modern travel -motion without movement. Five of our favorites to take wherever you wish.

The Range for her
FlowerbyKenzo eau de parfum nomad spray
KenzoAmour eau de parfum nomad spray
L’eauparKenzo eau de parfum nomad spray

Karim Rashid sketch for Kenzo

The Range for him
L’eauparKenzo pour homme nomad spray
Kenzo Homme nomad spray

Launch June 2009 20ml nomad spray SRP: $29

L’eau Par Kenzo Eau Indigo: As night falls, L’eau par Kenzo becomes Eau Indigo, a pair of sensual fragrances for him and her inspired by the seductive dance of color and scent as dusk sets on water. Fresh, zesty notes unfold into a sensual base built around an amber note. L’eau par Kenzo eau Indigo captures the moment when twilight skims over water’s surface and the heat of the day tangos with chilly whispers of the night, releasing a unique scent suggestive of the possibility and adventure yet to come.

L’Eau Par Kenzo Eau Indigo Pour Femme:  a sensual floral with notes of bergamot, mandarin, jasmine, orange blossom, ylang, tonka bean and amber.

This eau de parfum has a gentle, zesty start with notes of bergamot and mandarin, then unfolds into a sunny floral heart of sambac jasmine and closing with a rich amber base. Sambac jasmine is a flower native to southern Asia, symbolizing purity, eternal love and nobility. Its fragrant flowers are often used to make leis and worn as an adornment for both its beauty and fragrance.

L’Eau Par Kenzo Eau Indigo Pour Homme: a fresh woody scent with ginger, citrus, elemi, coriander, vetiver, cedar, amber, labdanum and tonka bean.

Coriander and elemi give this eau de toilette concentrée an invigorating start before settling into a sensual woody base of vetiver and tonka bean. Elemi is a natural oil derived from the elemi tree in the Philippines. Said to have rejuvenating properties, it has long been used in medicinal and cosmetic formulas. It has a spicy, ginger scent.

Bottles + Packaging: A stylized architecture of sensual water in movement, the bottles evoke the curves of soft waves. The sun shines through the transition between light and dark. Deep blue for men, mysterious purple for women fit together to create a true indigo. On the boxes, an impression of the moment, indigo ripples through the water.

L’eau par Kenzo eau Indigo, for him and her, available in June 2009 at www.kenzousa.com  50ml / 1.7oz. SRP: $55.00

An ancient precious winter flower is the star of Kenzo’s new, limited edition eau de parfum, FLOWERBYKENZO WINTER FLOWERS.

If you are into Japanese perfumes like I am, then Flower By Kenzo Winter Flowers Eau de Parfum is the fragrance for you. I seem to love Hanae Mori and Issey Miyake, and even Shiseido perfumes, so I was quite thrilled that I got the chance to sample a Kenzo perfume. The smell is very woody, fresh, and clean. I can see myself wearing Flower by Kenzo Winter Flowers Eau de Parfum in the evening when going out to a nice dinner and drinks. What I also like about Flower By Kenzo Winter Flowers is that it has a very distinctive scent, and doesn’t smell like any other perfume. Everything about Flower By Kenzo Winter Flowers Eau de Parfum is like a work of art. Needless to say, it has a very sultry scent, and it is a definite keeper!  

This powdery, floral scent is inspired by Hellebore rose, which is known for its startling blossoms and fragile beauty against the stark winter landscape. Unlike the original FLOWERBYKENZO, WINTER FLOWERS incorporates a sparkling top note of mandarin, floral middle note of hellebore rose, and powdery base note of absolute vanilla.

Native to the mountains of central Europe, Hellebore rose, also called Christmas rose, is a true winter flower that blooms in December. Despite its name and similarity in appearance to wild roses, hellebore rose is actually a member of buttercup family. In the wild, this sweetly scented flower has been treasured for millennia for its medicinal, magical powers.

The award-winning minimalist design of the original FLOWERBYKENZO bottle is reinvented in the image of a surreal winter flower. Red and gray dots mingle to form the stem of a blossoming poppy with accents of glittering gold and silver. The packaging brings to life a flower in bloom with eye-catching ornaments of precious metals on a pearly-white box, reminiscent of a winter flower in freshly fallen snow.

Available now at www.kenzousa.com . FLOWERBYKENZO

Kenzo celebrates its 20th anniversary with the release of Peace, a limited-edition fragrance that pays tribute to the era of the 1970s. The bold scent is a mixed floral, woody musk that captures the deep desire for freedom in both men and women.

The magnetic purple bottle is embossed with the symbol of peace and love-to carry the message around the world-and comes in one of four zany patchwork decorated boxes. Fragrance notes include: Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Heliotrope Flower, Mandarin, Cedar Wood, Musk. SRP: $65.00 for a 3.4 oz Eau de Parfum.

If you are into the French Japanese fashion designers and fragrances then you would love Kenzo.  Kenzo Takada is originally from Himeji Japan who later moved to Tokyo and Paris to become a fashion designer.  Kenzo Takada was the first Japanese designer to make an strong impression on the fashion world in Paris in 1965.

We love Kenzo L’eauParKenzo Pour Femme or for her.  This very fresh and clean fragrance is a result of Kenzo’s love for water.  Main Notes include:  Frosty Water Mint, Water Lily, Paradise Seeds, Blue Cedar, Infusion of Vanilla Pods.  Cost:  $35 for 30 ml Eau de Toilette Spray, $48 for 50 ml Eau de Toilette Spray,  $62 for 100 ml Eau de Toilette Spray. 

Kenzo L’eauParKenzo Pour Homme or for him is the masculine version of Kenzo L’eauParKenzo Pour Femme.  Main notes include:  Yuzu, Ho Leaf, Lotus Leaf, Aquatic Mint, Green Pepper, White Music, Mandarin, Rosewood, Waterlily, Floral Musk.  Cost:  $48 for 50 ml Eau de Toilette Spray, $62 for 100 ml Eau de Toilette Spray, $18 for a 75 ml Stick Deodorant.