On Monday, April 19th, 2010, Origins invited fans in the tri-state area to the first annual Origins Rocks Earth Month concert to celebrate Earth Month and to further the brand’s programs for sustaining the planet. The free concert, held at Webster Hall New York City, featured headliner Macy Gray and emerging artists Ryan Star, whose single “Breathe” is currently charting, and Jon McLaughlin. Origins chose to partner with the Grammy award-winning artist as her new single, “Beauty in the World,” truly captures the sentiment of Earth Month.

Macy Gray

Juliette Lewis, one of Hollywood’s most talented and versatile actors, emceed the event. A long-time fan of Origins and its responsible approach to creating a sustainable business practice, Juliette rocked out to each of the performers throughout the night.

L to R: Ryan Star, Juliette Lewis, Jane Lauder

L to R: Juliette Lewis and Jane Lauder

L to R: Juliette Lewis and Robert Verdi

In honor of its Return to Origins Recycling Program, Origins offered two free tickets to consumers who brought at least one empty cosmetic package, regardless of brand, to select Origins retail stores in the tri-state area. Origins will be submitting all of the collected empty packaging to be recycled or responsibly converted to energy. Additionally, Origins will be planting a tree on behalf of each of the 600+ concert attendees to help further its Global Plant-A-Tree Program, which will add to the already impressive tally of nearly 24,000 trees planted since the program’s inception.

L to R: William Lauder and Juliette Lewis

Jon McLaughlin

In celebration of Earth Month 2010 and Origins Global Earth Initiatives which support programs that help to sustain the planet, Origins will host its first-annual FREE Origins Rocks Earth Month Concert on April 19th, 2010, featuring Grammy Award-Winner Macy Gray.

Origins will be streaming Macy Gray’s performance live in an effort to share the concert globally and raise environmental awareness.

Join them April 19th at www.origins.com/liveconcert beginning at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST to watch Macy’s performance streaming live and view behind-the-scenes video as the artists and celebrities prepare for this groundbreaking concert.

The Origins Rocks Earth Month concert will help the brand further its Global Plant-A-Tree Program! Origins will plant a tree on behalf of each in-person concert attendee, adding to the impressive tally of nearly 24,000 trees planted since the program’s inception.

In celebration of Earth Month 2010 and Origins Earth Initiatives which support programs that help to sustain the planet, Origins will host its first annual Origins Rocks Earth Month Concert in NYC on April 19th, 2010. Your are invited to the FREE star-studded concert at Webster Hall New York City located in Downtown Manhattan featuring Grammy Award-Winner Macy Gray.

Origins has chosen to partner with Macy as her new single “Beauty In The World” captures the sentiment of Earth Month. The concert will also include performances by emerging artists Ryan Star and Jon McLaughlin and will be hosted by a special celebrity guest emcee.

“I am thrilled to be a part of the first annual Origins Rocks Earth Month Concert,” exclaims Macy Gray. “Origins is known for its industry-leading commitment to the people and the planet. I am proud to be partnering with a brand that aligns with my beliefs of planting trees and cleaning up the earth for future generations.”

“At Origins, we recognize the importance of environmental stewardship. Earth Month 2010 provides the perfect platform for Origins to reaffirm its commitment to giving back to Mother Nature, employing green practices and celebrating the planet,” announces Jane Lauder, General Manager/Senior Vice President, Origins. “Last year, through our Global Earth Initiative, Origins collected 7,500 pounds of empty cosmetic packaging to be recycled or responsibly converted to energy and planted nearly 24,000 trees. This year we are eager to further our green programs.”

“At Origins, we take great pride in the fact that our brand pioneered many of the earth-friendly manufacturing and packaging practices that have now become industry standards,” explains Lauder. “The Return to Origins Recycling Program is an example of how we can proactively promote sustainability within our communities, and we hope to encourage other brands in our industry to develop and implement similar programs.”

One free concert ticket will be offered to those who bring at least one empty cosmetic package, regardless of brand, to Origins retail stores in NYC, Westchester and the Garden State Plaza Mall (no purchase necessary, while tickets last.) Ticket holders must arrive at Webster Hall New York City for first come first serve entry. Origins will collect all the packaging and recycle or responsibly convert it to energy through its Return to Origins Recycling Program.

RETURN TO ORIGINS RECYCLING PROGRAM

Earth Month 2009 marked the launch of the Origins Recycling Program, a first-of-its-kind national cosmetics recycling initiative. Origins leads the industry-wide campaign by providing customers a place to drop off their empty cosmetic packaging including bottles, tubes, jars, caps and compacts regardless of brand to any Origins retail store or department store counter. Origins will then submit the packaging to be recycled or responsibly converted to energy.

According to The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, everyday packaging accounts for approximately 1/3 of all landfill waste. In an effort to continue Origins commitment to protecting the earth and its resources, Origins decided to tackle this problem head on and launch the Return to Origins Recycling Program. As a thank you for participating, Origins offers consumers a free product sample of their choice.

PLANT-A-TREE CAMPAIGN

To further its Global Plant-A-Tree Campaign, Origins will plant a tree on behalf of each concert attendee through its partners Global ReLeaf. Did you know that just one tree provides oxygen for up to four people per day?

Origins is available at select department and specialty stores, as well as in its own free-standing retail stores and at www.ORIGINS.com

Vera Farmiga was sporting red lips at the Up in the Air LA Premier on Monday, November 30th, 2009, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA. Vera was wearing a dress by Dolce & Gabbana and her makeup look was created by Tina Turnbow, a Natural Makeup Artist.

“Vera’s look was simple glamour: Her dress was ephemeral – a white, almost grecian Dolce & Gabbana, and I wanted her makeup look to shine forth her beautiful features, while keeping that simple, effortless air.”-Tina Turnbow

Face Products: “Vera has a beautiful, fair complexion, so I kept it simple – with a lightweight foundation and finished with a light, rosy blush.

Foundation: Almay Pure Blends Mineral Makeup in Fair – “l love that this foundation is 97.4% natural”

Blush: Revolution Organics Freedom Glow Beauty Balm in Blushed – “It’s a beautiful cream stick that creates very natural-looking rosy cheeks.” Mineral Fusion Blush in
Trace “a soft, baby pink to highlight cheek bones”

Powder: Tarte Provocateur SPF 8 Pressed Mineral Powder & Compact in Fair

Eye Products: “I kept the eyes nude, with a bit of pearly shimmer smudged on the lids and beautiful lush lashes. It was also important that her brows were defined and framed her face.”

Eyeshadow: Jane Iredale Liquid Eyeliner in Silver (smudged on lids)
Lashes: Origins Full Story Lush Lash Mascara
Brows: Clarins Pro Palette Eyebrow Kit. “This all in one kit has everything I need to create the perfect brows – from highlighter to powders to even a holding wax to groom them brows.”

Lip Products:
Lip Prep: Korres Guava Lip Butter to prep lips “offers creamy hydration and is a great primer for lipcolor”
Lipstick: ZUZU Luxe Lipstick in Vino D’amour

Finish: ARCONA Lavender Hydrating Mist “A light mist to set the makeup and give a little finishing glow”

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month aka BCA and the Estée Lauder Companies has many of your favorite beauty products designed especially to raise funds for the Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Research Fund. Last month during my visit to New York City during Fashion Week Spring 2010 I was given an incredible opportunity to participate in an Estée Lauder special Breast Cancer Awareness event. Listening to Evelyn Lauder’s speech and the rest of the Estée Lauder team I can’t tell you enough how passionate they are about the Breast Cancer cause!!

Here are highlights of some of the people involved in the Estée Lauder Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and And Fundraising, and the beauty products you can purchase where portions of their proceeds go towards the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Actress Elizabeth Hurley and Evelyn Lauder:

From Left: Steven Plofker, Elizabeth Hurley, Elton John, Evelyn Lauder, and Bobbi Brown

From left: Arun Nayar, Elizabeth Hurley, Elton John, and Evelyn Lauder

Elizabeth Hurley and Marisa Acocella, Bloomingdale

Elizabeth Hurley pretty in a pink top

The Products:

Aveda hand relief hand cream

Bobbi Brown Pink Ribbon Collection Glitter Lip Balm and Creamy Lip color

Darphin Paris Arovita C

Darphin Paric Arovita C

Bumble and Bumble Bb Classic Hairspray laque

Clinique Dramatically Different Moisurizing Lotion

Clinique great lips, great cause: Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in air kiss, kissyfit, and whispar

DKNY Be Delicious fresh blossom

Donna Karan Cashmere Mist

Estée Lauder Adnanced Night repair Synchronized Recovery Complex

Estée Lauder Beautiful perfume

Estée Lauder Elizabeth Hurley Lip design Collection

Estée Lauder Evelyn Lauder Lip design Collection

Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne

La Mer Moisturizing Cream

Lab Series Skincare For Men Daily Moisure Defenze Lotion SPF15 Treat

Ojon Hair Revitlizing Mist

Origins Sensory Therapy

Prescriptives PX Pink Ribbon Palette For Eyes And Cheeks

I Am King Sean John cologne

Estée Lauder Pink Ribbon Pin

Estée Lauder Mirror

Summer is a beautiful time of the year: it’s nice and hot outside, we swim in the ocean or the pool, we get great skin and beachy waves thanks to sea water, get sun-kissed, and eat delicious and succulent fruits. Sometimes summer is SO good we don’t want it to go away.

Here are some beauty tip to stretch your summer just a little longer into fall…

Take a nice bath with Philosophy Raspberry Sorbet shower gel & Bubble bath to remind you of succulent summer fruits and ice cream. $16 at www.sephora.com

A nice sea salt body scrub such as Origins Incredible Spreadable Scrub Sea Salt Body Smoother will help satisfy your craving for sea water and ocean, $26. Available at www.beauty.com

You’ve spent hours on the beach or by the pool. You squeezed fresh lemon on your hair in your garden. Or you’ve spent some decent cash on your blond highlights. Whichever way you’ve achieved beautiful blonde highlights, you can stretch their life with Redken Blonde Glam Shampoo & Conditioner, and Blonde Glam Color Enhancer Rich Vanilla or Perfect Platinum. Available at redken.com for salons

Extend your summer glow and luxurious tan with Jergens Natural Glow Foaming Daily Moisturizer. Available at grocery, mass retailers and drugstores nationwide.

Keep your summer skin sexy, glowing, and shimmery with Victoria’s Secret Sexy Little Things Give Me The Shimmers Shimmering Body Powder, $28. Available at victoriassecret.com

Miss your beachy waves? You can fake it with ghd sea spray, $24. Available at www.ghdhair.com & sephora.com

Keep your face glowing and bronzed with MAC Global Glow Mineralize Skinfinish (Marta’s favorite bronzer ever:) Available at www.maccosmetics.com

When you are done with your bath just light up a nice candle such as LIFE NK Candle  Midnight Jasmine by SPACE NK, to remind you of hot & sultry summer nights. Available at Space NK boutiques.

Listen to beach waves sounds you’ve downloaded earlier on your MP3 via MP3.com, relax, imagine you’re sleeping on a boat or your dream beach house, and call it a day:)

Love the new Origins Gloomaway Grapefruit Bath & Body Collection! I love Origins, period. Origins was one of my first beauty obsessions back in the days living in New York City. I used to walk from the West Village to SOHO every weekend, just about, where Origins used to be located. I think the store is still there, well, maybe it is time for a trip to New York City…for me!

Back to Origins Gloomaway Grapefruit Bath & Body Collection. I almost finished the Origin Gloomaway Grapefruit body-buffing cleanser and Gloomaway Grapefruit body wash/bubble bath, tells you how much I like it.

The scent is beautiful, not too strong, and lingers in the background softly through out the day. Very typical to Origins fantastic perfumes and scented bath & body products (you should try their Ginger collection, and their Salt Suds Foaming Body Wash).

Origins Gloomaway Grapefruit body souffle smells amazing and is very hydrating. For the longest time I thought Origins invented the all idea of whipped or souffle body creams, lol. You see, I’m totally sucked into the Origins hype:)

So go check out the new Origins Gloomaway Grapefruit Bath & Body Collection and tell us what you think.

Today 3/30/08, is the last day to win a one week supply of the new Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins Plantidote Mega-Mushroom Treatment Lotion, with any $25 order plus free shipping! For more details visit Origins website here: http://www.origins.com/

New from Origins is Origins Modern Fusion Skin Transforming Catalyst which is a weightless serum to combat skin dullness, roughness, sallowness, brown spots, fine lines and signs of sun damage.  Modern Fusion Skin Transforming Catalyst by Origins main ingredients are rice refinishing complex and radiance restoring rice optics. 

This face serum by Origins also helps to speed your skin renewal by dissolving buildup of lazy, lackluster cells.  Origins Modern Fusion Skin Transforming Catalyst is gentle and won’t cause redness, flaking or unpleasant sensation.  How to use: you can use this serum twice daily on clean skin. Follow with your favorite moisturizer.  Cost: $36.