Artist Donald “Donalddrawbertson” Robertson teamed up with Smashbox Cosmetics to create the most original line of matte lipsticks and gel eyeliners, sold exclusively at Sephora. The lip colors are very rosy, from light shade to a deep red. The eyeliner goes on smooth and bold. Donald’s signature marching ladies appear on the packaging. You’ll definitely keep the box, for it is art.
On your way to Figi? Bali? Pack light and pack well. Here you’ll find our top picks in skin care, hair products, and makeup to take you through those hot and humid summer days. Remember, you must, must pamper yourself!
NAILS INC will launch a unique limited edition nail shades inspired by the Spring/ Summer 2015 Victoria, Victoria Beckham collection. The Japanese-inspired shades, Bamboo White and Judo Red, come in a frosted, limited edition version of the new Nails Inc bottle design. Both polishes in this collection are cremes and are well pigmented (two coats is the ideal). Nails Inc Bamboo White is a pink-tinged bisque creme. It’s milky but not streaky. Feminine and chic. Nails Inc Judo Red is a tomato red creme that can look very orange, depending on the light. It’s vibrant and rich and super glossy. Overall, the colors are not ground-breaking but the formula is fantastic. If you are an LE packaging collector, you will be all over this product. You can get it here.
” target=”_blank”> Return to Beauty: Old-World Recipes for Great Radiant Skin by Narine Nikogosian is a beauty book that takes us to the kitchen. It’s filled with recipes for face masks, hair treatments, and much more. The author, Narine Nikogosian, comes from a long line of Armenian women who have been harnessing the powers of nature to create everlasting beauty. This book offers regimens made from fresh ingredients that can be found right in your kitchen. With recipes for winter, spring, summer, and fall, you can create treatments to look beautiful throughout the year. Narine Nikogosian’s natural and inexpensive products can be whipped up in less than ten minutes. Have a jar of honey in your pantry? Mix it with a few crushed walnuts to create a sensual, aromatic scrub for oily skin. Use dabs of cottage cheese to lighten undereye circles, or almond oil to rehydrate cracked lips. Narine also provides recipes based on astrological signs, such as for Scorpio, a Gracious Grapefruit Mask made of grapefruit, egg yolk, and soothing honey to rejuvenate your …
Have some time on your hands? Check out Revlon, iStylist or Taaz for a FREE virtual make-over. REVLON offers virtual makeover that lets you try on a number of beauty looks (createdby makeup artist Gucci Westman and worn by Revlon’s brand ambassadors) with a simple photo upload. Products used in your makeover are listed so you can click and purchase them via Revlon’s online retail partner, Drugstore.com. iStylist Makeover may become your favorite iPhone app (99 cents; itunes.com). It will take a picture of you and morph it to show how you’d look with different hairstyles and hair colors. Choose from thousands of looks, accessorized with hats, glasses, and more. The TAAZ online makeover is free and fun to use. Try on the hair color changer and the makeup products, with hundreds of brands to choose from. Browse the latest celebrity hairstyles, and read up on fashion and beauty trends.
Try this strand-boosting supplement for shinier, thicker locks. Read more about Viviscal, and buy here. Viviscal nourishes thinning hair and promotes existing hair growth from within. Stats show that a whole range of factors, including stress, hormonal changes, over-styling, poor nutrition, age, menopause, post-pregnancy, and medication can impact the health and growth of hair. One in two women experience the distress this can cause at some stage in their lives. Viviscal Extra Strength dietary supplements are made with marine complex AminoMar which helps to nourish thinning hair and promote existing hair growth from within. These nutrients help nourish your hair during the Anagen phase of the hair growth cycle. Only Viviscal dietary supplements contain the proprietary marine complex AminoMar (450 mg per serving), along with Zinc, Vitamin C and Horsetail extract.
No time to attend botox parties, get Furlesse patches ($20 per pack) and keep wrinkles in check. Furlesse is the newest no-needle solution to relaxing frown lines between the eyes. The simple-to-use, transparent patch is designed to fit any forehead to gently soften fine lines while you sleep.
Time for a new obsession? Check out Nicolas Ghesquiere’s new fragrance, Balenciaga Florabotanica, Eau de Parfum, $95. Balenciaga, in collaboration with Coty, Prestige and IFF created the new fragrance FLORABOTANICA which attracts with its modern ingredients. The composition was developed by perfumers of the house of IFF, Olivier Polge and Jean-Christophe Herault, who created the scent using mint, carnation, hybrid rose, caladium leaves, amber and vetiver. The composition has a distinct, and very seductive, floral character. The advertising campaign is decorated with three metal sculptures resembling the Ghesquière floral print created a few years ago. Photos for the campaign were taken by Steven Meisel, and the face is actress Kristen Stewart, wearing a dress from the floral collection.
