Live Rich Tips: #12 Do-it-Yourself Lip Stain

Lip Color on the Go

If you need a quick color touch up for your lips, just go to your kitchen cupboard and take out a box of gelatin (any red color like Cherry or Strawberry will work well). Just lick your lips, dip your fingers into the powder (or use a Q-tip) and apply carefully to your lips.

If you want more color, apply a second time. You can also take a small amount of clear balm and mix it with gelatin to create a glossy look.

Check out all of the Live Rich Beauty Tips at The Blush Stops Here.

Happy Hour for Your Nails

Nailtini Mixes up Nail Polish Cocktails

Cocktail fans listen up. Now you can wear nail colors based on your favorite mixed drinks. Nailtini serves nail lacquers straight up like Velvet Fizz, a deep shimmery ruby or mixer nail colors like Espresso to wear alone or as a base to deepen medium-to-dark shades.

You can also head over to the Nailtini Mini Bar and try out one of their collections. After Dinner Drinks includes four icy colors like Blue Flame and On The Rocks. The Bar Master’s Must-Haves collection features shades like Cream and Espresso Mixer lacquer and Crushed Ice and Spritzer Toppers–perfect colors that you can stir up for any occasion.

Twilight Stars On Cover of Harper’s Bazaar

Twilight’s Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson

How popular is the Twilight film series? Look no further than the cover of next month’s Harper’s Bazaar which features Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the hot colors of the series: black and red.

Inside, the cover story includes an interview of the Twilight couple in Vancouver, where filming of the third installment of the Twilight series, Eclipse, took place. The movie is set for release on June 30, 2010.

Photos include a shot of Stewart in a black Alexander Wang dress and Pattinson in Dior Homme seated on a BSA motorcycle. Another photo shows the couple surrounded by roses featuring Stewart in Prada with a becklace by Robert Lee Morris for Elizabeth and James and Pattinson in a Dior Homme biker jacket.

How familiar are you with the stars of Twilight? Check out 11 things you may not have known about Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

Buckle up this Winter

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Hot Look for Boots

Boots for Fall and Winter 2009 are taking over where bags and shoes left off. As the hottest accessory seen on fashion runways and city streets, boots now feature hot hardware like single and multiple buckles.

The latest buckle boots aren’t just reworked Doc Martens worn by punk rockers, they come in every possible style. You can also find buckles on everything from suede ankle booties to over-the-knee boots, which makes them an ideal accessory to add edge to any outfit.

Whether you show off your legs in high-heeled multiple buckle booties or team up thigh high riders with your favorite skinny jeans, boots with buckles can go a long way to getting your accessories right.

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Lancome Holiday 2009: L’Absolu Rouge Soirée

Lancome Holiday 2009

Color Collection with Festive Shimmer

It’s never to early to get ready for the holidays, and Lancome can answer your holiday makeup questions with the L’Absolu Rouge Soirée collection. With vibrant reds, jeweled plums, and earthy browns, you can celebrate the holidays with just the right amount of glamour you’d expect for the holiday season.

Check out the Lancome Beauty School for detailed instructions on how to incorporate the L’Absolu Rouge Soirée palette into your holiday look. Tips include applying Aquatique nude eyecolour base to leave your eyes with a matte, natural finish to help make shadows last longer. You can also illuminate your skin with a wam glow by adding layers of Sparkling Cherub, a sheer bronze-lit powder.

For just the right amount of shimmer to bring in the holidays, the L’Absolu Rouge Soirée collection offers multiple looks with just the right amount of festive sparkle for the season.

Classic Hair for Men

Make it Smooth and Sophisticated

When it comes to men’s hairstyles, everything old is new again. With series like Mad Men influencing fashion trends, more men are following the lead of Manhattan ad execs like Don Draper and Roger Sterling who likely spent as much time slicking their hair back as their wives did teasing their bouffant.

The difference today is that it’s much easier for men to get the classic look that oozes worldly charm from Mad Men stars as well as Gossip Girl regulars like Ed Westwick. Diana Schmidtke, a Los Angeles-based freelance men’s stylist with clients like George Clooney, Jake Gyllenhaal and Matt Damon, recommends using AXE Smooth & Sophisticated Shine Pomade to create the hold and maximum shine essential for this look.

Styling Tips for the Classic Look

Typically, most styling products work best on dry or almost dry hair. However, you’ll want to wet you hair for this look because the pomade will lock in the moisture. Diane follows these steps to get the classic look for her clients on film sets and photo shoots:

1. After washing your hair, take a finger tip amount of the pomade and distribute it evenly through the hair from front to back and back to front (you can always use more product, if necessary).
2. Using a comb, create a side part (which is a key to this look) in a straight line from the front of the head to the crown.
3. Take another fingertip amount of the shine pomade, rub it vigorously between your hands, and lightly go over the finished style to ensure it stays in place all day whether you’re cutting deals in the boardroom or sipping martinis with clients.

Candy for Grown-ups

Not all Gummi Bears are Created Equal

If you’ve over-indulged on candy over Halloween and it’s starting to show on your face, Skin Balance Gummi Bear Boosters from Borba may be a better way satisfy your sweet tooth. Used alone or with your current regimen, these skin care supplements provide vitamins, minerals, and nutrients all in a tasty, but good for you formulation.

Each Gummi Bear Booster contains a cultivated bio-vitamin complex that helps skin regenerate its natural support system. Gummi Bear Boosters also help increase the potential to absorb skin care into the epidermis.

Key ingredients in these skin care nutraceuticals include green tea extract which helps supplement natural oxidants to protect skin from free radicals. Grape seed extract, containing polyphenols, is also high in antioxidants. Fat-free and packed with the acai superfruit, these gummi bears will take your daily vitamin regimen to a whole new level.

Keep Your Beauty Products Squeaky Clean

Clean up Your Makeup Act

Even if you’re not a germaphobe, you probably are paying more attention to bacteria because of recent flu outbreaks. Cosmetic products are magnets for bacteria which may lead to pink eye, cold sores, and skin sensitivities.

BeautySoClean™ is a unique line of cosmetic sanitizing products created and used by professional makeup artists to clean, rejuvenate, and remove bacteria from cosmetic products without changing the makeup in any way.  You can safeguard your health with three products that come in regular and professional size:

• Cosmetic Sanitizer Mist cleans and removes bacteria from powder-based products (eye shadow, blushes, etc.) and cream-based products (concealers, lip glosses in a pot, etc.).

• Cosmetic Sanitizer Wipes refresh and remove bacteria from lipsticks, lip glosses, pencils, and makeup products.

• Conditioning Brush Cleanser conditions and dissolves makeup from cosmetic brushes. Formulated with natural ingredients, you can use the cleanser for natural and synthetic makeup brushes.

Show Off Your Jimmy Choo’s for a Worthy Cause

Jimmy Choo Competition Supports HIV Awareness‏

Jimmy Choo and Elton John AIDS Foundation have launched a photo competition to support the launch of Project PEP, a charity collection including shoes, bags, and other accessories that donates 25% of sales to the Simelela Rape Centre in South Africa. The money goes towards providing the HIV-preventative treatment PEP (which must be taken within 72 hours of exposure to HIV) and counseling rape victims in South Africa, which has the highest count of rape in the world.

Enter the photo competition, You, Your Shoes, and 72 and you could win the grand prize which includes spending a day of luxury at the Jimmy Choo headquarters and choosing seven pairs of shoes and two handbags. Over 100 additional Jimmy Choo prizes will be awarded.

The overall closing date of the competition is December 7th, 2009 at 2 pm GMT. The overall winner will be announced 72 hours after this date, on December 10th.

Wish for the Stars

Travel Size Set from Smashbox

You don’t have to be a star to look like one when you’re on the go. All you need is a couple of makeup staples for a fresh faced look. Smashbox WISH for the Stars set includes three travel-size must haves that can fit into any clutch or overnight bag.

The limited edition set contains three superstars from the Smashbox product line including multi-tasking Fusion Soft Lights in Dusk, Lash DNA Mascara in Jet Black, and Lip Enhancing Gloss in Illume. You can create countless looks with these three products based on the intensity of application, or the Fusion Soft Lights shades that you buff over your eyes and cheeks.

If that’s not enough, $1 of the purchase will be donated to the Children’s Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for more than 170 children’s hospitals. With the help of the Children’s Miracle Network, children of all ages and backgrounds can receive treatment for all types of diseases and injuries—from asthma and broken bones to cancer and heart defects.

Cargo Hands of Hope Eyeshadow Palette

Vibrant Eyeshadow Palette Embossed with Hamsa

The Hamsa hand is a Middle Eastern symbol designed to give protection from the evil eye, that results from the attention or jealousy of others. The ancient emblem also represents peace, hope, and prosperity.

CARGO’s Hands of Hope Collection contains nine full size eye shadows embossed with the Hamsa hand, including popular shades like Vibrant Purple, Nude Pink, and Gunmetal Gray. The flattering colors are rich in pigment, easy to blend, and reminiscent of the Mediterranean.

Enclosed in a jewel-embossed box, the Hands of Hope Collection covers all the angles whether you’re looking to complement your eye color or create a smoky eye for the holiday season.

Cropped Leather Jackets: Not Just for Bikers

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Create Your Own Look with a Leather Jacket

Leather jackets are a must have for any wardrobe, but this season there’s a new way to wear this timeless classic. Cropped leather jackets add an edge whether you’re Ashlee Simpson walking the red carpet or Georgina Sparks spotted on the streets of New York.

With a cropped leather jacket, you can create a variety of looks. Try teaming up a motorcycle jacket with a blouse and pencil skirt. Or, top a traditional jacket with gunmetal snaps over a T-shirt and skinny jeans. To create a dramatic look, you can also add bold accessories like flat rocker boots or a leopard snap clutch.

For the distressed leather look, visit your local thrift shop. If you’re lucky enough to score the perfect find, add your personal style and you can bring a vintage leather jacket back to life.

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Ivanka Trump’s Wedding Jewelry

Photo: Ivanka Trump Collection

All that Glitters are Diamonds and Platinum

When it comes to weddings, it’s usually all about the dress. Not so, if you’re Ivanka Trump. For the wedding of one of New York’s top real estate executives, platinum and diamond pieces almost stole the show for the big day.

Wearing three pieces from her own Ivanka Trump Collection, the daughter of billionaire businessman Donald Trump chose a $45,000 veil fasten, a $90,000 art deco link estate bracelet, and diamond cluster earrings at $130,000. The total of these pieces came in at a dazzling 42 karats in diamonds with only the finest of platinum settings for the blushing bride.

Natural Deodorant Protection

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Manage Odor Naturally

As natural products become more popular, you may have wondered whether natural ingredients work when it comes to deodorants. For odor protection, you want to avoid toxic chemicals being absorbed into your bloodstream, but you need a formula that stops odor causing bacteria.

The Healthy Deodorant from Lavanila Laboratories is a clinical strength deodorant for safe and natural odor protection. Using beta-glucan technology to effectively fight odor, the deodorant soothes and conditions sensitive skin. The non-irritating formula, which is recommended by dermatologist, is free from harsh chemicals including aluminum, sulpahtes, and alcohol.

Rated one of the best natural deodorants, The Healthy Deodorant comes in four subtle vanilla scents (that won’t make you smell like a bakery) and provides long lasting protection offered by conventional deodorants.

Lip Shaping for Beginners

Draw on a Provocative Lip

One of the makeup trends at this year’s Fashion Week in New York City was an enhanced cupid’s bow to make lips pop and look full. Accenting your cupid’s bow (the dip above your upper lip) is as simple as applying your favorite highlighting pencil in a “V” along the lip line below your cupid’s bow.

If you need more help to achieve a fuller lip, Benefit Cosmetics Cupid’s Bow Lovely Lip Shaping Set has all the tools you’ll ever need. The set includes a double-ended pencil to highlight the cupid’s bow and shade underneath your lower lip. A dual-ended brush helps with more precise application. Use the sponge applicator side to blend beneath the lower lip and the angled brush side in the cupid’s bow to naturally enhance what Mother Nature already gave you.

Say Goodbye to Under Eye Circles

Refreshing eye cream brightens and depuffs

Ancient Chinese emperors added ginseng to their soaps, lotions, and food for its rejuvenating powers. Now, you can find the ancient herb in Origins GinZing eye cream.

If you’ve had a long night or look tired all the time, Origins GinZing eye cream is clinically proven to instantly reduce dark circles. With a formula of Panax ginseng to combat signs of fatigue and caffeine from coffee beans to soothe skin around the eyes, GinZing eye cream brightens the eye area and helps to reduce bags and puffiness.

Used alone or with concealer, a dab of the powerful cream leaves behind a subtle light-reflecting shimmer that helps brighten the eye area and makes you look like you’ve had a good night’s sleep (even if you’ve been up all night).

Refreshing eye cream to brighten and depuff

Safe Halloween Makeup for Kids

Safe Makeup Tips

Every fall, children look forward to creating spooky Halloween looks with makeup. When compared with pricey costume masks, Halloween face painting and special effects makeup are inexpensive alternatives.

Here are some tips to ensure safe makeup application:

• If you plan on using store bought makeup, carefully read the instructions (makeup should be labeled non-toxic) and follow directions.

• Pre-test the make-up several days before the big event by dabbing a small amount of makeup on your child’s arm and leaving it for a day. If your child develops a rash or irritation, do not use.

• Make sure to check ingredients and supervise the application process.

• Avoid getting makeup in or close to eyes. For younger children, use makeup sparingly as they are more likely to rub their eyes and possibly cause irritation.

• Do not put anything on your child’s face that is not intended for use on skin like markers, paint, or glitter.

• Carefully remove all makeup before children go to bed. For cream and water-based makeup, use gentle soap and water. Remove oil-based makeup with cold cream or baby oil, and wipe with a tissue.

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• Special Effects Makeup for Halloween Parties

• Kids’ Turn Central

2010 Red Mittens Flying off the Shelves

Red Hot Mittens for 2010 Winter Olympics

Who would have thought that the hottest item in the recently launched 2010 Canadian Olympic team apparel collection would be red mittens designed to match those of the Vancouver 2010 torchbearers? With 150,000 pairs sold since the beginning of October, eager 2010 Olympic fans will have to wait for the shelves to be restocked as the first nationwide shipments have sold out.

At $10 per pair, the cozy knitted mittens with a white Canadian flag on the palm and  the Vancouver 2010 logo on the back have been a huge hit to the surprise of even Mark Kinnin, The Bay’s vice president of Olympics global sourcing and e-retail who noted: “Everybody wants not one pair of red mittens, they want 10 pair of red mittens.”

To accommodate the demand, deliveries have been moved forward and stores are getting the mittens in quickly as they can (more pairs should arrive in stores by the end of the month). The mittens are available at The Bay, Zellers, and Home Outfitter stores as well as Olympic stores in both the Vancouver International Airport and Whistler. Proceeds from sales of the mittens go to the Own the Podium 2010 program to support Canadian Olympic athletes.

Have you bought a pair recently? Where did you find them?

Does White Tea Prevent Wrinkles?

Anti-aging Wrinkle Cure

Reducing wrinkles may be as simple as drinking a cup of hot tea. Scientists at Kingston University in London recently analyzed the health properties of various plant extracts, including white tea. Research showed that white tea may reduce the risk of developing cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, and help prevent wrinkles.

What They Found

Researchers discovered that white tea had anti-aging capabilities and high levels of powerful antioxidants. As it prevents the activities of the enzymes which break down elastin and collagen, white tea may stop wrinkles that accompany aging. “Elastin supports the body’s natural elasticity which helps lungs, arteries, ligaments and skin to function. It also helps body tissue to repair when you suffer wounds and stops skin from sagging,” said Declan Naughton, a professor at Kingston.

Drinking White Tea

White tea is unprocessed tea. A specialty of the Chinese province of  Fujian, it consists of buds and young leaves. The name “white tea” refers to the silver fuzz on the buds that turns white when the tea is dried.

For a richer flavor, use loose leaf teas instead of tea bags. When making tea, pour filtered water over the leaves and steep for about three minutes. Store tea leaves in an airtight container in a cool, dry place to make their short shelf life last longer.

Not a fan of a cuppa? Enjoy a White Tea Smoothie with frozen fruit and sip away your wrinkles.

Mad Men Fashion Line

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Mad Men Branded Clothing Label

Mad Men has been a hit not only because of its dramatic portrayal of life in the early 1960s, but also because of the sleek fashions of the men and women involved with the ad agency, Sterling Cooper.

Now, everyone can experience the style of Mad Men with a branded clothing line available for both men and women. Costume designer for the show, Janie Bryant, has taken a cue from fashion designers like Michael Kors and Miuccia Prada as well as retailers like Banana Republic, who have been influenced by the series’ clothing.

The first item will be a limited edition Mad Men grey sharkskin suit from Brooks Brothers ($998) modeled after the wardrobe of ad execs, Don Draper and Roger Sterling. The suit has the classic slim cut, narrow notch lapels, and diagonal vents that make Jon Hamm (Don Draper) one of the hottest actors in Hollywood. The clothing line will also include evening gowns, men’s accessories, and office wear in the future.

If you can’t wait for the collection to come to a store near you, Janie Bryant suggests you start with a classic sheath: “You can make one so modern with a great pair of platforms and add accessories from the period, such as a brooch or lots of pearls.”

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