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Seven Easy Shades to Get You Ready for the Spring
If one of your beauty resolutions for the new year is to be more adventurous with lip color, here’s a way to get started.
To celebrate her 25th anniversary in the fashion business, Donna Karan has created a collection of moisture‑rich lipsticks inspired by her sensual spring 2011 runway show titled Raw Romance.
The collection is based on the designer’s original philosophy of “seven easy pieces.” It includes seven universal shades in sleek black cases that every woman should have in her makeup bag (these shades may just give us a hint of the colors to come for the spring).
Perfect Pink Glow
3D technology, which enhances the illusion of depth perception, is all the rage with life-like capability showing up in TVs, cameras, smartphones, and even sunglasses.
Now, you can use 3D brightening face powder to amplify your cheekbones and create the illusion of sculpted features.
Bella Bamba is a new boxed blush from Benefit Cosmetics in a watermelon pink shade that does the highlighting and contouring for you.
Makeup Tips for When You’re Under the Weather
Hopefully, this hasn’t happened to you, but I’ve been really sick this holiday season.
Instead of sipping holiday cocktails, I’ve been popping decongestant capsules.
When I’m ready to face the world again, I’ll be following the makeup recovery tips detailed below to camouflage an incredibly dry and pale complexion (if only the Vampire look was still in).
Feel free to share how you avoid looking washed out when you’re sick.x
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rouge d’armani lipstick
Every woman deserves at least one expensive lipstick in her makeup repertoire so don’t forget to treat yourself to lustrous shine in an elegant package this holiday season.
When it comes to luxury products, you can’t do better than rouge d’armani lipstick.
The breakthrough color technology in this lipstick comes from a unique agent called color bond that offers comfort, shine, and intensity ( the big 3′s for lipstick). Color bond is a high-tech polymer that optimizes light reflexion and high-resistance color (up to 8 hours of uniform color).
Holiday Collection Details and Launch Dates
MAC Cosmetics has been working overtime to help you celebrate the holiday season.
Toast in the New Year with four innovative collections that suit every makeup junkie’s needs.
Cham Pale Colour and Skin Care
This collection is for golden goddesses who love frosty neutrals. The line contains everything from paint pots to Lipgelée to Nail Lacquer.
You can also go for the gold with the new Special Reserve Highlight Powder with crinkled paper embossing which is a silky, pigment-rich powder that gives a fully dimensional glow all over the face. Two new shades I’ll definitely be looking for are Chez Chez Lame, a soft gold with silver shimmer and Rosé Olé, a soft pink with gold shimmer.
Go to Bed and Look Good Over the Holidays
It turns out that catching enough zzz’s can make a difference in how others judge your appearance.
According to a study by the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, when observers were shown photographs of the volunteers who had been deprived of sleep, they judged them to be less healthy and less attractive than photographs of the same volunteers taken when they were well-rested.
Baked Goodies Without Carbs
If you haven’t tried baked makeup, you’re in for a treat.
Baking makeup involves a slow process that reduces the amount of powder. The mixture of colors in baked makeup creates a rich pigment that you can build without the makeup looking cakey.
Previously, only high-end products used this process which originated in Italy. Not anymore. Hard Candy which has recently arrived in Canada (it’s sold exclusively at Walmart) has baked blush in its wallet-friendly makeup collection.
Red Lips Grab Mens’ Attention
You may love your latest shade of peachy pink lip color, but pink may not capture the attention of the man in your life as long as another color.
According to a University of Manchester study involving the eye movements of males presented with images of different females, men find it difficult to look away from a woman if she’s wearing lipstick. Pink shades kept men fixated for 6.7 seconds, while fire engine red colors held their attention longer for 7.3 seconds.
The study’s lead scientist, Dr Geoff Beattie, told the UK’s Daily Mail: “Our research suggests that red lips and perceived attractiveness are still inextricably linked, with red lipstick the most powerful attractor, and one that significantly increases visual fixation.”
Toques that Support the Conservation of Polar Bears
With chilly temps blanketing the Great White North, it’s time to get your toques and parkas out of storage (if you live in Vancouver, you also need an industrial strength umbrella).
Holt Renfrew has teamed up with Canada Goose to create a limited edition toque that will support efforts to help polar bears.
If you’re not familiar with Canada Goose, they produce “extreme weather gear” with a hot iconic style (check out their trendy Arctic Down parkas here).
Lip Care Meets Lip Color
Have you ever wished that you could find a hydrating lip balm that delivers wearable color that lasts?
Burt’s Bees is about to launch a new line of tinted lip balms that provide sheer coverage with a light glossy finish.
The collection includes six versatile shades with subtle color and long‑lasting shine including Honeysuckle (peachy nude) and Rose (berry red).
Behind the Scenes Look at Black Swan Makeup
The film Black Swan is creating all kinds of buzz as it opens this weekend.
The psychological thriller, starring Natalie Portman, tells the story of a ballet dancer who meets her dark side as she competes for the most ambitious role of her career.
Here’s a Q&A with Makeup Department Head Margie Durand and Makeup Designer Judy Chin describing some of the challenges they faced when designing and applying makeup for the film, as well as the actual steps to create the ‘Black Swan’ look with winged eyes and wine-colored lips.
If you’ve ever wondered how makeup design comes together on a film set, this a goldmine of information.
Powerful Punch of Peptides and Proteins
Sooner or later, we’re all going to need a little help with our eyebrows. Either you’ve overplucked your brows to get that sparse 70′s look, or you’re experiencing thinning due to middle age.
neuveauBrow from Skin Research Laboratories features Apple Stem Cell Extract to regenerate skin cells and slow down the aging process associated with eyebrow loss. Apple stem cells are the latest ingredient in the fight against aging.
A Dual-Weight Protein Complex contains small protein molecules to provide strength and moisture from within, while larger molecules increase suppleness. The formula also contains Biotin to help fortify brows against damage.
