Hourglass....

New New New! Hourglass cosmetics was launched back in 2007 and this fall they are launching
 Film Noir Full Spectrum Mascara and a brand new lipstick collection && Femme Rouge Velvet Crème Lipstick both of are a collaboration between Hourglass founder  Carisa Janes and Artistic Director Gina Brooke. If the name sounds familiar its because Gina is Maddona's super talented makeup artist she has also worked with other A-list celebrities such as Naomi Campbell and Anne Hathaway.

You can purchase Hourglass products at Hourglass.com, Barneys, Sephora && Sephora.com

What is beauty?

"I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being skin deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas? "- Jean Kerr




We always hear  "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" "beauty is skin deep"  so Ive always wonder what is everyone's definition of beauty? so ..I googled the question to see what would come up...&& I found a very interesting article, its an audio but here are some of the highlights of it and also the link if you want to hear the whole interview...

http://www.philosophytalk.org/pastShows/WhatisBeauty.htm

Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? John defines beauty as that which brings enjoyment to the person who looks or contemplates. John defines subjective properties as properties that require subjects of the right sort to make a difference. When we say something is beautiful, are we recommending to others that they should take delight in it? Beauty may be intersubjective, but is it objective? Can we argue rationally about whether something is beautiful? Ken introduces Alexander Nehamas, professor at Princeton. Is beauty both skin deep and in the eye of the beholder? Nehamas distinguishes between surface beauty and deep beauty.

 

Kant thought that if we think something is beautiful then we want everyone to agree with us. Ken proposes the idea that perception is a skill. Would the world be better off if everyone agreed on what is beautiful? Nehamas thinks the world would not be better off because what we find beautiful is a reflection of our personality and individuality. What can we learn about ourselves from what we find beautiful? Nehamas thinks that it illuminates our style. Is taste a function of education and economics?

 

Is natural beauty ever better than constructed beauty, like in art or music? Do beauty and happiness go together? What is the relation between beauty and the sublime? Nehamas says that the sublime is our reaction in the face of something so overpowering that it consumes or obliterates us. There is a saying that truth is beauty and beauty is truth, but is that correct? John thinks it is false. Why does beauty matter?

Whats your definition of beauty??

Breaking a bad habit...

I picked up a bad habit a couple years back ( it started when I was working at Sbux)...
biting my nails...as gross as it sounds, I was working on breaking that habit and I found something that worked for me, as soon as I quit Sbux I was able to get manicures and I stopped, because who wants to ruin a perfect manicure. If that doesnt work for you try hypnosis (im serious lol) some people swear by it or you can try one of this products to help break this nasty habit.

Orly "No Bite" $7.00
Jessica "NIbble No More"$5.00 (jessicacosmetics.com)
Mavala "stop"- $10.00 (also helps stop thumb sucking,pen/pencil biting && cuticle biting)

i heart lashes

I love love love fake lashes they make your lashes look full & voluptuous so I recently went to CVS and found a pair of eyelashes (Ardell $4.00-7.00) and I must say i love them, they are durable and are way cheaper then M.A.C and some come in a little starter kit with glue, so if you cant make it to your nearest cosmetic counter your local drug store should carry this brand.

U.D A NYC exclusive!!...

At the moment I'm wishing I was in the East Coast because This Saturday Aug 28th,2010 (from 1-9pm) U.D’s Eric Jimenez(Worldwide Sales Director & International Make-Up Artist) is introducing Book of Shadows Vol. III s tribute to NYC at Sephora in Times Square(1500 Broadway, #304, New York, NY 10036). This one day event will include Eric Jimenez and his team of makeup artist offering makeovers, tips and tricks created specifically for the NYC glam -n- go life style. They will also have 1,000 of the limited edition Book of Shadows Vol. III. The palette doesn't even launch until after labor day so get ready to camp out!
When: Saturday, August 28th 1 – 9PM
Where: Sephora Times Square
           1500 Broadway, #304
          New York, NY 10036

U.D Hearts NYC

 

I am a sucker for packaging.. I will purchase something because the package was hot,
so looking online I found the pictures for the new Books of Shadows III by Urban Decay.( i have always loved their packaging) Inspired by NYC this book of shadows consists of 16 eyeshadows
(0.03 oz. each, total of 0.48 oz.) , 2 miniature-sized eyeliners (0.03 oz. each, total of 0.06 oz.), and 1 minature-sized Primer Potion (0.13 fl. oz.)  This sexy palette will retail for about $54 and will be available at  Sephora, Ulta and Macy's October 1st.
since I couldn't find the descriptions of every eyeshadow i googled and found pictures (which are waay better!)

PS: All Eyeshadows can be used wet for more intense color, try them as a liner!

What is flawless?

Laura Mercier the creator of the signature Flawless Face, has  launched a new, fun and interesting campaign called “What Is Flawless?” With this new campaign, Laura Mercier invites you to contribute to a unique online conversation, by submitting a personal definition of “What is flawless?” Plus, for each answer submitted the company will donate to the Gulf Relief Foundation $ 1.00 (with maximun final donation being up to $ 50,000). It's an easy way to help the Gulf... I submitted my definiton have you?

Visit http://www.lauramercier.com/store/content/whatisflawless.jsp

MAC Aids Fund

Established in 1994, the MAC Aids Fund was developed to support people who are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide and also offer services to help and prevent HIV/AIDS through educational programs and services.
To date MAC Cosmetics has donated about $160 million dollars to the fund.

The donation resulting from the purchase of one MAC Viva Glam lipstick/lipglass is enough to provide…

    * One school stationery starter pack for a child orphaned by a parent with AIDS

    * One month of public transportation for a woman to travel to and from a doctor’s office

    * One monthly medication planner to help a person manage their treatment regimen

    * One HIV-prevention workshop conducted by a peer health educator

    * One pair of school shoes for a child orphaned by AIDS

    * One counseling session for an HIV+ woman

    * Two emergency boxes filled with non-perishable food

    * 14 blood glucose monitoring strips

    * One rapid oral HIV test

Source

Lady Gaga & Cyndi Lauper

I love MAC's Lipglass and I cant wait for Sept 1,2010 because MAC will be introducing 2 new lipglasses for fall 2010 to correspond with the Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper Viva Glam From Our Lips campaign.  These are limited edition and will be around for only 6 months. Just like the same-named lipsticks, Cyndi is a coral with very subtle white micro-shimmer lipglass and Lady Gaga is a light pink with blue undertones and nearly imperceptible white micro-shimmer lipglass, both lipglasses just like all of MAC's Lipglasses are long wearing (about 4hrs) and have a light vanilla scent (which I absolutely love).

HAPPY BiRTHDAY CHANEL

           It’s Coco Chanel’s birthday!
Coco Chanel will forever be stamped in the history of fashion and today we raise a toast to this fashion giant on her birthday.

MAC & Rodarte: update

A few weeks back i had blogged about MAC & Rodarte were in the process of launching a collection inspired by Juarez but where faced with a huge controversy over the name of the products & well the whole line. Both MAC and Rodarte issued apologetic statements and although at first it was thought that they would release the line...they didn't...MAC has pulled the line and will also be donating the worldwide projected profits from the campaign to help those from the town of Juarez, Mexico. I'm glad MAC decided not to go through with this line, What do you think?

Who is Elizabeth Arden?

I was watching PBS ( Ok flipping through the channels) and saw a preview for  A new documentary called The Powder and the Glory will chronicle the lives, careers and rivalry Elizabeth Arden & Helena Rubinstein. Althought i have seen her products i didn't know much about Elizabeth Arden. SOO i googled her ( i LOVE google.) and i was excited about watching this movie which is based on the book War Paint by Lindy Woodhead, The Powder and the Glory was produced, written and directed by Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman.
Elizabeth Arden waa born in 1878, she moved from Canada to New York in 1909 she started her line and in 1912 she traveled to France to learn beauty and facial massage techniques used in the Paris beauty salons and in a time when makeup was worn mostly by prostitutes and performers, Elizabeth Arden transformed the way we wear makeup and think about ourselves, she passed away in 1966 and today her line is still thriving from makeup to perfumes.
The company also holds the license to perfumes from artist like Britney Spears, Hillary Duff && Mariah Carey.

This amazing story is definitely worth telling…and worth watching. So tune in for the premier of "The Powder and the Glory"  on Monday, Mar. 23,2010

Sale Sunday

My finding for this sunday was Urban Decay Cream Shadows which are normally $18 for only $9.27 (really odd price) This cream shadows are inspired by 70's vintage colors and are long lasting, fell light and do not smudge or crease. Even the packaging is super cute! it comes in a 0.2 fl oz tube that is travel-friendly and mess-free.
They are available in 4 colors (for the sale) at shopstyle.com
Asphalt (black with loads of silver)
Suburbia (medium bronze).
Radium (metallic blue).
Whipped (golden peach)

NARS: Lipgloss && Blush

NARS blushes have a following, && for good reason. The blush powders are silky, flattering, gorgeous, and really just amazing. So NARS created a set of 5 lipglosses to match their best selling blushes. They were released in July exclusively at Sephora && Sephora.com

Each gloss costs $24 and the collection includes:

 
   1. Angelika, cotton candy pink with gold and silver sparkles
   2. Super Orgasm, peachy pink with gold glitter
   3. Albatross, sheer luminous glow
   4. Luster, sheer golden apricot
   5. Oasis, sparkling pink champagne
 

Disney && MAC update!

Its almost here! I have been waiting all summer for MAC's limited edition Disney Villain Collection, and its almost here! MAC has released the name of the products as well as pictures and I must say I'm a sucker for the packaging! (priced between $12-$29.50)

                   MAC Venomous Villains Collection:

                Evil Queen Collection

          Evil Queen Lipstick
Toxic Tale Bright coral (Satin) 
Sinister Soft brown plum (Lustre) 
          Evil Queen Lipglass
Strange Potion Soft coral pink 
Hot House Deep raspberry with pink pearl 

        Evil Queen Eyeshadow
Her Alter Image Light violet (Veluxe Pearl) 
Vainglorious Bronze burgundy (Frost) 
Vile Violet Deep blue purple (Matte) 

       MAC Penultimate Brow Universal

       Evil Queen Beauty Powder
Oh So Fair Mid-tone pink with gold pearl 
        Evil Queen Blush
Bite of an Apple Soft coral pink (Matte)

       

             Maleficent Collection

       Maleficent Lipstick 
Violetta (Repromote)- Violet Purple (Amplified)
Dark Deed- Burgundy plum (Amplified)       
Maleficent Lipglass 
Revenge is sweet- light yellow purple
Wrong spell- Deep plum with pink purple        
Maleficent Eyeshadow
My Dark Magic- Deep pink with pink pearl/ Deep plum with purple pearl
She who Dares- Deep navy with blue pearl/ Deep forest green with lime pearl     
Maleficent Beauty Powder 
Briar Rose- Soft violet pink with pearl
      Maleficent Nail Lacquer 
Bad Fairy- Red with multichanging pigments
Formidable!- Teal green with pink pigment

Mean & Green- Purple with teal pigment

                       Cruella DeVille Collection

    Cruella DeVille Lipstick 
Innocence, Beware! - light yellow pink (Cremesheen)
Heartless- Cherry Red (Amplified)     
   Cruella DeVille Lipglass 
Wicked Ways- Light nude with gold pearl
Devilishly Stylish- Deep fuchsia with pink pearl   
 Cruella DeVille Eyeshadow
De-vil- rich copper (VP)
Sweet joy (repromote)- creamy pale gold (Frost)Carbon
Rapidblack Eye Liner
    Cruella DeVille Beauty Powder
Her own devices -cool nude   
Cruella DeVille Powder Blush
Darkly my dear- mid-tone brown plum (Matte)

                                              Dr. Facilier

Dr. Facilier Lipgelee
Resort Life (repromote)- off white with pink pearl
Dr. Facilier Greasepaint 
Slick black- true carbon black
French Quarter- Black green with multi colour pearl
Dr. Facilier Pigment
Melon- bright golden peach
Brash and Bold- bright magenta
Push the Edge- deep bright purple with pearl
Dr. Facilier Magically Cool Liquid Powder
Truth and Light- sheer shimmer reflects silver and pink
Cajun- Sheer bronze reflects gold         


Mirror
I'm so vain - Round special decoration compact mirror

You can purchase any of these products at a MAC counter near you at the end of September.

Here are a few more pics:

Go Fresh!

I recently found the NEW && IMPROVED Dove Go Fresh bodywash at Target.
I decided I would try the Go Fresh Burst with fresh white ginger,nectarine, passionfruit and pineapple scent, this is my new best friend in the shower. It leaves your skin silky && fresh.
the bodywash itself is creamy && doesnt leave any residue behind, I cant wait to try all 3.
You can buy Dove Go Fresh at Target (my fave) or any drugstore.

  New Dove Go Fresh:

    -Go Fresh Cool Moisture – Crisp, clean cucumber & green tea scent.
    - Go Fresh Burst – Fresh White ginger, nectarine, passionfruit and pineapple scent.
    - Go Fresh Revive – Lively pomegranate & lemon verbena scent.

MAC: Nail Trend Collection for Fall/ Winter 2010

Its finally here a look at MAC Nail Trend Collection  which will contain six colors, These colors for the fall and winter season will be released August 26th, like many of the past fall collections this will be limited edition and i cant wait to try them all!. 

• Concubine- Blackened red with red shimmer (frost)
• Earthly Harmony- Muted Taupe with copper shimmer (frost)
• Ming Blue- Cobalt blue with teal and red shimmer (frost)
• Rain of Flowers- Blackened violet with violet shimmer (frost)
• Imperial Flower- Bright reddish orange with gold and red shimmer
• Jade Dragon- Emerald green with teal shimmer (frost)

                  $12 ea.

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