i love candy corn high-foaming shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath 16 oz. ($16.00)
i venture out in search of something sweet! the crisp, evening air tugs at my hair and tingles my fingers. the crunch of fallen leaves gives away my footsteps before i reach each door. i love candy corn and the way it greets me with its playful colors, as i smile and reach for my share of autumn treats.
trick or treat high-foaming shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath duo ($20.00)
no tricks, just treats. philosophy’s trick-or-treat set includes pumpkin spice muffin and caramel apple scented shampoo, shower gel & bubble baths for a surprisingly spirited treat for your senses! enjoy an ultra-rich lather with these high-foaming formulas created to gently cleanse and condition skin and hair.
In just one week, Hard Candy, a colorful, tempting and addictive cosmetic brand will be hitting the mass market shelve at the largest retailer in the world – Walmart. It’s the first time a prestige cosmetics collection has gone mass and features unique, specialty products.
Hard Candy products have formulas that are worthy of the prestige market and ahead of the trends with star products like Painted Lady Manic Shine Intense lip color, Eye Tattoo and Balm Girls Tinted Lip Balms. There is a nod to the company’s storied heritage featuring Just Nails polish (yes, the rings are there!), Eye Candy shadows and Fortune Gloss – complete with a tiny Magic 8 ball.
Unique components and stellar merchandising clearly sets the brand apart from its mass brand neighbors. Hard Candy looks like it belongs in Sephora but the pricing totally defies the product offering. Hard Candy is a collaboration between NuWorld Beauty and Walmart insuring that mass market consumers will have access to an out of the box, forward thinking, fun, affordable, quality cosmetics brand. Walmart’s commitment to beauty has been matched with Hard Candy’s drive toward innovative break though style.
Every season the fashion crowd is up and on the run, crazy for the fierce and sexy fun we’ve come to expect from designers Dan and Dean Caten, the Canadian twins who know how to pack a punch – and throw a party!
With their haute hi-jinx and body-beautiful clothes for boys and girls, a collaboration with M·A·C simply could NOT be avoided! “DSquared² and M·A·C are on the same trip!” says Dan. It starts with a strong, sooty, blackest-ever wild-child eye… a new Greasepaint Stick also in blue and violet versions, and Pro Gloss to create it. Neutral and perfected skin will get more drama with highlighting and low lighting from Sculpt and Shape Powders and the 165 Tapered Cheek/Highlight Brush all the better to achieve it. And finally, the totally nude Pro Lip Erase does its stuff, followed by a light Lipstick and Lip Conditioner to put the lilt and lift back in….
But the cynosure of this season’s scintillating collaboration is the daring, dramatic, slightly demented DSquared² eye. Have fun with it! This collection brings us to the Ziegfeld Follies by way of Grey Gardens, a bit dishevelled, a litt le Girl Interrupted, both dramatically hip and dangerously sexy.
Lipstick ($14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN)
Nude Rose Sheer light neutral pink (Lustre)
Blood Red Clean deep berry (Lustre)
Tinted Lip Conditioner ($14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN)
Fuchsia Fix Deep pink sheen
Gloss Texture ($18.00 U.S. / $22.00 CDN)
Clear
Sculpt and Shape Powder ($21.00 U.S. / $25.00 CDN)
Bone Beige/Emphasize Palest cream/Tan
Accentuate/Sculpt Pale blushed beige/Soft taupe brown
Greasepaint Stick ($17.50 U.S. / $21.00 CDN)
V Bright blue violet
B Bright yellow blue
Black Intense black
Kohl Power Pencil ($14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN)
Feline Rich black
Lip Erase ($16.00 U.S. / $19.00 CDN)
Dim Similar to N37
Brush ($34.00 U.S. / $41.00 CDN)
165 Tapered Cheek/Highlight Provides perfect blending and application of all face products
Availability: September 28th, 2009 at all North American MAC locations. October 2009 for International MAC locations.
Just to confirm, YES, DSquared is releasing on September 28th, a Monday. DSquared will be showing in Milan on the same day, so MAC wants them to coincide with each other :)
Flashing flecks of lustrous glimmer give lips a new kind of high-beam shine, while the balm-effect of the pillow-top comfort creme keeps the supple going and going. Ultra-luxurious, no sticky smack or drag, Aloe and Vitamin E enriched, keeps lips lightweight but strong-willed, for long-lustre, ultimate luminosity. Wear it alone for medium-sheer, dewy coverage…. For dazzle with absolute comfort, it’s better than brilliant. And the accompanying applicator brush is a dream.
Dazzleglass Creme ($18.00 U.S. / $21.50 CDN)
Sublime Shine Light coral brown with gold pearl
Soft Dazzle Mid-tone peach pink with gold pearl
Perfectly Unordinary Bright yellow pink with gold pearl
My Favourite Pink Light blue pink with pearl
Do It Up Bright blue pink with pearl
Luscious Spark Light orange with gold pearl
Totally Fab Bright yellow red with pearl
Creme Allure Bright yellow plum with pearl
Amorous Deep brown red with pearl
Availability: September 24th, 2009 at all North American MAC locations. October 2009 for International MAC locations.
P.S. – Our review will be up around noon (PST). But for now, you can check out our sneak peek on three of the nine shades :)
As designers deepen their fascination with all things architectural, from Raf Simon’s structural dresses for Jil Sander to the futuristic, constructed ‘pod’ shoes that we saw at Balenciaga, so too goes the modern face.
The shapes and steely colours in this collection are an expression of the trend, an ode to the strength of a woman, rendered with true architectural precision. The geometry of eyes in graphic, graphite tones of grey with the beguiling blue sheen of an elegant grid of sky-reflecting windows on a stunning concrete skyscraper, Trend F/W ‘09 is a living tower of power! Lips are dark or seductively nude. The fragrance? Asphalt Flower, a limited-life scent as bold and urbane as the modern metropolis.
Fragrance ($20.00 U.S. / $24.00 CDN)
Asphalt Flower Glossy violet and iris petals cast an ebonized sheen over dark clouds of vanilla and patchouli like a shimmering lace veil this scent caresses and envelops of glamour and drama. Top note: violet, ylang; Mid: iris, heliotrope; Dry: olibanum, patchouli, vanilla.
Lipstick ($14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN)
Red Full Stop Bright neon coral (Lustre)
Hipster Burgundy with frost (Frost)
Faultlessly F/W Blackened blue violet (Amplified)
Our Pick Cement taupe grey (Satin)
Lipglass ($14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN)
Runway Fave Grey tone neutral with high pearl (Frost)
New Berry Deep plum (Cream)
So This Season Deep blue violet (Cream)
Eyeshadow x4: Tone: Grey ($36.00 U.S. / $43.00 CDN)
Tone: Grey Dirty grey (Satin)
Waft Dark smoky blue grey (Frost)
A Warmer White Pale green grey (Satin)
The Right Smoke Rich blue with white pearl (Frost)
Availability: September 17th, 2009 at all North American MAC locations. October 2009 for International MAC locations.
Are you ready for Style Black? I know some of you have been saving away for months to indulge in some Style Black, but others are steadfastly avoiding the collection. What’s on your list?
Kiehl’s to Launch Acai Organic Skin Care Line in September
In mid-september, Kiehl’s will unveil it’s first organic skin care line. The line has received approval from Ecocert and Cradle to Cradle.
“Since our inception, we have always been known for our service and for creating efficacious products,” said Salgardo, noting that everyone asks for “green” products, but still demand high performance. “We heard that our customers wanted organics, that they wanted paraben-free, that they wanted natural — and they wanted to focus on the first signs of aging. We went to the lab to do all that. The result: our new Açaí line.”
Lippmann Collection is Celebrating Their 10-year Anniversary!
Today only, September 1st, 2009, every 10th customer to make a purchase on www.lippmanncollection.com will win a $50 gift certificate. To commemorate their anniversary, Deborah Lippmann created a limited edition trio of shades, available together for $35.00:
Inspired by looks created for the first ever Barbie runway show – Fall 2009 New York Fashion Week – the new Barbie™ Loves Stila fall collection has everything your readers need to get all dolled up. The collection will be available on the Stila Cosmetics site in September, and you can even snatch up the ultra-glam Barbie™ Loves Stila Smudge Pot and Barbie™ Loves Stila Lip Glaze NOW on www.stilacosmetics.com as a special preview.
All Doll’d Up Palette ($28.00)
A must-have for any glam girl, this adorable refillable compact – decorated with a lenticular of the iconic Barbie stare contains FOUR eye shadow trios (TWELVE eye shadow shades!) for endless looks and countless levels of glamour.
Lip Enamel Trio ($32.00)
Joy Red
Happiness Light pink
Tickled Pink Signature Barbie power pink
Lip Glaze ($22.00)
Pale Pink
Bright Pink
Red
Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Liner ($20.00)
Created especially for the Barbie collection, this new marker-like pen glides on with precision and ease and won’t smudge or run. The intense carbon black color creates definition for day and drama for night.
Shiseido introduces its Fall 2009 Makeup collection, created by Shiseido’s Artistic Director Dick Page. The inspiration for this line was drawn from mosaic art, bringing a variety of different shades together to create a “full wardrobe” of colors, one that would fulfill a woman’s basic needs for every occasion. These colors are reflected in the new Luminizing Satin Eye Color Line, an elegant collection with the luminous look of fine silk. Available in 15 unique shades, this new interpretation of neutrals, pastels and brights makes choosing a color an adventurous pleasure. Each shade is meant to wear alone or in combination for an unlimited variety of looks for the season.
Luminizing Satin Eye Color ($25.00)
Squirrel (BR303)
Buillon (GD810)
Solaris (YE306)
Perfect Rouge Lipstick ($25.00)
Almond Pink (BR702)
Natural Eyebrow Pencil ($20.00)
Deep Brown (BR602)
Perfect Mascara ($22.00)
Black
Brown
Advanced Hydro-Liquid Conmpany Foundation SPF 15 ($30.00)
