SNEAK PEEK: MAC Red She Said, Ungaro, Manish Aurora and Suite Array

Ohhhh, baby!

The adorable and dazzling Lushious Babe is headlining for us once again a feast of upcoming MAC. Sweet as she is, always sharing her MAC goodies and swatching them for avid MAC lovers, she's treating us yet again to an abundance of gorgeous MAC product. What follows are peeks at what you may expect in MAC for the upcoming MAC for Ungaro (Sept 25), MAC for Manish Aurora, Suite Array (Sept 25) and Red She Said (Holidays 2008):

RED SHE SAID

These are the Mineralized Eyeshadow Trios for the collection:

MAC FOR UNGARO

EYES, CREMES AND POWDER

Eyeshadows - Lilac, Soft Flower, Mineral

Creme Colour Bases - Crushed Bogainvillea, Fresh Morning

Beauty Powder - Flower Mist Dew

Brow Set in Mink

MAC FOR MANISH AURORA

Daisy says these may be arriving in special packaging so what you see below may be bland compared to the any special packaging the collection may have when it's released. These are 'samples' of what's to come.

Eyeshadows:

MAC Powder Blush in Devil

Lipsticks and Lipglasses:

SUITE ARRAY
The Suite Array Pearlglide Eyeliners' - swatched

I'm really loving the looks of these liners. They appear from the swatches to glide on smoothly depositing gorgeous pigmentation. I'll be getting some of these for sure!

Bankroll - Rich green with bright green sparkle

Spare Change - Mid-tone brown with copper glitter

Molasses - Brown with mid-tone brown glitter

Black Russian - Black with navy blue glitter

Rave - Deep purple with purple glitter

Miss Fortune - Eggplant with light pink glitter

Wolf - Deep grey with gold glitter
Fly-by-Blu - Lapis blue with blue glitter

Suite Array Eyeshadow Suites and Swatches:

I'm also quite excited about these. Again, gorgeous, rich pigmentation and the shades are going to be fab for the fall wardrobes!

• Blue Zone - Deep grey/green with silver pearlized pigments/Light ice blue with silver pearlized pigments
• Ocean 2 - Mid-tone blue with silver pearlized pigments/Light blue with silver pearlized pigments
• Smoke & Ash - Black with silver pearlized pigments/Mid-tone grey silver with pearlized pigments
• Counterparts - Deep forest with gold pearlized pigments/Mid-tone orange with gold pearlized pigments
• Rose Suites - Intense blue pink/Light yellow with silver pearlized pigments
• Shallow v. Deep - Bluish green with gold pearlized pigments/Mint with silver pearlized pigments
• Sweet Liason - Pale yellow with gold pearlized pigments/Deep brown with gold pearlized pigments
• Team Violets - Dark burgundy with burgundy pearlized pigments/Mid-tone violet with gold pearlized pigments

For more information about these collections, I encourage you to visit both Lushious Babe and Spektra - the MAC authority! Both sites are stellar at bringing in all the MAC news way before most others get wind of it. Photos for this article: Lushious Babe, Spektra, Style.

Paul & Joe: 2008 Autumn Inspiree Makeup Collection

Paul & Joe Beauté creator Sophie Albou incorporated this nostalgic seasonal transition into the intricate patterns that is Paul & Joe Beauté’s anticipated fall 2008 limited edition collection, "Inspiree." A delicate floral pattern, a fragile antique plate, an old cushion cover saved from a Parisian flea market, these eclectic pieces are the source of "Inspiree," a collection that will become a treasured keepsake in its own right for years to come.

Inspiree radiates autumn tones infused with Paul & Joe’s proprietary Secret D’Or that delivers a universally flattering champagne shimmer to every face and smile. Three new picturesque lip colors are delectably creamy and blended with natural flower extracts to condition and moisturize for a pout that looks and feels day-long wonderful, while the velvety texture of three fresh Face Color powders are meant to be showcased on lids and cheeks for highlight hints.

These unique collectors’ pieces are eco-friendly, allowing you to incorporate your favorite Paul & Joe lipsticks and Face Color powder cases into your new editions for forever keepsakes. Must throw away? The cardboard packaging is biodegradable and won’t harm the environment.

The Fall 2008 "Inspiree" Limited Edition Collection:

Lipstick - $20/each
Muse: Nostalgic brown with elegant sophistication (#058)
Motif: Reflective beige reminiscent of yesteryear (#059)
Inspiree: Pink au natural for a feminine flush (#060)

Face Color Powder - $20/each
Pressed Petals: Purple/Beige frost – Classic, elegant colors with depth (#058)
Atelier: Dark brown/Turquoise blue – Tints with flirtatiously sexy appeal (#059)
Lullaby: Pink brown/Creamy pink – Innocent shades that suggest a serene, gentle mood (#060)

Ingredients & Benefits:
• Orange flower water and hyaluronic acid - moisturizes
• White lily extract - prevents breakouts
• Jojoba oil, Apricot seed oil, Olive oil and Rosemary extract - natural emollients

The Inspiree Collection by Paul & Joe is available only for a limited time and may be purchased at Bergdorf Goodman (800-558-1855) or online at Beauty Closet.

StyleList Relaunches and Look at the Beauties Gracing Their Pages

The new Lancôme ambassador looked absolutely stunning for her event! Anne Hathaway went for a dramatic, leg revealing Atelier Versace show stopper to promote her new movie Rachel Getting Married, directed by the fabulous Jonathan Demme, at the Venice Film Festival on September 3rd.

Want more visions of beauty, celebs, trends, style guides, hairstyles, shopping, fashion, blog reviews, Carmindy and lots more? Visit the newly relaunched StyleList website for more. They're doing some wonderful promos and events to celebrate their new launch. Great stuff to be found there! Check 'em out.

photo: StyleList/WireImage

LIPSTICK QUEEN: The Royal Treatment at Bendel's

Introducing the latest addition to Bendel beauty ...

Inspired by the allure of old-time Hollywood, Lipstick Queen is a full collection of lip products designed with the modern girl in mind. Combining retro glamcolors and the best ingredients, Lipstick Queen was named Breakthrough Product of the Year in 2007 by Beauty Biz Magazine.Visit Bendel’s and shop an array of striking shades in shines, glosses, sheers and mattes.

NOW AVAILABLE AT HENRI BENDEL.

Lancome Introduces Supermodel Spokesperson

Arlenis Sosa, the fashion world's newest supermodel joins the Lancôme family.

The Cinderella story of Arlenis Sosa continues as the fledgling supermodel has joined Lancôme as a spokesperson. Sosa, 19, who comes from the Dominican Republic , was discovered earlier this year and immediately began working with the likes of Steven Meisel and Craig McDean for American Vogue, Italian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and other top fashion publications.

“Arlenis possesses beauty, intelligence, charm and compassion,” says Lancôme President Odile Roujol. “All of our brand ambassadors share these attributes, so we knew she would be a wonderful addition. We are very proud to welcome her to the Lancôme family.”

Ms. Sosa’s fellow spokespeople include Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, Juliette Binoche, Clive Owen, Daria Werbowy, Laura Morante, Selena Breed, Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann and Inès Sastre. Advertising featuring Arlenis will appear in 2009.

“I feel so honored and lucky,” says Sosa. “Lancôme is an amazing brand so this is a dream come true.”

Arlenis was a student majoring in communications and doing charitable work with her church on behalf of those living with diabetes when a local designer spotted her and sent her photo to a friend at the Marilyn Agency in New York . She flew to the city–her first time out of the Dominican Republic –and the agency signed her on the spot. At 5’11, with sparkling eyes and one of the most beautiful smiles in the industry, Sosa quickly captivated editors and photographers alike. She will make her catwalk debut during New York ’s Spring 2009 Fashion Week and will appear on the runways of more than a dozen designers, including Oscar de la Renta, Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, Proenza Schouler, Zac Posen, Narciso Rodriguez, Anna Sui, Tommy Hilfiger, Peter Som and Rag & Bone. Whew ... that's some lineup!

Congratulations, Arlenis! xo

source: Lancôme

Welsh Songstress Duffy Has an Eye for Fashion

Duffy in a Charlotte Ronson silk minidress

Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter with a love for fashion, spoke with WWD recently. Promoting Nivea and scheduled to grace the stage at the upcoming Fashion Rocks concert (recent post here) in Manhattan tomorrow night, the beauty gives readers a glimpse into her soulful, seductive side. Excerpts below:

... In her native Britain, Welsh-born singer Duffy is fast becoming known for bringing a soulful, retro sound loaded with impassioned, lovelorn lyrics to the country’s music scene. When she released her Northern Soul-inflected single “Mercy” — a fusion of horns, strings and tinkling percussion — in February, that single and her subsequent album, “Rockferry,” shot to the top of the U.K.’s music charts. “Rockferry” later hit number four on the U.S. Billboard chart.

And appropriately for an artist who’s made an equally strong statement with her blonde, back-combed hair and monochrome duds, the singer will round off her U.S. tour experience by playing Fashion Rocks. Duffy won’t yet reveal which of her numbers she’ll unleash on the audience. “I’m doing one track, but we don’t know what we’re going to do yet, it’s not set in stone,“ she says.

And while the singer’s style and sound — along with her moniker, which she takes from her surname — have led to comparisons with one of Britain’s most famous soul exports, Dusty Springfield, Duffy insists that her image is all her own. “I know what I do and do not like. I don’t think clothes should define you, I think they should just enhance your character. I sort of apply that rule to what I do,” she says. “I’ve always loved...vintage, I’m really into the Forties and Fifties, that’s my favorite era, so stylish and cut really well, and it’s kind of very feminine.”

For the singer’s Fashion Rocks performance, she’ll appear as a brand ambassador for Nivea, for which she’s appeared in a series of print ads to mark the concert. Later, some of her tracks will also appear in Nivea television spots.

And belying her thus-far brief moment in the spotlight, she says she’s already au fait with the mugging for the camera that being a spokeswoman demands. “In the beginning, there’s a part of you that thinks, ‘This wasn’t what I thought it was all about,’ you know, but [now] I think that it’s just good fun,” she says. “At the beginning, I used to be really afraid of the camera, but I think what I just realized is that it’s the eyes of the public, just a way of people getting to see me. It wasn’t as though anyone had a gun to my head — [though] you would have thought that at the beginning, that’s how scared I was.”

But despite notching up a beauty campaign relatively early on in her career, she doesn’t plan to roll out her own clothing or cosmetics line just yet. “I would never say never, because you never know, if it was for a good cause,” she says. “But right now I’ve got my hands full, I’m really enjoying the music part of it, I’m not really thinking about branching off or anything. I just feel as though I’m at Day One with everything, really.”

~ Excerpts taken from WWD, Nina Jones

source: WWD

NORDSTROM: Exclusive Philosophy Beauty Box

Philosophy 'The Natural' Beauty Box ~Nordstrom Exclusive~ $75 (retail value - $120)


You know the look... the look is supernatural and you are superbeautiful. Philosophy's supernatural color basics beauty box contains everything you need to create flawless, radiant-looking skin that glows from the inside out.

Set includes:
-purity made simple one-step facial cleanser (2 oz.)
-the present clear makeup (1 oz.)
-the supernatural mineral blush duo in pink/bronze (0.26 oz.)
-the supernatural blush brush-big gorgeous eyes mascara (0.29 oz.)
-the supernatural fingerpaints in cool (0.26 oz.)
-the supernatural lip pencil in nude (0.04 oz.)
-the supernatural lip gloss in soft pink (0.22 oz.)
-the microdelivery peel: lactic/salicylic acid activating gel (0.3 oz.)
-vitamin C /peptide crystals (0.17 oz.)

Receive deluxe samples of ‘hope in a jar’ (0.4 oz.) and ‘amazing grace’ perfumed buffing wash (2 oz.) with your $50 philosophy purchase. Online only. One per person, while supply lasts. Gift will be added automatically in Checkout and can only be shipped to the same destination as your order.

For more information or to take advantage of this offer from Nordstrom and Philosophy, visit Nordstrom online.

Big Sexy Hair Comes Through in a Crisis

Ok, ladies and fellas, I don't think my adorable friend and co-worker, "Niecey-Pie", is going to let me get through the day without raving to all of you about her experience with Big Sexy Hair's Root Pump Volumizing Mousse.

Now, she's come to my office many days prior with gorgeous hair singing the praises of this newfound love of hers, but today was a little different. She's now touting Big Sexy Hair as her "Hurricane Essential". I know she wants to tell you herself about her experience (look for her to add a comment soon)... in fact, she's just come in my office to shake her hair at me yet again! Think she's a little excited? Well, her hair looks fab, so she certainly has cause for it. Not only does she have lovely waves throughout, her hair is super soft and shiny, not at all tacky or stiff to the touch and full of volume. Yea, Big Sexy Hair! :o )

You can garner more info about this product by visiting their website.

ghd Pink Kiss

Kiss and tell, ladies!

As far as I can tell, this may be a UK promo and not necessarily available in the USA. I'm going to give you the scoop anyway as this looks fabulous. ghd's cult favorite flat iron comes in pink (now, that I know you can get in USA) and has some little friends, a great set of lip glosses, that come along with it.

Effortlessly on-trend in gloss 80s-vibe fuschia pink, the striking styler comes packaged with three pink ghd lip glosses to suit your every mood, Dare, Dazzle and Demure for style and gloss in one gorgeous package.

Since ghd's relationship with Breakthrough Breast Cancer began in 2004, together they have raised over £1.5 million to help support Breakthrough's vital program of research, campaigning and education work. With £10 going to Breakthrough Breast Cancer for each pink styler sold in 2008, it's a beautiful way to help a deserving cause too.



Pink ghd IV Styler features:

• New rounder barrel so it's even easier to create perfect curls, waves or flicks, as well as the perfect straight.
• Sleep mode is a built in safety feature that gives you peace of mind by turning off if the ghd IV styler is left unattended for 30 minutes.
• Now with universal voltage for optimum performance wherever you travel.
• Unique digital technology means that the temperature is automatically controlled even quicker for even better styling.
• Advance ceramic heaters.

The USA ghd pink styler is selling on the ghd website for $255. Check here for the UK version which includes the little gloss set and benefits Breakthrough Breast Cancer. You can access the pink styler on the USA site at ghd online here.

Agyness Sets Sights on Hollywood Thanks to Tootsie

Not content with conquering the worlds of modelling and music, it seems Agyness Deyn has her heart set on a career in Hollywood. The Mancunian model, who is currently dating Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes, has appeared in a movie made by her Five O’Clock Heroes band-mate Alanna Masterson. The short film, called The Right Side Of My Exultant Brain, also stars Dustin Hoffman’s son Jake and apparently Aggy’s struck up a friendship with Hoffman Senior, who wants to help her make it in the movies.

Hair update: Perhaps annoyed by all the wannabes copying her famous blonde quiff, Agyness Deyn has had her hair shaped into a stark bowl cut with a super-short fringe.

source: buzzpatrol.com

Vivre Pre-Fall Labor Day Sale Ending Soon

Check out Vivre to shop some really wonderful discounts on fall clothing and accessories.
Enter promo code LABORDAY08 for an additional 25% off already discounted prices.

Sula Stiletto Musk Rollerball Perfume Oil

Sula Rollerball Perfume
Petite perfume packages from Sula, each with its own subtle scent that rolls on light-as-air. Stiletto Musk is A warm, sexy scent with notes of musk, amber, dusky florals. This little creation I just couldn't pass up. At only $18, they're worth it.

Again, while on our Hurricane Gustav stress-induced shopping spree, we ran straight for the doors of Anthropologie - another wonderful boutique I never get to visit "in the flesh". There are none near me, so best bet is shopping them online, which is just not the same.

I tried all versions of the Sula rollerballs - Butterfly Kiss, Champagne Sugar, Sunkissed Citrus, and Stiletto Musk (my choice). Sula also makes these scents in bigger bottles and offers Vanilla Blossom as an additional fragrance choice in that size (1 ounce).

Stiletto Musk is not nearly as heavy a fragrance as one might expect from the description and the notes (it's also described as a 'spice'). It truly is light and smells sweetly of amber and musk in a fabulous, sensuous oil. Small enough for your purse, these fragrances in a rollerball dispensing glass bottle are sure to please even the most discriminating tastes. $18 at Anthropologie and b-glowing.