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YSL Tuxedo Complexion Palette

knownever — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:02:52 +0000

I made my first purchase from beautyticket.com during the last sale. I spent too much on the YSL Collector Powder for the Complexion Palette from the 2008 Autumn Winter, “Tuxedo” collection. Jesus christ that is a long name! I figured on a coral blush, shimmering highlighter, and a face powder in a cute palette. Once I got it i realized I probably would have been better off spending half as much on the bronzer trio I’ve had my eye on at Victoria’s Secret. This palette is another dud in a recent string of disappointing beauty purchases.

Packaging: The worst thing about this palette is the cheap packaging. It is plastic, like it screams plastic. It’s light, a tacky gold that holds finger prints. The included half-moon brush is too small and the bristles are plastic. It comes in a velvet sleeve that the brush slips out of.

Product: I accidentally used this once before taking a picture and the YSL over-spray disappeared completely when I touched it. I could have BLOWN it away. The highlighter is nice, white with gold shimmer, but the blush and face powder are underwhelming. I didn’t even do swatches because no amount of layering got the colors to a level where my camera could pick them up. Underpowered pigment central! This palette sets my beauty-pet-peeve-detector off too because the strips of color are each too small to fit a brush on. Trying to get some blush? Have some SUPER shiny highlighter too! You’re welcome! I got the best results swirling a brush over all the colors and just applying that on my cheeks over blush. That’s fine, but call it something nebulous like a “beauty powder” then. I mean, this was the description at beautyticket!

Filled with radiance, these three skin illuminators enable the user to adjust the effects as desired: The beige powder enhances the face with velvet-smooth transparency and is ideal for touchups throughout the day. The apricot blush warms and enlivens the complexion.

Applied on the cheekbones, the eyebrow arch and the chin, the pearly pink shade highlights the features with subtle golden reflections. Used together, these three shades offer the complexion a soft veil of light.

The product seems like almost an afterthought, which leads me to think this is an item for the YSL nerd who just wants to show it off. but then why make the packaging so embarrassingly cheap?

To be fair, with the over-the-top smokey eyes that were running free in ‘08, this palette would be a fool-proof way to acheive the understated cheek needed to pull it off. It is literally impossible to make your cheeks too bold with this palette!

Iluminadas.

Bru Simões — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:08:09 +0000

Meninas do meu Brasil, vocês conhecem uma maravilha chamada caneta iluminadora?

O nome já diz tudo né? Ou não?!

É uma caneta, que tem um líquido muito parecido com um corretivo. Mas ao contrário do que muita gente pensa, ela não é feita pra esconder olheiras profundas, e sim pra iluminar, claro!

Até porque geralmente o produto é vendido em no máximo duas opções de cores, não rola mesmo como corretivo.

Mas como assim?

Seguinte, esse produteeenho é pra ser usado por cima do corretivo, nos cantos internos do olhos, no canto do nariz, ou em lugares com pequenas imperfeições eou que sejam um pouquinho mais escuros.

Nos olhos ele dá aquele ar de descanso, de quem acabou de acordar linda, leve e solta!

No rosto ele pode afinar ou definir áreas, como o nariz, o queixo. Tudo no truque meu bem!

Como o produto possui partículas refletoras de luz, ele faz esse trabalho de correção de acordo com a luz do ambiente. Quanto luxo!

Várias marcas já tem uma canetinha dessa!

Eyeko,

Contém 1g,

Boticário,

E minha grande cobiça, YSL,

Como vai demorar um pouquinho pra rolar um YSL, já fico feliz com o da Boticário.

Look del Dia: Audrina Patridge

Mundo Femenino — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:50:02 +0000

Audrina Patridge viste: Vestido: Rachel Roy Cinturon: Chanel Zapatos: YSL Cartera: Kotur Joyeria

I put a spell on you.... My how-to beauty looks from Pride magazine, Halloween edition

Lauren Baker make up artist — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:57:04 +0000

Check out the beauty editorial I wrote for pride magazine, this how-to appeared in their 09 Halloween edition. Part of the focus of this make up story was finding make up for very dark skin tones.

The model we had for this story was Annaliese Dayes from Oxygen models, we really transformed Annaliese for this look

Black magic

Spell bounding looks to celebrate the beauty of ebony skin using midnight blues and sparkling jewel tones, just in time for this year’s party season and Halloween.

These hot looks come to life after dark and stay on well past midnight.

Bewitched

To achieve this mesmerising look start with the eyes to ensure you can wipe away any drops from the bright eye shadows.

MAC Pigment (priced £15) Purple was mixed with MAC PRO Mixing Medium/Eyeliner to create a liquid shadow.

This was applied accentuating the eyes in a cat like shape. Highlight the lid by sweeping Nars Night Life shadow (priced £14.00) close to the lash line.

Laura Mercier Purple Sapphire Kohl Eye Pencil ((priced £14.69) lined the bottom lash line but can also be used to map out the shape before filling in the eye shadow.

Collection 2000 Shake It Up glitter gel eyeliner was applied over the top of the lower liner to give an eye catching purple sparkle. Apply mascara and wipe away any drops then moisturise ready for foundation.

Annaleise wears MAC Micronised Airbrush foundation. This water resistant base has buildable coverage which lasts well and gives a dewy glow to the skin which will highlight the contours of the face.

The cheeks were subtly blushed using a plum toned blusher from Sleek Cosmetics. Glossy Claret lips were achieved by applying Loreal Studio Secrets Plum Lipsstick (priced £8.99) which was blotted before Rimmel Shock gloss in Magnificent (priced £4.49) was slicked over the top for a patent shine (priced £4.20)

For the nails I used L’Oreal Resist & Shine Titanium 710 Meteorite (priced £4.88).

Midnight

Start with the electrifying blue eyes. Use a blue pencil like Bourjois Contour Clubbing Waterproof eye pencil (priced £4.50) to trace around the upper and lower lash lines and smudge around the eye. This will give your eye shadow a crease-free water poof base to adhere to and intensify the colour in this area.

Now, sweep MAC’s Deep Truth eye shadow (priced £11.00) all over the lids and blend in MAC Plumage (priced £11.00) slightly out from the socket line.

Densely line the inside waterlines in MAC Smolder Kohl Liner (priced £12.00) and apply a platinum shine to the lips using Bobbi Brown Pearl Sugar Gloss (priced £14.00). Finish with Dior Show Waterproof Mascara (priced £20.00)

Once the skin around the eyes has been cleaned of any powder drops, apply YSL’s Matte Touch primer (priced £27.00) with finger tips to eradicate shine, create gorgeous velvet smooth skin and increase the endurance of foundation. Now apply Oil free Iman Second to None cream to powder foundation .

The finishing touch to this look was jewel toned talons Chanel nail colour, in Blue Satin

Party animal

Apply L’Oreal Studio Secrets Shadow Grey eye shadow (priced £5.99) to the whole lid area all the way up to the socket bone and also sweep along the lower lash line

Light up your eyes by highlighting the inner corners with a vibrant silver shadow MAC Pigment in Silver (priced £15.00) and give a flash of colour to it by blending blue eye shadow Bobbi Brown Midnight (priced £14.00) out from the outer corners, elongating the eye shape.

Add warmth to the cheeks with Bobbi Brown Cranberry (priced £16.00), paint some illuminating sparkle on the lips by sweeping on Chanel Levres Scintillantes Magnifique (priced £18.00) and to the nails by finishing the look with Gosh Nail Varnish in Gasoline (priced £4.89).

Now you are ready to go out and own the night.

Now 'n Then | The YSL women

stylepov — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:59:09 +0000

Madame Figaro | November 21st 2009 - Stefano Pilati & Mélanie Thierry Photographers : Inez Van L

A Matter of Opinion | YSL's strawberry

stylepov — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:14:45 +0000

A friend asked me during our conversation- ‘What do you think about the strawberries?’ I

ofwhalesandwars — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:26:11 +0000

christmas listhow unrealistic of me

Fashion Film, the new surrealism?

re: turn on — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:48:54 +0000

Real fashion film isn’t just an afterthought, a mere video of a catwalk show or installation, it must stand on its own as a representation of the designer’s vision and inspiration. Some fashion films are triumphs of experimental film, like Luis Bunuel with a HiDef camera.

A Shaded View on Fashion Film started in Paris and now travels the world for fashion weeks in Seoul, London and Tokyo.

Gareth Pugh’s fashion film for his Autumn/Winter collection took top honours last month at A Shaded View on Fashion Film, produced by leading fashion film creators ShowStudio. The very definition of austere; a silhouetted outfit billows in black over a white background, a model’s hair dissolves to ink (a popular visual at the moment, as seen in the latest Nissan TVC), lots of treadmill model walking and the hackneyed old mirrored split screen. These visual motifs have been done better before. The opening silhouette zooms into full frame with the feet distractingly cut off, there are some clunky cross-fades and the ink is unconvincingly composited and masked. When filming an ink drop into water, the water ripples cause the image of the ink drop to shake. An image stabilization in post is usually required to correct the water ripple, but is noticeably absent here, so there’s a stable model and an incongruously shaky ink drop.

However, the ‘slice’ motif is pretty cool, first appearing subtly at 40 seconds with variations occurring throughout. At 5 minutes 41 seconds the film visually switches to an under-illuminated series of still poses and understated movements lit by a single swinging lamp just out of frame. Its a lovely counterpoint to the over-lit cyclorama that precedes and follows.

But there’s the distinct impression that this was a “shoot first, ask questions later” kind of production, where the director had only a vague notion of how she wanted the finished film to look when directing the shoot. Fashion films are free to be a visually experimental mindfuck, but if the only connective tissue is the designer’s garments, audience interest will be limited to the fashion community. Connective tissue is woven in a script outlining a concrete theme, without that your stuck bullshitting your way through post-production. I don’t see why fashion films, even those ostensibly intended for the catwalk, shouldn’t transcend the fashionista demo. Luis Bunuel brought surrealist cinema to the mainstream with Un chien Andalou in 1929, a palimpsest of social and religious iconography sketched with a thick ink of existential dread. Similarly expressionistic, fashion film can be a contemporary aeolian harp played by the winds of our malaise and aspirations. ShowStudio and YSL’s 24hrs is proof its possible.

Vintage Yves Saint laurent

April in Paris — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:09:25 +0000

Win FREE Complimentary Passes for THE BIG HOLIDAY OUTLET SALE 2009

CouchWasabi — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:45:39 +0000

Non-BPI cardholder? Be part of Couchwasabi’s guestlist!

To get FREE complimentary passes, drop a comment on this blog post and let me know what are the things that you are looking forward to with The Big Holiday Outlet Sale. It can be the brand or a specific thing.

Don’t forget to write your complete name and valid email. Only entries/comments submitted by December 2 (WED) 9.00 pm are included in the raffle.

Couchwasabi will randomly pick FIFTEEN (15) lucky participants and the winners will be announced on December 2 (WED) 11.00 pm. Each winner will receive TWO (2) tickets–that’s for you and your friend!

Tickets will be claimed on the day of the event at SMX. Note that a valid ID must be presented by the raffle winner to claim the tickets.

Keep it coming! Goodluck!

"Parisienne d’Yves Saint Laurent"

ckwizera — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:08:21 +0000

Le produit : « Parisienne » a été mis sur le marché le 19 août dernier. Les ingrédients qui le comp

BPI The Big Holiday Outlet Sale 2009 at SMX

CouchWasabi — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:14:33 +0000

It comes and it goes…

The BIG Holiday Outlet Sale 2009 will be held at the SMX Convention Hall 4 this December 4 – 6 from from 10AM to 9PM.

Free entrance for all BPI Cardholders and Php 50 entrance fee for non-cardholders.

UPDATE: Not a BPI Cardholder? Be part of Couchwasabi’s Exclusive Guestlist!

Litchi, gloire et beauté.

Nextdoorneighbor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:03:37 +0000

Mon chéri c’est un litchi. C’est comme un dédoublement de la personnalité mais en un peu plus problématique. Et si les litchis font du bien au cœur, ils font aussi du bien à la peau et aux cheveux. Et autant je refuse de partager mon homme, autant les bons plans parfumés aux fruits exotiques je vous en fais don (les cadeaux ne sont cependant pas refusés.)

Les litchis on commence par les manger. Et à seulement 68 calories pour 100 grammes, on en dévore encore et encore. (Toujours le fruit hein.) La saison des litchis commence en novembre alors on en profite pour faire le plein de vitamine C, detoxifier les tissus, illuminer le teint et mettre un coup de pression dans notre usine à collagène.

Après avoir soigné sa ligne ET sa peau, attaquons nous à nos lèvres, pulpeuses les lèvres bien entendu. Ha non ? Alors on se pare du Gloss Volupté d’Yves Saint Laurent en ton « Litchi glacée » et on hydrate et repulpe tout ça.

On peut aussi s’armer sous sa douche du shampoing au litchi de chez Auchan. Un shampoing au prix riquiqui mais à l’odeur enivrante et qui fait du bien aux cheveux, vraiment. Notre crinière devient brillante mais pas grasse, les cheveux sont doux et légers et notre chevelure a (enfin!) du volume.

C’est un bon début non ? Comme 2184 heures à s’aimer.

We saw all this before

cocaship — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:56:21 +0000

Celine by Phoebe Philo

The new Phoebe Philo’ Celine collection just run the catwalk.

You can see very clearly so many different influences as: Montana, YSL, Calvin Klein and Armani.

Looks like a deja vu collection.

When Celine sold her brand years ago she supposed to stay as adviser but after few month she and her husband was invited to leave the atelier.

The same history in all the other brands.

Why instead Celine by Phoebe Philo they just don’t do Phoebe by Phoebe Phylo.

Fashion Nibble: YSL Sale Sets Record

Jyotika Malhotra — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:30:48 +0000

Okay, you know how I said that some of the items in the Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge auction

How Does A Fashion Brand Win Twitter Fame?

jessicaavanzino — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:28 +0000

Luxury brands can no longer hide from the Internet and the social media opportunities available to them. But still, not every luxury brand is taking advantage of those opportunities and the ones that are, haven’t necessarily got it all figured out yet. But a few luxe brands (especially from the fashion/beauty category) are leading by example and one of the major arenas they are playing in is Twitter. While number of followers is not the only important factor to consider when judging a brand’s success, it is an indication of the fact that consumers care about a brand and what they have to say. So what’s all the hype about? What are these brands tweeting about and why do people care?

Louis Vuitton: 55,073 followers - Besides tweeting about new stores, celebs decked out in Louis and other company news, Louis Vuitton recently started writing “Heritage Tweets” that contain history factoids about the iconic brand.

http://twitpic.com/qa29f - LV Heritage Tweet: Did you know that our Damier canvas was created in 1888, well before our Monogram canvas

Yves Saint Laurent: 11,588 followers – Their tweets are chock-full of pictures whether it be behind the scenes shots, sneak previews or runway looks. They are not the most consistent tweeters, but when they do post something, it is always relevant to the YSL customer.

http://twitpic.com/kdfbb - The show space for tonight #pfw

Lancome: 5,678 followers – Giveaways, contests, events and Lancome celeb sightings offer a lot of incentive to the makeup-minded consumer.

Win the Lancome makeup that Ashley Greene wore to the New Moon premiere!http://www.thelancomeblog.com/

Credits

fashionfolios — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:45:43 +0000

Picture 1: Jacket Urban Outfitters, black dress American Apparel, black ballerinas and purse Bimba & Lola

Picture 2: Embroidered vest and jersey shorts ZARA, white tank River Island

Picture 3: Scarf TopShop, sun glasses RayBan, earrings YSL, ring Bvlgari, oversized clutch Uterque, leggings Sass & Bide

Beyrouth veut redevenir une vitrine du luxe du Moyen-Orient

dodzi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:29:07 +0000

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Détrôné par Dubaï au fil des ans, Beyrouth compte redevenir une destination privilégiée pour le luxe au Moyen-Orient, avec l’implantation de grands noms tel Dior ou Louis Vuitton, et des “souks” modernes qui offriront le nec plus ultra du shopping.

“Le luxe grignote davantage d’espace et s’étend comme une tâche d’huile”, dit Guillaume Boudisseau, de la société de conseil immobilier Ramco à Beyrouth. Le centre-ville inaugurera prochainement ce qui était, il y a 20 ans, un champ de bataille en pleine guerre civile: ses anciens souks populaires, reconstruits par le géant immobilier Solidere dans une version plus sophistiquée pour plus de 100 millions de dollars. Aux côtés de marques grand public, ces souks –400 projets de magasins, dont 49 de bijoux–, compteront des enseignes tel Yves Saint Laurent, Chloé, Burberry ou Vivienne Westwood. Ils jouxtent les rues Foch et Allenby, sortes d’avenue Montaigne ou de Sloane Street, qui accueilleront également de nouvelles marques de luxe. “Le centre-ville est le passage obligé pour le luxe au Liban”, constate M. Boudisseau, en référence aux marques déjà implantées telles Armani, Berluti, aux maisons de célèbres couturiers libanais comme Elie Saab et Zuhair Murad, et aux appartements à plus d’un million de dollars du front de mer, où se dressent les hôtels les plus chers du Liban. “Beyrouth va devenir une destination de choix jusqu’à récupérer sa place d’ici à deux ans”, avance Tony Salamé, PDG d’Aïshti, le groupe libanais qui a le plus de contrats de franchise dans le luxe. Selon lui, le marché à Beyrouth augmente à près de 15% en rythme annuel, avec des clients n’hésitant pas à dépenser jusqu’à 200.000 dollars par saison.

Surnommé le “Paris du Moyen-Orient” dans les années 1950-60, Beyrouth s’est imposé de nouveau comme la vitrine du luxe dans les années 90, malgré le marasme économique. Mais avec l’assassinat du dirigeant Rafic Hariri en 2005, qui a plongé le pays dans une période d’instabilité, Dubaï a nettement pris le dessus grâce à des investissements qui ont fait exploser le nombre de boutiques de luxe. Aujourd’hui, la crise mondiale qui a frappé de plein fouet les pays du Golfe pourrait changer la donne. “Nous avons une chance de reconquérir la première place car Dubaï a souffert énormément, même s’il reste numéro un en termes de volume et de pouvoir d’achat”, souligne M. Salamé. “Sa clientèle, des millionnaires russes qui faisaient entre 60 et 65% des chiffres d’affaires, a disparu”. Mais, rappelle M. Boudisseau, atteindre cet objectif nécessite une stabilité dans le pays en vue d’attirer les investissements et développer un marché capable de rivaliser avec celui de Dubaï. Et la capitale libanaise a un atout de taille, celui de l’image. “Pour les Arabes, notre capitale reste la fenêtre sur tout ce qui est branché”, dit M. Salamé, dont le groupe a investi 15 millions de dollars dans une quinzaine de nouvelles boutiques. Les magasins de luxe se situent dans des ruelles piétonnes élégantes avec une architecture qui date du mandat français (1923-1943). “C’est de l’ancien rénové qui donne un charme particulier, un cachet qu’on ne retrouve pas dans le Golfe, où c’est plus aseptisé”, souligne M. Boudisseau. “C’est très moderne et intime en même temps”, affirme Wafa al Ayouti, une riche touriste égyptienne, en sortant d’un magasin de luxe. “C’est comme Paris!”, s’écrie sa mère, les bras chargés de paquets. Pour Fadwa, une Emiratie, les souks aux arcades en bois sont “le New Dubaï, en plus beau”. Mais certains ont la nostalgie des temps révolus. “Ce ne sont plus les souks populaires de ma jeunesse”, dit Randa abi Rjaili, mi-triste, mi-admirative. “Ils ont gardé les noms des ruelles, mais je ne m’y retrouve plus. Je me sens plus en Europe qu’à Beyrouth”, lâche-t-elle.

OPIUM YvesSaintLaurant 2009 Perfume Advert

Amber Rima — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:04:57 +0000

Yves Saint Laurent released their new advert for Opium that features their redesigned flacon of Opium.

Model Karen Elson

image from The Scented Salamander

Garment, such is elegence

lurkdattwerkdat — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:05:46 +0000

Powder Puff Girl

beautifulbegins — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:59:16 +0000

I am a powder girl. No liquid foundations for me. And definition of powder can only comes in loose or compact not even 2-way cake for me. Yes i know these days foundations are ingenious with built in benefits like hydration, SPF and glow factor etc. But i am still not wowed – being natural is in my profile. I am most happy with least makeup. I only wear them when i go for dinner or for serious photo taking. Have been an ardent fan of Estee Lauder loose powder since the day I started on makeup. Only decided to change cos i wanted some adventure. I chanced upon this innovative packaging (by YSL) some time ago. Though i still like the finer texture of my first loose powder, i definitely treasure the fun of this new “toy” and the no-more-mess of loose powder. You just need to dial the rim anti-clockwise, the powder is out. And you can control the amount you want, no more turning the powder upside down!

Professional Makeup artist Chantelle James gives us her Top 10 products and Top tips how to use them!!

beautywowza — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:15 +0000

I’m really excited to have My good friend Chantelle James (www.Beautyboxartistry.com) professional makeup artist giving me monthly updates on her favorite products and top tips on how to use them. Chantelle and I work very closely together on photoshoot’s, you can see some of our work at my photography portfolio www.pritography.com.

Chantelle has given me 10 of her current favorite products and tips on how to use them.. Here we go-

1. Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour cream

Price- £22.00

Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream helps to fight against chapped lips (great for those wintery lips) and leaves skin feeling silky smooth and well conditioned. The 8 hour cream is also great for burnt, irritated and dry skin.

Chantelle’s Top tip- Apply all over the face including lips first thing after your morning cleansing routine, this will throughly condition your skin and prepare it for your makeup.

2. MAC fix + spray

Price- £11.00

Fix + is a hydration spray made from spring water, vitamins and minerals. Some ingredient’s include: camomile, cucumber and green tea.

Chantelle’s Top tip- Spray before applying your moisturiser, this will help to hydrate your skin leaving it supple and smooth. This is great preparation for your base makeup. Hydrated skin does not drink your makeup therefore allowing your makeup to last longer throughout the day.

3. MAC SPF50 Primer

Price- £19.50

Mac’s SPF50 Primer is great for oily/combination skin. This primer will keep makeup looking fresh and will give makeup longevity, it also helps the skin to produce less sebum helping to prevent clogged pores and spots. Mulberry root extract is one of the ingredient’s used in this product, it helps to tone down skin redness.

Chantelle’s Top tip- Apply on a daily basis on top of your moisturiser for maximum effect.

4. Bobbi Brown Lip Crayons

Price- £18.00

Creamy and full coverage, this product looks like a jumbo lip pencil but is a glossy lipstick with great precision.

Chantelle’s Top tip- Great for a girl on the go. There is no fuss as you have a lip pencil, gloss and lipstick all in one.

My favorite shades:

Honey suckle for Light/pale skin tones

Raisen Berry- Darker/chocolate skin tones

5. Estee Lauder Pure colour eyeshadow colour- Mink

Price- £14.00

This eyeshadow is the yummiest darkest, deepest shade of brown, great for a dark smokey eye look without being overly dark or looking black.

Chantelle’s Top tip- Apply base concealer and buff in the ‘Mink’ eyeshadow.Finish with lining your eye with a black ‘Khol’ liner and smudge in for a smoky effect.

6. MAC eyeshadow in colours Brown Script and Symmetry

Price- £11.0 each

Chantelle’s uses these colours as blusher’s instead of eyeshadow.

Brown Script- A beautiful shade of reddish-brown great for contouring the darkest of skin tones

Symmetry- Great for contouring Light/pale skin tones

Chantelle’s Top tip- Use an angled blusher brush or a small kabuki brush to contour the hollows on the cheek. For maximum effect use natural hair brushes only.

7. YSL Lip Baume Exfoliant (lip exfoliator)

Price- £18.00

This amazing lip exfoliator contains strawberry and brown sugar grains that eliminate dead skin cells. It is also enriched with chorea butter which intensely nourishes the lips.

Chantelle’s Top tip- Use a small amount and apply to the lips in circular motions. Once the dead skin has started to peel away leave the lotion on your lips for around 2-4 minutes, this will allow conditioning time for your lips. Follow by using Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream on the lips.

8. Bobbi Brown Long wear Gel Liner

Price- £14.00

This award is a multi awardwinning liner. A gel based formula which is used with a liner brush.

Chantelle’s favorite shade- Ivy shimmer Ink: It dries with a very glitzy glam effect.

Chantelle’s Top tip- Use it on a night out for minimum effort maximum effect.

9. MAC Mineralize skin finish/Natural

Price- £17.50

A face powder with minerals which are good for nourishing the skin. This product gives a youthful appearance to the skin and provides a dimensional natural matt finish.

Chantelle’s Top tip- Use on it’s on or over foundation. Darker shades can be bought and used as a bronzer as all mineralize powders have gold tones for that beautiful holiday look.

10. Illamasqua Shimmer lipstick shade- Underworld

Price- £14.00

This pinky violet with a blue hue shade has a real 80’s colour feel to it. This lip colour creates a different look for women of colour.

Chantelle’s Top tip- Apply MAC ‘Luster Glass’ on top to give the lips a real candy floss glossy colour.

Chantelle James @ BeautyBox Artistery

www.Beautyboxartistry.com

Venezia

chatcheri — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:14:08 +0000

House of Gonzague

Femme Fatale

dytastic — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:53 +0000

Model: Catherine McNeil
Photography: Patrick Demarchelier
Vouge Germany August 2009

Japan Fashion Week 2010 S/S : Mint Designs

jefflicouture — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:48:01 +0000

DESIGNERHokuto Katsui 勝井北斗
/ Nao Yagi 八木奈央

勝井北斗／パーソンズで学んだ後、セントマーチンズ卒業。八木奈央／同志社大学卒業。セントマーチンズ卒業。
2001年設立。’03 S/S東京コレクション参加。05年モエ・エ・シャンドンデザイナー新人賞受賞。07年渋谷パルコに直営店オープン。21_21 design sight THIS PLAY! 展で作品を発表。08年’09S/Sサンパウロコレクションでオープニングを飾る。大阪成蹊大学芸術学部客員教授。09年ミラノサローネTOKYO FIBER ‘09展で作品を発表。
Katsui graduated from Central Saint Martins College after studying at Parsons The New School for Design. Yagi graduated from Doshisha University and Central Saint Martins College.
The brand, mintdesigns was launched in 2001. They have been in Tokyo Collection since ‘03 S/S. The awards they won include the Moet et Chandon New Designer’s Award in 2005. In 2007, mintdesigns garage store opened in Shibuya PARCO. They presented their collection in the 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT THIS PLAY! show. In 2008, they presented the opening show at São Paulo Fashion Week for ‘09 S/S. Both designers currently hold positions as guest professors at the Faculty of Art and Design at Osaka Seikei University. In 2009 they presented their collection at the Milano Salone TOKYO FIBER ‘09.Mint Designs turned out a dainty crop of dresses featuring details such as shimmery stripes, textured fabric and quirky graphics. One frock featured a darling print of tiny Charlie Chaplins, while another showcased circular cutouts along the sides.