10/11/2011
Upcoming Collections: Nail Polish Collections: Zoya: Zoya Feel Collection For Winter 2011
Every season the color experts at Zoya create dozens of new color collection options. This year, one of those “secret collections” just had to be seen now rather than later. The Feel Nail Polish Collection by Zoya delivers six new, highly pigmented, full coverage, neutral creams that are ideal for right now. Zoya polish retails for $8.00 per bottle.
- Kristen Full coverage, gull gray cream
- Carey Full coverage, periwinkle gray cream
- Megan Full coverage, taupe gray cream
- Kendal Full coverage, rose quartz beige cream
- Kennedy Full coverage, pale french beige cream
- Avery Full coverage, blonde beige cream
Upcoming Collections: Lipstick: Poppy King For Boots No:7 The Magic of Lipstick
Boots, the UK’s leading beauty brand, has partnered with red-hot lipstick mogul and entrepreneur Poppy King to produce “The Magic of Lipstick,” a charmed collection of seven smooth and creamy limited-edition lipsticks with complementary lip-glosses under the brand’s best-selling No7 range. The enchanting collection was developed to empower women to easily embrace the luxurious look of lip colour within their everyday beauty routine--the result is truly wearable glamour.
A seasoned professional with a passion for old-Hollywood glamour and style, Poppy King has spent over 20 years infusing her unique, nostalgic perspective within the beauty industry. At the age of 18, Poppy launched her first cosmetics company in her native Melbourne, Australia, quickly becoming a well-known name for her highly-pigmented lipsticks. It wasn’t until Poppy brought her passion for lipstick stateside that she was officially dubbed the “Lipstick Queen.”
Growing up with No7 cosmetics, Poppy is honoured to share her love affair with lipstick in this partnership with Boots. “The power of dressing up the lips became an obsession of mine as soon as I could play with my mother’s makeup. Amazingly, it has become my career,” says Poppy. “I am honoured to be working with Boots No7 and reimagining how to make fashion and glamour a part of real women's lives, something that is deeply embedded in the brand’s incredible history.”
The full-size lipsticks are intended to offer buildable coverage: with one swipe, a sheer wash of colour, or smooth on in layers for a more intense look. The lip-glosses are perfect for women who are interested in making a foray into bolder lip colour, and can be worn on their own for less intense colour or in combination with the lipstick to add a touch of shine.
Designed by Poppy, the product’s colourful polka-dot packaging is a nod to the magic and sex appeal exuded by the old-Hollywood bombshells that influence both King’s personal style and design aesthetic. “The dots, for me, represent Marilyn Monroe’s iconic beauty mark. So, it’s truly about the importance of celebrating our own special imperfections – and that’s the very essence of beauty, in my opinion,” explains Poppy.
Named for the different emotions, personalities and auras Poppy feels lip colour has the power to evoke, Boots No7 lipsticks and lip-glosses are formulated to be long-wearing with creamy, high impact colour. The rainbow of shades, from pink and nude to rose and dark berry, complement every skin tone.
Here, Poppy describes each of the seven shades:
· History (Number One): Women’s fascination with red lipstick has evolved throughout the decades; this deep red shade captures the perfect “here and now” red hue.
· Power (Number Two): This rose colour is designed to be as powerfully stylish as it is pretty. The lipstick is sheer, but is easily buildable to create a bolder lip.
· Glamour (Number Three): This flirty pink shade is all about fun. It’s also a perfect option for the woman who finds herself wanting something different from her go-to nude or red lipstick.
· Seduction (Number Four): This rich blackberry shade has enough depth to look glamorous at night, but is also appropriate for daytime wear, with a seductive mystique that is as intriguing as it is mysterious.
· Intrigue (Number Five): This subtle pinkish nude is incredibly flattering without being fussy, like the colour of natural lips, but bolder and brighter.
· Confidence (Number Six): Who doesn’t love a classic nude shade? This hue is an iconic fit for today’s natural beauty.
· Allure (Number Seven): This soft peachy shade is similar to one’s natural lip colour and suitable for women of all ages.
Largely influenced by history, and meeting the changing needs of consumers over time, Poppy King and Boots share a common thread on the philosophy behind the collection. As a company with over 70 years in the cosmetics business, Boots was founded on the principle that women should have the ability to look good every day, and began the brand with seven products for that very purpose – one for every day of the week. Similarly, Poppy King has always been fascinated by how history has influenced beauty, and has strived to bring women lip products that allow them to create their own glamorous look that is wearable every day.
Boots No7 Poppy King lipsticks and lip-glosses are priced at $9.99 per piece and will be available at select Target stores and online at ShopBootsUSA.com beginning in November 2011 for a limited time.
28/10/2011
Product Reviews:Foundation:MAC Cosmetics: MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation NC40 Reviews
This is an everyday use powder foundation, it is basically no hassle foundation.
It is in powder form but it is not one of the wet & dry foundations, it is a dry foundation.
You can use it with a damp beauty blender but it must be close to dry
On the application
You can either use ( those are the brushes that I use on powders & powder foundations)
Beauty Blender
sponge applicator
Prestige #100 Powder Brush
MAC 136 Large Powder Brush
MAC 134 Large Powder Brush
MAC 138 Tapered Face Brush
MAC 150 Large Powder Brush
MAC 131 Duo Fibre Blush & Powder Brush
SIgma F15 Duo Fibre Blush & Fibre Blush
Crown Brush C427 Tapered Duo FIbre Brush
Smashbox Brush #2 Face & Cheek Brush
Shu Uemura 18R Brush
Smashbox #1 Powder Brush
Shy Uemura #27 Powder Brush
You can use this product as a foundation
as a powder
over your foundation
or you can just apply it to your T-Zone and get rid of the oily areas.
It is quite multi functional and good for oily skins , as it will absorb the oil on your skin
Your face will not look shiny after the application
It will give you a good coverage I can get medium to high coverage.
It does not give a medium coverage but it does a better job.
You can re apply as much as you want during the day
it will give you a natural look.
If you want to buy this product : http://www.flhbeauty.co.uk/home/cosmetics/face-makeup/mac/mac-studio-fix-plus-foundation
it is £14.95 on flhbeauty you will be saving £4.55
Their products are %100 authentic you can take to a MAC Store to confirm
Product Reviews:Foundation:Rimmel:Rimmel Lasting Finish 16 Hour Foundation Swatches&Review
If we look at the packaging It is really easy control , no pumps it is not complicated
It is very easy to blend as it is quite liquid, It blends easily to your skin and it become a second skin,
For the coverage it does not give us a high coverage but you can build up to medium coverage with a heavy application
It is a quite water based foundation.
Negatives
Also it does not does not moisten your skin, which is not good for people who have dry skin
It does not have Spf,
it is fragranced
It is anti trace formula but it will leave trances until it dries completely
Yes it is a lasting finish foundation but i can not promise you that it will stay 16 hours but it will stay up to 8 hours
It is hard to remove, when you are removing add a bit herbal oils to your face wash, or just put some oil first than apply your face wash and wash your face,
2nd option is you can remove your makeup with a oil based makeup remover like oily eye makeup removers.
It looks dark in the tube when you apply to your skin it is lighter,
It seems like this shade is a bit peachy pink
Can’t really tell …
if you are looking for cheap, easy wear and water based foundation than go for it.
If you want to buy this foundation : http://www.flhbeauty.co.uk/home/cosmetics/face-makeup/rimmel/rimmel-lasting-finish-foundation
Product Reviews: Liz Earle:Liz Earle Botanical Shine Shampoo & Conditioner Reviews
I have been using Liz Earle Botanical Shampoo & Conditioner for nearly a month now, I postponed writing this review few times, to see if it is really working for my hair or is that me who is loves Liz Earle products is over exaggerating,
During the time I tried Liz Earle, I give one week break and tried some other shampoos waiting for me to use in my basket where I usually store all my hair & bath products.
My hair is very greasy, sometimes I do have to wash it two times a day, or I know the days i take my bath just before I go to bed and when I wake up, I find my hair greasy again which was driving me mad..
I am not lazy but I do hate washing my hair few times a day, so because of that reason I started to live with dry shampoos in my hand bags, on each of my hand bag you can definitely find a small size of dry shampoo.
Ever since I started to use Liz Earle Botanical Shampoo & Conditioner, My hair gets greasy yes it is impossible not to get dirty and greasy but
my hairs get dirty in 2 to 3 days, before using Liz Earle It used to get greasy in a day, which was very difficult to handle,
I have used many other shampoos before Liz Earle, from Hair Saloon only brands to Natural Organic Brands, herbalist shampoos, home made shampoos, lots & lots big waste of money.
But finally I find something that will work with my hair.
First I used Liz Earle Botanical Shampoo with its matching conditioner with conditioner my hair gets greasy in 2 days, but without using the conditioner it lasts about three days.
One the first day I used Liz Earle Shampoo & Conditioner, I met my husband in town to go out for a drink and he just kept looking at my hair, he kept asking me what did I do to my hair? It looks shiny and volumed That is from am man’s point of view and my husband is not a type of a guy who normally notices small changed I made to my self.
I am so happy using Liz Earle Shampoo & Conditioner. I recommend to peole who have greasy hair like me.
In short words those are really marvellous
