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July 31, 2009

Plus-Size Models Wanted: Enter the Competition until August 7th 2009!

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Torrid is Calling Out to Curvaceous Beauties!

You don't want to miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity! You could be the star of a LA fashion show or even be the next face of Torrid.com! Torrid, the plus-sized clothing store is having their House of Dreams Model Search, a nation-wide hunt for a diva to rep their brand!

Your time is running out! Applications must be postmarked by August 7th to qualify! So if you are at least 16 years old and size 12-26 go to Torrid.com to print out your application and send it in!

Torrid HQ

Attn: Model Search 2009

18305 E. San Jose Ave.

Industry, CA 19748

For more information and to print an application go to Torrid.com today!

Via press release

Photo: The Glamazons

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July 29, 2009

Nars Opens New e-Commerce Website {Beauty News}


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A look from the summer 2009 collection

Nars has opened a new e-commerce website to enable beauty junkettes. The main categories are Color, NARSskin, Accessories, gifts, Cult Products, Current Collection and Looks. You can subscribe to their newsletter.

Among their new products you can find their first color palette specially devised for wedding brides and a sunbathing coffret.

New shopping destination: www.narscosmetics.fr

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July 24, 2009

Eat Yourself Beautiful Collagen Marshmallows {Eat for Beauty}


Collagen-marshmallow.jpegYou get a funny concept and a new nutraceutical product with the Collagen Marshmallows by Eat Yourself Beautiful, a British brand which is interested in developing a whole line of tasty beauty products sourced from different parts of the world. The Collagen Marshmallows are made in Japan and supposed to help you keep a wrinkle-free appearance by insuring you get your daily dose of collagen peptides.

It is a little surprising the brand went for real sugar and a decadent food rather than turned the marshmallows into a healthy treat, but maybe the sugar helps people keep a happy face?


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July 22, 2009

AmaZene Bath & Body Line Based on Active Ingredients from the Amazonian Rainforest {New Beauty Products}


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For those on the lookout for new natural active ingredients and ethical beauty brands here is a new line of bath and body products by newcomer label AmaZene. They offer 6 different collections serving different targeted skin needs called Mango & Murumuru, Avocado & Andiroba, Cocoa & Copaiba, Coconut & Buriti, Papaya & Acerola and Passion Fruit & Guava...

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Sonia Kashuk Hidden Treasure Brush Set & Coral Reef Highlighter

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The Body Shop Tantalizing Lip Butter Yes, Yes, Yes / Oui, Oui, Oui (2009)

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July 20, 2009

Nuxe Baume Prodigieux Levres Nutri-Protecting Lip Care Gloss Effect - SPF 15 in Charismatic Red {Beauty Review}


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Nuxe, a brand most famous for its Huile Prodigieuse, a multi-purpose and multi-award winning dry oil that I confess to having only used in its sparkling gold version as a cheek tint, launched a series of four so-called "Nutri-Protecting Lip Care Gloss Effect" or Baume Prodigieux Lèvres in April 2009. Although you might initially think like I did that this is just makeup and zoom in as I did on their Charismatic Red/ Rouge Charismatique for its great coral red tint compared to that of a poppy by the brand, this product turns out to be much more than that. It has simply become my go-to gloss and lip balm all in one as it holds such visible treatment effects for the lips...

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Klorane Fortifying Treatment Shampoo with Quinine and B Vitamins: Fight Recession Hair Loss!

Bourjois So Delicate Lip Cream (2009): Cheeks to Lips: # 55 Fuschia Delicat

Nivea Natural AKA Pampering Oil: Basic Body Wash for Dry Skins

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July 13, 2009

Illamasqua to Debut at Sephora Times Square on July 31, 2009 {Beauty News}

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A little bit of British alternative culture is coming soon to the United States. Creative makeup brand Illamasqua whose motto is "discover your alter-egos" will debut in the United States at the new Sephora store at 5, Times Square on July 31, 2009. Some people must be squeeing right now. The brand has been receiving 50 emails a day from US customers clamoring for their products, a trend that forced them to open sooner than expected across the pond.

Much of the inspiration for the brand comes from alternative cultures and the nightlife concept as they specialize in makeup to be worn "after dark". Their colors are bold, daring, dramatic.

"Illamasqua is the product of a heady mix of influences. Its roots stem from the dark and illicit 1920s club scene and combines a rich heritage in the manufacture of make-up for film and theatre. It also takes inspiration from members of the 'alternative scenes' for whom self-expression is paramount. Alternative cultures have always dared to be dramatic. They have an emotional attachment to making up. It's an expression of their darker side, a release for their alter ego....

Illamasqua is for the bolder person hiding inside all of us. It is an act and an attitude. A symbol of tolerance. A celebration of idiosyncracies. A confident statement of self-ownership."...


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A look from the 1920s Berlin collection

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July 12, 2009

Beauty Quote of the Day, from Paul Newman:

paul-newman.jpg"To work hard, as I've worked to accomplish anything, and then have some yo-yo come up and say, "Take off those dark glasses and let's have a look at those blue eyes" is really discouraging."

Picture: art.com

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July 10, 2009

Globalizing Ideal Beauty by Denise H. Sutton: Upcoming New Book {Beauty News} {Beauty Reads}


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A potentially interesting book is appearing on the horizon. Author Denise H. Sutton is preparing to release a new title called Globalizing Ideal Beauty. It focuses on the impact that beauty copy-writing has had on the dissemination of archetypes of beauty and especially through the work done at the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency. The latter founded in 1864 claims to be the oldest advertising agency in the world. It was renamed JWT in 2005.

The argument ties also in with one on gender as the sub-title indicates that what will be considered in this research is the specific action of "female copy writers". This is not surprising considering the fact that Sutton has a PhD in Women's Studies.

Globalizing Ideal Beauty is the forgotten story of a group of women copywriters whose successful ad campaigns went international in the 1920s and spread an American notion of feminine appeal from Bangor to Bangkok. Sutton's approach has all the complexity of the real world and is grounded in a huge body of original archival research that has so far remained largely untapped...


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Lip Glosses & Lipsticks: The State of Your Lips

Beauty Interview with Perfumer Lyn Harris in Elle

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July 9, 2009

Sonia Kashuk Hidden Treasure Brush Set & Coral Reef Highlighter {New Beauty Products - Cheeks - Eyes}

Sonia-Kashuk-Brushes-Coral.jpgCheck out these new cosmetic brushes by Sonia Kashuk. Don't they look great and as summery as can be with this coral-branch theme going on? The Hidden Treasure Brush Set and the Coral Reef Highlighter need to be bought separately. The handles are made of an aluminium alloy from what I can tell. Lovely higher-end design for a beer budget.

They're new and available at Target for $19.99 and $12.99 respectively.

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Chanel Jade & Jade Rose Limited-Edition Nail Polishes

The Body Shop Tantalizing Lip Butter Yes, Yes, Yes / Oui, Oui, Oui (2009)

Too Faced Primed & Poreless (2009)

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July 8, 2009

Klorane Fortifying Treatment Shampoo with Quinine and B Vitamins: Fight Recession Hair Loss! {Beauty Review - Hair}

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Klorane offers a very good line of shampoos - they are well-known for their plant research - and over the years I have tried many of their products. One I always go back to whenever I need some strengthening action for my hair is their quinine-based shampoo called Klorane Fortifying Treatment Shampoo with Quinine and B Vitamins. My husband who is a more recent user also gives it two thumbs up.

There are a number of other shampoo brands that use Quinquina or Jesuit's Bark or Cinchona and it would be interesting to compare them, but at this point I can only say that this shampoo is effective and this is the reason why I have remained faithful to it.  Quinine was used as early as during the Inca period. Klorane's quinine is said to be grown in the Amazon region where the extracts are sun-dried for maximum potency....

Continue reading "Klorane Fortifying Treatment Shampoo with Quinine and B Vitamins: Fight Recession Hair Loss! {Beauty Review - Hair}" »

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Bourjois So Delicate Lip Cream (2009): Cheeks to Lips: # 55 Fuschia Delicat

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Leonor Greyl Bain TS Shampooing: Oily Scalp, Dry Ends

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July 5, 2009

Awful Plastic Surgery: Why, oh Why? {Beauty & Society}

After having perused the website Awful Plastic Surgery which keeps track of all the botched plastic surgeries undergone by celebs, you have to throw up your arms in the air and ask: "Why, oh why?".

 


The most heartbreaking examples are those of people who were naturally good-looking but then decided through a singular, sick distortion of their minds to become ugly through surgery. They apparently think, the poor things, that they look better or maybe their entourage tells them so. Something along the lines of "you've got the right freakish look that will show you're a real Hollywood sophisticate plus nobody is going to be jealous of you anymore so hey, less competition!"

The example of Nikki Cox was a shocker for me, who turned from angelic-faced to banal Hollywood look casualty.

Then I got sick and tired of the trout lip, the linker sausage lip, the pillow lip, the clown lips. Those mouths just look ungodly, like old-fashioned buoys, the bigger, the better...

 

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Prettying Up for Inauguration Day 2009

Sarah Palin Cabbage Patch Kid Most Valued

Beauty & Politics: Why Sarah Palin Might Have A Natural Political Advantage

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July 2, 2009

Chanel Jade & Jade Rose Limited-Edition Nail Polishes {New Beauty Product - Nails}


Chanel-Jade-vernis-polish.jpgChanel is issuing a limited-edition of two rare colors of nail polishes inspired by the house's recent runway looks.

I am not 100 % sure which collection is referenced here, but found two matching looks from the Ready-to-Wear Autumn/Winter 2009 fashion show which took place in March 2009 in Paris (click to enlarge the pictures below)...


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The Body Shop Tantalizing Lip Butter Yes, Yes, Yes / Oui, Oui, Oui (2009)

Too Faced Primed & Poreless (2009)

MAC Trip Phase III: Travel Exclusive

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