Monthly Archives from March 2006

January 25, 2015

Top 3 Hardcore Winter Lip Balms, When Nothing Else Works - Good All Year Round {Beauty Reviews - Lips}

Top_3_Hardcore_Lip_Balms.jpg

We love you, lip balms, you here, you three!

Top 3 Hardcore Winter Lip Balms, When Nothing Else Works - Good All Year Round

by Chantal-Hélène Wagner

You know when you reach that point of near-desperation in the midst of winter when your lips are getting dehydrated fast and *NOTHING* seems to work? If you try something ordinary, it seems that the problem only gets worse because you start licking the area - as it's not an efficient product - and irritating it with too many applications? That's the moment when you have to push further and find a real hardcore solution, even if it doesn't look the prettiest product to carry in your purse...

Continue reading "Top 3 Hardcore Winter Lip Balms, When Nothing Else Works - Good All Year Round {Beauty Reviews - Lips}" »

October 23, 2013

French Pharmacy Beauty Find: Caudalie Lip Conditioner with Grape Seed Oil {Beauty Review - Lips}

Caudalie_Lip_Balm_Conditioner_anti_oxydant.jpg

Simply put, this Lip Conditioner - Soin des Lèvres by French beauty brand Caudalie, deserves the title of hero product. It is one of the best lip balms available on the international market. It does not just grease your lips but conditions them subtly. It also has a slight anti-oxydant effect as you experience it soon enough as your mouth appears perkier around your cupid's bow...

Continue reading "French Pharmacy Beauty Find: Caudalie Lip Conditioner with Grape Seed Oil {Beauty Review - Lips}" »

June 3, 2010

Uriage Bariéderm Cream is Like Caviar on the Lips & Elsewhere Too {Beauty Product Review - Skin - Lips}


uriage-bariederm.jpg

anapurna.jpgBariéderm by Uriage (US$24,95) is by a French skincare brand typically sold in France in what are called "parapharmacies" which look like pharmacies but are really beauty product stores with a health-conscious slant. They usually sell brands which look clean and clinical with a minimum of fuss over their packaging. They also sell dietary supplements, health books, fresh, toiletry-oriented perfumes and lately have started to carry more and more organic and natural products to keep up with the demand from the public. The sales assistants welcome you wearing clinical outfits reminding you of the medical, pharmacological mystique which Helena Rubinstein famously exploited to sell her beauty creams.

Uriage is named, like many other such parapharmacie brands, after the name of a thermal station and source of water which contributes its unique mineral and oligo-element properties to the products, like say, La Roche-Posay, Evian etc...

Continue reading "Uriage Bariéderm Cream is Like Caviar on the Lips & Elsewhere Too {Beauty Product Review - Skin - Lips}" »

March 26, 2010

The Lisptick that Won't Quit: L'Oréal Infaillible / Never Fail Lipcolour Compact in Target Red (2008) {Beauty Review}


Target-Red-Loreal-B.jpg
Infallible / Never Fail by L'Oréal is the signature Target Red which first came out in 2007 inspired by the red bull's eye logo that greets customers looking for a bargain with a dash of hip at Target stores. In August 2008, they added the Lip Colour Compact.

For these two reasons, one dealing with the culture of (red) color and the other with a vanity implement, I had to review the Target Red Lip Compact. Except that in reality, I just noticed the frank red and then when I opened the package - not even then -, when I read a press release, I discovered there is supposed to be a built-in mirror,

"Featuring a patented, transfer-proof formula that offers uncompromised comfort and beautiful, luminous color hour after hour. With a richly pigmented basecoat with superior elasticity and an ultra-glossy topcoat with moisturizing Marine Collagen and Vitamin E, Infallible redefines longwear lip color. Packaged in a revolutionary lip color compact with a built-in mirror and precision applicator, color goes on - and stays on - beautifully." (cf. pressroom.target.com)...

Continue reading "The Lisptick that Won't Quit: L'Oréal Infaillible / Never Fail Lipcolour Compact in Target Red (2008) {Beauty Review}" »

December 1, 2009

Limited Edition Crazy Horse Lipstick for Sephora (2009): The Red Lipstick Series


Red-lipstick-Series-2.jpg
I am going to explore with you a library of red lipsticks in the coming weeks. I already have a bunch I have been wanting to feature, am looking for some collectibles and all the while keeping an eye on new launches.

Like perfumes, lipsticks, and red lipsticks even more so than others, have stories. The pigment red is a highly desirable color for its richness and vitality -- it is the color of blood, amorous flush, and passion. It is so desirable that despite the fact that red paint for the lips have existed for centuries, they still can be the objects of an endless quest for the right shade. To drive the point further, consider the French who call all lipsticks made in all sorts of colors "rouge à lèvres" or "red for the lips" which in English also gave "lip rouge". Red is really the alpha and omega of lip colors.

crazy-horse-lipstick-2.jpg

Rouge Crazy Lipstick for Sephora Brand

This November, a new makeup collection appeared on the shelves at Sephora which is inspired by the lifestyle of the girls dancing at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris. I mentioned it earlier here. We know thanks to burlesque artist Dita von Teese that the Crazy Horse gals use MAC Russian Red...
GG6QSVDFWQG8

Continue reading "Limited Edition Crazy Horse Lipstick for Sephora (2009): The Red Lipstick Series " »

August 6, 2009

Guerlain Cashmere Lip Gloss in Rose Pondichery 01 (2009) {Beauty Review}


cashmere-gloss-guerlain.jpgGuerlain says that the Gloss Cashmere Lip Gloss is inspired by traditional lip powder used by Indian women from the subcontinent. It probably sounds more exotic and interesting than to say "No need to powder your lips anymore after applying lipstick to make the color stay on and look matte." This is exactly what it does as an obvious new-generation lip gloss with an almost alien texture it is so high-performance...

Continue reading "Guerlain Cashmere Lip Gloss in Rose Pondichery 01 (2009) {Beauty Review}" »

July 20, 2009

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


Nuxe-Rouge-charismatique.jpgThe Big Rave

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...

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

June 28, 2009

Bourjois So Delicate Lip Cream (2009): Cheeks to Lips: # 55 Fuschia Delicat {Beauty Review - Lips}


Bourjois-Rouge-so-delicate_55-fuchsia-delicat.jpgSo Delicate Lip Cream is the latest lipstick concept by Bourjois which just launched this month. Its originality is to propose a delicate new powdery texture for the lips. The traditional look you achieve by applying powder and lipstick and then biting in a Kleenex is recreated efficaciously here and even - important note - improved upon with just a few precise sweeps of the foam brush.

You may be yearning after a matte look but be weary at the same time of the drying effect. Or you may like the sophisticated, slightly retro powdery look but find it not versatile enough and aging and/or hardening. So Delicate is like a sheerer yet saturated, more luminous and truly powdery rather than matte version of this look...

so_delicate-Bourjois-ad.jpg

Continue reading "Bourjois So Delicate Lip Cream (2009): Cheeks to Lips: # 55 Fuschia Delicat {Beauty Review - Lips}" »

June 26, 2009

The Body Shop Tantalizing Lip Butter Yes, Yes, Yes / Oui, Oui, Oui (2009) {New Beauty Product - Lips} {Beauty Review}


Dragon-Fruit-B.jpgThe Body Shop have a new limited-edition extra-rich lip butter called Tantalizing Lip Butter, plus it stands for a good cause: Safe Sex. TBD have partnered with MTV and the Staying Alive Foundation to promote information on HIV and AIDS. Proceeds will go to further that cause. You can check out the dedicated site at http://www.yestosafesex.com Finally, the shea butter is sourced from Africa and respects Community Trade standards...

Continue reading "The Body Shop Tantalizing Lip Butter Yes, Yes, Yes / Oui, Oui, Oui (2009) {New Beauty Product - Lips} {Beauty Review}" »

December 3, 2008

Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream 1950s Vintage Set (1930/2008): Rediscover Your Classics! {Beauty Review - Lips - Skin}

8-Hour-Cream-Arden-2.jpg

This year's Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream 1950s Vintage Set is absolutely darling to behold as a vanity item. The set immediately caught my eye with all its apricot-y hues and pretty Atomic-Age feel. For Arden, it is "...the first in our "Celebration of the Decades" series."

The cream was originally created in 1930 and reportedly developed by founder Elizabeth Arden to nourish the hoofs of her Kentucky horses to prevent them from cracking.

In the past it was advertised as a highly medicated cream, capable of repairing blemishes and taking care of rashes for all the family, not just women.

According to the ad copy today retelling a founding tale, the cream earned its name due to its remarkable healing properties reported by a loyal client who had used it to treat her child's skinned knee, "...and "eight hours later" the skin was all better."

And 8 hours later, my lip balm was still on, and 18 hours later my skin was still exceptionally soft, are my own twists...

Continue reading "Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream 1950s Vintage Set (1930/2008): Rediscover Your Classics! {Beauty Review - Lips - Skin}" »

September 20, 2008

Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss {Beauty Product Review - Lips}

Sexy-Mother-Pucker.jpgWhile being on the subject of plumping action in lip glosses, be it visual as with the Ultra-Gloss Reflect series by Dior or attempting to be real, I remembered a really bad gloss I tried from the brand Soap and Glory: Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss.

There was this hell of a cute retro vintage packaging with all the catchy lines printed on it that can turn it into a billboard in any shopping aisle. It makes you think the lip gloss might be as trendy as the outside shell.

The reason I bought it was that it is so easy, too easy, to throw an untested tube of anything at Target into your cart...

Continue reading "Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss {Beauty Product Review - Lips}" »

September 19, 2008

Dior Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Lurex Plum from Dandy Lady {New Beauty Product Review - Lips}


Dior-Dandy-Lady.jpg
Lurex Plum 877, a lovely, deep eye-catching plum with antique rose thrown in it and fine multi-colored shimmer, is a new color born from the conjunction of Dior's reformulation of their Dior Addict Lip Gloss line into the Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Reflect one and of the launch of the Dandy Lady fall 2008 collection. The collection is dominated by taupe and plum colors and Lurex Plum stands out for its depth and refined shimmer.

Lurex-Plum.jpgDior has re-introduced shades from the previous line into the new one, but with added glitter with a star-dust effect. (Sephora very usefully lists the old color names next to the new ones whenever appropriate.) Lurex Plum 877 is a new tint that is exhibited in Paris as part of the Dandy Lady collection although Nordstrom does not list it there....

Continue reading "Dior Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Lurex Plum from Dandy Lady {New Beauty Product Review - Lips}" »

June 24, 2008

•• Pop Beauty Lip Lust •• For Your Lip Quenching & Color Needs {New Beauty Products - Lips}



Lip-Lust-Pop-Beauty2.jpg

 

Pop Beauty is a London-based brand founded by musician Sara Strand. They love color so much that they have named themselves after a key makeup concept, "pop". Says Strand,

"The Pop girl is anyone, and according to Strand, age makes no difference. It's just a mindset. "Pop Beauty is really for anyone who is ready to play, or looking for something fresh and funky," she explains. "The Pop girl wants to try something new and slightly edgy." The word "pop," besides its musical connotations, is a term makeup artists use to describe makeup colors that make the face come alive. It's the ultimate finishing touch, says Strand."

What Pop Beauty offers now is a collection of four lipsticks called Lip Lust that have super hydrating properties thanks to good old vitamin E but also thanks to a trendier ingredient, Hyarulonic Acid......  

Continue reading "•• Pop Beauty Lip Lust •• For Your Lip Quenching & Color Needs {New Beauty Products - Lips}" »

Latest Comments

Sophie on Kohl's Diamond Stud Earrings Giveaway: Just Leave a Comment! {Contests & Giveaways} : Hi Marie, My favorite beauty product is high PPD sunscreen (PPD is ...

ashley on Kohl's Diamond Stud Earrings Giveaway: Just Leave a Comment! {Contests & Giveaways} : I love my moms shepherd's pie ! yum!

lisa steward on Kohl's Diamond Stud Earrings Giveaway: Just Leave a Comment! {Contests & Giveaways} : My mother used to make the best mississippi mud cake ever. Unfortunately, ...

Katy M on Kohl's Diamond Stud Earrings Giveaway: Just Leave a Comment! {Contests & Giveaways} : Wow! Those earrings are beautiful! As for food, my all-time favorite comfort ...

Shelly on Kohl's Diamond Stud Earrings Giveaway: Just Leave a Comment! {Contests & Giveaways} : my favorite thing my Mum makes is Wiener Schnitzel and warm potato ...

Chant Wagner on Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen Collection: Beautiful Nudes and Lattes {New Beauty Products - Nails} : Thanks! Love that palette of colors too.

Kimberly Smith on Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen Collection: Beautiful Nudes and Lattes {New Beauty Products - Nails} : This was a great post. Was searching around Google for info and ...

Chant Wagner on Chi Tea Organic Green Tea Liquid Extract: Antioxidants Boost & Cooling Help {Eat for Beauty} : Thanks! You're welcome!

Teri Helgerson on Chi Tea Organic Green Tea Liquid Extract: Antioxidants Boost & Cooling Help {Eat for Beauty} : Great post. My friend Lilly told me about this blog a few ...

Chant Wagner on Plus-Size Models Wanted: Enter the Competition until August 7th 2009! : There are casting calls from time to time, so I'll let readers ...

Chant Wagner on Patyka Organic Face Scrub - Gommage Visage Bio: How Organic Is It? {Beauty Product Review - Skin - Face} : Thanks! I plan to post more often :)

Sibyl Bien on Patyka Organic Face Scrub - Gommage Visage Bio: How Organic Is It? {Beauty Product Review - Skin - Face} : Very good blog,I actually found it through bing and i must say ...

ONEIDA WHITE on Plus-Size Models Wanted: Enter the Competition until August 7th 2009! : I'D LIKE TO BE A PLUS SIZE MODEL

GiO STALKER <3 on Color On Eye Envy (2008) {New Beauty Products - Eyes} : OMFG!!! :D THOSE ARE AMAZING! WTF WHERE DO THEY SELL THOSE OMG!!! ...

lindsay mays on Carol's Daughter to Launch Disney Princess Tiana Line : i cant wait to see this movie and i really wanna try ...

Recent Posts

All original content and translations herein copyright © 2008. All rights reserved; reproduction requires the author’s prior written consent.
You are however welcome to provide a link back to the posts on this site as long as you explicitly mention their authorship, recognize the original source of the information you give, and acknowledge the site of origin.

Powered by
Movable Type 6.0.3