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Sneak Peek: Clairol Nice ‘N Easy Color Blend Foam & Facebook Giveaway……

Lianne Farbes — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:26:54 +0000

Hey all! Hope you had a great weekend…I spent mine doing girlie things like what….coloring my hair! Yep, I color my own hair (it’s too easy not to). So….I had the special advance opportunity to try a new product by clairol called Nice ‘N Easy Color Blend Foam and I loved it! I remember Clairol had something called Loving Care Color foam back in the day (totally dating myself here…LOL) it was like mousse and it always looked so easy (at least it did n the commercials!!). This new color was exactly that, easy…..no drips no mess..,the color was great three dimensional color with tones and highlights (I used 5G Medium Golden Brown)

Want to know something else that’s AWESOME? Clairol will be giving away 100,000 boxes of the new hair color on its Facebook Page starting today, January 24^th through January 27^th (25,000 per day). Want to score one? All you have to do is visit the page and “like” Clairol to claim a free box. Visitors to Clairol’s Facebook page will click on a link that takes them to a set of registration pages, so Clairol can collect their information and send a coupon for a free box of Color Blend Foam. The giveaway is open to any new or existing members of the fanpage.

This is a great way for you to try this great new product for free! So get on over there!

Color Pretty!!

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Sneak Peek: Annual CEW Beauty Awards…

Lianne Farbes — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:49:13 +0000

By: Guest Writer Kristin Booker of Fashion.Style.Beauty

Every year there are a few invitations that really get beauty writers excited but nothing stirs editors (and the general public alike) like the CEW Awards. Lined up for what appears to be at least half a football field filled with tables and brand representatives, editors weave their way through as quickly as possible before the general public descends upon the rooms with intense fervor. Here are the best of what I think you need to know about:

First of all, be sure to head to CVS Pharmacy and check out the spectacular Beauty 360 collection. The renowned mass retailer’s big step into prestige cosmetics has scent, skincare and cosmetics that are truly major department store quality right in your favorite pharmacy. Vincent Longo, Mario Badescu, and Laura Geller are just some of the brands now available there.

You’ve heard about them and seen them everywhere but it bears repeating that the Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes Mascara with that curious medieval-looking application ball is still one of the best mascaras on the market. It’s revolutionary design and stay-put formula makes a huge difference with your look.

Want to get a smoky cat eye that will stay put? NARS Eyeliner Stylo is truly a revolution in this makeup arena. Long-lasting formula (no, seriously long-lasting – use makeup remover for this one) that can be applied in a thick line or a thin one with the ease of your favorite pen? It made its way into my makeup bag that night.

I won’t be able to stop raving about this one for years to come: the Sue Devitt Microquatic Oxygen Infusion Masque. Apply it and just leave it there to work. Its foaming action pulls impurities out of the skin while it infuses moisture and oxygen into the skin, leaving behind an amazing healthy glow. This is a must-have.

I’m also now completely obsessed with Skyn Iceland’s Glacial Cleansing Cloths. Use them to remove makeup, refresh your face during the day or after a workout, they’re gentle and effective. Another purse favorite of mine.

For those of us who use heat or styling tools to whip our hair into submission, we have to protect against damage. Suave’s Damage Care Shampoo and Conditioner are like sending roses to your hair with a note of apology. Able to reverse damage and nourish worn-out strands, it’s a cost-effective cure for tortured tresses.

One of my all-time favorites, I am crazy about this Oribe 24-Karat Gold Pomade. It’s a little on the costly side but it’s a soothing hair gel that has real gold flecks in it to add instant shine and glow to your hair. Instant highlights in a pot. LOVE this product.

I’m also a huge fan of Mizani Gloss Veil Shine Spray is perfect for women who have ethnic hair and want to add shine. Silicone and preservative-free, it adds a sexy sheen and a healthy glow. Get this. Now.

Last but not least is the scent category. This one can get a bit competitive but what if you could mix your own scent? Hence I love Memoire Liquide, a bespoke scent company that has several scents based on the principle that scents not only mark a memory but will help you recall them with emotion. Indulge in one of their beautiful scents or stop by their exclusive counters at Bloomingdale’s 59^th Street flagship or Henri Bendel’s on 5^th Avenue and mix your own signature scent right there. Sexy, sensual and masterfully-crafted, they’re a must-have.

I have to say, I really enjoyed my time at the CEW Awards. I think next time I’ll remember to pack a snack, a bottle of water, extra camera batteries and a change of shoes. This was NOT the night to wear heels.

Reporting for TheMakeupGirl - Kristin Booker

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Beauty News: Demi Moore Launches New Fragrance – All You’ve Ever Wanted…

Lianne Farbes — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:12 +0000

I am a sucker for fragrances bottom line…especially creamy florals. The latest from the veterans at Helena Rubenstein is called All You’ve Ever Wanted and is inspired by Demi Moore. Demi looks AMAZING in the ads, if you follow her husband Ashton on twitter, he tweeted a video of the photo shoot a while back (which I am assuming he should not have been making public since the fragrance had not even been announced…LOL)

“Reflecting her modern love story and captivating allure, All You’ve Ever WANTED is a contemporary expression of Demi Moore’s daring appeal. The intoxicating fragrance blends an enveloping sensuality of magnolia with iris-cream, magnified by a charismatic touch of cedar extract for an irresistibly feminine and intense potion.”

I have not sampled this yet, I am headed to Macy’s this afternoon to give it a whiff…has anyone else tried it yet??

The new fragrance will be available exclusively at Macy’s starting November 5th. Below, check out a behind the scenes video of the photo shoot.

Smell Pretty!!

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Sneak Peek: MAC Brunette, Blonde, Redhead…

Lianne Farbes — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:16:53 +0000

The first MAC collection of 2009!! MAC’s Brunette, Blonde, Redhead is a collection created specifically to pair perfectly with your hair color – so there is something for everyone regardless of your skin-tone. How great is that???

Three dramatically different personalities, three perfectly personalized palettes. Eyes, cheeks, lips, formulated to be coiffure complimentary. Bombshell or bookworm, no matter. Colour-coordination this comprehensive makes it work! Designed to play up the most potent and powerful accessory a girl has: her hair. The complete opposite of contrivance – this is simplicity itself. So basic, it’s brilliant.

The Rundown:

Brunette

Lipstick
Chignon (red plum)
What A Do! (neutral pink coral)
Suggested Retail Price $14.00 US/$16.50 CDN

Lipglass
Quick Tease (red purple)
Soft Wave (tan bronze) TMG FAVE….
Suggested Retail Price $14.00 US/$16.50 CDN

Eye Shadow
Deep Shade (dusty blue)
Henna (dark gold) TMG FAVE….
Femme Fi (frosty golden cream)
Suggested Retail Price $14.00/$17.00 CDN

Eye Kohl
Smolder (intense black)
Suggested Retail Price $14.50 US/$17.00 CDN

Brow Set
Show Off (full bodied brown)
Suggested Retail Price $13.50 US/$$16.00 CDN

Mineralize Skinfinish
Brunette (soft coral to copper bronze degrade) TMG FAVE….LOOOVE this
Suggested Retail Price $28.00 US/$33.50 CDN

Blonde

Lipstick
B-Babe (rich pink)
All’s Fair (light purple pink)
Suggested Retail Price $14.00 US/$16.50 CDN

Lipglass
Strawberry Blonde (deep pink red)
Peroxide (white pink)
Suggested Retail Price $14.00US/$16.50 CDN

Eye Shadow
Pincurl (dusty white)
Knight (dark grey)
Top KNot (deep black purple)
Suggested Retail Price $14.50 US/$17.00 CDN

Eye Kohl
Phone Number (smudgy charcoal)
Suggested Retail Price $14.50/$17.00 CDN

Brow Set
Clear (color-free)
Suggested Retail Prce $13.50 US/$16.00 CDN

Mineralize Skinfinish
Blonde (soft pink to rose degrade)
Suggested Retail Price $28.00 US/$33.50 CDN

Redhead

Lipstick
Marquise D’ (sandy cream peach)
Blow Dry (pink coral)
Suggested Retail Price $14.00 US/$16.50 CDN

Lipglass
Live & Dye (cool pink)
Red Devil (coral orange)
Suggested Retail Price $14.00 US/$17.00 CDN

Eye Shadow
Flip (bronze gold)
French Cuff (burgundy purple)
100 strokes (ice pink)
Suggested Retail Price $14.50 US/$17.00 CDN

Eye Kohl
Teddy (dark eyed bronze) TMG FAVE….love love this shade
Suggested Retail Price $14.50 US/$17.00 CDN

Brow Set
Girl Boy (fawned over blondette)
Suggested Retail Price $13.50 US/$16.00 CDN

Mineralize Skinfinish
Redhead (gold to salmon pink degrade)
Suggested Retail Price $28.00 US/$33.50 CDN

Brushes
165 (tapered cheek highlight)
Suggested Retail Price $34.00 US/$41.00 CDN

214 (short shader)
Suggested Retail Price $23.00 US/ $27.50 CDN

226 (small tapered blending)
Suggested Retail Price $24.50 US/$29.00 CDN

The Brunette, Blonde, Redhead collection will be available on MAC counters nationwide January 8, 2009 and on maccosmetics.com

Shop Pretty!!

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Sneak Peek: Chanel Holiday 2008 Haute Chocolat Polish….

Lianne Farbes — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:18:56 +0000

Okay my darlings….I am on the train back to DC and feel like I want to sleep for a million years but I am looking at my nails and I can’t stop gushing about my polish!!

Yesterday, I had the privelege of seeing Chanel’s holiday collection up close and personal. Soft smokey eyes and warm gold abound! Nails are no exception, my favorite out of the three polishes available was definitely Haute Chocolat. I predict this will sell out for sure just look at it!!! Rich chocolate brown flecked with gold and the best thing was that they had a contest in conjunction with Seventeen Magazine to create it! A 19 year old named Amy Gonzo from Wisconsin came up with the color AND the name! How hot is that??!! Thank you AMY!! I love it!

Sorry for the grainy iPhone pic! I just couldn’t wait to show you what my absolute fave fall shade is! The Chanel holiday collection will be on counter next month.

Polish Pretty!!

Sneak Peek: Fall 2008 Bobbi Brown Metallics…

Lianne Farbes — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:15:24 +0000

Back by popular demand are Bobbi Brown’s Metallics. These were a HUGE hit last year and she even brought a few shadows back earlier this summer with Bronzed Pink. In the collection are the metallic eye shadows and the new metallic lip color.

"Metallic makeup is a very modern way to add dimension to any look.. – Bobbi Brown"

The Rundown:

These shadows are now part of the permanent collection and can be
dropped into one of the customizable palettes. What I really like
about this shadow is that it has creamier feel than most, very easy to wear and apply. It
also stays pretty much crease free all day and I LOVE that. Available in 17
shades.

Metallic Eye Shadows ($20.00)

Champagne Quartz
Velvet Plum
Sage
Forest
Burnt Sugar
Rock Star
Midnight
Cognac
Navajo
Pink Pearl
Golden Peach
Gold Dust
Iced Blue
Mint
Lavender
Brown Stone
Java

Now onto the lip color, shimmer shimmer shimmer! This is a medium-weight lip color (love that!) that features a unique combination of high-shine emollients and light-reflective pearls. The result is multi-dimensional shimmer that has a soft and creamy feel. Available in 15 shades.

Metallic Lip Color ($22.00)

Baby Peach
Kir
Pretty Pink
Twilight Pink
Beige Gold
Gilded Pink
Silver Haze
Ruffle
Vintage Rose
Ruby
Berry
Dusk
Raspberry
Brown
Plum

Bobbi Brown Metallic shadows will be available August 2008 and the Metallic Lip Color slated to be on counter September 2008.

Stay Pretty!!

Sneak Peek: MAC Fafi Collection Spring 2008…

Lianne Farbes — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:19:38 +0000

Remember MAC’s Limited Edition Barbie collection from last spring?? There were MAC Barbies on eBay for hundreds of dollars (they were one per customer in the stores) the collection sold faster than ice on a 110 degree day – so if you are a fan of the French pop artist Fafi, I would get to MAC on February 13th if you want to get any of these goodies as that is the ON COUNTER date as of today for MAC’s Limited Edition Fafi Collection complete with collectible dolls.

If you are not familiar with Fafi here is a little background:

Born and raised in Toulouse France, Fafi’s strong presence
in the graffiti and fine arts scene was first witnessed on her hometown walls in 1994. Back then, as she was painting and hustling, her sexy, funny, and sometimes aggressive girl characters made the whole world look and help kick-start a whole new graphic language; by exploring feminity through stereotypes, and using it to her advantage, she drew enormous attention and thus started to travel the world with thousands of Fafinettes in her brushes and paint cans. Soon enough she had numerous expositions and collaborations with Colette, Adidas, LeSportSac, Coca-Cola and
countless press stories in the most prestigious fashion magazines. The animation world started to hound her when they saw her vision in a Mark Ronson video featuring a Fafi-ed Lily Allen.

CONFIRMED in Fafi (from Temptalia):

Paint Pots
Perky
Cash Flow

Quads
#1: Vanilla, Hey, Pink Venus, Howzat
#2: Bold As Gold, Shockwave, You’re Fresh, Prankster

Blushes
Fashion Frenzy
Hipness

Iridescent Powders
Sassed-Up
Verve-acious

Lipglass
Squeeze It
Sugar Trance

To see close up photos visit Christine over at Temptalia or Janice at Specktra

What do you think?? I personally love the amount of color and the blushes and iridescent powders look like they will make your cheeks just pop. And don’t even get me started on those dolls…so sexy.

Stay Pretty!!

Sneak Peak: Spring 2008 MAC N Collection…

Lianne Farbes — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:35:00 +0000

I have been waiting for MAC to do a collection like this for quite some time now. In the 90′s I was really into that beige nude look – and I still think it’s one of the best looking palettes on everyone. It can be subtle or dramatic. The N Collection certainly delivers lots of nude color with yummy creamy chocolatey shades that are perfect for Fall and Winter.

“A portrait in the nude, daring in its stripped-down sensuality with natural shades in Mineralized Skinfinishes that play up the nakedness of cheeks, lips, eyes…for a glamazon who knows the power of artifice, but has the confidence and allure to strip it all away. N Collection is naked, with coverage – it’ll be our little secret. Custom-created high-performance brushes mean no one need ever know. Seductive, and ripe for scandal.”

The Rundown:

LIPSTICK

1N Light frosted gold with pink pearl (Glaze)
2N Creamy light pink (Lustre)
3N Milky pastel pink (Lustre)
4N Mid-tone creamy brown (Lustre)
5N Plummy sheer brown (Lustre)

LIPGLASS

1N Creamy white tan (Cream)
2N Creamy neutral yellow pink (Cream)
3N Neutral brown with gold and pink pearl (Cream)
4N Light chocolate brown with red pearl (Cream)

CREMESTICK LINER

Creamola Low-down tan
Sublime Culture Pink/caramel fusion

EYESHADOW

Nanogold Yellow beige with pink pearl (Frost)
Modest Tone Neutral dirty tan (Satin)
Neutral Pink Dirty mid-tone blue pink (Satin)
Rich Flesh Neutral warm brown (Matte)
Remotely Grey Dirty grey brown (Satin)
Dark Edge Dirty chocolate brown (Satin)

PAINTPOT

Soft Ochre Yellow beige (Satin)
Quite Natural Dirty chocolate brown (Cream)
Groundwork Mid-tone Neutral taupe (Cream)

TECHNAKOHL

Graphblack Richest graphic-black
Brownborder Deep chocolate brown

PLUSHLASH

Plushblack Black

NAIL LACQUER

N Colour Creamy beige (Cream)
Demi-Blanc Gold beige with green pearl (Cream)
Naturally Rich Milk chocolate (Frost)

This collection is sultry and nude and I am so so excited about it! They have also re-released one of my favorite powders Mineralize Skinfinish as part of the N Colection For Face they are calling it naked with coverage…love it!

The collection is available online now and on counters TOMORROW.

Shop Pretty!!

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Sneak Peek: Spring 2008 NARS Shanghai Lily Collection…

Lianne Farbes — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:05:52 +0000

Goodness, these Spring collections are just popping up everywhere now! My latest favorite that I love is NARS Shanghai Lily. Doesn’t she look like a 30′s screen siren in that shot?? Lots and lots of drama with this one…the colors are amazing and they have included my beloved Multiple in Orgasm…oh lalala!!

Now what is crazy is that the details of the collection are different on Sephora’s website than they are on the NARS website! My buddy Kristen pointed this out the other day and I too am baffled…why are they different??

The Rundown:

(according to Sephora)

Alhambra Duo Eyeshadow Metallic rose mist and golden champagne
Abyssinia Single Eyeshadow Delicate Pearl Sheen
Success Lipstick Burnt sienna
Manhunt Lipstick Sheer poppy red
Dolce Vita Lip Gloss Dusty rose
Greek Holiday Lip Gloss Sparkling Pink Sand
Belle de Jour Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Nude Beige
Orgasm The Multiple Peachy Pink with Shimmer

and NARS.com

Duo Eye Shadow in Alhambra (metallic rose mist and golden champagne)
The Multiple in Orgasm (peachy pink)
Single Eye Shadow in Abyssinia (delicate pearl sheen)
Lipstick in Success (semi-matte burnt sienna)
Lipstick in Manhunt (sheer poppy red)
Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Belle du Jour (sheer beige)
Lip Gloss/Lip Stain in Stolen Kisses/Pampa (sparkling caramel pink and shimmery nutmeg)
Lip Gloss in Greek Holiday (sparkling pink sand)
Lip Gloss in Dolce Vita (sheer dusty rose)

What is the deal?? Did they not talk to each other?? At any rate – I saw it in Sephora and fell in love with that Revolt lip gloss which NARS.com doesn’t even list (strange…) It does seem like they are two completely different collections with just a few similarities. Which is bugging me because is one limited edition and the other one not – Or what?? Which one do you like better??

Stay Pretty!!

Sneak Peek: Spring 2008 Prescriptives Technotropics…

Lianne Farbes — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:15:00 +0000

Tired of the cold my little beauties east of the Mississippi?? Well here is another reason to sing the praises of spring. Prescriptives Spring 2008 color collection comes out this month with some insane tropical hues that just scream fresh flowers and warm weather. Every shade reminds me of flowers in bloom. The Technotropics is a colorful collection that also introduces a new blush formula called Blush More Or Less Creamy Cheek Color, light textured creamy base that goes on sheer but offers long wear and my personal FAVE and Lip Strips, a flirty mirrored compact filled with five like toned cream, shimmer and sparkle finish glosses.

The Rundown:

Blush More Or Less Creamy Cheek Color

Thai Orchid (B/R) – Limited Edition
Corsica Hibiscus (R/O) – Limited Edition
Nantucket Dune (Y/O)
Pink Sand (R)

Lip Strips

Tropical Warm – Limited Edition
Techno Cool – Limited Edition

Colorscope Eye Color

Pewter – Limited Edition (The perfect gray – for a sultry smokey eye)

Colorscope Lip Color

Pink Dahlia (R) – Limited Edition
Mandarin (R/O)

Perfect Every Line Gel Eyeliner

Icing – Limited Edition
Twig – Limited Edition
Carbon
Allspice

Some of these colors will be part of the permanent collection, the ones that are marked limited edition are just that so if you want ‘em – get ‘em before they disappear. This yummy collection is available starting January 15, 2008 at Prescriptives counters
nationwide and it is already online at www.prescriptives.com.

Spring Pretty!!