Forget buying stains and special lipstick formulas to get the most wear out of lip colour. You can turn any formula - in any shade - into a long-wear lipstick by increasing the surface tension of the product. And it's super easy! All you have to do is prep and post-treat the lipstick application:
Every now and then I receive a product sample that simply surprises me.
Last week, I was asked to review a new drugstore-distributed product, and I have to say mass-market skin care really is getting better and better. Time was that mass distributed skin care was really not worth the jars in which they are packaged; but this is no longer true.
Here is a great Beauty: BUSTED! Beauty Find: Nivea Q10Plus Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream ($20 for 50mL).
My blog post last week on Beauty Busted about cosmetic claims sure filled my email with lots of questions about sales pitches. So many people wrote to ask if the information they had been receiving was accurate.
I answered every email personally and I thought I might share, with you, the most questioned sales pitches from those emails:
When I am shopping, for cosmetics I look for certain ingredients in the formula, which I consider "must haves." While this list is different from body care to skin care to makeup to hair care, there are some key ingredients for which I am always on the lookout in all categories of products.
So many of you have emailed or tweeted about attending one of my upcoming personal appearances, and I want to say thank you for that. I am looking forward to meeting all of you in the various Canadian cities I will be appearing over the next few weeks.
One of the most confusing aspects of visiting a spa or salon, or getting your makeup done in a department store is calculating the tip for the many different beauty professionals you encounter.
There are many opinions about the when, why, and how much to tip, and this is my guide based on 21 years as an industry professional, spa operator/owner, salon manager, and creative director of a cosmetics company.
Well, at least in the world of fashion it is two weeks away.
With all the new clothing looks now in stores, the new makeup trends are right around the corner. Expect to see major releases from all the major brands starting August 22.
The Fashion Low Down:
Over flowing capes (pictured here is from the Chloe)
I met Heather Allin a number of years ago when I was asked to create a makeup look for her to attend the Actra Awards (Canada's Film and Television Actor's Union). The Actra Awards are part of the television and film awards season culminating in The Screen Actors Awards (formally known as the Gemini and Genie Awards).