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New! Origins MultiGrain Makeup

Lianne Farbes — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:29:40 +0000

I know what your thinking……multigrain makeup?? Yes people, multi-grain. Formulated with a wholesome blend of oats, grains and antioxidants, Origins Multi-Grain™ Makeup SPF 14 is Fortified with oats, vitamins and minerals provides good-for-you buildable coverage while naturally boosting skin’s health. Say goodbye to discolorations and imperfections as this first-of-its-kind grains foundation leaves skin soothed, perfected and naturally radiant. This makeup is good for your skin which is a huge change and shift in the right direction as far as I’m concerned.

Organic Oatmeal is known to soothe, moisturize and help protect dry skin and can help to absorb excess dirt and oil. Rich in vitamins and minerals, Rice Flour helps maintain a smooth, soft, clear complexion. Goji Berries are known for their high levels of antioxidants and have been shown to help protect skin against the visible signs of aging. Containing high levels of essential amino acids and antioxidants, Soy has long been used in beauty products for its moisturizing properties as well as for helping improve skin texture and tone. Pomegranate contributes an extra boost of free-radical fighting antioxidants and Vitamin B.

Multi-Grain™ Makeup SPF 14 Fortified with oats, vitamins and minerals will be available in five shades at Origins Retail Stores, select Department Stores and via ORIGINS.com September 2009.

** For a limited time only beginning September 4th in Origins Retail Stores and September 3rd in select Department Stores, receive a free Foundation Brush with the purchase of one Multi-Grain™ Makeup **

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Smashbox HALO Hydrating Powder & Brush Set

Lianne Farbes — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:03:09 +0000

I love dual purpose products, and my latest favorite is from Smashbox, I just tried this the other day and I am in lurve. Their HALO Hydrating Perfecting Powder is the first anti-aging powder with the science of skin care built in. It’s advanced formulation of pure gold, 48 minerals, 11 amino acids and a powerful peptide deliver powerful anti-aging benefits while the patented hydration system continuously revitalizes skin and provides a hydrated look that won’t accentuate lines and wrinkles. The built-in shaver allows for the convenience of a pressed powder combined with the radiant finish of a loose one, and the super-sized brush deposits the perfect amount of powder every time.

The powder is made for all skin types and is free of oil, talc, and parabens. Includes a custom Travel Kabuki Brush for flawless application plus a sample of the award-winning Photo Finish Foundation Primer. The powder comes in four shades, Fair, Light, Medium and Dark and retails for $59 for the set. Available at Smashbox.com, Sephora stores and select Ulta stores nationwide.

Image: Smashbox

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Giorgio Armani Lasting Silk UV Foundation

Lianne Farbes — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:25:36 +0000

Looking for a foundation that feels light but has amazing coverage? Giorgio Armani Beauty’s Lasting Silk Foundation with UV SPF 20 is the ticket. “Starlight proof, spotlight proof, in a new liquid silk texture.” This is Armani’s answer to the HDTV foundation world. It is a high resistance make-up that gives a luminous semi-matte finish that is super long lasting (up to 20 hours!). So you will get long lasting weightless feeling coverage without that heavy foundation feel….fabulous!

The secret lies in a special high-tech Microfil™ fine milling process that combines water essence, micronised optical effect particles, high tech fitting silk and micro blend luminous pigments. These components morph into a barely perceivable seamless silk veil of infallible semi-matte color that dresses the skin’s contours to perfection.

It is also formulated with an exclusive blend of extremely concentrated water essence (50%), has a smooth application, leaving a fresh sensorial, cushiony feel on the skin. In addition, It uses the same approach as today’s high-tech “second-skin” fabrics, Giorgio Armani has incorporated a finer than fine high-tech fluid silk fiber for optimum long-lasting adherence with a pleasant, non-sticky feel. The pigments used are a new blend of fine high-impact pigments for a radiant durable color.

The shade range is amazing also!! Eight natural shades range from light to dark beiges to blend with every skin tone. Application Tip: Use a foundation brush and apply sparingly over a clean moisturized face
The Rundown:

n°2 Ivory Beige
n°4 Light Sandy Beige
n°4.5 Pale Beige
n°5 Warm Beige
n°5.5 Natural Beige
n°6.5 Tawny Beige
n°7 Tan
n°9 Natural Suede

Giorgio Armani Lasting Silk UV Foundation is available at the Giorgio Armani Beauty online boutique and select locations nationwide.

Image: Giorgio Armani Beauty

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Cover Girl & Olay Introduce Simply Ageless

Beth Bender — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:38:18 +0000

Cover Girl and Olay have teamed up to create a line of beauty products for aging fabulously. Their goal was to develop products that would have the benefit of a serum built into the color.

This breakthrough formula with Olay Regenerist Serum and SPF 22 is intended to stay suspended over fine lines and wrinkles, like a mineral powder that sits on the surface on your skin so not to clog your pores. Combining CoverGirl’s color cosmetics with Olay’s Regenerist serum, the formulation boasts a new solid emulsion technology that creates a veil like finish over the skin’s imperfections, meaning it’s designed to cover imperfections without gathering in wrinkles and making skin look older. Clinically shown to provide significant improvement in skin condition in just four weeks, but based on a few of the reviews I have read it looks as though they may need a little more time in the lab perfecting their formula.

Ellen Degeneres who debuted SIMPLY AGELESS on her TV show will also be the spokesperson and face of the new beauty line. When asked about the new line she was quoted as saying “Inner beauty is important, but not nearly as important as outer beauty. That’s why I use Cover Girl Simply Ageless makeup with Olay Regenerist Serum.”

Watch out Beyonce, Halle, and Jessica, looks like you may have a little competition:-)

image credit: CoverGirl

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Smashbox Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder

Beth Bender — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:21:13 +0000

Have you tried this newest powder from smashbox? A powder that reduces fine lines & wrinkles in 10 minutes? It’s the first anti-aging powder that has built in ingredients to care for your skin as well. Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder uses an advanced formulation of pure gold, 48 minerals, 11 amino acids, and a powerful peptide to deliver powerful anti-aging benefits to your skin. The patented hydration system continuously revitalizes the skin for a brighter, more radiant complexion.

Clinical studies show that after just 10 minutes there is a 33% decrease in the appearance of wrinkles around the eyes. After six weeks of regular use that number goes up to 67% in a decrease of fine lines and wrinkles overall.

This sounds like something I definitely need to have and right away! Each powder comes with a custom designed Kabuki Brush for a perfect application every time, plus a sample of their award-winning Photo Finish Foundation Primer. This I have tried and it is fabulous! Perfect for those of us who tend to get a bit shiny, and it makes your foundation look flawless.

Kisses from Hollywood,

image credit: smashbox.com

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Revlon Age Defying Spa Foundation

Beth Bender — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:23:01 +0000

I was on my way to a shoot and needed something a little more sheer than the creams I usually use in my palette. I decided since I was a little pressed for time that I would run into Target. Lately they have started to added quite an array of beauty lines, so I thought why not.

After spending way too much time checking out the latest beauty additions from Celebrity Artists I’ve never heard of, and none of which were very impressive, I landed in front of the Revlon display and found this little gem, Age Defying Spa Foundation. Of course the stunning Elle Macpherson is the model who is claiming that she needs to be worrying about her aging skin, but for myself who is aging fabulously, and samples everything before using on anyone else, I was very impressed.

Revlon Age Defying Spa Foundation

Each tube comes with a built-in-brush that gives you the perfect application. Infused with Vitamin C, antioxidants, and an SPF of 18. The coverage was excellent and left my skin, as well as the models on the shoot looking radiant and bright.

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FRESH FALL SKIN

Beth Bender — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:34:17 +0000

Looking for a fabulous way to make use of beauty products you haven’t been using, but can’t seem to part with? Why not add a little gel bronzer, or shimmer to a pale foundation and give yourself and instant glow. Shake well to blend all colors and apply with a sponge or foundation brush for a beautiful natural color.

I am famous for mixing things together. I do it whenever I am working and on myself as well. My newest combination is one squirt CoverFX foundation, one of the best for amazing coverage.

One squirt moisturizer (at the moment my Avon Anew Triple Lifting Cream, it is sooo creamy and rich and perfect for dry skin,

and one squirt Benefit’s High Beam (love, love, love this product) have already gone through four bottles in the last year.

The best way to mix the three together is on the back of your hand and blend together before applying to the face. You can add more if you desire and use a little on your eyelids as a base before applying shadow.

For a Gel Bronzer check out Clinique’s True Bronzing Gel for the face.

Just another fun beauty tip for all of the make up junkies out there in beauty land.

xx,

image credits: sephora , Avon, Benefit

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Radiant & Restored.

Teri Cosenzi — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:41:46 +0000

Radiant and restored. Though it is hard to feel like it every day, you can look the part, with some help. I need to preface this with the fact that I am skeptical about certain makeup products, especially ones that promise “certain” wonders.

Enter Covergirl’s Advanced Radiance Restorative Cream Foundation. The premise of this foundation is to not only provide coverage for what we want to hide, but to enhance and hydrate as well. In the end, to give the skin the luminous look of a full nights sleep. This foundation contains more complexion enhancing ingredients then I can fathom. But they are there and they work.

The foundation itself is definitely creamy, and I experimented with it by applying with my fingertips, makeup brush, and sponge. Using my fingertips, I got the most coverage, followed by using the brush, then the sponge. I found that using the sponge is the best method for me, as it felt a bit heavy using the other methods.

I was pleasantly surprised as how much I really am liking this Advanced Radiance Restorative Cream Foundation from Covergirl. The coverage is wonderful and very long lasting. And I did get a few comments from friends about how well rested I looked. Seems all those fancy ingredients are working.

Like I said though, it is a bit heavy, and I am going to save this foundation for days when I am not feeling my most radiant or when my skin is drier in the winter. If either of these problems are plaguing you, I would highly suggest trying this foundation.

Advanced Radiance Restorative Cream Foundation comes in 15 universal shades (though I found that mixing two shades together gave me the perfect shade) and retails for $9.99 at your favorite mass merchandiser such as CVS or Target.

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*Sunscreen in Your Moisturizer

SP Bragg — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:21:33 +0000

We don’t always wear foundation, so why choose a foundation for your daily dose of sun protection? Instead look for a moisturizer instead. And while I’m on the topic, think for a moment. Do you apply as much foundation to your skin as you would a moisturizer. You want the best protection, so choose a moisturizer and it should have an SPF factor of no less than twenty-five. In the years to come, this number could easily increase.

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But I Have Never Worn Makeup!

SP Bragg — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:10:23 +0000

And you might have looked just gorgeous without foundation a few years ago, but as we get older, our skin tones seem to take on a mind of their own. You might not be able to put your finger on it, but you have started to notice that something just isn’t right.

What has happened is that with time, the skin tones have become uneven and your one time smooth complextion, suddenly needs a little help. The answer might be as simple as a sheer foundation. If you need help picking the right product, a quick trip to the mall might be just what you need. Pick a cosmetic counter and ask for help. It’s that easy.

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