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YSL has a new vampy collection available for the summer called the Summer Look collection. The look has a Robert Palmer “Addicted to Love” look, and it features products that are limited edition: two Terre Saharienne Collector bronzer palettes, one in Tanned and one in Sunkissed; two waterproof mascaras, one in brown and one in blue; two eye pencils, one in gold and one in blue; four Golden Gloss lip glosses, in various shades of rosy-brown; and three Pure Chromatics eyeshadow quads, one in sunset shades, one in earthy shades, and one in smoky shades. Prices start at $28.
Chanel has just unveiled the Bombay Express summer 2012 makeup collection inspired by the sights and delights of India, and presented at the pre-fall show in December. The collection consists of the Poudre Compacte in Route des Indes de Chanel—a shimmering golden powder; Illusion D’Ombre Long Wear Luminous Eyeshadow in Nirvana, a graphite black; Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Brume d’Or, a rosy pink; a Rouge Coco Shine lipstick in Empreinte, a nude-pink; and a Le Vernis nail polish in Diwali, a metallic gold.
The full Bombay Express collection will be available in June at Chanel counters, as well as Chanel.com. Prices to be confirmed.
More under the category: What MAC is Launching This Summer, is their new collection of permanent nail polishes. There will be 30 different (some are old favorites, some new, and some re-releases) shades from neutrals like beige and ballerina pink through to bold colors like tangerine and hot pink through to metallic and glitters, plus a clear polish, in three finishes–pearl, frost, and cream.
Available at MAC Cosmetics on July 5, each bottle will retail for $16.
After MAC artist Keri Blair created manicures for the Ruffian show this past Fashion Week we are now given a peak at the collection the two brands created together. Each season, Ruffian creates a half-moon manicure that they incorporate into their catwalk show, and this year it served as the inspiration behind their MAC collection. The line consists of chic press-on nails in a range of different half-moon shapes and color combinations. In addition to the press-on nails, there will be a selection of matching lipsticks. The full Ruffian for MAC Cosmetics collection will be available on June 18 at MACCosmetics.com. Prices will start at $15.
Deborah Lippmann has taking inspiration from Snow White and the Huntsman, the one of many Snow White interpretations out this year starring Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart. The polish duo represents the archetypal good vs. evil: on the good side, you will find Kiss, a pretty pale pink hue inspired by Kristen Stewart’s character, Snow White. On the evil side, you will find Dark Side of the Moon, a deep aubergine hue inspired by Charlize Theron’s Evil Queen. The set retails for $25.
In a time of nail overlays, Mulberry introduces its new bag (named after crooner Lana Del Rey) at an event complimented by Zoe Pocock Nail Rock manicures.
Pocock has previously partnered with designers like Mulberry’s Emma Hill, Meadham Kirchhoff, and Gretchen Jones—not to mention retailers like Topshop—on exclusive prints. This collection used two different prints inspired by Lana Del Rey’s hometown and her preference for moon manicures. “We’ve just done it for the global launch,” she says of the designs that will make the rounds from London to Korea as Mulberry’s international boutiques celebrate the new bag.
Keep an eye out on Pocock’s Web site, as she is considering making them available there as well.
OPI’S FIRST NAIL LACQUER STICKERS
After a few years of huge global success with their beautiful and trendy releases in cream, metallic, and glitter finishes, OPI is finally hoping on board the print train and proving who’s still the Queen of all things nail lacquer.
OPI’s new Pure Lacquer Nail Apps come in 14 different nail strips and are made from 100 percent varnish that can be stretched and cut to fit both fingers and toes. They’re easily wiped away with plain old remover, too, so you don’t have to bother with all the picking and peeling when you’re ready to switch things up. Sick, right?
Available this month at Ulta.com
I know it’s more than a week late, but these are my top looks from the 2012 Metropolitan Costume Institute Gala.
MAC Cosmetics is launching the Extended Play Lash Mascara this summer, a product designed to curl, life, and define your lashes. The formula is ultra-lightweight, which helps with application and curl, the shade is a glossy black, which will help create definition, and it is said to last for 16 hours without smudging. The Extended Play Lash Mascara will be available at MAC Cosmetics stores as well as online at MACCosmetics.com on May 24. Prices to be confirmed.
The beautiful and glamour-inspired folks at Dior have created a colorfull summer collection—the Croisette Collection—filled with sunny golden hues and cool ocean-inspired hues. Dior himself was quoted: “on vacation, you can wear all the colorful and casual clothing that you like, but you must always be elegant,” thus the team created the two limited edition eyeshadow palettes above, Swimming Pool (left) and Aurora (right).
The Croisette Collection will also include two shades of eye gloss, a lip balm, three shades of lipstick, three shades of ultra-gloss, eyeliner, and two nail shadow hues. The full Croisette Collection is available now. Prices start at $23.
Another offering by Dior is thanks to their 50th year of releasing beautiful nail polish shades we’ve all come to lust after. The Summer Mix collection features four bold shades; Cosmo, a hot pink hue; Acapulco, a sunny yellow hue; Lagoon, an electric blue hue; and Calpyso, a coral red hue. Sure to be wonderful additions to your summer plans, the Summer Mix collection will be available at stores like in June.
Outside of the Summer Mix collection Dior has also launched two new vernis that also envoke summertime fun: Bikini, a gorgeous peachy orange hue; and Saint-Tropez, a vibrant sky-blue hue. $23.
(Source: mamasarollingstone.com)
New York-based perfumer Bond No 9 names almost all of its scents (except their recent scent that celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s sixtieth year on the throne) after New York City people and places, from Andy Warhol to Little Italy. But its latest fragrance celebrates the state of New York’s support of same-sex marriage.
Named I Love New York for Marriage Equality, the fragrace features a rainbow-colored heart and the date 7.24.11, the day that the Marriage Equality Act became legal. The scent is a unisex fragrance with notes of cinnamon, plum, ginger lily, and rose.
TheChanel Cruise show in Versailles involved a beauty look by hairstylist Sam McKnight and the house’s creative director of makeup Peter Philips that included powdered, embellished wigs, rosy cheeks, painted lips—the kind of coifs and makeup that Marie Antoinette herself would replicate.
“… It’s between girly and rebel,” described Philips as he applied pink shades of Chanel Ombre Essentielle Soft Touch Eyeshadow in Rose Favorite, its Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Rose Pétale, and its Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick in Evasion onto lids, cheeks, and mouths respectively. Philips also placed black velvet Chanel logo “beauty spots” onto models’ faces, high on the cheekbones and under the eye on either the left or right side of the face. The Chanel logo stickers will be sold as part of an upcoming beauty collection, alongside the Mouche de Beauté customized highlight and pink eyeshadow also used in the cruise show. The Collection Versailles de Chanel will be available later this year.
For hair, McKnight created Dutch boy bobs in different chalky pastel shades to long, bow-tied ponytails.
