Genius beauty item alert! The Spinlash by Akasha ($15) is a battery-operated, rubber wand that applies an even coat of mascara, declumps, and curls all in one 360 degree rotation. Dip the wand in your fave mascara and go ahead- bat an eye. www.spinlash.com
Manhattan socialite, girl-about-town, and Dior Beauty Ambassador Tinsley Mortimer débuted her first beauty collabo, Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Tinsley Pink ($24.50). Mortimer has declared "pink's my favorite color" and been spotted at all the events a modern socialite is known to frequent in varying shades of the girly hue. The limited-edition Tinsley Pink is a bubble-gum pink shade speckled with light-reflecting pigments with high-wattage shine. A portion of the sales from Tinsley Pink will benefit Operation Smile. Available exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Make up lovers rejoice! Tired of repeat facial washes to remove your beauty war paint (foundation, concealer, eyeliner, eye shadow, mascara, powder, and blush)? Bioderma Sensibo H2O is the magic elixer to remove even
runway make up with one gentle swipe. Sensibo H2O is specially formulated for sensitive to normal skin, the water-resistant formula gently removes make up and impurities while maintaining skin's balance. Available at Bioderma.com.
Can you keep a secret? I hope so, because Victoria is sharing more of her sexy secrets. How do the Victoria Secrets beauties keep their tresses so bouncy with glam-wattage shine? Why it must be Victoria's Secret So Sexy High-Shine Hair Revivers ($12.50 for six) towelettes. One swipe imparts volume, gloss, and a intoxicating aroma. The results are so heavenly you'll be hard pressed to keep it to yourself.
Volume was the buzz word for hair backstage at the spring fashion shows. Forget sleek this season- fluff, puff, spritz, and go.
Backstage at Derek Lam, L'wren Scott and Marc Jacobs.
On the runway: Christian Dior and DSquared.
Give your skin a rest from the high-tech beauty products filled with synthetic ingredients (that you can’t pronounce) and go back to back to basics with Kiehl's Superbly Restorative line (Restorative Oil,$35; Skin Salve, $25; and Body Lotion, $25) infused with native Moroccan Argan oil. Produced from the egg-shaped nuts on the argan tree, the oils from the nut boast superb nutritional, medicinal, and cosmetic properties. Argan oil is rich in vitamin E and rich in poly-unsaturated fatty acids- vital nutrients that maintain skin's youthful, radiant glow, and plump texture. While Moroccan women have known of the argan's properties from centuries, it takes a natural beauty leader like Kiehl's to make nature’s magic so chic.
Jean Paul Gaultier, our famous gender-bending designer has furthered his quest in blurring the lines of female/male cultural mores with a new line of man makeup effectively called Monsieur. The line is scheduled for its U.S. début in May with a product lineup of cleanser, toner, and shaving products- sounds normal, until you add concealer, eyeliner, bronzers, and brow grooming gels. The line of “aesthetic enhancers” retails for $10- $60. Small price to pay for any man willing to dip into the beauty waters.
A look from the runways: Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2008 Men's Collection
Lancôme has teamed up with hot Brit designer Christopher Kane for a limited edition Juicy Tube line inspired by his Burns Night spring ’08 collection. Kane mixes up the cult lip gloss in nine hot new hues of Red Hot New York, Tokyo Plum Blossom, Rio Mango, Paris Bubbly, to Copacabana Coffee. The tubes are decorated with stylish illustrations from Kane. $18 at Lancôme counters nationwide and online.
Uslu Airlines a hip, innovative cosmetics line that launched a buzz-worthy cosmetic grade airbrush system rendering makeup into micronized droplets for an astonishingly sheer and natural look, is back to the forefront with a nail polish collection collaboration with avant garde fashion designer, Bernard Willhelm. The collection includes three metallic nail polishes in gold, red, and blue. Each color is coated to catch the winter’s sun and light and reflects its global destination. Available online at Colette.
Bernard Willhelm's Spring/Summer 2008 collection
