The Beauty of The Law. Protected Beauty.
As the sole owner and creator of Get Even More Gorgeous With Beauty Marked!® Blog, Beauty Marked!® Online Beauty Magazine, and Beauty Marked!®, I just wanted to take the opportunity to remind those who are unsure whether or not these specific beauty entities are fully covered, registered and protected by trademark, service mark and copyright laws, which are not only in effect nationally, but internationally by rights granted through established priority and protocol, that Beauty Marked!® is fully registered, covered and protected. The name, content or services of Beauty Marked!® may not be used, altered, distributed, registered, or copied by rights reserved by laws governing such matters without the express consent of Jen Adcock.
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I know this legal stuff ain’t pretty, but of great import all the same. I sincerely hope this clarifies matters for those who were unsure and may be tempted to cross over to the dark side. Feel free to contact Beauty Marked!® or legal counsel if you want to be sure to be sure. Now that that’s sorted, we can get back to getting even more gorgeous!
Seven Savvy Selections.
In honour of the 07/07/07, here are seven specially selected beauty items to keep you out of shtook and ever so scintillating:
1. Sunscreen
2. Blotting Papers
3. Lip balm
4. Miniature tube of mascara
5. Shimmery clear lip gloss
6. Nail file
7. Rose coloured crème lipstick
I kid you not. It’s a simple as that. Keep items like these seven little lifesavers in your handbag and you’ll always be sweet! Lipstick can double as a creme blush and the shimmery clear gloss can competently take your lips from day to dazzling with just a slick. I’ve even been known to sneak a tiny bit of gloss onto the cheeks for a subtle highlight or onto my lids for a quick ritz. A nail file, a small tube of sunscreen, lip balm and blotting papers are necessaries that one just simply shouldn’t ever be without. So handy! And mascara, well, who could deny the instantaneous “Wow” factor achieved with just a coat or two? Instant gorgeousness! Our favourite kind! So there you have it, seven savvy selections for the 7th of the 7th 07! Enjoy!
I’ll Have A Flat Matte2, Thanks.
Ooh Wee! How beautiful does this look? M.A.C. has done it again. “It has mixed the intensity of pigments x the high-opacity of flat matte texture= Matte2.” Matte2 is comprised of M.A.C.’s new formula eyeshadows which are pressed pigments that have been formulated to perform like silky, mega long-wearing, crease resistant, powdered ink. All 16 of these intense, yet buildable colourfast shades of highly pigmented bliss are being released with 5 favourite shades of Liquidlast Liners. It’s that beautiful “Old School” M.A.C. that we adore!
Eye Shadow
Poste Haste Bright berry pink
Poison Pen Deep mid-tone purple with grey
Newly Minted Rich sea green
Handwritten Rich chocolate brown
Flourishing Rich moss green
Blanc Type Creamy beige
Fig. 1 Eggplant purple
Copperplate Muted mid-tone grey
Prussian Deep sea blue
Clarity Rich Aqua
Brown Script Warm chestnut brown
Signed, Sealed Black maroon
Graphology Dark black grey with a hint of purple
Tete-A-Tint Caramel brown
Typographic Asphalt black
Pen ‘N’ Pink Pastel pale Pink
Liquidlast Liner
Inky Navy blue with low-level pearl
Inkspill Deep green with green pearl
Electrolady Electric purple with red pearl
Point Black True black
Coco Bar Deep chocolate brown
Matte2 Collection from M.A.C. is available from October 8, 2007 at all M.A.C. locations. M.A.C’s Mattene Collection, which will be serving up semi-matte lips, is also being released as a scrumptious accompaniment to the Matte2. Mattene is on counter from October 8 as well. Stay tuned!
* bottom M.A.C. image courtesy of the Jeremy Scott AW 08 show.
Did They Think I Wouldn’t Notice?
This Friday kicks off a week of birthday celebrations in the Beauty Marked!® household. We have three birthdays within the next seven days. So in efforts to pick up a few last minute clothing bits and bobs for the wee ones welcoming in a new year of life, I ran into my local Target store, as you do. Low and behold, I was hit by several large photographic murals of smiling kids either cuddling up to the Target logo like it was the most cherished of teddy bears or the coolest toy ever, along a couple of the main outer walls. At first glance, the images were cute, quasi-benign, and perhaps a little cheeky, but on second look…*my eyes bug out*…Outrageous! The little girls, we’re talking maybe 6 or 7 years old, were wearing more makeup than I do, even on my full face days! Uber glossy, nearly dripping cherry red lips, cheeks sporting the flush of a fallen angel, and eyelashes complete with lashings of the inkiest mascara. And yes, I saw you too, smudgy eyeliner, along the lower lashline! My goodness, what is this world coming too? You’ve got to go and check it out and tell me if you noticed it too. For once in my life, I’ll be glad to learn that I’ve just imagined it. I suspect though, that it wasn’t me, this time, that has lost her mind. So wrong.
Now This Is How You Nude It.
L’Oréal Paris had wowed us once again with the August 2007 launch of the new Colour Riche Made for Me Naturals lipstick. L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Made for Me Naturals are a collection of 12 nude shades designed to maximize the beauty of each and every woman. L’Oréal has even gone a step further than just stating the claim that the new natural shades are created just for you and have, in fact, developed nude lipstick colours to compliment the gorgeous variety of hair and skin colouring that abound. Made for Me Naturals range of lipsticks come in a selection of colours to suit everyone from blondes to brunettes, porcelain skin to darker skin.
According to James Kaliardos, L’Oréal Paris Makeup Artist Designer,
“Nude lips are all about a clean look, perfect for any occasion. A flawless complexion, impeccably groomed brows and glossy black lashes…neutral but far from dull!”
to blondes…
For blondes, nude flirts with a rosy pink, bringing out the healthy radiance of fair complexions.
From women with light-brown hair…
For women with light-brown hair, nude shades are with hints of powdered pink, boosted by a fresh, radiantly iridescent edge.
To women with chestnut-brown hair…
For women with chestnut-brown hair, nudes have a hint of mauve, softened and brought up-to-date by mother-of-pearl, for an effect that blends with the chestnut tones in the hair to truly light up the complexion.
From darker skin…
For women with darker skin, nude shades are warmed up by caramel, honey and ginger notes, with a little pink and gold to illuminate and warm up darker complexions.
To porcelain complexions…
For women with porcelain complexions, nudes comes with a touch of pink and a dash of apricot to deliciously light up very pale complexions and boost the radiance of Asian skin and porcelain complexions.
L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Made for Me Naturals possess the exceptional formula for which L’Oréal Paris is known. Omega-3 oils and Vitamin E are present to prevent the lips from drying out and the lipsticks creamy texture leaves the lips moisturized and smooth. Plus, who could resist the elegantly designed satin-gold case? It’s gorgeous all-round. L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Made for Me Naturals are exactly how nudes should be done. Just stellar!
Drawing The Line.
I recently received a few fabbo emails inquiring about lip liners and whether or not they were necessary or a thing of the past? My short answer to this is: Yes and No. The long answer, on the other hand, is: It depends… Lip liner done well is a sure fire way to create a wonderfully sculpted lip that will wear well, look great, and more than likely hold on to the colour applied a lot truer. Lip liners done, let’s say, a little less than well can leave you, if unintentional, looking like a preserved beauty from a bygone era. Lip liners are also not strictly necessary when you’re after a more relaxed, whimsical look like on your gloss days or when a more deconstructed lip is the aim. Personally, I only tend to wear lip liners when I am wearing a “tricky” lip colour, like a bold red or an uber vibrant pink or orange, perhaps. Professionally, when colouring up the lips of my clients, I will go with a liner, more often than not, to increase the longevity of my client’s lipstick wear, to even out or create their lip line or to prevent bleeding into any fine lines they may have. Even when using just gloss on clients, I will, on occasion, finish up with a matching lip liner to add definition to the lip and to act as a preventative barrier to lip colour feathering. I’m not really convinced this last step is 100% necessary, in all circumstances, but maybe a case of my “old school” ways sneaking through. Well, it can’t hurt to be sure to be sure, now, can it?
When lining lips, line and totally fill in the lip area with liner. Not only will a complete line and fill smooth the surface of the lip and fill in any fine lines, lay a moisturizing foundation for your lippie, but when your lipstick starts to head off to greener pastures, it will leave you with an even fade of colour, not a patchy one that leaves you with an exposed lip outline. Oh, the shame. *wink* When choosing a colour to line your lip with, should you decide liner is the way to go, be sure to pick a suitable liner colour. Red and other bold coloured lips are best lined with the closest matching bold coloured lip liner. When wearing nude lipsticks, a nude liner of the same colour is good or a liner that matches your natural lip colour will also work a treat. There are colourless liners also, but they are generally used in conjunction with your coloured liner and lippie and best used to line just outside of your natural lip line. Colourless liner’s forté is to act as a physical waxy barrier to prevent your lip colour from breeching the perimeter. They are handy, that’s for sure. Especially, if you have a mouth like mine, that has this uncanny knack of depositing a little bit of lippie just under my bottom lip. *throws hands in air* I don’t know how I manage it, but I do. Just lucky I guess.
The long and short of it is, really…that lined and totally filled in lips absolutely have a place in your makeup repertoire, should you wish, but unlined lips can also look pretty spesh too, if that’s what you’re feeling on the day. As always, it should be about whatever works for you.
That Is All.
To be perfectly honest, I think this colossal image and the name Pat McGrath, alone, are really all that needs posting, because I know you will instantly understand. But for the sake of not wanting to make the shortest post in blog history, I’ll add a few exciting extras. Yes! Max Factor is soon to release Masterpiece Max mascara in July 2007. *happy dance* Masterpiece Max continues to rage on, where its little sister left off, with its innovative Volume iFX brush it delivers even more volume to each and every lash. Max Factor reckons this beauty will give you a wild and wonderful volume increase to each lash of 400%! As I couldn’t locate my super duper lash volume detector/measuring thing-y-ma-bob, as you will understand, I can’t say for sure that I got exactly 400% more volume, but I, most certainly, did get a whopping great improvement in length and volume from what I started with and not a clump was to be seen. Just gorgeous. Masterpiece Max mascara comes in 2 classic shades: Rich Black and Brown Black.
International makeup artist (my Guru) and Global Creative Design Director for P&G Beauty, Pat McGrath knows choosing the right volume mascara can be crucial in avoiding stress and time wastage backstage.
“Full-volume, beautifully defined lashes is one of the most desirable looks, but one of the hardest to achieve. Most traditional volumising mascaras load the lashes with mascara to build volume but this often results in globby lashes. Masterpiece Max makes sleek and smooth volume easily accessible to everyone. Its breakthrough Volume iFX brush and volumising formula, create striking eyes and lashes with high volume, while still giving wonderful separation and definition.”
That’s my kind of mascara!
