Living The Legend.
Not too long ago, I had my hair done by a senior stylist at Renya Xydis The Concept Salon in Sydney’s Paddington, using Wella Professionals BioTouch Straight hair range. No prizes for guessing that my hair looked a million bucks. My, generally, really tortured hair was so straight, so shiny, and super silky soft. Just gorgeous. I kept stroking my hair and stealing glances at it in the mirror. Nearly bordering on pathological it was. Pity, it was only going to look this good for another day at most, until I washed it and did, at best, a poor, poor imitation of such a stellar blow-dry. Yep, I know my limitations. So off I went feeling fabulous and knowing full well this moment of hair glory was only fleeting. Sigh.
A few days pass.
I was feeling a bit delusional on the day I decided to have a go at recreating what was now only the legend of great hair. I grabbed a bottle of BioTouch Straight Shampoo, Leave-In Cream, and Intensive Mask and decided to do my worst. Away I went and followed the directions, blew dried my hair and nearly fainted. No silly, my hair wasn’t falling out, it looked fantastic! Admittedly, not a dead spit of the wonderful job the senior stylist at Renya Xydis did, but close enough for me. It wasn’t the case of only the skill of the ever so talented stylist, but the grand coupling of skill and product. Admittedly, I didn’t have the same skill, but I did have the same fab product and my hair didn’t look too shabby, if I say so myself. Enough of my boasting, as I should give, most certainly, credit where credit is due. Wella Professionals BioTouch Straight with Smoothing Complex and Jojoba Oil completely assisted me in getting the perfectly straight locks I am so into at the moment. BioTouch Straight with Smoothing Complex left my chemically and heat straightened hair, healthy, silky smooth, and full of shine. My hair was left feeling *whispers* much like it did on that magic day at the salon. Could I, quite possibly, have salon perfect hair at home? I looked much like the lass in the picture below in fact- minus, the face, the cheeky glint in the eye, purse of the lip…and…okay, okay! I admit it! The hair! One can only live and dream. Wella Professional BioTouch certainly took me pretty darn close.
Love Your Look.
In May 2007, Benefit launches it’s all new core colour makeup collection: Love Your Look , Makeup to Match Your Lifestyle. The Love Your Look Collection comprises of three colour-coordinated colour solutions to match your lifestyle and personality. Benefit’s key colour stories are based around the looks of Lana (light neutrals), Gabbi (medium neutrals), and Betty (deep neutrals). Whichever gal you are or choose to be for the day, Benefit takes the guesswork out of looking gorgeous (sounds right up our alley.)
The Love Your Look Collection consists of:
24 silky-finish lipsticks
12 creaseless cream shadow/liners
3 sheer cream blushes
*Go grab you magnifying glass and check out the swatches below (my bad, as I couldn’t display the swatches in all it’s full sized glory as it would have blown out our browser…and we couldn’t have that now, could we? Wink.)
And the Award for the Coolest Tweezers Goes To…
La-Tweez™ Illuminating Tweezers! How cool are these? Ultra affordable, ultra nifty, and aren’t half bad either. I was given a pair of these to try and I thought what a great idea it is to have a light actually attached to the tweezers. Half the battle is always finding the rogue brow hairs that need tweezing, isn’t it? The single L.E.D. light illuminates the exact area to be tweezed. Any trace of evidence removed. The ergonomically designed stainless steel tweezers with it’s built in spotlight, is more than capable of assisting you in keeping your arches perfect. La-Tweez™ come in a lipstick styled compact that is complete with it’s own mirror. I know. No longer do you have to scrounge around for good light, a mirror, or the tweezers. it’s all there. Sweet.
La-Tweez™ tweezers are available in a black and fuchsia case. Visit www.latweez.com.au to learn more about this little award winner.
We’d Rather Be Red Than Dead.
In Sydney, on the 22nd of March, 2007, Elizabeth Arden International joined the World Heart Federation in its new Go Red for Women international campaign to fight cardiovascular disease, the number one killer worldwide. The Go Red for Women campaign is being launched across more than 30 countries to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke in women. Heart disease and stroke kills 8.6 million women annually, globally. This figure is higher than HIV/AIDS, all cancers, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
In June, 2007 Elizabeth Arden will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of their specially designed Limited Edition Colour Intrigue Eye Shadow Quad to Go Red for Women Australia. The Go Red for Women campaign was created by the American Heart Association in 2004 to empower women with the knowledge and tools to take charge of their heart health. The Go Red for Women campaign is supported by Oscar-winning actress, and face of Elizabeth Arden, Catherine Zeta-Jones, who said,
“I’m proud of Elizabeth Arden’s involvement with the Go Red for Women program. Go Red for Women is an ongoing global program, promoted by the World Heart Federation, to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke in women, helping women to be healthy and beautiful”.
The design of the special LE eye shadow compact was inspired by “The Pageant of Beauty”, a 14-panel mural, commissioned by Elizabeth Arden herself in 1935 to celebrate the universal beauty of women throughout the ages. The compact features a vignette from the mural – the Twentieth Century Woman, the ideal of modern beauty in the 1930s.
In Australia, the very special Go Red For Women Limited Edition Color Intrigue Eye shadow Quad is available at Myer, David Jones and selected pharmacies from 29 April 2007 and will retail for $58 AUD. Do visit www.elizabetharden.com for your local stockist details.
BECCA Autumn Collection 2007.
I’ll have the look she’s having. *Said in your best “When Harry Met Sally” voice of yore.* Talk about Go the Bronze Goddess! How beautiful is this collection? BECCA Autumn Collection 2007, is amongst the hottest looks for the season. What’s even better is that this is not a Limited Life collection, but comprised of lovely BECCA classics.
“The Autumn 07 Collection celebrates the diversity of modern beauty. Embodying a fresh approach to make-up and complimenting all skin tones, this collection is an elegantly understated selection of BECCA’s ultimate must-haves for the season. Soft neutrals are infused with splashes of rich copper and deep bronze, subtle rosy tones are contrasted with the glow of silver-grey and shimmering russet. The look is timeless and pure.” -BECCA
Many of the seasons looks are overly metallic and very reminiscent of the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz or suffering from a touch of the Goldfinger, but not BECCA’s. BECCA Autumn Collection 2007 is metallic enough to be très au courant, while evoking a fresh faced elegance that’s undeniable.
The BECCA products used to create the looks above are:
FACE
-BECCA”S 3 Step Skin Perfecting Make-up System
-Pressed Bronzing Powder in Lambada
CHEEKS
-Creme Blush in Turkish Rose
EYES
-Creme Eye Colour in Rose Gold
-Eye Colour Powder Shimmer in Jacquard
-Line & Illuminate Pencil in either Capri or Madagascar
LIPS
-Glossy Lip Tint in Afterglow
For further BECCA enquiries please visit their website at www.beccacosmetics.com
Flakeys Be Gone!
When you have finally decided that you have had enough of your lips being dry, flakey and your lipstick or gloss caking up on your lips, let me know. Finally an effective lip exfoliator that is 110% up for the task, tastes divine, and delivers all the benefits of effectively exfoliated lips that we deserve. Sarah Happ, a 26 year old beauty entrepreneur, created The Lip Scrub™, which is a first class exfoliator that works. It was only after her exhaustive search to find a remedy, a lip loofah, if you will- she realized that it didn’t exist.
“I love what loofahs and scrubs do to my face and body, and my lips were starting to get jealous,” says Sara Happ.
Sarah Happ headed to her kitchen and began mixing ingredients, and within two weeks had whipped up The Lip Scrub™ in it’s exfoliating sugar base and infusion of natural extracts. The Lip Scrub™ is available in 6 delectable flavours: Cocoa, Cinnamon Sugar, Brown Sugar, Vanilla Bean, Almond Creme, and Peppermint.
Just take a small amount of The Lip Scrub™, massage it onto the lips using gentle circular motions, and wipe away with a tissue. Ta da! Unbelievable soft and supple lips. You will most certainly be wondering how you ever lived without it.
If you tell anyone, I’ll have to…
Okay, well, maybe not kill you. I cannot believe how much I love this fragrance. It’s almost embarrassing. When I heard that the best selling author, dedicated mother and philanthropist, Danielle Steel, was coming out with a fragrance, I was like, yeah, whatever… One less fragrance for me to lemm over. Boy, was I wrong. I find myself actually getting excited to reach for this gorgeous bottle of Danielle to spritz this fabulous scent on. I kid you not. I have completely gone for the ride with this one. Danielle is, indeed, the lush fresh floriental that opens with a fresh burst of watery green notes, that moves into an ultra-feminine floral heart and a rich base that slowly reveals darker facets. Maybe it’s the darker facets that grab me, dunno? I most certainly adore the perfume’s bottle too. Apparently, the bottle is inspired by Danielle Steel’s love of fine crystal. I’d have to agree with Danielle Steel that the bold silhouette, perfect clarity, and luxurious heavy weight glass of this design is both graceful and feminine while exuding a quite strength. It, absolutely, engenders that in me too. Danielle by Danielle Steel is on counter from tomorrow.
