October 02, 2011

10/2/2011: Beauty News Roundup.

October 02, 2011/

As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and I like to support the various efforts, this months Beauty News Roundups on Sundays will highlight various efforts from our favorite beauty brands.

Shine a Light on Breast Cancer
This years Estée Lauder Companies' BCA Campaign theme: Together. Connect. Communicate. Conquer. For a Future Free of Breast Cancer.

Every year, global landmarks are lit pink to raise breast health awareness. This year, BCA will be virtually turning the world pink through messages of hope. Starting tomorrow head on over to bcacampaign.com to share your inspiring messages of hope and help reach millions around the globe worldwide!Follow along on the site and through the BCA Campaign facebook page.

Show your support by picking up your free pink ribbon wristlet at any Estée Lauder counter and wear it throughout the month of October. Also, purchase the BCA products that support the campaign. I will be highlighting them throughout the month, but you can shop for them all right from the 2011 Pink Ribbon Products page.

P&G Beauty's Do Something Beautiful
This years the P&G Beauty Breast Cancer Awareness campaign focuses on spreading the word on the importance of early detection through regular health screenings. Read the real-life stories of 6 different P&G employees who have been impacted by breast cancer and be inspired. You will see these employees in advertisements throughout the month as well as on the P&G Beauty Facebook page. Make sure you “like” the page as P&G will donate $0.10 to National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) for every "like" it receives.

Also, throughout the month of October, shoppers will receive a $10 rebate and will also trigger a $10 donation to NBCF with the purchase of $50 worth of P&G Beauty products, including Venus, Olay, Secret, CoverGirl, Nice ‘n Easy, Pantene, Safeguard and Ivory.

Look in your newspaper today and on October 16 for GIVE Hope brandSAVER flyers. In it you will see discounts for P&G products, including Olay, Pantene, Crest and many more. Additionally, for each GIVE Hope brandSAVER coupon redeemed, P&G will make a donation to NBCF.

AHAVA Hope Blossoms Mineral Bath Salts
Through the National Breast Cancer Foundation, AHAVA is helping to find a cure for breast cancer. For every purchase of these mineral bath salts, AHAVA will make up to a 15% donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in support of their mission to help fund research and promote education and early detection. These mineral-rich salts contain 21 essential Dead Sea minerals, including Magnesium, Potassium and Calcium that work to melt away stress, while providing essential moisture to skin and relief to tired muscles.
Price: $22, Available at AHAVAUS.com

Stila Positive and Pretty Palette
Get empowered in pink with this limited-edition palette featuring four award-winning Eye Shadows, a Cheek Color and a Highlighter. A mirror is included for on-the-go application and a detailed face chart offers how-to tips and tricks. A total of 10% of proceeds will go to a variety of BCA charities, one of which is the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Price: $14 (a $62 value), Available at stilacosmetics.com

TIGI’s BCA Collection
With each purchase of TIGI’s pink ribbon products, TIGI will donate a portion of the proceeds to City of Hope, a leading research, treatment and education center for cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

·         TIGI Bed Head Hard Head Hard Hold Hairspray – A long-lasting, strong, but flexible hairspray that conditions and fortifies, without sacrificing shine ($14.50)
·         TIGI Bed Head Manipulator – This fiber-forming cream helps achieve perfect texture, body and a matte finish ($17.50)
·         TIGI Bed Head Masterpiece Massive Shine Hairspray – Get massive shine and serious hold with this fortifying, tropical berry scented hairspray ($18.50)
·         TIGI Rockaholic “Dirty Secret” Dry Shampoo – This dry shampoo absorbs oil and keeps hair looking fresh and smelling clean for longer ($18.95)
·         TIGI S Factor Flat Iron Shine Spray – With a scientific blend of ingredients, this spray provides a thermal shield, lustrous shine and a soft, healthy finish ($29)
·         TIGI S-Factor Molding Wax – Achieve perfect texture and hold with this creamy wax that shines and moisturizes. ($27)
Available at salons nationwide.

9/25/2011: Beauty News Roundup.

September 25, 2011/

Kiehl's Friends & Family Sale.
Save 20% off now at Kiehl's freestanding stores or online at kiehls.com with code FAMILY at checkout. Shop soon as the offer expires 9/26/2011.

L'Oreal Paris "Studio" Lookbook.
Inspired by the brand’s Studio line of hair styling products, L’Oréal Paris recently launched: Your Style, Your Studio. It's a lookbook where you can upload your favorite hair looks while being inspired by others. It is so fun to see a unique take on a style similar to your own. Not only can you upload and search for styles, the site lets you instantly share with friends and even watch how-to videos. I could spend hours looking through all the 'dos.

Clarins launches virtual game Spa Life on Facebook.
Just what we need - another addictive game on Facebook, but this one is right up my alley. Created by Clarins, you can manage your own virtual spa with Spa Life. Spa Life is said to be the ultimate game for spa enthusiasts and Clarins devotees – allowing players to build the most luxurious spa and enabling them to earn virtual money to customize their spa with treatment stations, decorations, and Clarins products.

Emily Blunt is the new face of YSL Opium.
Yves Saint Laurent announced this week that the very talented British actress Emily BLUNT is to be the new face and ambassadress for OPIUM fragrance. “I am very honoured to have been chosen to be the face of OPIUM by Yves Saint Laurent. I have huge admiration for the House of Yves Saint Laurent and feel that this House has always truly understood the expression of elegance - its mystique and its indescribable power. It is a really exciting experience to embody this legendary fragrance, which has stood the test of time without its allure ever being diminished. Being a part of this new campaign and being able to tell the story of this very evocative fragrance is a real thrill." said Emily BLUNT.

Follow M·A·C at Milan Fashion Week.
M·A·C’s Senior Artists are already backstage defining the trends for Spring/Summer 2012 and you can follow along by following them on Twitter. All 40 of their tweeting senior artists are listed on macartiststweets.com. You can also keep up with all of the looks and designer inspirations on M·A·C’s Tumblr at maccosmetics.tumblr.com.

Dove “Make Friends With Your Hair” Campaign.
Dove Hair Care has teamed up with actress Rashida Jones to launch the Dove “Make Friends With Your Hair” campaign! The campaign invites women to share their most unpredictable hair stories to help them end their frustration with unmanageable hair that has a mind of its own. Rashida will help kick-off the campaign in a series of fun ads where she will dramatize the humorous, yet real, relatable struggles that women face with their hair. Women can enter by creating a video sharing how their hair has an alter ego at DoveHair.com/Friends. Three real women finalists will win a VIP trip to NYC and a hair transformation by Dove Celebrity Stylist Mark Townsend. America will then have the opportunity to vote for their favorite finalist to star in a Dove Hair TV ad!

9/4/2011: Beauty News Roundup.

September 04, 2011/

Here are just some of the events happening this week for Fashion's Night Out coming up this Thursday, September 8th. These caught my eye, and I hope to hit up a few of them in NYC.

Sephora
Sephora will be hosting interactive events at nine of their Manhattan locations in celebration of Fashion’s Night Out, the most anticipated global fashion initiative of the year. Sephora has pulled out all the stops to make this year one to remember with help from the hottest names in beauty making personal appearances, including Kat Von D, Kate Walsh, Solange Knowles, Josie Maran and HBO® series, True Blood’s™, Kristen Bauer. That’s not all! Exclusive products from your favorite beauty brands Stila, Nails Inc., Make Up For Ever and Urban Decay will be available at all nine Sephora locations on this night only.

M·A·C
M·A·C is celebrating Fashion’s Night Out on Sept. 8 with a killer performance from Beth Ditto in our Soho store. For M·A·C fans outside of New York – or those looking to avoid the crowds – we’ll be livestreaming her set at www.facebook.com/maccosmetics at 8pm.

Meet Kate Walsh, actress and founder of Boyfriend
A red hot night of beauty at Sephora 5^th Avenue and Times Square with Kate Walsh and the BOYFRIEND fragrance. The BOYFRIEND fragrance creator is inviting fans to slip on their favorite red dresses and slink into Sephora to get primped, prepped and red-dy for Fashion’s Night Out. Featuring complimentary red lip applications from Sephora beauty experts, guests will be schooled on the art of selecting the perfect shade of red while sipping champagne and mingling with BOYFRIEND fragrance creator, Kate Walsh. Kate will be at Sephora Times Square 6pm-7pm and Sephora 5^th Avenue 8pm-9pm.

The Plaza Beauty
In honor of the 3^rd annual Fashion’s Night Out, The Plaza Beauty will host an exclusive night of gorgeous giveaways, amazing offers and complimentary pampering. Visitors will have the chance to win a Jemma Kidd Make Up School bundle worth $300, as well as luxurious products and accessories from the likes of Caron, Azagury Fragrance, Debra Sylar Jewelry and more. The Plaza Beauty will also be raffling off free makeovers every hour to be used within 3 months in store. Beauty experts from Goldfaden Skincare will be in-store treating guests to rejuvenating hand exfoliation massages. Shoppers will also receive complimentary gifts from prestigious beauty brands such as, LuMesh, BECCA, Whish, Antica and Infusion Organique, with any purchase.

Lancôme
This year, Lancôme is offering triple the beauty-loving fun at three iconic New York City retailers: Sephora Times Square, Macy’s Herald Square and Saks Fifth Avenue. Lancôme video makeup artist Michelle Phan will be meeting and greeting fans at Sephora Times Square (1500 Broadway between 43^rd & 44^th Streets) from 7-9 p.m. to a backdrop of her new Hypnôse Doll Lashes video. Sephora makeup artists will also be on hand offering lash transformations using Hypnôse Doll Lashes, Lancôme’s latest mascara innovation, and new Color Design 5 Pan Palettes. Lancôme spokesmodels Arlenis Sosa and Elettra Wiedemann—two of the dolls of the Hypnôse Doll Lashes campaign—will be overseeing “doll lash” makeovers from 6–8 p.m. Arlenis will be directing at Macy’s, while Elettra will be doing the honors at Saks. All looks will be at the hands of the stores’ talented makeup artists.

Votre Vu
The VuBAR, Vu’s customized, 27-foot Airstream, will be stationed in front of the Soho House on 9^th Ave between 13^th and 14^th Sts for what promises to be a truly French fête. The famed VU-Lin Rouge MC will wrangle crowds to watch authentic performances by French Can Can girls and a contortionist, and a photographer will be on hand to document the revelry and snap photos of guests with performers. In addition to sampling Votre Vu’s handcrafted, French-made skincare, guests can taste SnapDragon Beauty Beverage chilled in an ice luge and distributed by Votre Vu’s very own SnapDragon Sprite.

Barney's New York and Barneys.com
Kick off Fashion's Night Out with a charitable purpose by giving support to the honorable people who lost their lives during the horrific 9/11 attacks. When you shop at Barney's Madison Avenue flagship store from 10 AM to 10 PM on September 8th , 3LAB will give 10% of its Madison Avenue store’s sales and 10% of Barneys.com sales from the entire day and evening to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

Smashbox
When it comes to getting prepped for your close-up, Smashbox Cosmetics helps you look the part, providing expert-approved products that hold up on set and throughout the day. This Fashion’s Night Out, Smashbox is bringing the on-set experience to Sephora Fifth Avenue from 6 - 11 PM, offering beauty lovers the chance to recreate an authentic Smashbox Studios shoot. Fans are invited to prep with their favorite Smashbox beauty essentials, then step into the spotlight and pose for professional photos by Smashbox Cosmetics co-founder and top celebrity photographer Davis Factor.

Thymes.com
In celebration of Fashion’s Night Out, Thymes, the leading fragrance brand in the U.S. specialty market and a product line inspired by a love of art and nature, is offering a special promotion for the night of September 8th. Log onto www.Thymes.com between the times of 6pm and 11pm EST and receive a complimentary Bergamot Vert Hand Cream with any purchase (no minimum purchase required) with the code, “FNO”.

TammyFender.com
In honor of Fashion’s Night Out, famed aesthetician Tammy Fender is offering free shipping on the night of September 8th from 6-11pm EST at www.tammyfender.com with every order. In addition to free shipping, each consumer who places an order will receive a complimentary travel-sized Epi-Peel, one of Tammy Fender’s most popular items.

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