How Not to Look Old: An Exclusive Lancôme Event at SAKS NYC on 5/2.

Beauty and fashion journalist Charla Krupp will be signing copies of her brand new best-selling book “HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look Ten Years Younger, Ten Pounds Lighter,  this Saturday, May 2nd, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Saks Fifth Avenue Lancôme counter in New York City.

You can meet Charla and get a personalized copy of the book for yourself, your mom or anyone you choose with any $150 purchase. The personal appearance is part of Lancôme’s “Ageless Beauty Secrets Event” featuring new skincare innovations, mini-facials and makeup touch-ups.

Stop by, meet Charla and discover exciting new products such as Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate and Laque Fever Full Color Lipshine. Charla’s genius beauty tips and effortless fashion fixes have been transforming women across the country, so don’t miss out.

Space is limited.Call 212-940-2199 to reserve an appointment now! A $50 reservation fee is required and fully redeemable in Lancôme products.

5 Lip Liners to Love.

Lip liner (when done correctly) is a makeup essential. Lip liner should not be seen. It can either match your lips or lip gloss/stick color. It can be applied all over the lips to make lipstick last liner, or on the perimeter of your lips to keep lipstick from feathering and give a more polished and defined look to the lips. NEVER wear a lip liner shade darker than the lipstick color you are wearing. (It was a few month fad a few years ago, but it never ever looked right.)

Clinique's lip liner application tip, which is the one I find best to explain on how to wear lip liner on the perimeter properly:

Follow "dot-dot-dash" method to ensure ease and accuracy of application: Draw two dots on upper lip's bow, a dash across bottom of lower lip, then connect all three. To extend lip colour wear, fill in lips with liner, then follow with lipstick.

Over the years I have tried many lip liners, and I seem to add a new one into my routine once in a while, but I usually stick to what works best. For me, those are nude colors that match my own lip tone.  Here are my favorite lip liners in the nude color family - which I firmly believe that everyone should have at least one of in their makeup bag.

1. L'Oreal Paris Infallible Never Fail Lip Liner in Nude ($8.99)
   This is a twist up style type of liner that smoothly lines lips and doesn't budge all day. I like to use this over my entire lip area topped with a nude or very light translucent pink gloss for a beautiful, natural nude lip.
2. Clinique Defining Liner for Lips in Berry Nude ($14.99)
   A pencil lip liner with a handy sharpener built into the cap. This liner glides on and really protects lip color from feathering.
3. MAC Lip Pencil in Subculture ($13.00)
   A pink hued nude lip pencil that is perfect to line around the lips. This one is perfect to match more pink lipcolors beautifully. I use this one a lot!
4. MAC Lip Pencil in Spice ($13.00)
   I wear this darker nude lip liner under really light colors to darken them up a bit in the fall/winter seasons. I also wear it a lot on it's own with a gloss. It is also the lip pencil I use most often and have been for years!
5. Lancome Le Lipstique in Sheer Nude ($23)
   Le Lipstique is a very creamy lip pencil lip liner. One end contains the color while the other a brush, as it is almost preferred to be worn as a lipstick base.

Lancôme Launches Their Own Blog!

Please welcome one of my favorite brands, Lancôme, to the blogging community. They just launched their own blog - The Lancôme Blog. How exciting!

The blog will cover all the buzz about the brand, from their hottest products, to news about their spokespeople and makeup artists. You’ll also be able to read about the latest on Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, Clive Owen, Daria Werbowy, Elettra Wiedemann, Arlenis Sosa, Aaron De Mey, Sandy Linter plus other makeup artists, models and celebs.

They also tell me that they will be doing lot's of giveaways. In fact, they just launched a great giveaway today where they are giving away ten bottles of Génifique. Trust me, if you didn't catch my post on this latest innovation and a skin care first, you need to go back and read about it. I know you will want to try it. Getting it for FREE couldn't be any better either, could it? Check it out!