10/23/2011: Beauty News Roundup.

Sephora Online Friends & Family Sale
Now is the time to save 20% off your total online purchase at Sephora.com only. To get your unique code, enter your email address at sephora.com/friends. Each email address will get a unique code that will be unique to you. Don't worry if you start adding things into your basket and lose the code, it will be sent to the email address you provided. Shop now until November 2nd to get the discount.

ULTA Friends & Family
It is also the ULTA friends & family sale. This offer for 20% off is available in both the physical store as well as online. You need to use code: for your online purchase to get the discount. Be sure to check the exclusions, as there are some. This offer expires on October 29, 2011.

SkinCeuticals Antioxidant Challenge
Have you taken the SkinCeuticals Antioxidant Challenge? Head on over to their special FB tab, answer four quick questions (and learn about how their powerful antioxidant ingredients work) and be entered to win a fabulous trip for two to NYC to meet with a top dermatologist. Also, 10 fans per week will be entered to win the brand’s newest antioxidant product – Phloretin CF Gel. Nancy from Beauty 411 just reviewed this new product.  Look for my review soon.

Meaningful Beauty
Did you know that Cindy Crawford shares her tips for Meaningful Beauty over on the Meaningful Beauty facebook page? I am following along to learn tips and tricks ,and I will be trying some of the products soon. As Cindy and I are about the same age (she is a few years older than me) and her skin looks a good ten years younger than mine, I am really excited to see how it works for me.

Nine West to Launch Fragrance
Well known footwear and accessories brand Nine West is launching a scent, the first for the brand. Love Flury is the name, and it will be available in mid-January. A specially designed pump is being created with the same name.

Paula Patton as Celebrity Brand Ambassador for COVERGIRL Queen Collection
In case you missed my COVERGIRL Queen Collection announcement earlier in the week, I wanted to share the exciting news again. Paula Patton will be taking on the role as Celebrity Brand Ambassador. Queen Latifah will continue to be the face of the brand, as the collection was initially launched for her.

Miss Piggy for MAC
As I reported last week, it was confirmed to me yesterday that their is indeed a collection coming up on November 14.  Generous glamour goddess that she is, Miss Piggy is sharing her beauty with the world via a limited-edition, online-exclusive, M·A·C collection for the eyes in celebration of her much anticipated return to the silver screen in Disney’s The Muppets, in theatres November 23.

Introducing NIP + FAB.

From the brains behind the award winning skincare brand Rodial, British beauty guru Maria Hatzistefanis has brought her knowledge to this new mass market skin and body care range called NIP + FAB. You have to just love the name, don't you?

Launching exclusively at Target, it's online now, NIP + FAB will offer extremely effective and affordable products. The products are formulated to treat each area of the body that has special nip, tuck, and slimming needs. 19 products in all, there is something for everyone. I have to say, that in testing a few products, the first question that comes to mind is wondering how they do it. These are department store quality products at a fraction of the price. I think you will be amazed.

 


Here are a few of the products I got to try:

SHEER MAKE UP FIX ($14.95)
This gel is similar to the beauty balms of late, but is more of a gel based formula with no color.  It spreads evenly over skin while making my wrinkles almost disappear with its formula.  Not only does this work instantly, the lifting agent, also known as a tensor, refines the skin's surface with smoothing and lifting effects. It does all this while helping to keep makeup in place all day.

FROWN FIX ($9.95)
This handy pen is like a filler to go. The concentrated formula instantly plumps and smoothes the appearance of fine lines. A special extract called Portulaca Oleracea (Pursllane) has great muscle relaxant properties that is coupled with Hyaluronic Acid to plump lines up to my satisfaction.  I simply brush the formula on the lines around my mouth immediately before putting on my face, lines are instantly softened. I like to carry the pen with me and touch up as needed during the day.

DRY LEG FIX ($9.95)
My legs are super dry and need extra help beyond your average lotion. This wonder balm-like formula that comes out of a tube is made with Aquaxyl. This special ingredient helps to improve the water reserves in the skin, limit water loss and visually improve the surface of the skin, all as you rub it in. My legs are softer than ever.

Look for NIP + FAB in stores beginning this weekend, only at Target.

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Tom Ford Beauty Launches Cosmetics.

If you are a fan of Tom Ford, you already know he has a beauty line, which is fragrance.  Starting November 1st, the brand will launch cosmetics. Introducing Tom Ford Beauty Cosmetics.

Tom Ford thinks that beauty is a potent way for a woman to transform herself. He believes that makeup, skincare and fragrance have the potential to enable a real woman to become as glamourous and inspirational as she can possibly be.


The collection includes:

Eye Color Quad ($78.00)
The centerpiece of the Tom Ford color collection. Each Eye Color Quad is designed with four opulent complementing shades that achieve multiple looks, from a bold, smoky eye, to a sultry slash of color and everything in between. Formulated with advanced color processes, the four luxurious finishes—sheer sparkle, satin, shimmer and matte—offer a spectrum of intensity and effects and deliver incredible shade fidelity and outstanding adhesion. Two custom applicators included.

  • Titanium Smoke
  • Violet Dusk
  • Sahara Haze
  • Cobalt Rush
  • Burnished Amber
  • Silvered Topaz
  • Crushed Amethyst
  • Cocoa Mirage
  • Cognac Sable
  • Golden Mink

Eye Defining Pencil ($35.00)
Create Tom Ford's signature alluring, smoky eye look with this intense, kohl-effect pencil. It combines innovative technology with rich color pigments and glides on skin for an ultra-fluid application. Use outside and inside the lid for an instant sensual and sultry effect. Includes custom sharpener.

  • Midnight
  • Bruise
  • Metallic Moss
  • Metallic Mink
  • Onyx
  • Espresso

Extreme Mascara ($42.00)
Tom Ford's luscious, deep black mascara magnifies the eyes and intensifies your look. The combination of darkest black carbon and lash-filling powders works to transform lashes with optimal glamour and drama.
A creamy formula that lasts throughout the day without caking, clumping or crumbling.

  • Raven

Noir Absolute for Eye ($35.00)
Tom Ford's dramatic eye accessory: a black gel formula that sweeps over the entire lid for a smoldering eye or can be used to fluidly and boldly line the lid. Its highly enriched, blackened pigment is infused with a unique spark of blue optics that catch the light and brighten the eyes for an extremely dimensional effect.

Brow Sculptor ($42.00)
To Tom Ford, the eyebrows are one of the most important elements of the face. A perfectly groomed and shaped brow is the most powerful noninvasive way to define and enhance your features. The unique calligraphy tip allows a tailor-made stroke, from thin to wide. Remove the opposite-end cap to uncover the grooming brush; twist the cap counterclockwise to reveal the sharpener.

  • Blonde
  • Taupe
  • Chestnut
  • Espresso

Lip Color ($48.00)
To Tom Ford, there is no more dramatic accessory than a perfect lip. It is the focus of the face and it has the power to define a woman's whole look. Each Lip Color is Tom Ford's modern ideal of an essential makeup shade. Rare and exotic ingredients including soja seed extract, Brazilian murumuru butter and chamomile flower oil create an ultra-creamy texture with an incredibly smooth application. Specially treated color pigments are blended to deliver pure color with just the right balance of luminosity.

  • Black Orchid
  • Violet Fatale
  • Crimson Noir
  • Scarlet Rouge
  • Cherry Lush
  • Wild Ginger
  • True Coral
  • Spanish Pink
  • Blush Nude
  • Flamingo
  • Deep Mink
  • Coco Ravish
  • Casablanca
  • Indian Rose
  • Pink Dusk
  • Sable Smoke
  • Nude Vanilla

Ultra Shiny Lip Gloss ($45.00)
A high-shine, color-saturated gloss designed to achieve bold and glamorous lips. Its smooth and creamy texture has high adherence and easy comfort. It can be worn alone or layered over Tom Ford Lip Color to add dimension to the lips.

  • Tawny Pink
  • Wet Violet
  • Lost Cherry
  • Peach Absolute
  • Rose Crush
  • Sugar Pink
  • Love Bruise
  • Pink Guilt
  • Sahara Pink
  • Naked

Lip Lacquer Vinyl ($30.00)
Tom Ford's opulent lip accessory: a clear gloss that lacquers lips with precious pulverized pearls, creating a reflective shine and a lavishly soft feel. Use on bare lips for a polished, sophisticated look or layer over Tom Ford Lip Color for a deeply sultry sheen.

Traceless Foundation SPF 15 ($78.00)
This unique, 3-in-1 foundation delivers a balanced complexion that glows with vitality and radiance. Extremely lightweight and luminous, it includes the skin-nourishing Tom Ford Infusing Complex to help protect skin and promote its vibrancy from within. Micronized pigments deliver seamless and undetectable coverage that is easy to build up or sheer down. SPF 15 protects skin from sun damage. The Tom Ford Infusing Complex infuses skin with a potent combination of specially selected nutrients that help skin stimulate its natural repair mechanisms. By helping skin cells replenish their natural energy, it fundamentally rejuvenates the complexion, so it looks and feels brighter, fresher, and less tired. High-performing antioxidants help protect the skin, creating a vital-looking face. The skin is left looking renewed, resilient, and smoother.

  • Alabaster
  • Dune
  • Fawn
  • Bisque
  • Natural
  • Sable
  • Tawny
  • Caramel
  • Toffee
  • Praline
  • Warm Almond
  • Chestnut

Traceless Foundation Stick ($78.00)
An essential tool in Tom Ford's makeup regimen. Rich in hydrants, this foundation stick's unique cream formula creates a flawless and smooth finish. Portable and precise, it achieves versatility of sheer, medium, or full coverage—always beautifully natural and undetectable. Or, when used as a concealer, it swiftly diminishes imperfections.

  • Alabaster
  • Dune
  • Fawn
  • Bisque
  • Natural
  • Sable
  • Tawny
  • Caramel
  • Toffee
  • Praline
  • Warm Almond
  • Chestnut

Translucent Finishing Powder ($75.00)
Set your sultry, glamorous Tom Ford look with this aero-light formula, made with superfine powders that individually adhere to the skin. It perfectly sets makeup with a sheer, shine-free finish that lasts all day. It disperses light to create a soft blur effect over the face, helping to diminish imperfections. Custom applicator brush included.

  • Alabaster Nude
  • Ivory Fawn
  • Sahara Dusk
  • Sable Voile

Illuminating Powder Translucent ($75.00)
Diffuse imperfections and create radiant skin with this weightless and undetectable, micro-fine powder. Formulated with specially coated pigments, it creates a diaphanous veil of light on the face to achieve a silky, smooth-looking surface. Its ultra-gliding texture blends like a fluid on the skin, moisturizing and redefining the complexion to ensure a natural, even and luminous finish. Custom applicator brush included.

Cheek Color ($55.00)
Symmetrical, sculpted cheekbones are vital to creating the Tom Ford look. This sumptuous powder blush delivers layers of possibility, from a sultry glow to a more dramatic, color-rich look. Formulated with spherical pearls and rich emollients, it glides onto skin with the comfort of a cream, achieving outstanding luminosity and a velvety transparency.

  • Wicked
  • Ravish
  • Savage
  • Flush
  • Frantic Pink
  • Love Lust

Shade & Illuminate ($75.00)
From Tom Ford's point of view, the first step to beauty is understanding the architecture of your face and bringing balance and symmetry to your features. This duet of highlighting and shading creams is designed to make sculpting and contouring the face remarkably simple. The super-sheer, light shade can be used to draw light onto the skin to brighten and lift the face. The dark shade defines and contours bones while staying invisible to the naked eye.

  • Intensity One
  • Intensity Two

Illuminating Highlight Pen ($52.00)
Tom Ford believes in balance and symmetry. The Illuminating Highlight Pen allows you to enhance, contour or diminish your features to create the appearance of symmetry. The range includes eight highly micronized shades: four tones that catch the light and bring focus to the cheekbones and eyes to create balance and symmetry and four tones that act as skin-priming concealers to diminish flaws and shadows. All eight tones work to soften and diffuse light for a smooth and undetectable finish.

  • Sable Intense
  • Amber Eclat
  • Dusk Bosque
  • Bronze
  • Naked Bisque
  • Lavender Voile
  • Peach Blush
  • Citrine

Nail Lacquer ($30.00)
To Tom Ford, every detail counts. This extra-amplified, gloss and shine nail lacquer, in a wardrobe of shades from alluring brights to chic neutrals, lets you express your mood and complete your look. Its groundbreaking, high-performance formula with bendable coating delivers high coverage and shine while staying color true throughout wear.

  • Bitter Bitch
  • Bordeaux Lust
  • Scarlet Chinois
  • Ginger Fire
  • Plum Noir
  • Fever Pink
  • Pink Crush
  • Toasted Sugar
  • Carnal Red
  • Smoke Red
  • Coral Flame
  • Viper
  • African Violet
  • Indian Pink
  • Milk Brulee
  • Naked

Eye Shadow Blend Brush ($55.00)
Bronzer Brush ($110.00)
Lip Brush ($45.00)
Cheek Brush ($75.00)
Smoky Eye Brush ($50.00)
Eyeliner & Definer Brush ($50.00)
Eye Shadow Contour Brush ($55.00)
Shade & Illuminate ($70.00)
Cream Foundation Brush ($70.00)
Foundation Brush ($70.00)
Eye Shadow Brush ($55.00)
Shadow/Concealer Brush ($60.00)

You can pre-order Tom Ford Beauty Cosmetics through NeimanMarcus.com or BergdorfGoodman.com before November 1, 2011, when they officially launch online, and soon after at select luxury retailers.

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