If the name of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics’ new collection, “Unknown Pleasures,” feels salacious and seedy but somehow simultaneously titillating and intoxicating, then you’ve got enough edge to appreciate the intense, dangerous, bold, almost nefarious yet incredibly stunning hues being introduced this season.
Yesterday, in the wee hours of the morning, I visited Telemundo’s studios to film a live segment on a now ubiquitous beauty trend: rainbow-colored hair!
Think of October 14th as an “it” day — see, as of midnight ET, the IT Cosmetics Your Most Radiant You!
Though the statistics are still harrowing, the incidence of breast cancer awareness has declined dramatically in the United States since the year 2000 — perhaps as a result of the growing number of campaigns aimed at educating women about the need for constant vigilance and routine breast self-exams.
When you first come across the Clinique Chubby Stick Cheek Colour Balms ($21 each at Clinique.com), you’ll likely think that these jumbo-sized, crayon-like, glide-on cream blush colors have been around for years — after all, Clinique’s Chubby Stick Lip Colour Balms proved so successful that the brand expanded its array of makeup-in-a-stick offerings last year to include the easy-to-use Chubby Stick Shadow Tints for Eyes.
Much like Beluga caviar is widely considered synonymous with wealth, luxury, sophistication and indulgence, Laura Mercier’s Caviar Stick Eye Colours ($28 each at LauraMercier.com and Sephora.com) epitomize opulence —that is, within the makeup realm.
When you’re as brilliant, talented, and well-respected as NARS Founder and Creative Director François Nars, you not only get to climb to the very top of the makeup artistry realm, masterminding some of the most memorable editorial and runway beauty looks in recent decades, but you get to build your very own beauty empire (he famously launched his eponymous cosmetics brand in 1994); steer your company to commercial success without sacrificing its innately and effortlessly cool DNA; then sell it to Shiseido (which he did in 2000) while retaining complete creative control of the brand, its product development, and the imagery associated with every new campaign and initiative.
Hopefully, you’ve been keeping up with all of our posts regarding ULTA Beauty’s “21 Days of Beauty” campaign, a three-week long celebration (taking place September 20th-27th) involving special in-store events, one-day-only special offers on best-selling beauty products, BOGO deals, and exciting new launches exclusive to ULTA Beauty.
Today marks the beginning of the final week of ULTA Beauty’s “21 Days of Beauty” celebration, and the beauty retailer is determined to end the festivities with a bang!
Though many don’t consider primer a requisite step when applying makeup, I personally believe it makes a world of difference — not just because it essentially locks your makeup in place, allowing it to last longer, but also because it turns the skin into a smooth canvas, minimizing pores, hydrating and plumping the skin, and diminishing the appearance of fine lines (all of which, in turn, allow any cosmetics applied to truly dazzle).
