It’s been one week since ULTA Beauty launched its oh-so-exciting 21 Days of Beauty event, during which every day brings special savings and offers on brands like Smashbox, Stila, Tarte Cosmetics, Bare Escentuals, Anastasia Beverly Hills, butter LONDON, and more.
When Naeem Khan was conceptualizing his Spring 2015 collection, the lauded fashion designer kept picturing his late friend, the husky-voiced, sultry actress Lauren Bacall.
When designing her Spring 2015 collection, Trina Turk drew inspiration from the LA Flower Mart, incorporating the intense colors she encountered when taking in all the blossoms on display.
Since the clothing in the Noon by Noor Spring 2015 collection had a sporty yet structured feel, the beauty look created for the show was deliberately pared down.
When Kate and Laura Mulleavy were growing up in Monterey, California, their father took them to visit the tide pools along the shoreline, where they could admire sea urchins, patches of purple sand, articulated red coralline algae formations, dense canopies of yellow kelp, anemones with tentacle-like crowns, purplish pink acid seaweed, sand dollars, and more.
To complement the athletic feel, clean and crisp fabrics, and strong lines in the Alexander Wang SS15 collection, the beauty look created for the designer’s runway show emphasized natural-looking makeup that emphasized prominent facial features, wet-looking and sporty ponytails, and sheer muted nails.
When designing his Spring 2015 collection, Jay Godfrey seemed to be inspired by everything from Annie Oakley and cowgirl films to 1970s female country rock icons like Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris, but these Western motifs were distilled through a decidedly urban and modern lens, so that each look incorporated a defiant, rocker chic feel.
When meeting with the NARS Cosmetics, butter LONDON, and Bumble and Bumble teams to discuss the various beauty elements for their Spring 2015 runway show, Creatures of the Wind designers Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters brought up the notion of rough-and-tumble skater girls who are effortlessly cool and look beautiful even when sweaty and rocking disheveled hair.
School is in session — which means it’s time to stock up on all the products necessary to attain clear skin, a natural-looking but sun-kissed complexion, shiny and bouncy hair, perfectly polished nails, and flirty lashes and lips. Early this morning, then, I stopped by the Telemundo NY studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey, to talk about back-to-school beauty buys on “Primera Edición” (embedded above). Now, I didn’t have enough time to cover all of the goodies I brought with me, so I’m including everything in this post — all the products in each category, the trends within each realm, and the details on why each of these products is Sicka Than Average-approved.
The short answer to the brief question posed in the title of this piece is a resounding “No.” In theory, the products are quite similar: both are easy-to-use lip colors in jumbo crayon form so that you can cover more surface area with a single stroke.
