Though many cosmetics companies are rolling out their fall collections, we’re not quite ready to discuss moody grays, vampy burgundies, and harvest-ready oranges, olives and browns when we’re still prancing around in flirty rompers, covering our limbs with shimmering lotions to enhance our tans, and spritzing our hair with texturizing sprays to attain beach-like waves.
Tarte Cosmetics wants to do real bad things with you.
How much time have you actually spent at the beach this summer?
Don’t let her affinity for hair bows, blue overalls, country chic aprons, and all things pink fool you — while the cupcake- and cookie-loving character may be associated with girlish innocence, there’s a more rebellious, thrill-seeking side to Hello Kitty’s personality.
Though the days of fashioning sunglasses, hair combs and mirrored compacts out of the spotted shells of hawksbill sea turtles are behind us (the creatures are critically endangered and, hence, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species wisely banned the capture of these animals, their sale, and the manufacture of products derived from their parts), we’ve found more humane ways to benefit from the beauty of these shells, deriving ways to use synthetic materials to mimic the semi-translucent, golden amber, bronze, and brown shades on their surface.
Sheer caftans with plunging necklines and kaleidoscopic prints with flashes of coral worthy of an Albuquerque sunset.
As soon as you see the Sephora.com ($22.50 at Sephora.com), which moisturizes and protects lips while coating them with a veil of nude color, you’ll wonder why it took this long for Fresh to deliver this beauty wonder.
‘Tis the season to frolic in the water, and Make Up For Ever’s got you covered.
If you examine the imagery used to promote MAC’s Flighty collection (in stores through the end of June), you can extract two main themes: weightlessness (the “light as a feather” saying comes to mind) and chromism, achieved via vibrant colors with a metallic sheen that morph slightly in the light.
Enter a new oral fixation stage with Bite Beauty, a collection of lip care products formulated with natural anti-aging agents like antioxidant-rich, free radical-fighting açai, cranberry, pomegranate, and blueberry extracts — and, most importantly, infused with Resveratrol, a natural phenol found in red wine proven to tighten skin and aid in cellular regeneration, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and yielding smoother, more supple, younger-looking skin.
