When I first saw the visuals for the new Illamasqua “Toxic Nature” campaign, I automatically thought of Camille Rose Garcia’s artwork, which features creepy, child-like cartoon characters in apocalyptic yet fairy tale-worthy scenarios that critique humankind’s destructive tendencies.
Today is Earth Day, ladies, but we plan on celebrating all weekend long, bringing you the scoop on some of the hottest eco-friendly products out there (hey, the party doesn’t stop til we say it does!).
Until recently, there were only two hair oils on which I bestowed the most effusive praise, essentially describing them as anointed oils sent from Samson-like gods with luscious, power-harnessing tresses: the Shu Uemura Essence Absolue and the Moroccanoil Moroccan Oil Treatment.
Ever woken up feeling a bit weathered, then looked in the mirror only to confirm your suspicions that you do, in fact, look like something that crawled out of a manhole?
The seventh day was one of rest in the Creation narrative related in Genesis, but the number 7 is quite the busy bee in the Olay Total Effects universe.
After releasing two drama-ridden, enigmatic makeup collections inspired by socialite and fashion icon Daphne Guinness, François Nars seems to have decided that the current movement of his ongoing beauty symphony should have an andante tempo, one with a slower and less intense pace but with just as much charm.
I was initially skeptical about the efficacy of the new Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips — not because of any hyperbolic marketing claims but, rather, because of my disappointing experience with the Sephora by O.P.I Chic Prints nail appliqués, which were also nail strips with funky prints that, when pressed onto nails, would theoretically look as if they were melted onto nails for a Minx-like effect.
You may want to change your hair color more often than Rihanna, or you may cling to your flat iron and blowdryer as if they were the last life rafts on the Titanic, but don’t think these frequent makeovers come at no cost.
Winter isn’t leaving without a fight — if anything, it’s making a rather dramatic exit, kicking and screaming via final snowfall spats and frozen rain tantrums.
Given the slushy rain, miserable gray skies, and cold temperatures in New York City, it hardly feels like the end of winter.
