Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is in full swing here in New York City, which means we’re seeing dozens of cleverly manicured nails each day.
Matte lips in intense, richly pigmented, bright and buoyant shades, are a huge trend this season — and I, for one, am delighted to get a reprieve from all the glosses and lipsticks that are so saturated with shimmer that they oftentimes feel juvenile and even tacky, as if we’d confused our glitter glue pens and our cosmetics.With more brands experiment with matte formulations, Revlon has followed suit, releasing its new Revlon ColorBurst Matte Balm lip collection.
Whether you’re shopping for the object of your affection, your closest friend, your mom, or your baby sister this Valentine’s Day, they’ll be swept off their feet by these special trinkets.
Even if you haven’t been struck by Cupid’s arrow in the recent past, you’ll likely be smitten by these charming, sweet, thoughtful goodies, which capture the affectionate spirit of Valentine’s Day.
Forget Forrest Gump-worthy boxes of chocolates and cliché bouquets of roses.
When you move at one speed — go!
When it comes to eye shadows, I’ve typically gravitated toward smoldering, smoky, seductress-worthy gray, charcoal, and gunmetal hues or, on the opposite end of the spectrum, toward really bold, bright, adventurous hues: richly pigmented jewel tones, galactic-feeling metallics, aquatic blues and teals, and lush, forest-worthy greens, and so forth.
I’ve been a huge fan of graffiti for as long as I can remember — heck, I co-authored spray painting legend Terrible T-Kid 170’s memoir, The Nasty Terrible T-Kid 170.
“Comes with live hula dancers,” reads the large print in the advertisements for Mango Moonbreeze, the newest scent in the güd by Burt’s Bees family of haircare and skincare products — and, then, in smaller print comes the kicker, “By ‘live’ we mean completely imaginary.” The wink-wink quality of this advertisement embodies the spirit of he güd by Burt’s Bees brand, which seeks to make natural skincare and haircare more appealing to young, carefree, trend-setting, fun-loving types.
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with the SheaMoisture team at the Walgreen’s in Union Square (located at 145th 4th Avenue, between 14th Street and 13th Street).
