A little birdie told me that OCC Makeup is coming to Sephora stores in September, and I can only hope that my feathered friend had some insider information yet to be formally announced.
Did you know most of the shaving gels on the market are mainly comprised of compressed air?
When I was 10 and 11 years old, I would often beg my mom and my oh-so-fabulous grandma to let me put on one of their fancy nail polishes, a process that involved child manipulation tactic— from placing praying hands moving up an down ever so slowly in supplication to fluttering eyelashes, pouty lips, and the occasional crocodile tear.
The sun was beaming in NYC today, and I woke up feeling energetic, optimistic, and adventurous.
If you follow buzz-y ingredients in the skincare realm, you’ve likely heard various brands trumpet the rejuvenating, firming, restorative properties of sea algae.
Usually, come summertime, cosmetics companies embrace beautiful but predictable palettes that incorporate aquatic tones (teals, turquoises, azures, aquamarines, sky blues, cobalts, navy shades, and seafoam greens); shimmering earth tones (pearly shades of sandy cream, khaki, and warm brown); sizzling metallics like gold, copper, and bronze; and punchy brights like raspberry pink, coral orange, and deep magenta; and fluorescent iterations of bold hues like blue, green, purple, and pink.
To call the L’Occitane Angelica Skincare Collection “angelic” would not be a hyperbole.
Even with August chugging along, reminding us that summer’s end is drawing near, many of us look a bit pastier than we’d anticipated, our lack of sun-kissed skin the result of jam-packed work schedules, uncooperative weather forecasts, family obligations, or just an overall shortage of beach time.
Succulent red pout may convey old Hollywood glamour (particularly a Film Noir-era femme fatale penchant for seduction) while nude lips may convey a minimalist approach to beauty that conjures up images of bare skin on beachy locales, and pink puckers conjure a doll-worthy sense of sweetness and innocence, but orange lips scream, “I’m confident, modern, and unafraid of color.” The color that was once most closely associated with looming danger — hence its use for such safety paraphernalia as life jackets, traffic cones, safety goggles, flashlights, and “Workers Ahead,” “Detour” or “Lane Closed” signs — has, in recent years, been reinvented as an inviting shade for those with an adventurous sense of style and an experimental approach to makeup.
After securing its top spot within the natural hair care division of the mass market beauty industry, Organix is eyeing the bath and body care sector, unveiling a new assortment of creamy body washes, lightweight lotions, rich creams, and non-greasy body oils with scents mimicking those of the brand’s top-selling shampoo, conditioner, and hair styling products.
