If you love the moisturizing effects of Clinique’s award-winning Chubby Sticks but long for greater pigment pay-off and a more conventional lipstick bullet format, then you’ll rejoice over the new Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primer collection ($18 each at Clinique counters and Clinique.com).
If I had to list a few of my favorite things, melodically mentioning each as if staging my own version of Julie Andrews’ famous Sound of Music scene, there’s no question that shoes would replace some of Maria’s loves (maybe the “snowflakes that stay on your nose and eyelashes” since I’m not a fan of winter weather).
Earlier today, I stopped by Telemundo 47’s Acceso Total to showcase some of ShoeDazzle’s newest styles (each retailing for under $50!) and speak on how the chosen pieces spoke to this season’s prevalent footwear trends: from fringe detailing to color-blocking and the resurgence of the high-heeled Mary Jane pump.
It’s been four years since Algenist revolutionized the anti-aging game by introducing a range of products formulated with a groundbreaking ingredient: alguronic acid, a polysaccharide compound that protects the microalgae cell ands which, in lab results, was found to increase elastin synthesis by up to 32% and boost cellular regeneration by up to 55%.
When envisioning her second capsule collection for AG Jeans, British TV presenter, model, and street style icon Alexa Chung imagined a gang of female misfits storming through the desert, a group of powerful forces worthy of Beyoncé’s “Run The World (Girls)” music video or Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” video — except that, instead of leather bustiers, cropped military jackets, metallic harnesses, regal headpieces, billowing capes, fingerless leather gloves, epaulets, and bandoliers, Chung’s rogue roamers prefer a wardrobe filled with denim pieces.
Forget slathering your face with a thick green or purple mask, waiting 25 to 30 minutes for it to dry, then rinsing your face for another 10 minutes to remove all traces of the substance.
Once upon a time, if you asked most makeup devotees to name the brand that simply nailed the art of the powder blush, you’d hear a resounding chorus of voices exclaiming, “NARS!” It was that simple, that irrefutable.
It’s been years since the term “ombré” forayed from the fashion and home design worlds into the beauty realm, becoming the go-to descriptor for dip-dyed, pastel-toned ends; hair color jobs that revealed deliberately darker roots and lighter more sun-kissed mid-lengths and ends (think Rachel McAdams in True Detective); lipstick looks that emphasized a deep and saturated perimeter and a paler center; and manicures that explored the varying intensities of a single hue.
Remember that period in the ’90s when tweens and teens accessorized their backpacks with jingly charms, fluffy pom poms, popular cartoon characters (like those Care Bear clip-on keychains!), patterned mini teddy bears, and furry, Muppet-like creatures (mini Furby charms, anyone)?
Colorful maxi dresses are my go-to on busy summer days when I don’t have the time to plan more elaborate outfits and when, ultimately, I want to throw something beautiful on, accessorize, and walk out the door.
