No Age Limits to Beauty

This isn’t much notice, but if you can get to the Saks Fifth Avenue Lancôme counter in New York City this Saturday, May 2, from 3 to 5 p.m., you will meet beauty and fashion journalist Charla Krup, who will be signing copies of her best-selling book “HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look Ten Years Younger, Ten Pounds Lighter, Ten Times Better.” Stop by and get a personalized copy of the book for yourself, your mom or anyone you choose with any $150 purchase. The personal appearance is part of Lancôme’s “Ageless Beauty Secrets Event” featuring new skincare innovations, mini-facials and makeup touch-ups.

Charla is a thoughtful writer who thoroughly knows the subject. Stop by, meet Charla and discover exciting new products such as Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate and Laque Fever Full Color Lipshine. Charla’s genius beauty tips and effortless fashion fixes have been transforming women across the country, so don’t miss out. Space is limited. Call 212-940-2199 to reserve an appointment now! A $50 reservation fee is required and fully redeemable in Lancôme products.

To give you an idea of the book, here are Charla’s Top Ten Ageless Secrets to Take Off Ten Years:

1) Pick pink for your pout.
2) Arch your brows upward.
3) Don’t outline your lips with a dark liner.
4) Whiten your teeth.
5) Cut some bangs.
6) Switch from powder to cream blush.
7) Soft is better than hard (makeup).
8) Illumination is better than darkness (face, hair).
9) Moist is better than dry (skin, lips, eyes).
10) Slim is better than heavy (eyeliner, clothing).

Respond as soon as posslible to be eligible for a giveaway!!

Perfection in a Small Package

It is coming into the holiday season, and nothing, not even dreadful economic news, can change that. Leave it to Lancôme to come up with a selection that is sure to lightly thrill any woman on your list and also have them wondering how you knew what would be the perfect gift.

The collection is--C’est Magnifique, and it really is…...

Gothique Chic --If the gift recipient you have in mind is the one who stood on line at midnight to see the premiere of Twilight and pre-ordered Aaron De Mey’s black lip gloss – Lancôme suggests Le Vernis Nail Polish in Midnight Glam or Artliner in Midnight Glam. Both are a dark navy blue shade that’s right on trend for the holiday season!

Glamour Girl – Maybe the person you are shopping for would never even dream of leaving the house without her lipstick and nail polish on –--very Mad Men—then Lancôme suggests Le Vernis Nail Polish in In All Her Splendor. This is a beautiful, classic red that’s perfect for this festive season. Or perhaps one of the Color Design Eye Shadow Quads: Glamour Premiere creates a subtle, natural look, while Hollywood Seductive creates a more intense, dramatic look

Then there is Miss Fashionista – we all know at least one. The first to have the new issues of Vogue and Allure and always knows what is hot, even before you do. Lancôme suggests Juicy Tubes, which come with a special seasonal design and in an array of seasonal colors like Pretty in Pink, Luminous in Lace and Showered in Diamonds

These are all perfect manifestations of your good taste and also speak volumes about your knack for knowing exactly what to give.

Beauty Training

Remember train cases-- those neat, little boxes with handles that held anything from make-up to tissue to favorite pieces of jewelry or other necessities you might need on the train during your journey? Your other suitcases could be packed away but not your train case. That had to be near you at all times. It doesn’t matter if the image of a train case and the possibilities it represents is in your memory from experience or from romantic scenes in films. Train cases have been making return appearances.

One such case comes to us from Lancôme, and is an elegant Beauty Box filled with a full size Bi-Facil and Définicils plus more than a dozen deluxe samples of their best-selling skincare and makeup products (total value of $339). But that’s not what you will pay. For just $49.50 with any $36.00 Lancôme purchase, you can have this chic train case. Starting right now, the black train case is available exclusively at Macy’s. The burgundy train case is available at http://www.lancome-usa.com/landing/beautybox.aspx. and at all other department stores beginning 11/23/08.

Supplies are limited so don’t wait too long to get the first piece of what could be the luggage that takes you on a new adventure. Or could be a lovely gift for someone else.

Tips from the past

.....that still make perfect sense today.

Such is The Dress Doctor – Prescriptions for Style, from A to Z, an adaptation of the best-selling style guide by Edith Head. Head (1897 – 1981) is the most celebrated costume designer of all time and dressed some of Hollywood’s most influential style icons like Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor and countless others. Over the course of her career, she was nominated for thirty-four Academy Awards and won eight times for Best Costume Design, more than any other woman to date. The Dress Doctor shared style tips and dozens of entertaining anecdotes on her A-list clients and is back in print with striking sketches by fashion illustrator Bil Donovan.

And, beginning this weekend, Lancôme is hosting in-store events in celebration of the book at our boutiques. Schedule an appointment with one of our makeup artists at the locations listed below to create your own modern-day Hollywood look inspired by the book. Enjoy complimentary cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and take home your very own copy of The Dress Doctor with any Lancôme purchase of $100.
Details on how to book your appointment are listed below, but hurry, reservations are limited!

(You can call your nearest Lancôme Boutique to book an appointment. (A $75 reservation fee is required and fully redeemable in product.)

November 15th
VALLEY FAIR – 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95050 Phone: 408-244-8334
NORTHPARK – 8687 North Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75225 Phone: 214-750-9364

November 20th
SHORT HILLS – 1200 Morris Turnpike Short Hills, NJ 07078 Phone: 973-258-0790

November 22nd
UPPER WEST SIDE – 201 Columbus Ave. (at 69th Street) New York, NY 10023 Phone: 212-362-4858
BREA – 1102-a Brea Mall Brea, CA 92821 Phone: 714-671-0267
So, try to go and if you cannot make it, pick up a copy of the book because not only is it true that everything old is new again (including the recession). Impeccable Style is always in style.