A Remarkable Lip Color

At first glance the color in Clinique's elegant (as always) tube seems a bit off-putting. Black Honey. Lovely name but how would it look on? This is a shade that began as a lip gloss hue in 1971 and then saw another life as an Almost Lipstick in 1989. Now it has come around again and this time you have a choice. The Lipgloss/Lipstick Duo has two doses of the flattering shade so you can select whether you want a very light or slightly more daring application.

  Try it and you'll see that it really is a color almost anyone can wear and wear beautifully. Clinique refers to this shade as the new black and you will see that you can wear it with anything and you will look smashing.

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High Definition and Beautiful

Here is a truly lovely lip color from Avon. High Definition. The rich creamy formula feels smooth going on and the color just pops on your mouth. The shimmer--really more of a subtle iridescence--  is just enough and even some of the shades--there are 10-- that might seem too dark or deep on first glance end up looking fabulous on your lips.

The supercharged shades include Brilliant Berry, Charged Cherry, Kicked Up Coral, Mocha Madness, and more.

Very smooth, subtle and yet so definitely--high definitely--there.

                                                                                   www.avon.com

Sparkling Holiday Accents

                                      

When it comes to holiday  makeup, subtle glitter and glimmer is the way to shine. Avon’s Limited Edition Holiday Color Collection includes eyeliner is silver or gold that allows you to be as understated as you want or a bit more daring. The narrow brush allows you to daub a hint of gold or silver or artfully a bit of each.

    Your lips can be a part of the holiday glow with Ultra Rich 24K Gold Lipstick in shades like Chocolate Gold, Golden Rose, and Golden Wine, to name a few.  

    You can also add sparkle to your nails—if you are too shy about gilding your face you can at least dip your nails in gleaming color.

   But since this holiday dazzle is very affordable, and you can apply these products like a pro, you might want to indulge in all of them.

www.avon.com

  

Chicago via New York and Maybelline

Maybelline New York
will be center stage with
the cast of Broadway’s Chicago for a Sensational event

Thursday, July 30th

Professional Makeup Artists will help women identify their perfect lip shades
And will offer on-the-spot mini sensational lipcolor makeovers
At Rite-Aid in Grand Central 8-10am, 12-2pm, 3-7pm
Also, outside Grand Central from 3-7

Enter to win FREE Tickets to Broadway’s CHICAGO

Maybelline New York will give away a pair of free tickets to Chicago every hour

between 3 and 7pm

PLUS
Coupons for Maybelline New York's Color Sensational Lipcolor,

50% off discounts for Chicago will be available on a first come, first served basis, and much more.

Except for the activity at Rite Aid, everything will be at the Taxi Stand located at

43rd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, just outside

Grand Central Terminal

It’s a one day event – Thursday, July 30^th

Think Bamboo Pink!

The Bamboo Pink Collection from Clinique offers lovely variations on the theme of fresh-picked softly glowing flowers.

The collection, exclusively from Clinique, takes its name from Bamboo Pink, one of
Clinique's best-selling lipstick shades - a wearable and subtly seductive hue.

The collection includes:

Fresh Bloom Allover Color-- A beautiful pressed floral powder compact that combines three powder shades to create a soft, luminous glow. This long-wearing powder offers versatility, sheer coverage and a beautiful finish for the entire face.

Colour Surge Eye Shadow Quad-- a gorgeous grouping of super and soft shimmer shades to create looks that range from subtle and soft to more sexy and sophisticated.

Butter Shine Lipstick -- One of Clinique’s best-selling lipstick shades is now available in a revolutionary gel formula that delivers the shine of a gloss and the comfort of a lipstick. Butter Shine Lipstick drenches lips in moist, lush color that glides on buttery-soft and feels luxuriously smooth.

Long Last Soft Shine Lipstick

Provides up to eight hours of beautiful color that won’t feather or dry out.

Powder Brush—a luxurious, natural-hair brush designed with a large dome for easy application of pressed and loose powder providing a smooth and even look. The brush uses a unique anti-bacterial technology that protects the brushes from mold, fungus and bacteria.

A lovely collection, indeed. A Perfect Pink.

Make-Over for Make-Up

Have you been to www.avon.com lately? They have recently made-over their entire make-up line and the results are impressive.

Avon Color is debuting updated shade palettes housed in

new compacts, tubes and bottles, as well as upgraded

formulas for True Color Eyeshadow and Nailwear

Pro Nail Enamel. As they state themselves, "We wanted to take our classic products and give them a modern twist. With upgraded

formulas, updated shade palettes and chic new packaging, you’ll love the new formula."

The hype is correct. The lip and eye colors are up there with the best of them. Take the Ultra Color Rich lip color. With a center core that moisturizers and plumps lips and an outer layer of fabulous color with real staying power, these really should be a staple in any cosmetic case.These lipsticks are absolute perfection.

Nailwear Pro nail enamel has a new customized flat brush with triangular bristles provide a smooth, even, streakfree application with high-shine and a glossy finish. There is no messy overflow, and the unique channeled rod helps distribute product evenly onto nails especially in hard-to reach corners and sides for the look of

a professional manicure. If that sounds like much ado about a brush—it is. And it works. The polish is a new formula that now contains acrylic for strength, protection, and brilliant high gloss that lasts up to 10 days.

The eyes also have it. Avon enhanced its core eyeshadow with an improved formula and new packaging. With more intense pearl, metallic and matte finishes, the color bond technology delivers crease-proof buildable color that stays true all day. The new square single and quad compacts feature domed shadows and new applicators. The quad compact also includes a larger mirror and liner applicator to help create a flawless look. The new dome shape allows for a for quick color pickup with the new bigger brush. And some lovely new shades have been added.

Add in the new Ideal Shade Pressed Powder, Cream To Powder foundation, powder and concealer all in one and True Blush and what more do you need? Here you have affordable and impeccable make-up. Why pay more?

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.