Elizabeth Arden makes a Visible Difference

Nothing is more beautiful than beautiful skin. Leveraging 100 years of skincare expertise, Elizabeth Arden introduces Visible Difference, a spa-inspired, regimen-focused essential skincare line that helps balance skin to reveal its natural health and radiance. Specifically designed and customized for each unique skin type, a four-part daily treatment process promises to deliver a visible improvement in the appearance of skin in just six days.

Visible Difference features a daily regimen for oily, combination, and dry skin to cleanse, tone, treat, and moisturize. Cleansers and toners purify while addressing targeted issues by unique skin type. Skin is treated with an Optimizing Skin Serum, featuring an exclusive retinol derivative, to invigorate skin so that hydration and nutrients are better absorbed. And finally, customized moisturizers help balance hydration and deliver essential nutrients. The result? A healthy looking, radiant, glowing complexion.

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The Philippine Star | Article Link

Laura Mercier’s summer look is light, soft, and beautiful

MANILA, Philippines - Laura Mercier’s 2013 collection draws from the feminine spirit and the many different expressions of women. For this season, Laura is inspired by the spirit of light and movement. From the sweet nuance of a ballerina to the fluid moves of yoga and dance, she transforms motion into a color palette that is soft, ethereal, and beautiful.

The collection includes:

• Bonus Time Face Polish, a creamy scrub with purifying micro beads that cleanses and exfoliates, removing dead skin cells to leave skin smooth and even-toned.

• Crème Cheek Colour, a long-wearing cream blush that provides natural-looking color with sheer, buildable coverage and a soft, velvety finish.

• Crème Eye Liner, an ultra-smooth, water-proof creamy eye liner that applies with the ease and smooth silky finish of a gel and the precision of a liquid liner.

• Caviar Stick Eye Colour (New Shades), a long-wearing, creamy shadow with an innovative, lightweight texture that glides on and adheres to the eyelid perfectly, leaving an even finish that lasts for hours.

Laura Mercier is available at Rustan’s.

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The Philippine Star | Article Link

SCARY BEAUTIFUL! would you wear these shoes?

Revelation of what might be the NEXT BIG THING in Fashion?

By artist Leanie van der Vyver and fabricated by shoe designer René van den Berg.



Scary Beautiful

"Humans are Playing God by physically and metaphorically perfecting themselves. Beauty is currently at an all time climax, allowing this project to explore what lies beyond perfection. 
Scary Beautiful challenges current beauty ideals by inflicting an unexpected new beauty standard." - artist Leanie van der Vyver





Check out http://cargocollective.com/Leanie/Scary-Beautiful
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Beyond Concealer: 6 Makeup Ideas to Make You Look More Awake

Concealer alone won't make you look beautifully rested. (In fact, too much draws attention to tired eyes.) Here are six ways to wake up your look; each one lets you fake an extra hour of sleep.

◘  Curl Your Lashes

When your lashes are upturned, your eyes look more open. For the biggest payoff, squeeze a lash curler once at your lashline, once in the middle of your lashes and once at the ends. Enhance the effect—and seal the curl—with a layer of lengthening mascara.


◘  Layer Your Liner

Lining your upper lashes with two different tones—one deep, one vibrant—will counteract shadows underneath your eyes and make the whites look brighter. First, use a dark brown or black pencil eyeliner. Top it with a liner in a vibrant jewel tone, like a sapphire blue or emerald green.


◘ Line Your Lower Lashes

But don't use black. To make your eyes look bigger and brighter, trace a nude eyeliner (like Tarte EmphasEYES™ Inner Rim Brightener, $18; Sephora.com) on the inner rims of your lower lashline. "Make sure the liner is a beige-y color and not too white," says Tim Quinn, celebrity makeup artist for Giorgio Armani Beauty. "Beige looks more natural and does a better job of neutralizing redness in or around the eyes."


◘ Build Up Your Brows

Full, softly arched brows make your eyelids look lifted, and draw attention up and away from undereye puffiness and dark circles. Use short, feathery strokes to fill in your brows with a pencil (a taupe shade works on most brow colors and skin tones) and then brush them up and out with a spoolie brush. Dior's Diorshow Brow Styler Ultra-Fine Precision Brow Pencil ($29, Sephora.com) is a favorite among makeup artists. "The texture is dry enough to stay put all day, the universal color really does work on everyone, and it has a spoolie on one end," makeup artist Troy Surratt says.


◘ Even Out Your Complexion

A sheer, dewy foundation can do more than a concealer alone to make you look beautifully awake. Case in point: An actress we recently worked with arrived at our O shoot straight from a red-eye flight—yet looked as if she'd just woken from a long, delicious nap. She credited a layer of Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation ($62, KohGenDoCosmetics.com). "It's luminous and totally imperceptible," she raved. "Even though it's light, it evens out redness and discoloration, and makes me look instantly refreshed."


◘ Wear Blush

A pop of color on your cheekbones brightens your entire face and distracts from shadows underneath your eyes. Look for a rosy blush with a hint of gold to counteract blue tones in your undereye circles. (Avoid shades that are too orange, which can make eyes look tired.) "There's a reason why Nars Orgasm Blush is so incredibly popular—that shade of slightly peachy pink, flecked with gold, makes almost everyone look vibrant," says one makeup artist (who shall remain nameless because he works for another brand).


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Color Burst: Sunny summer makeup

MANILA, Philippines - The "Amihan" is keeping our nights (and most days) cool, but we know that summer is just around the corner.

Beauty expert and makeup artist Kris Bacani talks summer makeup with Rappler, and gives tips on how to wear color that's right for you.

Get the look

Here's how to get model Che's look, along with Kris's product suggestions:

1. Put a thin layer of foundation and lightly set with powder. Use:

Mary Kay Timewise Foundation

Makeup Designory loose powder in Buttercream

2. Brows need not be heavily defined but make sure they're well groomed. Use:

MAC Browset in Girl Boy

3. Enhance the eyes with a hint of cool brown shimmer on the lids and define lashline and eyelashes with black eyeliner and mascara. Use:

The shades Chopper and Suspect from the Urban Decay Naked 2 eyeshadow palette

Maybelline Black Gel Liner

Maybelline Volume Express Cat Eyes Mascara

4. Put shimmery pink blush on the apples of the cheeks. Use:

Mary Kay powder blush in Strawberry Creme

5. Go crazy with bright, neon-like lip colors. Use:

Lush Emotional Brilliance lippies in Drive, Believe, Bubbly, Passionate, and Decisive

Summer makeup palette for the eyes, cheeks, and lips

1. For fair skin - Cool and bright pinks on the eyes, cheeks, or lips

2. For morena skin - Bronze shades never go out of style. For a pop of color, opt for jewel tones on the eyes.

"Emerald is Pantone's color of the year so summer is the perfect time to try it out!" says Kris.

What to remember when buying summer makeup

1. For foundation, make sure that the formula is lightweight. "Go for sheer, liquid types," says Kris.

2. For eye products like eyeliner and mascara, waterproof types are a must to avoid smudging and getting "raccoon eyes."

Makeup will stay and look fresh longer if...

"You put makeup primer after moisturizing," says Kris. "So makeup will have extra staying power and will most likely stay fresh the whole day."

And when it's time to retouch, Kris advises the use of oil control film before retouching to prevent caking "since it will be extra hot and skin will be more likely to produce oil."

But don't retouch too often or risk ending up with makeup that's too obvious for comfort. According to Kris, retouching twice a day should be just right: during lunchtime and, if going out at night, after work hours.

The secret to summer skincare

"Sunblock, sunblock, sunblock!" says Kris. "Since we'll be spending more time outdoors, sun protection should be amped up."

Use a sunblock that protects against the full spectrum of skin harming light such as UVA, UVB, infrared, and visible light. "I recommend VMV Hypoallergenics Armada Face Cover SPF 45," says Kris.

Make water your best friend

"Water loss increases during the summer season as we tend to perspire more. it is important that we properly hydrate by drinking water to prevent our skin from drying and cracking," says Kris.

Since it will also be extra humid, you can switch to moisturizers with lighter formulations. You can also carry around a face mist so you can rehydrate your skin anytime during the day.

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KAI MAGSANOC | RAPPLER.COM | Article Link

Alexander Wang's Futuristic Beauty

Photo: Imaxtree

Cloaked in mystery and shadow, the Alexander Wang Fall 2013 beauty look once again proved to be futuristic and enigmatic (who could forget the secret makeup looks from last season—bleached brows and heavy highlighter on just a few of the girls).

For fall, the designer left the hair and makeup up to hairstylist Guido Palau and makeup artist Diane Kendal. "Alex didn't really have anything in particular that he was influenced by," said Kendal. "He just liked the idea of playing with shadow on the eye. He liked the idea of making the eyes quite hooded." Kendal used matte cream gray and charcoal shadow to achieve that. She gave the skin a sheer veil of coverage and applied lip balm to the lips. 

For Palau, the hair was heavily influenced by the main Wang girl herself, Irina Kravchenko. "She's my new favorite model right now," he said. "I wanted the red to be just like hers." The red in question was a long, straight copper ponytail that Palau's team attached to the model's own hair after slicking it back with gel (a move that proved to be a dilema for the Altuzarra hair team to work with when the girls went there next). The affect was "an extreme ombré," said Palau. 

While Palau was describing the hair, a few stray models walked into the area after rehearsal, the ponytail in question jutting out from gray and black hoods worn tight against their skulls. "We're not talking about those!" he exclaimed before turning the inspiration board around, and hiding the images of a few girls donning the hoods.

It seems Wang just can't help himself when it comes to surprises.

Photo: Imaxtree

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TAYLOR BARRINGER | FEBRUARY 10, 2013 | Article Link

The Top 7 Fashion Week Beauty Essentials

Trends may change, but the products used to create them stay surprisingly consistent. Here, a few key items we've spotted again and again backstage.

NARS THE MULTIPLE IN COPACABANA

We've watched many makeup artists—even those who have contracts with other brands—pat this illuminating pink-y silver cream on models' brow bones and cheekbones.

M.A.C. FACE AND BODY FOUNDATION

This sheer formula has perfected complexions at countless shows, including Donna Karan, Chloé, Balmain, and Aquilano Rimondi.

ELIZABETH ARDEN EIGHT HOUR CREAM SKIN PROTECTANT

Smoothed over cheeks, limbs, or lips, it adds a pretty gleam—and it looks especially cool when makeup artists layer it over eye shadow. "It's tough to do a show without it," makeup artist Tom Pecheux told us.

SHISEIDO MAKEUP LUMINIZING SATIN FACE COLOR

Supersilky and highly pigmented, these powder blushes have brightened up cheeks at shows like Michael Kors and Marc by Marc Jacobs.

SK-II FACIAL TREATMENT MASK

If makeup artist Pat McGrath is in the house, you're sure to find her models doing a pre-makeup prep backstage with these moisturizing (and vaguely Jason-like) masks.

COVERGIRL EYE ENHANCERS SHADOW IN TAPESTRY TAUPE

This shimmery beige eye shadow has been used to add a subtle sheen to lids at shows such as Gucci, Versace, and J. Mendel.

AQUAPHOR ADVANCED THERAPY HEALING OINTMENT

It quickly softens lips or dry patches of skin, and it's often mixed with powder shadows or blushes to give them a creamy texture. At one Narciso Rodriguez show, makeup artist Dick Page even combined it with black pencil liner, then smudged the blend around the eyes.

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ALYSSA KOLSKY HERTZIG | allure | Article Link

PHOTOS: DAVID COOK