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NARS Brings Back 5 Favorite Discontinued Nail Polishes!

Filed under: Cosmetics

Sometimes, you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. You can apply this to men, but really -- it seems so much more powerful when we're talking about discontinued cosmetics.

NARS understands.

From left to right: Blue Lagoon, Hunger, Zizi, Cha Cha Cha, Tallulah. Photo courtesy of NARS

In honor of the company's 15th anniversary, this month for a limited time, 5 of the most coveted discontinued nail polish shades will be resurrected:

  • Blue Lagoon: Frosty powder blue
  • Hunger: Bright, hot orange-based red
  • Zizi: Clear with peach and gold glitter
  • Cha Cha Cha: Sheer tangerine with gold shimmer
  • Tallulah: A rich grape

If you like what you see, run, don't walk to your nearest NARS counter -- because these babies will ride back off into the sunset sometime this summer. Available while supplies last.

Fall 2009 Fashion Week: Backstage Beauty at Marc Jacobs

Filed under: Cosmetics, Fashion Week, Beauty Tips



SHOW:
Marc Jacobs
MAKEUP: François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics
BEAUTY SNAPSHOT: Nightclubbing, circa 1984



THE SCOOP:
After a 10 year hiatus, NARS creator François Nars made a triumphant return to mastermind the makeup at Marc Jacob's Fall 2009 Fashion Show. And what a show it was. Far and away the most colorful show so far this season, the makeup played off the broad shoulders and neon hues in Marc Jacob's 80's nightclub inspired collection with bold, bright makeup that channeled everything 80's, from The Palmer Girls to Girls Just Want Have Fun-era Cyndi Lauper to the cover of Duran Duran's Rio album. It was no easy undertaking: Sixty-five different models walked on the MJ runway (the usual is around 20!), and François Nars created custom looks for each girl, considering each model's individual beauty before creating and edgy look that conjured up the 80's in a modern way. "We are doing quite an eclectic look," he said. The inspiration for diversity came from Nars' book XRAY. "[Marc] wanted to keep that feeling," said Nars, "the variety of looks, the same way we do the campaigns for NARS." Like many of the other shows this week, the underlying message was optimism - using fashion and beauty to have fun despite the economy. And unlike a Marc Jacobs mesh bodysuit, a red NARS lipstick is a whimsy we can actually afford.



GET THE LOOK:
Strong eyes and bold color were a major theme, while skin was contoured and theatrical. Black shadow laid the foundation for creating the dramatic eye, to which the artists added a rainbows of Nars Eye Shadows in cobalt blues, deep greens, bright purples, reds, fuchsias, and glitter. "There is a wide variety of color," said Nars, "it's whatever looks good on the girl." For many of the models, porcelain skin was a key component, allowing the black eyes and bright colors to pop. "You want to play with makeup," says Nars, "makeup is a great accessory - that is the message."

Sephora's Birthday Goodie Bag - Tip of the Day!

Filed under: Cosmetics, Style Tip of the Day, Beauty Tips

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Sephora is bringing back tons of past favorites as Limited Editions. But hurry, these are only available while the gettin's good!

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NARS offers orgasms...with condoms, and for a cause

Filed under: Cosmetics, Style for a Cause

Trying to decide between buying makeup and donating to charity? Yeah, we didn't think so. But just in case you were, we're happy to tell you that you can now do both with the Safer Set from NARS.

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In Style celebrity makeup match

Filed under: Cosmetics, Celebrities with Style



What's better than celebrities or makeup? Both of them together!

Over at In Style there is a fun widget that helps you find your celebrity makeup match. Are you a blond more like Gwen Stefani or Reese Witherspoon? A brown-eyed brunette like Anne Hathaway or Julia Roberts? You pick the celeb, and then it pulls up some of their best known looks, along with with the makeup you need to recreate them. They also have quick expert tips, like the most dramatic liner for pale skin, or best lip colors for redheads.

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Tip of the day: Celeb favs, makeup

Filed under: Cosmetics, Style Tip of the Day

This is the third celeb favs feature, this time all about the makeup products that make celebrities go from average Joe's to Hollywood royalty in minutes. They need a little help to look so perfect too, people. Gosh.

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Quick Kit: help a new mom feel pretty

Filed under: Cosmetics, Kids and Babies


If anyone deserves a little something to boost her up, it's a new mom. The long nights, interrupted sleep, and crazy hormones drag you down, and those dark circles would make anyone feel less than pretty.

Of course a crying baby means no time for elaborate makeup or beauty rituals. We have lots of friends with babies and they all say the same thing: "Love the baby, hate how tired I look! Help!"

We have just the thing: a 60 second quick kit with our best perk-you-up makeup secret weapons. So small it can fit in the corner of a baby bag, so portable you can pull it out in your car, at the airport or anywhere you need a quick confidence booster.

De-winterize your face, spring beauty

Filed under: Cosmetics



Spring is finally here and I am so excited. I have suffered through winter (okay suffer is a strong word I do live in L.A) and I am ready to change seasons. With the changing of seasons comes the changing of my makeup bag and it's contents. Here are some of the spring beauty products that are on my radar and will soon be charged to my Amex after I tear through Sephora.

For the face:
Tinted moisturizer is a great option when the temperature rises. Foundations can be heavy and uncomfortable plus they don't give you that "glow." Clinique's Up-Lighting Liquid Illuminator gives an amazing glow and scores tons of compliments too. If tinted moisturizers aren't your things, MAC has created a mineral makeup that has SPF for a light and skin-friendly option.

For the eyes: When it comes to buying spring cosmetics I like to get as much bang for my buck. Getting a shadow duo or full on palette is a wise move. For less than $30 you can get a 10-color palette from Sugar that will take care of all of your color needs. If you are into neon brights for spring (they are totally in style) go for this shadow duo from Nars called Rated R.

For the lips:
Nothing says spring to me like a nice pink lip color. There are some great new items out like Smashbox's O-Glow, which changes color, based on your body's chemistry. If all of that chemistry freaks you out, try something more natural like Cargo's lip color. Once you have finished your tube of lipstick you can plant it in the ground and it will sprout into a flower -- no joke.

Whatever products you choose for your face this spring just make sure they are bright, light, and cheery ... after all spring has sprung!



Beauty products that they DON'T recommend

Filed under: Hair Care, Cosmetics, Skin Care

bad beauty productsMost of the time, we find ourselves asking one another what we use for wash our faces, moisturize, get ride of zits, erase fine lines. Very rarely do we ask the opposite question, "What do you not use?" Why would we? We don't need to know about something we'd never buy and try. Still, TotalBeauty put together a list of the 12 beauty products that earned the lowest ratings from their editors. I guess the best way to use this information is to watch out:

See which products you should avoid:




  • Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss
  • Revlon Tourmaline Ionic 1875 Watt Hairdryer
  • Redken All Soft Gold Glimmer Perfecting Shine Treatment
  • Murad Firm and Tone Serum
  • NARS Body Glow
  • Bobbi Brown Everything Mascara
  • Skyn Iceland Arctic Face Mist
  • Maybelline New York Define-a-Lash Mascara
  • Lush Jungle Conditioner
  • Sally Hansen Smooth Glow Stubble Reducing Moisturizer
  • John Frieda Frizz-Ease Straight Answer Spray
  • Molton Brown Naran Ji Fine Liquid Hand Wash ($23)

Your search for the Big O ends with NARS

Filed under: Holiday Style, Cosmetics

nars mulitple orgasmWomen have been in hot pursuit of it since, oh, practically the beginning of time. It's elusive, and oftentimes, women just resort to doing it themselves. A little pinch here, maybe a taptaptap there.

It's just not that easy to find a blush that imparts subtle, shimmering color and a natural flush!

But apparently, NARS's Orgasm Blush is so universally perfect in its peachy-pink hue that it has obtained cult status. NARS now has the Multiple Orgasm Set, which is the blush and bronzer duo compact and their Orgasm Lip Gloss. I can't think of a better Valentine's Day gift to give yourself.

NARS Multiple Orgasm Set is available from Sephora for $49.

Monopoly: Sephora Edition

Filed under: Style in the News, Cosmetics

As reported by Fashion Week Daily, beauty superstore Sephora is teaming up with the makers of a classic board game to create a Sephora edition of Monopoly.

Players will collect and spend Beauty Bucks, can end up in jail for heinous offenses like "bad hair days", incur fines for streaky self-tanner, and buy Sephora bags and Sephora storefronts for their purchased property in lieu of "houses" and "hotels".

I'm not yet sure which brand name has snagged the advertising rights to the properties that will replace "Park Place and Broadway", but some of the beauty advertising gurus such as Nars, Stila, and Murad will have their names on Cheek Street, Gloss Gardens, and Cleanser Crossing, respectively.

The new Sephora edition of Monopoly retails for $45.

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