Make Up For Ever is doing you a solid this spring and expanding its popular Aqua line to include a range of Aqua Shadow. The new Aqua Shadow pencils have been specially designed so that they can be used by beauty amateurs and pros alike. They are formulated using silica powder, which means they will glide on smoothly, blend easily, last for hours, and provide you with deep color. Want proof? The Aqua Shadow pencils were used at Swim Fashion Week last year, where they lasted under the bright backstage lights in a place known for its humidity. And if that is not enough to entice you, perhaps the fact that the line contains 12 classic shades—ranging from black through to pearly pink through to white—will. The Aqua Shadow line is available now at Sephora stores, as well as online at Sephora.com. Each pencil retails for $20.
Beauty fans, pay attention. Despite the fact that yesterday was Earth Day, it is never too late to join in, especially if you are as excited about Priti NYC’s new nail polishes as we are. The Priti NYC polishes are non-toxic—they have been made without toluene, dibutyl phthalate, and formaldehyde, which are all carcinogens. In other words, these polishes are neither harmful to your health or the environment, which means you can keep the Earth Day momentum going all year long. Even better, the new Priti NYC collection, called Turkish Sorbet, features on-trend pastel hues such as Horned Poppy, a lemon yellow, and Day Flower, a soft sky blue. To check out the full collection, head to PritiNYC.com. Each color retails for $12.50.
There is a reason that Australian beauty entrepreneur Poppy King is known as the Lipstick Queen, and it is because she really knows what she is doing when it comes to creating lipstick—nailing everything from the formula down to the color. Happily, King has just unveiled a trio of lipsticks, called the Liptropolis Set, which will give you everything you ever need when it comes to lipstick. The set includes: Soho, a classic red hue; Upper East, an elegant nude hue; and Central Park, a sophisticated peach hue. The trio is packaged in a book-like container, so when you are not toting around your lip color you can put your Liptropolis set on display. To check out the full set, head to Anthropologie.com. It retails for $48.
It is becoming harder and harder to choose between nail polish collections, and StrangeBeautiful is about to make it even trickier—for proof, just take a look at the brand’s Super Chroma collection pictured above. The collection features ten rainbow colors—running from grassy green through to tangerine. (In other words, there is one color for every fingernail, if you truly want a rainbow manicure.) The colors are inspired by the color categorizing system created by Professor Albert H. Munsell in the early years of the 20th century. So, you can now incorporate a science lesson with your manicure. To pre-order the full collection, head to LuckyScent.com. It retails for $85.
We have good news and bad news. The bad news is that your beauty budget just went out the window. The good news is that L’Oréal Paris is about to make all your nail polish dreams come true. L’Oréal has just unveiled the new Colour Riche Nail collection, a series of 42—yes, 42!—prestige-inspired nail polish hues that fall into four unique “mood families.” In other words, there is unquestionably something for every woman—whether you are ready for a bold new look or you just want to add to your current collection. The even better news is that the formula has been specially designed to keep your nails strong and healthy. And now for the piece de resistance—each color retails for just $5.99 at LorealParisUSA.com.
What could be better than a collection of eye-catching beauty products at budget-friendly prices? Next to nothing, we say, which is why we are so excited that Colorado-based beauty brand Cos Bar is coming to Target as part of Target’s new “The Shops at Target” initiative. The selection will be vast—it will include wrapped soaps, a hanging travel kit, face wipes, a clutch, a pencil case, body scrubs, body butters, body washes, body lotions, bath poufs, tweezers, compacts, false eyelashes, eye masks, foot exfoliators, nail files, and nail polishes, just to name a few—and every product will feature packaging similar to the amazing stuff you see above. On that note, Cos Bar will be available at Target stores, as well as online at Target.com, on May 6. Each product is limited edition.
If there are two things we look for in lip color, it would be pure color and high gloss, which is just one of the reasons we love the new and aptly-named Pure Color High Gloss line by Estée Lauder. The collection features seven colors—Bare Glow, Crystal Clear, Flash Dance, Stolen Kisses, Coral Chic, Vixen Plum, and Berry Lush—and as you can see from the image, they run the gamut from plum through to clear. Perhaps more importantly, these lip glosses have been created using a formula designed to nourish your lips and provide you with an “ultra-dimensional” sheer finish. Who can say no to that? The Pure Color High Gloss collection is available now at Nordstrom. Each color retails for $18.50.
If you are ready to rethink your nail polish routine in light of the spring/summer season, make sure you check out the collaboration between designer Tracy Reese and beauty brand Sally Hansen. The collection features seven amazing shades: Olive Branch, a dark olive green; Parrot, a grassy green; Fired Up, a bright orange; Buttercup, a sunny yellow; Honey Whip, a coffee brown; The Sky’s The Limit, a sky blue; and Temptation, a coral pink. The colors are perfect and inspired by Tracey Reese’s spring 2012 collection, but that is not even the best part. The polishes are part of the Complete Salon Manicure line, which means they have a top coat built into the formula. The full collection will be available soon at Ulta. Each color retails for $8.
Heidi Klum graces the cover of Allure magazine’s May 2012 issue. Inside, Heidi discusses her early days as a model, the importance of gay men in her life, and cosmetic surgery.
On her early days as a model: “I was too curvy and too busty and a little too short. And I was a little bit self-conscious about it. But I was by no means heavy, I just—well, you have hips and boobs, and that’s it. Haute couture, you don’t really see girls with big boobs. And I always wanted first to be a model. So I had to say, ‘OK, you’re going to find other things to do in this industry, or it’s maybe not my industry.’”
On the importance of gay men in her life: “They are like this kaleidoscope of interesting thoughts and opinions. They teach you so many things about men that are useful.”
On cosmetic surgery: “Ask me again when I’m 65, but…I’m proud to be able to say, in this day and age, I haven’t done anything. Everyone has a view of what’s pretty and what’s not pretty, and [surgery] just doesn’t look pretty to me. Especially when I see it on really young girls.”
Also inside the May 2012 issue: how to get a better body. For more, pick up the issue when it arrives on newsstands on April 24 or head to Allure.com.
There are certain beauty looks that have become synonymous with summer—including sunkissed skin and statement colors. Luckily, Clarins has just unveiled the Enchanted Summer Collection and it has all the products you need for both these looks. For sunkissed skin, you can use the new Bronzing Powder Duos—there is one for light skin tones, one for medium skin tones, and one for dark skin tones, and they all feature SPF 15. As for the statement colors, you will find four hues of Instant Smooth Crystal Lip Balm, an Eye Quartet & Eyeliner palette, two shades of Color Quench Lip Balm, and two shades of Kohl Kajal. The Enchanted Summer collection is available now at Nordstrom stores, as well as online at Nordstrom.com. Prices start at $18.
