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By our Editorial Assistant Colleen
Are you ready for some drama? Yves Saint Laurent wants you to venture into their fabulous and bold new look for the holidays.
Forget the safe natural rosy-cheeked look, try for some drama during your holiday activities or if you plan on going out.
So what do you need to get this look? There is quite the list.
* Teint Resist Long Wear Transfer Resistant Foundation ($55 USD/ $62.86 CAD) for your face
* Touche Éclat Radiant Touch ($40 USD/ $45.72 CAD) – they suggest using their Luminous Radiance shade – this will highlight areas around your eye, hollow of chin and the contours of your lips and nose
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Covergirl holiday make-up looks
By our Editorial Assistant Colleen
The holiday season is fast approaching which means some new make-up looks are out for you to test.
CoverGirl’s Creative Design Director, Pat McGrath, has these three holiday make-up looks that you could try at your office parties or your family functions.
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Norman Sands reveals key holiday 2009 make-up trends
I think one of the best parts of the holiday season is being able to dress up for all those parties.
Think about it, you get to wear pretty clothing, beautiful shoes and incredible accessories that sparkle. This time of the year is also a great time to really be a bit bolder and more daring with your make-up.
When it comes to knowing the latest holiday 2009 make-up trends, Norman Sands is the master!
He’s going to reveal the top 3 holiday 2009 make-up trends and he’ll also include some great insider’s beauty tips to help you achieve the look at home!
>>>Who is Norman Sands?
NARS celebrity stylist Norman Sands is no stranger to makeup trends and runway beauty. Having worked behind the scenes at Fashion week, and also having adorned the faces of Leighton Meester, Cyndi Lauper, Elaine Irwin, Chanel Iman and E!s Cat Sadler, Sands knows a thing or two about keeping women glamorous with the latest and greatest that beauty has to offer.
How often do you have a chance to get makeup tips from a Celebrity makeup artist and someone with Norman’s bio? So I do hope you’ll soak up Norman Sands knowledge as much as I do and I hope your holiday make-up will be fabulous!
>>> Here are holiday 2009 top 3 make-up trends!
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MAC launches new Colour Craft Collection!
Feature by our Editorial Assistant Colleen
Summer’s almost over but that doesn’t mean the summer colours have to fade away with the warmer temperatures.
MAC Cosmetics doesn’t think that this time of the year is too late for flirty colours and that’s why they created this post-summer MAC Colour Craft collection. The line was inspired by (you guessed it) colours and a whole heck of them at that.
This entire MAC Colour Craft collection is all about mineral make-up, which I personally love because it’s so light. It goes without saying that the new MAC Colour Craft collection also includes a lot of new lip colours too!
Here are a bunch of my favourites from the MAC Colour Craft collection:
1) Colour Craft lipstick:
You’ll find six shades of lipstick in this collection: ‘Madly Creative’, ‘Ever Embellish’, ‘Made with Love’, ‘Colour Crafted’, ‘Trimming Talk’ and ‘Most Popular’.
I’d have to say that my favourite is ‘Madly Creative’. I’m more of a light coloured lipstick kind of gal and the pink neutral shade would suit me best. I’d rather go with a dramatic eye and something easy-going on the mouth. A close second would probably be ‘Made with Love’ because I like that it almost has an orange tint to it, although it’s actually a bright coral pink. These bright lip colours will cost you $14 USD/ $16.40 CAD.
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Introducing MAC in High Def and MAC Nail Trend
Feature by our Editorial Assistant Colleen
Move over OPI, there’s a new collection of nail polish to contend with!
MAC Cosmetics is getting on board with the increasing amount of nail polish that I seem to see everyone getting into. I know I’m definitely a huge fan of nail polish and since I love MAC Cosmetic products, I’m quite excited by this announcement.
My colours of choice these days have been black or dark blue or dark violet.
MAC has been working with Jin Soon Choi, nail polish stylist in the business for over 20 years, to create the Fall 2009 MAC Cosmetics Nail Polish Collection. This collection focused on colours that were highly pigmented, in your face strong colours that look great on anyone’s nails. The polish is supposed to be long-lasting with a great shiny cream finish to it.
“My husband is an architect, and I am constantly drawing inspiration and colour ideas from his creations. I also have tons of exposure to fashion trends through my work at the fashion shows and on magazine shoots. I wanted to create colours that were not only incredibly fashion-forward and edgy with an editorial feel to them but also were totally wearable for the everyday woman.” - Jin Soon Choi
>>> There are 14 different colours to choose from the new line of MAC nail polishes:
Cool Reserve, For Fun, Dance All Night, Rich Dark Delicious, Dry Martini, Beyond Jealous, Underlacquer and Overlacquer.
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Norman Sands talks about fall 2009 makeup trends!
I’ll admit that I always look forward to featuring Norman Sands on the site because I love his approach to makeup and I mostly love how well he explains makeup tips to women in an attempt to educate them to look their best.
I’ve featured Norman many times in the past and having him explain fall 2009 makeup trends is such a thrill. Just in case you’ve not read Norman’s other features on Beauty Match, I’ll list them at the end of the post, so make sure you read a few of them because they are packed with VERY useful information.
NARS celebrity stylist Norman Sands is no stranger to makeup trends and runway beauty. Having worked behind the scenes at Fashion week, and also having adorned the faces of Leighton Meester, Cyndi Lauper, Elaine Irwin, Chanel Iman and E!s Cat Sadler, Sands knows a thing or two about keeping women glamorous with the latest and greatest that beauty has to offer.
How often do you have a chance to get makeup tips from a Celebrity makeup artist and someone with Norman’s bio? So I do hope you’ll soak up Norman Sands knowledge as much as I do.
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NARS Cosmetics launches 4 new products
NARS Cosmetics is truly one of my favourite cosmetic lines on the market. I discovered the skincare line created by Francois Nars in 2008 and I’ve been in make-up heaven since then.
I’m really excited about three new product lines that NARS Cosmetics will be launching soon and I’m pretty sure that by the time you finish reading this, you’ll also be quite excited.
1) NARS Larger than Life Volumizing Mascara
This mascara is all about giving you thick fat lashes. You’ll find a square bush designed for maximum product pick-up and for perfect distribution. I found that the brush allowed for well defined lashes without any clumps! You won’t find a rainbow of colours for the NARS Larger than Life Volumizing Mascara because it only comes in black (why mess with a good thing)!
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Fall 2009 beauty and makeup trends
This fall you’ll notice the colour are more intense for fall 2009 makeup trends. I’ve noticed that many of the cosmetic lines are showing darker eyes and red lips. In some cases, we’ve seen the dramatic lips and the dramatic eyes paired together and in other cases models have been sporting dramatic eyes with nude lips and nude cheeks.
As usual, I’ve created a trend sheet so that you can have all the major make-up brands and the make-up trends in one easy and convenient spot!
I think for women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s, you’re going to have to play it by ear and I’d recommend you consults a makeup artist because dark lips and dark eyes might not look flattering. You might have to bring down the intensity on the eyes and play it off a medium dark lip.
I think a classic look that is always a winner for women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s is the simple black eye liner, dark mascara and red lips. There are soooooooo many shades of red lipstick to chose from AND you can also opt for a sheer red lips stick that will give you the stain without the intensity.
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Fall 2009 beauty and makeup trends
This fall you’ll notice the colour are more intense for fall 2009 makeup trends. I’ve noticed that many of the cosmetic lines are showing darker eyes and red lips. In some cases, we’ve seen the dramatic lips and the dramatic eyes paired together and in other cases models have been sporting dramatic eyes with nude lips and nude cheeks.
As usual, I’ve created a trend sheet so that you can have all the major make-up brands and the make-up trends in one easy and convenient spot!
I think for women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s, you’re going to have to play it by ear and I’d recommend you consults a makeup artist because dark lips and dark eyes might not look flattering. You might have to bring down the intensity on the eyes and play it off a medium dark lip.
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Perfect make-up for the office and the job interview
Feature by Celebrity make-up artist and NARS Cosmetics trainer Norman Sands
What is your take on office-appropriate make-up? What does that mean exactly?
Office make-up is about being polished, professional and fresh!
Think about make-up the same way you do about clothing. At NARS we call this “Wardrobing”. With make-up you have basics, modern classics and accessories.
In your opinion, what should be a woman’s basic face at the office?
For most women it’s about effective products and time saving applications. In the morning you want to keep it simple and easy.
>>> Where to start with your office make-up:
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