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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?
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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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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Introducing MAC Make-up Art Cosmetics
Feature by Editorial Assistant Colleen Tang
Fall is just around the corner and you know what that means: new make-up colours for the new fall 2009 season!
MAC Cosmetics has a whole new collection for this upcoming period and what really makes this collection spark is the collaboration with three artists, painter Richard Phillips, illustrator Maira Kalman and photographer Marilyn Minter.
With the help with these three artists, they have changed the way MAC make-up looks and means.
1) For Richard Phillips, he has taken one of his own paintings and gave it a MAC make-up makeover. The vibrant colours from the MAC palette jump out in his work of art and highlights the possibilities of MAC makeup. The lip colour really speaks to me and I think many of you will look twice at the ruby redness of this woman’s lips.
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Barbara Walters’ make-up artist, Lori Klein, reveals 10 make-up products under $10!
I was watching a episode of “The View” and they had a special feature on make-up you can buy for $10 to help you stay beautiful on a budget during the recession.
I quickly grabbed a piece of paper and started writing because I think a lot of women are trying to adjust how they shop for cosmetics this season.
Canadian and international readers will have to keep in mind that some of the products on this list can only be found in the U.S., but the point is that during a recession, you’ll have to be open to try new brands you’ve never tried before if they allow you to remain on budget.
Barbara Walters’ make-up artist’s (Lori Klein) list of make-up under $10!
Spring 2009 Make-up Collections Trends
I found that spring 2009 make-up trends are all over the map. You’ll see a lot of 80s, but you still see the classic red mouth and nude overall faces.
I’ll feature all the major cosmetic lines and I’ll let you know what’s in fashion.
Chances are you have a lot of the elements that are in fashion this season. If you cannot afford to buy new cosmetics, you can simply use these trends to pick and choose what would be beauty-season-ready! It might simply be a question of adding one new piece to your make-up for spring to complete the look without putting too much strain on your budget.
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Pat McGrath’s spring 2009 make-up trends for CoverGirl!
***Ladies, you can download the Beauty Look Book for spring 2009 at the end of this post***
It’s that time of the year again where Pat McGrath features her best looks for the season.
CoverGirl has always been a great make-up line, but now with the recession and the super-affordable CoverGirl prices, I have a feeling a lot more women will gravitate towards this make-up line for their spring look.
Pat McGrath’s Beauty Look Book for spring 2009 reveals key trends based on the return of glamour make-up … these are looks that were feature on the catwalks of London, New York, L.A., Paris, Milan, Montreal and Toronto last fall during the international fashion weeks.
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My MAC Cosmetics Holiday 2008 makeup session using the Red She Said Collection!
I’m a woman who usually does the oh-my-God-I’ve-got-to-run-five-minute-makeup job before dashing off to events or to a meeting with a friend so you can imagine how much of a thrill it is for me to sit down with a renowned makeup artist and get the same treatment models get backstage during Paris … or Milan … or London … or New York fashion week!
MAC Cosmetics’ Senior Artist Jane McKay is a whiz with her makeup brushes and she’s one hell of an educator as well!
Last month, I highlighted my first meeting with Jane. If you missed all that incredible information and all those makeup tips for women over 35, you can still catch the posts here:
Should women over 35 continue to wear MAC Cosmetics makeup? (part 1)
Should women over 35 continue to wear MAC Cosmetic makeup? (part 2)
Since this IS the party season of the year it made perfect sense to me to sit down with Jane and talk about makeup tips for the holiday and also play with MAC’s Holiday 2008 “Red She Said” collection.
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YSL make-up makes for the perfect holiday look!
You must know by now that Yves Saint Laurent has been one of my favourite make-up lines for two decades now. It’s the first make-up line I bought with my allowance money and I still enjoy wearing it today.
I really loved the purple palettes YSL had for fall 2008. If you didn’t have a chance to watch my video review of some of my favourite makeup for fall, you can still catch it here: Video Review of my some of my favourite makeup.
For Holiday 2008, Yves Saint Laurent has created the “Bow Collection” as homage to Yves Saint Laurent’s famous quote:
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Norman Sands from NARS Cosmetics talks holiday makeup!
*** This is an exciting post because Norman Sands will share some of his makeup tips for the holidays that were featured in a recent edition of OK! magazine. As with all of Norman’s tips, this is as detailed as can be ladies!***
Let’s start from the beginning, here are three mistakes women make when they use sparkles:
1) I think women get overwhelmed with all the options and they don’t know how to wear sparkle makeup.
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Have you seen CoverGirl Holiday 2008 Signature Looks created by celebrity make-up artist Paul Venoit?
***I was able to get the full description of products Paul Venoit used to create these looks and you can download them at the end of this post***
The holidays are synonymous with glammed-up make-up. Just in time for office parties, family events and ringing in the New Year, CoverGirl celebrity make-up artist Paul Venoit (who also happens to be co-host of the show “Look Alike”) has created a few exclusive looks for Holiday 2008!
Whether you prefer a more dramatic or more subtle look for the holidays, Paul’s masterful makeup creations will get heads turning. Don’t be surprised if women who you don’t even know you follow you to the bathroom to ask you what make-up you are wearing!
Canadian makeup companies on the rise!
As a beauty editor I have a makeup drawer that is colossal. In fact, my former makeup drawer is now a makeup cabinet. I have it all: mascara, eye shadow, lipstick, lip gloss, blush and foundation (in multiples).
I have high-end brands and brands you can buy at your local drugstore. Although I get to play with more makeup than the average person, I never (NEVER) get tired of discovering and trying new brands. I also never (EVER) get tired of featuring and highlighting Canadian brands.
In a sea of American and European brands, I’m always quite partial to home-grown brands.
In the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of discovering a number of Canadian brands that are making their presence known in Canada and internationally.
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Should women over 35 continue to wear MAC Cosmetic makeup? (part 2)
Spending time with Senior Artist Jane McKay from MAC cosmetics is like sitting down with an encyclopedia of makeup.
Her knowledge is so vast that I could barely keep up writing all tips she was sharing with me.
I hope you read part one of this incredible feature and here’s part two!
5) What about ethnic beauties? How can Asian women, Latinas and darker skin beauties work with makeup trends as they age?
* It’s very important that you choose a concealer and a foundation that will help achieve an even look. Ethnic beauties usually have a hard time at it with dark spots on their face and it makes such a huge difference when you even out the skin.
* Ethnic beauties MUST invest in the right foundation and the right texture for their skin.
* Ethnic beauties usually have a yellow undertone and using pink will seriously brighten and open the face.
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Should women over 35 continue to wear MAC Cosmetics makeup? (part 1)
I’ve been wearing MAC Cosmetics for a long time now. I mix some MAC colours with my other makeup items and I cannot remember when was the last time my makeup bag didn’t include at least three to four MAC products.
Lately, I’ve been wondering if MAC Cosmetics was a line that was still appropriate for women over 35. When you look at a cosmetic line like Bobbi Brown where all the colours are greyed down it’s easier to see how women of a certain age would gravitate towards that line.
MAC Cosmetics has much brighter and bolder colours and I wanted to understand how women needed to approach the line as they age.
I met with Senior Artist Jane McKay for a little MAC education.
During my meeting with her, I had some precise questions and she in return had very precise answers. She also managed to give me a 15-minute face that completely hid all of my hyperpigmentation spots (you’ll see the photo at the end of part 2).
Senior Artist Jane McKay from MAC Cosmetics makeup and beauty tips:
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