I’m very partial to L.L. Bean‘s French Sailor Shirts, because I like the weight of the cotton. It was disappointing that L.L. Bean no longer sells the notch-collared, short-sleeved top shown below.
The styling was inspired by an & Other Stories ad. The bandana features hearts in its print: Sweetheart of the Rodeo (which was the title of an album by The Byrds). Be aware that these items are no longer available.
Cher is a 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree along with Philip Glass, Reba McEntire, and Wayne Shorter. In tribute to her selection, I present this cover of ex-husband Sonny Bono’s I Got You Babe featuring Cher and Beavis & Butthead.
Butthead: “Is it true that you used to be, like uh, married to that Bono dude?”
Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill to ban oxybenzone and octinoxate from sunscreens sold in the state by Jan. 1, 2021 to protect coral reefs and marine life. Beauty trade groups such as the Personal Care Products Council, chemical industry organizations, skin-cancer prevention proponents and big sunscreen brands regard the act as misguided and dispute the research behind it.
To differentiate themselves from large players with oxybenzone- and octinoxate-driven sunscreens, emerging mineral sunscreen purveyors are promoting their products as reef-safe or not containing the banned ingredients, oxybenzone in particular. The term reef safe could increasingly be subject to concerns as it, similar to other marketing terms in the beauty industry, is unregulated and lacks a clear definition.
Putting that aside, Ocean Potion Face Zinc SPF 50 is a great sunscreen.
Ocean Potion Face Zinc SPF 50
It advertises itself as going on clear. It’s a thick white cream in the jar, but with a little blending, it leaves no whitish cast (+). It also has a matte finish (+). It’s not irritating (+) . Active ingredients are Octocrylene 4% and Zinc Oxide 5% – no oxybenzone.
👍🏻 Recommended. I bought Ocean Potion Face Zinc SPF 50 at Safeway. I’ve also seen it at Giant.
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#Walkaway is a media campaign in which Americans post videos about why they walked away from the Democratic Party. What’s cool about #WalkAway is that it attracts African-Americans, whites, Hispanics, immigrants, gays, straights, women, men, etc. It goes to show you that the Democratic Party doesn’t own women and minorities.
Not surprisingly, people who align themselves with the Democratic Party claim that Russian bots are behind #WalkAway. It’s amusing that people who were soft on the Soviet Union and communism now regard Russia as Public Enemy #1. Hey, Hillary, how did the Russian reset work out for you? 🙂
Revlon has a new prestige brand in the works – Flesh
It will launch in late June, and features 40 shades of foundation, in stick packaging.
Linda Wells, the creator of Allure magazine who is now the creative director at Revlon, developed the new brand.… https://t.co/LO8QWIDFCVpic.twitter.com/blFWFcMQ8w
— Kevin James Bennett (@KJBennettBeauty) June 1, 2018
On Instagram, he adds:
In addition to foundation sticks, Flesh will include highlighters, lipstick, and blush — all created to complement a wide range of skin tones.
Flesh will be available online at Ulta Beauty beginning June 24th, and will be on store shelves in July.
Comments:
Will Flesh have staying power? I’m thinking in particular about the stunning failure of Vital Radiance, a line that Revlon created for women over 50.
In the 1990s, Revlon had a line targeted at African-American women: I couldn’t find the name of the line (likewise, I couldn’t find the name of the line for which 1980s teen pop star Tiffany was a model).
I’m of two minds when it comes to Linda Wells.
Con: As EIC of Allure, she ostensibly approved a hatchet job on Paula Begoun. Wow – talk about duplicity. The reporter ingratiated herself with Paula.
Lady Kitty Spencer is the niece of the late Princess Diana. Here she arrives at the wedding of her cousin Prince Harry to Meghan Markle.
The socialite dazzled in an emerald green ensemble by Dolce & Gabbana, teamed with a Philip Treacy headpiece. Prince Harry, 33, remains close to his mother’s side of the family.
Did Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (OCC) go out of business? A few weeks ago, it abruptly shut down its website, its New York City store, and all its social media accounts. Sephora isn’t always kind to small brands: lawsuits between Sephora and OCC might provide some clues to OCC’s apparent demise. This story haunted me. Back when my beauty blog mattered and OCC’s only products were its Tarred (black) and Feathered (White) lip balms in tins (this was before Lip Tar), I corresponded directly with OCC founder David Klasfeld, who’s cited in the Racked article Sephora’s Lawsuit With Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Is a Staggering Case Study in How Beauty Products Are Sold. #IKnewThemWhen
In this feature Revealed: The Magic Make-up Formula for Achieving Perfect Skin at Any Age from DailyMail.com Femail, make-up artist Oonagh Connor (Instagram: @oonaghoo) describes the right ratios of foundation to concealer to use according to your age. She says that women should ditch foundation as they grow older. I just turned 60, and it looks like she’s recommending that women in their sixties wear a mask (70% foundation, 30% concealer)!
Cold Cream 'n' Roses 
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