Rimmel London has named Cara Delevingne (she of the dramatic eyebrows) as its latest brand ambassador. She joins Kate Moss, Georgia May Jagger, and Rita Ora as Rimmel London brand ambassadors.
While you’re at it, check out the over 300 pins on the I love me a great lippie board on Pinterest: not only lip color, but also cute lipstick-themed products. My favorite is this Reiko Kaneko bone china mug:
eCosway has closed, and I changed the marker to red.
There are still Shiseido and AMORE counters inside Super H in Fairfax. Not only does AMORE carry AMOREPACIFIC brands, but it also carries Missha. The women at the counter told me that the most popular items were sheet masks and BB cream – no surprise there. Here is my recent haul from Amore:
Missha Stick Eye shadow in Maple Honey
Missha Deep Sea Water Firming Eye Patch
Missha Speedy Solution Clearing Gel Eye Patch
Aritaum The Professional 100% Jelly Cleansing Puff, actually a konjac sponge infused cleansing jelly. It dries out quickly and is prone to mold.
Mamonde Double Effect Ampoule Mask – Violet Flower Ultra Moisturizing, a two-step product consisting of an ampoule (whatever that is) and a sheet mask.
Because I had been to Super H recently, I changed the marker to green. I turned the other markers to gray, as I can’t vouch for them.
Aritaum describes itself as “the one stop solution for all your beauty needs.” It is a chain of K-#beauty stores whose parent company is AMOREPACIFIC. Some Aritaum stores operate under the AMORE name. Aritaum/AMORE locations are identified by blue diamonds.
According to cosmeticsdesign.com, there are 70 Aritaum stores in the US and Canada, with more store openings planned for this year.
My mom had cancer twice. The first time, I was six. We were living in Minnesota and would go to the Mall of America. We would window-shop at the Disney Store and eat at the Rainforest Café. It was magical. It was distracting. And most …
Photo: Kelly Benvenuto / Courtesy of a Practical Wedding.
She tells how she broke down on the floor of the dressing room of the bridal shop, where prospective brides were shopping with their mothers. I certainly can relate to breaking down like this, but this is her story, not mine. Fortunately, she found a florist and the owner of an appointment-only bridal shop who were understanding and even compassionate.
Gray hair is just a lack of melanin in hair, so by figuring out [the gene’s] IRF4’s role in that process, it’s possible that scientists will be able to determine why hair goes gray and develop ways to stop it before it starts. Goodbye, root touch-ups.
Too late for me: I got my first gray hairs when I was 16.
Barbie added three new body types — tall, curvy and petite — to live alongside its range of skin tones, hair styles and outfits.
Nice going; however, I think that Barbie’s been the scapegoat for girls’ poor body image. I think that most girls realize that Barbie has unrealistic proportions, she’s just a doll, and therefore not to blame for girls’ poor body image.
According to press materials, it captures the “top beauty trend for Spring 2016 – hydration!” When you’re my age, hydration is always in.
PÜR’s selling point is its encapsulated water complex which delivers Swiss Alps-sourced water to the skin. I think that the Swiss Alps-sourced water bit is marketing, for the consumer to think that she is getting something that’s well, pure. For me, it conjures memories of my train ride from the top of the Jungfrau Mountain (a popular tourist destination in Switzerland) through the Lauterbrunnen Valley with its waterfalls.
Pure Alpine Water
PÜR HydraFluid Foundation is liquid in consistency, and comes in a squeeze tube. I put a a couple of drops on the back of my hand, pat a moistened Beautyblender on it, and tap the foundation on my face. My best match was Light, which was actually somewhat peachy. It adds color and a touch of radiance to my complexion.
Guess what? PR sent me PÜR HydraFluid Foundation in all 5 shades: Light, Medium, Tan, Dark, and Deep. That means that it’s time for a giveaway! Four prizes are available: PÜR HydraFluid Foundation in your choice of Medium, Tan, Dark, or Deep. Plus, I’m throwing in a PÜR Cameo Contour Stick to complement your chosen shade! Enter the giveaway today: http://gvwy.io/qec87vs. The contest closes Saturday, February 6.
It was 25 January 1960 that a dream duet took flight. ‘Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)’ made its debut on both the Billboard pop and R&B charts on on this date for one of the hot new male singers of the era, Brook Benton, and a female vocalist who had been popular since World War II, Dinah Washington.
Here is Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes) for your Monday listening pleasure:
I “discovered” Dinah Washington through The Ultimate Diva Collection album. It was a revelatory experience: where had she been all my life?
We’ve seen it before: jihadis attacked the Chabad House in the Mumbai terrorist attacks in November 2008; they attacked the kosher supermarket in the Paris attacks in January 2015. Now jihadis target Le Bataclan because of its (former) Jewish owners and pro-Israel, pro-Jewish events at the venue.
BTW Ba-ta-clan is the title of an operetta (1855) by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), born Jakob Offenbach, the son of a Jewish cantor, in Köln, Germany.
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