Lisa Eldridge expands her makeup line

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Something to get excited about: MUA Lisa Eldridge, formerly creative director for Lancôme, has expanded her eponymous makeup line.

Lisa’s first launch comprised three LE velvet lipsticks in November 2018.

Nearly three years later, Lisa has expanded her makeup line to include highlighter, blush, lip gloss, and lipstick. She writes:

“The first one [YouTube video] ‘My Spring Summer Collection’ showcases all the new products in my Spring / Summer Collection. From my brand new ‘Seamless Skin’ Elevated Glow Highlighter and Enlivening Blush, to the new shades of my Gloss Embrace Lip Treatment and Luxuriously Lucent Lip Colour.

Well, I don’t use highlighter or lip gloss. I have all the blush I want or need (and yes, at age 63, I more often than not use powder blush!). But I’m daft about lipstick. Sheers and cream lipsticks are my favorites. I probably have a collection of 100 lipsticks.

If I were to choose among Lisa Eldridge Luxuriously Lucent Lip Colour lipsticks, I’d choose Spirited Away, described as “a very modern rosewood which traverses the colour spectrum from brown to red to pink with a warm tone underscoring.”

Lisa Eldridge Luxuriously Lucent Lip Colour lipstick in Spirited Away

The Luxuriously Lucent Lip Colour lipsticks may be pre-ordered at https://www.lisaeldridge.com/collections/luxuriously-lucent-lip-colour. The price for a single lipstick is £26.00, which works out to US $36.89, as of May 29, 2021. Shipping to the U.S. is free if you select delivery by USPS.

Zara makeup debuts on May 12

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I subscribe to the Get The Gloss e-newsletter from the UK. Today’s e-newsletter featured an article on Zara’s new makeup line, which debuts May 12 (Wednesday!). Previously, Zara had launched a line matte lipsticks.

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Zara makeup

Zara’s makeup line was created in collaboration with UK makeup artist Diane Kendal. It features refillable packaging.

In its article Zara Makeup: What’s The New Beauty Collection Actually Like?, Get The Gloss shows press photos of the makeup. It admits that it hasn’t got its hands on the makeup collection: however, MUA Lisa Potter-Dixon gave a run-down on her Instagram feed and she’s super-excited:

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Is Dr. Lara Devgan Skincare worth it?

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NYC plastic surgeon Dr. Lara Devgan has launched her own line of skin care products. Prices range from $65 to a whopping $300.

LARA DEVGAN IMAGE IN FRONT OF OFFICE AND IN SURGICAL ROOM
from drlaradevgan.com

Skinskool is a website that finds dupes for skin care products, based on an ingredient-based product discovery algorithm, which it calls the Dupe Finder. The algorithm returns results that reveal which products are most alike, based on ingredients. This is represented by its Match Score.

Given that prestige retailers such as Sephora, Violet Grey, and NET‑A‑PORTER carry Dr. Lara Devgan’s skincare line, Skinskool was stunned that almost every product in the line has a 98% – 100% Match Score comparable to products selling at a fraction of the price.

Skinskool opines that Dr. Lara Devgan beauty is likely a private label line with customized packaging. As Kat noted, It is far easier to customize skin care or hair care products than lip liners or pencils and the like.

Skinskool stated that:

Many doctor’s offices or estheticians have their own brands, but it’s rare to see a private label line marketed so aggressively and at more than 3X the price of comparable products.

Skinskool asks:

What do you think? Does this affect your opinion of the brand? Of the retailers? Should this have been caught by someone before it hit the shelves of Sephora? Or do you think that Sephora could care less because if consumers buy what is marketed to them, it’s on us?

My take:

Many prestigious skin care lines are way overpriced. I’m more or less satisfied with drugstore skin care (Olay, CeraVe, La Roche-Posay, the latter for its range of sunscreens) and The Ordinary. Sephora, Violet Gray, and NET‑A‑PORTER could care less if consumers buy what is marketed to them: after all, it’s more money for them.

Wokeness and Byrdie

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In addition to maintaining the Cold Cream ‘n’ Roses blog about fashion and beauty, I maintain The Bahu of Bengal blog about India and Hinduism. The page The Bahu of Bengal | Cold Cream ‘n’ Roses provides more information about The Bahu of Bengal blog and a link to the blog.

A Facebook friend alerted his friends to Prinita Thevarajah’s article How Casteism Manifests in Yoga and Why It’s a Problem, https://www.byrdie.com/casteism-in-yoga-5119378, published on Byrdie, a website ostensibly about health and beauty.

Byrdie logo

It is disheartening to see a beauty site like Byrdie promote anti-Hindu bias (Harpers Bazaar also promoted anti-Hindu bias). At the same time, Byrdie published a flattering article on halal vitamins, which I thought was a devious way to promote Muslim practices to non-Muslims. Byrdie did not mention that the author Jessica Daqamsseh frequently writes for Muslim Girl (Seventeen for Muslim girls?)

Byrdie appears to be falling prey to “woke” politics that other beauty media have fallen prey to. As another person on my friend’s thread said, “Wokeness is invading health, wellness and beauty. Does not spare any domain I reckon.”

As I noted on The Bahu of Bengal | Cold Cream ‘n’ Roses page, I’ve lately been publishing letters that I’ve written to writers and publishers of articles that have an anti-India, anti-Hinduism slant. Read my letter to Prinita Thevarajah about her article on casteism and yoga on The Bahu of Bengal blog. Byrdie was copied.

Target haul – Posted by Post-It Notes

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I’ve used the Bullet Journal (BuJo) method for years to maintain Daily Logs, Weekly Logs and Monthly Logs. I’m reading The Bullet Journal Method by creator Ryder Carroll, and there is so much more to BuJo than Daily Logs, Weekly Logs and Monthly Logs. I checked out the eBook via Libby, the library app, but now I’m inclined to buy the book.

BuJo is flexible, as it suggests using as much space as you need for daily logs. I use Levenger’s Circa system, as it’s easy to move pages around. Both Staples and Office Depot/OfficeMax have dupes: Staples calls its dupe Arc and Office Depot/OfficeMax calls its dupe Tul. Happily, the hole punch and spacing among them are identical, so you can interchange papers among Circa, Arc, and Tul.

When I look at Bullet Journals on the Web, I’m blown over by the artistry of the journals. My BuJo is SCRAWL. To give it some character, I use stickers and sticky notes. I discovered these cute Posted by Post-It adhesive notes through email from Target.

After a PM Reflection, I use Today’s Intention notes (left) to re-gauge my habits. Say, I need to do more drinking of water or I need to do less mindless browsing of the Web.

The Habit Tracker notes (center) is similar to other habit trackers.

Finally, you can use Today’s Top Three notes (right) to identify your three top priorities for the day.

Worried about the edges of the notes curling up? Then use double sided tape to keep the note in place.

#MerryChristmas Johnny Mathis – “Caroling, Caroling/Happy Holiday”

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I’m thinking back to my December 2018 post featuring the late Nancy LaMott’s All Those #Christmas Cliches.

One of the lines is:

I want the gulp and tear at the moment that I hear Johnny Mathis being played

So what better than a gulp and a tear while listening to Johnny Mathis?

Johnny Mathis

I play Johnny Mathis to irritate my husband. He says that Johnny Mathis is “effeminate” and a “faggot,” terms that you shouldn’t use anymore.

This one’s for you, babe!

Merry Christmas, all!

Rock & Roll House of Fame Class of 2020 – Doobie Brothers

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Damn. With all the attention paid to the recent Presidential elections and coronavirus, I overlooked the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations and inductions. While I think that the whole damn thing is a farce, it is always fun to grouse about who was nominated or not nominated and who was ultimately inducted or not.

The Doobie Brothers were inducted this year. I was never a fan of the Doobie Brothers’ music and I was grossed out by the album cover’s centerfold showing naked band members and women.

The Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald (center)

Still, I have to give a shoutout to local boy Michael McDonald. Here’s a picture of Michael McDonald with his first band Mike and the Majestics:

Mike and the Majestics

Damn. I remember those collarless plaid shirts. My brother had one and I think that he wore it in a school photo.

PS The source for this picture is the Metro St. Louis Live Music Historical Society, http://www.stlmusicyesterdays.com. This website also provides a lot of coverage on Gayle McCormack, whom I featured in a past article.

#MusicMonday Smith featuring Gayle McCormick “Baby It’s You”

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Gayle McCormick was a singer from St. Louis whose biggest hit was a cover of Burt Bacharach’s Baby It’s You with a group called Smith (not to be confused with The Smiths featuring Morrissey!). Smith broke up after two albums and after that, Gayle released three solo albums

  1. Gayle McCormick, released 1971 on ABC/Dunhill Records
  2. Flesh & Blood, released 1972 on Decca Records
  3. One More Hour, released 1974 on Fantasy Records
Remembering Gayle McCormick

In the mid-1970s, Gayle left the music industry and went home to St. Louis, where she lived a quiet life.

Gayle died of cancer on March 1, 2016 in suburban St. Louis. She was 67 years old.

Gayle’s grave marker in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Saint Ann, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Many think that Gayle McCormick should have had a longer, more successful music career. What do you think?

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