March 11th, 2010
A new study out of the UK found that the average woman spends 9,000 pounds (approximately $13,000 Canadian) on makeup in her lifetime.
The study says from the age of 16 women will spend about 26.24 pounds ($40 Canadian) five times each year on makeup purchases such as mascara, lipstick and foundation. They have tallied that number up to the average female lifespan of 65 years old giving a grand total of 8,528 pounds in a lifetime.
They also found that 70 per cent of women never leave the house without makeup on. A fifth of British women admitted that even their significant others have never seen them makeup free.
The average woman apparently spends 20 minutes a day on their beauty routine totaling 330 days. That is almost a year spend getting ourselves beautiful.
The study was done by Superdrug for the launch of their new Make Up Academy products. Sara Wolverson of Superdrug said she isn’t surprised at the results. She said, “Women use make-up as a tool to boost their confidence and as a way to make themselves feel fashionable and youthful.”
Tags: Britain, cost, lipstick, Makeup, mascara, purchase, study, superdrug, UK
Posted in Makeup
March 11th, 2010
In today’s beauty news, CoverGirl has officially released its much-buzzed about new LashBlast Fusion Mascara. It’s the company’s first volume and length mascara and is the newest product from the incredibly popular LashBlast line of makeup.
CoverGirl Director Pat McGrath previewed the mascara at the Fall/Winter 2010 New York Fashion Week to great buzz and it’s now available for pre-order starting today. CoverGirl LashBlast Fusion Mascara will retail for approx $8.99 and customers who pre-order between March 12 – April 5 will have free shipping. Check out the CoverGirl Facebook page for more info facebook.com/covergirl.
For those of you not interested in the pre-order offer, you can expect to see LashBlast Fusion in drugstores nationwide next month.
Tags: covergirl, covergirl lashblast, covergirl lashblast fusion, covergirl makeup, lashblast fusion mascara
Posted in Makeup
March 10th, 2010
The Kardashian sisters are adding to their wide beauty repertoire by becoming the face of the new PerfectSkinTM line. PerfectSkin announced today that Kim, Khloe and Kourtney will be promoting their three-step skin care line.
The new product will launch in the spring. It’s said that the PerfectSkin products will meet the needs of all women despite their different skin types. No more information has been released on how the skin care products work yet.
In a press release for PerfectSkin Kim Kardashian said, “I have literally tried everything out there and nothing even comes close to PerfectSkin… It’s easier and more effective than anything else I’ve tried, and they are the only skin care products I use.”
There has been no word yet on if the Kardashian’s are involved in development. This may be the skin care line we hear rumours of here. The Kardashians will appear in infomercials and on the PerfectSkin website.
This new skin care line is added to their growing beauty resume. Kim Kardashian recently launched her own signature fragrance and the Kardashian sisters are the face of Idol White Teeth Whitening Pens.
Tags: beauty news, Celebrity Beauty, Fragrance, khloe kardashian, kim kardashian, kourtney kardashian, perfect skin, Skin Care
Posted in Celebrity Beauty, Skin Care
March 10th, 2010
We at Real Style Network love our lipsticks and lip glosses and we’re excited about the launch of three new lip products from some of our favourite beauty brands.
Givenchy is introducing Givenchy Printed Lips Lip Stainer ($24.50). This new lip product is a richly pigmented stain that gives your lips great colour and colour longevity. The new lip stain comes in a felt-tip marker/pen style and goes on easily. For extra moisturizing, we always add a lip balm or clear gloss on top for the perfect finish. Givenchy Printed Lips Lip Stain come in two colours (Pink Impression and Rose Impression) and are available now at Sephora stores and Sephora online.
With red lips being the “in” colour right now, Elizabeth Arden has released a limited edition lipstick called Red Door Red ($20). The new lipstick offers a triple-emollient moisturizing formula that contains vitamins A, C and E, along with aloe, to instantly hydrate lips and cushion them for total comfort. A portion of the proceeds for the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Red go to the organization Look Good… Feel Better. The global charitable group’s goal is to help individuals with cancer look good and improve their self-esteem. Elizabeth Arden Red Door Red is available now at www. elizabetharden.com and at Elizabeth Arden cosmetic counters nationwide.
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics has released a new coral lip range that is perfect for women of all ages. You can find the new colours as part of the Bobbi Brown Metallic Lip Color Collection ($22). The collection is made with a unique combination of high-shine emollients and light-reflective pearls for medium coverage with multi-dimensional shimmer. The new lipstick shades include Coral Reef, Calypso Glaze and the limited edition Coral Glaze. The lipsticks are available now at Bobbi Brown counters nationwide and at bobbibrowncosmetics.com.
Tags: bobbi brown metalic lip colour collection, elizabeth arden red door red, givenchy printed lips, lip colour, lip products, lipstick. lip gloss, summer lipstick
Posted in Makeup
March 9th, 2010
A new study says eating a lot of vegetables, fruits and soy may reduce your chances of getting breast cancer by up to 30 percent.
The University of Colorado studied 34,000 Chinese women. Those who ate more vegetables, fruits and soy had decreased risks of developing breast cancer. Doctors say that these findings should be similar in North American women too.
The study split eating habits into two groups: meat-starch-saturated-fat and vegetable-fruit-soy. Of the 34,028 women studied between 45 and 74 years old, 629 developed breast cancer over 10 years. They found that the more vegetables, fruit and soy the woman ate, the lower her risk of breast cancer became. They didn’t find that eating more meat caused cancer.
The doctors interview by Canada.com didn’t suggest that women become vegetarians. Instead, they say women should just eat their vegetables. They recommend having a diverse diet. Try to eat as much vegetables, fruit and soy as possible.
Tags: breast cancer, diet, fruit, health, health news, soy, vegetables
Posted in Fitness & Health
March 9th, 2010
In today’s beauty news, WWD is reporting that Payless ShoeSource will launch their first beauty collection later this year. The new line will feature 60 items including body lotions, fragrances, eye colour, lipsticks/glosses and nail care. What’s even better is that the line will be very affordable with items ranging from $2.99 - $19.99.
According to WWD, Payless Stores, with 1,500 units, will introduce, starting Sept. 1, bath and body products under the names Zoe & Zac and Unforgettable Moments, linking back to proprietary shoe and accessory brands of the same names.
“Payless is really all about inspiring possibilities in fashion in footwear and accessories,” said LuAnn Via, chief executive officer of Payless, which is owned by Collective Brands. “We’ve had a lot of progress expanding our accessories line with handbags, sunglasses and hats [in 2009]. We feel that this is a product that our customers would appreciate as well.”
Tags: beauty news, payless beauty, payless shoesource beauty collection
Posted in Bath & Body, Makeup
March 8th, 2010
While reading the Oscars best dressed list from our friends at Real Style Network’s Fashion & Style Blog, we noticed that the biggest beauty trend on the Oscar’s red carpet was lipstick.
Lipstick has been going out of style in favour of lip glosses recently. Just this month Chanel launched their new Rouge Coco line in hopes of bringing people back to traditional lipstick.
We told you about the new Rouge Coco shades when they were announced in January. Now celebrities are showing them off on the red carpet. Oscar winner Sandra Bullock won her Academy Awards wearing Chanel Coco Rouge in Paris.
Other celebrities were seen wearing the hottest lipsticks shade as well. Cameron Diaz wore bright red lips. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Vera Farmiga wore pretty pink shades.
Read our story to find out where to get your own Chanel Rouge Coco lipstick.
[photo courtesy of PR Photos]
Tags: beauty news, beauty trend, Celebrity Beauty, chanel, lipstick, Oscars, red carpet, rouge coco
Posted in Celebrity Beauty
March 8th, 2010
Beyonce has launched her very own beauty school. The Beyonce Cosmetology School is based in Brooklyn, NYC and is located in the Phoenix Home, a rehabilitation clinic for people overcoming drug addictions. A great cause and a great idea Beyonce!
Actress Jennifer Aniston is set to launch her own signature fragrance. According to OK Magazine, the new fragrance is all about capturing the idea of romance and freedom at any age.
Latisse has signed actress Claire Danes as a spokesperson. She joins Brooke Shields as the new face of the eyelash grower brand.
Hype is strong for Jessica Simpson’s new VH1 reality show, The Price of Beauty. The show focuses on how beauty is perceived and achieved in different cultures around the world. It stars Jessica Simpson, Caycee Cobb and celebrity stylist Ken Paves. The show begins on March 15, 2010.
Rimmel London has signed up some new celebrity spokeswomen. They have announced that Solange Knowles and Zooey Deschanel will star in campaigns set to launch later this year.
Tags: beyonce cosmetology school, jennifer aniston fragrance, jessica simpson price of beauty, latisse claire danes, rimmel london solange knowles
Posted in Celebrity Beauty, Makeup
March 6th, 2010
According to many beauty insiders, blue is the new black.
Your favourite makeup counters are starting to offer more blue makeup eyeliners, mascara, eye shadows and even lipstick. It’s not the pastel blues from the past, this blue is bold and vibrant.
Makeup artists at counters across North America are also adding blue makeup to their repertoire. A recent article in Huffington Post discussed the topic and referenced recent Paris shows as well as advertising campaigns and magazines for starting the blue makeup trend.
You can try this trend easily and discreetly. Add hints of blue to your eyes with blue tinged eye shadow and even glam up your eyes with a navy or blue mascara. You’d be surprised at how much it brightens the eye area.
Some Real Style Network blue makeup favourites include Illamasqua powder eye shadow in Sadist and Victim. Yves Saint Laurent Volum Effet Faux Cils Mascara in Extreme Blue and 5 Colour Harmony for Eyes in 5 Riviera. NARS Glitter Pencil in Bains Douches and Dior Show Mascara in Azure Blue.
Expermiment with colour this coming season! You can pick these makeup favourites as well as many others at high-end department stores or your local Sephora.
Tags: applying makeup, blue makeup, Makeup, spring makeup, spring makeup trend
Posted in Other
March 5th, 2010
To combat falling revenues Coach are expanding their fragrance business. Fans of Coach fragrances will now be able to pick up any of the company’s scents at department stores this month and internationally later this year.
The fragrances and cosmetics cases will be available at upscale department stores and cosmetics stores. Coach’s fragrances will be sold at Macy’s, Dillard’s, Von Maur, Bon-Ton, Belk, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Lord & Taylor and Sephora. Buyers previously had to go to Coach boutiques to buy their products.
Coach has been cutting prices and expanding their lines to combat falling sales in the luxury goods market. This move to department stores can open the fragrance line up to new buyers that don’t visit Coach boutiques.
The Coach fragrance will keep the same price of $40 to $75 in department stores.
Tags: Coach, department store, Fragrance, fragrance news, Macy's, sephora
Posted in Fragrance
March 5th, 2010
Makeup is getting fun and economical for spring! If you’re a fan of eye makeup, popular drugstore brand Physicians Formula has just launched its new Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Gel CreamLiners. Available in three custom shades, it’s an easy way to enhance and dramatically define your eyes and eyecolour.
Talk about affordable, for about $11, you get three stackable eyeliner pots of unique eye colour that make it easy to customize your own unique eye look. You also get a pro-eyeliner brush.
These new liners come in a gel cream formula and glide on smoothly, making it easy for you to work on the delicate eye area. This new eye collection is also long-wearing with a water-resistant and smudge-resistant formula that provides 24-hour definition. Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Gel CreamLiners come in four colour schemes (hazel eyes, green eyes, blue eyes, brown eyes). You can check them your at your local drugstore now.
Tags: eye makeup, physicians formula eye makeup, physicians formula makeup, physicians formula shimmer strips custom eye enhancing gel cream liners, spring makeup
Posted in Makeup
March 4th, 2010
MAC Cosmetics is thanking Lady Gaga for being the face of their Viva Glam promotion, because the makeup company has seen its sales soar since she took over.
Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper joined MAC Cosmetics last year for the Viva Glam products in support of MAC AIDS Fund. In just one month, MAC sold over $1.1 million dollars worth of the Viva Glam line. The first batch of lipsticks sold out in three days.
All proceeds from the sales go to the MAC AIDS Fund so this is an incredible feat for the company. They estimated the Viva Glam line could make up to $35 million this year. That is a $10 million increase over last year.
The Viva Glam products are two lipsticks inspired by the spokeswomen. The Viva Glam Cyndi lipstick is a light coral red and the Viva Glam Gaga is a cool blue-pink. Both of the lipsticks are $16.50 online and in MAC stores.
This is a great cause and MAC customers have pulled through for the cause. Don’t stop now.
Tags: beauty news, lady gaga, lipstick, MAC AIDS, mac cosmetics, Makeup, makeup news, profit, Viva Glam
Posted in Celebrity Beauty
March 4th, 2010
With winter on its way out (thank goodness), it’s time to think about makeup and hair care for spring/summer 2010. Celebrity hair stylist Tony Masciangelo and top Canadian makeup artist Diana Carreiro spoke with the Vancouver Sun and offered their top tips and tricks for the coming seasons. For the full article, click here.
Q: What hairstyles are you seeing for spring?
TM: The current looks are long, healthy hair. The silhouettes are simple and wearable. To achieve these looks, you can round brush your hair (after applying mousse) to create volume. This will create a soft, sexy, bouncy blow-out. I suggest using Nexxus Maxify Volumizing Foam Styler. What this does is leaves you with really fresh, clean, easy, springtime kind of hair.
Q: Are there any must-have hair accessories?
TM: Definitely decorative elastics that will help you create a more playful look as seen in the Prada campaign, which featured pigtails. There is a youthfulness with hair that is going on. We see a lot of headbands in many soft colours such as rose, nude and salmon.
Q: What looks are you seeing when it comes to makeup?
DC: Orangey, red lips are big. It’s one of those colours that looks lovely with a tan or with pale skin. Mary Kay lip nectar in mango is really nice. It’s a sheer orangey-red, a little bit glossy, and it’s user friendly. Pink is also big for spring. The pink cheeks and pink lips combo is what makes it fresh for this year. I’d recommend Benetint rose tinted lip and cheek stain. It creates a pretty look and is a very versatile two-in-one product.
Tags: makeup tips, makeup tricks, spring hair, spring makeup, summer hair, summer makeup
Posted in Hair Care, Makeup
March 3rd, 2010
Fashion designer John Galliano is adding to his fragrance collection by expanding upon his signature scent.
Galliano will be creating an eau de toilette version of his current eau de parfum. The new version will be similar to the original scent, but softer. The company told WWD they are be adding green notes and musky dry down to the signature Galliano scent. This is a more youthful version of the original to match the new Galliano line.
Fans of the designer will have to travel to Europe, the Middle East or Asia to get their hands on the perfume first. It launches there in April. It won’t be coming to North America until spring 2011.
Tags: eau de toilette, Fragrance, John Galliano, perfume, spring perfume, spring trends
Posted in Fragrance
March 3rd, 2010
For those of you that love dry shampoo, but dread the blending and time it takes to remove the powder, then hair care king Oscar Blandi has the product for you.
This month, Oscar Blandi is releasing a new invisible dry shampoo called Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo. It’s a clear, spray-on shampoo that is undetectable in hair and can be used on all hair colours and hair types. When applied, it boosts volume and cleanses the hair without the use of water. Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo contains starches that absorb oil and product buildup as well vitamin E and wheat proteins to strengthen and protect hair.
If you’re a fan of dry shampoo or have always wanted to give it a try, this one gets our pick as the one to try.
Tags: dry shampoo, new dry shampoo, oscar blandi, oscar blandi dry shampoo
Posted in Hair Care, Other
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