New feature of VimS – Stylish Saturday, where LPB dictates predicts the trend.
Some deep, dramatic purple, violet & blue for Fall, coupled with magenta, fuschia……
Intense jewels tones are very Autumn-Winter appropriate.
Even more funky & hip if clashed with bright, cheerful shades.
The temperature is falling, lets loosen up & have some fun. Fashion should never be taken seriously.
My Strawberrynet shopping spree continues……
By Terry Or De Rose Teint Supreme Age Defense Lift Foundation – Romantic Blond & Fantastic Beige; A foundation with blend of anti-aging, regenerating 24-carat Pink Gold, collagen-boosting Rose Cells and pigments extracted from rose petals.
Christian Dior 5 Colours Lift Eyeshadow palette – Lifting Ivory & Lifting Grey; Contain 40 times more skincare ingredients than other eye shadows and offer a radiance-boosting effect!
Ok, let’s admit that it was the 25% offer that drives my haul.
What to do when you’re hauling on some ridiculously extravagant ( ie. expensive ) makeup items ? Wait for the bank holiday promotions……
1) By Terry Terrybly Ultimate Radiance blush in Exotic Pink
2) Guerlain Rouge G Jewel lipstick in Galia
3) Guerlain Parure Gold Rejuvenating Gold Radiance Foundation in Beige Clair
All these wonderful gems with 25 % discount ( promotional & loyalty ), better than hunting the Easter eggs, IMO.
An intense lipcare product combined with sumptuous, natural looking colour. For extra protection, the formula is enriched with UV filters (SPF 15) combined with Vitamin E, to ensure an optimum barrier against damage caused by pollution, the ozone, sun and wind.
Packed with loads of active ingredients moisturise and condition lips as well as protect from harmful UV rays. The natural colour and subtly glossy finish will brighten up your smile, not to mention this elegantly packaged tube looks uber chic in your make up bag.
Although appears intensely bright & vivid in tube, the ultimate shade on your lips is reassuringly sublime. Laque de rose has an intoxicating rose fragrance & feels luxuriously balmy on my lips. This excellent lip care product not only soothes the most parched lips I have ever known ( mine ), but also plumps them up so lips appear fuller & freshens breathe. Taste delicious too !
Glossy lips in orange/tangerine/satsuma is gonna be huge……
With equally bright nails in pomegranate/strawberry/raspberry……
Suddenly Spring 2011 is as gastronomical as a fruit sundae.
The winner is the one listed next to the category. Few highly recommended products that make their way to the selection pool are listed after the winning product.
Products launched in 2010 are highlighted in green.
Primer – Guerlain Midnight Star Collect’or Extraordinary Radiance treatment, pricey but totally worth the hype; This pearlescent gel dispels the signs of fatigue and stress, leaves the skin silky soft, velvety smooth; The complexion is rejuvenated & detoxified. It’s like a treatment serum + moisturiser + primer. Fabulous texture, delicate aroma & a total luxury ( or basic necessity if you’re like me )!
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer, a water resistant primer that restores moisture to dehydrated skin while providing protection from the sun and minimizing shine. Oil free, fragrance free, paraben free and has SPF 15.
Foundation – Yves Saint Laurent Teint Resist, this oil-free foundation, guarantees unfailing wear and radiance for up to 14 hours! The luminous transfer-resistant formula forms perfectly to the skin for a soft and seamless result. The complexion is preserved from feelings of discomfort or tightening, remaining supple and silky-smooth from the morning through to night. Pigments are specifically coated for a color-true effect and the formula absorbs excess oil through the day, for a complexion which always looks and feels fresh.
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Ultra Light Skin Perfecting Makeup SPF 15, an anti-fatigue, anti-dullness foundation that utilises high-resolution plasma screen technology & light reflection technology; The soft focus pigments provides a finish so sophisticated that instant perfection is attainable.
Concealer - By Terry Touche Veloutee, a few strokes of this beautifully textured concealer, infused with nourishing botanicals, plumping microspheres and soft focus pigments, rejuvenates the appearance. This multi-perfection concealer sweeps away dark circles and imperfections with ease; Camouflaging fine lines and wrinkles with high precision coverage, and instantly illuminates the eye contour with radiance.
Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer, buttery softy texture with superb blend-ability, long lasting with minimal creasing. A great selection of shades.
Powder – Sisley Phyto-Poudre Compacte, envelops the skin with softness, comfort and sheer protection, thanks to camellia oil and extracts of mallow and linden. It contains micronized talc, featuring a double coating of silicone & lecithin for superb glide & smooth application; The finish is porcelain fine with ethereal radiance!
Guerlain Météorites Illuminating Powder Perles D’Or, a subtle, shimmering illuminating powder for the complexion. This silky smooth formula provides a light veil of delicately perfumed powder over the face, for a superb finish so fine & chic that your complexion appears airbrushed.
Blush – Edward Bess Compact Rouge, an incredibly smooth cream formula that provides a sheer tint to lips and cheeks for natural looking colour; Instantly brightens for a seductive, stained finish that last forever. Its creamy yet non occlusive texture lets you blend the stay true hue in effortlessly.
Bronzer – Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzing powder; a unique blend of sheer powder and micro pearls that glides on evenly and gives skin a seamless, sheer glow.
Rouge Bunny Rouge As If It Were Summer Still…Bronzing Glow powder, smooth your skin to a natural, even and radiant blissed-out halo of warmth, while the tiny micro-particles dance around you in an enveloping golden aura.
Eyeshadow – Givenchy Le Prisme Yeux Quatuor, a compact with 4 colors and 2 different finishes; Texture so fine & shades combination so trendy yet harmonious; Simply irresistible!
Chanel Ombres Contraste Duos, pairing complementary shades, but in juxtaposed textures for a refined finish & stylish outlook.
Mascara - Lancome Definicils Precious Cells, a mascara for stronger, healthier, fuller, and more defined lashes.
Chanel Inimitable Intense, with advance formula & unique brush that lengthens, thickens and curls lashes.
Lipstick – Chanel Rouge Coco Hydrating Creme lip colour, its formula includes a compound Chanel calls “Hydratendre Complex” to soothe and soften your lips. 30 colours grouped into 4 colour families: roses-pink, reds-corals, violets-berries and neutrals-brown. Each lipstick is named after a period in Coco Chanel’s life.
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture, as its name implied, a pure indulgence for lips, with divine texture & pigments.
Lipgloss – Hourglass Extreme Sheen High Shine lip gloss, a vanilla-scented gloss so moisturising yet amazingly non-sticky. I have virtually no tolerance to tacky, greasy gloss and extreme sheen is the only balmy gloss that I feel comfortable wearing; Without even realising that it’s on my lips, talk about feathery light texture!
Brushes – Hourglass Brushes, nice and fluffy, easy to grip and easy to work with brushes with elegant metallic holders . The brush hairs are made from PETA-approved Takelon bristles. Ultra soft & never scratchy, applying make up with these brushes are like rubbing cashmere pillow on your face, utterly a pampering experience.
I had Laura Mercier, Bobbi Brown, NARS, Armani, Trish McEvoy……, but Hourglass brushes are really phenomenal, so light, smooth & soft, such low maintenance.
My selection of outstanding beauty products. The winner is the one listed next to the category. Few highly recommended products that make their way to the selection pool are listed after the winning product.
Products launched in 2010 are highlighted in green.
Make Up Remover - Aesop Parsley Seed Facial Cleansing oil, a gentle, anti-oxidant and vitamin-rich cleansing oil that effectively removes grime and make-up without aggravation, and rinses away easily with tepid water. Its exhilarating aroma makes it my favourite make up removal.
Eve Lom Morning Time Cleanser comes second due to its slightly astringent/clinical aroma & requires more effort when it comes to rinsing, in fact, I still prefect to use a muslin cloth to remove this otherwise superb cleansing & detoxifying paste.
Cleanser – Shiseido Revital Cleansing Foam, enriched with amino acids & hyaluronic acids; This ultra foamy cleanser purifies thoroughly yet gently.
Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Cleansing foam comes close, with it’s clarifying & brightening action, but can be a bit drying compared to Revital.
Toner – Sisley Phyto Blanc Lightening Toning lotion, freshens, tones & brighten the complexion; Leaves skin toned & hydrated with whitening botanical extracts.
Bobbi Brown Hydrating Face Tonic is a skin conditioning tonic that restores and balances skin, leaving it soft, soothed and perfectly prepared for the treatment products to follow. It’s enriched with mineral water, cucumber, chamomile, licorice, aloe leaf, lavender & Vitamin B5; Very concise & basic, yet effective.
Origins Dr Weil Mega Mushroom Treatment lotion is great for sensitised, inflamed skin with its calming, soothing & hydrating actions, but could leaves skin slightly greasy and has a distinctive aroma.
Serum - Nude Advanced Cellular Renewal serum, restructures, repair & protects skin; Simply fabulous with a light yet nourishing texture that leaves skin nurtured & radiant.
Sisley Sisleya Radiance Anti-Aging Concentrate & Guerlain Abeille Royale Youth Serum have almost identical texture & delivers similar results, but come with extravagant price tags. Sisleya Radiance does has the additional brightening effect & Abeille Royale smells gorgeous & leaves skin velvety soft.
Facial Oil – Sarah Chapman Skinesis Overnight Facial treatment, this silky oil lifts & perfects the skin, whilst encouraging a healthy glow, leaving skin refreshed, toned and radiant.
Rodin Olio Lusso Luxury Face oil is equally heavenly in terms of aroma & finishes. Pure natures delight!
Antipodes Joyous Night Replenish Serum is more affordable yet as effective. It contains a concentrated extract from the vibrant Himalayan Goji Berry, enriched with proteins; and a base of super fruit oils such as red raspberry seed and blackcurrant, both high in essential fatty acids.
Moisturiser – Lierac Premium Wrinkle-Filling Nutrition Cream, a nourishing cream with hyaluronic acid solution, 5% B-Relaxor Complex® and the rare luxury of black flower extracts ( black rose, black orchid and black poppy oil ); This cream is simply divine to use!
Bobbi Brown Hydrating Intense Night Cream, a concentrated night cream that boosts skin’s ability to recharge and rehydrate, plumps fine lines and improves skin tone and texture. White Birch extract maintains elastin and promotes skin repair; Shea Butter, Jojoba, Olive, Sweet Almond and Apricot Oils soften and comfort skin; Protein Activator helps promote natural collagen production; Rice Bran extract and Apple extract even skin tone; Green Tea and Vitamin E provide antioxidant protection. A marvellous moisturiser.
Nubo Cell Dynamic Overnight Recharge Totale, a cosmeceutical-strength formulation without controversial chemical ingredients that converts free radicals ( waste by-product from skin cells metabolism ) into oxygen, thus stimulates cell renewal. This buttery soft cream envelops skin with extreme nutrition & hydration.
Eye Treatment – La Mer Eye Balm Intense, a luxury eye cream that pampers your eyes like no others; A groundbreaking treatment for ageless eyes.
Lip Treatment – By Terry Baume de Rose, a rejuvenating, reparative, strengthening, nourishing and anti-ageing treatment that enhances the voluptuousness of the lips and leaves them radiant; It has high concentration of lipid-building substances and essential rose wax.
Chanel Hydramax + Active Nutrition Lip care, a hydrating & refreshing lip balm that instantly melts into the lips, making them feeling soft & supple, without a hint of stickiness or waxiness.
Mask - Ila Face Mask for Revitalising skin, an organic mud rich in purifying green clay, detoxifying minerals and healing Himalayan salt crystals; It also contains essential fatty acids and oils ( Argan, Rosehip seed, Rosa Damascena) to nourish and replenish the skin. This is the winner as it comes in a mega tub, yet feels as luxurious & sophisticated as my other 2 favourite masks.
Chantecaille Detox Clay Mask, a soft, purifying black kaolin clay mask that firms and improves skin tone, tightens pores, improves smoothness, balances oiliness and eliminates blemishes/blackheads.
Sisley Express Flower Gel hydrates, tones & firms in 5 minutes; It drenches skin with immediate moisture and effectively seals them in, leaving the complexion revived & glowing.
Sunscreen – La Roche-Posay Anthelios 45 Ultra-Light Fluid for Face, a synergistic combination of patented high efficacy sun filters and powerful anti-oxidants to further protect your skin, even at the cellular level; Feels weightless, non occlusive & has a matte finish despite it’s high protection ( with photostablized sunscreens for broad-spectrum and longer lasting protection ) & waterproof formulation.
Clinique Sun SPF 50 Face Cream, SolarSmart technology stabilizes high-level protection against UVA and UVB rays; Triggers a repair that helps prevent signs of aging, with solar-activated antioxidants that help prevent visible damage. Gentle enough for sensitive skins.
Want to look fresh & great, even though you had over stretched yourself with too little sleep/too much drinks/plenty of fun/severe weather/demanding guests……?
Here are my tips on how to appears sorted & fabulous:
1) Use a physical exfoliator to prepare your skin, choose scrub that contains smooth granules so that you wouldn’t scratch your skin. Manual scrubbing improves microcirculation & gives your skin a healthy flush. I loves Origin’s Modern Friction.
2) Treat yourself with a hydrating mask; The moisture surge will plumps up your skin, makes your complexion looking radiant & revived. Sisley’s Express Flower Gel is my choice; I also loves SK II Whitening Source Derm Revival sheet mask for its brightening effect or SK II Facial Treatment sheet mask for its intense hydration & plumping effect. With sheet mask, you will actually got to have at least 15 mins to spare, and relax.
3) Sisley’s Radiant Glow express mask is an alternative option if you’re in a rush, it only takes 5 minutes to energise your skin; Or Malin + Goetz’s Detox mask. Try to avoid deep cleansing, drawing type mask a day or two before any big event in case your skin breaks out.
4) Run an ice cube made from tonic water all over your face to boost circulation & minimise pores. You can use witch hazel distillate or rosewater, depending on your skin type. I make mine with Shu Uemura’s Juvenus Vitalizing Refining Lotion. Your skin will be glowing after this simple step. ( PS you could run the ice cube down your neck to freshen up or down your …… to make them perky )
5) Arm yourself with an excellent primer ; Primer is simply a life saver; I recommends Shu Uemura’s Stage Performer – It hydrates, illuminates, primes & sets your make up! By Terry’s Seve De Rose Ultra-Glow double serum is a hybrid of skin serum & primer. Guerlain’s Midnight Star Collect’or Extraordinary Radiance Treatment is wonderful if you’re minted – again this product smooths, revitalise & illuminates your skin,like a magic wand!
6) Splurge on foundation – a good foundation makes your skin the perfect canvas. YSL’s Teint Resist for superb wear, By Terry’s Light Expert Perfecting Foundation brush for radiance.
7) Be adventurous and use bright colours sparingly. The key point is sparingly, highlight your best features. A perfectly painted red lips or meticulously drawn bright liners will usually do the job; If you’re too timid for dramatic lips or eyes, try some blushers or coloured mascara.
8) Make sure you have the following essential in your beauty emergency kit – astringent eye drops, breathe freshener, facial mist, blotting paper & Q tips.
9) No matter how tired you are after the party, take off ALL your make up thoroughly and nourish your skin with an amazing facial oil. I use Amanda Lacey’s Camellia facial oil or Ren’s Rose Synergy O12 Restoring facial serum. The bottom line is use an aromatic facial oil that will relax your soul & nurture your skin before your journey to slumberland.
10) Zap those unsightly zits with blemish buster. I like Eve Lom’s Dynaspot, or you could mix some tea tree oil with magnesium paste and slap it on overnight.
Tomorrow is another party day.
Be prepared for a bright spring. It’s raining daffodils, sunflowers, tangerines and corals!
Multi-coloured precious stones will complement most bright colours, mix transparent crystals with opaque stones.
Perks your winter pale & abused complexion with skin enhancers prior to your foundation. A cheerfully bright lipstick never fails to deliver the joy.
I predict the hip style of orange eyes, coral lips & fuschia cheeks next Spring.
Beauty products every woman should own, according to Telegraph.co.uk; with LPB’s opinion in italic fond.
Mac Strobe Cream
When this illuminating moisturiser first arrived 5 years ago, it caused a storm. It’s a blend of vitamins and finely milled, light-reflective particles that give a soft, iridescent glow when smoothed over the skin. A dull complexion is instantly illuminated.
This basic moisturiser with illuminator is cheap as chips; does what it claims. However it has been surpassed by lots of products. We now have primers, foundations that serve the same purpose ( Becca Radiance PrimerBy Terry Light Expert, Sisley Phyto-Poudre compacte ). It’s price remains competitive though.
By Terry Eclat de Teint
This is a cross between concealer and highlighter from Terry de Gunzburg, the make-up guru who created Touche Eclat for Yves Saint Laurent. Use it under your eyes to brighten any darkness. In fact, you can use it anywhere on your face to make skin look fresher and more youthful. It’s a beauty editor’s classic and one well worth shouting about.
This is simply the best hybrid product on the market.
Givenchy le Prisme Visage Mat
In 1989 Givenchy launched its first Le Prisme, a pressed face powder with four slightly different hues, divided into prism-like squares. One of the most luxurious, covetable face powders on the market.
A pioneering,genius product yet to be challenged by its competitors. Shades selection could be better though.
Chanel Rouge Coco Lipstick
At some point in her life every woman should experiment with red lipstick – and own one by Chanel. The modern way to wear red lips is to pat the colour on with your finger to create a stain.
Everyone should own at least 1 Rouge Coco lipstick; Fabulous shades, soft finish, ultimate texture with decent scent. For more opaque finish, try Rouge Allure.
Armani Luminous Silk Foundation
When interviewing models, make-up artists and celebrities about their beauty regimes, this often crops up as a favourite. Most recently, the model Liberty Ross was singing its praises. It has a sheer texture and a little shimmer in it, which makes skin look radiant.
I call this the lingerie for the complexion, simply amazing! Effortless application with incredibly perfect yet natural finish. Like cashmere underwear, you could only justify it if you’re wearing it; Once tried, forever hooked.
Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Eyeliner
This waxy, solid eyeliner is the new take on liquid liner or kohl. Pressed along the eye line with a small, flat, slanted brush, it is a woman’s best ally for creating a defined eyeliner flick.
Superb texture & long lasting wear, almost impossible to smudge once dried.
Benefit Hoola
Make-up artists and Benefit fans alike love this bronzing powder because it looks so natural. There isn’t a hint of orange, and shimmer is kept to an absolute minimum.
Classic, but I prefer Soleil Tan de Chanel or Rouge Bunny Rouge Bronzing Glow Powder.
Lancome Hypnose Mascara
Lancôme has always been synonymous with good mascara. Two tubes are sold every second – 25,000 of which, per day, are Hypnôse. Now six years old, Hypnôse broke new ground with a polymer formula, adapted from the world of hair products. It meant women could do naturally defined lashes with a single coat for day, and add more layers on top for extra volume at night without it caking or clumping. Make-up artists like it and it’s a hottie on the red carpet.
This must be the most famous mascara in the world; I prefer Definicils precious cells though, less dramatic but more defined.
Nars Blush in ‘Orgasm’
When it first appeared in America in 1998 women jumped at the chance to try this soft, gold-flecked peachy-pink blush. Applied to the cheek’s apple (the fleshy bit when you smile), it imparts a warm glow and seems to be universally flattering. It’s now also available in a cream blush stick, The Multiple – another modern classic.
The blush that launched millions of other peachy glow enhancing blusher. I think the shade is great but it’s just too shimmery for my liking. Orgasm is undeniably sexy, as long as you don’t mind the glittery finish.
Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream
This light, gel-like cream is packed with soothing, strengthening marine extracts. Brown algae helps skin buffer itself against pollution and general wear and tear, while other seaweed extracts rich in essential fatty acids, including chlorella, provide skin with healing, moisturising oil. There are also antioxidant vitamins and other helpful vegetal extracts. It is a terrific anti-ageing moisturiser, which has already gathered a loyal following and often comes up as a favourite.
I don’t get this, it’s just a slightly above average moisturiser, neither the price tag nor the cult status is justifiable. La Mer is my choice.
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair
This night-time skin repair serum has won a host of awards and is a staple for beauty editors. It is favoured for its brightening, line-smoothing, skin-plumping effect as well as its role in helping the skin repair itself from the daily onslaught of UV and pollution. Ingredients include antioxidants, to neutralise free-radical damage, and peptides, which help in the anti-ageing quest.
An outstanding, distinctive product that deserves its share in the market.
Sisley Express Flower Gel Mask
One of the original, super-luxe skincare houses, still privately owned by the d’Ornano family; Sisley is the preserve of the St-Tropez set. Make-up artists like to use this mask to perk up exhausted models’ skin before shows and shoots. If you can splash out on some even once in your lifetime, your skin is unlikely to regret it.
Splurge on this if you could afford it; Long haul flight life saver.
Guerlain L’or
24-carat-gold particles suspended in a highly moisturising gel that smells of roses. It plumps up dry, tired skin and creates a slight tightening effect, meaning foundation goes on more evenly.
Nice to have, but not essential; Great moisturiser but Sjal has far superior moisturisers that smell as good as if not better, enriched with more prestigious trace elements.
Creme de la Mer Moisturising Cream
It’s thick and creamy and melts into your skin – especially nourishing in winter. This is the cream to treat yourself to from your late thirties onwards.
I couldn’t agree more on this. Heavyweight balm that redefines miracle cream.
Dr Hauschka Rose Day Cream
This cream has an A-list following including Jade Jagger, Cate Blanchett, Kate Moss and Georgia Jagger. Each tube contains the extract of more than 1,000 organic rose petals, as well as rose-oil and rosehip extracts, which soothe sensitive or dry skin. It is all natural and ‘biodynamic’, which, to the purist, is superior to organic. There is now also a light version.
Overhyped but still a delicious moisturiser. Best for parched, sensitive skin. Not an anti-ageing product though.
Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish
Massage the cream on to skin (it also removes eye make-up) and remove with a warm, damp muslin cloth. Soothing, gently astringent, purifying essential oils of rosemary, camomile and eucalyptus give a clean, refreshing scent. Glycerine and beeswax mean that skin feels soft rather than taut afterwards.
???, There are truck loads of similar yet better products. Not my favourite.
Shu Uemura Brightening Cleansing Oil
Not long ago few of us would have dreamt of cleansing with oil, but it is incredibly effective at dislodging grime. It is also gentle, because it doesn’t strip the skin of its natural oils. When Shu Uemura’s cleansing oils arrived in Britain from Japan they picked up a small cult following, but soon more and more women tried them.
Effective yet gentle, but more or less a glorified mineral oil.
Decleor Aromessence Neroli
Facial oils are now de rigueur. The top make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury says this facial oil is her favourite. If you use it under your moisturiser, especially in winter, your skin is less likely to dry out and will feel more supple.
Divine! However, Darphin has a better selection of oils.
John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Serum
Nothing like this had been on the market before Frizz-Ease arrived in the early 1990s – it started a hair-styling revolution. For those in need of some curl control, it is a must-have. There are now different concentrations to suit varying hair thicknesses, so all forms of wave and curl are covered.
Still one of the best & extremely affordable, after almost 20 years.
This Works Skin Deep Dry Leg Oil
From the skincare range developed by the ex-Vogue beauty director Kathy Phillips, this oil is the answer to really dry arms and legs. The blend of rose and macadamia oils feels luxurious and it absorbs well into the skin.
An amazing blend of skin nourishing elixirs.
Philip Kingsley Elasticizer
For lacklustre hair that is feeling the effects of one too many half-heads of highlights, this award-winning mask is the answer.
Above average but I prefer Keratase or Phytospecific.
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