Katy Perry posted this photo of her fabulous manicure for the EMAs yesterday, saying "Diamonds ARE girl best friend..." That must have taken quite a while to get all the rhinestones on each nail.
Dermatologist to the stars Dr. Patricia Wexler talks to Kathie Lee and Hoda about the best skin regimen to keep your skin looking youthful and healthy. She demonstrates some of her favorite products for exfoliation, rejuvenation and prevention of damage. Her picks are all under $25, except for the LED light.
She doesn't mention it, but Kathie Lee reminds viewers that Dr. Wexler has her own line of products available at Bath and Body
Works. Take a look:
There was a preview of the Barbie Doll'd Up Nails Digital Nail Printer technology earlier this year at CES. Now the nail printer is available and the first commerical has arrived. It's likely to be one of the hot toys for girls this year.
The digital nail printer lets girls create, customize and print designs for nails at home. Barbie Doll'd Up Nails connects to a PC via USB. Girls apply a pre-coat and then insert their fingers into the device. Printing takes just a few seconds. Then a top coat is applied. Girls can choose from 1000s of nail designs or upload their own graphics and photos.
The nail printer is sold exclusively at Toys R Us. You can buy it here. The price listed as of this writing is $149.99.
In this video a young woman is wearing LED eyelash. It looks like they attach behind the ears with a thin band that is connected to an ear price that contains the power source. Take a look:
Kristin Perrotta from Allure magazine shared some of the magazine's picks for the best beauty products of the year with Maggie Rodriguez. You can see all of Allure's Best of the Best here. The list includes cateories like eyes, lips, hair, skin, natural wonders, best splurges and cheap thrills. Some of the products that made the list include Cover Girl Outlast Lipstain ($8), Giorgio Armani Beauty Lasting Silk ($58), Clay Pro X Age Reapair ($42) and Maybelline's Colossal Volum' Express Mascara ($8). Take a look:
Zoya has released two nail polish collection for Winter 2009. They include Zoya Ultra Glitter, which contains three glittering pink and silver colors Nova, Luna and Astra. There is also the Zoya MatteVelvet Winter Collection which includes Savita, Harlow and Veruschuka. Each Zoya nail polish bottle costs $7.
Dr. Audrey Kunin opened the DermaDoctor.com online skincare retail website about ten years ago. Now the successful company is opening its first physical store in the doctor's hometown of Kansas City, reports the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle.
About 10 years ago, Dr. Audrey Kunin took a break from her dermatological practice to raise her two young children and continue a dot-com business she and her husband, Dr. Jeff Kunin, (her "non-silent, silent partner") had been running on the side since December 1998. Dermadoctor.com sold hard-to-find skin-care products like nickel-free earrings, special anti-dandruff shampoo, compression stockings — other people’s products.
"That rapidly evolved into an online skin-health and beauty-advice column," Dr. Kunin said. "We actually believe we have the largest online skin-health and beauty advice column in the world now."
DERMAdoctor took advantage of the first wave of growth for dot-com businesses.
"We're the only e-tailer in the world that got covered in the media, so suddenly I was up all night packing boxes," Dr. Kunin said. "(The business) then rapidly moved from a home into a fulfillment center."
Dr. Kunin shared a couple skin care tips with StyleList. She says Med e Tate, injection-free medicated hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) control wipes, is the company's "hit of the year." She also said failure to wear sunscreen is the biggest skincare mistake she sees.
All the contestants in this beauty contest have had plastic surgery. The contestants for Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 look good because they have had breast implants, nose jobs, face lifts or other types of work done. This video is from Friday night's competition in Budapest. Take a look:
Supermodel Miranda Kerr is launching an organic skincare line called Kora. The skincare line is named after a Tibetan Buddhist meditation. Kora will first be available exclusively at Australian department store David Jones later this month. There are no known plans for a global launch yet.
Page Six reports that Sarah Palin's agents are seeking a beauty endorsement deal. The Post says Sarah Palin's reps are pitching cosmetic companies to capitalize on her "lipstick on a pit bull" catchphrase. She's been a fairly polarizing figure in politics but she is selling a lot of books. The Post did not say which cosmetic companies Palin is pitching.
Cheryl Cole's first photo from her upcoming L'Oreal campaign has been released. The Girls Aloud star is the face of L'Oreal's new Elvive Full Restore 5 range. A couple behind-the-scenes photographs have also been released including the one below with Cheryl holding a pillow. You can see another photo here. Cheryl Cole has also been busy lately with the launch of her solo career - her album, 3 Words, debuts in October.
Clinique has launched its new global flagship counter at Selfridges London. The entire 880 square foot space has been remodeled. Features of the new counter include Clinique's "diagnostic" consultation areas which feature Clinique's two way mirrors, makeup "bars" that encourage consumers to test and select products on their own and stand-alone makeup and skin care browsing areas.
Hello Magazinereports that Selfridges in London will be getting the largest Dior counter in Europe. The counter opening October 1st will offer over 250 Dior shades. Selfridges will also be selling Love Dior, a limited-edition palette available exclusively from Selfridges London.
The Dior counter includes a color creator atelier that lets you shop "horizontally by shade or vertically by the different product textures." The counter will include a Skincare Bar and a Fragrance Consultation Area. Make-up artists will also be available.
Reuters reports that Estee Lauder is closing its Prescriptives cosmetics and skin-care brand. Distribution of the products will end January 31, 2010.
U.S. cosmetic and fragrance seller Estee Lauder Cos Inc (EL.N) said it would close the global wholesale distribution of its 30-year-old Prescriptives skin-care products brand by Jan. 31, 2010, as the brand's value was no longer viable in the current market environment.
The owner of the Clinique, Bobbi Brown and M.A.C brands said it expects to take restructuring charges of $35 million to $40 million in connection with the action.
Prescriptives released the following message that says the Calyx fragrance will continued to be sold after the January 31, 2010 date. They also provided a toll free number for questions at 1-877-819-2968.
You may have recently heard that Prescriptives has made the difficult decision to close its retail counters globally, effective January 31, 2010. You can continue to purchase your favorite Prescriptives products here at www.prescriptives.com for US shipping while inventory lasts. The Calyx fragrance, a Prescriptives best-seller, will continue to be sold after the closure of our retail counters. You will find Calyx at the fragrance bar in select fine department stores beginning February 1st and it will continue to be available online at www.prescriptives.com.
For your convenience, Prescriptives has established a toll free number—1-877-819-2968—and we invite you to call us with any question or concern.
A press release about the closing of the brand can be found here.
Clinique and Teen Vogue have partnered for the Clinique Fresh Faces Tour, which will be visiting college campuses across America this fall. Clinique's "Mobile Beauty Studio" (artist's rendering above) will travel across the country, providing young women with the opportunity to experience makeup application and hair styling by a team of skilled artists as well as have their photo taken by a fashion photographer. Three women will be selected as winners from all the photos taken and submitted online. The winners will be flown to New York City for makeoers, a professional Teen Vogue phoot shoot and a year's supply of Clinique products.
Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen will appear at Union Square West Plaza, New York City on September 22nd to help kick off the tour. Lynne Greene, President of Clinique Worldwide and Amy Astley, Teen Vogue Editor in Chief will also attend. Information about the photo contest and deatils about the tour schedule for the traveling beauty show can be found at cliniquefreshfaces.com.
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