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Topshop Makeup In Stores Today

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

topshop-makeupUK retailer Topshop has put their first official cosmetics line in stores today with two lines that has everything you need for a full beauty makeover.

The Topshop Cosmetics line has two collections. The Core Collection is made up of makeup essentials. There is every piece of makeup you can imagine in the Core Collection with nearly every colour in the rainbow. No matter what your makeup style is the Topshop Cosemetics Core Collection has the shade you need for every season. The line includes products for the lips (lipstick, gloss, balm, glaze), eyes (shadow, crayons, mascara) and skin (blush, glow, tint, bronze). Prices range from $8.00 for a lip balm to $20 for a skin tint.

Then there is the SS10 Trend Collection. The Trend Collection will feature the hottest shades of the season for those who follow makeup trends. This season their colours were inspired by summer festivals. The pieces in the collection include metallic eyeliner, sunbeam face highlighter and eyeshadows in browns, blue and pink.

While Topshop may be bigger in the UK, they do ship to Canada, so you can get your own Topshop makeup too.

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Spring Makeup is All About Colour

Monday, April 19th, 2010

applyingmakeupYour local drug and department store makeup counters are showcasing this season’s best makeup trends and for spring/summer 2010 it’s all about bright pops of colour. Colours like corals, pinks and aquamarine are all making strong statements and are among the most popular colours of the season.

According to the experts, you shouldn’t attempt colour everywhere, the idea is a strong statement in one area, like your lips. Choose a soft coral lipstick or lip gloss for a pop of colour and style this season.   

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, makeup artist Carmindy of “What Not to Wear” has a few rules of thumb when picking lip color for her clients: “Porcelain- and fair-skinned ladies should use pinky nudes, cool pinks, pinky corals and cool reds. Medium- and olive-skinned beauties look best in tawny nudes, warm pinks, warm corals and true reds. And golden- and deep-skinned gals can use toffee nudes, deep pinks, orangey corals and blood reds.”

Other options to brighten up your look this season include a shot of pink on the apples of the cheeks or a lovely pastel eye colour (blue shades are quite popular right now).

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Top Spring Lipstick Colours

Friday, April 16th, 2010

With the blue skies overhead and the flowers in bloom, spring is the time to add a little colour to your life. No more of the drab winter blues to get you down. Real Style Network has found spring’s hottest lipstick shades, so that you can change your colour for spring. Here are the hottest lipstick colours for spring:

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1. Nude is all the rage everywhere from clothing to makeup. It may not be a bright splash of colour, but adding a nude lipstick will give you a whole new look. Nude lipsticks are great for girls who don’t want big, bold makeup. Our choice: Lorac Sheer Lipstick in Nude – $19.00

2. Thanks to Chanel, bright ruby red’s are hot this season. We saw it on the red carpet. Now get your own ruby red lipstick. This will glam up any look in an instant. Our choice: Revlon ColourBurst Lipstick in Ruby – $8.99

3. If you only want a tiny bit of colour this spring try a pale blush shade of lipstick. A blush lipstick can be just a shade lighter or darker than your lips to give you a hint of colour. This is a nice look for the day before you pull out the bold shades. Our choice: Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lipstick in Nude Blush – $4.49

4. Lipsticks are in this year, but don’t be sad if you are hooked on your lip gloss. If you want a gloss, find a matte shade of lip gloss for spring. Leave the shimmer and sparkles for your accessories. Our choice: Guerlain Cashmere Gloss Matte Lip Gloss – $28.00

5. Deep, rich berry shades are hot for spring. Cranberry and raspberry are the most popular. These are more traditional lipstick colours and you can find one that works with your skin tone. Our choice: L’Oreal Colour Riche Lipcolour in Raspberries – $8.95

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Green Beauty Products For St. Patrick’s Day

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Everyone is seeing green today for St. Patrick’s Day. If you love the festivities, green beer and leprechauns that today symbolizes, you can take a little piece of Ireland with you wherever you go. Green is one of the hottest colours in makeup this year. Add some new green beauty products to your daily routine to feel Irish and stylish all year round.

Get the luck of the Irish all year round with Real Style Beauty’s favourite green makeup. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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1. Get a sparkling green with this Shimmer Eye Dust in Dance ($1.00). The sparkling shadow comes with a paired blue dust to give you variety when you aren’t feeling the luck of the Irish.

2. Try out this Smashbox Travel Size Photo Finish Color Correcting Primer ($17.00). The colour is deceiving. Don’t worry you won’t turn out green. This green primer actually helps to eliminate redness on your face to give you a smooth start.

3. Go green with our Revlon Matte Eye Shadow in Luscious Lime 004 ($5.25). This bold eyeshadow shade goes on smooth and leaves a high impact colour.

4. Have some fun with this Essie Mint Candy Apple Nail Polish ($8.00). This pale pastel green is a cute way to add colour to a dark look.

5. Wear this Liquid Eyeshadow in Green Machine for some drama ($1.00). This dark sparkling eyeshadow will give you the wow factor every night.

6. Try out this Stila Eyeshadow Trio in Going Green ($20.00). The three different shades of green give you an added option and can help your beauty routine move from day to night with just one little compact.

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Makeup Enters a Blue Period

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

applyingmakeup1According 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.

Experiment with colour this coming season! You can pick up these makeup favourites as well as many others at high-end department stores or your local Sephora.

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Physicians Formula – Stackable Eye Colour for Spring

Friday, March 5th, 2010

physciansformula12Makeup 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.

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Spring Makeup & Hair

Thursday, 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.

longhealthyhair2Q: 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.

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MICHAEL KORS & ESTEE LAUDER TEAM UP

Friday, October 30th, 2009

One of our favourite designers, Michael Kors, has announced they are teaming up with Estee Lauder this winter for a spring makeup collection.  

The two companies have joined to release “The Estee Lauder Michael Kors Very Hollywood Color Collection.”  The line will be inspired by Michael Kors signature runway show makeup; classic and American.

According to WWD, the Very Hollywood Color Collection has 19 pieces packaged in beige with gold accents and coral outer cartons.  There are two color families — Bel Air Beige and Rodeo Pink — each with two $22 lip sheens with SPF 15, two $20 lip glosses, one $26 blush, one $30 eye shadow duo, one $19 eye pencil and one $18 nail lacquer.  Bel Air Beige’s palette is of beige and coral, while Rodeo Pink flirts with vibrant pink hues.

The Estee Lauder Michael Kors Very Hollywood Color Collection will be in stores January 2010.

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