Raging Rouge Beauty Blog: For Makeup Lovers Everywhere!
Oh boy… The Twilight Saga makes Forks, WA actually seem glamourous!
If you’re itching to replicate some of the looks from the Twilight movies, or if you absolutely, positively need life-sized cutouts of Edward and Jacob, you should click the link below to pre-order the collection from Nordstrom.
Voting in the Fragrance Foundation’s FiFi awards is nearly over! Be sure your favorite scents are given the attention they are due! CLICK HERE TO VOTE. You have until 5/19 to ensure your favorite fragrance is supported!
Here’s a full list of the finalists, courtesy of BeautyPress. Which scents are your faves?
2010 Top Five FiFi® Finalists
Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Luxe
bebe Eau de Parfum – Inter Parfums USA
Crescent Row Collection – Benefit
Flora by Gucci – P&G Prestige Products, Inc.
Lola Marc Jacobs –Coty Prestige
Very Hollywood Michael Kors Eau de Parfum—The Estee Lauder Companies
YSL Parisienne – YSL Beaute/L’Oreal
Fragrance of the Year: Men’s Luxe (6 in this category due to a tie)
ckfree Calvin Klein – Coty Prestige
D&G Fragrance Anthology – P&G Prestige Products, Inc.
Givenchy PLAY – Parfums Givenchy
Only the Brave – Diesel Fragrances, L’Oréal
Shiseido Zen for Men – Shiseido Cosmetics America
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Popular Appeal (6 in this category due to a tie)
Avril Lavigne Black Star – P&G Prestige Products, Inc.
Faith Hill Parfums – Coty
Flirt! Flowerific Perfume Spray – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Halle by Halle Berry – Coty
Mariah Carey Ultra Pink – Elizabeth Arden
Super Samba Woman – The Perfumer’s Workshop Int’l., Ltd.
Fragrance of the Year: Men’s Popular Appeal (only 3 in this category)
Playboy – Coty
Seduction in Black, Antonio Banderas – Puig USA, Inc.
Super Samba Man – The Perfumer’s Workshop Int’l, Ltd.
Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Nouveau Niche
Bond No. 9 Astor Place – Bond No. 9 New York
Eau Mega by Viktor & Rolf – L’Oréal USA
essence narciso rodriguez eau de parfum – Beauté Prestige International
Jo Malone Vanilla & Anise – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
L’Eau Ambrée by Prada – Puig USA, Inc.
Fragrance of the Year Men’s Nouveau Niche (only 4 in this category)
Black Fleece by Brooks Brothers Eau De Toilette – Inter Parfums USA
Bond No. 9 Brooklyn – Bond No. 9 New York
Bond No. 9 Perfume – Bond No. 9 New York
Collage by 3.1 Phillip Lim & Natalie Gracia-Cetto,
Ende/Anfang by Damir Doma & Yann Vasnier,
Solar Donkey Power by Henrik Vibskov & Louise Turner,
Smell by Henry Holland & Stephen Nilsen,
Nicoll 17 by Richard Nicoll & Rodrigo Flores Roux,
Whiskey Caramélisé by Toga & Alexandra Kosinski – Six Scents Parfums Inc.
Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Private Label/Direct Sell (only 4 in this category)
Bath & Body Works Signature Collection Twilight Woods EDT – Bath & Body Works
In Bloom by Reese Witherspoon – Avon Products, Inc.
Love Rocks – Victoria’s Secret
Naturelle – Yves Rocher North America Inc.
Fragrance of the Year: Men’s Private Label/Direct Sell (only 3 in this category)
comme une Evidence – Yves Rocher North America Inc.
Patrick Dempsey 2 – Avon Products, Inc.
Vertical – Victoria’s Secret
Fragrance of the Year: Unique Boutique (6 in this category due to a tie)
Baroque Pearl for Gump’s (women’s) – Through Smoke Creative
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire (women’s) – Guerlain
Halston Man Eau de Toilette (men’s) – Elizabeth Arden
L’Oeuvre Noire Back to Black Aphrodisiac (unisex) – by Kilian
Tom Ford Private Blend White Suede (unisex/women’s) – The Estée Lauder Companies
Tuberose Trilogy (unisex) – Histoires de Parfums
Fragrance Hall of Fame Nominees (honors a fragrance that has been on the market for 15 or more years)
CK one – Calvin Klein Cosmetics/Coty Prestige
Classique by Jean Paul Gaultier- Beaute Prestige International
Cristalle EDT – Chanel
Donna Karan Cashmere Mist EDT – Donna Karan Cosmetics/Estee Lauder Companies
Fahrenheit – Christian Dior Parfums
Gap Dream – Inter Parfums, Inc.
Pour un Homme – Caron Paris
Rapture – Victoria’s Secret Beauty
Red Door – Elizabeth Arden
Pictured: The Tuberose Trilogy by Histoires de Parfums. Retail price $185 each at www.histoiresdeparfums.com, www.vivre.com, and at select retailers nationwide. The Tuberose Trilogy is also available in the travel-friendly Nomad Kit, which retails for $96.
TUBEREUSE 1-CAPRICIEUSE (capricious): A powdery floral that combines the freshness of bergamot and the warmth of saffron with essences iris and ylang-ylang. The base notes of opulent suede and cocoa leave a mysterious and addictive trail.
TUBEREUSE 2-VIRGINALE (virginal): A floral oriental that combines sparkling mandarin orange and sweet cherry with smooth frangipani, Tahitian tiara flowers and sensual jasmine. A blend of patchouli leaf, blond wood and vanilla form the base notes of this deep and sensual scent.
TUBEREUSE 3-ANIMALE (animal): A floral and tobacco leather scent oozes power and inner strength, this scent opens with a bath of fresh kumquat and neroli and leads into a strong combination of plum, herbs and dry grasses. Blond tobacco and Immortelle flower leave intense base notes that linger.
SkinCareRx rocks! What I love most about this retailer is its tireless focus on the skin. From acne to aging, SkinCareRx is a veritable gold-mine of some of the best skincare products available!
Recently, the company launched the Beauty Cache. The Beauty Cache is the ultimate skin fix… a collection of full-sized and travel-sized skin treasures, complete with the most unusual rectangular-shaped turquoise satin makeup bag I’ve ever seen.
Each quarter, SkinCareRx will release another bag filled with product to sample. Customers can sign up for auto-ship (in which case a new cache will be shipped automatically to you every quarter), or each Beauty Cache can be purchased one-time only (I like this option so much… no need to call and cancel a subscription if you just want to try it out once before committing!)
As you’d expect from a company dedicated to skin, the Spring 2010 Beauty Cache I received was filled with products to prep skin for the warm summer months approaching, as well as protect skin from the sun. An unexpected surprise was a frosty lipstick by Marina Cosmetics!
Some brands included in my cache were: Colorescience, Pharmacopia, MD Skincare by Dr. Dennis Gross, Product, Heliocare, Juara, Jane Iredale, Kinerase and Marina Cosmetics. Of course, the biggest bonus for skincare junkies is the $25 off $100 coupon included in the cache! It can be used at SkinCareRx, Apothica or SkinBotanica!
I’ll be adding reviews of some individual products in the future… but in the meanwhile: Click HERE to check out the Beauty Cache by SkinCareRx.
Retail price is a mere $29.95!
The author of Raging Rouge received press samples for purposes of this makeup review / product review. For more information on sample policies, please click HERE to read my full disclosure statement.
Oh boy… I’m in trouble! I think I shop most enthusiastically for my children, and bath-time is where I tend to splurge most. Bath bombs, bubble baths, fruit-scented soaps… my little guys are spoiled rotten!
Naturally I was stoked to read that Lavanila has launched a new line of bath & body products for babies. “The Healthy Baby” line is available exclusively at Sephora, and contains chemical-free, vitamin-enriched products to pamper skin of all ages!
Products pictured (from left to right): LAVANILA Healthy Baby Butter 3oz $14, LAVANILA Healthy Baby Bottom Fragrance-free 3oz $15, LAVANILA Healthy Baby Wash $16, LAVANILA Healthy Baby Lotion Face & Body 7oz $15 and LAVANILA Healthy Baby Block SPF 40 2 oz $20.
Click HERE to check out the new line at Sephora.com
To celebrate this exciting launch, the two have teamed up and will be launching “The Happy, Healthy Baby Search” to find the first face of the Healthy Baby Collection.
To kick off the search, LAVANILA is holding an open casting call at Sephora 5th Avenue on May 14th from 2PM to 6PM. Parents are encouraged to bring their babies into the store to meet the founders/judges, have their entry photo taken and receive samples of the new collection. Plus, the first 50 parents to enter their babies will receive a Sephora gift card with a mystery value up to $100!
Parents who can’t make it to the casting call or live outside the NYC area can also enter online at Sephora.com/win/healthybaby until June 1st.
Let’s head MAC TO THE BEACH, shall we?
According to your calendar, Summer won’t start until June. But in the world according to MAC, Summer 2010 begins on May 28th! The eagerly anticipated MAC TO THE BEACH collection will hit MAC counters on May 28th. My guess? This limited-edition collection will sell out FAST, so grab it while you can!
Scroll down for more images!
Click HERE to shop at MAC online.
Click HERE to buy MAC at Nordstrom online.
Click HERE to shop MAC at Macy’s.
The author of the Raging Rouge Beauty Blog received press samples for purposes of this makeup review / product review. For more information on sample policies, please click HERE to read my full disclosure statement.