Raging Rouge Beauty Blog: For Makeup Lovers Everywhere!
Hourglass Cosmetics recently released Aura Sheer Lip Stain, and it makes a wonderful addition to your beauty stash for Spring 2011! As you can see in this image, the long and lean tube is topped with a sponge-tip applicator that also dispenses the product. The sponge-tip applicator is surprisingly adept at reaching odd angles and applying in small spots. [Read more…] about Flush: Hourglass Aura Sheer Lip Stain Review
Seattle dermatologist Dr. Brandith Irwin is well known for her SkinTour.com site, as well as her book THE SURGERY-FREE MAKEOVER: All You Need to Know for Great Skin and a Younger Face. Today, Dr. Irwin has provided three skin care tips exclusively for Raging Rouge readers!
1) What is the best method for conquering rosacea?
I really recommend a 3 pronged approach. Control dietary and lifestyle triggers, use a prescription rosacea cream like Metrocream, Noritate or Finacea every night, and lastly use the correct lasers to control flushing and dilated veins. There are other things that can be done but these are the basics to begin with.
There is a lot out there on dietary triggers. See AAD.org for help. Your dermatologist can help you with the best prescription cream for you and laser options.
2) What treatments should be used to fade hyperpigmentation?
Hyperpigmentation is a very complicated issue because some of it is driven by hormones, some by sun exposure and some by inflammation (the type that occurs after acne. In my opinion, the drugstore remedies really do not work well unless the pigment problem is very mild. We use a combination of lifestyle changes, controlling relevant skin diseases, sunscreens (look for zinc 10% or higher), antioxidants, changes in hormones, prescription creams and lasers.
3) Which is best for sun protection, physical or chemical sunscreen? Why?
I think the physical blocks generally are better because they don’t degrade on exposure to light. Some of the chemical sunscreens now have “stabilizers” in them which help keep them more active. It’s easier than it used to be to find physical blocks with zinc or titanium that aren’t chalky. Some are tinted nicely and are almost like a moisturizer with sunscreen and light coverage. For example, the DermaQuest ZinClear isn’t too chalky and comes in a tinted version as well. For a good chemical sunscreen try the La Roche Posay Anthelios with mexoryl.
It’s Estee Lauder Gift Time! If you’re shopping for a last-minute mother’s day gift, don’t forget to hit the Estee Lauder counter at Saks! A beauty filled tote (with a $175 value) is the current Estee Lauder GWP at Saks. With any purchase of $60 or more in Estee Lauder products, you’ll receive a gorgeous tote filled with:
Enter promo code LAUDER 36 during checkout to score the gift!
So many swatches… so little time! I took this photo of MAC’s “Lady Blush” from the MAC Cremeblend Blush collection and almost forgot to post it for your viewing pleasure!
I’m particularly happy to get the opportunity to sample shades like Lady Blush, as the apricot/earthy shade is truly universally flattering. As you can see in the swatch, it’s suitable for the fair-skinned. But it’s certainly opaque enough to be stand-out beautiful on dark skin as well! I’m a big fan of the luminous finish. I think it adds a youthful touch.
Retail price is $19.50.
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As someone who writes endlessly about makeup and skin care, you probably assume that I’m the type to “haul” product (that is- binge shop). The truth is I’ve always been a budget-conscious consumer, and while I’d circle many a makeup counter for hours, I’d rarely go crazy and madly fill shopping bags with product.
The exception to this was Givenchy. Once upon a time, when I traveled frequently between New York and Vancouver, I simply could not resist the siren song of the Givenchy displays at the duty-free shops. Since these pricey gems were also discounted, I felt all the more justified to spend crazy money on product! Most often, I would grab shades of the Compact Powder Quartet. I kept them, I gifted them… oh how I adored those gorgeous Givenchy face powders!
I recently had the opportunity to sample Givenchy’s Le Prisme Eye Quad in Candide Garden. This quad is a limited-edition item from the Givenchy Naivement Couture collection for Spring 2011. Dipping my brush into these beautiful shadows was like a reunion with an old friend. The feeling of giddy girlish excitement swept back over me the instant I spied the earthy neutrals in the signature Prisme format. A deep teak brown is combined with an orange, a peach and a golden hue. The finish is metallic, so once applied the orange hue looks a bit like a bright rust shade, and the gold shade looks like a bright yellowy gold. All housed in a chic little case with an applicator drawer tucked beneath, this compact is amazingly luxe and should be considered an accessory in and of itself!
Retail price is $56 per compact. Click HERE to check it out at GivenchyBeauty.com
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.