Beauty Biz articles from March 2007

Beauty Biz archives from March 2007

LOVE IS IN THE AIR.
March 16, 2007... The Seductive Charms of Spring Beauty Fashion Week Special: All-Access Pass With Beauty's Top Creators 50+ Pages of Must-Have Products Including: Lip Glosses Galore Super Natural Foundations Sweet- Smelling Shampoos...

LIGHTS, CAMERA, BEAUTY!
March 16, 2007... Byline: Jenny B. Fine CALL IT A BACKLASH AGAINST THE GARISHLY OVER-TANNED Hollywood look. Maybe it has to do with the booming healthy beauty mind-set. Whatever the reason, beauty is undergoing a seismic shift this spring. Gone is the...

THE A TEAM; BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS WHO KEEP FASHION WEEK'S TOP GIRLS LOOKING GORGEOUS.
March 16, 2007... Come fashion week, the models may look serene as they glide down the runway, but backstage, the scene is anything but. Countless camera crews and hangers-on, teams of hair and makeup artists, editors hanging onto their every word. It takes a...

ROCK SOLID; HOLLY HABER GOES UNDERCOVER TO DISCOVER WHETHER DIAMONDS REALLY ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND.(Diamond moisturizer and Bio-Lift eye cream from Natura)
March 16, 2007... TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, I HAD MY AURA balanced, and I thought the whole thing was preposterous. The dangling of a pendulum above various body parts to determine their energy charges, the placement of crystals in plastic cases upon those parts...

THE DARK SIDE; WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE GOING FROM BLONDE TO BRUNETTE.(choosong the proper hair color to get that perfect shade)(Brief article)
March 16, 2007... MAYBE BLONDES REALLY DON'T HAVE MORE FUN. RECENTLY, TRADITIONALLY towheaded babes like Charlize Theron, Jessica Simpson and Cameron Diaz have all jumped on the brunette bandwagon, a move that entails much more than a simple dye job. Most...

BALD IS BEAUTIFUL.(beauticians offer beauty tips for bald Britney Spears)(Discussion)(Brief article)
March 16, 2007... Britney's cue-ball 'do was clearly a cry for help. But whatever the cause, shorn doesn't have to be ugly, and can even look downright gorgeous (see Demi Moore in GI Jane and Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta). We asked some beauty gurus for...

ALL BY MYSELF; CALLING FOR AN APPOINTMENT, KILLING TIME IN THE WAITING ROOM, SHELLING OUT LOTS OF CASH: ALL ARE FAMILIAR TERRITORY WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY TREATMENTS. THESE NEW AT-HOME MACHINES COULD MAKE ALL THAT A THING OF THE PAST.(ThermaClear skin cream)(Completely Bare Wax hair removal cream)(Ilift skin toning equipment)(Rejuva Wand skin toning wand)(Product/service evaluation)
March 16, 2007... Byline: Jill Schuck ThermaClear Recently approved by the FDA to zap zits quickly, ThermaClear won't leave behind red, flaky, irritated skin. The secret is a controlled surge of heat, similar to laser treatments done in dermatologists'...

MEN'S WEAR; THE CLOTHES MAY MAKE THE MAN BUT HIS SCENT WARDROBE IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING AN IMPRESSION.
March 16, 2007... 1. Giorgio Armani Attitude An Art Deco bottle with a chic flip top, reminiscent of a Zippo lighter, makes this lemon, cardamom and cedar fragrance stand out from the crowd. ($55; Macy's, Saks) 2. Kiton Black From the hallmark house of...

I AM MAN, SEE ME MOISTURIZE.
March 16, 2007... Byline: Megam McIntyre WHILE THE TERM "METROSEXUAL" DIED a long, lingering (merciful) death a few years back, some of its ideologies still live on, specifically in the form of antiaging products for men. Many more males are coming to...

MEET MY NEW SIDEKICK.(new fragrances this season)(Brief article)
March 16, 2007... Byline: Jill Schuck Every season, new fragrances proliferate at an alarming rate, leaving many of us feeling completely overwhelmed. Luckily, though, many of the names are familiar, thanks to popular scents that have myriad spin-offs,...

FAST ACTING ; WHEN YOU'VE GOT BEAUTY ISSUES, YOU WANT RESULTS. NOW. HERE ARE A FEW PURSE-FRIENDLY PROBLEM-SOLVERS FOR WHEN IT'S TIME TO TROUBLESHOOT.(Bourjois Double Ended Buffing Balm)(Revlon Eraser Pen)(Anastasia Brow Fix)(Tweezerman Nail Block)(DuWop Beauty Blade)(Band-Aid Activ-Flex Blister Block)(Face Atelier Lip Rx, Lip Putty, Lip Lock & Pout)(Product/service evaluation)
March 16, 2007... Byline: Katharine Jones Bourjois Double Ended Buffing Balm What Does It Do? A small buffer attached to the cap of this moisturizing balm gently buffs off dry flakes, allowing the emollient-rich treatment to fully absorb. ...

A TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING.(Space NK to introduce its own line of organic cosmetics)
March 16, 2007... Byline: Megan McIntyre BRITISH RETAIL PHENOMENON SPACENK, the apothecary chain known for its discerning mix of hard-to-find beauty brands, makes its retail debut Stateside this May, bringing with it a philosophy of rigorously selected...

TO BROW OR NOT TO BROW.(Fall 2007 collections)(Brief article)
March 16, 2007... For some makeup artists, brows-or the lack thereof-took center stage at the makeup mirror during the Fall 2007 collections in Paris. Falling squarely in the camp of strong brow were Christian Dior's John Galliano and Chanel. What better,...

TEACHER'S PET; THESE MAKEUP PALETTES GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY WITH SPECIFIC HOW-TO INSTRUCTIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS THAT ARE SO HELPFUL, IT'S ALMOST LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN PRIVATE MAKEUP ARTIST ON CALL 24/7.
March 16, 2007... Byline: Megan McIntyre 1 Bourjois Petit Guide de Style Americans have always envied French women and their seemingly effortless mastery of everything style-wise.Now we've got an inside track to Parisian glamour with these shadow and...

HOT STUFF; FROM SEXY SILVER MAKEUP TO LYCHEE-INFUSED SCENTS, SPRING'S BEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS WILL KEEP YOU FEELING COOL ALL SEASON LONG.(List)
March 16, 2007... Darling Clementine AT FIRST GLANCE, ORANGE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE WORLD'S EASIEST COLOR TO WEAR. YET IT'S proving to be one of spring's most popular shades, nudging out perennial favorites red and pink for the season's top honors. "Orange...

A STUDY IN CONTRASTS; MAKEUP ARTIST LUCIA PIERONI FOCUSES ON TEXTURES AND TONES TO CREATE A DRAMATIC NEW DIRECTION FOR SPRING BEAUTY.
March 16, 2007... Byline: Jenny B. Fine Play Time If summer sportiness conjures up images of bronzed goddesses with shiny lips, think again. "Texture is what's new for spring," says makeup artist Lucia Pieroni, who created the looks on these pages....

THE ULTIMATE SPRING PRODUCT GUIDE; COUNTER INTELLIGENCE; NO NEED TO STORM THE DEPARTMENT STORES. WE'VE ROUNDED UP SPRING'S MUST-HAVE BEAUTY PRODUCTS IN ONE EASY PLACE FOR THE BEST RETAIL THERAPY AROUND.
March 16, 2007... Makeup Turn up the temperature with traffic-stopping lips, eye-catching eye shades and skin so flawless it begs to be touched. Lipsticks Metal Head Metallics sizzled on the runways, so it's no surprise razzle-dazzle lips...

THE ULTIMATE SPRING PRODUCT GUIDE; COUNTER INTELLIGENCE [PART 2].(Product/service evaluation)
March 16, 2007... Fragrance One whiff of this season's fresh new scents is enough to convince you: Spring really is in the air. White Florals CREAM OF THE CROP Lush, creamy blooms perfectly capture a woman's dichotomous nature-delicate and...

BUY, BUY, BUY; SAW A PRODUCT YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT? HERE, AN A-TO-Z SHOPPING GUIDE FOR THE ITEMS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE.
March 16, 2007... Brands 3Lab: Saks Fifth Avenue flagship, 877-551-SAKS, 212-753-4000, saks.com AcneRecovery: Nordstrom, 800-539-5195, acnerecovery.com Agent Provocateur: Agent Provocateur, Bloomingdale's, bloomingdales.com Alex...

WOMEN OF THE WORLD; FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE, THESE UP-AND-COMERS ARE REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BEAUTIFUL.
March 16, 2007... Byline: Jill Schuck JAPAN, SPAIN, ENGLAND, MEXICO, CHINA. THE ACADEMY Awards last month was peppered liberally with beautiful young actresses from all corners of the globe. Ditto the runways of New York, Milan and Paris, where the...