Color-blocking has inspired new designs across multiple platforms and ICU Eyewear brings it to your eyes with affordably chic Two-Tone Sunglasses and Readers.
By offering a subtle ombre on select frames, vertical two-tone patterns here and there, and playful patterns paired with a solid pop of color – ICU Eyewear offers plenty of ways be on trend.
ICU Eyewear’s on trend styles are $25 each and can be found on ICUEyewear.com.
Although avid swimmers are familiar with the tightening and toning advantages of their sport,
they’re equally acquainted with the less-beautiful disadvantages: think dry, brittle, discolored hair
and irritated, flaky scalp. Besides, green hair is so-not sexy. The good news for every insatiable
swimmer is that there’s MalibuC, leader in the natural salon treatment category and
creator of Malibu C Swimmers Weekly Solution. How the mermaid crowd has lived so long
without this highly potent, nature-identical vitamin complex will always be a mystery, but today’s
water sport enthusiasts don’t have to.
Malibu C works instantly to combat the two saboteurs of beautiful, sexy hair for swimmers –
chlorine and trace residual lime – leaving locks that are purified and rejuvenated.
Formulated using nature’s own freshly activated Vitamin C, Malibu C draws these malicious
minerals to the surface where they are gently washed away. At the same time, rich, nourishing
botanicals sooth, hydrate and restore the hair and scalp that have been damaged by pool water.
Hair is immediately transformed with healthy shine, strength, renewed manageability and
swinging movement. Sexy body, meet sexy hair – with Malibu C, help has definitely arrived!
The Gig: You’ll showcase the benefits of Natrafil®,our newest fiber, and the innovative shapes that we’ve developed. Our vision is that you create a look with a bold and glittery finish.
To Qualify: Please email artist@adesignbrushes.comby 8am EDT, May 28th. Please include a head shot, one of your latest looks, links to your website, blog, Pinterest page, Facebook or Twitter account as well as a few sentences about why you should be our featured adesignerTM. Independent artists only — no agencies please.
The Pay: $500 all inclusive with a stipend for any special makeup needed. You’ll also receive a $200 brush gratis.
The Exposure: You’ll be asked to showcase your creation at IMATS Los Angeles June 23rd. We will promote you as one of our lead adesignersTM in all email blasts, across our Facebook pages as we stream from the show and highlight your artistry in a photo album.
Finalists will be selected for Skype interview with final selection June 8th.
If you’re ready for hair that’s absolutely always head turning—never frizzy, damaged, discolored or dry– then you’re ready for Macadamia Natural Oil’s Luxe Repair Kit, an indulgent set of five nourishing, revitalizing, gotta have ‘em hair-healers. The kit’s Rejuvenating Shampoo, Deep Repair Masque, Healing Oil Treatment, No Tangle Spray and Healing Oil Infused Comb all harness the power of lightweight and luscious macadamia oil, a straight-from-nature product that is absorbed quickly and thoroughly into parched hair, restoring health, shine and softness.
To help macadamia work its magic, argan oil also plays a role, increasing hair’s strength and elasticity while providing all-natural protection from the sun’s damaging rays. Pick up the Luxe Repair Kit for just $49.95 by seeing your stylist, visiting macadamiahair.com or by calling 800.807.3950. You deserve your own happy hair ending. Macadamia Natural Oil lets you write it.
Have a beautiful week!
@BeautePublicist
Photo, text and media credits: Macadamia Natural Oil.
As the weather gets warmer, garments and other facets of life take on a lighter everyday role. This maintenance ritual will also include the removal of hair all over the body and down there. The thought of the Brazilian wax sends shivers through the spines of those on the prowl and boosts confidence for those who sport the exotic smooth sensation. Sharing with us her professional insights on the ritual is west coast expert Jen Rutledge.
When is the most popular season for Brazilian waxing. The most popular season for Brazilian Waxing is Spring-Summer. My busiest months are March-August. Vacation time=Hair Free!!
What is the lure toward this exotic service? When do women have it done? I think the lure towards this service is sexiness. Women of all ages, races and sizes can feel sexy in just 10-15 minutes by removing their bikini hair. Women have it done because it makes them feel clean and amazing!
For the first time client, what should they expect when they go in for their first Brazilian? The first time a woman gets a Brazilian Wax, 90% of the time, they are nervous. Some tips on care before waxing are: Don’t get waxed the week before your period, don’t drink alcohol the night before, no tanning beds or sun for 24 hrs, and take 2 Advil 1 hour before the service is performed.
How often should a person have this done? Is it better to have it maintained or to grow out and start again? I recommend clients get waxed every 4-6 weeks. The hair will remain smooth about 2-3 weeks after being waxed. The hair must then grow out another 2 weeks. Depending on the client, 4-6 weeks is the average time between sessions.
What kind of pain is involved with this process?What can someone do to prepare for the sensations affiliatedwith the service? The pain varies from client to client. Taking 2 Advil an hour before helps. Also, never wax the week before your period, as your skin is extra sensitive. Do not drink alcohol the night before or use a tanning bed for 24 hrs before/after.
Special thanks to Jen Rutledge for taking time to answer our questions. Ladies, happy Brazilian to you!
Encouraging and inspiring people everywhere to transform the boundaries of beauty is The Body Shop’s new beauty movement, Beauty With Heart. To publicly head this new endeavor for the world-wide chain of store is actress, model and activist Lily Cole.
In a recent statements, Global Brand Advocate Lily Cole and Sophie Gasperment, Executive Chairman, The Body Shop, said:
Lily Cole, global Brand Advocate for The Body Shop: “I have long been an advocate of the potential of using business and consumer power to cause positive change. The Body Shop takes a responsible attitude to people and the environment, and it feels amazing to be supporting a brand who are pioneers in that way of working.”
Sophie Gasperment, Executive Chairman, The Body Shop: “We know that our Brand delivers more than beauty; our products truly contain heart as well. Today, we’re looking to a future where our vision of beauty can be experienced by new generations for whom it is all about looking good, feeling good and doing good, too.”
The Body Shop International plc is the original ethical beauty brand, with over 2,500 stores in over 60 markets worldwide. The Body Shop seeks out wonderful natural ingredients from all four corners of the globe to deliver products bursting with effectiveness, to enhance your natural beauty. By striving to use the planet’s resources wisely, The Body Shop searches for outstanding natural materials and ingredients from across the globe to include in its range of products. The Body Shop is proud to have been the first beauty brand to have brought the benefits of fair trade to the beauty industry through its own unique Community Fair Trade program, to have introduced 100% recycled packaging, and to raise funds and awareness on key issues of the day, including the sex trafficking of the most vulnerable in our society, children and young people.
Have a beautiful week!
@BeautePublicist
Photo, partial text and media content: The Body Shop.
Whether you were “born that way” or your blonde is from a bottle, your hair deserves products made just for its hue—and just for you!
Enter the Blondes Wellness Kit, the newest offering from the wellness-based beauty gurus at Malibu C. Rich with sulfate- and paraben-free ingredients (think antioxidant pro-Vitamin B, organic aloe and crystallized Vitamin C), this trio revitalizes blonde color and highlights, taking them from brassy and ashy to shiny, bold and beautiful—and totally fade-free. Together, the kit’s built-for-blondes Wellness Treatment, Shampoo and Conditioner comprise the first ever 100% vegan wellness treatment for blondes. Because the supremely safe, Ecocert ingredients are straight from nature, they also effectively work to combat the not-so-great stuff found there, like hair-harming oxidizers found in the shower water, air and sun. The result is blonde that’s 100% naturally beautiful—whether it’s from a bottle or not!
No matter what your hair type is – Living Proof’s Straight allows you to avoid all kinks, curls, and cowlicks in your bang… even with the sudden rise in temperature. Straight contains Living Proof’s patented proprietary humidity-blocking molecule creates an ultra fine protective coating on the hair to prevent hair from reverting back to its original state. It also repels dirt, allowing you to make your style last longer.
Celebrities rocking edgy bangs these days include Mena Suvari, Zooey Deschanel, Rooney Mara, and Rachel McAdams.
To get the look:
1. Clip back your wet/damp hair, leaving your bangs out in front
2. Spray Living Proof’sStraight($29) on wet/damp bangs and brush through to distribute evenly
3. Use a paddle brush to blow-dry your bangs forward. Blow dry from roots to ends, keeping tension consistent,and evenly distribute heat from the blow dryer over bangs until dry
4. To finish, run a hair straightener over the bang to fully flatten
Adding to the list of hybrid self care products is a deodorant stick that offers pleasantly fragrant protection with 100% natural ingredients. The Healthy Deodorant in Vanilla Passion Fruit offers a care alternative outside of mainstream product solutions of this kind.
The prized formula boasts of a special beta gluten technology for daily defense and nourishment as well as a proprietary blend of essential oils. Use is simple applying as you would a regular deodorant stick. What’s nice about this powerful protectant is that its scent does not clash with other fragrances. Wear alone or with fragrance, the product takes care of business while ensuring a fresh body scent!
Keep this product in your gym bag, travel ready and in your personal beauty arsenal for daily use. What could possibly make this situation any better? There are five super fragrances with the base note of vanilla! Add this to your beauty collection by visiting www.lavanilla.com.
This year neon and other bold, nuclear hues are taking root in mainstream fashion and beauty. Warming up the eye shadow color palette for spring and summer 2012 is Star Gaze Admire from LA Colors. 16 Hi-def shades ranging from pearl to purple and every pink shade in between are all dedicated to create dramatic looks with a hint of dimension adding shimmer.
L.A. Colors has created this palette with brilliance since the richly pigmented powders serve two primary functions…as an eyeliner and of course lid color. From fantasy party girl to high fashion diva, Star Gaze Admire offers endless opportunities for expressing the true spirit that rests inside us all.
Professional makeup artists will enjoy this one-stop palette for its color options, quality of powder product and of course the delivery of total look when photographed. The colors are simple to apply and blending options will open a new world of creativity. Whatever your walk in life, this is the one color grouping you will want in your makeup collection or professional case. Add Star Gaze Admire to your beauty collection by visiting www.lacolors.com.
Have a beautiful week!
@BeautePublicist
Photo credit: LAColors
**Special thanks to L. A. Colors for gifting me the opportunity to sample this amazing collection of eye shadows. They truly live up to every expectation of how a professional quality eye shadow should perform. This is a super product as a whole. xoxo Mary
