PHOTO CREDITS
Photographed by Kai Huang
Editorial by Jennie Llamas-Garcia
Makeup by Sabs Hernandez for Lancôme Paris using Divine Summer Collection
Hair by Vianney Guese for L'Oreal Paris
ALL THE RADIANCE OF A ROSE FOR TRULY VIBRANT LIPS
All the magic roses for captivating lips with a veil of shine and color
Inspired by the Lancôme rose created in 1973 by the botanist Georges Delbard in homage to the Lancôme brand and its founder Armand Petitjean – the legendary rose with its unique, vibrant glistening petals – and by all the world's most spellbinding roses, the shades in the Color Fever Dewy Shine lip color line shine with a captivating transparency.
Lancôme reveals the sensuality and brilliance of the rose in this sublime collection of eighteen translucent, tinted shades ranging from Sophisticated Pink to Delicate Coral. The vibrant shades come in three stunning effects: glittering "tempting sparkle", iridescent "precious pearl" and the natural and delicate "pure cream".
Adorned with semi-transparent color, the lips are awakened with an incredible vibrant shine.
Lips as fresh and vivid as the morning dew
With its unique know-how and unparalleled understanding of the needs of Asian women, and to provide a tailored response to their particular demands, Lancôme has created a lip color which encapsulates all the delicate sparkle of the morning dew.
Applying all their experience in the creation of high-shine, the Research Laboratories have revealed a unique, cutting-edge technology, Wet-Organic™ Network which gels on contact with the lips, capturing the precious oils and waxes which enables light to reflect vibrantly and amplify shine.
Melting, delicate and authentic, the lip colors in this collection are smooth textured to lavish and pamper lips with indulgent hydration and fresh, colored, transparent, sensual shine.
New striking, ultra-feminine design
Lancôme reveals a totally new lip color design where delicate shape meets skilfully-crafted efficacy to fit the lip shape perfectly for the ultimate in precision application. With its elegant, unique design, Color Fever Dewy Shine revisits the already legendary signature traits of Color Fever: translucent colors, chiseled, contemporary shape and a combination of silvery éclat and transparency. As a final elegant touch, the glowing Fresh Coral cap is a perfect match for the sublime shades and provides an ideal backdrop for the brand name engraved on its base.
Lancôme's make-up expertise to enhance the beauty of lips
Lancôme offers five expert make-up ranges to enhance the beauty of women's lips worldwide.
For those who like to play with color, three lines of lipstick set the standard: for lavished lips bursting with sensual, colored shine, Lancôme has created Color Fever Dewy Shine with its smooth pampering texture; for translucent gloss, Lancôme offers Color Fever Shine to give lips a transparent, colored sheen, and finally, Rouge Absolu with its satin finish and rich colors for sensually voluptuous lips.
Addicts of absolute shine can choose between two "must-have" glosses: Color Fever Gloss which, that to its Plump™ applicator, reveals full lips coated in sparkling shades, and Juicy Tubes, the veritable fashion accessory for luscious lips, with a glossy result and delicious shine.
Today was a free day today for me so I decided to go around the mall and just check out what's new at the cosmetics department. I make it a point that when I am not at work, I do not wear any makeup on my face. I would like to keep my face makeup-free as much as possible (this is something you girls should practice too).
I came across this new makeup counter (I prefer not to mention the brand) at the department store, and started to look around. The counter sales people were so pushy about making me try their products that I finally gave in. I thought, "why not? I might learn something?"... so I sat there listening to the sales lady talk about their makeup line and just let her talk about the ingredients of the cosmetic. The one thing that she concentrated on was the blush. She kept on layering it on my cheekbones and I started to feel uneasy and worried. I told her it was probably enough, and she said that the blush was so subtle and light that layering it would be OK. After endless layers of blush, I checked my reflection in the mirror, and to my surprise, the blush looked amazing! It had a subtle pink glow and it highlighted my cheekbones! I was soooooo tempted to buy the blush but something inside me was still in doubt. I had a lot of nice blushes from Lancôme and I figured that that was the last thing I needed in my kit right now, so I left it alone. I gave my thanks to the counter lady and headed out to the mall.
I noticed that people were looking at me with curiosity, some I had to say were looking at me and were smiling. I was thinking that I must be looking so pretty with this blush because I was getting all the attention! Anyway, I bumped into an old high school friend of mine and we started to chat, I could see in her eyes that she was eyeing me, and was wondering about my face. There I was smiling and beaming with pride and felt so flattered! She even asked what I was doing now, and told her I was a makeup artist. She reacted with a "really?"... I didn't think any of it until I got home and saw myself in the mirror...
OK, this is the result of having your makeup done under department store lights. My blush was bright HOT pink with a visible lines going up to my temples along my cheekbones. When I was in makeup school, I have always been told that you should always check the color of foundation on your face outside on natural light to see how it really looks before buying. I just thought it made perfect sense because I knew that lights in departments stored had red-lights mixed with soft orange hues that made every one looked flawless, blooming, and pretty...
So all you ladies out there, the next time you buy makeup, try them on and go outside where there's natural light and check if if compliments your skin tone.
Blush application should be seamless and has no hard edges. Try blending your blush with a round brush in circular motions from the apples of your cheeks up to the temples. Start with as little product as possible. You can always add on if you still need more.
PHOTO CREDITS
Photographed by Pat Dy
Makeup by Sabs Hernandez for Lancôme Paris (tearsheet)
Hair by Ogie Rayel for Khiel's Stylist Series
Editor: Jennie Llamas-Garcia
Here are some fabulous uses for this almost-magical substance, held in the highest esteem by wise ones—and savvy beauties—for millennia.
After all, honey is one of the oldest and most effective beauty aids ever. Discover a few ancient secrets, right here. They’re the bees’ best!
*Wink!*1. Honey Pat. This is the best way to bring a lively glow to your face and body while you moisturize and smooth. And it’s so much fun! Just bring one of those cute little honey-bears into the tub with you. Squeeze some honey anywhere on your skin and pat it with both hands. As you continue to pat your skin, the honey gets really sticky, and will pull up your skin gently with every pat. This is the BEST for circulation, and you’ll end up with a gorgeous glow. Rinse off the honey when you’ve had enough.
2. Honey Golden Bath. If you don’t have time to pat-and-glow, just add 1/4 cup or so of honey to your bath. Mmmm—sweet, silky, and luscious skin.
3. Honey Shiny Hair. Mix 1 teaspoon honey, a squeeze of fresh lemon, and 1 quart of warm water. After shampooing, simply pour through hair. Let your hair dry as you normally would; you don’t need to rinse it out.
4. Moisturizing Honey Mask. Mix 2 tablespoons honey and 2 teaspoons milk or cream. Smooth on face and allow to remain for 10 minutes, then rinse.
5. Honey-Apple Toner. This sweet alpha-hydroxy miracle will help to firm, smooth, and moisturize your skin. In a blender or food processor, combine 1 peeled, cored apple with a tablespoon of honey and pulse until smooth. Apply pulp gently to face and allow to remain for 15 minutes, then rinse.
6. Good-Enough-to-Eat Facial Cleansing Scrub. Combine 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon finely-ground almonds, 2 tablespoons dry oatmeal, and enough lemon juice to moisten. Massage mixture gently onto face, then rinse with warm water.
7. Honey Hair Conditioning Treatment. This great formula combines the benefits of honey and olive oil for lustrous, silky, healthy hair and scalp. Simply combine 1/2 cup honey and 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup olive oil (depending on the dryness of your hair and scalp). Saturate hair and scalp with this conditioner, then put on a shower cap and allow the conditioner to remain for 30 minutes before you shampoo and rinse as usual.