Celebrating the 35th Anniversary Of Beautiful: Estée Lauder Beautiful Absolu

Created in 1985 by Chant, Grojsman, Benaim, and Gavarry, Estée Lauder’s Beautiful Eau de Parfum was a big floral. That adjective should maybe be in all caps to accurately describe it. What fascinated me was within all that power there were distinctly recognizable strands. For my late sister it was her daily perfume. It was the fragrance of a thousand flowers, feminine and romantic. I still think of it as one of the great examples of this type of perfumery.

Beautiful Absolu is a new limited edition concentration born from the desire to celebrate Beautiful’s unprecedented floralcy.

Andy loved Beautiful so much he even wore it himself. A visionary, like Estée, Andy also had a passion for flowers, capturing their beauty in bold pop art prints and paintings splashed with color. Now, Estée and Andy’s flowers come together in the ultimate collaboration: a special 35th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of Beautiful. This Special Collector’s Edition is an exclusive collaboration between Estée Lauder and the art of Andy Warhol.

Adorn yourself with the sumptuous scents within Estée Lauder’s Beautiful Absolu fragrance, created by perfumer Mackenzie Reilly Brimming with fruity, botanical notes, the Eau de Parfum is guaranteed to allow you to make a memorable entrance wherever you go.

Top Notes: Rose, Orange, Lily, Tuberose, Marigold.
Heart Notes: Orange Flower, Muguet, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang.
Base Notes: Sandalwood, Vetiver, Amber.

Romantic and charming, the perfume opens with top notes of delicate Rose, juicy Orange, powdery Lily, Tuberose and Marigold, conjuring visions of colourful gardens bursting into life. Hopeful buds evoke feelings of adventure and promise, reminding you to take chances and to never be afraid of chasing your dreams.

The fragrance takes an unpredictable turn with heart notes of alluring Orange Flower, Muguet, opulent Jasmine and Ylang-Ylang, the enticing cocktail lingering on the skin and in the air. Passionate and unique, allow the perfume to sweep you away on a wave of charisma and lust, working as a constant reminder to express yourself in an honest and authentic manner.

Finishing with notes of creamy Sandalwood, Vetiver and Amber, the perfume reaches a bold crescendo, exuding confidence and a molten, simmering sense of self. Ideal for the person that knows exactly who they are, as the unignorable and unapologetic aromas mingle and dance. Encased in a smouldering, curvaceous bottle with a gold-toned lid.

This special 35th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of Estée Lauder’s Beautiful will be available this fall as a new limited-edition concentration born from the desire to celebrate Beautiful’s unprecedented floralcy.

Estée Lauder Beautiful Absolu is available in a flacon of 50ml and is available at Estée Lauder corners and selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Estée Lauder.

Estée Lauder names Bianca Brandolini d’Adda as the new face of Re-Nutriv

Estée Lauder has announced that it has signed Bianca Brandolini d’Adda, French-born international fashion muse, as the brand’s global Re-Nutriv Ambassador. Bianca will feature in a new global digital campaign, ‘Live a Life of Extraordinary Beauty’, debuting in September.

I am thrilled to welcome Bianca to her role as global Re-Nutriv Ambassador. Bianca has a deep appreciation for travel, art, style and beauty, making her the perfect ambassador for our luxury skincare and makeup line.

Stephane de La Faverie, Estée Lauder Global Brand President

Bianca Brandolini d’Adda is among the world’s most influential fashion muses. She was born in Paris, France, to an ancient Venetian aristocratic family. Her father is Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d’Adda, Count of Valmareno and her mother is Princess Georgina Maria Natividad de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny, a French-Brazilian model who worked for Valentino as an artistic muse. Through her father, she is a descendant of Empress Maria Theresia.

Dividing her time between her family homes in Venice, Paris and Rio di Janeiro, Bianca Brandolini d’Adda received her education at the Institut du Marais–Charlemagne Pollès. She went on to study theatre at Studio Pygmalion in Paris. Bianca is credited for being an inspiration to many designers including Valentino and Giambattista Valli, and has been called one of the most beautiful women in Europe. While living in Rio di Janeiro, she collaborated with the Brazilian brand Osklen to design a swimwear collection and designer shoe brand Sergio Rossi. She has also been a constant collaborator for Maison Cartier for a number of years, and is regularly cited in the best-dressed lists of Vogue and Vanity Fair, and has appeared in television shows and short films.

I am honoured to represent Re-Nutriv. It is so iconic with a wonderful heritage. I am excited to share this luxurious collection with women around the world.

Bianca Brandolini d’Adda

In 1956, Estée Lauder introduced Re-Nutriv, the world’s first luxury creme. Founder Mrs. Estée Lauder traveled the world to source nature’s most rare ingredients, using her own ‘rare perception’ to transform them into a goldmine of beauty. Today, Re-Nutriv continues to explore the far reaches of the earth to discover nature’s most precious ingredients, transforming them with science’s most powerful advances to deliver dramatic benefits to skin. These unsurpassed formulas are innovative, exquisite and exceptionally effective.

Bianca Brandolini d’Adda will be featured in the new global digital campaign, ‘Live a Life of Extraordinary Beauty’, debuting in September. Come into the beautiful world of Estée Lauder.

 

 

 

 

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate

 

From the nighttime skincare expert, Estée Lauder introduces the Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate, a brand new product that harnesses the restorative power of night. Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate is described as the overnight rescue treatment that targets life’s daily challenges responsible for skin irritation, redness and dehydration.

When you feel your skin is acting up, Press Reset Tonight.

The gel emulsion formula features a soothing lavender scent that reinforces feelings of tranquility and calm. The Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate boosts skin’s smoothness and clarity while delivering long-lasting, 24-hour moisture. The formula claims to help the skin recover in just one hour, while boosting its own ability to recover by getting stronger and more resilient.

The Concentrate rescues and rests the look of skin by delivering 15x concentrated Hyaluronic Acid in a multi-molecular weight complex. It soothes the look of irritation in just one hour; fortifies skin, and restores a more poreless, refined, luminous complexion. In addition, the formula boasts anti-oxidants counteract free radical damage.

How to use:

Apply at night after your repair serum, whenever your skin is acting up or needs an extra boost.

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Intense Reset Concentrate soothes the look of irritation – in just 1 hour. It fortifies your skin so it can better respond to intense visible stressors. It allows you to power through life’s high-intensity moments beautifully. It restores a more poreless, refined texture and significantly boosts skin’s luminous clarity.

 

 

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate launches globally by the end of the month. Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate is now available for pre-order at Estée Lauder.

Come into the beautiful world of Estée Lauder.

 

 

 

 

First look: Estée Lauder x Victoria Beckham makeup

September sees the launch of Victoria Beckham’s very first makeup collection! As announced earlier this year, the house of Estée Lauder has partnered with the famous style icon for a limited edition color cosmetics collection, which represents Victoria’s first-ever makeup launch. In 2014, Victoria Beckham collaborated with Nails Inc. on a limited edition nail polish duo, and now she’s set to unveil a full makeup range that launches in the United States and United Kingdom on September 13th, 2016.

 

 

As Victoria Beckham explained, her latest venture is the fulfillment of one of her long – held dream – creating a personal makeup collection that works on a variety of ages and skin tones. At the same time, the collection is aimed at complementing her fashion collection. Estée Lauder is also the beauty sponsor of Beckham’s spring 2017 runway, so guests at the designer’s New York show on September 11th will be the first to see the products in action, as models will be wearing them on the catwalk.

I was very specific about what I wanted. It was about the must-have items that I felt everybody should have in their makeup bag, things that are really quite difficult to find because I know, I’ve searched

Victoria Beckham

Estée Lauder x Victoria Beckham collection includes 15 stock-keeping units, including a portable light box. In the spirit of Estée Lauder’s latest product innovations, the formulas are multi-tasking. For example, a cream highlighter also moisturizes and tightens the skin.

 

As Beckham explained in a recent interview with Vogue, she changes her looks depending on where she is in the world and how she’s dressing.  With this in mind, helping to ensure a foolproof application, Beckham has brought together groupings of up to eight products representing the four cities that resonate with her: London, Los Angeles, New York, and Paris. The conveniently sized products can easily fit into the Victoria Beckham light box that includes a removable lighted mirror and different 8 products. The Los Angeles set is youthful and fresh, London conveys more edgy, rock ‘n roll vibe, New York is said to be bold and colorful, while Paris is sophisticated.

 

Prices range from $30 for the matte lip pencil, to $45 for an Eye Metals Eyeshadow, $95 for the Morning Aura Illuminating Crème. The priciest item in the range is the aforementioned light box, which retails for $1,200

100 Years of Lipstick

Yvette Labrousse never left her home without fist applying her lipstick. The Cannes-based miss France got her first tube of the red lip color from her mother. And it has since become such a big part of her identity that she even wears it while she was doing her job in her mothers shop.

Yvette Labrouse, miss France 1930, the later Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan III (Click photo to enlarge)

It’s been called the red badge of courage, defined Marilyn Monroe’s unabashed sexuality and was a way for factory-working ‘Rosie the Riveters’ to hold onto their femininity while doing a ‘man’s job’. Its paradoxical history is long and colorful, but whatever the shade, lipstick has left its imprint on the cultural fabric.

 Portrait of Her Highness The Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan III (private collection)(photo by Dorothy Wilding)  (Click photo to enlarge).

So what is it that makes women coat their lips with crushed beetle guts and processed cow fat day in and day out? For Yvette Labrousse, it made her feel powerful in that time. Coloring her lips was the last thing she did before walking out the door to face the world. The click of the tube opening and closing gives her the comfort of routine. But it’s more than makeup, it’s a source of confidence, sensuality and sometimes even armor.

Yves Saint Laurent (Click photo to enlarge)

The intimate relationship between lipstick and ladies goes way back, to the Egyptians who stained their mouths with red clay and iron oxide. Over the centuries it has been seen as both an embellishment of the elite and a scarlet marker of sin. In the Victorian era, when femininity was linked to a childlike innocence and women were prized almost solely for their looks, crimson salves were banned in England. It wasn’t until the turn of the 20th century that lipstick came back into vogue. Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together.

Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together, Elizabeth Taylor, actress

Along with shattering countless other taboos, Hollywood also brought lipstick into the mainstream. While some women started secretly tinting their lips at home, actresses began coloring their pouts onscreen. And once Sarah Bernhardt, dubbed ‘the most famous actress in the world’, unveiled her red lips both on and off the red carpet, it was just a matter of time before others followed suit.

Christian Louboutin Rouge Matte Louboutin (Click photo to enlarge).

Until the early 1900s, lip salves were made primarily from carmine dye, extracted from dried insects, and applied with a brush. But around 1915 lipstick started appearing in cylindrical tubes, and within a few years everyone, from Estee Lauder to Elizabeth Arden to Chanel, was selling it. By 1936, the New York Times declared that lipstick was ‘as essential as clothes’ and ‘almost as vital as food’, and by 1940, 90 percent of American women wore it. “It wasn’t just lipstick, it was and is an icon,” says Veronique Vienne, a former art director and journalist for a number of American women’s magazines, including Harper’s Bazaar, Redbook and Elle.

Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick in Stronger Fall 2015 (Click photo to enlarge)

As fashion and makeup trends have evolved over time, so has lipstick’s composition and color palette. Most contain some strain of wax, oil, fat, emollient and pigment. In the past, cow brains were the fat of choice, because they were cheap and just the right texture. And emollient, which typically includes vitamin E or aloe vera, acts as a moisturizer. Tints are produced using a combination of plant, animal, mineral or synthetic dyes, and there is a dizzying spectrum of shades, from the classic Coco by Chanel to Urban Decay’s F-Bomb. But regardless of brand or shade, lipstick and its cylinder often evoke phallic symbolism: Think about its long, rounded shape that grows in size before touching your mouth …(Sorry, nothing I can do. This is what psychologists say!)

Guerlain Lipstick Neiges et Merveilles Christmas Collection 2015 (Click photo to enlarge)

And yet it tends to be the first makeup accessory mothers give their daughters, and it’s a must-have for many women, even those who forego eye shadow and foundation. There’s simply no other beauty product that possesses its cultural prominence. Perhaps Elizabeth Taylor best captured lipstick’s powerful influence when she instructed: “Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together”.

Dolce & Gabbana Sophia Loren No.1 Red Lipstick, 2015 (Click photo to enlarge)

Since making its debut in push-up tubes 100 years ago, lipstick has been helping women pull themselves together, providing them with a stamp of self-approval that says: I know who I am, and I’m not afraid to flaunt it. And there are many who’d agree with Yvette Labrousse who insists, “I can’t not wear it.”

by Jean Amr

Tom Ford: Male Grooming Done Right

2013 was a Great year for Tom Ford. The time had come; the hotly anticipated Tom Ford for Men grooming, or beauty, range was dropped both in the UK and USA, with all eight products ready to buy from Harvey Nichols in the UK and Bergdorff Goodmann in the USA. This month, exactly 2 years ago the line has proven to be a true ‘future’ classic.

With many a man spluttering at a range that has a massive emphasis on cosmetics, you do have to stop and think that one in ten guys now openly admit to some facial enhancement through make-up, whilst this figure in some Asian countries is about 21 percent. However, this range from Tom Ford is not about short term fixes, bar a couple of items, but long term skin care that is beneficial for many years to come. Knowing that the man himself looks many years younger than he is, this range, in partnership with Estee Lauder, reflects his own regime; cleansing and moisturising twice a day.

Tom Ford for Men Skincare and Grooming, fall-winter 2013-14 ad campaign featuring Tom Ford’s  favourite model Yuan Betancourt. Tom Ford once again photographed the campaign himself. (Click photo to enlarge). 

The packaging is as decadent as you would expect from Tom Ford, and the adverts as hormonaly appealing, featuring his favourite model Yuan Betancourt, as usual from the man who could sell sex to a madam of the night. But what makes up the range? As you can see, the prices are not expensive but these are investment pieces however they do have a expertise and technology from the afore mentioned Estee Lauder who holds the lisence for the Tom Ford fragrances. I will indeed be putting these on my Christmas list…and I expect most of you will be too. 

Lòng gone are the days when men relied on just soap and water. The new grooming regimens designed for the discerning gentleman are easy to use and oh-so-effective.

Juan Betancourt by Tom Ford (Click photo to enlarge).

For many years, women dominated the skincare market, apart from barber-approved unguents and robust colognes, men of our fathers’ and grandfathers’ vintage typically steered clear of so-called ‘beauty’ products in fear of emasculation. But, in recent years, things have deviated from the norm and we males have begun to care a little more (again) about the condition of our skin. The question now isn’t why we should start but why we didn’t start sooner.

Tom Ford range of male grooming products is just what the doctor ordered. Built on the ideal that men’s grooming should be straightforward and effective, Tom Ford for Men is a range of essentials every appearance-conscious gentleman requires to put his best foot (and face) forward.

Juan Betancourt by Tom Ford (Click photo to enlarge).

This eight-piece collection consists of six multi-functional products and two grooming solutions. The former were formulated to improve skin texture and counter the effects of a man’s hectic lifestyle of late nights and sun exposure on the skin. The two grooming products in the same line were designed to correct flaws and improve skin’s appearance.

The secret behind the effectiveness of these products is the use of three specially formulated Tom Ford complexes, created by combining Eastern and Western practices. Using plant extracts, botanical agents, ingredients with soothing qualities and antioxidants, these complexes help in skin cleansing and rejuvenation. The first is the Tom Ford Purifying Complex, which promotes skin purification by removing toxins in the dermis. Second, the Tom Ford Skin Calming Complex helps reduce skin irritation and protects against environmental pollutants. Last, the Tom Ford Infusing Complex introduces nutrients to stimulate skin cell regeneration. All this culminates in a skincare range that is extremely easy to use and, yet, immensely effective The foundation of any skincare line is its cleanser and moisturiser.

Purifying Face Cleanser,

This cleanser features the Tom Ford Purifying and Skin Calming Complexes to leave skin exceptionally clean without tightness or dryness. It’s no lightweight when it comes to cleansing the skin of the impurities a life of whisky-imbibing, stogie-smoking, and smoggy city-dwelling can bring. A foaming gel cleanser, wich lightweight formula conditions and hydrates the skin as it unclogs pores and prepares skin for a smooth shave. It rinses beautifully without drying, so your face looks and feels smooth, refreshed and energized.

Tom Ford for Men: Purifying Face Cleanser (Click photo to enlarge).

Tom Ford for Men: Purifying Face Cleanser (Click photo to enlarge).

Intensive Purifying Mud Mask,

Then, there is the Tom Ford for Men Purifying Mud Mask. A weekly clay mask treatment is integral to your personal grooming routine. Tom Ford developed this time-signaling Mud Mask to counter the dulling and irritating effects of a busy lifestyle on the skin. As the mask turns light gray, it draws out oil, dirt and toxins and diminishes tension lines. When you rinse it off, your skin feels clean, hydrated and conditioned, and reveals a cleaner and more youthful-looking skin.

Tom Ford for Men: Purifying Mud Mask (Click photo to enlarge).

Tom Ford for Men: Purifying Mud Mask (Click photo to enlarge).

Oil-Free Daily Moisturizer,

The Tom Ford for Men Oil-Free Daily Moisturizer is a vèry fast-absorbing, but comfortable moisturiser. A hydrating and conditioning moisturizer is essential to achieving well-kept skin. This lightweight, quick-absorbing, skin-mattifying moisturizer uses the Tom Ford Skin Calming and Infusing Complexes with a combination of luxurious butters to hydrate your skin, help reverse dullness and help reduce the look of fine lines and pores. It leaves your face looking toned, polished and reenergized.

Tom Ford for Men: Oil-Free Daily Moisturizer (Click photo to enlarge).

Skin Revitalizing Concentrate,

When your skin is depleted or dry, adding a multifunctional treatment oil into your regimen before moisturizing is one of the simplest ways to energize and regenerate it. This concentrate contains the highest concentration of the Tom Ford Skin Calming and Infusing Complexes, plus essential oils and other enriching natural ingredients. Lightly scented with vanilla, patchouli and bergamot, this treatment oil helps fight the effects of fatigue on the skin and also promotes skin repair as you sleep. It deeply hydrates and nourishes the skin and it conditions it before shaving and soothes it afterwards. Your skin has fewer fine lines and greater resilience against damage. An amazing product. Call it a Holy Grail!

Tom Ford For Men Skin Revitalizing Concentrate (Click photo to enlarge).

Anti-Fatigue Eye Treatment,

The eyes are the first place people look when they meet you. They are also the first part of your face to show signs of aging and fatigue. The bane of most professionals (hunched, as we so often are for hours at a time, over blinking digital screens) is tired eyes and Tom Ford for Men Anti-Fatigue Eye Treatment helps tackle this. It lifts and firms the skin around the eyes, thus reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. This multi-beneficial, restorative eye treatment is infused with the Tom Ford Skin Calming and Infusing Complexes, to lift and firm the look of the skin around the eyes, helping to diminish the look of lines and wrinkles. The silver-tip applicator helps to cool your skin to help reduce visible puffiness, leaving your eyes looking refreshed and awake. Like the Skin Revitalizing Concentrate, a Holy Grail.

Tip: The Anti-Fatigue Eye Treatment , when possible, keep it in your fridge. It’s more refreshing and works even better against puffy eyes, and relief to tired eyes. It may be applied more often per day.

Tom Ford For Men Anti-Fatigue Eye Treatment (Click photo to enlarge)

Hydrating Lip Balm,

One side effect of living in a place with erratic weather is chapped lips. Tom Ford for Men Hydrating Lip Balm is a sure way to prevent that from happening. One of the simplest things a man can do to improve his looks is to combat dry lips and improve their smoothness and texture. The Tom Ford ultra-emollient lip balm contains a unique blend of natural oils (like almond), avocado extract, vitamins and butters to soothe and condition. The balm seals in moisture, helping to protect lips from the effects of any kind of weather so they look and feel comfortable.

For those who are more willing to take a walk on the wild side, there are two flaw-correcting products: Tom Ford for Men Concealer and the Tom Ford for Men Bronzing Gel. The former perfectly blends and hides skin imperfections, while the latter adds that after-sun glow to your skin, perfect for preventing your skin from looking too pasty outside of summer.

Tom Ford For Men Hydrating Lip Balm (Click photo to enlarge).

Concealer for Men,

Every man’s face occasionally suffers from redness, blemishes, under-eye circles or razor nicks. These things can be swiftly camouflaged with concealer in a natural-looking way. Tom Ford For Men Concealer is a practical, simple tool: a twist-up stick that is offered in three shades. It can be applied with your fingers after your moisturizer or eye treatment, and it will seamlessly blend into the skin as it hides imperfections.

Tom Ford for Men: Concealer (Click photo to enlarge).

Tom Ford for Men: Concealer (Click photo to enlarge).

Bronzing Gel,

Developed to mimic the look of a few minutes of sun on the skin and lift the complexion with a healthy-looking touch of color, the Tom Ford Bronzing Gel is made with a water-based, oil-free formula that blends in easily without masking your skin’s natural features. It features the Tom Ford Skin Calming and Infusing Complexes to calm and comfort the skin. The Bronzing Gel can be used all over the face, or simply swiped onto the places the sun would naturally hit you harder: the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose and the top of the forehead.

Tom Ford for Men: Bronzing Gel (Click photo to enlarge).

Tom Ford for Men: Bronzing Gel (Click photo to enlarge).

For more information: http://www.tomford.com

 

by Jean Amr

Estée Lauder Resilience Lift Restorative Radiance Oil

Estée Lauder is extending its Resilience Lift collection with the new Restorative Radiance Oil, which promises intense nourishment for dry, dehydrated, fatigued skin.

The new Restorative Radiance Oil is formulated for dry skin, to offer prevention of dehydration and irritation, especially during the winter months. This dry oil features a lightweight formula that instantly absorbs, without leaving any oily residue. As soon as it touches the skin, it starts releasing a wealth of nutrient-rich phyto-lipids, to replenish dry skin with much needed nutrients. The oil absorbs almost immediately, leaving the skin smooth, comfortable and supple. In addition, the oil forms a protective barrier that allows skin to breathe, while keeping the moisture locked-in.

This dry oil absorbs almost immediately, leaving the skin smooth, comfortable and supple, without leaving any oily residue.

The result is stronger and resilient skin, which instantly comes to life with a healthy, youthful glow, which makes this product especially suitable for mature skin. The skin’s barrier becomes weaker as we age, which typically results in drying and hypersensitivity of the skin. If we fail to deliver adequate amounts of proper nutrients to our aging skin, this may lead to the formation of lines, wrinkles, and a loss of elasticity. This oil is, therefore, formulated with natural lipids, to boost and maintain skin’s moisture barrier, and keep it optimally nourished.

 

Estée Lauder Resilience Lift Restorative Radiance Oil is formulated without parabens, sulfates or phthalates. The key active ingredients found in the formula are botanical oils derived from avocado, olives and coconut. The oil features an uplifting scent of citrus, pineapple, green apple and orange blossom.

Estée Lauder Resilience Lift Restorative Radiance Oil comes in a transparent, pink-tinted 30ml flacon with a gold-colored cap and straight glass pipette dropper. It is available at Estée Lauder counters and selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Estée Lauder.

 

 

 

 

Estee Lauder Wood Mystique

Estee Lauder launches Wood Mystique – a new unisex perfume. The new Estee Lauder Wood Mystique is described as a woody/oriental fragrance with a mysterious aura and a pleasant smell. Wood Mystique is an ideal fragrance for the fall atmosphere and its cold days. Its aroma will warm any wearer during dry and rainy days.

Estee Lauder Wood Mystique blends flowery notes of rose, pink pepper, peony, raspberry, jasmine, mimosa, ylang-ylang along with woody notes of patchouli, orris, lather, benzoin, cedar and oudh musk.

 

Estee Lauder Wood Mystique will show up later this month.