New holy grail Lancaster Tan Maximisers

 

Ever dreamed of a beautiful golden tan that never ends? Lancaster reinvents its Tan Maximizers, the only repairing after suns proven to boost and prolong your holiday tan by up to 1 month!

Prolong your sun-kissed glow with the new-generation – holy grail – Tan Maximiser from Monaco-based premium skin and sun care brand, Lancaster; a fast-absorbing, ultra-soothing formula that delivers intense hydration to sun-exposed skin. Powered by a reinforced Tan Activator Complex developed for extended release of natural melanin, the tan-enhancing, calming formula helps the skin recovery process after sun exposure and reduces the risk of peeling.

Tan Activator Complex: boosts natural melanin production in the skin, to develop a faster, long-lasting tan. Soothing & Moisturizing Complex: soothes and hydrates your skin and repairs sun damage. Reduces the risk of peeling. Helps skin’s natural recovery process.

The Tan Maximizers come in 3 unique textures for 3 beautiful sensations to prolong your tan the way you need it most, after the sun or post-vacation: Soothing Cream, Cooling Mist and Beautifying Oil. With Lancaster Tan Max, now you can Dare a lasting Tan!

 

Lancaster Tan Maximizer Regenerating Milky Gel for Face & Body (milk)

Specially formulated for sun-sensitive skin, the Lancaster Regenerating Milky Gel After Sun instantly calms sun-exposed skin and prolongs your luminous holiday tan. A beautifying tanning agent increases melanin production for a long-lasting tan. Lancaster’s Sensiboost Complex supports skin regeneration and reinforces its natural defenses. Developed to reduce redness and irritation.

 

Apply Lancaster Tan Maximizer Regenerating Milky Gel generously to face and body, after sun exposure and after your holidays.

Pro Tip: Especially for people with extremely fair skin (type I), fair skin (type II), medium skin (type III) and sensitive skins: Use Tan Maximizer Regenerating Milky Gel on Face and/or Body four days before exposure to the sun, as a pré-sun. The Tan Activator Complex accelerates the activation of natural melanin production in these days, so that the skin can build up its color faster. For face (combinated to normal skin): best using it as nightcream, depending on your skin condition starting with 365 Skin Repair Youth Renewal Serum, so it can do its job at night time.

Lancaster Tan Maximizer Regenerating Milky Gel comes in a handy 200ml jar.

 

Lancaster Tan Maximizer Soothing Moisturizer for Face & Body (cream)

Wouldn’t you love to hold on to your holiday tan? Lancaster’s repairing After Sun Soothing Moisturizer for face and body instantly calms sun-exposed skin and prolongs your tan by up to 1 month. Lancaster’s Tan Activator Complex intensifies melanin production for a long-lasting tan. Their after-sun moisturizer contains an soothing and hydrating complex to help your skin’s natural recovery process after sun exposure. It reduces the risk of peeling and leaves skin feeling supple and smooth.

 

Apply repairing Lancaster Tan Maximizer Soothing Moisturizer daily to face and body, after sun exposure and after your vacation.

Pro Tip: Especially for people with extremely fair skin (type I), fair skin (type II), medium skin (type III) and sensitive skins: Use Tan Maximiser Soothing Moisturiser Repairing After Sun on Face and/or Body four days before exposure to the sun, as a pré-sun. The Tan Activator Complex accelerates the activation of natural melanin production in these days, so that the skin can build up its color faster. For face (normal to dry skin): best using it as nightcream, depending on your skin condition starting with 365 Skin Repair Youth Renewal Serum, so it can do its job at night time.

Lancaster Tan Maximizer Soothing Moisturizer comes in a handy 125ml tube.

 

Lancaster Tan Maximizer Intence Nourishing Moisturizer for Body (cream)

After a day in the sun or when you get back from holidays, enhance your golden tan with Lancaster Tan Maximizer Intence Nourishing Moisturizer. Deeply moisturized, soothed and comforted from sun exposure, your skin will reveal an even long lasting golden tan.

 

Smooth this rich, velvety cream generously over your entire body.

Lancaster Tan Maximizer Intence Nourishing Moisturizer comes in a handy 200ml jar.

 

Lancaster Tan Maximizer Sublimating Oil for Body (oil)

Wouldn’t you love to hold on to your beautiful holiday tan? The Lancaster Sublimating Oil Repairing After Sun instantly calms sun-exposed skin and prolongs your tan by up to 1 month. Lancaster’s Tan Activator Complex intensifies melanin production for a long-lasting tan. This beautifying after-sun oil contains an soothing and hydrating complex to help your skin’s natural recovery process after sun exposure. It reduces the risk of peeling and leaves skin feeling satiny-smooth.

 

Apply Lancaster Tan Maximizer Sublimating Oil Repairing After Sun daily to your face and body, after sun exposure and after your vacation.

Lancaster Tan Maximizer Sublimating Oil Repairing After Sun comes in a handy 150ml flacon with spray.

Fall in love with Lancaster’s delicious-smelling, super-sensual new Tan Maximizers, now more soothing and hydrating than ever. Your skin will recover ultra-quick and resist peeling. After a day by the pool, or a week on the beach, discover the luxury of feeling silky-smooth, refreshed and relaxed from top to toe.

Lancaster care to offer you the best in skin protection and repair to reveal youthful, luminous skin. Whatever your lifestyle. Wherever you live. 365 days a year. Come into the beautiful world of Lancaster.

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Serum

 

Elizabeth Arden’s ‘holy grail’ must-have beauty product, aptly titled Advanced Daily Youth Restoring Serum, is crafted into daily capsules that are formulated to fight ageing. Naturally restoring the condition of your skin too, the ceramide formula will deliver five results: revitalising texture, improving appearance, enhancing moisture, smoothing the skin and supporting elasticity, The firts results just after one application.

Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Serum you may use alone (at night), or under your daily routine. The serum you may use for a lot of ‘problems’.  For example: you have very dry hands? Use exfoliater first, and then apply the Ceramide serum (one capsule for both hands), and then a little handcream. And just after one application you have an amazing result.

Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Serum is even for the most sensitive skins, summer or winter, for men and women. It is availble in several packages, even one especially for the thin and sensitive skin around the eyes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kevyn Aucoin The Neo-Setting Powder

Kevyn Aucoin Neo-Setting Powder, a beautiful three-in-one, silky translucent setting powder that takes skin from matte to satin to radiant in one swipe.

Apply light to areas you want to bring forward.

Set your makeup dial up or down with the first ever, three-in-one flexible setting powder. The exclusive Neo-gradient technology takes any makeup look from matte to satin to radiant with just one swipe. The silky, featherweight, triple-milled powder formula glides on to even skin tone and blur imperfections, and never looks powdery or cakey.

 

How to use:

Use the Neo-Powder Brush to sweep across The Neo-Setting Powder once, and apply a sheer veil to the face for an all over ethereal glow.

Swish The Neo-Powder Brush through the semi-matte part of The Neo-Setting Powder and apply to glow-set your makeup.

Slide the Base/Shadow Brush through the middle to shiny side of The Neo-Setting Powder and apply to high points of the cheekbones, brow bones, bridge of nose and cupid’s bow for naturally highlighted skin.

*Use the powder in sheer layers for the best result. There is a gold overspray over the area of more intense shine that will disappear after the first use. This is solely to show the side of The Neo-Setting Powder that will create more of a shiny highlighting effect.

Applying the Neo-Setting Powder to high points of the face will enhance the bone structure.

A true Holy Grail! Wakes a face up in a beautiful tone. Absolutely love it. Maybt you only need a smaller purse size to carry in your handbag.

 

 

 

 

This new facial oil is perfect for the oil-phobic user

 

You got an aversion to facial oils? We hear you. While drier-skinned women love how oils sink in effortlessly and instantly rejuvenate the complexion, those with combination or oily skin, will probably avoid oils like the plague.

The new Clé de Peau Beauté Radiant Multi-Repair Oil is not only lightweight, it’s relatively affordable for a luxury brand product. Each precious drop in the rose-hued bottle, can be used not just on the facial skin, but on the hair and body. Each drop targets skin and cuticle roughness and dryness and can hydrate for up to 24 hours.

Trust Clé de Peau Beauté to come up with facial oil that’s lightweight, luxurious and multi-purpose.

Enriched with a repair oil complex that contains rice germ, bio evening primrose, rosehip and camellia oils, this oil is rich in γ-linolenic acid, an ingredient often used to treat eczemic skin. This helps strengthen the skin’s barrier function, while a soya bean phospholipid in the formula supports the skin’s architecture, for a firmer, less lined and rejuvenated complexion.

A few drops of Clé de Peau Beauté Radiant Multi-Repair Oil is enough.

How to use:

For face:

• Incorporate this treatment into your nighttime skincare routine.
  Use at any time as desired – after cleansing, after applying lotion, or after applying emulsion.
  For normal usage, release three drops of oil into your palm using the dropper, and smooth over face gently.
  To enjoy the benefits of a relaxing facial massage during your skincare routine, release six drops of oil into your palm using the dropper and perform massage as shown in the illustrations.

For body:

• After bathing and before skin is completely dry, smooth oil over body. Release sufficient drops of oil into your palm as desired based on the intended application. Perfect for dry patches of skin like the elbows. Get much more benefit after peeling the skin.

For hair:

• After washing hair, gently towel dry hair and apply a desired amount of oil to ends, to tame frizzy hair.
  Dry hair with hairdryer, avoiding excessive heat.

We like packing the generously-sized bottle on trips as it helps the skin and hair in any emergency. Mix it in with your foundation if your skin is feeling dry and lacklustre, apply it on your cuticles and to tame frizzy hair ends…. it’s what we call a trye Holy Grail.

4 Pre-Makeup Boosters

When they say that it takes an army to look good, they are not always referring to a slew of artists. In most cases, it also requires a few secret weapons that help to achieve the perfect glow. We bring you the four amazing boosters you need in your arsenal.

• Smooth start

Oils used to have such a bad rep for turning skin all greasy and unappealing. But the new generation of products begs to differ. Case in point: the Shiseido Future Solution LX Replenishing Treatment Oil , a silky-smooth formula that not only nourishes, softens and plumps up skin but also gives your complexion a radiant sheen when you mix the oil with your favorite moisturizers or foundations.

• The multi-way wonder

For me the Yves Saint Laurent Or Rouge range is a true holy grail. Lucky, this Yves Saint Laurent Beauté Or Rouge Mask-in-Crème is more affordable than its face cream. Despite its name, it works quite well as an intensive night moisturiser so go do your Math there. Besides working as a luxurious leave-on mask, it also acts as a makeup booster. Apply this gently-scented and saffron-charged formula, rinse off after 15 minutes and then doll up. Your skin will look much more radiant and feel softer under makeup. A new YSL holy grail!

• Oil up, then doll up

Fancy cosmetics brand M.A.C having an essential oil among its products. I was surprised to come across the M.A.C Prep+Prime Essential Oil. Mix a little of this almost-scentless oil with your liquid foundation to make the latter glide more smoothly and evenly onto skin and also to give your complexion a dewy touch. Your skin will look and feel less parched by mid-day. No wonder that it’s the secret tool of makeup experts.

• A mask-have

Just when you thought that it was sufficient to use a cream or sheet mask every now and then, along comes a mask primer. The newly launched Origins Maskimizer Skin-Optimizing Mask Primer uses a marine algae complex that is known for its ability to retain moisture. When skin is soft and well-hydrated, it is better able to absorb ingredients from your face masks. To further quench skin, the Origins Maskimizer Skin-Optimizing Mask Primer also uses a technology that is reported to help skin bind moisture. And this must come as good news for those of us who have long struggled with spreading clay masks evenly on our faces (and also removing the gunk later) – applying Orgins Maskimizer beforehand is making the job much easier.

 

Guerlain Makeup Collection for Spring 2016

Guerlain new meteorites, blush and eye shadows with positive message and beautiful spring-like shades and new colours of lipsticks and eye pencils.

For the face:

Guerlain Perfecting Meteorites Primer,

A true Holy Grail. An amazing beautiful gel colour correcting primer that adds glow and radiance.

 

Guerlain Meteorites Voyage Pearls of Powder Refillable Compact,

Meteorites Voyage is a refillable pressed powder compact with a universal harmony of corrective and illuminating shades that adapts to a range of skin tones. This universal shade corrects and illuminates the complexion with an ultimate radiance. The refillable case holds a blend of 5 different colors of micro pearls, hand-made and compacted by Guerlain’s craftsmen. White to reflect light, Purple to capture light, Green to combat redness, Champagne to illuminate, Pink to reveal a glowy effect.

Guerlain Blush Duo ‘Smile’,

A beautiful 2-in-1 blush/highligher with a deeper pink shade to enhance the apples of the cheek and a lighter pink to highlight the cheekbones.

For the eyes:

Guerlain Long Lasting Mono Eyeshadow ‘Enjoy’,

Buttercup yellow ‘Enjoy’ eye shadow. A beautiful base ‘natural’ color with the famous Guerlain lang lasting quality.

Guerlain The Eye Pencils

• 01 Black Jack
• 02 Jackie Brown
• 04 Katy Navy
• 05 Khaki Driver

For the lips:

Guerlain KissKiss Satin Finish Lipstick

• Darling Baby 371
• All About Pink 372

Guerlain Rouge G Lipstick,

• Madame Reve 862
• Provocative 863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yves Saint Laurent introduces new primers

For years I was a HUGE fan of Yves Saint Laurents Premier Teint, an àmazing product, that did èverything it promised. For me, and many of my colleagues a Holy Grail! They where availble in several coloris, like yellow (my favorite, most used), green, pink and ‘white’. There texture was sóo perfect! But not only that, also the colors, the where perfect. These little 20ml square bottles where little gems! Sadly…. on one moment: production stopped. Why? That’s always the question….

I tried many, many others, from other prestige houses, but no…. I didn’t find someting that comes close. A friend of mine advised me MAC. But I’m sorry, the texture…. no, it’s totally not my thing! When there is ‘good’, ‘better’, ‘best’… Mac was for me (not that) ‘good’. The YSL Premier Teint was (the) ‘Best’!!

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Blur Primer, 30ml (Click photo to enlarge).

Now the house of Yves Saint Laurent has just released its new Touch Éclat Blur Primer, a product described as the brand’s first light infused primer. This blurring and illuminating fluid gel primer not only helps your makeup look better and last longer, but it also evens out the complexion, and blurs pores, lines and wrinkles.

This innovative primer is formulated using a cutting-edge technology, which allows the light to diffuse appropriately without interference from dulling opaque fillers. This (extreme!) lightweight, transparent gel features miniscule shimmering particles that blend evenly into the skin. The result is a gorgeous, natural-looking radiance, without any excess glitter. The primer is quite watery and very easy to apply, so that it instantly creates an ideal canvas.

The Touche Éclat Blur Primer can be layered under foundation to boost radiance, or worn alone (or with powder) to create a perfect canvas. Either way, apply one pump of the product on the back of your hand, and then apply with a tender sweeping gesture from the center of the face outward. The important thing is to leave it to set over skin for about 10 seconds before applying foundation.

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Blur Primer is available in a single, transparent shade. The product is delivered in a luxurious, massive glass bottle with a gold-colored stopper and a pump dispenser. The formula is suitable for all skin types, and it is non-comedogenic. The formula is a blend of corn oil, apricot kernel oil, passiflora oil, and rice bran oil hydrates skin and smoothes out the skin’s texture. A dose of finely milled gold shimmer imparts skin with a hint of luminosity.

Yves Saint Laurent Couture Eye Primer in Fair and Medium (Click photo’s to enlarge).

In addition, YSL has introduced the ultimate Couture Eye Primer, which promises to prolong the wear of your eyeshadow to no less than 16 hours. Same as its Touche Éclat Blur counterpart, the Couture Eye Primer can be layered under the eye shadow, of worn alone for a perfect nude eye look. The formula promises a crease-proof wear, and it comes in two shades Fair and Medium.

I love them! I found a new Holy Grail! There texture, everything, they are perfect! But still: I miss the old premier teint to work with…..

The Touche Éclat Blur Primer, a real must have! For everybody! Even when you don’t use makeup but loves a radiance boost! It doesn’t matter what kind of makeup brand you prefer! You can use it with every product, every brand!

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Blur Primer 9/10

Yves Saint Laurent Couture Eye Primer 9.5/10

Summer tip: Use your facial Sun Cream SPF 30 as daycream. Then after a few seconds a thin layer Touche Éclat Blur Primer and then if you like… just a little of your favorite (YSL) bronzing powder! Voila! And look amazing on summer boulevard!

by Jean Amr

Pure Marula Beauty Oil, a true Holy Grail

Indulge you in the luxury of pampering yourself with Pure Marula Oil. It’s   made from 99% marula oil and 1% blend of natural essential oils. Pure Marula Oil has 60% higher antioxidant level than Argan oil and is more powerful in fighting free radicals that cause premature skin aging. It has anti-microbial properties that effectively heal acne and other skin blemishes. It also contains a high level of fatty acids, which help in faster skin absorption and treatment of skin inflammation.

Developed by renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Ashton Kaidi, Pure Marula Oil is the only doctor-endorsed and scientifically validated beauty oil. Unlike other mass produced marula oils, Pure Marula Oil only uses nuts from wild marula trees, which produce more antioxidant-rich oil than farmed and fertilized trees. Each nut is carefully hand-cut and cold pressed with no added heat or chemicals to extract the highest quality oil.

For women and men, ideal for all skin types, Pure Marula Oil can be applied directly on the face, neck and décolleté to moisturize and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. It can also be added on other skincare products to boost their benefits. Its satiny, matte finish also makes for a great make-up primer. And what to think about bodycare? Two drops for both hands. Perfect in summer for dry hair, and for men as beard oil! Its a true Holy Grail.

With its intense rejuvenation, fast absorption, satin finish, and delicate scent, Pure Marula Oil will surely delight your senses while providing long-term benefits to your skin. With continued use, your skin will look softer, more firm and glowing with youthful radiance that you will notice all year round!

It comes in two sizes: 30 and 50ml.

Sooo delicious! Christian Dior Jules pour homme

Christian Dior Jules, launged in 1980, was the very first scent I owned. It was a birthday gift from Begum Om Habibeh, when we were in Paris, she teached me how to choose your fragrance. So this is how it all started. This wonderful power house spicy leatherscent worn in my teens, ir was new, different and…. amazing! Now, sadly reformulated, but the structure is still there.. it’s a wonderful scent, surely not some mass marketing nothingness off nowadays… And still, it’s my all time favorite!!

Christian Dior Jules Lotion Après Rasage 50ml and Talc Powder 200ml

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Christian Dior Jules takes advantage of everything the genre offers. It is gregarious. It is broad. It is handsome. It masculine. It hits the balance point between cleanliness and funk that makes you want to throw your arms around your fellow humans and smell them. It has the soapiness/muskiness balance that makes the genre so agile, but adds a bouquet garni and a smile.

But here’s the big question: does Jules still exist?  Yes it is!! It was always there! My vèry good friend Yanneke, she bought some for me in Paris a few years ago. And ’till today it’s still availble, it’s what we call, a boutique fragrance. So you can find it in the Christian Dior Boutiques but also in some vèry selected stores.

Over the years it got other bottles designs, like they did with all other Dior classics, what is much cheaper to produce. Sadly they where not always that beautiful, or stylisch. Not only the first bottle was more beautiful (see pictures), the ‘first’ vintage version of the scent was even stronger, was more amazing, more masculine. But even the reformulated version is really good.

• Base notes: Cedarwood, Sandalwood, Russian Leather,
• Heart notes: Black Pepper
• Top notes; Galbanum

Christian Dior Jules Lotion Après Rasage 50ml and Talc Powder 200ml  

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For me, Jules brings back old memoriers. It gives confidence, its classy, cozy, masculine and a timeless classic’ smell! A hard to get ‘special’. I always need a bottle for those special moments (wink)…. I had the whole line, from Eau de Toilette, to deoderant, and from all-over shampoo to handcream. Sadly only the Eau de Toilette is availble (100ml), I still got one after shave lotion, talc powder and a soap left, that I will keep in its original box. Christian Dior Jules, it’s, as far as I know, unavailable in the USA. Try at Christian Dior Boutique….

On a scale of good, better, best, the ‘first’ Jules was really the Best!Rating: 10/10 for the original first version. A 8,7/10 for the renewed version that is availble now.

My Holy Grail scent! And not (only) because of its sentiment.

by Jean Amr

Guerlain Météorites Baby Glow

For the first time ever, Guerlain melts the magic of Météorites into a liquid, creating Baby Glow, a light-revealing sheer makeup with a sunscreen antifatigue effect and broad spectrum SPF 25.

Its unique alchemy combines technology with a touch of magic, enabling the liquid light formula to glide onto your skin as a luminous, perfecting veil that reveals the youth and natural glow of your complexion. Your skin looks rested, smooth and replenished – as beautiful and fresh as a baby’s skin. Like an infusion of moisture, the ethereal and delightfully aqueous texture of Météorites Baby Glow makes it glide effortlessly onto the skin, suffusing it with a long-lasting sensation of comfort. With this hydrating burst of freshness, the skin relaxes and appears refreshed, invigorated, plump and radiant.

Météorites Baby Glow is lightly fragranced with delicate violet. Guerlain Météorites Baby Glow comes in three shades, 2 Clair, 4 Medium and 4 Doré.

 

 

How to use: Apply evenly to entire face from the center outward or dab onto specific areas to light up the features.

For a perfect ‘Holy Grail’ finish and enhanced radiance, layer with a halo of Météorites Perles de Poudre or Météorites Compact.