Day 37: Designer Lipsticks
Lancome Pout-à-Porter designer lipstick series

Can I say that I miss the days when Lancome created special edition lipsticks for NY Fashion week?

For those who are unaware, for one brief moment beauty junkies had cutting edge lipsticks created by the minds of Lancome, Gucci Westman and various designers. The color would be used for the runway show then released several months later at Lancome boutiques and selected departments stores. Lemmings were created and dashed within 24 hours. They were hard to find and would often fetch high prices on Ebay.

It all began with a little lippie called Color Design Pout-a-Porter Lipstick in Behnaz.
It came and went within a blink of an eye. Not many were lucky to score a tube. I have only met one person who owns this lipstick. It is Julia from All About the Beauty.
We bonded instantly.
Behnaz is a red that defies all descriptions. It is not warm or cool. It is lit from within. It is brightening and dazzling the moment it hits the lips. The formula is creamy and luxe. It is lippie nirvana. Lancome nailed the perfect red.

Proenza Pink was from the dynamic Proenza Schouler duo. This was a very hardcore shade. It was a pepto pink with a surf girl vibe. It was harder to wear but very cool.

Peter Som's lippie creation was called PS Kiss. This was a merlot shade that was more matte-like. Coverage was buildable and varied. It could be heavy and dramatic or worn as a stain.

Thakoon's lippie was called Pixel Pink. I never did get my hands on this lippie. It was a bright raspberry pink and was considered by lippie aficionados as being the most flattering.

I miss this series from Lancome. I dream that one day Behnaz is made again and is available to beauty addicts everywhere.

In exciting news, the Lancome team has created a blog. It is written by Kerry Diamond. I grew addicted to the site after the first day. My favorite post has been cross hatching. Make sure you visit and bookmark it at:

http://www.thelancomeblog.blogspot.com/

Which designer would you like to see do the next lipstick? Let us know your answer in the comments.

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Lancome

MAC for Proenza Schouler Spring RTW 2009

The inspiration for the collection was how women worked during war time but still looked glamorous, so the look is tough but elegant and sophisticated at the same time.” – Diane Kendal for MAC

Eyes: Omega or Coquette Eye Shadow – brushed onto brows in a straight line. MAC Pro Brown Cream Colour Base – applied to crease, wrapped around outer corners of the eye to the very beginning of the lower lash line and blended. Blacktrack Fluidline – brushed in between the lashes.
Face: Pear Cream Colour Base – used on the tops of cheekbones and bridge of nose as a highlight.
Lips: MAC Red Lipstick – applied as a base layer. Invisible MAC Pro Set Powder – used to set the lipstick. Red MAC Pro Pigment – dusted on top of set powder for a highly pigmented matte lip. Red Electric MAC Pro Pigment – added on top of red pigment to create a pink hue.

Credits: MAC, Style.com and isnoop.com

Pretty in Proenza Pink

Andie, hon.

Listen, its after 7:00

Don't waste good lip gloss. (quote from Pretty in Pink)

Northeast Ohio got pounded by a huge snow fall. My office was actually closed due to the weather. This was huge considering that my office never closes for anything. As I spent my day lollygagging and celebrating my blogger anniversary, a package arrived from Lancome.
It was the Proenza Pink lipstick.
This is the 2nd Pout-a-Porter lippie.

Description from the Lancome site: Lancôme’s Le Rouge Absolu in Proenza Pink was created exclusively for the celebrated design duo Proenza Schouler. This must-have lipstick was inspired by the milky pink shade worn by all the models in Proenza Schouler’s Spring 2007 runway presentation. In addition to smoother, fuller and absolutely replenished lips, this advanced lip color provides 6-hour care with continuous moisture and protective Vitamin E. Features plumping polymer and non-feathering color to define and reshape lips.

This is summer in a lipstick tube. The color is an intense milky pink. It is chock full of pretty without any shimmer or opalescence. I suppose I should have saved this lippie for the first day of summer. Instead I jumped the gun and wore it today. I decided to go full throttle summer. I wore my Estee Lauder's Amber Bronzer with my new eye/cheek palette called Color Intrigue from Elizabeth Arden. My fragrance is Bond's Fire Island.
I am all summery in the midst of a foot of snow and artic temperatures.

Grab this lippie while you can. These limited edition lipsticks go fast.
Get on the waiting list at Neiman Marcus, the Lancome boutiques or my favorite place Bergdorf Goodman.
Bergdorf Goodman's number is 1.800.558.1855
It is also available online at Lancome-usa.com

photos: Lancome, Style.com and Yahoo.
Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Lancome.

Proenza Schouler Fall 2007 RTW

Paul Poiret, the twentieth-century innovator whose many hallmarks included East Asian motifs, and whose oeuvre will go on display at the Costume Institute come May, could've been one of the show's touchstones. His influence was there in cocooning kimono jackets, the standout of which came in white-and-black fur-trimmed jacquard. And you could see it in the vintage-y twenties dresses dripping in jet (quote from style.com/Nicole Phelps)




Photos: Style.com,cultuurnetwerk.org and fluctuart.net