Tallulah Glossary – Get Glossed!
Posted on | June 29, 2009 | No Comments
What makes the perfect lip gloss? Texture? High gloss shine? Non sticky? Natural lip plumping? Long lasting colour? Well how about all the above?
Tallulah is another JBD exclusive – we are delighted to report that not only do we think it is fantastic, but so do the beautypages.com
It features as one of their top five products of the week, and they say…
Smashbox Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturizer wins Self Beauty Award
Posted on | June 10, 2009 | No Comments
Congratulations to Smashbox for winning in the May 2009 Self Magazine Healthy Beauty Awards. These prestigious beauty awards actually go back to 1999 when SELF kicked off its first Healthy Beauty Awards, using only 100 testers to select 63 standouts. Fast-forward to 2009… SELF tracked down each of the 1,443 beautifiers that debuted during the past year, then shipped them off to 1,370 readers. This dedicated team scored each product on scent, texture, ease of use, packaging and, most important, effectiveness. And the result…
Elizabeth Mitchell at Coco Eco
Posted on | June 10, 2009 | No Comments
Lost star Elizabeth Mitchell recently did a photo shoot for the great Coco Eco Magazine.
The makeup (specifically the foundation) used by the makeup artist was Christopher Drummond Veludo Velvet Foundation. The colour used was Luz/Light. And look at that skin!
Now we know that colour matching foundation on the internet is not the easiest thing to do. That is why we are so delighted that Christopher, having the utmost confidence in his fantastic foundation, has created ……
Christopher Drummond Beauty and Alli Owens
Posted on | June 9, 2009 | No Comments
There is something so inspiring about a woman who succeeds in a world where women do not usually make headlines.
Alli Owens, at the incredibly young age of 20 has done this and more. She is a second year ARCA driver, and is only 1 of 2 women in the field.
So what about beauty…… not something that Alli tends to worry about given her chosen field. but that is not to say that when the need arises she’s not up for some TLC to turn her from nice and natural into a stunning natural beauty.
Well Christopher Drummond, as part of a team of stylists had the pleasure of undertaking the make-over of Alli on June 3rd. And boy did she make an impression on Christopher, as you can read in his blog.
Christopher used his own organic line of beyond mineral make up Christopher Drummond Beauty to give……..
For beauty which doesn’t shine through – radiant skin without shine
Posted on | June 9, 2009 | No Comments
The buzzwords for beauty are invariably ‘luminous’, ‘glowing’, ‘ radiant’, ’shimmer’, ‘highlight’. Why?
Well, because these words and similar, go someway to giving confidence that a beauty product is going to work, to give us a complexion that radiates health and vitality.
The word ‘matte’, on the other hand, can imply flat and dull, which, even for oily skins, is not the look you are after.
But what if you really don’t want to shine and yet still want…….
Smashbox Halo Perfecting Face Powder
Posted on | May 30, 2009 | No Comments
Now vying Smashbox classic and award winning Photo Finish Foundation Primer as the top selling product from Smashbox cosmetics, Smashbox Halo Perfecting Face Powder has taken the fast lane on the highway to beauty industry recognition.
Smashbox Limitless Long Wear Lipgloss
Posted on | May 27, 2009 | 2 Comments
Our preview pack of these arrived late last week and as you can imagine, we were very keen to try them.
The experts at Smashbox say
Our new long-wearing lip gloss gives you nonstop gorgeous color and shine for up to 6 hours, while SPF 15 protects your pout. The luxurious formula with vitamins A, C & E and sea kale revitalizes and nourishes lips for a silky-smooth texture……
The hottest summer beauty essentials
Posted on | May 27, 2009 | No Comments
Just reading through some of the fantastic reviews os the new Summer products both here and in the US and was drawn to this excellent article by TODAY Style editor Bobbie Thomas, in which she focusses on what we need to do to our make up bags and our beauty routines to ensure that Summer is a dreamy, sweet season (a la those old Dairy Milk chocolate box ads) as opposed to a hot, sticky, flushed and flustered commute………
Smashbox ‘The Nude’ Lip Pencils
Posted on | May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment
Another Smashbox UK first from Just Beauty Direct and, (although I know we always say this) Smashbox have done it again.
Designed to perfectly match your own lip colour these brand new lip pencils are billed as the only lip pencil you will ever need – they give a barely there look (just perfect lips) but will match everything in your ‘lip wardrobe’. Or, put another way, by those in the know over at Specktra.net, these Smashbox pencils are ……….
More… ‘Smashing’ Make up with Intuition
Posted on | May 6, 2009 | 1 Comment
More from Beauty News NYC who are loving the individual look of intuitive make up.
Forerunners in this field are of course our beloved Smashbox who now have four products which give you a look that no-one else has.
Smashbox O-Glow continues to win numerous awards and, launching yesterday at JBD, we had Smashbox O-Bronze………….
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