Estee Lauder Mad Men Collection

Mad Men is one of those series that I never got into. One of those that everyone-else-watches-obsessively but I never found the time...

Well the top dogs at Estee Lauder certainly did. Their latest Limited Edition Mad Men Collection launches today to coincide with the premier of the 6th Season.

Estée Lauder Rich Lipstick in Pinkadelic- £26

Estée Lauder Mad Men Collection See Thru Blush in Light Show - £48

Estée Lauder Collection Nail Lacquer in Pink Paisley - £20 (my favourite - I remember my Grandmother using this shaped bottle years ago..)

The Limited Edition Estée Lauder Mad Men collection will be available from Estée Lauder, Harrods, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols.

How to use.....

Sorry! I post about a lot of products - I'll add usage to the reviews in the future - for the record:

Cleanse/Tone/Pepta-bright/Hydraluron/Moisturiser

SORRY!!!!

pepta-bright from indeed laboratories - Review

My love affair with Hydraluron (Hironsluron) is well known. Well, Indeed Labs have done it again.

This is one of those products that you don't know you need until you use it and then can't bear to be without it. I wanted to use it for a few weeks to test the claims of fading scarring and pigmentation.

Let me say this from the off: if you are young, have bouncy fabulous skin and no pigmentation or uneven skin tone - you won't love it like I love it. Because bitch you may not need it. (You will still see the benefits - but they won't be as WHOA as someone my age.)

If, however, you have a face that shows you're 30+ and have lived a good life (ahem), worship the sun enjoy sunbathing, have suffered with adult acne and the resulting scarring - any of the above really - then you could do a lot worse than to check this out.

Presented as an 'Intense Brightening Treatment' it claims to do the following (with my subtle comments next to them):

1. Even skin tone - YES
2. Reduce and lighten pigmentation - YES
3. Prevent, treat and diminish dark spots - YES
4. Restore luminosity and radiance - OHMYGOD YES
5. Prevent photoaging - WHO KNOWS?
6. Stimulate cell turnover - TOO EARLY TO TELL
7. Maintain skin's hydration - YEP, USE LESS HYDRALURON AS A RESULT

In short, for me - its all about No. 2 - My acne scars are fading - and No.4 - as soon as you put this on your face it looks like someone has used QVC's soft-lighting-reserved-especially-for-you-know-who to make you look awake, alive and glowing.

What's impressive is what is left out of the formulation. 

It does not contain any:

• bismmuth oxychloride - the ingredient most commonly used to give 'radiance' in eyeshadows/eye creams - also one of the most common allergens and the reason I can't use Bare Minerals.
• hydroquinone - banned in the EU but still widely available in a lot of high-end brands - naughty
• kojic acid - like hydroquinone - skin bleach
• mercury - d'uh - its mercury
• parabens - I don't actually mind about parabens - a lot of fuss about nothing that now has a myth attached to it. Parabens don't give you cancer. Chillax.

Now a part of my staple skincare wardrobe - if you look at pictures of yourself when you were 20 and say 'GOD I look so YOUNG' - this is for you.

pepta-bright is available from Boots for £29.99 - and is at the time of posting on 3 for 2. *sits on bank card*

Sidebar: I use it AM and PM religiously. Its a commitment people. Keep it up.

* PR sample

DKNY inspired by Keith Haring Collection in stores today.

Today sees the launch of the DKNY Art for Men and Women in the UK. Those of us who were around in the 80's will no doubt remember Keith Haring's work popping up everywhere and his friendship with Madonna - who wore clothes designed by him and championed him whenever she could.

Source

“I have always been inspired by the life and innate style of the artist,” says Karan. “I have admired Keith Haring’s work ever since his designs first appeared in the subway stations of New York; they are not only visually compelling, but communicate a message that I think everyone can relate to. This really speaks to the essence of DKNY; wearable art that’s young, urban and totally original.”

Keith Haring passed away in 1990.  Before he died, he founded The Keith Haring Foundation in his name to maintain and enhance his legacy of giving to children’s and AIDS organisations. Throughout his career, Haring produced murals, sculptures and paintings to benefit hospitals, underprivileged children's groups and various community health organisations.  The mission of the Keith Haring Foundation is to sustain, expand, and protect the legacy of Keith Haring, his art, and his ideals. The Foundation supports not-for-profit organisations that assist children, as well as organisations involved in education, research and care related to AIDS.

DKNY Art Women EDT 100ml RRP £38 / DKNY Art Men EDT 100ml RRP £34

DKNY Art Women is exclusive to The PerfumeShop from today and then nationwide from April 2013.  DKNY Art Men is exclusive to ThePerfume Shop.

More information on the Keith Haring Foundation can be found at haring.com.

 

Leona Lewis announced as Brand Activist for The Body Shop

Spring 2013 sees the launch of from The Body Shop of The Cruelty-Free Collection by Leona Lewis - a Limited Edition make-up and fragrance collection. Leona is well known for her veganism and animal rights work - so becoming a Brand Activist for The Body Shop seems a pretty perfect fit to me.

“I’m so excited to present my first ever make up collection, designed to celebrate cruelty-free
beauty at The Body Shop. With two on-trend looks to suit every skin tone from fair to dark, high shine lip glosses and a wild, liberating fragrance, you’ll go wild!”

The Leona Lewis Cruelty-Free Collection launches March 26th in selected stores.