Beauty Is Everywhere We Look

Now for something completely different....things that excite me as a person. As an artist with a BFA in sculpture, I have come to appreciate looking for the beauty in all things. 

One of those things, since my days at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, has been street art. 

A friend of mine opened up a part of me that was dormant for quite a while so I would like to share some of the things I have found to be beautiful this week. 

Let me know what you think as none of this has directly to do with beauty products but everything to do with nature, color, life, etc.

 Remember to kindly look up sometimes....

 

There is so much more to share as I have also been participating in The Big Egg Hunt NY that has taken me to new places...and I find beauty in doing just that!

Ralph Lauren Fragrances : MIDNIGHT ROMANCE

Passionate desires you say?!

I am well aware there a huge Ralph Lauren fragrance fans as my children's former babysitter had been a collector for years. He spoke of each bottle as if it were a treasured jewel and I always appreciated his love of the line. He even showed me pictures once and they did in fact resemble treasures indeed!

With the enchantment of feminine mystery, Midnight Romance is the fragrance of passionate desires. A sensual embrace of pink peony and black vanilla, it creates a modern contradiction, much like today’s woman, and captures Ralph Lauren’s understanding of feminine sensitivity and beauty that is staged through his world of fashion.  A floriental fragrance, Midnight Romance combines an exhilarating mix of notes, including:

· TOP NOTES: raspberry, Italian bergamont,  juicy lychee

· MID NOTES: peony, jasmine sambac, freesia

· BASE NOTES: black vanilla, iris absolute, ambrox

Developed by a male and a female master perfumer, each note adds a facet of femininity and mystery to create chemistry and the thrilling anticipation of passion.

Price: $94 (100ml), Available at RalphLauren.com, Macy’s and other select retailers.

Tarte Cosmetics: Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay PRESSED Finishing Powder

Maureen Kelly founded a great company in tarte and I firmly believe the Amazonian Clay blushes are among the longest lasting blushes I have ever worn. I often wear "Amused" as it adds a great pop of color to the apples of my cheeks.

Tarte's Summer 2014 brings a lot of new products and one that I truly needed was Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Pressed Finishing Powder ( $34). As soon as it gets warmer, I tend to get a bit oily in my T-Zone area and this pressed powder does the trick of keeping my face shine free.

This compact and brush applicator deliver tarte's best selling Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Finishing Powder in a pressed format. It's lightweight and feels so smooth to the touch. It helps to mattify your skin, minimize the appearance of pores and also reduces excess oil leaving a soft focus finish. Available now at Sephora, Sephora.com , Ulta, Ulta.com , Macy's and Tarte.com . Hooray for warmer weather!

 

John Freida Styling Tools by Conair: Say goodbye to FRIZZY hair!

Beat spring and summer frizz with John Frieda Tools by Conair’s innovative styling technology. These styling tools feature the power of superior ionic technology and advanced anti-frizz conditioning to ensure soft, frizz-free hair, no matter how you style it. Made with exclusive ceramic titanium coating for a more durable surface, say goodbye to frizzy, humid hair for good! 

John Frieda Styling Tools by Conair Salon Shape Hot Air Brush ($39.99): Dry and style your hair in just one step with this multi-tasking hot air brush, newly redesigned with a sleeker, 1” ceramic titanium-coated barrel. The third generation Salon Shape brush uses revolutionary anti-frizz conditioning, and ionic technology that produces up to 50% more ions when compared to hot air brushes with natural ion sources, to deliver lustrous, voluminous curls and waves.  Now featuring two heat settings, as well as a cool setting, this time-saving brush delivers 500 watts of power to help dramatically reduce frizz.

 

 

 

John Frieda Styling Tools by Conair Satin Finish Flat Iron ($54.00): Fight that warm weather humidity and achieve pin-straight hair has never looked sleeker or felt softer. The revamped, premium flat iron now features generously sized 1 1/2” inch plates that allow for quick, easy straightening and are developed with unique ceramic titanium coating, which offers anti-bacterial benefits to keep hair healthy, shiny, and free of frizz.

 

 

 

 

John Frieda Styling Tools by Conair Salon Shine Dryer ($39.99): Achieve major, frizz-free shine with this compact, powerful dryer. A smaller, more travel-friendly version of the second generation dryer, the new Salon Shine Dryer delivers an astonishing 1875 watts of power using an advanced high torque DC motor. Engineered with a high voltage ionic generator to guarantee a smooth blowout and a ceramic titanium-coated grill for even heat distribution, it protects hair against damage and boosts body and shine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beauty Within: New Quarterly Consumer Magazine Launches with Interactive "Suite" in Tri-State Area

Being that just yesterday, I ran the article about "Spotted: Drugstore Finds" seems utterly appropriate to tell you of a new quarterly consumer magazine aimed at the mass retail beauty consumers named Beauty Within.

Beauty Within is the site behind the magazine that is written by real-world beauty and wellness experts, including almost a dozen high-value coupons valid only at Walgreens, Duane Reade, Walgreens.com , Drugstore.com , and Beauty.com . Right now, both Sofia Vergara and Gabriel Reese are among the celebrities interviewed about their beauty/fitness regimens.

To raise awareness for the launch of Beauty Within, the magazine will be hosting exclusive, week-long "Suite on the Street" events surrounding each issue. The suite will serve as a mobile studio to demonstrate products and techniques to the Walgreen' shopper.

On April 3rd, the Suite will be located near the Union Square Walgreens for the launch event and consumers will be invited on board from 2-8 pm. On April 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th the Suite will visit 8 key Walgreens locations in the Tri-State area.

Visit their website at Beauty Within to learn more about the magazine's focus as well as following them on twitter @magbeautywithin. The magazine is available for purchase for $ 1. 99. 

I cannot wait to get on board the "Suite!"