Bobbi Brown introduces new Extra Repair Foundation SPF 25

Finally, a serious moisturising treatment foundation that combines the intensive skin nourishing benefits of Extra skincare with daily sun protection and Bobbi’s signature skin tone correct coverage. Super emollient and luxurious, Extra Repair Foundation SPF 25 instantly gives skin a fresh, dewy and healthy looking glow.

Over time, it also helps undo the visible signs of aging, smoothing out lines while firming and lifting skin’s appearance. Consider it your little secret to perfect skin.

Ingredients & Benefits
A powerful peptide boosts natural collagen levels in skin while Carrot Extract helps reduce the look fine of lines and wrinkles. Over time, skin looks smoother, firmer, plumper. A water-in-oil emulsion packed with Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Willowherb and Evening Primrose Oils deeply moisturises, conditions and replenishes skin.

Shea and Muru Muru Butters strengthen skin’s natural barrier, improving its ability to lock in moisture and prevent future damage. Angelica and Chamomile Extracts calm and soothe skin.

SPF 25 offers broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection while Vitamin E protects skin against damaging free radicals. Treated pigments deliver natural-looking, medium to full coverage and stay-true colour that lasts all day without settling into lines or pores.


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Lauren Pope's Hair Rehab London appoints PR

Celebrity choice clip-in hair extensions, originally backed by ‘Dragon’s Den’ Mogul Peter Jones and founded by TOWIE star Lauren Pope, Hair Rehab London has appointed instinct-pr Limited to oversee the launch of the brand into the trendsetting online shopping destination lipsy.com and select stores nationwide.

Currently available at hairrehablondon.com and made from 100% ethically sourced natural hair, the undetectable and light-weight extensions are a comfortable and easy to attach ‘quick fix’ that will add volume to thin hair and transform short hair to long luscious locks in minutes.

Celebrity users include Lauren Pope, Katie Price, Samantha Faiers, Lisa Snowdon, Maria Fowler & Danielle Lloyd, Hair Rehab, London is available in 18-20 inches in length and 10 multi-toned shades to suit all trends and styles and is the only therapy for hair addiction that will give you the option to style or dye your hair at home or on-the-go.


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Technic launches vintage-inspired cosmetics range

Technic has paid homage to yesteryear with its gorgeous new vintage inspired products – a lip balm range and a shimmering body balm. 

The prettily packaged products will add a touch of glamour to any dressing table, whilst creating fabulous results too!  

The vintage lip balm tins are available in four delicious cocktail inspired flavours – Long Island Ice Tea, Kir Royale, Margarita and Blue Lagoon – and are priced at just £1.25 each, making them the perfect handbag accessory for ladies wanting soft, luscious lips! 

The Technic vintage shimmering body balm will add a touch of glitz to your skin, whilst also leaving it delicately fragranced. Priced at £2.99, it’s packaged in a quirky tin and comes complete with pretty puff for easy application. Simply pat onto the areas you want to show off and you’ll be ready to impress! 


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Carmine launches in the UK

Introducing Carmine, a unique box that delivers an inspirational beauty experience month after month!

Brand new to the UK, Carmine fulfils every girl’s dream, by delivering an exclusive box full of highly recommended beauty goodies to unwrap at your doorstep each month.

Carmine introduces women to a new world of beauty, helping them discover brands and products they may never have heard of. For just £10 a month customers will receive an exciting selection of 5 hand-picked beauty must-haves from top make-up, skincare, hair care and fragrance brands. Seductively packaged in a slick black box, Carmine will make sure beauty ruts are a thing of the past.

Carmine sets itself apart from other players in the industry by creating a full-fledged marketing service, and not just a box. In close collaboration with participating brands it blends high impact marketing materials with in-depth editorial from leading bloggers and experts, creating a deeper product experience. Its unique online community encourages participation and feedback, creating invaluable insights for brands and increased user engagement. Through tools like a Beauty Profile the user experience is personalised, which in the future will impact product targeting.

“With our new service,” says Michiel Kotting, Carmine’s CEO and Founder, “we hope to delight consumers with new finds and all kinds of perks, while providing brands with a powerful way to engage with beauty addicts”.

Carmine has secured funding from Globally leading venture firm Accel Partners, also known for its investments in Facebook, Etsy, and Wonga.

This month Carmine showcases a stunning variety of hero products including: TheBalm Frat Boy Blush, Trind Nail Repair Natural, Caudalie Quenching Sorbet-Crème, Daniel Sandler Eye Delight and balance Me Super Moisturising Hand Cream. Each month Carmine will present a new selection of fabulous products, making it the perfect treat for all beauty addicts and a great gift for any occasion.


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Cire Trudon opens first permanent boutique outside of France

Cire Trudon, the oldest candle maker in the world – founded in 1643, is delighted to announce the opening of its first permanent boutique outside of France in one of London’s newly fashionable shopping quarters.

The Cire Trudon boutique can be found on Chiltern Street, nestled between the up-and-coming Portman Village area of central London and the fringes of Marylebone; a quiet and unassuming street that has seen recent changes, with numerous niche boutique and cafe openings and more planned for the near future. Chiltern Street will also see the London debut for hotelier André Balazs (Chateau Marmont, The Mercer, The Standard) at the old fire station across the road from the store – another opening set to put the area firmly on the map.

United Perfumes, UK distributors of Cire Trudon, along with the French custodians of this historic candle maker desired something special for London. They desired something that fully captures the spirit of Cire Trudon, successfully conveying the sense of heritage and longevity, yet not an exact copy of the original Paris rue de Seine store. The resulting design is an individual ‘experience’ that is more akin to a salon than a traditional shop, where the inspiration is definitely ‘old world French’.

The space is quirky, with an unusual layout that perfectly suits the brand. Wall colours and coverings, including ‘Directoire’ shades of paintwork, antique French wallpapers and mirrors have been chosen to reflect the company’s historic associations; the floor is covered from reclaimed woods that are redolent of the wax wood floors of French chateaux.

The ‘cabinet de curiosités’ design incorporates an eclectic collection of antique pieces, cabinets, sconces and chandeliers forming informal display areas for the eponymous Cire Trudon candles, with hidden corners to discover and contemplate the exquisite collections.

The Cire Trudon shop carries everything from the collection, mirroring what is sold at the Paris boutique – scented candles, ‘grande bougies’, scented pillar candles, ‘buste’ candles, room sprays, perfumed ‘stink bombs’, as well as associated candle chandlery.

New additions to the London candle collection, previously only available in Paris and exclusive to the store, include their historic taper candles ‘Les Trudonnes’, aptly named thus by one of their more famous former-patrons Marie Antoinette; as well as dinner candles in a myriad of colours to suit any space or occasion.

Cire Trudon is ‘the’ fashionable destination for scented candles and a ‘must’ for any discerning dinner party host that wishes to find a modern twist on an ‘ancien’ world.


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Boots 17 unveils BB Blemish Balm this November

Give your make-up a magical overhaul

Sprinkle some magic on your make-up routine with the new 17 BB Blemish Balm, All In One Magic Make-up, SPF25, £6.99. This wonder cream will transform your complexion and imperfections will disappear in one easy step. The weightless, all-in-one creamy formula available in fair and medium, blends seamlessly into your skin to create a natural, flawless finish. 

This make-up innovation is your primer, foundation, concealer and skincare in one tube. A magical 'no make-up make-up' that will conceal imperfections, brighten your complexion and control oil whilst also helping to protect your skin.

17 BB Blemish Balm will be available from 2nd November 2011 in selected Boots stores and on Boots.com. 


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Jean Paul Gaultier set to launch new men’s fragrance exclusively at Harrods this December

The new Gaultier man has arrived!

A man with a strong personality with an up to date sexy chic appearance, that turns the classics upside-down with glamour, humour, flamboyance, seduction and a dash of provocation. 

For all these men, Jean Paul Gaultier has created a new perfume that is chic, torrid, and full of panache… All-powerful, energetic, free and wild, in unison they call out with a victory cry: KOKORICO

Kokorico: The fragrance

The ingredients: Fig leaf, Patchouli, Cedar, Cocoa, Vetiver

Jean Paul Gaultier wanted to create a new men’s fragrance that was typically him, new and original. At least two noses were needed to meet the challenge and, Olivier Cresp and Annick Menardo (Firmenich) rose to it.

The result? A generous, sensual, yet electric perfume, full of panache and surprises.  As always, respectful of tradition, it is from haute perfumery that he borrows precious raw materials.  

Cedar, patchouli and vetiver create a fragrance full of chic and aristocratic cheek, resolutely elegant and sexy. The cocoa bean, a gourmand aphrodisiac is paradoxically treated using Firmenich innovation, “Nature Print” ®, to add a rawness that compliments the sensuality and freshness of the fig leaf.   

A surprising bottle

A black bottle, with the name in red, like an elegant and impassioned signature...
A deliberately naughty and contemporary bottle that creates a trompe l’œil effect, revealing both the sexy silhouette of a man in profile and the iconic Gaultier torso.

As for the famous can, it has been recreated as a glossy scarlet film canister, piled into towers.... cinematographic and glamorous.  

The Advertisement

Jean Baptiste Mondino, Jean Paul Gaultier's accomplice from the beginning, created the campaign. The sailor is replaced by a proud Don Juan - the Basque model, Jon Kortajarena, one of today's most sought after male models.

Wearing a suit trimmed with couture feathers, he plays the pureblood hidalgo. 
He laughs, raises his head, arches his back and puffs up his chest, to perform his mating dance full of sensuality and desire that whips the white feather clad women into a frenzy.  

He strikes a pose, planting his feet firmly on the ground to reaffirm his triumphant and enticing virility…. ready to let out his cry... Without a doubt, feathers will fly!

Kokorico launches exclusively in Harrods on the 27th December 2011 then nationwide from the 11th January 2012


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Cargo Cosmetics launches limited edition collection this Christmas

CARGO Cosmetics launches a Limited Edition collection inspired by empowerment and individuality.

This Christmas season Canadian make-up maestros CARGO give you everything you need to make a statement. Embrace your individuality with a Limited Edition collection available exclusively at Boots and Boots.com.

CARGO’s Metallico assortment for Christmas 2011 is all about heavy metal. This edgy, urban collection speaks to personal expression and self-empowerment.

CARGO are offering catwalk to high street looks to be recreated the simple way. It’s all about versatility - imagine an eye shadow used dry for a soft effect or wet for instant drama or eye pencils loaded with shimmer to make your eyes instantly pop and dazzle.

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X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos launches new fragrance

X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos launches new fragrance, The Female Boss available at The Perfume Shop


Get the X Factor with The Female Boss by Tulisa at The Perfume Shop

The Perfume Shop is excited to reveal that it has the X Factor with the launch of the much-anticipated new scent from Tulisa Contostavlos, The Female Boss. This musky, sensual fragrance has been designed for women in need of that X-tra factor to boost their confidence and feel glam and is released in store and online from 28th September.

The ultimate ‘real’ woman, Tulisa has made no secret of her rough path to stardom, and her appealing confidence is captured and bottled in The Female Boss. A spritz of this sweetly commanding scent is what every woman needs to empower herself.

Top notes of subtle spices merge with gentle rose, sweet jasmine and fruity peach to create a feminine, floral heart. Underscored by a rich, sensual base of sandalwood and amber, notes of soft vanilla ensure that that the scent is not over-powering, but quietly confident, like Tulisa herself.

The Female Boss evokes the essence of Tulisa’s sassy persona, making it ideal for women who want to command a touch of control without sacrificing femininity.

Be the boss with the new, empowering fragrance from Tulisa, available at The Perfume Shop at selected stores and online at www.theperfumeshop.com, available from 28th September 2011 in an EDP 100ml, priced at £19.50.


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