BB Creams

Last month I found out what a bb cream is. I tried Garnier's BB cream which is supposed to be a skin perfector (light coverage, moisturizing, unifies and brightens skin, reduces imperfections).
Honestly, to me, it seemed just like another moisturiser with colour. Not impressed at all! Didn't see all that happening in my face. But....people rave about bb creams, so I haven't made up my mind yet. I plan to try other brands too.
What about you? Have you tried any other brand? Any feedback? Any suggestions?

Happy Women's Day

Giorgio Armani - Acqua for Life 2012

 Giorgio Armani is proud to renew his Acqua for Life challenge for 2012 to stimulate greater public awareness of environmental and developmental problems.

With Acqua di Gio and Acqua di Goia as a springboard to raise funds on behalf of Green Cross International’s Water programs, Acqua for life quickly targeted digital as a place where to raise more funds and more awarerness, with the equivalent of more than 3 million liters of safe drinking water collected last year on the internet.

This year acqua for Life digital challenge is built on a very simple idea:

By becoming a fan of the AFL Facebook fan page you will automatically give 50 liters of safe drinking liters for the communities we are helping in Ghana and Bolivia.

www.facebook.com/acquaforlife

By becoming fans, people also automatically take part to the Water Race, a fun experience aiming at explaining in an illustrated way the water crisis. You become part of a group of people racing from Milan to Ghana and Bolivia, a virtual travel to bring water to our communities. You can personalize you avatar, share you position via Google map on your Facebook wall, learn about the places you are virtually visiting, and discover via street view where you stand.

www.acquaforlifechallenge.org

One simple idea: the more people like the page, the bigger the group gets and so will the donation

The idea of the challenge is also to create a community of people who will learn about the water crisis through the page, and this way will be able to spread the word about it. This educational side of the project will be supported through regular posts on the page, given by Giorgio Armani all year long as a forum to discuss the safe drinking water shortage situation and how to help.

In 2011, the Armani Group committed in its partnership with Green Cross International (GCI) to build water systems that could provide at least 40 million liters of safe drinking water every year.

Armani supported the project by providing 100 liters of water every time someone purchased one of the two Armani fragrances associated with water. The customer could also participate via the Internet to both spread the word through the power of social media, and collect even more liters of water. This helped Armani surpass the initial target, eventually collecting 43.3 million liters of safe drinking water in total.

In 2012, Acqua for Life is committed to continuing and extending support to GCI projects in Ghana by supplying water systems to new communities, and for the first time in Bolivia, the poorest country in South America, where 33% of the rural population had no secured access to a safe drinking water source in 2010.

Giorgio Armani- Spring 2012

SPRING 2012

“LUCE THE ARMANI LIGHT”

Inspired by Mr Armani’s love of light and its effect on colour, this spring season, gold takes center stage.

Soft pastels are instantly updated with a hint of

antique gold, in a myriad of ways.

“Luce d’oro”, a precious new pigment is added to

eyeshadows. Cheeks are soft glowing pink. Lips are sheer and glossy. Muted shades of pink accented by coco and greige add a chic contrast.

Eye Palette

The new secret of radiance, the precious “Luce d’oro” pigment gives a special luminosity to the eye.

Two are the must-have products for the season: a

palette that combines soft pastels with the luster of antique gold and one that presents a harmony of gold and copper accented with a moonlight silver.

 

“Luce” by Linda Cantello

“Apply your color of choice swept over the eye lid.

Then use one of the pencils to highlight the inner corners of the eye. A new way of applying shadow.

Sweep of luminous color up through the temples and over the lip’s cupids bow takes us straight through to Spring 2012 as seen on Giorgio Armani runway”.

Linda Cantello



MARNI for H&M

I'm so excited, I just can't hide it.....
Yesterday I attended the H&M media party and I managed to grab thesebeautiful thing: a bag and an aan amazing pair of shoes.

The pictures are not so good. My camera is a bit old but anyway. Sorry there are no pictures of the party, but my mind was on finding something to buy!

The doors were to open at 7:00 p.m. I was there at 6:30 and when I got inside everything was empty.

I never saw the beautiful necklaces and earings.....But....after 2 hours and a half I got a bit lucky.

As I was leaving the party with a smile on my face, my smile got even bigger as I saw the media kit.

A beautiful notebook and an amazing triangle silk scarf.

Thanks MARNI!

Candy Face by Yves Saint Laurent

CANDY FACE

Spring 2012 by Yves Saint Laurent

Delectable. Indulgent.

The sultry and uninhibited Yves Saint Laurent woman plays with her irresistible attraction to forbidden pleasures: they naturally bring color to her face, her expressions of desire and emotions.

Sparkling sugar eyes, delicious cheeks and a gleaming smile.

Highly creative, she showcases her beauty, from the top of her cheekbones to the tips of her fingernails. Her “Nude in color” make-up captures the spirit of the candies she loves the most: colorful, translucent and exquisitely tangy. Her palette? Pomegranate red, cotton candy pink and sugar-coated sweets in bright, bold pop tones.

The seductive YSL woman savors the luxury of sheer tints: peach or apricot blush for her cheeks, smoky pink and crystallized violet for her eyes, sorbet lips aglow with glazed fruit, and hard candy drops of lemon, mint or peppermint, cocoa polish on her nails. There are no rules in the game of seduction for the YSL woman.

Fresh colors, melting textures, transparent effects:

A manifest of sweet, springtime shades, created by Lloyd Simmonds for Yves Saint Laurent.

“The gleam of an infinite profusion of dazzling fruit jellies, translucent raspberry and wild strawberry, mandarin orange, melon, mango and persimmon bring a gorgeous flush to the Yves Saint Laurent woman’s face. Her smile is as bright as shining sugared drops and syrups: shocking cherry, tangerine, grape and pomegranate, crystallized rose petals, mint and chocolate.”

                                                                                                                           Lloyd Simmonds

                                                                       Creative Director Yves Saint Laurent Make-up

VINYL CANDY PALETTE

LET’S ROCK

This spring’s star collector’s item eye shadow was inspired by a box of candy overflowing with irresistible colors and textures. Violet, pinks, blackcurrants and gooseberries: Lloyd Simmonds has created a harmony of 4 Couture shades, reminiscent of sugar-coated rock candies.

A profusion of color, luxurious textures

The density of the pigments, the opulence of the hues, the ultra silky textures: all 4 eyeshadows in the VINYL CANDY PALETTE lend themselves to total indulgence and unlimited expressions of color. Outrageously smoky eyes, intensely seductive, excessively YSL. Let’s rock!

A multiple, compact palette

Smoky intensity or a zingy halo, a pop pink or intriguing plum harmony, the VINYL CANDY PALETTE is ideal for creating candid or sophisticated eyes. Night & day make-up for creating velvety, satiny or pearly effects.

The iconic YSL square compact is dressed for the season with a raspberry resin lid stamped with the signature gold logo, like an Yves Saint Laurent fashion accessory.

Customised color

4 shades to blend, contrast or layer to create your own, personalized look that reflects your moods and desires.

2 pearly eye shadows: luminous raspberry and lilac subtly infused with pearly pigments.

2 satiny eye shadows: blackcurrant and rose petals play up the magic of chiaroscuro.

The expert’s secret, by Lloyd Simmonds. “There are various ways to modulate the intensity of the color: with the brush, to diffuse a vaporous, smoky halo or with the foam applicator tip, to create a lustrous hue, or to mute the iridescent effect”.

CANDY FACE BY LLOYD SIMMONDS

Creative Director Yves Saint Laurent Make-up

“I am deeply moved by nature itself, which is for me a source of inspiration, without limit. It reveals the power of life, the power of creativity. My ambition is to express what is at the heart of Yves Saint Laurent. Style, real, modern glamour, harmony and a kind of daring to reach true beauty.

Just gorgeous, sensual colors, in what of as the radical so chic of Yves Saint Laurent.

For the collection of Spring Look 2012, the profusion of translucent and multicolored shades from the nature inspired me.

This is an anthology of sparkling, fresh and luscious colors.”

Candy Face, eyes with a captivating, smoky-fruity effect in blue mint, plum, licorice or pink, speckled with sugary sparkles and lashes sheathed in inky blue. Cheekbones sculpted with carmine Voile de Blush blended on the upper cheekbones. A luscious smile, as shiny as tangerine syrup. On the nails, the fresh touch of a fruit sorbet.

The expert’s secret: “Place a dot of lilac eye pencil at the inner corner of the eyes and blend outwards to create a wide-eyed look.”