You heard me right. 75 Artisan brushes. Just last week I was over at MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro Boutique at Level 2 of Sephora Starhill to get a sneak peek of the whole new Artisan brush collection and boy the collection was so massive that I didn’t know where to start! This introduction is going to be long (I bet you already know that) so as usual, brew a pot of tea or coffee, sit back, relax and enjoy. I promise I will keep things short and sweet 😀
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EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12 Blanc is a worldwide bestseller, inspired by the iconic white L.12.12 polo shirt that founder René Lacoste invented back in 1933. The Limited Edition fragrance builds on the impressive sporting legacy of LACOSTE’s innovative founder, René Lacoste, reinventing the brand heritage to create a truly modern collectible scent with a nod to past.
René Lacoste was a tenacious sportsman, winning numerous accolades and titles throughout his illustrious career, including an Olympic medal and seven Grand Slam championships. He is passionate about tennis and firmly believing that the best games are those that are played well, as he defined it ‘le beau jeu’ (the beautiful game). Also he is best known for his tenacity on the tennis court, René Lacoste then invented the polo shirt in 1933. He named L.12.12, L which stands for LACOSTE, 1 references the first choice of fabric, “petit pique”, 2 represents the short sleeves and 12 is the number of prototypes made before the final product. Thus EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12 was born. It is a collection of fragrances for men that captures the timeless spirit and authenticity of the polo shirt in a fragrance.
Gucci Parfums is proud to announce a minimum pledge of $1 million to support CHIME FOR CHANGE projects through the sales of five designated iconic Gucci fragrances. Through a unique donation code in each product, consumers will be able to help improve the lives of girls and women by choosing to support projects promoting Education, Health or Justice. You are encouraged to redeem the donation codes online and to share their involvement, by spreading the message of the campaign across.
Founded by Gucci in 2013, CHIME FOR CHANGE raises funds and awareness for girls’ and women’s rights globally. The campaign is co-founded by Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini, actor Salma Hayek Pinault and singer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, aiming to unite the voices speaking out for girls and women around the world, promoting the key pillars of Education, Health and Justice. CHIME FOR CHANGE is powered by Catapult, the first crowd-funding site where people can make real change happen for girls and women. Catapult was selected as a strategic partner to ensure transparency, accountability and measurable impact, by allowing CHIME FOR CHANGE community to choose exactly where their donations go and to track the results of their contributions on http://www.chimeforchange.org/.
The most anticipated French makeup brand, Bourjois has opened its first kiosk in Sunway Pyramid last weekend. This highly raved mastige makeup brand was brought in and distributed by none other than Luxasia, Asia’s leading distributor of world-renowned fragrance and beauty brands. Here’s a fun fact. Luxasia has always known to be distributing premium brands and Bourjois is their first mastige brand. What do you do with your first mastige baby? You make it big. Their first kiosk in Sunway Pyramid Level LG1 will be the proof of success. It is the first kiosk ever in the world for Bourjois. Luxasia have successfully put Malaysia into the benchmark map for the rest of the world to follow.
Last week I took some time off and drove all the way there to be a part of this new excitement. It was a weekday so the crowd was not excessively huge that I’m afraid I will interrupt the kiosk daily sales operation. I was able to roam around the kiosk, taking my sweet time with photos and swatching some of the products that I was intrigued with. This will be a picture heavy blogpost with lesser words from me 😀
As I was composing my thoughts and gathering all the infos needed for this post, I feel content, relax and not forgetting to mention lazy. I partly blame it on the cloudy weather. There’s a pros and cons of working from home. One of it is not being able to dress up nicely and put on makeup. This might come as a surprise to you because I do put on makeup and sunscreen while working from home. If I don’t, I will just slather on a thick layer of sunscreen. Why? Because I’m on my notebook and I work under two fluorescent light the whole day.
No matter how high an SPF you use, there are tiny creases and furrows in the skin’s surface that until now, sun protection hasn’t been able to reach evenly. Shiseido managed to identified these little gaps between the layer of sun protection and the skin. It turns out covering every bit of the skin’s surface with sunscreen is surprisingly difficult to achieve. The solution? Shiseido’s patented leading edge UV protection technologies – SuperVeil-UV 360™.
Because the skin’s surface texture comes from its microscopic network of ridges and furrows, it can cause “gaps” in sunscreen application that will leave skin vulnerable and open to UV rays. What SuperVeil-UV 360™ technology do is to help to provide optimal sunscreen application over the skin’s intricate surface contours. Here’s a simple skin chart to help you understand better on how SuperVeil-UV 360™ can help to protect the skin surface from harmful UV rays.
What a unique fragrance name – BOSS BOTTLED. UNLIMITED. (with full stops) is inspired by BOSS man’s determination and drive for success. It is a limited edition energizing new fragrance inspired also by the endurance required to succeed, combined with the rush of adrenalin once the goal has been reached. You can say that BOSS BOTTLED. UNLIMITED. gives an instant invigorating boost, a totally must-have scent for this exciting summer of sports.
The Fragrance & Ingredients
The overall scent is created with a striking blend of refreshing mint and evergreen cistus with a combination of juicy pineapple and enduring masculine woods. Carefully selected and most importantly uncompromised ingredients are added to the making in order to create a scent that is fresh and modern take on a classic masculine scent. This invigorating freshness and enduring energy as well as aromatic masculinity provides a motivational boost to the wearer.