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Makeup Bag: 2010 February

February 14, 2010

Juicy Couture Petit Fours Candle Set

juicy couture candles

Say what you might about this candle set, but as a sugar addict who likes to smell and see her sweets as much as eating them, I find it absolutely perfect!

The candles replicate one of my favorite sweet treats with perfection, right down to the faux drizzles of icing.

Juicy Couture Petit Fours Candle Set is available from Neiman Marcus for $24.

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February 13, 2010

CHANEL Sublimage Essential Regenerating Fluid

chanel sublimage essential regenerating fluid

Leave it to CHANEL to transform their cult-fave Sublimage cream into a  smooth, silky formula that boasts a “chiffon-like feel” and a mattifying effect that’s still super luxe.

At $295 for 1.7 oz., the luxury doesn’t come cheap, but it’s worth every glorious drop.

Chanel Sublimage Essential Regenerating Fluid is available from Saks Fifth Avenue.

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February 13, 2010

Daily Style: Apple iPad

Apple iPad

After a LOT of buzz, Apple’s creation is finally here!

I’m still puzzling over it. Perhaps I need to see one in real life to better understand it – while it’s gorgeous, sleek and esthetically pleasing, I’m not sure if I have a need for a gadget between my iPhone and my laptop.

Tell me, will you consider purchasing an iPad?

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February 12, 2010

Backstage Beauty: Gwen Stefani

gwen stefani

Story by: Megan McIntyre of Daily Makeover

Fall/Winter 2010 Fashion Week started today, and Daily Makeover kicked it off backstage at L.A.M.B. with designer Gwen Stefani. She gave us an exclusive look into what inspires her, how she creates that fab red lip (girlfriend does her own makeup!) and what beauty look her husband can’t get enough of.

What inspired the beauty look for the L.A.M.B. show?
The collection is based on a vintage, naughty, Hollywood starlet girl, a little bit of a modern, futuristic girl and a little bit of a soldier girl. I found these Ellen von Unwerth pictures with black makeup and the dark lips [that I loved] so we’re going to do the hair very set, vintage and glamorous with a lot of bangs.

The thing that I’ve learned is that you have an inspiration, you have a picture, an idea and it just evolves into what it’s going to be. You don’t consider when you come up with three ideas for a theme that you’re going to have a blizzard, a baby with an ear infection and the Chinese new year, but at the end of the day the creative process of having that pressure and that drama means you come up with things you normally wouldn’t. I can’t wait to see it all together. For me, it’s all about that part with the music and seeing the girls.

Red lips are a big beauty trend we’re seeing for Fall 2010. The red lipstick look is already one of your trademarks!
I just love when things that I love come back into style. I don’t have one specific red lipstick that I use. MAC’s sponsoring the show today, so [lead makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury] put a mixture of four different reds on me. I know she definitely used Russian Red. I tend to go more for the blue-reds than the orange-reds–I think they look better on me.

My husband [musician Gavin Rossdale] actually really likes [red lips] so whenever I don’t wear them he’s like “Wait, where are the lips?” So I like that Hollywood glamorous look and I always have and always will…I’m kind of stuck in my own ways.

Read more coverage from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at DailyMakeover.com…

photo: wire image

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