This month CHANEL reveals the latest addition to their Hydramax + Active collection: HYDRAMAX + ACTIVE Nourishing Cream for Dry Skin and HYDRAMAX + ACTIVE Lip Care.

These new offerings are formulated to help retain skin’s moisture and restore the naturally occurring dynamics of skin hydration. HYDRAMAX + ACTIVE Nourishing Cream for Dry Skin combines the immediate nourishing and protective benefits of shea butter with the deeper continuous action of rosemary liposomes. HYDRAMAX + ACTIVE Lip Care is a highly efficacious lip treatment, specifically formulated for intensely parched lips.

I adore the HYDRAMAX + ACTIVE line for the refreshing scent and light texture of the formulas, especially as the weather begins to warm up.

HYDRAMAX + ACTIVE Nourishing Cream for Dry Skin and HYDRAMAX + ACTIVE Lip Care are available beginning this month at department and specialty stores and online at chanel.com.

It’s no secret that Vanessa is the Gossip Girl of choice here at Makeup Bag HQ (as evidenced here and here and here) so you can imagine all the jumping around and screaming going on here when we saw the April issue of Lucky with Jessica Szohr on the cover.

Some quotes from the issue:

On being inspired by Old Hollywood: “The 1950 film All About Eve shows classic Old Hollywood, when women put so much detail into getting ready.”

On her fashion evolution: “I’m learning more and more about clothes and designers from being a part of Gossip Girl and living in New York,” the 25-year-old said. “In fittings now, I’m like, ‘I love that Diane von Furstenberg skirt or this Rag & Bone jacket,’ whereas before, I wouldn’t have recognized the labels.”

On her love of menswear: “At Confederacy in L.A., it’s hard to know where to begin: It has great coffee-table books, an incredible shoe collection, and a men’s section that I shop in for myself.”

For Jessica’s shopping list, click here.

For a giveaway of her cover look worth nearly $1000, click here.

The April issue of Lucky is on newsstands this week.

Anne Hathaway looked both sophisticated and modern at the London premiere of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland last Thursday.

Lancôme ambassador Anne Hathaway portrays the White Queen, a role she was perfect for given her porcelain complexion. Her gorgeous skin was the focal point of her look for this event, created by makeup artist Kate Lee.

To get a look like Anne’s, try these Lancôme products:

EYES: Le Stylo Waterproof Eyeliner in Prune; Color Design Eye Shadow in Ciel du Soir; Hypnôse Drama Mascara in Excessive Black

SKIN: Photôgenic Lumessence foundation in Ivoire 2C; Blush Subtil in Sheer Amourose

LIPS: L’Absolu Rouge lipstick in Rendez-Vous

For product details and information visit Lancome-USA.com.

photo: wire image

First seen at the CHANEL Spring/Summer 2010 RTW runway show, CHANEL has now introduced the limited edition Les Trompe L’Oeil de CHANEL Temporary Skin Art.

In other words: TATTOOS, my friends!!

Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of CHANEL Makeup, says, “For the show, I wanted to play with the Chanel symbols; pearls, chains and wheat, as well as blossoms and small swallows that announce the arrival of spring. I focused on a natural makeup look with chic beige tones and a slight tough of rebellion: the tattoos!”

Bree and I, along with two of her friends, applied the tattoos last night before heading out to dinner for Bree’s 18th birthday celebration.

While the teenagers all selected swallows for their body art, I chose the CHANEL logo (shown above.) What do you think?!

Les Trompe L’Oeil de CHANEL Temporary Skin Art ($75 for a package of five sheets, includes 55 total designs) will be available for a limited time exclusively at CHANEL boutiques and makeup studios and online at chanel.com.