Stila Makeup Player

Stila is giving us perhaps the next wave in beauty with interactive makeup and an appliance docking station .

I haven't seen or tried it yet, but it does look fun and certainly is unique. I will hopefully get one soon to see what all the fuss is about. If you have one or tried it, please let me know what you think.

Here's what Stila has to say about it:

"Part makeup case, part media player docking station with speakers, this portable vanity blends cutting edge technology with Pro Artist expertise, giving women the tricks and tools needed to create their own looks, on demand."

"Simply download tutorials from http://www.stilabeautytube.com/ (launching Nov. 3rd) onto the mobile device of your choice, dock it into the Makeup Player, and unleash your inner artist with the press of a button. Once your look is complete, pull up a playlist and let the Makeup Player blast out your favorite tunes while you finish getting ready. Right now there are lessons for natural look, smokey eye and many more to come- perfect leading up to the holidays when you want to be your own pro makeup artist and try out some new looks. The case has everything needed to execute the intro tutorial looks. There’s even is a continuity option where members can sign up to receive a new products every 60 days."

"The Makeup Player comes equipped with all of the Stila tools needed to unleash your inner artist:
• NEW One Step Foundation (choice of four shades- Fair, Light, Medium and Dark)
• NEW Eye Shadow Trio in neutral shades complete with an aluminum compact
• Convertible Color in Camellia (for fair and light complexions) or
Convertible Color in Rose (for medium and dark complexions)
• Lip Glaze in Grapefruit
• #7 Eye Shadow Brush and Instructional DVD"

Each month, members will receive Stila products and the next month's empowering lesson.
Price: $69.90 for The Makeup Player (a $250 value) available at http://www.stilacosmetics.com/

Cyndi Lauper & Lady Gaga for MAC Viva Glam

I was thrilled last night to be one of the attendees at a small launch event for the introduction of Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga as the new MAC Viva Glam campaign spokespersons.

Here's the details on the campaign I can give. No photos are allowed up or anymore info until February.

From WWD:

Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga have been named the latest faces of the MAC AIDS Fund. The newest campaign, dubbed “From Our Lips,” will break on Feb. 25.

MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick and Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick, $14 each, will launch in North America on March 18 and globally throughout the month, with 100 percent of the proceeds being donated to the MAC AIDS Fund.

The MAC AIDS Fund has invested more than $150 million to organizations in more than 67 countries since its founding in 1994.

Images: Cyndi Lauper- official site, Lady Gaga- wikipedia

YSL Teint Resist Foundation

After looking in many stores I finally managed to track down a sample amount of the new YSL Teint Resist foundation at a Nordstrom stop last week.

I had high hopes for this as it is supposed to be long wearing, absorb oil , look and feel great on skin. In the end I had good results but not perfect.

I love the feel of it. Thats the major selling point here for me- this foundation truly feels like you have nothing on your face. It melts right into skin and is weightless. It lasted long but not quite the 14 hours stated. I did get oil breakthrough on my T Zone , the nose ended up shiny. Even though this is considered a more matte foundation, it isn't super matte. The wear and look on the rest of the face was good.

The finish is fairly light. I expected a medium -full coverage and this is more light to medium. That's ok as long as you know you may need to build it up a bit and use more in trouble spots. It looks nice on, blends easily, and sinks right in leaving no cakey-ness. Skin looks very smooth and soft. I don't want to say natural but it's more your skin looking finished than heavier coverage.

So mostly I do like it and for the feel and look of it, that makes it tempting to buy a full bottle.

YSL Teint Resist is $ 55.00 at http://www.yslbeautyus.com/ , Department stores and Sephora.com

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