Top 20 Cosmetics and Beauty Trends (GALLERY) Edit

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Top 20 Cosmetics and Beauty Trends

1. Barbie Cosmetics - Unleash Your Inner Doll with Barbie + MAC Cosmetics (GALLERY)

MAC Cosmetics have collaborated with Mattel to develop a limited edition color collection called “Barbie Loves MAC” to be released in mid February 2007.  The classic Barbie iconic ponytail silhouette is embossed in pink on the classic black Mac packaging. The fun and feminine collection includes ve…[More]

2. Organic Beauty Products - Stella McCartney Launches CARE

Stella McCartney has just released a beauty line named Care. It is a 100% organic and zero percent petrochemicals or silicones.  It is obvious that this new beauty range will grow in popularity and demand in very short time, not only because the creator is the acclaimed and trendy Stella McCartney, …[More]

3. Erotic Branding - Upsurge in Sexy Branding for Cosmetics

With new cosmetic names like Temptress, Vixen, Teasing Flirt, or Tie Me to the Bedpost, cosmetic companies are adding sex to their brands.  The Chicago Sun-Times describes, “Makeup has always been about sex—usually implicitly. Now things are becoming more explicit.  Sexy names are overrunning cos…[More]

4. Fingernail Art (GALLERY)

Polishing your fingernails and making them colorful is very simple. But if you really want to make an impression with people, get your manicurist to do up your fingernails like this. These are some of the many designs from the Tenth Moscow Championship of Hairdressers and Nail Art Designers held ear…[More]

5. Samsung Blush Handset Bundled with Benefit Cosmetics!

We were gaga for the Samsung Blush when we first caught sight of its hot pink bod a few months back. Now we’re lip-smacking crazy about it. See, the launch handset will come nestled with Benefit cosmetics… Samsung Blush is the latest mobile to come bundled with upmarket slap. First there was the…[More]

6. LED Teeth Whitener (GALLERY)

Now you can whiten your teeth the LED way with the Ionic Teeth Whitener. In just two minutes you’re teeth can be significantly whiter and it works on stubborn stains too. The LED lights activate the special whitening gel… which apparently continues working even after treatment.[More]

7. Automatic Photo Retouching Software (GALLERY)

Now you can automatically touch up your ugly pictures with Portrait Professional.  The software has been trained using ‘beautiful faces’ so it can figure out what’s wrong with you and automatically make you pretty.  Okay, enough sarcasm, it’s actually pretty cool software.  However, once you’re do…[More]

8. Food Cosmetics.  What Vegetable are you Wearing?

Skin-care products made out of sake, soy milk, natto (fermented soybeans), and other common Japanese fare are now all the rage. Their popularity is thought to be an outgrowth of heightened public interest in healthy living. Facial cleansers and other skin-care products have become a focus of particu…[More]

9. Filigree Fall Makeup - Shuuemura Metallic Makeup

It’s adornment at it’s finest. Luxury cosmetics that are not only beautiful on, but beautiful to look at. Shu Uemura creates the ultimate in beautiful cosmetics. From Shuumeura-USA:COLOR CRAYON TRIO FLAME GOLD 3 pure metallic pigment sticks for the eye area. High color payoff and ultra-long wear.…[More]

10. Water Spray - Is your face absorbing enough water?

Are you hydrating your skin with a thermal spray? If not, brands such as Evian, La Roche Posay and Vichy have found the perfect solution for your skin to remain moist through an atomizer or brumisateur spray. Very popular in Europe, this kind of product is finally crossing the Atlantic. H2O is not o…[More]

11. Lebanese Liposuction Loans – First National Bank Promotes Plastic Surgery (VIDEO)

Lebanese women as young as 18 now have the means to fund the liposuction they year for to help them fit into spring’s incessantly hip skinny jeans. “Lebanese women are known to be seekers of beauty and fashion, so they always follow the latest trends in everything, even cosmetic surgery,” sa…[More]

12. Virtual Realtime Makeup System

Mitsukoshi Departmental Store in Ginza and Fujitsu has teamed up to create a system called “Virtual Realtime Makeup System.” It takes an image of your face and as you pick up your favorite cosmetics you will see immediately the results on your face in the LCD screen. It is still on an experiment…[More]

13. No Scent Purfume - Choix

You can now buy a perfume that smells like ... er, nothing. The “perfume”, which has virtually no scent, is to go on sale at a London department store this week priced at STG40 per bottle.  The creation, by trendy label Dadadandy, contains 100ml of liquid made from an alcohol base which when sprayed…[More]

14. Sephora Monopoly – Build Your Own Beauty Empire

This special edition Sephora Monopoly gives you the opportunity to, not only shop until you drop this festive season but also, earn Beauty Bucks and build your very own beauty empire while comparing your purchases with your friends afterwards.  In a direct attempt to tempt the beauty addict into p…[More]

15. Harmful Chemicals in Make-Up - Long-Term Effects More Than Skin Deep

In the past, during the Elizabethan Era, royalty painted their faces with white paint to achieve the ‘look’ of the day. Unfortunately, this make-up contained high quantities of lead, a likely cause of their tendency towards early death, and definitely the catalyst behind the havoc wreaked on their s…[More]

16. Holographic Polish

This is brilliant! Oh yes ladies its time for one of Chanel’s infamous limited edition nail colours. This one totally rocks and is the best ever, for once it really is worth the hype. Once on your nails, they turn into a full hologram. Yes a FULL one! This makes it unlike any other previous ‘hologr…[More]

17. Perfume Sampling Kiosks

Sick of fragrance counter employees offering you a little spritz of something new? Scentest Communications has made it possible to skip these pesky encounters with the help of new technologies.  The Scentest stations are five ft. kiosks that allow perfume shoppers to dispense their own samples. No …[More]

18. Calvin Klein Targets Technosexuals with Blogger Inspired Fragrance IN2U

Calvin Klein is targeting the young blogging and text messaging crowd with a new fragrance called CK in2u and a new social network called What Are You IN2?. The CK in2u bottle, designed by Stephen Burks and looks like Sake bottle The name is written in the shorthand of an instant message, a casual i…[More]

19. Macho Packaging For Male Moisturizer - A Winnder

What started out as a tiny outfit supplying hand moisturizing creams for farmers and laborers in rural California has now turned into a multi-million dollar business, thanks to packaging that looks like traditional shoe polish and a product that works.  O’Keeffes’ Working Hands may not be a househo…[More]

20. MonoBrow Fashion Website - For Those With Only One Eyebrow (GALLERY)

Unibrows are not freakish and weird anymore according to Monobrow - the support site for those with one, not two separate and distinct eyebrows. Having only one brow, whether it be pencil-thin or big, bad, and bushy, is no longer a cause for tears and drama, it’s to be celebrated with members of you…[More]