Cafe Makeup will be closed for a few weeks. I’ll be traveling out of the country (sadly, not to Paris!), and Liz is busy with other projects at this time.
Thank you for your understanding. In the meantime, there are beauty blogs in our blogroll to provide you with fresh content. Also, you’ll have access to all of our previous posts while we’re away. Comments have been temporarily turned off during this break.
1. The Sephora Friends and Family 20% Off Sale Go to this link to get a one-time use code if you haven’t already. And if you haven’t already, why haven’t you??? They have Dior, Nars (including Holiday ’11 items), Guerlain and Koh Gen Do. Even if you just stock up on staple hair and skin care, your beauty dollar will go further. Popular items do sell out, so go!! The sale ends November 2nd.
2. Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund I’ve been tracking the footage of this year’s competition via the gorgeous videos at this link. The winners get some prize money and (more importantly) mentoring by fashion industry experts. If you ever thought the fashion industry was all glamour all the time, tracking this competition will change you mind. The competition is being posted in different “episodes” so you might need to go back to Episode 1 if you haven’t been watching so far. It’s like Seamless II.
3. Another viral makeup video–This one that demonstrates how Dermablend concealer can cover a body tattoo. The tattoo covers the entire head, face and body, and the Dermablend covers it entirely. Not the most glamorous video of course, but certainly impressive work:
The backstory is here on the Daily Mail UK.
Cafe Makeup has been extremely busy in their non-blogging lives (honestly, we should write a book). We hope to turn to reviewing some Holiday very soon. I’ve got Chanel on the way, and hoping to hit a few more highlights of the season as well.
I must say that my attention has been drifting toward Spring ’12, but we’ll stay the course with holiday for this season. We appreciate the patience of our readers, who continue to delight us with their interest in all things beautiful. In the meantime, here’s what three things I’m obsessed with this week:
1. Dior website redesign This page – called “The House of Dior in Video” – of Dior’s newly designed website features some of the most breathtaking couture videos that I’ve seen in a while.
If your eyes are starving for some gorgeous textures, lines and photography, you are in for a treat. Go.
2. Chanel’s continued release of the Spring /Summer ’12 backstage pictures. I revel in these types of features.
For more candids of Paris Fashion Week, see also Please Magazine.
3. Tom Ford Beauty launching at Neiman Marcus soon! Did you feel a disturbance in the Force? Tom Ford Beauty is up for presale on Neiman Marcus’s online site.
There is a feature and slideshow here. According to Neiman’s twitter feed, Tom Ford eyeshadows, blushes and other beauty items should be in stores on November 9th.
Around the beauty blogs:
Last month, Chanel released a limited edition set of nail polishes for Fashion’s Night Out (reviewed here). Chanel’s blue-themed colors, in Coco Blue, Blue Boy and Blue Rebel sold for $29 each, bringing the total over $100 for all three ($87 without shipping or tax). Last week, Nubar released the Nubar Jeans Collections at $19 for the set of three. Each Nubar shade is a variant of the initials “NJC,” after the name of the collection– “NJC1,” for the lightest, “NJC2″ for the medium blue and “NJC3″ for the deepest shade. Cafe Makeup decided to do a comparison.
I have a soft spot of new independent companies. When Fresh Faces Minerals asked Cafe Makeup to try some samples, I said “yes,” although I’m not a pigment expert. In response, I was sent a boatload of small samples jars with sifters on top to prevent spilling.
I actually have a soft spot for pigment samples. At only $1 per jar, one can get a variety of complex or candy-toned colors. They’re a cheap thrill, but they also happen to be a really good product. What impressed me about these is that they are so very finely milled. There was no trace of the chunky quality that some pigments have. The range of textures was impressive. This little sampling includes mattes, complex shimmers and metallics. Here are some of the neutral shades that have a soft glowing finish-from left to right, these are Patina, Icy Brown, Bliss and Bossy Mossy (all applied with MAC Mixing Medium). The colors are soft and not too over the top. These are smooth, lovely colored neutrals. Not bad for $4 total:
These metallics were really pretty foiled in MAC Mixing Medium, Sun in the Sea, Antique Copper, Stone Khakis and Black Amethyst:
I enjoyed the eyes that I created with Fresh Faces Minerals. The vibe is very fresh, clean and in colors that can be worn by the everyday woman. These are very easy to use, just mix the pigment with a tiny droplet of Mixing Medium or water on the back of your hand and go. The metallics (Sun in Sea and Antique Copper) were particularly impressive–they looked really good on the skin. They held onto their shine beautifully. Definitely a nice little treat and worth taking a look.
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