beauty

Swarovski Crystal-Embellished Nail File

Filed under: Gadgets

You'll never be able to go back to 10-pack cheapo emery boards after having this beautiful accessory in your purse! The Swarovski Nail File, created by designer Craig Coulton for the design competition organized by Designboom, consists of two filing blades (regular and smoothing) that fold out to reveal a shining layer beneath them. Crystals are embedded along each side of a silver, gold, or platinum body. Seems there's just no end to many ways that crystals can beautify everyday objects.

Gallery: Swarovski Crystal-Embellished Nail File

Tags: beauty, beauty products, BeautyProducts, nail file, NailFile, swarovski, swarovski crystals, SwarovskiCrystals

Claridge's Debuts Exclusive Dior Dressing Table

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Journeys, Services, Spirits, Cosmetics and Fragrance

Famed French fashion house Dior has created a bespoke, Art Deco-inspired dressing table service for guests of Claridge's, the landmark London hotel (above) whose devotees include Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman, Kate Moss, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Victoria Beckham. Designed as the ultimate luxury amenity for glamorous occupants of the hotel's Viscount David Linley-designed suites, the service offers all the essentials necessary for a glamorous night out on the town. The Dior Dressing Table includes a carefully curated range of timeless accessories, including an elegant silk Claridge's dressing gown and slippers; a cashmere eye mask; a selection of classic Dior fragrances and beauty products; cocktails from a special 1930s menu; and era-appropriate books and music for entertainment.

[via JustLuxe]

Tags: Angelina Jolie, AngelinaJolie, Art Deco, ArtDeco, beauty, Christian Dior, ChristianDior, Claridges, David Linley, DavidLinley, Dior, hotel, London

Designer Hand Sanitizer. You Heard Right.

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Celebrity Design

Designer Hand Sanitizer. You Heard Right.

Even if Ed Hardy by Christian Augdigier isn't your style, chances are you've seen the T-shirts at least, most recently on reality show dad Jon Gosselin. But here's a new item from Ed Hardy Habit that got me wondering if the design world has lost it (I know this isn't the first silly "designer" item to come down the pike -- it just grabbed me this week as plain ridiculous): hand sanitizer. That's right, the alcohol-based gel we all carry to use at restaurants or after being on public transportation. The stuff that's pretty cheap. And comes in a plain plastic bottle because it doesn't need to have anything fancier.

Too pedestrian for you, though? Now you can carry around -- or keep at home or at your desk in a pump-style -- and show off to your friends, your designer hand sanitizer. Sure, it's still cheap (only $5 for 2 oz., and $13 for 9.3 oz. w/pump), but it's Ed Hardy Habit, and it comes in a jazzed-up bottle and has a coconut-bergamot scent. Also available: sanitizing pens and foaming hand sanitizer. Made by Habitual Solutions. And so popular it's on backorder as I write this. Guess I'm the one who needs to get with it.

Tags: beauty, christian audigier, ChristianAudigier, designer, Ed Hardy, EdHardy, hand sanitizer, hand sanitizers, HandSanitizer, HandSanitizers, health

Mink Eyelashes For Celeb-Style Eyes

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Just about any red carpet event features actresses batting impossibly long lashes. One of their secrets is mink. Jennifer Lopez and Madonna are just two of the celebrities who have worn mink eyelashes which can sell for $1,000. Now Aira Cosmetics is offering mink to the masses. Mink eyelashes are created using individually selected mink fur hairs that have been harvested by brushing live farm animals. The hairs are sterilized and hypoallergenic. The long style of the lashes sell for $250.

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Tags: beauty, eyelashes, mink

La Mer Luxe Keepsake Box

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

I love pretty keepsake boxes and have quite a collection so this Luxe Keepsake Box from luxury skincare company La Mer certainly caught my eye. Designed by British royal furniture designer David Linley, and crafted from sycamore with a distinct green exterior finish, the 15 limited edition boxes come with a 60ml jar of Creme de la Mer and a silver spatula nestled inside -- along with a custom lock and key meant to balance tradition with modern design. Each box is numbered and costs RM3,800 (approx $1,050).

Via Bornrich

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Tags: beauty, creme, face, keepsake, keepsake box, KeepsakeBox, la mer, LaMer, limited edition, LimitedEdition

Limited Swarovski Edition Slant Tweezers

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

It's getting a little tight now for stocking stuffers and Christmas gifts but if you're looking for something sparkly and last minute for someone else, or a totally over-the-top splurge for yourself, consider these Limited Swarovski Edition Slant Tweezers from RonRobinson. Voted a 'Best of Beauty' winner by Allure magazine 7 years running for the perfectly angled and hand-filed slant tips, these tweezers are used and recommended by beauty professionals (although presumably without the bling). Shown here in Devine White, the tweezers are covered almost completely with Swarovski crystals and come with a coordinated leather case. $100

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Tags: beauty, swarovski, swarovski crystals, SwarovskiCrystals, tweeze, tweezers

Lux Tip: Makeup Brushes

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Want the fancy makeup brushes? Oh, so do I. But with luscious materials and designer nametags, nice makeup brushes can be pretty expensive!

So go to EyesLipsFace.com. Almost everything is $1. How is that possible? From their website:

"By developing quality cosmetics and the highest standard of service, but using the internet for branding rather than higher-priced advertising media; by sourcing the best ingredients at competitive prices; and by prioritizing our products, rather than their packaging, e.l.f. always provides you with quality and value."

Sounds good to me! I bought the 12 brush set you see here for $12.00. Shipping took a couple of weeks, but they arrived and are just as good as my more expensive brushes.

It's just another easy way to make life more lux for cheap or free.

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Tags: beauty, brushes, cheap, lux tip, makeup

The $600 Ren�e Rouleau Facial

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Services

Based in Texas Renée Rouleau is an aesthetician with a passion for skin care. At her salon she offers a variety of services including facials for everything from general cleansing to detox to anti-aging. Her top-of-the-line Synergy 7 facial is especially noteworthy, however, as it tops the price chart with a whopping $600 price tag.

The Synergy 7 facial gets its name from the 7 treatments that are combined into one to make for a truly luxurious and cutting edge two hour anti-aging experience that focuses on deep cleansing, resurfacing, Vitamin C infusion, lifting & firming, repairing & hydrating, oxygen infusion and calming & protecting. The end result? Renée Rouleau promises "your healthiest skin ever."

Via ForbesLife

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Tags: beauty, facial, facials, renee rouleau, ReneeRouleau, rouleau, skin, skincare, synergy 7, synergy 7 facial, Synergy7, Synergy7Facial

Smooth Your Skin With Luxe Essentials

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Green

These products are a triple play -- almost 100% organic, luxurious, and free of animal testing/ingredients tested on animals. Using the tagline "Beautify Not Toxify," Luxe Essentials is a simple line with just three categories: body butter ($10 - $30), bath salts ($37), and bath and body oils ($20). Oh wait, two gift baskets are offered -- lavender and lemongrass ($55). I love lavender, just in case you're thinking of sending me one of these. Hey, I'm just saying, if you need an idea. Anyway ...

Luxe Essentials' founder, Nydia Norville, is based in NYC. Read more about her and the line on her MySpace page or her blog, which has some beauty tips to try at home.

Bonuses: The main site accepts PayPal and is affiliated with the Indie Collective.

Tags: bath oil, bath salts, BathOil, BathSalts, beauty, beauty products, BeautyProducts, body, body butter, BodyButter, organic, skincare

Chanel Joins the Gold Rush

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

On Friday, Women's Wear Daily released a sneak peek of Chanel fall 2008 beauty color collection and I have to wonder if the recent spike in gold prices were an inspiration to Peter Phillips, the new creative director of makeup. The collection will come out in July and will be followed in October by Philips' holiday collection. Phillips tells WWD that he choose gold because of the warm metallic colors used in Coco Chanel's apartment on Rue Cambon.

The collection includes Gold Fiction, the nail polish for $30; Facettes D'Or, a loose powder with a golden glow for $56; Gold Light Glossimer lip gloss, $26; Rouge Hydrabase lipstick shades in copper, plum and coral for $27 each, and a quad eye shadow palette with gold, coffee, ivory and dark green eye colors for $56. In a time of economic turmoil will women want to to wear gold on their fingers and toes? Chanel is hoping the new gold nail polish is the next Vamp or Black Satin but it seems an awfully opulent color for an uncertain time.

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Tags: beauty, chanel, gold, nailpolish, trends

Beauty Shower To Be Sold At Barney's

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Cosmetics and Fragrance

Can a shower head make you look more beautiful? the Methven Satinjet Maia is a multi-functional showerhead that offers a spa-like experience. It is both a facial and a conventional shower as well as a water massager. The Satinjet Maia is equipped with a Vitamin C filter which eliminates chlorine and purifies the water. The faucet will sell for $395 and will be available exclusively at Barney's as of October.

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Tags: bathroom, beauty, faucet, methven, shower, vitamin c

The Ultimate Doggie Beauty Treatment: The Dog O2 from AirPress

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Pets

Oxygen chambers were made famous by Michael Jackson, but they've been used for years by all kinds of people who believe in their anti-aging properties. If you've been treating yourself to oxygen therapy treatments, either in a salon/spa setting or in your home overnight like Michael, why not do the same for your pet? Now you can with the Dog O2 from AirPress -- it's a doggie-sized oxygen therapy chamber.

What do you think? I think it looks like a torture chamber! Besides, my little Piper is beautiful enough already.

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Tags: 02, aging, airpress, anti-aging, antiaging, beauty, chamber, dog, Dog 02, Dog O2, Dog02, DogO2, dogs, O2, oxygen, oxygen therapy, OxygenTherapy, wrinkle, wrinkles

Gurhka Beauty Cigars

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cigars

The latest cigar in the Gurhka Legend series is the Beauty, a medium-bodied cigar which is a mate to last year's full-bodied Gurkha Beast. The Beauty boasts a golden Ecuadorean-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper and has a Dominican binder and a Nicaraguan filler. The 6-1/2 x 58 cigar has a wrapper that is aged a full seven years and the binder and filler are five years old. The Beauty comes in a box of 25 with engraved brass plaques inside and out and each cigar is encased in a frosted glass tube with an orange cap. The cigars are double-banded and sheathed in cedar from the Beauty band to the foot. A box sells for a hefty. $770 and there will only be 500 boxes created each year.

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Tags: beauty, cigars, gurkha, smoking, tobacco

Nephria Jade Bar

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

A company called Newbert Revolution claims to be selling the world's most expensive soap. They are a bit off, we've seen at least one pricier bar but Neprhira is still worthy of noting at least for curiosity's sake. It is created from nephrite (jade powder) along with apricot, olive and jojoba oils. The jade comes from a special seam in South Korea which is said to have healing properties which improve the skin's moisture and lipid balance and have a calming effect on skin problems such as inflammation and acne.The Nephria Jade Beauty Bar costs £17.99 (around $35).

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Tags: beauty, cosmetics, jade, nephria, soap

No More False Eyelashes

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Services

A new surgical procedure might just be the next big thing to hit the Hollywood set in the name of youth and beauty: eyelash transplants. No longer will women look to false eyelashes to meet their expectations of beauty because they can have them permanently enhanced. The lashes are put on using the same "plug and sew" technique used in regular hair transplants for balding men and about 30-40 lashes are individually sewn onto the eyelid. Only a handful of surgeons use the technique, but some say that the enhancement should catch on quickly. "Eyelash transplantation does for the eyes what breast augmentation does for the figure," said one surgeon. Only local anesthetic and light sedation are necessary, and the whole surgery only costs about $3,000 per eye.

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Tags: beauty, eye, eyelashes, eyes, surgery

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