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Lets Get Nude!

The two biggest looks for lips this season are a bold sexy red and a soft, sensual, barely there nude.

Nude in fact, is never really out of vogue. A great selection of nudie lip shades make a fabulous base for your makeup wardrobe, but choosing the right ones can be a little tricky at times.

h.wood.beauty has taken the hassle out of finding a great nude shade by releasing their new line of 6 gorgeous shades, oh so appropriately called “Get Nude”.

 h.wood.beauty is an eclectic line of high fashion cosmetics, inspired by the super cool h.wood Tea Room (tucked in an alley off Hollywood Boulevard, the h.wood Tea Room is LA’s secret Wednesday night hideaway, where very famous faces join the super cool to sip “Prohibition teas” spiked with spirits).
All h.wood .beauty products are made in LA, and take their names from the City of Angels – street names, freeways, music venues, beaches, daytrips from LA.
Crazy cool, ultra hip, uber chic.

beautiful Angelina Jolie in nude lip

The Get Nude collection lets you find your perfect nude. The lipsticks are matte with moisture, meant to be layered together, or worn alone. The color pay off is fantastic, the staying power divine.

The six shades are each named for a local LA beach.

Malibu – a nude beige with a slight pinky undertone, very flattering to skin tone

Zuma –  a light coffee beige, very warm and beautiful

Newport – a beautiful pink beige

Topanga – a rich, mauve/tawny beige, the deepest of the 6

Laguna – a pale nude beige, like an autumn latte

Venice – a soft, pale, coral beige

All have a hint or warm vanilla caramel, just like the famous teas.

The best way to wear a nude lip is to apply it matte then add the simplest sheen. More tips tomorrow…

If you’re not in LA you can order these lovely nude lips (and their other beauty products) online

www.hwoodbeauty.com

Jennifer Lopez in a pinky nude lip, very similar to hwood beauty Newport

Holiday 2010

Its that time of the year again! All the companies are showing fabulous new holiday inspired products for gift giving or for wearing to holiday parties. Over the next few weeks we’ll be checking some of them out…

Giorgio Armani has a new Gold Rush collection which features a powder compact and bright red lipsticks, which are totally perfect for holiday.

Jo Malone’s Cologne Collection features 6 fragrances in 9ml bottles.
” Each of the six colognes may be worn alone or through the art of Fragrance Combining, you can create a bespoke scent by choosing two colognes to wear together. Be inspired to mix, match and layer scent. This collection includes Lime Basil & Mandarin, Grapefruit, Pomegranate Noir, Red Roses, Orange Blossom, Vanilla & Anise.”

 Budding artistas will love LORAC’s Sephora Exclusive Limited Editions Train Case which comes with everything a girl needs for eyes, cheeks and lips. You’ll find inside 36 eye shadows, 1 bronzer, 3 blushes and 9 lip colors all for $56. Quite the bargain!

image from Beauty School Blog

Keep watching for more holiday 2010 gift sets and ideas!

Essie Fall 2010 Nail Colors

When you spot a celeb with something fabulous on her nails, nine times out of ten she’s wearing a color by Essie. 

Gaga looking fabulous!!

Lady Gaga on the VMAs red carpet wearing Essie nail color Merino Cool

Essie nail polishes are known for their up to the minute fashion forward colors, as well as their classic, never out of date shades. 

Whitney Port was just pictured in People Magazine wearing Sew Psyched by Essie

If you’re an at home manicurista they have the added benefit of drying quickly, not chipping and holding their color for a really, really long time. (those of you that follow me on twitter will have seen and endless stream of pictures over the last 3 weeks where I was wearing Essie’s Little Brown Dress nail polish. The color stayed true all the way up until my nails got done yesterday)

This season Founder/President Essie Weingarten took her inspiration from the sanguine hues and camouflage colors showing up on the fall runways. “This fall designers are mixing it up, combining sheer fabrics with leather, along with lingerie as outerwear in deep muted tones and bold color palettes which is very alluring” says Weingarten.
The fashion feeling this season is dark, sexy and minimalist with decadent velvet textures and reflective metallics. An exciting combination of traditional glamor, chic urban warrior and eclectic color combinations.

Essie’s color collection allows you to give accent to these hues, or to wear something a little brighter to off set them.

In Stitches is a lovely salmon pink

Limited Addiction is a dramatic, glossy blue based red. And reds never get old!

Sew Psyched is a muted grey green with a slight silver shimmer. Way prettier on than the khaki nail colors that are everywhere – it doesn’t leave the skin tone looking flat.

Merino Cool is a cashmere purple-grey. Very moody, muted and soft.

Velvet Voyeur is a deep sexy amythest. One coat gives it a very deep wine look, two coats take it to a near black. Make that super sexy!

Little Brown Dress is a decadent chocolate expresso bean, that can be worn with the depth of a near black, but without the dead look black nails give the hands. I adore this one and have been wearing it non stop.

Angelina Jolie and Christina Aguilera both wear Betony Vernon ring too!

Other celebs who looove Essie? Angelina Jolie, Carrie Underwood, Carolina Herrera, Cate Blanchet, Catherine Zeta Jones, Christina Aguilera, Demi Moore, Eva Mendes, Gina Gershon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Kidman, Pink – the list goes on….

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