Jerrod Blandino, an exciting young makeup artist working behind the counter at Saks, couldn’t find the exciting shades, rich pigments, and silky textures he desperately wanted for his clients (some of which were of the A-list celebrity variety). So he did what any logical, creative-minded person would do—he began whipping them up himself. So after [...]
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Know Your Fav Brand: TOO FACED
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Know Your Fav Brand: BY LAUREN LUKE
Posted in Know Your Fav Brand on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From youtube tutorials to her own make-up line! YouTube regularly spawns flash-in-the-pan celebrities, but few have managed to build a profitable business out of their exposure. Lauren Luke is a rare exception—the British self-taught make-up guru built such a loyal following with her chatty tips on how to imitate celebrity looks, that she just launched [...]
Know Your Fav Brand: LAVANILA
Posted in Know Your Fav Brand on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When co-founders Danielle Raynor and Laura DiGirolamo met, they were both self-proclaimed product junkies working in the beauty industry. If you were to put their résumés together, you’d get a beauty consultant, graphic designer, agent, makeup artist, marketing director, and lawyer. Yet, as diverse as their experience was, they had one thing in common: the [...]
Know Your Fav Brand: T3
Posted in Know Your Fav Brand on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Silicon Valley whiz kid Kent Yu came up with the idea for T3, a high-tech heat styling system that uses crushed tourmaline jewels to help speed up styling time, he not only created a collection of top-of-the-line hair tools, he revolutionized the way we style our hair. By incorporating tourmaline, a semi-precious stone that [...]
Know Your Fav Brand: LANCOME
Posted in Know Your Fav Brand on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Once upon a time, in the rustic countryside of France, Armand Petitjean happened upon the ruins of Le Chateau de Lancôme while on vacation. Inspired by the delicate, fragrant roses that grew along the weathered stones, Petitjean chose the classic bloom as the symbol and the castle’s moniker; Lancôme, as the name of his new [...]
Know Your Fav Brand: KATE SOMERVILLE
Posted in Know Your Fav Brand on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kate Somerville: The Skincare Professional Before achieving the coveted title of “facialist to the stars,” Kate Somerville spent her professional life addressing skin wellness for anyone in search of beautiful skin. The Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts, a renowned “medi-skin” clinic in Los Angeles, is the place to go when A-listers are in need of [...]
Know Your Fav Brand: BLISS
Posted in Know Your Fav Brand on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When esthetician Marcia Kilgore opened her first Bliss spa in Manhattan in 1996, New Yorkers had never experienced anything like this quirky, attitude-free slice of heaven. A six-month waitlist for their famous facials quickly ensued, which became one of the most coveted tickets in town, and the cult of Bliss was born. But Kilgore quickly [...]
Know Your Fav Brand: PHILOSOPHY
Posted in Know Your Fav Brand on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Delicious flavors, beautiful colors, and cute-as-punch packaging with inspirational messages aside, Philosophy has the hardcore medical research to put its money where its berry-stained mouth is. A pioneer in medically based skincare technologies, Cristina Carlino, Philosophy’s founder and CEO, also created Biomedic, a no-frills, high-tech skincare line formulated by some of the country’s most elite [...]
Know Your Fav Brand: NARS
Posted in Know Your Fav Brand on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Makeup artist extraordinaire, famed photographer and creator of NARS Cosmetics, Francois Nars is one amazing talent. Having worked with the most sought after starlets, every supermodel imaginable, and the elite of magazines, his contribution and influence has changed the face of beauty. Born in the South of France, Nars’ interest in beauty and style surfaced [...]
Know Your Fav Brand: SMASHBOX
Posted in Know Your Fav Brand on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In 1991, Dean and Davis Factor, entrepreneurial brothers and great grandsons of makeup icon Max Factor, opened Smashbox Photo Studios in Los Angeles. In no time, Smashbox Photo Studios became the hot spot for celebrities, models, and the famous photographers taking their pictures. With a slew of starlets and scene-sters passing through their studio daily, [...]
