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Setting Nighttime Faces A-Buzz

CLARiNS has some brand new technology on their hands for those of us over 30 and many are swearing by what’s inside this cylinder. Younger Longer Balm ($98/1.7oz @ sephora.com) is a patented formula that was in the works for five years. It's not new news that hydration is key in preventing the signs of aging and the combined ingredients in this one claim to stimulate all the skin's youthful network.

PRESCRiPTiVES Good In Bed ($64/1.7oz @ prescriptives.com) works on increasing the skin’s radiance with grapefruit extract and a low level DHA (common ingredient found in sunless tanners) enhances the skins own color. This is not a sunless tanner, though, just a sublte radiance-er. That’s right. You glow, girl.

Coming Our Way *Preview* Bites

LES PARFUMS SALVADOR DALI wants to help keep his spirit alive through beauty. They plan to release a new fragrance with the signature lips on the packaging every year.

ESTEE LAUDER is trying their hand at their first woody/amberfragrance. Dubbed Sensuous, it will hit department stores in July.

YVES ROCHER is coming out with an apple-based skin care line called Serum Végétal Apple Oligosides. the six products will target those over 40.

GUESS by Marciano is the third scent in the line coming out next month.

AVON is partnering with Emanuel Ungaro to launch U by Ungaro for Him and Her in August.

NEUTROGENA is focusing on their color line in 2008. Launching this summer is a mineral foundation, concealer and Lip Soothers, shown here.

CLARINS is expanding their men's collection with two aftershaves and a sunblock this spring.

Source: WWD

Clarins Has One For Every Occasion

Let’s get to know CLARiNS’ new HydraQuench Mulit-Climate Care skin care collection. These adjust to the climate to give your skin the ultimate protection. Right now, most parts of the country seem to be covered in snow so better get the their HydraQuench Rich Cream for Very Dry Skin or Cold Climates ($48/1.7oz) first. Here’s the breakdown of the others:

HydraQuench Cooling Cream-Gel for normal to combination skin and hot or humid climates

HydraQuench Cream for normal to dry skin in any climate

HydraQuench Lotion SPF 15 (same as Cooling Cream-Gel)

HydraQuench Intensive Serum Bi-Phase Dehydrated Skin ($56/1oz) – emergency hydrator for when skin feels tight like after washing

Each is $48/1.7oz except where listed @ sephora.com

The Best from Botanicals With Clarins

I am always excited to come back to the CLARiNS family of skincare. One of the best qualities of the Double Serum Generation 6 Extra Firming Botanical Intensive Care is that this is truly the 6^th time Clarins has improved this product. Their research and development never stops and they keep reinventing the product to keep up with technology and make it better. This very unique dual phase formula combines water and oil soluble ingredients in one single pump. It smells heavenly thanks to the botanicals inside and it lives up to its promises by firming and smoothing out fine lines and wrinkles. As a serum lover, you won’t want to miss this one! $90/1oz @ nordstrom.com ~Lisa

Clarins Says, "Lighten Up, Francis!"

It seems that summertime brings out the flaws in my skin. Or at least I notice them more in the summer. So now I have the power! CLARiNS new Bright Plus HP Collection is high-performance skin care in just four bottles. Patented ingredients help fade age spots, freckles and sun damage. Each product contains their exclusive HP Lock-Around System of vitamin C, Alchmilla (slows excessive transfer of melanin), and Birch (sooths skin irritation and redness), among others. Let these do the work for you:

Bright Plus HP Firming Brightening Serum - $60/1.06oz, Bright Plus HP Protective Brightening Day Lotion SPF 20 - $54/1.7oz, Bright Plus HP Protective Brightening Night Cream - $58/1.7oz, Bright Plus HP On-the –Spot Corrector - $31/.33oz All @ clarins.com 

Coming Our Way *Preview* Bites

40 years after launching it's first fragrance under the Zen name, Europe will see SHISEIDO ZEN this fall. No official launch date for the rest of the world.

The CLARINS Group is introducing a new line of skin care called myBlend by Dr. Olivier Courtin and will compete with higher-end brands like La Mer, Sisley and La Prairie. This collection will address not only your skin type but your age and issues that come up within your age group. Launches nationwide on September 15.

To celebrate 50 years, the GIVENCHY line is relaunching Les Parfums Mythiques, a collection of six women's scents and four men's fragrances, some of which had previously been discontinued. We love updated classics!

A lot of mass market companies are jumping on the mineral makeup bandwagon. New collections from WET N' WILD, E.L.F., JANE, MIRAGE COSMETICS, NYC NEW YORK COLOR and PRESTIGE COSMETICS are rolling in 2007 and 2008.

YSL BEAUTY is introducing Elle Yves Saint Laurent, a woody floral scent targeting women aged 25 to 35. It will debut in Europe this fall and available in the States in 2008.

source: WWD

Clarins Welcomes the Sun

Want to lift your spirits and feel instantly refreshed? CLARINS new Sunshine Fragrance (Eau Ensoleillante) from the Summer Fever Collection is like spraying rays of sunshine all over! This is a treatment fragrance that combines essential oils like Ylang-Ylang, Tonka Bean, Silician Mandarin and Grapefruit and plant extracts and radiates summer sun in a spray bottle! $40/3.4 oz @ clarins.com ~Lisa

Add A Little Glow

I recently discovered Mystic Tanning and like to do it every couple of weeks but I sure do realize how much I need it when I don't have a chance to get over there. Here are a few bronzers and highlighters that help me not look so sullen and pale until I can get over to the salon again.

PHYSiCiANS FORMULA Solar Power Bronzer SPF 20 ($11.95 @ drugstore.com) is made for those who have sensitive skin (take a light hand with this one) and this one protects against UVA and UVB rays.

From the Balloonacy collection is the High-Light Powder in Mellow Rave ($22 @ maccosmetics.com) from MAC. It gives a sheer kiss of shimmer and get it quick because it's limited edition so hurry.

The Glam Bronze Pressed Bronzing Powder ($12.99 @ drugstores nationwide) from L'OREAL's Bronze Rocks collection provides the tiniest of shimmer to formulas. Available in three colors: Golden Lights, Amber Lights and Terra Lights. CLARiNS Summer Fever Brush-On Bronzer ($28.50 @ clarins.com) is an on the go tote-able. Each of the available shades, Natural Bronze and Golden Bronze, comes in a tube with a built-in brush. Very sheer powder.

What Color Is May? Clarins Says Green

June is all things spring and the colors that go along with it. I’m always open to any product that is going to make my makeup routine a little shorter and CLARiNS new Kohl Eye Powder ($18.50 @ clarins.com) does just that. It's from the Summer Fever Collection and helps give you a smudgy eye look in 10 seconds. Go with Sparkling Black, Tropical Violet or the unique Ocean Green, shown here. Caution: be careful when pulling the applicator wand out. There is a kind of suction that will do a splash-back, so to speak, and get powder all over you and your table. Not a good way to use the product.