Makeup Book Collection

This Christmas I was lucky enough to receive some beautiful, inspiring makeup/photography books to add to my collection. As I was organizing my shelves I though I would share with you some of my favorites!

Kevyn Aucoin

 

All of the Kevyn Aucoin books are filled with celebrity transformation, amazing beauty tips and personal images from his fashion and editorial work. The only one that I am missing in my collection is Makeup is Art, unfortunately it is out of print and all of the copies I have found are super expensive! Alas one day I may be lucky enough to own it, but for right now I am just putting it on my wish list!

Stephane Marais

Filled with theatrical, whimsical, runway Polaroids of top models throughout the years, this book gives you a sneak peek at what kind of creativity goes into makeup for the runway.

Marie Claire

Top beauty pro's give us insider tricks of the trade for a flawless application. The full pages of stunning photographs, cover everything you need to know for a head to toe makeover.

Scott Barnes

This much anticipated book lets us in on some of Scott Barnes signature looks that he has created for the world's top celebrities.

Alex Box by Rankin

When I opened this up at Christmas I was BEYOND ecstatic! This powerhouse duo of Makeup Artist Alex Box and photographer Rankin created such an original, awe-inspiring book it will definitely leave you speechless and appreciate the power of makeup.

Makeup Is Art

This book was also must have on my list this year. Authors Jana Ririnui, and Lan Nguyen filled this book with imaginative images ranging from body to underwater makeup.

STEAMCREAM - Too cute to resist

I was first lured in by Steamcream's super cute packaging when I first laid my eyes on it at Holts. I've been dying to try it out ever since.

Lucky me, received a tin (freedom and discipline, as shown below) in my stocking at Christmas!

The result:

Steamcream is a freshly handmade vegan moisturizer which claims to be effective on all skin types (as it contains many soothing ingredients). From personal experience, I would not recommend this product to those with hyper sensitive skin as it does contain fragrance and would definitely be irritating to some.

The product itself has a very creamy texture. It goes on thick but quickly absorbs leaving your skin soft and hydrated with a luxurious spa like scent (lavender and chamomile to be exact).

The options of design on the tins are too hard to resist and it's the perfect size to bring along in your purse,

for travel and of course a great addition for myself and any other Makeup Artist's kit.

Though it claims you can use it on your hands, face and body  I primarily use it as a hand cream. With the small size of the tin and the amount of moisturizer I soak up in the winter a tin would be gone in no time!

With a price point of $19.00 a tin,  it's definitely worth a try. It is now available at Holt Renfrew and Murale.

Ingredients:

Oatmeal Infusion (Avena sativa), Orange Flower Water (Citrus Aurantium amara), Almond Oil (Prunus dulcis), Cocoa Butter (Theobroma cacao), Glycerine, Stearic Acid, Triethanolamine, Organic Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia chinensis), Lavender Oil (Lavandula angustifolia), Chamomile Blue Oil (Matricaria chamomilla), Orange Flower Absolute (Citrus Aurantium dulcis), Rose Absolute (Rosa damascena), Neroli Oil (Citrus Aurantium amara), Cetearyl Alcohol, *Coumarin, *Geraniol, *Citronellol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Perfume, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.

*Occurs naturally in essential oils
Vegan

New Years Eve Nails

This year for NYE I decided to not get my customary manicure and try the Sephora for OPI:Chic Print for Nails

What you need to know:

This innovative line, brewed by Minx (and loved by your favorite celebrities) creates customized nails, featuring fierce patterns and prints to satisfy your wildest mani-and-pedi dreams.  One set of Chic Print for Nails contains 16 nail patches of varying widths, for a one-time application to fingers or toes.

I chose the Chrome Lace pattern. It was so easy to apply and lasted about 2 days.

Hope you have a fabulous 2011!!

xoxo