THERE’S no excuse for being insecure this Christmas. With bonuses at your disposal, beauty products ready for the picking and bargains all around, you will be at your prettiest this party season.
• Lush. Festive gifts containing bath and body products will keep your loved ones cuddly and caress-worthy. For the holidays, this fresh handmade cosmetics brand takes inspiration from three themes: “Story Telling,” about the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen; “City of Gold,” after a British Museum exhibit of “Beyond El Dorado”; and “German Techno Nordic Pop,” about “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Slava’s Snowshow.”
The gifts are already beautifully wrapped and ready to give. Some heady delights include Joy to the World (containing Dream Cream body lotion and Snowcake soap), The Night Before Christmas (Father Christmas bath bomb, Twilight bath bomb, Christmas Eve bubble bar), and Home for Christmas (Yog Nog soap, The Olive Branch shower gel and Dream Cream body lotion).
To maintain her looks, Charlene eats healthy, exercises and takes care of her skin. She worries about wrinkles but more so about loose skin and sagging in the Y-Contour area—the neck and the jawline. She isn’t too bothered, too, as she uses the new Pond’s Age Miracle Firm & Lift, which “strengthens the skin from inside, so you can look up to 10 years younger with a firmer, lifted Y-Contour.”
This new skin-care range is composed of the Firm & Lift Targeted Lifting Serum Massager (infused with powerful Instantlift), Firm & Lift Eye Contour Lifter (for the under-eye area), and the Firm & Lift Face and Neck Lifting Day Cream with SPF 30 (for daytime use). “Even if I’m 40, I still always get compliments from my husband. He tells me that I’m beautiful, and my beauty grows over time. I have Pond’s to thank for that,” Charlene said. “I feel more beautiful now that I did when I joined Miss Universe in my teens.”
• Prestige Total Itensity. “The daring colors and uniqueness of the Total Intensity line add a new element to the cosmetic industry,” says Musa Dias, vice president of Prestige Cosmetics Group, in a statement. “Total Intensity motivates women to express themselves, look their best and have the confidence they need to break the mold and shake the world.”
But, girlfriends, don’t just take Musa’s word for it, try the makeup for yourself and see how empowering they can be: Metal and Color Rush eyeshadows and the Total Wear Eyeshadow Sticks, with the Total Intensity Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover completing the set.
n shu uemura. The cat’s eye trend is still big. This time, the inspiration is an actual feline. “Shupette by Karl Lagerfeld for shu uemura” takes its cue from the pussycat princess Maidemoiselle Choupette, the spoiled cat of the Chanel designer.
The Japanese makeup brand recently flew in its international artistic director, Kakuyasu Uchiide, to present its holiday collection replete with Parisienne chic and Tokyo kawaii themes. The line includes Shupette Has-It-All Eye and Lip Palette (in eight eyeshadow and lipstick shades), Eye-Need-Shu Liner (high-performance drawing pencils), Furry Fantasy Premium False Eyelashes (haute couture feline vibe with pink feathers and Shupette-blue crystal), and My Precious Glitter Set (in pink, gold and platinum to add sparkle to your eyes).
• TRESEMMe. The stress brought about by the holiday rush can, unfortunately, manifest on your tresses. Don’t let a bad-hair day ruin your glam tidings. This salon brand used by professionals gives you “salon-gorgeous” hair right at the comfort of your home. Lucky for you, TRESemmE is on sale until December. Its 440 ml Keratin Smooth shampoo and conditioner will be slashed by 50 percent. The beauty bargain also includes Smooth and Shine, Anti-Hair Fall and Thermal Recovery in 440 ml, and Anti-Hair Fall and Thermal Recovery in 600 ml bottles.