Face Lace

The founder of Face Lace - Phyllis Cohen - is a makeup artist famous for her intricate designs. She has done advertising campaigns for big companies such as Clinique, Revlon, Vichy and the Body Shop, and has become the favorite makeup artist for extravagant characters such as Annie Lennox, Steve Strange and David Bowie. Already during the 80s she started creating face appliqués out of latex, fabric, beads and rhinestones, which has been the inspiration for Face Lace. Face Lace are ready-to-wear makeup designs that will make it look like you've spent hours in front of the mirror, although they actually just take a minute to apply. A quick - and not expensive at all - way to change your look. I love these...

Bastet Mask

Day of the Dead-Espina

Lattice Eye Wings

Starway 2 Heaven

Crystallised Hipstar

Crystallised Burlesque

Va Va Tomb

Swirlyqueue

Renaissance

For more designs, visit Face Lace's website here!

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Dita von Teese's Makeup Line - Update

When I did a post about Dita von Teese's upcoming Art Deco makeup line, I got a few requests to do an update on it when there was more information about it. So, here it is!

With her motto "Beauty is Art" Dita von Teese now releases her Classics makeup line for Art Deco. About beauty and the transformation with makeup, she says: "The truth is that I'm quite an ordinary looking girl. When I was a little girl, I remember watching classic Hollywood films from the 40s and noticing that these glorious women were painted that way. Glamour is about creation, and any woman who desires it can learn to create it for herself as I have. I believe that makeup has the power to transform any ordinary woman into an extraordinary one."

And here are the products:

Compact powder - Face Fatal No. 1. A micro fine compact powder that with it's oil-absorbing ingredients creates a transparent, gently matt finish.

The Art Couture Lash Volumizer Mascara - Raven No. 01. A jet black, perfume-free mascara, combining volume, extension and separation of the lashes in one.

Blushers - Starlet, No. 31, Ingenue No. 09, Ivresse No. 20, and Paramour No. 22.

Eye shadows, both matt and with tiny pearl pigments - Veuve Noir No. 503, Von Fleece No. 512, Brunesque No. 520, Sepia No. 530, Mink No. 524, Petticoat No, 554, Night Porter No. 300, Opulence No. 360, Wisp No. 370, Spotlight No. 371, Gilded Lily No. 374, and Plush No. 375.

The eye shadows can be stored in the magnetic Beauty Box Square in Dita's Design.

Gel Eye liner - Nocturelle No. 1. A gel-based, waterproof black eye liner. The brush is made of particularly fine hair.

Nail lacquer - Dragon Lady Read No. 10,  Femme Fatal No. 25, Demoiselle Pink No. 19, and Moonlight No. 180. The nail lacquer contains patented ceramic particles that increase its durability and create a long-lasting shine. 

Lip lacquer - Chinois No. 28. For adding glossy accent to matt lip colors.

Art Couture Lipstick Velvet - Bon Bon No. 607, Follies Pink No. 637, Demoiselle No. 645, Muse red No. 615, Parlez-Vous No. 620, Maitresse No. 628. This silicone-free lipstick is notable for being long-lasting. Beeswax, candelilla wax, and carnuba wax nourish the lips and add a touch of fragrance. 

Artificial Lashes - Diva No. 39 (with black rhinestones). Made of real hand-tufted hair. Easy to attach and reusable. 

Since I'm a vintage girl - leaning towards the more glamorous part of vintage, just like Dita - these products and colors are what I usually wear when it comes to makeup. So for me all of these things would be interesting to try out! But if I could chose only a few the powder, lipstick and artificial lashes would come first!

Photographer Ali Mahdavi, who shot the beauty campaign, says: "There are no ugly women, only lazy women", and maybe he is right...

Ladurée Les Merveilleuses

There is a French deluxe tea salon and pastry maker called "Ladurée". In February they will release a makeup line called "Ladurée Les Merveilleuses". It will first be released in Japan, before expanding to Europe, the US and Asia.

I found some info about it on "Rouge Deluxe", that states the name on the makeup line was inspired by the Merveilleuses of 18th century France, with those people's love of glamour and decadence - in their turn inspired by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

In an interview with Ladurée's Image/Communications Marketing Director, Safia Thomass Bendali, she talks about the long time Ladurée has spent carefully developing this makeup line, to make sure it isn't just beautiful, but also has quality. Lot's of emphasis is placed on blushes - since during the age of the Merveilleuses the cheeks were seen as the main area for playing up ones feminine allure. These blushes will come in three different shapes (the prices have been converted form Japanese Yen to USD by "Rouge Deluxe"):

Face Color Rose Ladurée: Available in three shades. Run the brush over the petals and apply to your cheeks. 74 dollars for the refill. 41 dollars for the case.

Cream Cheek Base: Comes in five shades. About 56 dollars.

Pressed Cheek Color: Available in 20 shades. 50 dollars for the color. 20 dollars for the case and brush.

Facial Powder: Comes in four shades, and cost 113 dollars.

There will also be:

Concealers: 51 dollars

Color Control and Smoothing Base: 51 dollars

Cheek Brush: 82 dollars

Fluid Fondation: Three different shades, 79 dollars

Hand Mirror: 48 dollars

As these products doesn't come so very cheap, I guess I now need to get a new - well payed - job, for I feel they would look marvelous on my antique vanity table!...That I guess I need to find and buy first then...And place it right next to my red velvet covered divan - which I don't own either...YET!!!