Here are the highlights from Japan’s beauty magazines MAQUIA, VoCE and Biteki…
Best of 2009 Product Round-up
Pretty much all magazines have a round-up for best products of the year. Th products are usually picked by beauty editors, makeup artists, celebrities and readers. The following is Biteki‘s best-of report…
Multipurpose balms are all the rage in beauty magazines now, and Beauté Minéral have one of the best out there! A must-have for jet-setting beauties and everyone else, BM’s Beauté Balm is handcrafted with rich, nourishing and all natural ingredients. Organic shea butter, jojoba oil, rose hip oil and evening primrose oil moisturize, beeswax [...]
Ever heard of those jokes about women piling makeup on so thick it’s like they are plastering house paint on their faces? A new foundation from L’Oreal kind of made this joke the real deal… May be they are being innovative or may be they are being gimmicky; but what’s with Lancome and L’Oreal’s penchant [...]
Of all the discount retailers, Target is my favorite. Theirs stores are generally speaking clean, brightly lid with decent size aisles and not too horribly messy. With many of the discount retailers carrying designer brands, Target has some of the best names and selections. Isaac Mizrahi, Anna Sui, Paul & Joe are just a few [...]
Recently I picked up PRO Makeup – Salon secrets of the professionals by Kit Spencer, who is a makeup artist with 10+ year experience. I don’t think she is as famous as Kevyn Aucoin or Bobbi Brown, but her book is a wonderful reference and a fun read, and it has become one of my [...]
How’s your New Year’s resolution going? Are you keeping up? And I hope you have been taking good care of your skin with the simple steps of cleanse ~> tone ~> moisturize.
But sometimes the simple 3-step regiment is not enough. “Sometimes” means whenever you wear makeup; and “makeup” means anything that’s not your skin care [...]
I LOVE Japanese beauty magazines. They are great source of information on trends, products and makeup technique. Yes, they are hard to find, and yes, they are more expensive than the US counterparts, but if you consider yourself a beauty addict or pro, you have to read them at least once in a while. [...]
Remember a couple of years back, Environment Working Group (EWG) and Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC) published a report on lead in lipsticks? I was really happy to see that report and the spotlight it shined on cosmetics product safety. It was definitely informative and eye opening…
Magazine/Issue: Allure / Body News (January 2010 issue, p.59) ~ by Kristin Sainani
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Q: Can I mix skincare products from different brands/regiments? Or is it better to use a matching products from one brand or one regiment?
It depends. Most cosmetics companies offer different regiments (complete sets of matching products) for different skin concerns and needs, and they claim that you get better results when you use [...]
