Francois Nars Gives Us Yet Another (Beautiful) Reason To Paint Our Lips...

Last month while visiting with a fellow beauty editor friend at the Allure magazine headquarters (yeah, that place is like heaven for a beauty junkie!) I spotted these black bowls containing some of the prettiest pigmentation that I've ever seen. Then I saw the little brush there with it and just knew that it was some sort of heavenly concoction to be painted onto your lips. Sigh. After asking permission to touch it (yes, it's that major) I swear that my pulse began to escalate at a higher rate than normal. It took all of Jesus and his disciples for me not to dip the little brush into the bowl and apply to my lips (after all, this was just a sample for photography purposes only) or to even put the whole box in my bag before leaving.

Here are some of the funky makeup looks Francois Nars created for the Marc Jacobs 2010 show also inspired by Kabuki makeup.

Fast forward to now and I see that the news is officially out so I can now share the scoop with you. According to T Magazine, Francois Nars created this limited edition Bento Box Set after drawing inspiration from a porcelain pot of lip stains used for kabuki actors in Japan. Basically, you dip the little wisteria-handled lip brush into the color and apply sparingly to your lips. While these two lipstick pots aren't something that you carry around for on-the-go touch ups and is super expensive ($125!) it would definitely make a beautiful Christmas gift for someone such as myself (hint, hint friends) or to any other special cosmetic loving amiga in your life.

The set isn't available until November 1 at Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York, but you can pre-order now at narscosmetics.com/bento.

What do you think of this, Glamazons?! Do you love it just as much as I do?

xo

Ferocia

*Photo from T Magazine.com

Is It Just Me, Or Did Rutina Wesley Have BloodShot Eyes On The Red Carpet Last Night At The 62nd Annual Emmy Awards?

Guess Rutina Wesley just doesn't know how to cut off from her crazy character Tara on HBO's TrueBlood. (Which, btw, is my most favorite show on television right now!)

Take a look at this photo...her eyes are totally bloodshot, right?! Maybe she has allergies. Or maybe she was just stunned by all the photographers there that she had to strike a pose for? OR maybe she just needs more sleep? (I can definitely relate to that one!) Whatever the case, it looks rather strange, wouldn't you say?

But, I do love seeing her hair neatly coiffed and styled (those braids her character Tara wears need to die) and the red lipstick against her brown skin looks beautiful. (That shade just so happens to be called Vesuvio and is from the NARS Cosmetics Pure Matte lipstick collection.)

Overall, she looked stunning in a black and white strapless Douglas Hannant gown (her body is sick!) But, I just can't get away from those crazy lookin' eyes of hers. What do you think?

xo

Ferocia

GET THE LOOK: Lea Michele at the 62nd Annual Emmy Awards

Alright Glamazons, I'll admit it: I probably watched about two seconds of the Emmy Awards last night before I deemed it boring and switched the channel to the news. However, I was sure to keep track of what the stars were wearing and, most importantly, their beauty looks. Let's start with the swoon-worthy Lea Michele, shall we?

Don't get me wrong, I think Lea is an absolute doll face, but her beauty looks aren't always a hit for me. However, last night's look was a definite winner! Talk about a serious GLAM.

Makeup artist Melanie Inglessis for NARS Cosmetics told The Glamazons that her inspiration when creating Lea's look was the era of the 60's.

"I thought of Raquel Welch and Bridget Bardot: the winged eye, the nude lip. The dress is so classic, so we wanted to be adventurous with her eyes," Inglessis said.

Here's a list of the products that Inglessis used from NARS:

-PRO-PRIME Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base & Skin Smoothing Face Prep

-Douceur Blush

-Tzarine Duo Eyeshadow

-Palladium Soft Touch Shadow Pencil

-Tashkent Pure Matte Lipstick

*The products are from the Fall 2010 collection..well, besides the eyeshadow base and face prep.

I love how it looks made-up yet still natural and her sculpted eyebrows are giving me life! OH, and let me not forget to credit that gorgeous gown as coming from Oscar de la Renta. (Gosh, I'd give my right kidney to wear a dress designed by that man!) All in all, this Glee star looked striking wouldn't you say?!

xo

Ferocia