Showing posts with label beauty news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty news. Show all posts

Thursday, February 3, 2011

BREAKING BEAUTY NEWS: Jennifer Lopez Becomes The First Gillette Venus Global Ambassador + Watch Her New Commercial!



American Idol judge, L'Oreal Paris spokesperson and now Gillette Venus Global Ambassador?! We're sure that Kim Kardashian is somewhere writhing with anger now that Jennifer Lopez is beating her in beauty endorsements hahaha.
Gillette Venus has tapped J.Lo to become their first ever Global Brand Ambassador. While I can't remember the last celebrity spokesperson this brand had (I'm pretty sure they did something with Rihanna as evidenced by the photo below) this sounds like a pretty cool gig that the Jennifer has nabbed.


As part of the partnership, Jennifer revealed a new rendition of the iconic song "Venus" (and no I'm not really interested in hearing her sing so I have no clue as to how it sounds but you can click here to listen to it) as well as launched the Venus Goddess Fund For Education. This fund is a new global cause that will help support female empowerment through education.
Because Jennifer believes that "there's a Goddess in every woman," she's encouraging all to "get your Goddess showing" by logging onto the Venus website to share your stories. $1 will be donated to the Venus Goddess Fund For Education for each story shared.

On the site, you'll see Jennifer posing in a silver mini dress (photoshopped within an inch of her life, of course) along with this quote: "Goddess is one part inner beauty. One part outer beauty. And one part 5-inch heels."
Um....yeah.....
Beginning next month, you'll see J.Lo in print and TV ads for the brand representing a variety of Venus products, including a new ProSkin razor that launches this month. Check out her first TV ad below. I must say that I DO actually like the commercial. The part at the end where she's playing on the beach with her twins is so adorbs!


What do you think of this news, Glamazons? Do you think J. Lo should continue her domination in the world of beauty brands? Who would you like to see her sign with next?!

xo
Ferocia

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

BEAUTY NEWS: Swarovski and Clarins Team Up For New Fragrance



Do you remember in the early 2000's when there was nothing on this side of heaven that wasn’t blinged out: dresses, clutches, jewelry, hand cream, vajazzle… you name it! And the leader in quality blingery (Yes, I’m making up words!) was none other than luxe Swarovski brand. Well, in addition to mastering the art of precisely-cut crystal glass, Swarovski is teaming with Clarins Fragrance Group to create a new scent.

Aura by Swarovski, is inspired by the “grace and magnetism of light,” and of course, crystals. The juice will be a warm fruity floral with fragrance notes of amber, white musk, bezoin resin, lychee, tuberose and pink pepper.



"Aura is the perfect visual expression for the soul of crystal," said Swarovski's Markus Langes-Swarovski.

The bottle's design is a combination of a glass tube with a metal lid in the shape of an asymmetric crystal and the liquid inside is pink. Very chic!


Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Swarovski announced the Make-Up Jewels collection, which is three pendants with crystal-infused makeup inside. Two of the pendants contain lip gloss Crystal Gloss, and the third one carries the shimmering Crystal Touch balm that can be used on the face and along the neckline. ($74 to $85)!


Aura will be available exclusively at Selfridges in the UK, and will debut in the US next year.

Call me a skeptic, but even though I like the look of fine crystal it baffles me to think of how I would interpret it as a scent, and fruity and florally just doesn’t strike me as the personification of crystal. Either way, if this perfume smells divine, then my take on how crystal should smell won’t really matter!

Glamazons, are you looking forward to this new fragrance? Do you like the thought of spritzing bottled bling on yourselves?

Ciao Bellas!

Glamazon Margo