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Rock & Republic launches cosmetics line!

Rock & Republic, the premium lifestyle brand loved by celebrities like Cameron Diaz, Eva Longoria Parker and Paris Hilton, is launching a line of cosmetics that are definitely crave-worthy.  Rock & Republic Cosmetics will launch a 116-piece collection in 10 product categories. 

There will be lip glosses, mascara, high-pigmented eye shadow, caffeine-infused primer and the most fabulous bronzer compact you will ever see.  The Accentuate Bronzer/Highlighter is the embodimentof luxe, with Swarovski Crystals embedded in the compact.  Must. Own. This.  Other products will feature decadent details like black patent leather. 

Mark your calendar.  The Rock & Republic Cosmetics Collection will be available September 15th at Nordstroms, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales and online at RockandRepublicCosmetics.com. 

New York Fashion Week Update

Fashion Week, I've learned, is everything you'd imagine it to be and so much more!  It's exciting; hectic; with a pulse all it's own.  So much to take in, you're on sensory overload.  My Fashion Week Experience started out with a cocktail party at the offices of the Estee Lauder Company, where beauty bloggers were able to meet with representatives of brands such as Clinique, Estee Lauder, Prescriptives, Jo Malone and many more.  A personal highlight for me was meeting Makeup Artist Extraordinaire Bobbi Brown, who was so gracious. Another wonderful experience was seeing the personal office of Mrs. Estee Lauder. Amazing!

I also saw Lisa Robertson, QVC Host, prepping for the remote production last night from the tents at Bryant Park.  What struck me is how beautiful her skin is in person. 

Today I was able to be backstage with Charlotte Tilbury, lead MAC makeup artist at the Monique Lhuillier show, where the look was Rock-n-Roll smokey eyes, super clean looking skin with barely-there blush and just Vaseline or a light stain on the lips.  Stay tuned for more on the products used to get the look, a face chart and the 411 on new products, in an interview with Nick Gavrelis, VP of MAC Global Product Development.

Also coming up...some insights on women's hair and common mistakes made when selecting hair products from celebrity hairstylist Ted Gibson. 

Stay tuned for more Beauty411 at Fashion Week!

Calvin Klein Secret Obsession

Calvin Klein has a new fragrance out, called Secret Obsession.  If you're thinking it's just a re-hash of the original Obsession, think again.  It's totally different, with top notes of exotic plum, mace and rose de damas; a heart of Egyptian jasmine, French orange flower and tuberose and base notes of cashmere woods, burnt amber, Madagascan vanilla and Austrailian sandalwood. Although this floral oriental can be worn year 'round, I tend to really love a warm fragrance like this in the fall and winter. 

The face of the provocative ad campaign for Secret Obsession is Eva Mendez, who looks stunning in the ads.  Secret Obsession explores the secrets that lie between love and madness.  It's an undeniably sexy fragrance.  And the bottle? I completely love it.

In time for Fashion Week, the new billboard for Secret Obsession was unveiled in Times Square:

Calvin Klein Secret Obsession is available at Macy's and wherever Calvin Klein fragrances are sold. You can get more information on the Secret Obsession, as well as see the advertising and request a sample of the fragrance on the Secret Obsession website.

NARS Collection Favorites

What makeup does a beauty blog editor take to Fashion Week?  You can bet that one of lines will be NARS!  One of my staples is the Isolde eyshadow duo from the Fall collection; the perfect frosted ginger/shimmering copper.  In addition to wearing the ginger on the lid/bronze in the crease, you can create a smoky eye look by reversing that and then applying a flash of the ginger on the outside corner of the eye to add a "lift". Curl using the new NARS eyelash curler, which gives lashes a natural shape.  Add mascara for a gorgeous eye look.

And the nail polish I'm rocking Rebel Yell from the Fall collection.  It's officially "dusty pomegranate".  I say it's a red/brick/brown color that is easy to wear.  I have shorter nails (I wish I had those long, gorgeous hands with beautiful nails; sadly I don't) and Rebel Yell definitely works.

Of course, NARS is known for their lip gloss; it was recently named a 2008 Best of of Sephora.  If the dark lip just isn't your thing, Frisky Summer lip gloss is a raspberry shade that brightens up just about any sallow complexion.  

I'll keep you posted throughout the week of key makeup trends...stay tuned!

Beauty411 Going to Fashion Week!

There is nothing like the frenzy, excitement  and the theatre that is Fashion Week in New York City.  And I am leaving tomorrow morning to bring all of it to you!  I will be in New York through Thursday, live blogging for Total Beauty.  I'll be on hand to catch the MAC makeup artists extraordinaire create the looks for Spring 2009.  Make sure to check out the widget on the sidebar, where you can catch the MAC Senior Artists as they Twitter on their experiences.

How excited am I to be at Fashion Week?  It's a lifelong dream come true.  Some of the shows I'll be covering include Gottex, Monique Lhuillier, Doucette Duvall and Doo.Ri.  I'll be checking out the fashions and the makeup looks and reporting on the spring trends. 

Come with me on the journey and inside the tents at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park.  Follow my updates on Twitter (http://twitter.com/beauty411) and here on Beauty411.  Another great resource to check out is called Inside the Tents.  It's the hub of news on Fashion Week, where many fashion and beauty bloggers, including me, will be contributing. 

And you can bet....I will work it!