Beauty Lust List #3

The September issues are out which means one thing - the turn of the new season.  I love the autumn and winter seasons for beauty because you can go a bit darker and more dramatic with your make up.  On the catwalks designers such as Christopher Kane, Erdem and Roberto Cavalli replaced summer's pastel lilac shades, in favour for plummier and more vibrant, electric tones.  Lips no longer reign supreme, it's all about the eyes (or eyebrows if you're Chanel) and how bold you dare to go.  After flicking through the September issues and perusing the new collections on the web, I've definitely created a large lust list when it comes to A/W - apologies debit card!

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1. NARS Eyeliner Stylo; £18.50 - NARS have finally launched their first eyeliner pen in four shades.  I've always found applying eyeliner with a felt tip nib easiest so I'm excited to see if the 'stylo' will live up to the success of L'Oreal's Super Liner Perfect Slim.   

2. Le Prisme Yeux Quatuor in #72 Midnight; £34 - There have been some gorgeous eyeshadow palettes and colours released for the new season. Givenchy have added some new quads into their collection, although I'm still lusting after their #72 Midnight palette.  

3. Jemma Kidd Hi-Shine Hydrating Glosstick in #06 Turtle Bay; £13 - As lips are taking a backseat it's time to invest in some new nude colours.  In my last post I reviewed the Jemma Kidd Hi-Shine Hydrating Glosstick in #04 Hibiscus (read here) and I've been wanting to add more to my collection since.  I'll also be using my beloved MAC lipsticks in Hue and Myth.  

4. NARS Eyeshadow Trio in High Society; £33 - NARS released some great colours this year, including the rather outrageous New Wave palette.  I'm not quite so brave to wear such bold colours, so the muted tones in the High Society trio are right up my street.  I wish this came in a duo with the green and purple shades! 

5. Louise Gray for Topshop Make Up - I'm excited for the Louise Gray collaboration with Topshop to launch. Although the seasons focus will be more on eyes, there are some really beautiful lipstick shades being launched with the collection.  

Have any of the new collections caught your eye? I'm looking forward to seeing what the high street brands have to offer! 

Lanvin for H&M Proves to be a Smash Hit

Today saw the universal launch of H&M's latest collaboration collection with Lanvin. Flagship stores all over the world had queues for miles formed of fashion lovers desperate to get their hands on the new collection.  Alber Elbaz said he wanted to bring luxury to the high street in a press release for H&M and that he did.


The collection is now completely sold out and proves once again that H&M high end fashion collaborations are a smash hit.


Picture above taken from the British Vogue website.

Lanvin To Reveal H&M Collection This Coming Week

Top high-street brand H&M announced earlier this year that they would be collaborating with fashion designer Lanvin, for A/W 2010.  November 2^nd see’s the official, highly anticipated, reveal of the collaboration, just three weeks before the collection launch. 

Fans of previous H&M collaborations from the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney and Comme des Garcons will be able to see the reveal through a special film shown on www.hm.com.  It will give the customers a taste of what they can expect in stores in three weeks time. 

The Lanvin for H&M collection is being designed by artistic director Alber Elbaz, who in the past has turned down mass-market projects. “H&M approached us to collaborate, and see if we could translate a dream we created in Lanvin to a wider audience, not just a dress for less.  What intrigued me was the idea of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public.” 

Margareta van den Bosch, creative advisor for H&M stated that the company were “thrilled” about the upcoming collection.  “Lanvin will bring to H&M a luxurious French tradition that is also modern and playful.  The launch in November is going to be full of wonderful suprises.”