Get instant Rio-style tanification with Benefit’s new facial tint
Date submitted: 16 May 2008
Submitted by: Fashion & Beauty Ed
Applying fake tan is like a leap of faith; you apply it before bed and just hope for the best (i.e. no streaking; no blotches; no Dale Winton-style hues). Luckily Benefit are taking the guesswork out of the whole affair with their wash off, wonder product, Talk to the Tan. Apply as you would a foundation for an instant tanned glow with a smooth, silky and bronzed finish – that stays put only until you wash with your regular cleanser. Et voilá, problem solved!
Talk to the Tan Facial Tint
Price: £19.50
Stockist: Benefit www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk
Queen of cool Luella joins forces with website Tonic Gen to raise money for charity
Date submitted: 15 May 2008
Submitted by: Fashion & Beauty Ed
Shopping with a conscience is become an increasingly pressing concern for the thinking lady – and while that £3 tunic dress might look appealing, heaven knows it leaves a slight guilty taste of exploitation in your mouth. Luella’s new range of tees, for ethical website Tonic Gen, is helping right our wrongs in style; as the website donates a stonking 40% in sales to charities raising awareness of AIDS, providing kids with toys and helping adults gain valuable work skills across Africa. Choose from four styles including a robin red-breast, and our favourite, this hip stag print.
Luella Stag T-Shirt
Price: £23
Stockist: Tonic Generation www.tonicgen.com
If gold had a smell, what would it be? The Comme des Garcons folks might just have found out…
Date submitted: 14 May 2008
Submitted by: Fashion & Beauty Ed
Gold might not be the whiffiest of elements, but that hasn’t deterred design mavericks and all-round arbiters of cool, Comme des Garcons, from trying to find out what it would smell like, given the chance. The Japanese brand have come up with their latest fragrance - named 8 88 - with the idea of the ‘smell of gold’ in mind. Inspired by the mythical and magical associations of gold, the Comme boys combined saffron, pepperwood and coriander with the rich scents of geranium, amber and incense to come up with a romantically scented take on the shiny stuff. We’re loving the opulently fragranced candle; it’s fabulously luxurious like, well, gold really. Funny that!
8 88Candle
Price: £34
Stockist: Comme des Garcons 0207 494 4220