I love the new Ryoko Summer Fragrance collection, a pocket pebble sized fragrance containing 5 great Kenzo fragrances.  It feels like a smooth river stone in your hand and is made to travel with you and deal with the bangs without breaking.  Small enough to be TSA approved for airline travel its functional and beautiful!

Kenzo Ryoko

The Concept: Working with famed industrial designer Karim Rashid, Kenzo Parfums takes fragrance and design into uncharted territory with RYOKO –a pocket-sized, ultra-light fragrance pebble. Each smooth RYOKO (meaning travel in Japanese) houses one of Kenzo’s favorite scents in a series of five colorful, ergonomically-designed stones that fit into the palm of the hand and is airport-friendly (less than 3 oz).

The 2009 Ryoko Collection is saturated in high-gloss color. Fragrance pebbles are suspended in a see-through box, signifying one of the ironies of modern travel -motion without movement. Five of our favorites to take wherever you wish.

The Range for her
FlowerbyKenzo eau de parfum nomad spray
KenzoAmour eau de parfum nomad spray
L’eauparKenzo eau de parfum nomad spray

Karim Rashid sketch for Kenzo

The Range for him
L’eauparKenzo pour homme nomad spray
Kenzo Homme nomad spray

Launch June 2009 20ml nomad spray SRP: $29

FREE Pro Hair Workshops at ULTA Locations Nationwide

Summer is a time for barbeques, beaches and poolside cocktails, not a time to worry about frizzy, flat or unmanageable hair. Now, ULTA stores nationwide are stepping in to help women reinvent their coifs during these hot and hazy summer months. Starting Sunday July 5th, the Salon at ULTA’s pro Designers will host a series of FREE workshops demonstrating the techniques we need to know to create salon styles at home. Choose from two customized workshops:

Turn Up the Volume

Learn quick tricks to create maximum volume, boost and body

Workshop Schedule

• Sunday, July 5th - 11:00am-1:00pm
• Saturday, July 11th - 10:00am-Noon
• Sunday, July 12th - 11:00am-1:00pm
• Saturday, July 18th - 10:00am-Noon

Tame Your Mane

Learn industry secrets to help you gain control of even the wildest head of hair

Workshop Schedule

• Sunday, July 19th - 11:00am-1:00pm
• Saturday, July 25th - 10:00am-Noon
• Sunday, July 26th - 11:00am-1:00pm
• Saturday, August 1st - 10:00am-Noon

Pre-book your appointment today for a FREE one-on-one consultation with a Salon Designer to receive personalized tips. First-time guests also can take advantage of 30% off Hair Color or a $30 Signature Cut at the Salon. Walk-ins are always welcome, but only those with reservations will be guaranteed a seat for this event. To book an appointment call 1-800-968-5823 or visit ulta.com to find an ULTA location near you.

Can’t Get to ULTA? Tracy Guthrie, ULTA’s Manager of Salon Training, Shares How to “Get the Look”

Turn Up the Volume

• Wash hair with a volumizing shampoo and conditioner to add density to the hair shaft
• Comb hair with a wide tooth comb to eliminate frizz
• Apply a volume enhancing styling product from roots to ends
• Blow dry with a round brush for fine straight hair or paddle brush for thick curly hair
• Lift hair up from the scalp to create height
• Finish your blow out with a frizz fighting blast of cold air
• Back comb hair at the crown and around the temples
• Smooth the top layer of hair over the teased portion with a dollop of finishing serum
• Use a large-barrel curling iron on 2-inch section of hair from the chin down to add big curls to the bottom
• Set your style with a volumizing hairspray

Tame Your Mane

• Wash hair with a smoothing shampoo and conditioner
• Comb out hair with a wide tooth comb to eliminate frizz
• Apply a smoothing cream mixed with a drop of shine serum onto damp hair
• Blow dry hair until 80% dry
• Use clips to section hair to complete the blow out
• Pull small sections straight with a paddle brush and direct heat from the blow dryer until completely dry
• Apply a heat protective styling spray on dry hair and smooth with a flat iron
• Tame fly aways and add shine with shine spray or serum

LashFood

LashFood is an all natural eyelash and eyebrow conditioning stimulator that provides you with fuller, longer, darker, and stronger lashes. LashFood is formulated using the highest grade natural ingredients including Biotin, an essential vitamin, Arginine, a natural amino acid, and root and herbal extracts. The newest innovation of JB Cosmetics, LashFood is created by Jane Kim. JB Cosmetics is a well known cosmetic manufacturer that specializes in eyelash products and stands for sophistication and beauty. For more information please visit: www.lashfood.com

Votre Vu’s Cheveux Heureux Shampoo Riche

The shampoo hydrates, restores, balances and protects adding a boost in volume and shine. The shampoo is an effective yet gentle cleanser which eliminates build up, impurities and toxins without stripping your hair’s natural oils. It does not contain sodium laurel sulfates. Cheveux Heureux Shampoo Riche leaves your hair more manageable and soft to the touch. For more information please visit: www.VotreVu.com

• There will be 2 winners.
• One Winner will receive one tube of Lash Food and One Winner will receive Votre Vu’s Cheveux Heureux Shampoo Riche.
• Enter by leaving your name and email address in the comments!
• Contest runs Wednesday, 7/08/09 to Wednesday, 7/15/09
• US residents only
• Please only enter once
• After the winners have been announced, you will have 48 hours to respond.

Good luck!

I love this new collection, what a fun inspiration idea and the colors are super cute!

Sephora by OPI

Mermaid in the Shade Collection

Inspired by the Mediterranean island of Capri, Sephora by OPI’s newest collection captures the deep blues and aquamarine hues of the ocean. Each glittering shade makes the perfect accessory for a bikini and a sun-kissed glow.

The new Mermaid in Shade Collection includes 6 great colors: Blue Grotto, Water Baby, Mermaid to Order,  Lagoon A Beach, Underwater Fantasy and Just a Fairy-Tale.

$9.00 

While interviewing makeup artist Charlie Green at the Twinkle fashion show, I was immediately drawn to the matte berry stained lips she had done on all the models. The rest of the face was fairly naked, just perfect skin and groomed brows, and the overall look was super easy but polished. I really wanted to try the look for myself so I got a few tips from Charlie on how to make lip stain last. She used a M.A.C Pro Stain on the models, but you can get a close approximation with the deep wine-y color of M.A.C Amplified Cream Lipstick in Burnin’, $14, maccosmetics.com, Laura Mercier Lip Stain in Sugar Violet, $20, sephora.com, or Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain, $11 at drugstore.com. Charlie used her index finger to push the color into lips instead of a brush so it looks like a “residue of pigment” and not too perfect. She then dabbed it with a tissue to take off excess color, then pushed in another layer of color, followed by the tissue and then a final application. The key to this look is the matte texture so skip gloss altogether. Finish with a light dusting of translucent powder, a couple swipes of clear brow gel and curled lashes and you’re all set.