NewsAndBeauty.com Blog

Ole Henriksen Help for Haiti Campaign

WHO: Ole Henriksen, Hollywood’s skin care guru to the stars, and creator of Ole Henriksen Face/Body, the internationally renowned Los Angeles spa and complete line of facial and body care products supports efforts for relief in Haiti

WHAT: Purchase any product on OleHenriksen.com and 20% of all the profits will be donated to the American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti

WHEN: February 1st – 7th, 2010

WHERE: OleHenriksen.com

The Kate Somerville Skin Health experts have been very busy prepping the skin of celebs before their big night.  Check out the list of stars who have visited the Kate Somerville Clinic in preparation for the 2010 Golden Globes and their favorite treatments before the red carpet event.

Kate Somerville Golden Globes Clients include:

·         Anna Paquin (Nominated for True Blood and Best Performance in a mini-series)

·         Olivia Wilde (House is nominated)

·         Kyra Sedgwick (Nominated for The Closer)

·         Debra Messing (She’ll be attending as husband’s show, Damages, is nominated)

·         Lea Michele (Nominated for Glee)

·         Jane Lynch (Nominated for Glee)

·         Julie Benz and Jennifer Carpenter (on Dexter, which is nominated)

·         Sophia Vergara (Modern Family is nominated)

·         Perrey Reeves (Entourage is nominated)

What do these Celebs do at the Clinic?

They LOVE the “DermalQuench Oxygen Treatment,” the most requested Treatment at my clinic on Melrose Place pre-Red Carpet Events

·         Step 1: EXFOLIATE = Begins with cleansing facial and serious exfoliation with Fruit Enzymes

·         Step 2: HYDRATE = We use a stainless steel spray applicator to drench and infuse skin with super hydrating ingredients and vitamins

·         Step 3: MOISTURIZE = We finish by layer anti-aging creams, packed with peptides, to seal in hydration and smooth fine lines – and lock in the GLOW!

Kate will also be featured LIVE tonight on the Red Carpet.  Tune into the TV Guide Channel, Golden Globe pre-show at around 1:15pm PST and watch Kate’s skin tips.

According to Associate Press reports, Shiseido Co. is seeking to purchase San Francisco-based Bare Escentuals Inc. in a $1.7 billion deal. The acquisition, announced January 15, 2010, is, according the report, Shiseido’s biggest purchase since its founding in 1872 as Japan’s first Western-style pharmacy.

The Tokyo-based company will offer to buy all outstanding stock of Bare Escentuals for $18.20 a share, which represents a 43% premium over its closing price on the Nasdaq Thursday. The transaction was unanimously approved by both boards of directors.

Bare Escentuals, founded in 1994, will operate as a separate division of Shiseido under current chief executive Leslie Blodgett, who is credited with taking Bare Escentuals from a small, niche player to an industry leader and innovator. Partially through her regular appearances on the QVC shopping network and infomercials, sales grew from approximately $8 million in 1999 to $350 million in 2006 and $556 million in 2008.

“This is an exciting day for all of us at Bare Escentuals, and I couldn’t be more pleased to be joining forces with the team at Shiseido,” Blodgett said in a statement. “Together with Shiseido, we look forward to bringing our mineral-based beauty products to even more women worldwide.”

The AP reports that, for Shiseido, the acquisition represents a major step in its bid to expand abroad amid a shrinking home market. The company is Japan’s largest beauty company with operations in more than 70 countries, but global business accounted for only 38% of the company’s $7.5 billion in sales last fiscal year. Its presence in the U.S. remains limited, making up 8% of total revenue.

Yves Rocher, who founded the beauty products group named after him five decades ago, has died at the age of 79, the Paris hospital authority said on Saturday, December 26, 2009.

Rocher, originally from Brittany, founded the company in 1959 and nurtured it into a firm with annual sales of over 2 billion euros ($2.9 billion), nearly three times that of L’Oreal’s Body Shop, and a presence in over 80 countries.

Besides his company role, Rocher was also mayor of Gacilly in Brittany and holds the rare distinction of the Legion d’Honneur.

The company is renowned for cultivating its own plants, such as chamomile and black iris, in southern Brittany and running its own network of stores and mail order and online business.

Revitalash Reaches out to Fans through Facebook

Tis the season for giving, and Revitalash is definitely in the mood for sharing with their fans! Hosting a contest on Facebook called “Revita Lashes”, Revitalash invites anyone and everyone to post images of their lucious lashes on Facebook, and one winner will be chosen each day based on their comment in regards to the image. The winner of course will be given a complimentary bottle of Revitalash!

To join, one may join the Revitalash or Athena Cosmetics Revitalash fan page and start commenting on the photos. For more information, please visit Revitalash Facebook Fan Page.

# # #

Revitalash Introduces “When in Rome” Movie Premiere Sweepstakes for Two Lucky Winners

When in Los Angeles, do as the big movie stars do, and stay at a luxurious hotel, rub shoulders with Hollywood’s brightest and get ready for your close up on the red carpet, all courtesy of Revitalash, the number one selling cosmetic eyelash conditioner, and Touchstone Pictures’ upcoming movie, “When in Rome” starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, and Jon Heder.

Revitalash is pleased to present this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the dazzle and glam of Hollywood; providing round-trip airfare to two (2) lucky winners and their guests to the city of Angels, with hotel accommodations at the iconic Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, as well as tickets to the “When in Rome” premiere, and access the chance to walk the movie’s Red Carpet.

A regular on the red carpet itself, Revitalash is a must-have amongst celebrity fans such as When in Rome’s leading lading Kristen Bell, Courtney Cox, Marcia Cross, Vanessa Williams, Ivanka Trump, Debra Messing, Hayden Panettiere, AnnaLynne McCord, Kristin Chenoweth, Becki Newton, Patricia Arquette and more. A great opportunity to the live the life of one of these stars for a day, the sweepstakes promotion will continue until January 4th 2010 when the random drawing will be made from all eligible entries.

To enter the sweepstakes, and for official rules, all information can be found at revitalash.com.

About Athena Cosmetics, Inc., Maker of Revitalash Athena Cosmetics, Inc. was established in November, 2006. RevitaLash® Eyelash Conditioner, the company’s original product, has received an overwhelmingly positive response from women around the world. RevitaLash® can be found in more than 5,000 physician’s offices, premium spas, salons and specialty retailers across the country and around the world. Other Athena Cosmetics products include Hair by Revitalash® and Mascara by Revitalash®. For information about the product line, visit revitalash.com.

Diane Kruger Named Global Spokesmodel for L’Oreal

It looks like Diane Kruger is worth it! The German actress, 33, has been named the global spokesmodel for L’Oreal.

“It’s a great honor and a huge pleasure to become a spokesperson for L’Oreal Paris,” Kruger said in a statement Tuesday. She added: “I admire the brand, not only for the quality and innovation of its products, but also because it represents diversity and excellence across the world, values which are very close to my heart. I am, of course, also delighted to be joining the other L’Oreal Paris spokespeople, an extremely talented, widely admired group of people.”

Kruger will represent the brand’s major innovations in hair color, hair care and cosmetics — in particular, the company’s latest foundation, Mat’Morphose — and will be the face of select advertising.

“A highly accomplished actress, Diane Kruger has won us over with her personality, natural grace and elegance,” Vianney Derville, the international general manager for L’Oreal, said in a statement. “I am delighted to be welcoming her into the family of L’Oreal Paris spokespeople today.”

According to WWD.com, Julia Roberts, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, has been tapped as the “global ambassadress” for Lancôme.

“By her remarkable personality and career, Julia Roberts is an emblematic woman of her time,” said Youcef Nabi, president of Lancôme International. “Her exceptional talent, her radiance and her strong commitments perfectly echo Lancôme’s values. We are convinced she will embody the brand in the most sublime way possible.”

Lancôme executives declined to give further details on the relationship between Roberts and the brand, including the amount the actress is being paid to sell the products, the length of her contract and specific duties, saying more would be revealed early next year.

Roberts is the latest in a string of Hollywood A-listers entering the beauty realm — and one of the industry’s biggest “gets” in years. Demi Moore was signed to a similar deal with Lancôme sister brand Helena Rubinstein, as the face of its Wanted fragrance, earlier this year.

Hard Candy provided makeup applications with celebrity makeup artist Maital Sabban utilizing the most buzzed about collection of the year. Top performances from the collection included: Painted Lady, Walk the Line, Lash Tinsel, Kal-eye-descope and Eye Candy. Additionally, Hard Candy’s iconic Just Nails polishes were on hand and received rave reviews.

Suite attendees included: Leona Lewis, Colbie Caillat, LaToya Jackson Demi Lovato, Pussycat Doll Carmit Bachar, Candace Cameron, Dancer Karina Smirnoff, and recording artist Jordyn Taylor. Additionally, Hard Candy will be on the sets of Melrose Place, future Twilight movies, Pussycat Dolls videos and tons more movie, television and music videos. Word is spreading like wildfire that Hard Candy is the “it” brand of celebs, makeup artists and cosmetic junkies.

Hard Candy is colorful, tempting and addictive and it’s reemerged as a beauty leader at the largest retailer in the world – Walmart.

OC Register reports that post-surgical photos of Lynne Curtin that Bravo TV distributed to promote “Real Housewives of Orange County” were accurate, not fakes, says plastic surgeon Dr. Milind Ambe of Newport Beach.

Ambe performed two cosmetic procedures on her, he said in an interview: an endoscopic brow lift and a lower face and neck lift.

He chuckled at the suggestion in OC Register’s “Plastic surgery tour of Real Housewives” slide show that Bravo’s publicity photo “seems to owe more to the talents of a Photoshop artist than to the skills of her plastic surgeon.”

Photos from Bravo show Curtin before the procedures, left, and after them, right.