A monthly column featuring beauty news, reviews and product of the month.

Prada | Limited Edition Infusion de Tubereuse

Release on Counter: 27th June 2010

RRP: 50ml $125, 100 ml $165, 200ml $220.

“The imprint of tuberose full of green buds in full bloom…” Daniela Andrier, Perfumer.

Prada | l’eau ambree parfum de sac

Release on Counter: 27th June 2010

RRP: 3 x 10ml $130

This scent is now available in refillable purse spray. Gold in design, the vaporiser also features an engraved gold plaque listing the parfum’s main ingredients -
Citron, May Rose and Amber.

Hermés | Voyage d’hermés EDT

Release on Counter: 6th June 2010

RRP: $130 35ml, $198 100ml

This new unisex fragrance from Hermés captures the essence of travel. Designed for taking onto planes, the 35ml bottle is also refillable, “making it not just a travelling companion but a sustainable object to house this new woody, fresh, musky fragrance.”

Bvlgari | Eau Parfumee au the Vert 125th Anniversary Edition Sets

This set was created to celebrate the Bvlgari: Between History and Eternity Exhibition. There are only 10 sets available in Australia, which will be sold privately out of the Cosmax Office. Enquiries can be directed to 02 9695 5678.

Laura Mercier | Limited Edition Club Couture Story

Release on Counter: 20th June 2010

Limited edition lip colours in Pink Label and Designer Beige $45, After Hours Lip Glace $42 and VIP Gold & VIP Silver Foiled Eye Colours $45, matched with Laura’s Full Lash Faux Eyelashes $22 and Caviar Eye Liner $45.

Clarins | White Plus HP

Release on Counter: 28 June 2010
All Spots Whitening Corrector 7ml $55, Pearl-to-Cream Brightening Cleanser 125ml $60, Whitening Soft Aqua-Milk 200ml $70, Whitening Pure Aqua-Lotion 200ml $70, Intensive
Whitening Smoothing Serum 30ml $120, Whitening Moisture Day Emulsion SPF 20 50ml $90.

Clarins | Multi Active Night

Released on Counter: 17th May 2010

RRP: 50ml $89

Clarins introduces an anti-ageing night cream to help skin recover its youthful appearance. Available in lightweight Multi-Active Night Cream for normal to combination skin, and richer Multi-Active Night Comfort Cream for normal to dry skin.

Estee Lauder | NEW Perfectionist [CP+] Targeted Deep Wrinkle Filler

Released On Counter: May 9 2010

RRP: $85 15ml

This revolutionary new product from Estee Lauder promises to immediately reduce the look of deep lines upon contact. Advanced volumising spheres containing Hyaluronic Acid and the Wrinkle Lift Restructuring Peptides Complex, help plump and deliver intensive treatment to lines, whilst protecting collagen in the skin. Additionally an advanced optical blend of fluorescent pigments brighten shadows to give skin a more smoother and even complexion.

Elizabeth Arden | Intervene Skin Tone Perfecting Capsules

Released on Counter:May 16 2010

RRP: $79 for 37 capsules

This nightcap for your skin delivers a single dose of pure Vitamin C to treat your skin whilst you sleep. It targets sun damage, stress, age spots and discolouration to transform and energise your skin resulting in a more even-toned, radiant and luminous complexion. Best of all, it is oil free and suitable for all skin types – hurrah!

Headlines Hairpieces | Seamless Volumiser

Lengths and Prices:

30cm $181.50 inc gst,
40cm $205.70 inc gst
50cm $231.00 inc gst

The new Seamless Volumiser transforms thin lifeless and lank hair into thick supermodel locks full of body. It has a unique base line that gradually adds layers to the weft base to create body without adding bulk at the attachment (or a visible seam). It is also much easier to wear, as you only need one piece, instead of 6 to 7 individual pieces. It is made from 100% human hair, and is available in Black, Chocolate Brown, Light Brown, Caramel, Blonde, Choc Brown w. Caramel Highlights, Choc Brown w. Blonde Highlights, Caramel w. Brown Highlights, Blonde w. Caramel Highlights and Blonde w. Choc Brown Highlights.

*** Headlines Hair Pieces is offering all readers of The Modern Woman’s Survival Guide a $20 voucher.

M.A.C | Nicole Thompson, Senior M.A.C Makeup Artists Outlines her Top Products for the Season

Fix Plus Spray $27 – Spritz it all over your skin for a refreshing feel. It is packed with Vitamins and minerals to have you feeling and looking amazing. I will go through at least 3 bottles of this during FW and it’s my most favorite MAC product and it’s also the cheapest! Yay! It is an aqua spritz of Vitamins and Minerals that gives a beautiful glow to the skin. I will use it before and after moisturizing to really lock in that hydration. I will spritz it onto the bodies to give a beautiful sheen and if the model has dry skin I will load up the face with this spray and then massage it in the effect are amazing you want one right!?

Strobe Cream $55 – apply under foundation for an amazing healthy glow. It’s all about beautiful skin this season.

Mineral Powder Natural $46 – Available in a range of Natural skin tones, this powder sets your make-up in place, but is not flat and matte – you look fresh and alive!

Face and Body Foundation $60 – This is the Foundation of choice for MAC artists and also freelance artists and I can’t live without it – dramatic right? It’s just that good. It’s the foundation that doesn’t look like you are wearing anything you just manage to have a healthy glow. Super dewy and super sheer, that’s what we use on the models bodies to even out their skin tone for all the skimpy outfits!

Cream colour bases for $35 in a range of colour mattes is out of my book. it’s all about fresh flawless, sheeny skin and these products are the way to go. Use Pearl or Hush to highlight the skin, and Tint or Mid-tone Sepia to contour ..ahhh!

Prep and Prime Lash $25 – Can’t be bothered putting false lashes on but want dramatic lashes? This is the product to get them! Layer it on before your mascara and watch the lashes grow in length and thickness!!!

Nars | Orgasm Blush and Illuminator

This product that has had so many rave reviews, that I just had to try it to see what all the fuss was about. Good heavens above. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. I think I just died and went to beauty heaven … that, or I was blinded by the rush as Nars Orgasm delivered its burst of peachy pink goodness. It brought my whole face alive, and its subtle gold fleck imparted a radiant glow that seemed to follow me around all day long. This is one orgasm that sure does deliver the goods.

SKII | Cellumination Range

The two new products from the Cellumination range, Beauty Essence and Deep Surge, are designed to provide crystal clear transparent skin that radiates with a luminous natural aura. “Cellumination uses high-precision skincare technology called the Aura Bright Cocktail to control RGB balance. This potent complex utilises three naturally derived ingredients, that when combined, increase each other’s efficacy – resulting in ‘Aura-Lucent’ skin.” The three ingredients are De-Melano P3C (a form of Vitamin B3), Talapewhite and of course SKII’s famous concentrated Pitera.

So, is this all scientific mumbo jumbo, you ask? I concede, I was a little lost at the RGB balance myself (but that’s only because I never paid enough attention in school … “Gaynor has the potential to excel in Chemistry, if she was only to apply herself more.” The only thing I was interested in applying myself to when I was 16, was the boy whose name I spent the entire class writing all over my pencil case). However, unlike “The Ponds Institute” (its whereabouts unknown, but I’d bet my entire years salary they would claim it was in Switzerland), the scientific research behind this product seems real.

This product delivered an amazing luminosity to my skin, and I will definitely continue to use it in conjunction with my Facial Essence (a former Product of the Month).

Abode Aroma | Gardenia Aromatic Diffuser, Soap and Candle

I absolutely adore scented reeds in a room – but the fragrance in many of them seem to evaporate over time. Gardenia is also a tricky fragrance to emulate – many end up smelling like the inside of a musty old draw. However the fragrance in this range is not only captivating and enduring, but it’s also simply divine. Abode Aroma products are a stylish way to scent your house.

All hail the Queen of Exfoliators! Now, that I have got back up from bended knees, I can tell you that what I worship the most about this fine product is how effectively it exfoliates my skin without irritation.

I have combination skin, so it needs a good regular scrub to clean out my pores, but I also have sensitive skin and am prone to rosacea, thus I must be very careful what I exfoliate with. Dermalogica’s Microfoliant contains rice based enzymes, which gently removes dead skin and unclogs pores, whilst also leaving skin super smooth and bright. What’s not to love?