When Busting Thru that Wall, How to Sleep in Your Makeup with Tips from Ole Henriksen.

By Laura Medina

After being in the skincare and skin treatment business for forty-plus years, Ole Henriksen has seen every blotch, blemish, bad habit, and severe sins underneath the sun at his highly-revered skin salon/spa in Sunset Plaza.

Attaining great knowledge through great compassion and understanding of his clients' very glamorous yet busy lives, especially while under the demands of the entertainment industry's demands during Awards Season of doing early morning call-times, press conferences, appearances, rehearsal, performances, and the parties, it's just easier for these ladies to have their makeup done professionally the afternoon or night before, go to bed at a normal time for a normal time then wake up, fully made-up, ready to face the day.

Ole the Skincare Guru, have not personally witness this behavior in action but he does notice this and doesn't judge, knowing all too well the demands of a very successful entertainment career and Awards Season's demands, like right now, going straight from Golden Globes to the Grammys.

Ole Henriksen, “Sleeping in your makeup is a little bit of a sin, but it happens to every woman, including celebrity clients like Katy Perry, Charlize Theron,…I may not witness this but I am sure this has happened.”

 

 Besides, who wants to ruin a great makeup-artist's art work when you can save it for one extra day.

Ole Henriksen offers tips in how to keep both your skin and your makeup radiant and healthy in a 24-Hour period...and no longer than that.

In Prepping Your Face...

  Ole Henriksen Lemon Strip Flash Peel, http://www.sephora.com/lemon-strip-flash-peel-P375423?skuId=1459189

“So, what you do is make sure the first thing in the morning , you take my Truth To Go Cleansing Wipes to cleanse the surface then give yourself my Lemon Peel Flash Peel to help you remove those dead skin cells, to tighten and even the pores.  The beauty of the Lemon Peel Flash Peel is that it stays on for 10 minutes. You brush it on.  You rinse it off.  You bring back the vibrancy and the glow-and you don’t feel guilty for sleeping in your makeup.  Because, you have done the first-thing-in-the-morning.  That’s why you do the Peel. ”

 Ole Henriksen Truth Serum® Vitamin C Collagen Booster, http://www.sephora.com/truth-serum-vitamin-c-collagen-booster-P42343?skuId=965681

“After you rinse out the Peel, you may want to apply my Truth Serum Collagen Booster because it’s a concentrated form of Vitamin  C.  It tightens, brightens.  It fights free-radical damage.  It smells delicious.  It smells like oranges.  You’ll see an air-brushed effect on the entire face."  

When You're Going to Wear Makeup...

Ole Henriksen Perfect Truth™ CC Crème Broad Spectrum SPF 30, http://www.sephora.com/perfect-truth-cc-creme-broad-spectrum-spf-30-P379491?skuId=1529601

 "Then, you apply my Truth Revealed Super Cream SPF 15.  You are set to go.

I am a big fan of my CC Cream because it’s a complexion corrector.  It treats while it diffuses little imperfections.  It highlights the natural beauty of the skin.  So, the beauty of that it have Vitamin C and natural acids to stimulate the skin cell tissue with the SPF of 30.  In all truthfulness,  if you apply that in an hurry, on its own,  after the Truth Serum, you will find a beauty and refinement in your skin.” 

For olive skintones, Ole would use Medium color of the CC Cream, “It’s self-adjusting, has light-reflecting minerals in it, and you’re set to go, ready for the red carpet.”    

 

“Keep things simple always but make sure if you sleep in your makeup, you do a proper cleansing first thing in the morning, the Peel, the Truth Serum, then the CC Cream then you’ll look like a million dollars.”

How to Keep Your Makeup Fresh, Running from Morning to Noon to Night...

african red tea face mist, http://www.olehenriksen.com/p-13-african-red-tea-face-mist.aspx

“That’s why I think what’s nice is that while you’re going from very early morning call time then rushing off to press conferences and rehearsals to appearances to performance then finally the party is…you can carry my African Red Tea Face Mist to freshen up the makeup and your face through-out the night, to maintain that fresh, luminous glow.  Or…“         

Ole Henriksen Pure Truth™ Vitamin C Youth Activating Oil, http://www.sephora.com/pure-truth-vitamin-c-youth-activating-oil-P378347?skuId=1500669

“You can also take my Pure Truth Activating Oil, dab a few drops into the palm then pat and dab over the makeup to bring life into the skin.  To give it that light-reflecting quality.”

Removing that Day-Old Makeup & Recovering...

  lavender body oil, http://www.olehenriksen.com/p-43-lavender-body-oil.aspx

 "In removing, what I think is so nice is that you can fill your sink 1/3 warm water then take 10 drops of Lavender Body Oil straight into the water then splash your face.  The beautiful lavender is soothing and calming.  Rinse your face with a terry cloth and take in that beautiful aroma..." 

Ole Henriksen Ultimate Lift™ Firming Serum, http://www.sephora.com/ultimate-lift-tm-firming-serum-P381018?skuId=1552900

"Then take my Ultimate Lift Firming Serum.  The Ultimate Lift is all about tighting, firming, soothing, and calming.  An instant face lift. What I love is the serums.  Serums are so amazing because, as in the Ultimate Lift Firming Serum,  it’s a very quick way to keep your skin looking young and radiant.”

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Or when you're so dang exhausted, you just need effective wipe...

 

Ole Henriksen Truth To Go Vitamin C Wipes, http://www.sephora.com/truth-to-go-vitamin-c-wipes-P271703?skuId=1280015

 “This why I love this Truth To Go Wipes.  They will save your skin and little tush anytime.  Women and men alike.  It’s a natural high on it’s on.  Number one seller.  What I put in is micro-algae peptides, Vitamin C, CQ10, and Green Tea.   Peptides are huge.  My peptides come from micro-algae from the ocean.  Micro-Algae, what’s beautiful is it’s calming, it’s soothing and it’s also very tighting.  Tiny molecular structure makes it more effective in soaking into the skin.”

We're basically living the Grammy Awards Week Life, this week...

“Katy Perry has been a client for seven years.  Her and her entire family comes in.  We think the world of her. I mean, I love her some more, all of her music of course. Shakira is another big fan of Ole Henriksen, a very, very big fan.”

“Whether you’re a big celebrity doing the red carpet, doing the Oscars, the Grammys, the Golden Globes, keep it simple.   Make sure the steps you take, do it well.”

“Keep things simple always but make sure if you sleep in your makeup, you do a proper cleansing first thing in the morning, the Peel, the Truth Serum, then the CC Cream then you’ll look like a million dollars.”

 

 

Barbie Returns Home to Malibu but in a new Townhouse.

By Laura Medina

After living in Malibu for 41 years, Barbie Millicent Roberts decided to expand her horizons and hit the road on her grand tour, visiting 14 cities.  She kicked off her tour at The Grove in Los Angeles' Mid-Wilshire District, http://luxurist.blogspot.com/2013/06/barbie-is-moving-from-malibu-and.html then visited and experienced various cities and cultures of Dallas, Chicago, Minneapolis and New York. 

Over the past year, Barbie travelled the world to find the perfect place to call home. She toured the trendy streets of New York, experienced the cultural charm of Paris and even enjoyed the rugged Australian outback.

After much soul-searching, Barbie decided that heart is where the home is.  So, she returns to Malibu but a new perspective and a new coterie of friends.  Barbie decided she needs a townhouse with a lot of room for her friends and her clothes, shoes, and accessories, of course.

"After much thought and consideration, Barbie has made her decision to stay in Malibu," said Lori Pantel, Vice President, Global Marketing for Barbie. "Barbie feels incredibly connected to the beach and decided to renovate her Dreamhouse instead of move. She drew renovation inspiration from her many world travels and experiences.

She asked the world-reowned Otis School of Design students, from five different creative disciplines, to help her design the interior and furniture, decorate it, and a whole new wardrobe to reflect her new reflection on life, after doing the Grand Tour of the good ole U.S.A.

 "Otis students have collaborated with some of the most well-known designers and artists," said Rosemary Brantley, Chair of Otis' Fashion Design program, "Barbie was the perfect mentor. She's sophisticated, a world-traveler, and the ultimate fashionista." Rod Beattie, America's premier swimsuit designer also lent his expertise to the project.

Natasha Carovska, a first-year student examined Barbie's cultural impact and commented on deeper lessons learned for her Liberal Arts and Sciences class. "With Barbie, we find that she is teaching the young girls of the future to grow up and follow your dreams. Barbie was really a breakthrough. An African American Barbie doll emerged in 1968 when the civil rights movement was happening. In 1965 she was an astronaut, the same year the US was pushing space exploration, and in 2000 Barbie was a presidential candidate. Barbie has had every single career under her pink belt as if to say, 'Hey, yeah. I'm a girl. I can do anything and in heels, too!"

For these emerging fashion, interior, and product designers, these kids leaped at the chance.  In return, Barbie and Otis School of Design held an open house for the public to visit the world and lifestyle of Barbie at Santa Monica Place Mall, next door to Nordstorm, on the second floor, this past, recent weekend.

At the open house, folks discover that her new home is a three-stories sleek townhouse with a patio-pool, of course.

Barbie doll’s newly renovated, three-story Dreamhouse will debut as girls’ new luxury toy home, complete with unmatched ocean views. Every girl’s dream, the new house features six fab rooms and luxe details that any doll will appreciate, including pink “stainless steel” appliances, and not one — but two elevators! The house “expands” from the center to reveal the main elevator giving Barbie doll’s friends and family spacious living areas. A second elevator transports Barbie doll’s outfits between her favorite room in the house — her ultimate closet — and the bathroom for quick outfit changes.

Fully furnished and decorated in signature Barbie Pink, the doll-tastic features of the Dreamhouse include:

• Two Working Pull-String Elevators
• Six Deluxe Rooms
• Lights and Sounds Throughout the House
• Walk-In Closet
• Luxe Pink “Stainless Steel” Appliances
• Canopy Bed — Pulls Out to Reveal a Trundle Bed
• Television that “Flips” Channels
• Working Doorbell
• Balcony for Sunny Malibu Days
• 3½+ Feet Tall
• 50+ Pieces

A modern addition to Barbie doll’s Dreamhouse legacy, the new ultra-glam 2013 Dreamhouse is the perfect way to imagine and experience Barbie doll’s world. Girls can create their own Dreamhouse memories with the 2013 Dreamhouse playset (SRP: $184.99) available now at retailers nationwide for ages three and up. 

For real-life sized folks and fans, when they walked into Barbie's Open House, they discover custom-made "wave" wood bookcase acting as a partition/wall separator.  Inside the creamy ivory interior, the burst of vivid Barbie Pink pop in some vibrancy, such as the black and pink patio chaise lounge on Ionic ivory wire frame legs and the anaphoric settee in creamy ivory, curvy clover-shape reflect Barbie's chic feminine. The flowing pathway of Barbie's Open House reflects her free-flowing but cultured feminine in the interior design layout.

Of course, it isn't Barbie unless we talk about the clothes.  The fashion design Otis students leap at the chance to design a new wardrobe for her for her new townhouse.  With each outfit, it comes with a "mood board" displaying the initial sketches, inspiration, and most importantly, the fabric swatches to complete the outfit.  The vivid Barbie Pink reflects Malibu's fertile and sunny beach/resort climate and Barbie's new cosmopolitan vibe gleamed from visiting Australia, an equally hot and beach resort place.

As of today, the Open House will be reduced to window displays only from January 22nd to 29th at Santa Monica Place, 395 Santa Monica Blvd., Level 2 near Nordstrom, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Welcome home, Barbie!

 

Celebrities find Stuff They need...and like at Golden Globe Style Lounge

By Laura Medina

If there's one thing...or some...that celebrities need are pens due to incessant fans asking for autographs.

Pilot Pen's FriXion Clicker Erasable Gel Ink pens are a hit among the rounds of celebrities stocking on Golden Globe/Awards Season care stock...

Due to the ink's chemistry, Pilot Pen's FriXion Clicker Erasable Gel Ink pens erase clean and clear without rubbing away the paper due to the ink being cleaned clear reacting to the holder's pressure point.  Thermo-sensitive ink allows you to write and erase repeatedly without damaging or tearing your documents. 

 

With rounds of parties, luncheons, and press conferences, some while still filming, celebrities need their sleep.

Marlon Wayans and Mark Feuerstein really enjoy airweave, the number one super-premium bedding topper in Japan and celebrating its launch in the United States at the Golden Globe Suite.

 Mark Feuerstein & Anthony Andrew.

The male celebrities need shapewear as much as the ladies but with little or no array of choice.  As usual, Spanx came to the rescue when it 's Slim-Waist Trunk as well as the Spanx for Men Cotton Control Crewdebut at the Golden Globe Style Lounge.  Something to slide underneath that tux.

Willie Garson in awe of the Shutterball.

The new addition to the art and history of the autograph is the "smartphone selfie" with fans, friends, and fans.  The Shutterball attachment makes it easier to pose, aim, and shoot, handy for celebrities having fun with fans on the red carpet this Awards Season.

Joe Mantegna must have good taste because he wound following this scribe to the most delectable treats at the Golden Globe Style Lounge.  We nibbled on Bulgarini Gelato, sampling their delicious gelato and cremino bars as well as gifting a certificate for a private gelato and wine pairing party for 12 guests.  Mmmm, Bulgarini Gelato's Cremino Bars are a stylish version of the Good Humor Popsicle Bar.  This scribe's favorite Cremino Bar is frozen, rich Nutella gelato coated in capppuccino coating.

Then, Joe and this scribe wound at SAAS Hot Sauce, a yummy Hot Sauce doing multiple duties as taming the sweet fructose out of melons and pineapples for healthy snacking, as a marinade, and as a burger topping and cheese dip.

The Golden Globe Style Lounge is a great place to stock up on pens, sleep, and snacking to keep them fueled on the Awards Season circuit.

Tilth Beauty for the Golden Globes

By Laura Medina

Yes, those trap in this Winter's "Polar Vortex" or those lucky selected heading to next month's Winter Olympics do not feel sorry for us in balmy, sunny Los Angeles (except when it comes to forest fires, but that's another story).

Still, Awards Season, kicked by the Golden Globes Awards, is enough to get anyone's skin into a panic tizzy.

Camera-ready skin has to be prepped before the makeup, even before the hair.

During a very exclusive first-day Golden Globe Beauty Preparation Suite, Tony Vargas, of Tilth Beauty, was literally on hand, offering advice to Hollywood's hottest, emerging stars in how to getting red carpet ready in a mere two days.

What's really telling is that each and every emerging talent gets the same advice and recommendations from Tony in how to prep your skin in a dry, warm climate under the camera's glare.  Here are what trending in all-natural, effective skincare for Haute, Young Hollywood, Intense Restoration Moisture Cream, http://www.tilthbeauty.com/store/moisturize/intense-restoration-moisture-cream.html and Sea Origin Serum, http://www.tilthbeauty.com/store/serums/sea-origin-serum.html.

For when your skin is getting really parch but you don't want your pores to choke, i.e. "pimples," Tony recommended the rich-sounding but really light-weight "Intense Restoration Moisture Cream."  He took out the choking the synthetic grease combos common in most commercial moisturizers then replaced them with light-weight, soak-able pure botanical extracts and oils of Raspberry Leaf Wax, Black Currant Seed Oil, Rose Hip Fruit Oil, Blue Lotus Flower Extract, and Flower Harvest™ that young, parched skin can easily drink in without a worry of a pimple.

Another light-weight nourishment that your skin can drink in is Tilth Beauty's Sea Origin Serum of 11 marine extracts to adoringly protect skin and diminish wrinkles.  It's eleven marine extracts work on free radicals and UVA/UVB damage. Your skin will be happier, sunnier, and more youthful in beach weather or blizzard-time, ideal for both the Golden Globe Awards one day then Sundance Film Festival the next.

Argan-Tangerine Deep Cleansing Lotion, http://www.tilthbeauty.com/store/exfoliate-and-cleanse/argan-tangerine-deep-cleansing-lotion.html

Behind every on-camera talent, there is an army of publicists, agents, managers, and their countless units of assistants working tirelessly behind-the-scenes running the show, running the industry.  They need and rely on healthy, quick skincare everyday, every minute.  

Among the guys, even Tony Vargas himself, they love using Tilth Beauty's Argan-Tangerine Deep Cleansing Lotion. 

Mind you, women exfoliate.  Men shave.  The guys love using Argan-Tangerine Deep Cleansing Lotion as a moisturizing shaving lotion that exfoliates/scrap off the dead skin cells and those pesky facial hairs while moisturizing the new skin layers, all in one fell swoop.

In Miranda Springer-Sapon's purse: Anti-aging Firming Moisture Cream, with Renovage™ 

 http://www.tilthbeauty.com/store/moisturize/anti-aging-firming-moisture-cream.html

&

 Hydration Body Lotion

 http://www.tilthbeauty.com/store/moisturize/hydration-body-lotion.html

Dynamo, Miranda Springer-Sapon, publicist & "Cayman Heat" television series producer, needs something fast-acting, wholesomely straight-up, and refreshingly soothing, all in one package that she can just drop in her purse then pick-up and go.

She loves using Tilth Beauty's Anti-aging Firming Moisture Cream, with Renovage™ on her hands.  It happens to be a publicist's best friend, jam-packed with luxurious botanicals and
gentle, innovative plant extracts, this anti-aging cream gives skin what it really needs -- and craves – pure, concentrated botanical nutrition and wholesome plant-based moisture. Anti-aging Firming Moisture Cream uses nature’s genius to soften facial lines, while boosting elasticity, and firmness.  Aahhh, a publicist's best friend.

Once she runs out of the Anti-aging Firming Moisture Cream, Miranda's back-up is Tilth Beauty's Hydration Body Lotion.  This rich unscented lotion brings the goodness of botanicals like macadamia nut oil, honeysuckle extract, aloe vera juice, and a host of other garden healers to thirsty, parched skin. Just one application rejuvenates with unparalleled moisture delivery and hydration, as it firms skin and evens skin tone.

 Yes, the on-camera talents do get the most attention but the industrious, dedicated behind-the-scenes people are the ones who actually use the stuff then give you real-world tips on the good stuff that works.

Whether it be on the red carpet or driving from Point A to Point B running the show, Tilth Beauty soothes and replenish Tinsel Town's skin and nerves.

 

Tarte Cosmetics-They're Tough, Healthy, & Glamorous Enough for the Golden Globes & the Red Carpet

By Laura Medina

 

Get the Look: Zooey Deschanel

event: The Golden Globes

makeup artist: makeup artist Jorjee Douglass for tarte

date: 1/12/14

inspiration: “Zooey looks like a dream in her cream-colored dress, so I wanted to keep the eye very natural and clean, and make her lips pop.” –makeup artist Jorjee Douglass

complexion:

•                To prep Zooey’s face, Jorjee dabbed tarte’s maracuja oil into her skin.

•                Next, she applied maracuja creaseless concealer in light underneath her eyes to erase any darkness.

•                To even her skin tone, she smoothed BB tinted 12-hour primer in light all over.

•               For a gorgeous, natural-looking flush, she dabbed the cheek stain in tipsy over the apples of her cheeks, then followed with Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in tipsy for an extra punch of color.

•                She set her complexion with Amazonian clay finishing powder.

eyes:

•                To create a clean, fluttery eye, Jorjee used the be MATTEnificent colored clay eye & cheek palette. She started by smoothing “view from the taupe” up into her creases. Then she lightly blended “bronze horizon” from the sultry sunset Amazonian clay palette over top. To create soft lash definition, she lined her eyes with “don’t stand black” from the be MATTEnificent colored clay eye & cheek palette on her lower lashlines. 

•            Next, she coated her lashes with two layers of gifted Amazonian clay smart mascara.

•             She finished by defining her eyebrows with Amazonian clay waterproof brow mousse in taupe.

lips:

•           For a vibrant red, Jorjee mixed LipSurgence matte lip tint in fiery with LipSurgence power pigment in tipsy—the colors combined create a gorgeous pop-art hue.

Celebrity makeup artist Stephen Sollitto created Amy Adams look for the NYC premiere of American Hustle last night using Tarte products.

 Get the Look: Amy Adams

event: The NYC premiere of American Hustle

makeup artist: celebrity makeup artist Stephen Sollitto for tarte

date: 12/08/13

 

inspiration: “I wanted Amy’s look to be sexy yet current, a cross between Julie Christie and Kate Moss.” –celeb makeup artist Stephen Sollitto

 

complexion:

• To prep Amy’s face, Stephen dotted tarte’s maracuja c-brighter eye treatment on her lids and underneath her eyes, then applied Chanel Sublimage cream all over her face.
• With a damp sponge, Stephen applied tarte’s Amazonian clay 12-hour full coverage foundation in light.
• To give her face dimension, he swept tarte’s Amazonian clay mineral powder bronzer in park ave princess over her temples, across her hairline, the tip of her nose, and under her chin.
• To keep her cheeks looking fresh, he dabbed tarte’s cheek stain in tipsy, then dusted elevated blush from the be MATTEnificent Amazonian colored clay matte collector's palette (available in January) over top.

eyes:

• To create a smoky bronze eye, Stephen smoothed the shade “sand out from the crowd” in the be MATTEnificent Amazonian colored clay matte collector's palette (available in January) over her lids. Then he brushed “bronze horizon” from the sultry sunset Amazonian clay 8-shadow collector's palette onto the lid, into the crease, and beneath her lower lashes.
• Along the upper lashline and lower outer corners, Stephen used tarte’s skinny smolderEYES Amazonian clay waterproof eyeliner in golden tigers eye.  
• He finished by darkening the lashline with tarte’s “two plums up” shade from the  be MATTEnificent Amazonian colored clay matte collector's palette (available in January).
• To define her lashes, he used two coats of tarte’s lights, camera, lashes™ 4-in-1 mascara. 

lips:

• For a tangerine nude, Stephen blotted her lips with tarte’s new LipSurgence™ power pigment in tipsy (available in January), then layered LipSurgence™ matte lip tint in exposed over top.  
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  Celebrity makeup artist Beau Nelson created Jessica Biel's look for the The GQ Men of the Year Dinner using tarte products.
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•  Get the Look: Jessica Biel
  event: The GQ Men of the Year Dinner
  makeup artist: celebrity makeup artist Beau Nelson for tarte
  date: 11/11/13
   
  inspiration: “I just wanted to enhance what Jessica already has, which is great skin and perfect bone structure. It’s a really wearable, achievable look.”
   
  complexion:
• To brighten the eye area, Beau smoothed maracuja creaseless concealer under Jessica’s eyes
• To emphasize her bone structure, Beau applied two shades of Amazonian clay 12-hour full coverage foundation. He used a lighter shade in the center of her face, followed by a slightly darker shade on the outside, then buffed it into her skin using the buffer airbrush finish bamboo foundation brush.
• He dusted Amazonian clay matte waterproof mineral powder bronzer in park ave princess underneath her cheekbones and brushed Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in blissful onto the apples of her cheeks and diffused for a natural glow.
• To set the look, Beau applied Amazonian clay finishing powder

eyes:

• To create an incredibly natural eye, Beau smoothed the shade "taupe dusk" from the sultry sunset Amazonian clay collector's palette over her lids and above her creases, then diffused to create a smooth, light shadow.
• Then he applied Amazonian clay waterproof brow pencil in medium brown to lengthen and define her brows
• For jet-black lashes, he finished with two coats of lights, camera, lashes 4-in-1 mascara

lips:

For the perfect peachy-pink nude hue, Beau layered two shades of LipSurgence together. He blotted the new LipSurgence power pigment in tipsy (a bright coral available in January) on first, then applied LipSurgence matte lip tint in lucky (a light pink) over top