Youngblood Tangelo lipstick, the "it" color for Spring 2012
The latest collection for Spring 2012 includes a striking Tangerine-tinted lipstick ($19.00) called “Tangelo.” The color is somewhat alarmingly orange in the tube, but on the lips, it is a creamy, sheer, coral with just a bit more orange than pink. Orange lips and eyes were “the thing” on many runways during Spring 2012 Fashion Week, so Tangelo tracks on that trend, but the great thing about Tangelo is that it satisfies without going orange overload into old lady or creepy. The lanolin-free lipstick is velvety and non-drying, moisturizing with botanical blend of sunflower oil and candelilla wax. Vitamin E also provides antioxidant benefits. However, if your lips are chapped. cracked or less than perfect, get them into shape before applying an eye-catching color like orange or coral. And, every crack and imperfection shows when you’re wearing creamy lipsticks like this one. To make Tangelo tempting, exfoliate lips first, use a lip liner pencil for longer wear, and add a bit of balm before applying the color. Tangelo is going to be available on March 1, 2012 on the Youngblood Web Site www.ybskin.com or call 800-216-6133
Also new on March 1st is a quartet of Luminous Cream Blushes (srp. $27.00) that add a sheer, believable, and beautiful glow to cheeks. Cream blush can be tricky, sometimes application can be blotchy or leave an oily residue that is less “glow” and more simply greasy shine. But these Youngblood beauties are layerable, and oil-free. A bit of shimmer adds a luminous (not high wattage glow) and the color can be boosted with powder or extra highlighter if desired. But by themselves, the blushes really flatter fair to medium complexions. “Champagne Life” is the lightest, adding a soft, golden shimmery wherever you want to put it. “Tropical Glow” is billed as peachy-pink with golden shimmer, but on my skin it looked like a gorgeous copper. It’s bright on fair skin, and adds a softer and more natural glow to deeper complexions.”Rose Quartz” is pink with a hint of silvery shimmer. A bit, blended in, really perks up a Winter weary light to medium complexion. Finally, there’s “Taffeta,” a bright pink that is described as “bubblegum” but is really more of a medium pink, and it adds a lovely pink blush to all skin tones. The moisturizing botanical Allantoin, plus anti-oxidant Vitamins C and E, plus emollient jojoba esters, make these high end blushes, worth the splurge. If your skin is pale from Winter, let one of these beautiful blush wonders work it’s magic for you. They’re available at Fred Segal in Santa Monica California, Henri Bendel and the Plaza Beauty in NYC, and by calling 800-216-6133
The last new product from Youngblood to debut on March first, is Youngblood’s Eye-Illuminating Duo ($22.00). The dual-ended pncil has two neutral flesh tones. One end features Matte, a pink-nude, the other has Shimmer, an iridescent champagne-beige). I am not a personal fan of eye highlighters, because if you use them imcorrectly you end up doing more harm than good (we’ve all seen women with overly glowy brow bones and eye lids that literally scream “tacky!” But this creamy pencil blends well, and has emollient mango seed and macadamia nut oils that hydrate, plus microcrystalline wax for a tug-free application. You can use the matte or shimmer sides as an eye shadow base, and a little bit applied in the inner corner of the eye, perks them up, automatically. You can also use a bit underneath the brow bone. If you’ve been up all night, suffered through a long flight, had too much “fun” and your eyes show it, this handy, travel friendly pencil, can make you appear more perky, and that, my friends, might be priceless! You can get this pencil after March first at www.ybskin.com, Fred Segal in Santa Monica California, Henri Bendel and the Plaza Beauty in NYC, and by calling 800-216-6133
