H.Wood.Beauty. New Products!

Although I wasn't exactly thrilled to come home from my Euro-venture, I was totally excited to find a box of new products from one of my absolute favorite lines, H.Wood.Beauty.

When a girls feeling down, missing coffee the way that only the Italians can make it, she needs a bright lip to pick her back up.
I'm all about the bold fuchsias, magenta's and hot pinks that are the trade mark of the season, making a great lip the ultimate accessory.

These two new lips from H.Wood are perfection, worn either together or alone.

Jess is a bold lipstick, yet is easy to wear, superbly flattering to skin tone, and is absolutely the couleur du jour.
If the bold lip feels like too much for you, this one can be toned down or applied lightly, taking you into the moment without too much fuss or fanfare.

Want to add to it? Double down with a smooth pink gloss? Or maybe just want a soft, sheer pink lip?

H.Wood lip gloss is easily my favorite on the market. (seen here in new shade, Ojai)
Its all about the color payoff. This gloss is so pigmented that as you swipe the wand across your lip you get an even dispersion of color, every time. Not the usual patchy waning color from basically all other glosses!
Its also very moisturizing, and has the right amount of gloss to it - it doesn't dry up on the lip, nor does it give you that hideous "porno" gloss overkill shine. It doesn't bubble up or pill up on the lip either.




All H.Wood.Beauty products are available from their website 
www.hwoodbeauty.com

So while I'm listening to Laura Pausini singing Strani Amori (from her live album) with a heavy heart, I am wearing the most fabulous, uplifting lip a girl could possibly wear!


Baci...

Whats In My Makeup Bag??

I often get calls from magazines wanting quotes about whats in my personal makeup bag.
I also get tons of emails/facebook messages/twitter DMs - you name it asking me the same thing - what do I use and what do I carry around with me.

When I leave the house each morning, I don't plan on doing any repair work to my makeup, unless I have to go out that evening, so I don't carry much of the main stuff.
Lets have a look at what I do carry:

image courtesy kellycappelli.com

Starting from the bottom right.
Its really important to have a well constructed makeup bag, as this is what is going to protect all the goodies inside. Mine is from the Pink Mumbai Collection from Stephanie Johnson. I use their cosmetic travel bags when I travel too. I'm obsessed with the Mumbai collections - I love the exotic Bollywood look and feel of them.
In the top left corner you'll see I have the matching mirror. (I also have the change purse in Mumbai Pink)

Next I have a couple of badger hair Corinna B makeup brushes in case I need to powder or add bronzer, and a couple of lip brushes.
I don't change my basic makeup routine particularly often, but what I do change is my lips. I'll often change them throughout the day depending on my mood, so there is always an assortment of lip changes on board.
Generally there are a couple of different toned nude lipliners (you can modify any lip with a good nude), I always have the amazing Julie Hewett Rouge Noir lipliner with me, either so that I can pull off a totally slammin red lip, or so that I can kick some life into a more subtle color. Rouge Noir is on the "can't live without" list.
Ellis Faas lip pen/bullet in shade L207. This is a beautiful, neutral nudey pink shade that goes with everything. I love these bullet products - you wind up color from the bottom, it disperses just the right amount, and it is totally self contained.
H.Wood.Beauty lipgloss in Cabo. The color pay off with these glosses is amazing. It applies completely evenly across the lip.
NUDE Skin Care lipbalm comes in a cute little square box, is intensely moisturizing, tastes like vanilla kisses and can be used just as a lip balm, or worn with a liner for a soft effect lip.
Immediately above the lipliners I have three fab lipsticks. From right to left, Cover Girl Lip Perfection in Spellbound is a sensational, bold fuchsia, in the middle I have Mak from H.Wood.Beauty, which is a soft, creamy pink/nude, and on the left I have Something New by MAC, which is another fuchsia lip, but less bold and less blue than Spellbound. (this season I am all about fuchsia...)

Very long work days frequently morph into late nights, when there's a dinner or drinks event after a shoot, late business meetings, or even after a long day at the race track with racing beauty Jennifer Jo Cobb when we have a last minute sponsor dinner to attend. My makeup has been on sometimes since as early as 4 or 5am, and now seriously needs a little love to make me look wide awake, bright eyed and bushy tailed.

Girl's gotta have a game plan, and here's how it goes:

A spritz of skyn ICELAND Arctic Face Mist (travel size bottle) instantly refreshes and revitalizes both your skin and your makeup. It also gives your skin a mega dose of vitamins, so instead of looking tired out and beat up, it looks gorgeous.
skyn ICELAND Icelandic Relief Eye Cream pen. I dab some of this under my eyes. Its instantly cooling and refreshing as well as hydrating. The first place on our face to show exhaustion is under the eyes, this product is a high speed remedy. And it feels amazing.
Ellis Faas concealer bullet. Next step is adding back in some under eye color. This product smooths on over existing makeup, knocks out any blue/grays that are appearing under the eye, and makes you look rested.
Standing upright on the top row is the Ellis Faas milky eyeshadow bullet in shade E109. This is a beautiful vanilla with a slight sheen to it.I put a little around the inner corner of my eye and into the lower lash line. This instantly wakes the eye up, and makes you look fresh and alert.

Below the Arctic Mist bottle I have an eyeliner pencil and a deep aubergine eyeshadow with a
taklon liner brush from my Corinna B makeup brush line. Using black around your eyes when you're already tired will just drag your eye down, but a deep aubergine will give you depth through the lashline and will make your eye color pop like crazy. I use the taklon liner brush to buff and smudge the eyeshadow, making it into a soft, smoldery liner.

I have Makeup Forever Duo Mat in shade 209 in case I need powder or foundation repair, and normally just one piece of cheek makeup. Shown here are Nars The Multiple in Cadaques (hot pink), Copacabana (a high shimmer) and H.Wood.Beauty cream blush in Snapdragon.
Cream blushes are my absolute favorite thing. They give a round glow to the cheek, and don't sit on the surface of the skin like a powder bush does.

So there you have it - the makeup items that go in my handbag, and get me through pretty much anything life throws my way :)

Whats In My Handbag???

Everywhere I go, and I do mean everywhere, whether its to a shoot, a coffee shop, walking through an airport or even walking through the garage at Nascar with Jen (race car driver Jennifer Jo Cobb), people stop me and ask me where I got my cool handbag.

image courtesy kellycappelli.com

So lets have a look.

My handbag is a faux Russian silver fox bag, and is made by a company called Rebirth. (find them here on facebook at Rebirth Bags By Tracey Martin)
I think it is by far the most fun bag I've ever owned! Its super well built, can carry a lot of gear around in it, and even being dragged around in my crazy life it holds up beautifully!

The next question is invariably what do I carry in it??

image courtesy kellycappelli.com

 As you can see, quite a lot! Starting from left to right up top, I have no idea whats under my book, but when we emptied out my bag I found a bunch of airline boarding passes, so that might be them.
I'm re-reading Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes (one of my fave books), there's always a magazine in there, this time its Vogue Italia, Feb issue I think?
I always have Starbucks Via packs and 5 hour energies in my bag. Long work days = always tired!
Invariably there'll be Larabars in there too, so that I don't grab muffins or junk food when I'm suddenly starving.
Nail polish for touch ups - I'm all about the fuchsia thing right now, this one is OPI Thats Berry Daring. Its fabulous!

To the right of the nail polish is my SPF touch up product. Its by ColoreScience and is SPF50. I brush this on as needed over my makeup as the day wears on, keeping my sun-protection at a premium. The SPF 30 you put on at home in the morning has lost most of its efficiency by noon so you need a touch up product. (this one is also great if you live in humid places and sunscreen feels to melty or gooey on your skin)

Next there's my blackberry, my day planner ( I love the lavender leather cover) with the ever present sharpie, my aviators, EmergenC Acai flavor, and finally my beautiful Stephanie Johnson Pink Mumbai makeup bag, full of good things!
I actually pull out my Pink Mumbai makeup bag and use it as a clutch bag if I need to high speed change into something for evening.

Tomorrow I'm going to show you exactly what I carry around in my Stephanie Johnson Pink Mumbai makeup bag...

Ellis Faas - My New Obsession...

Every now and then a product line comes along that is truly, truly spectacular.
Ellis Faas is one of the most amazing product lines I have ever worked with.
I am in love. I am obsessed...

Ellis is a dutch born makeup artist, who's work you have seen over and over.



Vogue Paris cited Ellis Faas as ""one of the most influential make-up artists of her time". And indeed, she has worked with the world's most pre-eminent fashion designers, photographers, stylists, hairdressers and models. Ellis’ work has been published on the covers of the world’s best-known fashion magazines. Additionally, Ellis has worked for make-up brands, such as Clinique, Lancôme and MAC Cosmetics – and she was asked by L'Oréal to create a make-up line for their skin care brand, Biotherm. After the contract with L’Oréal ended in 2007, the way was paved for her to create her own brand: ELLIS FAAS.

For the past month I have been on a steady stream of shoots, including three magazine covers, and throughout I have been using Ellis Faas products, both on the shoots, and wearing them myself.
Putting them through their paces.

As a makeup artist, my prime concern is the quality of the complexion. I want to see gorgeous, fresh, radiant skin. I want the skin to look healthy and alive, not smothered in makeup. I want it to glow.

That's where Ellis Faas first got me. Their Skin Veil foundation does exactly that. It is super sheer, so you don't look or feel like you're wearing a foundation mask, but also super concentrated and highly pigmented, so you have a flawless coverage.
Its great for street wear and for professional use. And it photographs amazingly.

You can buy Skin Veil Foundation in a bottle, or in these cool bullet style pens.

Each foundation shade has its own matching concealer - there's no guess work involved. It comes in a bullet pen too.

I carry an Ellis Faas concealer pen in my handbag for touch ups after a long day, before I head out to an evening event/dinner/drinks. It gives the under eye area an instant lift and doesn't cake into existing makeup. Fab.

Ellis offers a couple of different eye shadow formulations, that also come in the pens. They are liquid to powder formulations that are super easy to apply, layer into and work with, and that quite literally last all day.

There is a variety of fabulous colors to choose from, all designed to be universally flattering to skin tone, so you won't get home and find the fabulous color you just bought looks less than fabulous on you.

Ellis Faas lips come in three formulations, creamy, milky and glazed.

There are 27 colors to choose from, all of which are paraben free and full of Vitamin E. They keep the lips beautifully hydrated, don't bubble up or get tacky, and the color lasts and lasts. You can build it as intensely as you want, or wear it as a soft, sheer lip. Lots of options.

The lips come in the bullet pens too, making them very easy to use, as well as convenient to carry around in your handbag.

To streamline your entire makeup process, and to do away with that messy makeup drawer and all its broken and dusty contents, Ellis developed this clever holder.

All your products sit neatly inside, you can see at a glance which product you're reaching for. And its all incredibly neat and tidy, and very effective. (as well as looking cool)

To learn more about Ellis Faas products, check out her amazing website EllisFaas.com
There are even how to videos taught by Ellis herself, that show you just how quick and simple these products are to use.

Guarantee you love them like I do!

The Beauty Blender

I've been doing loads of really cool editorial shoots lately, and have been using some really fun makeup and tools on them, and got to thinking you might find the things I obsess about interesting too. As such I'm going to do some posts about some of them.

First up, the ultimate blending tool, the Beauty Blender.

This one has actually been around for a while now, but is so fabulous it needs discussing!
Designed by celebrity makeup artist Ree Ann Silva as a means to create a completey seemless, flawless finish, this has become my favorite way to not only apply foundation but also cream blush.

Beauty Blenders are latex free, non allergenic and odor free. The elliptical shape fits easily in your hand, and enables you to bounce (or stipple) foundation onto the skin, creating a flawless finish with no streaking or wiping. The narrow end gets into hard to reach places, while the wider end bounces and rolls product across the broader planes of the face.

Phoenix Bride & Groom cover shoot, Beauty Blender in one hand, Ellis Faas Skin Veil Foundation pen in the other

If you are a cream blush fanatic (like me) you can bounce the product over the cheek bone, and get the most beautiful finish to the skin. Beauty Blender presses product into the skin, so you don't have that cakey layer of makeup sitting on the surface of the skin. Everything looks seemless and beautiful.

Beauty Blender & Ellis Faas Skin Veil Foundation in hand

If you run with the eco-friendly crowd you'll love these too, as you don't throw them away. They come with a cleanser, and you just wash them in between uses.


Here's a little video to show you how to use your Beauty Blender

New Lips From Nars

I seem to be talking a lot these days about Nars products, but I love them, so why not? I use tons of Nars both on myself and in my professional makeup kit, so they are easy to talk about!

Here comes another new product from Nars, Velvet Gloss Lip Pencils.

The pencils take everything we loved about their ‘Velvet Matte’ counterparts, and swap out the formula for a glossy lip instead of a matte one.
Iris Strubegger models the collection’s gorgeous ad campaign. The new pencils give a non-sticky luminosity to lips, while featuring a lightweight formula enriched with Vitamin E.

Taking lips to new heights in six beautifully buttery born to shimmer shades, it just doesn't get more alluringly glossy than this!
The shades are:
Baroque - raspberry sorbet
Happy Days - pink coral infused with a gold shimmer
New Lover - gold infused strawberry pink (my favorite)
Frivolous - iridescent seashell pink
Hopi - honey beige
Club Mix - sheer grape



Here's a cool little movie about them, featuring subtle and beautiful makeup by Diane Kendal. Fabulous.

Makeup Forever Tres Vichy Collection for Spring 2011

After the harder edge of their holiday collection, Makeup Forever is launching their gorgeous fresh and frivolous, Brigitte Bardot inspired Tres Vichy Collection.

Named after Bardot's "Vichy" wedding dress from marriage to Jacques Charrier, this retro inspired collection is perfect for spring, and perfect for the girl who likes a pink Valentines Day look as opposed to a sultry red one.

The collection includes:
                         
Star Powder Diamond

• Crystal White
• Sweet Pink
• Peach Pink
• Pale Green

Très Vichy Palette

Crystal Diamond # 301 and Cheek Color # 303.


Très Vichy Faux-Lash
 Do you love???

 

Fun and flirty for February - I'm loving it!

 

Nars Tainted Love Collection

Nars has released a gorgeous Valentines makeup collection called Tainted Love.

Perfect for the girl who prefers a softer, pinker approach to Valentines Day, this collection is also an ideal set for spring. Its a $78 value, and it retails for $59, which makes it an even better purchase.
The set includes:

• Angelika lip gloss
• Multiple Stick in cotton-candy pink with flecks of shimmering silver and gold.
• Schiap nail polish.

For those of you who are new to Nars, The Multiple is a product that you can use anywhere - you can use it on your cheeks, eyelids, lips etc. You can use it to modify an existing product in your makeup collection - soften a lipstick, give shimmer and light to a blush.
Its an extremely versatile product that you can throw in your handbag for touch-ups during the day, and its  fantastic to travel with.

Schiap is one of my favorite nail polishes, and is purrrfect for spring/summer 2011

Tainted Love is available at Sephora, Nordstrom and other fabulous retailers

Nars Spring Collection 2011

Do you just love it??
I am all kinds of loving the Nars Spring 2011 makeup collection.

The palette of jeweled earth tones is accented with shots of unexpectedly bright color. The NARS Spring 2011 Collection is the epitome of minimalism, reaching a sensual peak with fresh, forward color. Deep hues for eyes and nails are infused with a metallic finish that lends a subtly sleek finish. Cool compliments of sheer and sparkling lips pair with unexpected accents of parrot green and vivid blue. It all adds up to a look that’s indisputably modern.

Here's the scoop:

CALANQUE TRIO EYESHADOW, $45
A trio of gold infused platinum with silver flecks, light matte caramel and rich antique bronze steeped with gold
BATEAU IVRE DUO EYESHADOW, $33
Rich sky blue and a deep denim hue
NOUVEAU MONDE DUO EYESHADOW, $33
Metallic silver lilac and rich olive gold
HOLLYWOODLAND SOFT TOUCH SHADOW PENCIL, $24
Versatile pale gold
CELEBRATE SOFT TOUCH SHADOW PENCIL, $24
Parrot green
NANA LIP GLOSS, $24
Deep black grape
SUPER ORGASM LIP GLOSS, $24
Shiny, peachy-pink, laced with gold glitter
ANGELIKA LIP GLOSS, $24
Bright cotton candy pink infused with gold and silver sparkle
TZIGANE LIPSTICK, $24
Sheer, pink brandy
MADÈRE PURE MATTE LIPSTICK, $25
Nude-pink
DESPERADO NAIL POLISH, $17
Antique brass

The great thing about this muted eye is that it not only looks sensational with a soft lip, but it looks amazing with a slammin' bold lip too.
And whats not to love about that?

Jonathan Product Beauty Water Shower Purification System

This looks kinda cool!
I used to have so much fun working with Jonathan Antin on celeb photoshoots in LA, and he used to cut my hair, so I'm always extra interested to see what he's up to.
He has his own product line, Jonathan Product, and now he has a shower filter. Lord knows I need one - the water where I live is awful!

Jonathan Product Beauty Water Shower Purification System

Jonathan Product is a celebrity-inspired luxury hair care line. A harmonious fusion of nature and technology, Jonathan Product’s sulfate-free and 100% vegan formulas utilize purified, deionized Essential Water® infused with natural botanicals to leave hair manageable, healthy and effortlessly beautiful. An expert approach to hair care and styling, simplified.

An exclusive, patented 2-stage shower filter with one of the highest grades of purification media to change ordinary, polluted tap water into pure, pH balanced water. Designed to remove synthetic chemicals and toxic heavy metals. The resulting filtered shower water helps skin and hair feel softer while helping to maintain the shiny and glossy look of hair.

Water has a vital effect on the condition, color and manageability of hair. Proper cleansing and hydration begin with pure, natural spring water.

Beauty Water Shower Purification System  $95.00 
* It filters chlorine, heavy metals & harsh chemicals
* reduces harmful VOC’s
* enhances pH balance
* softens hair & skin
* helps preserve hair color.

HOW IT WORKS:
Made up of Amorphous Titanium Silicate, a potassium charged zeolite, coated to a granular media made from carbonized coconut shells During the first stage of filtration, chlorine is reduced substantially & the water is pre-conditioned to be neutralizing agents.
In the second stage, the filter delivers the most effective elimination of VOC’s and synthetic chemicals, including heavy metals commonly found in tap water such as copper & lead. As the system removes heavy metals, it replaces them with healthy potassium ions to balance pH and produce the closest thing to pure, natural spring water possible.

Available at jonathanproduct.com, Sephora, Sephora.com and other fine retailers

Bet It All On Black

How is this for fabulous???
Just as the staple pieces in our closet are black - our little black dress, killer pair of pants, cashmere sweater, pencil skirt and sky high boots; here is a line that is just the simple yet essential black pieces we cannot live without.
Meet Noir Cosmetics.

Three years ago marketing expert Caroline Cohen was spurred into action after a fruitless search for the perfect black eyeliner in a high end department store.
She went back to her native Montreal, where she gathered a team of long time beauty professionals to develop this amazing line of 12 specialty products.

Noir's professional-grade selection of eyeliners, mascaras, eyeshadows and brows sidesteps the standard multi-colored palettes, instead sending a simplified message of classic black. Their longwear and waterproof formulas range from smoggy charcoals to deep, dramatic blacks, making everything from the sexy, smoky eye to the fierce and fabulous cat eye both accessible and attainable to every woman.

"Black may be the current trend in fashion, but it never goes out of style, just like your LBD" (little black dress) states the visionary Cohen. "Noir represents the Little Black Dress of the cosmetics world: something no stylish woman should ever be without."

All of the products in Noir's line are designed to work together, so that you can easily create a range of versatile eye makeup looks. There are 5 unique formulas and shades of eye pencil, 2 liquid liners and an intensely black gel liner, as well as one perfect black mascara.

The jewel box eyeshadow palette is in
Ivory Pearl, Silver Quartz and Diamond black,
designed to sweep together the entire look.
The products average in price between $14 and $16, with the eye shadow trio at $28







Noir Cosmetics are sold in select locations in the USA, more than 200 specialty boutiques across Italy, and more than 300 locations in Canada.
You can purchase Noir Cosmetic online at www.noircosmetics.com

Chanel Pulsion

Here's another great gift giving idea, this time from Chanel.
A little change up from all the traditional holiday reds, Chanel gives us their new nail polish, Pulsion.

This is a beautiful, fuchsia-like deep, cool, pink creme.

Intensely feminine and powerful, pretty yet chic, modern and very fashion forward.
Pulsion is the ideal compliment to all of fall/winter's blacks, navy's and browns.
The formulation is nicely pigmented, glossy and dries quickly.

5 Quick Ways To Update Your Look For Fall

Now fall is here its time to really update your look. Don't be afraid to try a few new things, play with color, experiment a little, and at the same time find a balance where you don't abandon the look you're most comfortable with.

Here are  quick ways to update your look for fall:

Use a serum.
As the colder weather settles in your skin dries out more and loses its vitality. Swapping to a heavy, creamy moisturizer can leave you super slick and slimy, so opt for adding a serum before your moisturizer to give your skin a much needed boost!

skyn ICELAND Arctic Brightening Serum is a makeup artist favorite. LOVE it!

2. Upgrade to a full bodied foundation.
Summer and its golden hue are behind us now, and the transparent, barely there foundation we use during the hot months is now not going to cut it. Instead of enhancing a tan, a sheer foundation will now just be a window into your autumnal pallor. Try a more full cover, silicone based foundation for a luminous vibrancy to the skin.

Face Atelier Ultra Foundation - because looking good is the best revenge

3.Move into a sleek, smoky, sexy eye
Intensify the color you're using on your eyes. Choose something with some moody depth to balance fall's lush color palette, and buff and blend it so that its perfect to wear to work or to wear out on the town.
Enhance it with a deep, bold hued liner such as a hunter green, a cafe americano brown or a deep violet.

4. Add a metallic shimmer
Bring deeper eye shadows to life by adding in a metallic sheen. Look for golds. bronzes and coppers

5. Make a statement with your mouth!

Nars Pur Matte lipstick

Intensify your lips with a deep, opaque color. Too bold when applied directly? Just smudge it on with your finger. Create a nice deep stain, then use your favorite sheer gloss over top

Playing Naked

Wearing a nude lip can be even trickier than wearing a bright red one. And both are huge this season, so today we are looking at how to wear your lip nudie rudie style.

image from www.electricsafari.tumblr.com

 A nude lip can leave you looking washed out, so unless you are a forlorn, waif-like supermodel, lounging around and looking moody, you need a couple of tricks up your sleeve to really pull this one off to perfection.

Ashley Olson looking like perfection in a nude lip

A nude lip is at its very best when paired with a smudgy, smokey eye. If you're not in the mood for a sultry eye, at least use eyeshadow and liner with some depth to them. Deep, muted mocha's and berries are a lovely balance to a nude lip.

When the lip is a pale naked, the expanse of skin from the lower lash line to the chin can look like a never ending sea of uninspired beige. This takes away all sense of dimension and proportion, and leaves a girl looking a little flat, so counterbalance the pale lip with a warmly infused cheek. At this time of year utilize the gorgeous autumnal hues widely available, and give your cheek a slightly flushed resonance.

Kate Hudson's warm cheeks are the perfect compliment to her nude lip

Choose a lipliner that is flesh toned and just slightly deeper than your own lip color. A liner that is your own color or lighter will make the dimension disappear from all but the largest, fullest lips.

Kim Kardashian in a nude lip at a shoot in Australia

Avoid high glosses. A naked lip should have a subtle sheen, keeping the pout looking moisturized and kissable. Don't go too matte or too shiny.

Check out the fabulous new Get Nude Collection at www.hwoodbeauty.com

Lets Get Nude!

The two biggest looks for lips this season are a bold sexy red and a soft, sensual, barely there nude.

Nude in fact, is never really out of vogue. A great selection of nudie lip shades make a fabulous base for your makeup wardrobe, but choosing the right ones can be a little tricky at times.

h.wood.beauty has taken the hassle out of finding a great nude shade by releasing their new line of 6 gorgeous shades, oh so appropriately called "Get Nude".

 h.wood.beauty is an eclectic line of high fashion cosmetics, inspired by the super cool h.wood Tea Room (tucked in an alley off Hollywood Boulevard, the h.wood Tea Room is LA's secret Wednesday night hideaway, where very famous faces join the super cool to sip "Prohibition teas" spiked with spirits).
All h.wood .beauty products are made in LA, and take their names from the City of Angels - street names, freeways, music venues, beaches, daytrips from LA.
Crazy cool, ultra hip, uber chic.

beautiful Angelina Jolie in nude lip

The Get Nude collection lets you find your perfect nude. The lipsticks are matte with moisture, meant to be layered together, or worn alone. The color pay off is fantastic, the staying power divine.

The six shades are each named for a local LA beach.

Malibu - a nude beige with a slight pinky undertone, very flattering to skin tone

Zuma -  a light coffee beige, very warm and beautiful

Newport - a beautiful pink beige

Topanga - a rich, mauve/tawny beige, the deepest of the 6

Laguna - a pale nude beige, like an autumn latte

Venice - a soft, pale, coral beige

All have a hint or warm vanilla caramel, just like the famous teas.

The best way to wear a nude lip is to apply it matte then add the simplest sheen. More tips tomorrow...

If you're not in LA you can order these lovely nude lips (and their other beauty products) online

www.hwoodbeauty.com

Jennifer Lopez in a pinky nude lip, very similar to hwood beauty Newport