Get Your Intelligent Color Experience In The Subway

Riding the subway just got more beautiful! L'Oreal Paris is making history by unveiling the first-ever, intelligent vending experience in the New York City Subway system. Launching Monday, November 4, 2013, at the Bryant Park Station in Manhattan, the breakthrough L'Oreal Paris Intelligent Color Experience works as a three-step process. It first detects the colors in a woman's outfit and picks out the most prominent and related color palettes, then recommends L'Oreal Paris products to match and lastly allows women to quickly and easily purchase those products on the spot.

Kerry Washington Is Neutrogena's New Brand Ambassador and Creative Consultant

Kerry Washington will join Neutrogena as it's latest celebrity brand ambassador and a new role as creative consultant, the Johnson & Johnson-owned company announced last Thursday.

“Kerry is very aspirational to every type of woman and committed to making a real difference. And she balances it all so gracefully while having beautiful, healthy skin,” said Neutrogena general manager Michelle Freyre.

The creative consultant role will go beyond serving as the face for the company’s print and television advertising and extend into product development and marketing initiatives. Washington join the ranks of the company’s other brand ambassadors: Julie Bowen, Jennifer Garner, Hayden Panettiere, Emma Roberts, Kristen Bell and Gabrielle Union.

Estée Lauder to Launch Derek Lam Collection

In January, Estée Lauder will launch a limited-edition Derek Lam collection, a makeup lineup that allows the designer to stick his toe into the color cosmetics pool.

The collection will be sold as an $85 set of five products — Kajal Crayon in Near Night, a navy blue; The Mascara in Black Black; The EyeShadow in Smoked Gold; The LipColor in Smoked Blush, and The Gloss in Barely Gold — tucked inside a navy Derek Lam clutch. The satin hard-case clutch includes Lam’s signature dumbbell clasp.

“Derek Lam and Estée Lauder share a sophisticated, aspirational aesthetic,” said Jane Hertzmark Hudis, global brand president of Estée Lauder, adding that the brand is celebrating “eight seasons of backstage beauty with a collection created by Derek and Tom that speaks to their partnership in connecting fashion, style and beauty.”

Spring 2014 Makeup Trends

Straight from backstage, Maybelline New York reports the
latest beauty trends you'll want to wear this spring:
orange lips and nails, white eyes,
nude nails, metallic sheen and no fuss makeup.
(PRNewsFoto/Maybelline New York)

Maybelline New York is sharing the latest trends – straight from the Spring 2014 runways. This season, the brand and its bevy of talented makeup and nail artists, collaborated with some of the industry's most sought-after designers including DKNY, Mara Hoffman, Rachel Zoe, Tibi, Richard Chai, SUNO, Lacoste and Wes Gordon. The result? Show-stopping beauty looks that will grace the faces and nails of fashionable women everywhere come spring.