Forever Shine Evelyn H. Lauder

1936-2011

Pink Ribbon Creator and Sr. Corp. VP- Estee Lauder Companies

Rest in peace, pink and gloss!

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We are wiser, bolder, richer and stronger because of you!

Loleatta Holloway
11.5.1946 - 3.21.2011
American Singer

Elizabeth Taylor
2.27.1932 - 3.23.2011
English-born American Actress

Geraldine Ferraro
8.26.1935 - 3.26.2011
American Public Servant

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A messenger and a mentor!

Albertina Walker

"Queen of Gospel"

8.29.1929 - 10.8.2010

Pouty Mouth

Another example of politics at work while we all pay the price. Click on the title (Pouty Mouth) to read the article and you decide.

Like that $45 tube of lipstick, this comment makes me frown. So what’s a true Sister of the Gloss to do? Put on another shade of my favorite, “O” by MAC!

Smackdown: $45 For A Tube Of Lipstick? Now There's Something To Pout About!

We've heard the colors are absolutely gorgeous and that the case they come in is simply divine, but could a lipstick really be worth an extravagant $45.00? Apparently so. Designer Tom Ford has created a collection of 12 Private Blend Lip Colors that range in hue from the barest nude to the blackest berry. Yes, they are formulated with rare and exotic ingredients including soja seed extract, Brazilian murumuru butter (known for its powerful emollient qualities) and chamomile flower oil. And, they are touted to be richly pigmented, luminous, ultra-creamy, incredibly smooth and long-wearing. But could any lipstick truly be worth the pucker-up price of forty-five precious dollars a tube? Sisters Of The Gloss, that's for you to decide.

Lip Liners

Here's an opinion from Kelly Cutrone, founder of the public relations, branding and marketing company, People's Revolution:

You know where nice people end up? On welfare.

Well Kell, with bravado like that, you can wear any shade you so desire.

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This lady was a champ!

Lena Horne

6.30.1917 - 5.9.2010

Hollywood, Red Lipstick and Sex Symbols: A Celluloid Love Affair

Silent film star Theda Bara was probably the first actress to wear red lipstick. Thanks to the handiwork and make-up artistry of Maximillian Factorowitz, better known to the world as Max Factor, the deep red lips that blazed across the screen in the 1920's ignited a trend that to this day signals passion, romance, love and sex appeal.

In the earliest days of stage and screen, dramatic make-up punctuated by striking red lips separated actresses from the ordinary women who could not easily afford to buy extravagant beauty products. By the mid 1940’s that all changed. Several different make-up companies began introducing seductively named lipsticks and matching nail polishes that were sold in department stores and drugstores all across the country. From the red carpet to the living room carpet, from the ballroom to the boardroom, from the bright lights of Hollywood, to the dim lights of the bedroom, the allure of red lipstick is here to stay!

Some of our favorite red-lipped celebrities from the present and the past: Qwen Stefani, Scarlett Johansson, Krisitn Bell, Lil Kim, Chistina Aguilera, Madonna, Billie Holiday, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Naomi Campbell, Kate Walsh, Pee Wee Herman, Anne Hathaway, Queen Latifah, Kate Perry, Mary J. Blige, Ashley Tisdale, Boy George, Hayden Panettierre, Grace Jones, Chloe Sevigny, Diana Ross, Lady Gaga, Alek Wek, Taylor Swift, Angelina Jolie, Lena Horne, Beyonce, Betty Davis, Ava Gardner, Lucille Ball, Lola Falana, Beyonce and the list goes on and on….

There's a red lipstick hue for you too. If you have a cool complexion, a skintone that’s pale with pink undertones, choose cooler reds like a true red or a pinkish red. If you have a warm complexion, a skintone that has yellow, olive or darker undertones, choose warmer reds with a brown base, like a brick or rusty red.

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Here's an empowering thought from bestselling author and renowned sex therapist Dr. Laura Berman.

"Every woman has an inner vixen. Who is she? She is the no-holds barred, carefree, confident, brave, and sexual woman who lives inside all of us. She believes in the power of pleasure, high heels, and red lipstick."

Don't we all!

Lip Liners

This one comes from Tom Ford, fashion designer, film director, lover of red lipstick.

On the transformative quality of a polished lip in this month's Vogue, Tom says, "When I was a kid, when someone rang the doorbell, my mother would put on lipstick before getting the door. Lipstick makes you look dressed."

We couldn't agree more.

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Dr. Dorothy Height
March 24, 2010 - April 20, 2010

“....for the rest of my life, I will be working for equality, for justice, to eliminate racism, to build a better life for our families and our children.”

We remember and salute the remarkable life of Dr. Dorothy Height, civil rights activist, Chairman and former President of the National Council of Negro Women, 1994 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and 2004 recipient of a Congressional Gold Medal.

Job well done!

They Shine!

Conditions permitting, the Space Shuttle Discovery will land today. For me, the highlight of this mission will forever remain in my orbit: the four, highly accomplished, individuals who set a new record of four WOMEN in space at one time. Ten smooches to:

Pictured below
First row, l-r: Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Stephanie D. Wilson
Second row, l-r: Naoko Yamazaki, Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger

Lip Liners

This one comes from Catherine Walsh, a cosmetics industry executive.

Never underestimate the power of red lipstick. I wear it if I'm home alone reading a book.

Lip Liners

This one comes from Maya Angelou, an American poet.

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Jackie O We Miss You So!

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was an extraordinary woman! Her contributions to advancing the arts, her passion for history, the courage she displayed when faced with the tragic death of her husband, the hope she brought to a grieving nation, her devotion to her children, the beauty, grace and style she bestowed upon the highest office of the United States -- all are a part of the cherished legacy she left to the world.

Today, it's the glamour, the elegance, the irrepressible spirit, vitality and inimitable style that is top of mind. America's First Lady was Fashion's First Lady. An American icon of style and grace whose innate sense of fashion extended well beyond the clothes she wore on her back.

Jackie's simple yet classic style was effortlessly elegant. She favored clean lines, little adornment, and knew that less is always more. Her ever-present smile was a window to her dazzling inner spirit. She always looked so relaxed, so comfortable and so confident. Warm and approachable, chic and worldly, she possessed a vitality and radiance that still shines.

"We must give to life at least as much as receive from it. Every moment one lives is different from the next. The good, the bad, the hardship, the joy, the tragedy, love and happiness are all interwoven into one indescribable whole that is called LIFE. You cannot separate the good from the bad. And perhaps there is no need to do so either." Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis