Strategic Acquisition of one of the Fastest Growing Makeup Artistry Brands in the USA

About L’Oréal
L’Oréal has devoted itself to beauty for over 105 years. With its unique portfolio of 28 international, diverse and complementary brands, the Group generated sales amounting to 23 billion euros in 2013 and employs 77,500 people worldwide. As the world’s leading beauty company, L’Oréal is present across all distribution networks: mass market, department stores, pharmacies and drugstores, travel retail and branded retail.
Research and innovation, and a dedicated research team of 4,000 people, are at the core of L’Oréal’s strategy, working to meet beauty aspirations all over the world and attract one billion new consumers in the years to come. L’Oréal’s new sustainability commitment for 2020 “Sharing beauty with all” sets out ambitious sustainable development objectives across the Group’s value chain. www.loreal.com

These new fragrances got me feeling all types of HAPPY!

Black and White… Good Girl, Bad Girl. Good Girl is a sensual, evocative fragrance born of the beautiful contradictions and the ever-present duality of modern women and modern life. Both freshly light and moodily dark, this innovative fragrance captures a woman's wondrous complexity with surprising and exceptional ingredients. The sweet, alluring qualities of jasmine give Good Girl its brightness and femininity. The darker side of Good Girl is created with richly fragrant cocoa and intoxicating tonka. Almond and coffee bring Good Girl its immediate vibrancy. Tuberose, extracted in a new way that creates a rich delicacy, is the fragrance's wild card, bringing fluidity and femininity. Good Girl exemplifies the effortless elegance and wit of the House of Herrera. Rarely do fragrance bottles make the potent emotional statement that the ground-breaking Good Girl bottle does. A glass flaçon of a very high-heeled shoe, it speaks as eloquently of the power of modern femininity and a woman's dual nature as the fragrance itself. Made of sleek, smoky midnight blue glass, the Good Girl stiletto bottle stands on the tallest, thinnest gold-tone heel. An unexpected, highly innovative fragrance in a bottle as memorable and emotionally engaging as the fragrance itself, Good Girl captures the spirit and imagination of a modern powerful woman.










Vilhelm Parfumerie Don't Tell Jasmine, $245
The seemingly effortless seduction of jasmine…a direct emotional connection to the senses. Enhanced with lemon, kir and petal musk.









Sisley Paris Izia, $100
Izia is a fragrance built around a Rose with a unique scent. This rose, like a rendez-vous, only blooms for a short time once a year. The heart of a modern and multi-faceted new fragrance. Imbued with radiant and sophisticated top notes, Izia seduces with its airy, floral heart and the warmth of a woody base softened with musks.

MIU MIU L'eau Bleue $90

A lighter, airier version of the original lily of the valley-centric Miu Miu scent—this time housed in a transparent blue bottle.

You, me and everyone I know does NOT have time for a zit! So let's get straight to the quick beauty tip.  You can make an unwanted zit less noticeable instantly with an ice cube. Just place a cube on the pimple for 30 - 60 seconds, then hold a tissue dampened with eye drops or contact cleaner over it for about 3 minutes.  This causes the blood vessels below your skin to contract making a pimple less red and easing some irritation.

Yes, I know... you are not living in a bubble and you are already aware of the beauty benefits of coconut oil, but hey just in case you missed a few things or happen to be in a bubble. 
(no judging lol!) 

Coconut oil is used in many natural beauty products, and for good reason: It's naturally antibacterial and antifungal. Plus coconut oil for skin is an excellent moisturizer, and yes it's exactly what I use to moisturize. Well anyhoo, here are a few other tips... 


DRY HAIR
Coconut oil is an incredibly intensive natural conditioner- Rub into dry hair, put a shower cap on and leave for several hours before washing out with several rounds of shampoo

ACNE
Add a few drops of coconut oil and apply on the face; use as a spot treatment overnight. Remember coconut oil is an antibacterial. 

CRACKED HEELS
Apply a large amount of coconut oil on the entire feet and wear socks.  Let the oil work overnight

DANDRUFF
Add a few drops of tea tree oil to pre-warmed coconut oil and massage in the hair 

MAKE-UP REMOVER
Rub coconut oil all over the face and remove all of your makeup with a with a napkin. Your makeup with slide off like butter

DEADSKIN REMOVAL
Mix coconut oil with equal parts sugar for a smoothing body scrub (use in the shower)

BLEMISHES
Coconut can help lighten age spots when rubbed directly on the skin

NAILS
Rub on cuticles to help nails grow

As always, I hope this helps! :-) 

Duh, when you wash your hair you just simply use warm/hot water right? Mmmmn... It depends.

Using Hot water: Hot water opens your pores in the hair root, which of course makes it easier to remove the oil and dirt from the scalp. Oily scalp=Hot water! But sadly it can leave your hair excessively porous. If the hair is too porous, then there are chances that the hair will become dry and brittle. Now although the hot water will clean the hair roots thoroughly, it will also rip off the oil from the hair roots. 

But wait... 

Using Cold water: By washing hair with cold water, your color won't fade and your leave-in conditioner (Co-Washing) will actually be left in, which means smoother hair. Plus, the hair cuticles will be closed, which will reduce the accumulation of the dirt and sweat in the scalp. Thereby the damage to the hair will also be reduced. It will make the hair smooth and shiny. Cold water will also improve the blood circulation to the scalp: Blood circulates faster when your scalp is cold.

How do I wash my hair? Well, I just use warm water, almost cool and every now and then I use HOT water to get rid of product build up. I've noticed that the conditioner is most effective when I wash with warm/cool water. 

 L’Oréal inaugurated a new Research & Innovation Center to study African hair and skin specificities as well as the beauty routines and expectations of sub-Saharan consumers. The Research & Innovation Center in South Africa is the Group’s 7th R&I hub globally. It hosts product development, evaluation and advanced research teams and will employ scientists from the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, physiology, cosmetology and biochemistry. 

Alexandre Popoff, Executive Vice-President Eastern Europe and Africa, Middle East, said“Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest growing regions for L’Oréal. Our new research arm in South Africa will solidly enable us to continually create the beauty products of the future for our African consumers, while drawing inspiration from the diverse beauty rituals and the various needs of our consumers on the continent.”

Laurent Attal, Executive Vice-President of Research and Innovation, said “By opening this new Research & Innovation Center, we are spearheading L'Oréal Research for the African continent. We are showing our determination to go further in innovations for the African beauty market. Our consumer surveys conducted since 2010 and our in-depth studies of skin and hair since early 2000, represent the knowledge base for the development of tailored products for African consumers. We are starting with hair and our ambitions are much broader and cover the body, hygiene, skin care and makeup categories.” 

Deep knowledge of African beauty
The Research activity in South Africa started in 2003 with an Evaluation Center focused on consumer knowledge and product assessment. The mission of the brand new Research & Innovation Center is to translate beauty needs and hair and skin knowledge into innovative products ranging from hair care, hair color, relaxers and shapers to personal hygiene. Cutting edge instruments to visualize the skin surface, the spots or to measure hair breakage and rigorous protocols are used daily to assess the technical, functional and sensorial benefits of the products. The key areas will be skin evenness, sebum, acne, dryness, hair manageability, sensitive scalp and the fine tuning of fragrances.

The new Research & Innovation Center will also cooperate with the African scientific ecosystem, universities, dermatologists, natural biodiversity centers as well as hairdressers. 

Innovating for the African consumer
L’Oréal has already introduced key beauty innovations for African consumers. For example, the African Beauty Brands team has brought to the market the black oil technology for hair color, failsafe relaxers as well as skin evenness routines. In addition, customized products such as Hair Food and Makeup fully adapted to African skin tones are already offered to sub-Saharan consumers. 

Yaaaaassss, I am here for this!!!

Crush 2-4 prenatal pills up and add them to your shampoo, makes hair grow super fast.

As always, I hope this helps!

Ok, so with that being said let me tell you all about the ULTRA FACIAL CLEANSER, which has my skin feeling and looking good honey!

This amazing cleanser effectively dissolves my makeup, oil and dirt with no problem.  It has a thick creamy consistency that feels so good on my skin   After I cleanse my face there is ZERO makeup left behind.

The Ultra Facial Cleanser has
Try it and thank me later! (wink)

Have you heard about beauty benefits of Vitamin C? Well hunti, you are about to hear right NOW! I recently saw a new study and had to share...

There are certain foods that can greatly help the appearance of the skin; smoothing wrinkles and fine lines and easing skin dryness. These include healthy proteins, especially oily fish like salmon, as well as quality fats like avocados, almonds and olive oil, and the vitamins A, B, C and E.

The famous Vitamin C can significantly enhance skin health and appearance and is becoming known as an anti wrinkle vitamin. It helps to increase collagen levels in the body, which is the body’s most abundant protein. Collagen acts to connect the body together and is found in skin, hair, nails, bones and muscles.

Vitamin C is not produced naturally in the body and must be obtained from sources like citrus fruits, dark leafy greens, tomatoes, berries and vitamin supplements. Collagen declines in the body after age 40 and can be depleted by a high sugar intake, fast foods and smoking.

In support of vitamin C as an anti wrinkle vitamin, a study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition announced the results of researchers from the United Kingdom. They discovered that higher vitamin C intakes were associated with a lower likelihood of a wrinkled skin appearance and skin dryness. Vitamin C majorly improved overall skin appearance in a study of 4,025 women aged 40 to 74.

In my next post, I'll discuss some amazing products such as moisturizing serums with vitamin C in it.


Well as always, I hope this helps!

Hello, to all of my fresh faced beauties!.I tried to upload my makeup look/details yesterday but was unable to do so. Anyhoo, here it is finally...

Foundation: True Even by Black Opal (Nutmeg)
Concealer: True Match by Lo'real  (Porcelain)
Blush: Red Coral Quad by Laura Mercier
Eye Shadow: Sin and Backdoor by Urban Decay
Mascara: Eye Brightning by Smashbox
Lipstick: Purple Affair by RK/kiss

Per usual, I hope this helps :-)

Have you recently stopped by your favorite beauty store such as Ulta or Sephora and noticed the Good Karma brush is always out of stock? Well honey, it's a good reason for that.... It's freaking AWESOME!

The Good Karma Optical Blurring brush is absolutely great for any liquid, cream or powder foundation , this cruelty-free brush blends and buffs makeup to a flawless finish. The densely packed shape distributes product incredibly evenly. But most importantly it doesn't shed!!!! GET IT ASAP!!!!

Well anyhoo, I hope this helps!

If you know like I know, then you know good makeup brushes will definitely allow you to achieve a BEAT face!  Unfortunately makeup brushes are super duper expensive, especially if you're paying for a good quality, shed free brush!

Honestly,  most of us can't afford to pay $60 or $70 for the good brushes from Mac, IT cosmetics, Bobbi Brown, Inglot, Urban Decay and the list goes on. No need to worry hunti, I gotcha! I found some great affordable alternatives which proved to be just as useful!!!

Belive it or not, Artist paint brushes are a great cheap alternative to those expensive makeup brushes such as MAC and they serve the same purpose. Go to craft store such as hobby Lobby or Michaels and look for Loew Cornell paint brushes. Loew Cornell brushes are made of goat hair, which is the same material as most good, shed free cosmetic brushes.

I promise you can get a full brush set for less than $20! Well as always I hope this helps...

Most of ya'll know I don't play around about taking my makeup off before I go to bed. Hunti, you don't want that makeup clogging up your pretty skin. With that being said, here is a EASY way to make your own makeup remover right at home. Just 3 ingredients!!!

Everyone who wears mascara will absolutely love this tip! As you may already know, mascara dries out pretty fast, so to fix that It's quite simple. Just add a three drops of Visine (or any brand of eye drops) into the tube, and then rub the wand around just a little to mix together. The Visine softens the mascara liquid, making it apply as if it were a brand new tube! Try it NOW!!!!! 

Hey there, FRESH FACE BEAUTIES, coffee is already a daily routine for most of you but, honey get ready to love and need it even more. Believe it or not coffee can help to temporarily minimize the appearance of cellulite by tightening the tissue, plus it's a great body exfoliator. So the recipe for this body scrub is as follows... 

I'm sure you noticed that most of the makeup we love and use says it's "Paraben free". Which is probably why one of my lovely readers asked me a good question.....

Q: When makeup is "paraben free" what exactly does that mean?

A: Parabens are a class of chemicals widely used as preservatives by cosmetic and pharmaceutical  industries. Parabens are effective preservatives primarily for their bactericidal and fungicidal properties. They can be found in shampoos, moisturizers, shaving gels, pharmaceuticals, spray tanning solution, makeup and much more. 

When looking for a good quality makeup it should be "paraben free" because parabens have been found in breast cancer tumors (an average of 20 nanograms/g of tissue). Parabens have also displayed the ability to slightly mimic estrogen (a hormone known to play a role in the development of breast cancer). No effective direct links between parabens and cancer have been established, however. Another concern is that the estrogen-mimic aspect of parabens may be a factor in the increasing prevalence of early puberty in girls. 

So the next time you walk up to a sales representative for makeup be sure to ask them if the product is Paraben free. The good news it that most cosmetics are jumping on the paraben free bandwagon!

For more info on parabens go to The Good Human

Hey Fresh Faced Beauties...

If the expiration date is not displayed then call the products customer service number.

Make-Up can harbor harmful bacteria that can lead to infections if you don't pay attention to expiration dates. It can also be harmful if you share your cosmetics with friends. So you might want to think twice before you allow your friend to use your make-up.

If your cosmetic product has a slight odor then leave it alone!!! You also want to be careful of where you buy your cosmetic products. Some stores don't have a lot of customers and as a result the owners don't replace products not knowing cosmetics expire. I went to a unpopular little dollar store and purchased some clear Lip gloss. After applying it to my lips, my lips got a rash all over them. (TMI, I know lol) I say all that to say stick with stores who have keep fresh stock of cosmetics or specialize in them. Places such as, CVS, or any drug store, Ulta, Sephora...and well you get the idea.

As always I hope this helps :-) Follow me on Instagram  @facesbymoni

HEY Beauties, Simple lifestyle changes like incorporating fruits in your daily diet can give you glowing skin.