Introducing Luxury Designer Christian Louboutin Lipstick

- by Caroline Hastings-Brown -

Who is Christian Louboutin? Christian Louboutin is celebrated in fashion circles for bringing back the sexy stiletto heeled shoe in the late ‘90’s and early 2000’s. His trademark? Designer shoes with shiny red lacquered soles are his signature – red soles in the exact colour are actually patented by him! They are so beautiful and so covetable that many celebrities collect them. Author Danielle Steel wins the race of Christian Louboutin shoe ownership - she owns over 6000 pairs!

Empire Expansion

For a designer who believes in designing the ultimate objects that make women their most beautiful, it makes sense that in 2015, he expanded his empire to include absolutely luxurious, gorgeous lipsticks. For Christian Louboutin, a designer and creator of rare objects, lipstick is a woman’s magic wand.

Inspired By Women – And Lipstick!

These lipsticks are so beautiful, that they are made to be seen, and not hidden in the depths of a handbag or on the bathroom shelf! COSME-DE.COM is now stocking the ultimate in luxury – the Christian Louboutin lipstick collection – Silky Satin Lip Colour for a silky satin finish and soft shine, Sheer Voile Lip Colour for a luminous shine finish, and Velvet Matte Lip Colour for velvet matte colour with a soft touch finish.

Christian Louboutin Silky Satin Lip Colour

Christian Louboutin Sheer Voile Lip Colour

Christian Louboutin Velvet Matte Lip Colour

Luxury Design

The design is unique, inspired by Middle Eastern antiquities and the Art Deco movement. The turret-like crown cap is topped with a small ring threaded with a silk ribbon, turning the lip colour into a necklace. And it comes in a carrying pouch of the softest silk!

More Than Just A Slick Of Color…

The lipsticks feature an intensely rich pigment blend for velvet matte, luminous shiny or silky satin colour with a soft touch finish. You will love the application – smooth precision and full coverage in one stroke. Protects effectively against dryness thanks to a complex of natural oils and seed butters and lasts without feathering for up to 4 hours.

So, jump on the luxury train and make sure you have that one thing that always makes you feel absolutely beautiful, the ultimate lipstick for you!

NEW Japanese Makeup ADDICTION by Ayako – Create Your Original Beauty

- by Caroline Hastings-Brown -

The beauty industry can be a little contradictory. There is a huge and ongoing, positive trend toward finding your individuality, creating your own style and being true to yourself. At the same time, you will find many advertisements and products helping you to hide your ‘flaws’ or achieve the latest standard of beauty, whether that standard really suits you, or not!

Celebrities and Fashion Superstars

New-York based Japanese makeup artist Ayako has worked with Karl Lagerfeld, Steven Meisel, Scarlet Johansson, Ann Hathaway, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez. All strong characters, all highly successful in their own, individual way. So, why do you think they all loved Ayako’s work?

Creating confident beauty

It was the philosophy of individuality that did it! Ayako focused on the full beauty of a personality, and using texture and colour, created looks that imbued an acceptance of the self in the wearer. By neither hiding or enhancing flaws, Ayako only focused on the individual’s real and unique beauty with her makeup looks. And the amazing result of self-acceptance? The ultimate and most individual of beauty enhancements – confidence!

Ayako’s ADDICTION brand

Ayako went on to create her own, original beauty brand in 2009, called ADDICTION. The products feature a never-before-seen variation in colour and texture that Ayako developed, based on her experiences all over the world. This refreshing brand has made high quality products that can produce a dramatic look with a single stroke. By focusing on and enhancing a woman’s overall and unique beauty, a real sense of personal style is achieved.

At COSME-DE.COM we are focused on making sure that we have everything you want, need and would like to try. Which is why we are super proud to be stockists of Ayako’s revolutionary brand, Addiction. Check out some of our favourite products, and browse for many others on our website.

Ultimate Ayako product picks

One of my personal favourites is the ADDICTION Cheek Stick, a lipstick-style cheek product that can be used on cheeks, eyes and lips for an exceptionally natural colour and lustre that blends easily and maintains a long-lasting, fresh finish. By working into the skin with fingers you can easily achieve a flawless, natural contouring.

ADDICTION Cheek Stick

A signature ADDICTION product is the amazing range of colour, texture and finish in the eyeshadow collections. What makes these super eyeshadows so unique are the delicate gradations and original and unique colours, all 99 of them! The fragrance-free formula can be applied with a sponge tip applicator or brush all around the eyes to create dramatic and individual looks.

ADDICTION The Eyeshadow

There is no denying that I am a major fan of multi-purpose products, so it should be no surprise that I absolutely love the ADDICTION Tinted Skin protector SPF 50+ / PA+++. Combining the functions of sunscreen, primer and foundation, this go-to product provides natural coverage of pores, and evens tone and colour in one simple application. Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract and Rose Hip Oil moisturise the skin naturally and the fragrance-free formulation ensures no irritation. 

ADDICTION Tinted Skin protector SPF 50+ / PA+++

So, go ahead and break the mould in 2017. No more complying and trying – be free, be you and give the world the gift of showing your individual style and beauty!

5 Must-Have Lip Colors For This Festive Season

---By Kylie Tang---

We have thousands of reasons to put colors on lips. Some girls are shy to colors while some are bold to show off their pretty, painted lips – yes, I say “paint”! Once you have applied a lipstick (the painting brush~), you instantly enjoy a complemented complexion which catches much attention from those around you. Now you have a choice: a color tone for this festive season!

You’ll Never Get Wrong With Classic Red

Not many ladies like carrying bright red colors. Yet, I highly support them for Christmas. Just look at those Christmas accessories – we can have complemented lips this season. Why not choose a classic red on lips that tends to your Santa hat? Be bold to show off a pop of healthy, glammed-up colors. Some says bright colors work the best on light skin yet I just found red is applicable on most complexions.

Believe me, you won’t get wrong with bright red!

Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy Excess Moisture Rich Lipcolor

Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy Excess Moisture Rich Lipcolor (#401 Hot) has the true red hue you need. It offers an intense and vibrant red colors, it satisfies your reddish desire.

The Universal Girly Color - Pure Pink

Pink is a shade that most ladies like. For me, I can’t take my eyes off pink-painted lips – they are just delightful. It’s the color that suits all complexions! You’ll be more girlish, younger-looking and vibrant after applying a perfect pink shade. Tell your the world that “I like being a girl”.

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Shine Oil-In-Stick Lipstick

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Shine Oil-In-Stick Lipstick (#49 Rose Saint Germain) creates a pop of pink, and it contains 6 emollient oils for a beautifully glowing PINK!

I Just Love My Complexion

Pick a nude lipstick for the Christmas, if you love the introverted and dignified pigment. Nude lipsticks perform well on most sorts of makeup, even though you’ve got “full gear” – eye shadow, a complete foundation routine, mascara, blush (all together). Nude colors are also suitable for makeup-free girls! Enjoy an illuminated complexion and choose the right nude hue for your skin tone.

Nude lip colors can be carried by all kinds of complexions.

M.A.C. Cremesheen Lipstick

M.A.C. Cremesheen Lipstick (Crème D'Nude) creates a lovely color of ice-cream on your lips. It is infused with pearlized pigments and is ideal for Asian complexions.

Doesn’t Matter If You Are Shy To Colors

I understand that. I just need a lipstick that creates a natural flush of pink color. If you find healthy-look outweighs a makeup and color-oriented appearance, try Christian Dior Addict Lip Glow Color Awakening Lip Balm.

Christian Dior Addict Lip Glow Color Awakening Lip Balm

It is a made-to-measure lip balm that enhances the lip’s natural colors. Ideal for girls who hope to keep a lower profile on lip colors. The lovely perfume-shaped lip balm deserves much attention.

“Nobody knows I have put on lip colors yet Christian Dior helps create a healthy look.”

The Bravery To Dark Colors

It doesn’t require much bravery in fact. Heavy makeup is not compulsory. Pick some pure and fresh purples and work on clear, concise makeup for a noble finish. Embrace the Korean beauty trend. 

An Everlasting Gift

So have you chosen your own colors? I’ve decided to purchase at least one before Christmas. Let your lips smile with alternative colors!

Check out more amazing lip products here.

2016 Autumn Makeup Color Trend Part 2: Lipstick

We love our lipstick, we can’t help it! It’s the makeup essential that really adds focus to our face, and this autumn is definitely no different. Following on from the recent trend for individuality, you can take just about any look that you really love lip-wise and adapt in into your autumn makeup look. But there were a couple of strong trends to watch out for that will update your look to right here, right now in autumn 2016!

Going Over To The Dark Side

This is a prominent trend for autumn 2016 – deliciously dark lips that hint at moody, seductive secrets, this look is full-on drama and glamourous in the extreme! The lips showed up in velvety textures, full and sensual. The colour palette showed up with deep burgundy, dark purple, intense brown, scrumptious plum and the most daring of all – pure black! So, how do you wear this daring and deep look? The best way is to keep the rest of the look fairly minimal, so the focus is on those lips!

Just because we are dabbling in the dark makeup arts, doesn’t mean we don’t want to protect our precious skin, and Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer with coconut and Vitamin E oils will soothe and nourish your lips. Choose the stunning ‘Rhubarb’ shade and you will be devastatingly dark, but very bright at the same time as you look after your lips!

Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer

In The Pink

Some days you will just want to indulge in one of the most flattering and on-trend shades around – pink! It suits everyone and gives that innocently pretty and youthfully fresh look. Once again, formulation is important, and Jane Iredale Just Kissed lipstick is created as “lip plumper” as well, so you can fill out your pout and once again, care for your skin at the same time. This product is amazing because it combines the saturated colour of a lipstick with a more liquid texture of a lip gloss. The product includes a peptide that can increase collagen synthesis and hydration, and it doesn’t sting the lips as some lip-plumping formulas can do. This all-in-one protector plumps, softens, exfoliates and imparts gorgeous colour all in one. Go for the delightfully pretty pink ‘Sydney’ shade for an on-trend colour that you will keep wearing and wearing.

Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip Plumper

Lacquer your look

The 90’s trends are all creeping stealthily back into our hearts (and onto our faces) this autumn! One of those is to use a whole lot of lip gloss. This winner is youthful and fresh, and glows with innocence. For a super shiny glossy gloss and a glamourous lacquered effect, you just cannot go wrong with Lancome’s Juicy Tubes. Give yourself a totally transparent shine with the tiniest hint of pink with the delightfully named “Peche” shade. It’s so easy to wear and also great for days when you do not have a lot of time, just slick some on and go!

                                               LANCÔME Juicy Tubes Lip Gloss Ultra Shiny 

So whether you are a gothic dame, an innocent pink debutante or a lip-lacquer girl (or all three, when you choose to be,) update your look and get some new lip shades to ease you into autumn.