Makeup Tips

Part of the reason Academy Award nominees are “just happy to be nominated” is likely the free swag they take home at the end of the night. The infamous Oscars swag bag, worth tens of thousands of dollars in free products, includes vacation packages, jewelry, accessories and more.

This year, the award show’s “Everybody Wins At The Oscars” consolation bags will include products from Malvern beauty boutique Kiss And Makeup—an opportunity that could skyrocket the startup brand to stardom.

Kiss And Makeup’s darci by Di Caprio brush cleaner will be awarded to the non-winners in five Oscar categories this year: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. That means, at the very least, Meryl Streep or Glenn Close will be going home with a Malvern makeup product on Sunday night.

And, rumors of an imminent Brangelina split aside, if Brad Pitt doesn’t win for Moneyball on Sunday, Angelina Jolie could very well sample some darci by Di Caprio products this weekend, too. 

The story started with a press release the boutique owners sent out about the brush cleaner. That apparently put them on the radar of Distinctive Assets—the celebrity marketing company that has provided “Everybody Wins At The Oscars” swag bags to the non-winning A…………… continues on Patch.com

The cosmetic world has revolutionized the way we age.  But since the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t check ingredients in beauty products, it can be hard to regulate harmful toxins in cosmetics.

Experts say products we expect to be safe may have hormone disrupters in them or even carcinogens.  So when buying products, think safety before price and make sure three words are not in it.

Number 1: Fragrance.  Experts say synthetic frangrance have pthalates.  Pthalates make things absorb better to the skin so the scent lasts longer and makes our lotions look creamier.  But they’re also a hormone disrupter.  Now watch out for this: Fragrance-free products only means the product has no scent, but could still contain the toxin.</…………… continues on WJXT Jacksonville