Laura Mercier - Smooth Finish Collection

French make-up brand Laura Mercier has introduced Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide foundation and Smooth Finish Foundation Powder to deliver universally wearable, perfecting, smoothing, matte and oil free formulas that provide a blurring effect for a smooth complexion. Both powder and fluide formulas feature modern, ultra-light weight textures that are comfortable and flex with the skins natural movement. Containing Hydro-Brilliant Technology, reflective waters and natural silica create natural colour-true shades. Available for all skin-tones and types, there will be 24 shades available.  

Launch date: 1 September 
Prices: £34 
Stockists: Space NK, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Harrods, House of Fraser & Brown Thomas Ireland 
Twitter: @LauraMercier 

RMK Launch Power of Love AW14 Collection

Japanese cosmetic brand RMK has announced the launch of Power of Love, a new make-up collection for AW14. Designed by Creative Director and make-up artist Kaori, the collection balances metallics with autumnal shades across products including: Matte Shiny Eye Pencils (limited edition), featuring a matte crayon liner at one end and an eye shadow on the other, available in six shades; Matte Mascara (limited edition), available in four shades; Shiny Sheer Gloss (limited edition), available in three shades including Coral, Rose and Dark Beige; Nail Colour EX (limited edition), offering five shades that have shimmer and matte formulas; Matte Shiny Cheeks (limited edition), combing both matte and shine shades; Ingenious Powder Cheeks, two new shades including Orange Gold and Pink Gold; Ingenious Powder Eyes N, offering two new eye shadow shades; Eyebrow Powder & W Eyebrow Pencil, offering three shades of each, with a retractable pencil at one end and a customisable powder and felt head at the other; Powder Eyebrow N,  which allows users to blend a bespoke shade with three brown and grey hues; and Eyebrow Gel, a translucent gel-like mascara. 

Launch date: 28 August 
Prices: £12-£30 
Stockists: Selfridges 
Twitter: @rmkuk 




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Nails Inc New Gel Effect Shades

Nail brand Nails inc has announced the launch of eight new Gel Effect polishes, available in colours created to complement trends for this season. The Gel Effect formulation uses a unique plasticiser and triple polymer technology to create a plumped, high shine finish with no need for UV or soak off. 
Shades include: Hyde Park Place (pale grey), Old Bond Street (deep violet) West End (tomato), Grosvenor gardens (aubergine), New Oxford St (mauve), Uptown (winter pink), Old Burlington St (navy) and Beaufort St (deep raspberry). 

Launch date: September 
Price: £14 
Stockists: nationwide 
Twitter: @nailsinc 

LUSH Launches First Sun Care Collection

Handmade cosmetics brand LUSH has introduced its first ever line of Sun Care products. Combining natural ingredients with synthetic sunscreens to provide the benefits of both SPF's and UVAPF's, ingredients include calamine powder rich in zinc oxide, sesame and olibanum oils to nourish skin while boosting the protective power of three broad-spectrum sunscreens. 
The collection comprises: Sesame Suntan Lotion, an SPF 10 tan and protect product infused with walnut leaf to help increase the skin's melanin production; Lifesaver Sunscreen Cream SPF 30 High, made with calamine powder, which naturally protects the skin from UV rays, as well as avocado and rosehip oils to replenish the skin, mint to refresh and cool and shea, murumuru and cocoa to moisturise; The Sunblock Solid Sunscreen Wash SPF 30 High, a solid, wash-on sun protection with sesame oil to boost the effectiveness of the included sunscreens while nourishing the skin; and Million Dolla Moisturiser SPF 30 High, a premium face protection bionic facial moisturiser with an uplifting fragrance, protective sunscreens and subtly pigmented for a healthy, natural glow. 

Prices: £8-£32.50 
Stockists: nationwide 
Twitter: @LushLTD 




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Clarins Launches New Foundation For Summer - True Radiance Foundation SPF 15

Beauty brand Clarins has announced the launch of True Radiance Foundation SPF 15. Containing a fine, fluid texture that glides onto skin, the product enhances radiance and hydration while diminishing imperfections. 
True Radiance offers a range of skincare and make-up benefits, with key ingredients including: tara gum and samphire plant extract, to create a hydrating layer on the skin's surface, helping to maintain 24-hour hydration; amino acid coated pigments, ensuring make-up hold and comfort on application, while boosting the skin's natural radiance and luminosity; and Clarins Anti-Pollution Complex, containing white tea and succory dock-cress extract to protect the skin against pollution and free radicals, shielding against a dull complexion. 
The foundation is available in 10 shades including: Porcelain, Beige, Honey, Cappuccino, Ivory, Sand, Amber, Nude, Wheat and Chestnut. 
Launch date: 3 August 
Price: £27 
Stockists: nationwide 
Twitter: @clarins_uk 

New For Summer - Charlotte Tilbury Beach Sticks

Cosmetic brand Charlotte Tilbury has announced the launch of Beach Sticks, a colour product for lips and cheeks in one twist-up stick. The product contains a unique, cream-turned-balm mix of ceramidone, glowing pigments and light-diffusing spheres to give skin a youthful, soft-focussed glow. 
The new Beach Sticks form part of Charlotte's signature range of Treat & Transform make-up products with skincare results. 

The lip and cheek tints are available in five shades, inspired by the lighting, golden sands and bronzed goddesses of Ibiza. Shades include: Formentera (berry), Las Salinas (pink), Moon Beach (rose gold), Es Vedra (coral) and Ibiza (bronze). 

Launch date: July 
Price: £30 
Stockists: CharlotteTilbury.com, Selfridges, Selfridges.com & NetAPorter.com 
Twitter: @CTilburyMakeup 

New Summer 2014 Color Collection from NARS

NARS Cosmetics is launching a new Summer 2014 Color Collection, introducing a mix of modern classics a long with neon brights. 
The collection features a range of products including Single and Duo Eyeshadow, Soft Touch Shadow Pencil, gel-formula Eye Paint, Hot Sand Illuminator, Nail Polish, and Lip Gloss
The shades include an eyeshadow duo Lemon Lime Neon & Lavender giving a contrasting effect for the eyes as well as a soft neutral duo Pewter & Rose Quartz, also included are a liquid Bronze, Bright Pink lipgloss and a Mandarin Orange nail colour. 

Launch date: 1 May 
Prices: £15- £25 
Stockists: nationwide 
Twitter: @NARSissist