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
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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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
