Black Up

Black Up

What We're Sweet On: The Sexy Glimmer That Works on Everyone

Amazing, glowy skin isn't just for people with tons of makeup and Photoshop at their disposal.

Amazing, glowy skin isn't just for people with tons of makeup and Photoshop at their disposal. In fact, it's as easy as rubbing on a little oil — Black Up shimmering body oil ($46), to be exact. Body oils are a dime a dozen, but this is a fast-absorbing dry oil that also has subtle, molten gold shimmer. It dries into skin immediately and gives it a natural-looking glow that's soft enough to work on any skin tone. Plus, it's just plain hot.

It has all the good points of soft shimmer products like Benefit Bathina, but instead of being pink and silver, it's a warm, golden hue. If you're in dire need of something to re-enliven skin that's ashy from cold, harsh weather, look no further.

Makeup

Black Up Comes to the US

If you've spent time in Paris, you've probably already seen Black Up Cosmetics and know about its stellar range of foundation formulas and generously pigmented makeup.

If you've spent time in Paris, you've probably already seen Black Up Cosmetics and know about its stellar range of foundation formulas and generously pigmented makeup. Now the line, which is designed with women of color in mind, is launching online in the US and will be available for orders starting Dec. 1. It would be nice if it had at least a couple of shopfronts open where you could try its shades out, but it's exciting that fans won't have to have their products shipped all the way from France anymore. Black Up is one of our five must-know French brands, so will you check it out now that it's available stateside?

Sampar

Five French Beauty Brands You Might Not Know

It's Bastille Day, so what better time to take a look at French beauty lines with cult followings?
French Beauty Products: Five Lines You May Not Know About 2010-07-14 13:45:37

It's Bastille Day, so what better time to take a look at French beauty lines with cult followings? We've found five collections that impress us so much that we want to book a flight on the next Air France jet. They're tricky to track down in the States, but it's well worth the effort. Want to see what we found? Alors, suivez-nous!