If there's one product you buy for Spring, make it a gorgeous makeup palette. Urban Decay never disappoints in this category, and this season the brand is showcasing two fresh palettes with 16 brand-new shades. Lorac's palette is convenient as a clutch, and NYX makes creating a smoky eye a cinch. Preview our favorite five before you purchase in today's Beauty Review. On Kirbie: Yumi Kim blouse.
As with all collections by Aerin, we are equally excited about the recent release of her Spring 2013 line. True to her design, each piece incorporates simple luxury and down-to-earth glamour with a polished touch. Pulling inspiration from the outdoors, the line is comprised of animal accents, shagreen textures, and gold takes on natural keepsakes. The colors are versatile and cool with shades of creams, grays, and greens that will transition well into Summer decor. Although it was hard to pick just a few, here is a glimpse of our favorite pieces!
As the granddaughter of cosmetics guru Estée Lauder, Aerin Lauder had a strong role model to inspire her own success in beauty and design. Still, when it comes to her home collection, Aerin has channeled a style that's all her own — a cool, casual elegance that manages to be both modern and timeless. Her lifestyle brand Aerin launched last Fall, and although it originally featured a beauty collection, her brand now includes a unique home line of decorative accents, candles, and other eye-catching pieces for entertaining.
Simple luxury is at the heart of her collection, and we've fallen head over heels for her polished aesthetic. Check out the gorgeous pieces on our Aerin wish list, and take a cue from Aerin Lauder herself with a glimpse at how she's styled her own homes!
When you're the granddaughter of Estée Lauder, it's only natural to gravitate toward the beauty world. Aerin Lauder has been doing exactly that as global creative director of Estée Lauder, but her newest project is even more personal. This week, she launches her lifestyle brand, AERIN, with a well-designed and tightly edited collection of cosmetics.
Like Aerin herself, it's all about easygoing luxury and excellent taste. "There isn't much out there that's modern and feminine," Aerin said at a launch event last night. "I wanted a balance between the two." The result is nothing flashy, nothing dramatic — just everyday-wearable colors and elegant brushes, all wrapped up in gold and pink. And while the AERIN debut may focus on cosmetics, it's just the beginning; shoes, accessories, and home decor are coming next year. For now, things are off to a beautiful start.
>> While Aerin Lauder is working on her upcoming "luxury lifestyle brand" Aerin — which is expected to encompass beauty and fragrance, accessories like sunglasses, and home accessories — she will remain a global ambassador and creative consultant for Estee Lauder, in a deal that will net her $700,000 annually.
The agreement runs through June 2016, with the $700,000 retainer fee increasing 4 percent at the end of each fiscal year until its expiration. Lauder is also required to put in at least 35 days of personal appearances worldwide for the Estee Lauder brand; for each day past the 35-day requirement, she will be paid $20,000 a day, with the daily stipend increasing $1,000 with each contract year.
Estee Lauder, meanwhile, has the exclusive licensee rights to "core beauty products" produced by the Aerin label — cosmetics, fragrances, toiletries, skin and hair care, and beauty accessories — while licenses like eyewear are being arranged with other companies.
Lauder described the positioning of Aerin as luxurious, but "easy" luxury: "It’s not fashion in the sense of clothing.” Instead, she says, Aerin will be targeting a luxury customer who “want things made simple.”
Merchandise is expected to begin hitting stores next Spring, with the Aerin lifestyle brand preceding the Aerin cosmetics collection.
