Drew Barrymore in Australia to celebrate the launch of FLOWER BEAUTY
As the founder of international cult beauty brand, FLOWER Beauty, Drew Barrymore knows more than just a thing or two about beauty. Working on film sets since she was a toddler, the award-winning actress spent years in the makeup artist chair and developed a profound love for beauty and how it made women feel empowered.
“I’ve always been a beauty junkie, so that passion has been with me since I was a kid. When I was in makeup trailers at work I would see these women getting into their makeup and this transformation would take place and it was less about how the face looked and more about how that women was feeling inside and how her physical posture and body language changed. It was so powerful,” she says.
It was this passion that led Drew to create FLOWER Beauty – a 100% cruelty-free and affordable luxe cosmetic brand.
Its innovative high-quality ingredients and premium packaging have made FLOWER Beauty one of the fastest growing cosmetic brands in the US. It’s now available in over 300 Chemist Warehouse stores nationally in Australia and online.
“For me FLOWER Beauty is so personal and such a part of who I am. I set out to give our customers a prestige product at a mass price,” says Drew.
“Beauty is for everybody is actually one of our mantras. I don’t think that anyone’s economic standing should play a part in feeling good about themselves.”
FLOWER Beauty encourages women to embrace their own form of beauty, with each product imbued with Drew’s signature soulful style and optimism.
“Love the way you look is our main tag line and I’ve always loved that because it was about feeling good about yourself.”
Drew says she is focused on innovation for 2019, creating the best lip, eye and face products on the market.
“It’s so exciting to be in beauty right now, the innovation is incredible, how the consumer is forcing brands to raise the bar and bring newness all the time.
“I’m honestly so inspired by so many people on a daily basis,” she says. “You watch these young guys and girls on YouTube who are so excited by a new glitter shadow or a liquid eyeliner and they create this whole amazing narrative.”
Asked about the one beauty product that she cannot live without, Drew says it’s the Light Illusion Foundation.
“Our Light Illusion Foundation is a major game changer for me! I’ve never been a big fan of full on liquid foundation and usually just spot conceal because I don’t like anything feeling too heavy. That’s totally changed with this foundation, it gives this gorgeous fresh-faced glow but feels light on the skin”
Flower Beauty is available exclusively to Chemist Warehouse stores nationwide and in addition, distributing online through chemistwarehouse.com.au with over 100 SKUs ranging from $3.99 – $13.99 in price.
To celebrate the launch of flower beauty Drew Barrymore is heading to Australia for an event at Icebergs in Bondi.
Source: Flower Beauty
Priceline Pharmacy showcases 27 exclusive brands & products to 200 beauty enthusiasts
Priceline Pharmacy has showcased a large tradeshow of new and cult products from 68 brands – including 27 exclusive brands and products – to more than 200 media and influencers at The Beauty Prescription PR event in Sydney.
General Manager Priceline Pharmacy, Tamalin Morton said, “We are famous for being the destination for health and beauty – a one-stop-shop for Australian women. We pride ourselves on being ahead of the trends and offering customers the latest, most innovative and sought after products. Our buyers travel overseas to research ingredients, trends, and products from across the world to stay ahead of the market to deliver products not seen anywhere else.”
Priceline Pharmacy announced exclusive key launches, including: Revolution, JS Health, Zoella and Aus Medic Co. Revolution is the fastest growing cosmetics brand globally and has cult status. It launches online in April and into stores in June.
The other new launches ranged exclusively at Priceline Pharmacy and showcased at the event included: Andalou Naturals, Beauty Bites, b.tan, Clear Skincare, Cremorlab, Daily Naturals, Ethique, Feather & Down, Hask, Kotia, Kristin Ess, Models Prefer, Nano Dryfix, Nature Box, Non Gender Specific, NYX Professional Makeup, Palmer’s, Real Techniques, Sashapure, The Base Collective, The Humble Co., The Quick Flick and TIGI.
Several Priceline Pharmacy store owners and investors attended the event to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Priceline Pharmacy comes to life for media and influencers.
During the event, Priceline Sister Ita Buttrose, took to the stage to announce Priceline Pharmacy’s ambition to raise $1.5 million for the Priceline Sisterhood Foundation when its annual event kicks off in July. This campaign will see all 475 stores raise funds and awareness for the Foundation and the five charities it supports.
Source: Priceline
L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy Awards winner announced
The most prestigious hair event of the year returned to Melbourne last night as the search for Australia’s best colourist reached the Grand Final. Massimo Tirimacco was crowned the 2019 L’Oréal Colour Trophy winner and was also awarded the Marie Claire Readers’ Choice award.
The L’Oréal Colour Trophy Awards brought together 15 finalists from around the country on Monday 25 February at The Palms, Crown Melbourne. The hair marathon began with Grand Finalists recreating their qualifying look for a panel of industry experts including Marie Claire Editor, Nicky Briger and local Celebrity hairstylist, Marie Uva.
With a combined prize-pool of over $340,000, Massimo Tirimacco of Zohair won a prestigious trip and admission to an International L’Oréal event, as well as have his winning image featured on the front cover of Marie Claire’s Hair Trend’s magazine.
The industry’s elite came together for an unforgettable evening celebrating the best hair colourists and stylists in Australia, with a special guest appearance by L’Oréal Professionnel muse and Smartbond Ambassador, Ellie Gonsalves.
Key guests included, DJ Havana Brown, fashion designer, Effie Kats, actress, Georgie Jennings and social personalities, Sally Bloomfield, Jack Stratton-Smith, Gianni Romano and Zana Pali.
Hosted by Tommy Little, the night featured most loved Australian acts of the 90’s, Bachelor Girl, International artistic sensation Sophia Hilton as well as some of L’Oréal Professionnel’sAustralian Artistic team who showcased the latest trends from Paris in a stellar runway show.
L’Oréal Professionnel General Manager, Cara Riley, said L’Oréal Colour Trophy is an esteemed competition showcasing exceptional hairdressing talent from across the country. “We witnessed some outstanding technical skills, making it almost impossible to select a winner. Congratulations to Massimo for his beautifully unique colour work and thank you to all our Australian participants for making the 2019 event so memorable,” said L’Oréal Professionnel General Manager, Cara Riley.
“To win this year’s L’Oréal Colour Trophy Awards made me the happiest person alive. To be up against the best colourists in Australia has now opened the door for many more opportunities,” says 2019 L’Oréal Colour Trophy Awards winner, Massimo Tirimacco.
“I’m so excited to feature on the front cover of Marie Claire’s Hair Trends magazine. This has been an incredible journey and I’m looking forward to seeing how this elevates my career to the next level,” said Massimo Tirimacco.
Second place was awarded to Scott Sloan of Sloans and third place was awarded to Lyndal Salmon of Biba Academy. The evening’s festivities also saw the announcement of this year’s L’Oréal Rising Star award taken home by Ruby Smillie, also of Sloans.
Photography by Ben Vellar.
Source: L’Oreal
Rodan + Fields Introduces SPOTLESS, a Groundbreaking Acne Solution, and Expands into the Teen Market
Rodan & Fields, LLC (Rodan + Fields), a prestige, dermatology-inspired skincare brand, and the #1 skincare brand in North America has announced the launch of SPOTLESS, a patent-pending teen and young adult acne solution. Stanford-trained dermatologists Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields, who transformed at-home solutions for millions with their first acne success, are leveraging their 25-plus years of experience to revolutionize the category once again. With SPOTLESS, Rodan + Fields offers a solution to treat acne, a debilitating dermatological condition and the #1 skin condition in the US, which impacts 85 percent of teens and young adults.
SPOTLESS features a BPO2 Technology that leverages Benzoyl Peroxide in a groundbreaking new way. Rodan + Fields has developed an innovative liquid form of Benzoyl Peroxide – an industry first – to get through the skin’s stubborn biofilms, helping to bring the microbiome inside the pores back to balance and effectively combat the entire acne cycle. A two-step system, SPOTLESS delivers visible results from Day 1 and makes it easy for teens to be compliant and achieve even better results over time.
“As practicing dermatologists, product developers and women, we understand the emotional, physical and scientific aspects of acne,” said Dr. Katie Rodan, Co-Founder of Rodan + Fields. “Working side-by-side with our team of scientists and innovators we’ve pioneered many skincare firsts, and we’re thrilled to have discovered a game-changing way to treat acne for teens,” said Dr. Kathy Fields, Co-Founder of Rodan + Fields.
Rodan + Fields recognizes the impact acne has on people of all ages – including the 40 percent of adults who experience acne – and knows adult skin requires a different approach than teen skin. With that in mind, the company has updated its UNBLEMISH Regimen, designed to address adult acne, as well as the visible signs of aging, with new formulas that feature Benzoyl Peroxide and Salicylic Acid.
“With our Founders’ unique perspective and expertise, we believe these formulas will be a breakthrough in the category and give the overwhelming majority of consumers who experience acne an easy, at-home solution,” said Diane Dietz, President and CEO of Rodan + Fields. “We are just scratching the surface of the $124B global skincare category and launching SPOTLESS provides a significant opportunity to reach a new set of customers.”
The SPOTLESS and UNBLEMISH Regimens are available through Rodan + Fields Independent Consultants who power the company’s unique consumer-connected commerce model, and at rodanandfields.com.
Source: Rodan + Fields
LANCÔME: Discover the new Absolue Soft Cream
Discover Lancomes’ New Absolue Soft Cream range. Establish Absolue’s rose biotech expertise via Grand Rose extracts, the one legendary ingredient.
The star cream Absolue Soft cream features a cutting edge formula combining exceptional efficacy and ultimate sensoriality: the TTT texture.
The entire range in a new premium packaging. A modern renovation with refills demonstrating luxury with conscience.
Absolue Soft cream RRP $400 (Refill RRP $340)
Absolue rich cream RRP $420 (Refill RRP $360)
Absolue Oleo Serum RRP $330
Source: Lancome