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WHAT: Contouring & Cocktails with Smashbox and Karl Giant

WHY: Prominent cheekbones? Check. Petite nose? No problem. When it comes to contouring, you’ve got the basics down. Now, join Smashbox Cosmetics and celebrity makeup artist Karl Giant to learn how to take your looks to the next level.

Come grab a complimentary cocktail and watch as Karl shows you industry insider tips to define, enhance, or completely change your look like a pro. Each of Karl’s looks and techniques will be demonstrated on a live model, so you can watch just how much a few tricks of the trade can make features pop.

Space is limited. First come, first served. Reserve your space here.

WHEN: 8/27; Th (6-8)

WHERE: 144 10th Avenue
at 19th Street
New York, NY 10011

Makeup manufacturers and beauty gurus have declared BB creams so last year. But what new product could possible take their place? The CC cream, of course.

While BB stands for “beauty balm,” CC is short for “Color Control” and is considered an improved and refined version of Korea’s innovative, life-changing BB cream that makeup artists raved about.

The primary difference between BB and CC cream is that the latter focuses more on color correction and concealing. It still has the lightness we love about BB creams, but is a bit more dense to help cover fine lines and wrinkles while evening out the skin’s pigmentation. CC creams still moisturize, reduce pore size and protect skin from the elements just as their BB cousin does.

As we go further into the new year, CC creams will become more widely available. At the moment, however, you can find the product at both drug and department stores in various price categories.

For example, Olay’s Total Effects CC Tone Correcting Moisturizer, a forerunner in the CC Cream craze, has been a hit since its fall 2012 debut. Another early, mid-end CC cream comes from Juice, who calls their version the Beauty Stem Cellular Repair CC Cream.

Olay Total Effects7-in-1
Tone Correcting UV Moisturizer

Juice Beauty
Stem Cellular Repair CC Cream

Wei to Go
Ideal Skin Perfect Finish

Wei East — affordable sister to Wei Beauty — is one of my personally favorite brands, so I’m delighted to see they’ve also hopped aboard the CC train. Their recently launched CC cream, dubbed the “Ideal Skin Perfect,” promises an effortless, perfectly blended finish with every use.

Brands such as Chanel, Smashbox, Luisdina and Clinique have also launched their own CC creams. And just like all the makeup lovers out there, I can’t wait to see what other brands bring to the makeup table in the coming months.

So — what’s your take on the CC cream? Are you eager to test out this new product, or will you clutch tightly to your BB creams and never let go? We’re eager to hear your thoughts, so share them with us in the comment section below.

By Wendy Rose Gould

We at DailyVogue.com stand for beauty products that deliver, without (unnecessarily) breaking your wallet. Let’s face it. We women do need to invest time and money to make us look pretty. It’s not always easy to find the time to do it. When we read about this new generation of hybrid products, that make a splash successfully multitasking their tasks; we literally ran to our laptops to report. You’ve heard about the tinted moisturizers – probably most of you have one already (guilty as charged). But have you heard about the age-reverse eye shadow primers?

These are just a few of the items featured in the press recently. And the ones, we think, would appeal to you the most.

	SMASHBOXLash Revival Treatment and Conditioner features a follicle-stimulating peptide-enhanced serum on one end and a post-treatment lash conditioner at the other end. It can be used also on the brows to stimulate growth. $34 at Sephora
	MURADSkin Perfecting Primers in Dewy and Matte Finish minimizes pores and balances oil production while visually delivering a powdery finish. $35 at Sephora.com
	IT COSMETICS BY JEMMY KERNBye Bye Lid Lines Age Reverse Eye Shadow Primer created a color-amplifying eye shadow primer. Vitamins A, C, E and K keep eye color crease-proof and protect against radicals, while hydrolyzed collagen smoothes fine lines $24 at CVS.com (Beauty 360).
	TARTELipSurgence Natural Matte Lip Stains in Fiery, Hope, Exposed and Envy, peppermint infused thick sticks provide lips with a matte flush of pigment while feeding them with a blend of bio-nutrients and peptides to increase skin’s water content at a cellular level. $24 at Sephora.com