WHEN: Wednesday, September 1 from 6 – 8PM
WHERE: Zinc Salon [Googlemap]
WHY: 50% off treatment coupon, information session and meet the rad folks at Zinc! I’ve only let them touch my hair for the last 2 years, so they’re worth a gander.

Call Natasha or Dawn [at 604-874-2800] to RSVP, and check out the event on Crackbook.

They’re still donating the projected proceeds from the sales of the Rodarte collection to the women of Juárez (a charity has not been chosen as of yet), though for an unknown reason they feel this uproar was a deal breaker for the collection sale.

Yeah, M.A.C. could have been more sensitive.  Sure, these things could have been thought out before release and definitely avoided, but the bottom line is M.A.C. could have rebounded from this slip quite easily with half an effort.

Selfridges created a gallows where a McQueen creation hung only days after his passing [from hanging] and Barneys featured a bloody shooting display, but they didn’t close up shop – they met the public’s disdain head on, and continued to run their business.

At the end of the day, because the public wasn’t handled with their usual kid gloves, M.A.C.’s complete Rodarte campaign has gone down the toilet.

We know that greige is still enjoying its status of color of the moment, and Lippmann’s Vegas color offers a bit of trend and star quality.  After all, it’s been on Gaga’s fingernails while she channeled a greying ’60s bombshell – that’s pretty awesome.

Greige can’t be for everyone, so there is a new color for the rest who prefer colors - Bad Romance ($18), a glitterly blackened fuchsia named after Gaga’s eponymous song.

I ended up experiencing the full SCAPE effect in Rome; the sun was a blistering 32 degrees and I was about to hit every hot spot in the city and the Vatican.  After 8 hours straight of being in the sun, I emerged triumphantly – no doubt due to wearing the SCAPE.

The thing about SCAPE is that once is absorbs into your skin, it won’t sweat and bead off like other sunblocks.  Once a sunblock starts to sweat off, it provides less if not zero sun protection and leaves you torched – not a good look.  I slapped on the SCAPE in the morning and it lasted all day; through my humid sweats, rubbing messenger bag.. everything.

SCAPE was developed by Dr. Nic Martens, previously with Neutrogena, the only brand I’ve historically used for dependable and high SPF sunblock.

Right now, Zinc is looking for ladies willing to be hair models.  This is a rad opportunity to get a modern new ‘do, get it for free and get the Zinc experience.  The stylists are learning, though the entire process is closely oversaw and the results are beyond what you expect.

Heck, I even took my mom in to get a model cut last year and she was incredibly happy – that’s a feat.

The days for cuts are Monday Aug 9 & Tuesday Aug 10.  To book a consultation,  call Dawn or Natasha ASAP @ 1-604-874-2800.

This event is for anyone - new faces, those already clients and anyone in between who has been wondering what it would be like to catch a treatment at either of these fine establishments.  You don’t need an appointment, either – just get your overgrown brows over to Noir good an early so you secure a spot in the threading assembly line!

ALSO - I strongly encourage guys to swing by to tame their unibrow or just avoid douche-tacular overwaxing.

For a day to day taste of his work, Dan owns LURE Salon in Vancouver, located centrally on Howe Street [Googlemap].  Being that Vancouver is quite a small city, it’s always exciting to see creative talent do well on a global stage; especially when it means a Privé  show.

One can only imagine what Dan is going to get up to next!

It may be ridiculous,  but it’s fun.  Fun makes you happy, and happiness is great for your mind and look.

Scope the electric yellow gloss ($21.50), purple nail lacquer ($14.50), and the light grey loose shadow ($23.50).  The pigments used go along with their FW10 color palette, which means the colors compliment their upcoming range.

Handy, handy!

This gloss is being passed as a stick-free lip gloss, in 12 shades for $6 CA each (or two tubes for $10).  All 12 shades are shown in the image below, ranging from clear to a delicious wine wildberry shade.  The jury is still out whether they’re actually stick-free, but I’ll let you know as soon as I find out.

If you’re going on holiday, grab a few of these babies and apply under your eyes, around your mouth and on any forehead lines.  This way you can keep your trouble spots moisturized so lines don’t get any worse and the skin can recover.