Skin Deep, October 21, 2011
The saddest thing about the short-lived Sephora makeup store, which came and went in the blink of an eye a couple years ago, is that for one brief minute, uber mineral makeup brand Bare Escentuals was available in town. After extolling the virtues of its BareMinerals powder foundation and converting a couple of friends to the brand, poof—it vanished. But now the Shisheido group has acquired the distribution rights...
Bare It All
The saddest thing about the short-lived Sephora makeup store, which came and went in the blink of an eye a couple years ago, is that for one brief minute, uber mineral makeup brand Bare Escentuals was available in town. After extolling the virtues of its BareMinerals powder foundation and converting a couple of friends to the brand, poof—it vanished. But now the Shisheido group has acquired the distribution rights and it’s coming to Hong Kong again—yes! The foundation comes as a loose powder which glides on like a cream and gives an amazing glow to the skin. It’s perfect for those with oilier complexions and those looking for lighter coverage—it’s natural-looking so you don’t get that creepy foundation mask when people are using flash photography on you. The visiting trainer from its first foray into the Hong Kong market told us that it’s so safe for your skin you can apply it before going to bed and just get up and go the next morning. But that’s disgusting and weird, so don’t do it. Following a swanky launch event (to which I was NFI—not fucking invited), it’s now available at Harvey Nichols and Faces in Harbour City.
Harvey Nichols: Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty.
News from Nude
Congratulations to Nude, which has just opened its second top-notch waxing outlet on Wellington Street. So just to recap, that’s Strip (two outlets), Nude (two outlets), NU Waxing, Spa BPZ and Sense of Touch (two outlets) all whipping excess hair off the ladies of Central within a 50-meter radius of each other—and you know what, they’re all so popular you can hardly get a reservation after 6pm, even with a week’s advance booking. Weird. Anyway, so Nude has opened its new boutique together with its lingerie shop Avec Amour, which offers frilly knickers and pretty pants to go with your freshly-waxed bits. Their opening party was last week, and I suggest you go check it out asap.
8/F, V Plus, 68-70 Wellington St., Central, 2978-3998.
Great Deals Corner
Aveda has just launched its line of Botanical Therapy Treatments, either for your hair or your scalp, in Aveda salons citywide. The scalp treatments target sensitive, easily irritated scalps or those that have buildup around the hair follicle, while the hair treatments repair dry or damaged hair. All treatments take 45 minutes and cost $450 (or more if you have very long hair). To celebrate, they’re offering the treatment FREE to any customer who books a hair coloring service from now until November 30. Make sure to book in advance.
Available at Aveda salons, including 2/F, The Loop, 33 Wellington St., Central, 2868-9859.
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