The best of beauty
Cosmetic Executive Women cast corporate loyalty to the wind in voting for the industry's best new
zentai products of 1996 in four broad categories.
According to these insiders, the best new hair product at any price is Frederic Fekkai Apple Cider Clearing Rinse, $ 15.50 for 8 ounces. It was developed to remove styling product build-up.
Other product groups are bath, body or sun; skin care; and cosmetics, each judged in two price categories.
Winners in mass market (drug and discount stores) are Neutrogena Daily Moisture Supply for the body, $ 6.50 for 8 ounces; skin care, L'Oreal Plentitude Revitalift Eye, Anti-Wrinkle and Firming Cream, $ 11.99 for 0.5 ounces; and cosmetics, Maybelline Lash by Lash waterproof mascara, $ 5.50.
The best in high-end bath products is Bulgari Eau Parfumee Tea Bags, $ 40 for a package of six. The skin care winner is Origins Night-a-Mins moisture lotion, $ 27.50 for 1.7 ounces, and Prescriptives Virtual Skin, foundation, $ 27.50 for
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The awards, in their third year, have become a benchmark for the consumer, CEW president Jean Hoehn Zimmerman said at the presentation on April 9.
"Until now," she said, "consumers have had no way of knowing what insiders in the beauty industry consider to be the very best products."
Some 800 CEW members were eligible to vote.
Among the best-dressed women ...
NEW YORK (AP) - Of course it's a matter of opinion, totally subjective.
But after a very private wedding that made Carolyn Bessette a very public bride, it came as no surprise when Mrs. John F. Kennedy Jr. was placed among the world's best-dressed women of 1996.
After all, she has the beauty and the budget - and the know-how, what with her years on the publicity roster at Calvin
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The international best-dressed list - 12 men and 12 women - was released April 2. It has been compiled by New York fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert every year since 1940, based on nominations and voting by some 1,500 fashion journalists and designers and others who know a thing or two about style.
as collectibles
NEW YORK (AP) - The National Cuff Link Society - yes, it exists - is dedicated to the search for as collectibles.
And to help the novice as well as the veteran, the group is offering a free four-page guide to buying and selling. It includes tips on pricing and evaluating and a glossary of terms used to describe ' condition.
"People are discovering that are the ideal collectible. They are affordable, available and easy to display and store," Eugene R. Klompus, society president, says.
For a copy of the guide, write to the National Cuff Link Society, P.O. Box 346, Prospect Heights, Ill. 60070.
No need to be red-faced
NEW YORK (AP) - The juice of the succulent aloe vera has long been used to ease the pain of burns. Now, Physicians Formula of Azusa, Calif., is combining the plant extract with green pigment in a lotion to treat sunburn.
While the aloe vera works to soothe the pain, the green tint tones down the skin's redness caused by over-exposure to the sun.
The Sun Shield Corrective Sunburn Soother, $ 4.95 for 0.7 ounces, has an SPF of 10, is fragrance-free and PABA-free and may be worn alone or under makeup.
