So the time is once again upon us when we must show the ones we love just how special they are!

We have some great gift sets here now and some more coming in in the next few days…

A few of my favorite gifts for giving are…

Any of the INeKE fragrances…

A. After My Own Heart… “The scent of fresh lilacs floating on the early evening breeze…”

B. Balmy Days & Sundays… “Laying face-up to the sky, dappled light flickering through the pale green of overhead branches…”

C. Chemical Bonding… “Sparkling citrus + powdery soft = a flirtation alchemy…”

D. Derring-Do… “Spring rain, fresh and fearless, the first glimmers of light…”

and their newest fragrance E.

E. Evening Edged in Gold… “Basking in moon shadows… trumpets of angels greet the night,,,”

The bareMinerals bare crystals set which unfortunately I don’t have a picture of but it’s a gorgeous set!

It includes 3 brushes, the eye defining brush, eyeliner brush, and soft focus face brushes, all with crystal clear handles.

Two complimenting colors of shadow and a liner shadow, feather light mineral veil and a Racquel Buxom full color lip polish!

It is all packaged in a gift box that folds out to a mini vanity with a mirror, so it’s great for travel too!

Come in to see it for yourself!

Lippmann collection has great paper herself gifts including foot & hand scrubs and creams plus comfy loofah slippers!

Morroccanoil hair masque and oil packaged in a great little train case! So cute, and a nice savings when buying them both, plus bonus sample travel oils!

Stila smudge pot trio. What a steal on this set!!!! $70 value for $32! These liners are so fabulous, I wish Stila would make them in 500 more shades, but for now get your start with this kit that includes the three most popular shades, Black, Bronze and Grey. Sweat proof, smudge proof and water resistant cream liners. I can’t live without them!

Finally, and my favorite gift set of the season…

As you know if you have read my blogs, I LOVE brushes! Paula Dorf has the BEST synthetic cruelty free brush set!! Specifically for the holiday Paula has put together a set of double ended synthetic brushes that are all tucked in a magnetic brush wrap.

1. Groomer and brow brush.

2. Eye Liner and Smudge brush.

3. Sheer crease and eye shadow brush.

4. Foundation and total camouflage brush.

5. Powder and cheek brush.

This set is all you need to do a full face of makeup. This one is on MY wish list I want two. One for the house, and one for the car… You NEVER know when you’ll need a touch up!!!

I have so many more favorites, but don’t want you wasting your time here reading about them, come on in to see me and the rouge crew for more ideas. Remember we offer complimentary gift wrap, and we can tie some killer bows! We can also create any personalized gift sets as well!

Hope everyone has a safe holiday season, and Happy Turkey Day!!!

Did you know that you can get a free gift when you purchase gifts at rouge? They have gorgeous gifts from Darphin, Modelco, bareMinerals, B.Kamins, Mario Badescu and more. Check out events at www.rouge.com for more info! They’re also loaded with beautiful fragances, gift sets with great value and adorable stocking stuffers, and of course Rouge Gift Cards in any denomination. They’ll beautifully wrap it for free, to! After you finish shopping at Rouge, try any one of the amazing restaurants in Salem. I especially love Sixty2onWharf!

Get Glowing for the holidays, do your shopping at Rouge!

Fall in New England is why most of us put up with rest of the seasons! The cool dry air, the smell of autumn that makes us reminisce about jumping in leaf piles when we were kids. Unfortunately, fall also brings with it dry skin and makeup that doesn’t go on as smooth as in the warmer months. When the heat goes on in the house and the car, all of the moisture gets evaporated out of our skin. So, what is a New England girl to do? To keep your skin dewy and glowing try making these changes to your routine:

1. Invest in a cool-mist humidifier for your bedroom.

2. Use cool water to wash with, even in the shower, no more hot water, it just strips your skin’s moisture and can cause redness.

3. Change your foundation and concealer to a more hydrating formula, try Paula Dorf Perfect Glow or stila Illuminating Foundation.

4. Switch to a creamier cleanser that keeps your skins’ natural lipids balanced, rouge loves the Darphin cleansers, they are soothing, rich in moisture and feel great.

5. Change to a moisture cream instead of a lotion. Look for moisturizers that include ingredients like vitamin e, hyaluronic acid and ceramides. A few to try are Mario Badescu Vitacel Moist Cream, MD Formulations Moisture Defense antioxident creme or B. Kamins Maple Treatment Night Cream.

6. Add a moisturizing primer under your makeup, it gives skin an extra layer of hydration and keeps your foundation looking fresh all day. stila hydrating primer spf 15 has a great texture for nomrmal to dry skin.

Stop by rouge for a quick skin analysis and let’s get glowing!

You’ve got to get these amazing hair products! We’ve all tried the Oil and the hair Masque and they are both really great. The oil cuts blow drying time in half and leaves hair soft and smooth with no frizz or flyaways! The deep moisturizing Masque is a serious treatment for damaged or dry hair. There’s also an Intense Curl Cream and a Hydrating Styling Cream. You can learn more about these products at www.rouge.com

So, here we are in little old Salem and the coolest makeup artist ever is coming to spend the day with us! And our 1 year birthday is the same day, so happy birthday to us! Here are just a few famous faces that Paula’s magic brushes have touched:

Christy Brinkley

Cindy Crawford

Stevie Nicks

Kiss

Edie Falco

Jennifer Garner, and the list goes on……………

We are so excited to see Paula and her team of national artists show our clients how to become their own best makeup artist utilizing Paulas’ very unique techniques and one of a kind products! See you here!

Happy Birthday Rouge!  It’s so hard to believe that we’re coming up on our 1 year anniversary!  To celebrate we have a September full of events for you!  We have Caudalie mini-facials, bareMinerals makeunder workshops, Darphin luxury facials, and our biggest event of the month on our birthday, Sept. 20th, we have celebrity makeup artist Paula Dorf in person with her 4 National Makeup Artists.  Appointments are booking quickly!  Don’t miss out…

We’re also so thankful to all of our customers for making the last year a resounding success.  Hopefully you’ll continue to find rouge a wonderful respit from life’s frantic pace.  We will continue to offer you great products and makeup services in a fun, chic, and friendly environment that helps you look and feel beautiful!

See you soon at rouge!

The fashion forcast for Fall 2008 is all about dark colors embellished with lace, brocade and touches of shimmer. So, what are the makeup trends that Rouge loves? Shades of purple and grey for eyes, a sheer stained red lip and finished skin. A really big trend is going to be a very dark lip, this can be a bit harsh for reality, so try a sheer version, perhaps a berry tinted gloss over a plummy brown lip pencil. Bring on the drama!

Lately I’ve had a lot of customers asking me about how important I think brushes are. Ever since the first time I applied makeup with a brush I have been a strong believer that brushes are the only way to get a flawless even application of makeup. Not to say I’ve never been running around last minute and threw on some eye shadow with my fingers, but I certainly don’t get the same effect that I do if I’m using my arsenal of brushes.

I like to think of it the same as painting on a canvas. You can paint with your fingers and you can paint with brushes. You can definitely make pretty rainbows finger painting, but I don’t think that any masterpieces have come without using brushes. Michelangelo certainly didn’t finger paint

My go to brushes here at rouge for my perfect flawless face include, Paula Dorfs’ brow brush, eye transformer for lining the inside rim of the eye, smudge brush for smoking out liners, and the softest powder brush ever. I use NARS # 7 for concealer and eye primer and # 6 for the apples of your cheeks. Stila makes some amazing dual ended brushes #24 for contouring the face and #30 for the all over eye shadow and the crease. I line and fill in the lips with Stila’s #4. I finish off the face by buffing out and blend everything together using the #21 from Stila.

To take care of your brushes I suggest using a brush cleanser such as Paula Dorf brush-out in between uses. Use a brush shampoo, I use brush out bath, once a week and lay them out flat to dry over night. Never soak your brushes or submerge the handles in water, as this will cause the wood to split and the handle to loosen. Brushes are an amazing investment. If you take care of them they will last for years to come.

As always, if you want to check out some brushes and learn some tricks and tips come and visit any of us here at rouge and we’ll hook you up!

Great new blog started by one of our customers.  She has blogged about rouge, so I thought I’d let you all know about her blog so you can check it out. http://www.newbrahmin.com/main/2008/07/how-far-will-yo.html , http://www.newbrahmin.com/main/2008/07/i-wanna-be-a-su.html  Click on the links to read what new brahmin has to say about rouge!

Ann

Ok, I admit I own about a zillion lip glosses and lipsticks. So do I really need another one? Well, YES! Stila Cherry Crush is amazing! It is a lip and cheek stain in the cutest package! I just had to have it. To quote Stila “This revolutionary multi-tasker not only moisturizes and protects skin with all important anti-oxidants (cherry and pomegranate extracts), but it beautifully reacts to pH levels in your skin and creates a personalized blush and pout. It’s that perfect shade every time. Sweetly scented and lightly flavored, this wonder formula also contains Vitamins A, C and E for further anti-oxidant protection and moisture. Skin looks and feels healthy, never dry or tight. Who could ask for more? This is destined to become your latest Stila crush!” All of that sounds fabulous, but I just love the way it looks!

Now, can we talk about Kitten? Stila’s best selling eye shadow is now available as a Silk Eye Wash and Silk Shimmer Gloss for lips. This is the Purrrrrfect makeup trio! And, did you know Stila is now available at rouge?

Andrea, Store Manager