Sunday, May 23, 1999 — North Shore News — 45 north shore news § PASHION Store sells jeans for designer genes eauty Layne Christensen Fashion Editor layneOQnsnews.com COSMETICS with staying power is the beauty news on everyone’s lips. With the release of Porent (S16) this spring, Prescriptives promises the first really, really comfort- able long-wearing lipstick. That means no drying, no staining and no feath- ering, says the cosmetics company. ‘Tests showed that 97% of the product initially applied stayed on lips for up to eight hours. Available now at all Prescriptives | cosmetics counters, Potent has a matte, moist finish. Maybelline pays more than lip service to the idea of long-wearing moistur- izing colour with Hydra Time ($8.99), new to drug stores and mass retailers this spring. Thirty shades, from plummy wines to browns, beiges, neutrals, mauves and pinks offer rich colour with a silky, satiny finish that won’t slip off or wear off for hours. For lips that shine, Clinique introduces Liquid Lipstick SPF 15 ($16.50) this July. A wand applicator pro- vides control, delivering colour that wears . for hours with no. feathering -or bleeding. Aloe extract soothes and comforts lips while vitamin E helps to protect lips from the ele- ments. Available at Clinique counters in July, Liquid Lipstick comes in cight shades, including nudes, violets and pinks. ROBSON Street was abuzz Wednesday with the grand opening of XX XY. The symbols for mate and female chromosomes is an appropriate moniker for the store that carries jeans for both sexes, as Well as a fall range of casual wear and accessories. Fashion Television's leanne Beker was in cown tor Wednesday’s event, which tea- tured a high-octane fashion show and meet-and-greet with XX XY president Mickey Maklin. The Robson Street store is the second in Canada for the Toronto-based chain. A third location, in downtown Toronto, is scheduled to open in August. A fourth store is planned for Calgary's Chinook Shopping Centre next October. A unique concept of XX XY is that cach brand has its own shop. within the shop, with men’s and women’s fash- ion items grouped together so that couples can troll the racks together. What's that saying? The couple thar shops togeth- er, stays together. Something like that. Diesel, Replay, Calvin Klein, DENY, Tommy Jeans, Big Star, Indian Mortoreyele and Roxy — you'll find them all here. a200 Luxe Design is in line for some star exposure. Andrea Mucller of West Vancouver and design partner Joanne Hart have been rack- ing up the film and television credits for their four-year-old line of sterling silver and gem- stone jewelry. Gerald Eaton, lead singer with the Philosopher Kings, is JUNO winner Melanie - Doane sports a Luxe look in her video “Waiting for the Tide” from the Adam's Fib release. talk never without his Luxe star pendant, visible in several of the band's videos. Fellow Sony recording artist Melanie Doane sports a.custom- made silver and blue topaz choker in her video “Waiting for the Tide” from the Adant’s Rib release. Latest lovers of Luxe include Hollywood “it girl” Charlize Theron who, while in town shooting Retdeer Games with Ben Affleck, was spotted on-set sporting two of the designers’ barbell bracelets ona single wrist. Still more Luxe looks were snapped ap by the wardrobe department ofthe TV pilot Family Law. The Luxe dine is not cur- rently available on the North Shore. Find it in Vancouver at Hill's of Kerrisdale, Sun's Place on Robson and ‘the Vancouver Art Gallery shop. gag Vancouver is a hotbed for jewelry design, with many of the country’s top accessories labels — Mvxa, Luxe, Bioodline, Soul Flower and Mimi&Marge, to note — crafted right here in the city, Check out the next wave of talent at Vancouver Community College jewelry art and design program’s stu- dent show, May 28 to June 12 at the downtown campus, 250 W. 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