A} Revion’s kiss is gold

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Photo Phillip Chin

k.d. lang strikes a model pose at M.A.C.'s “girlie party,” held recently to open the
cosmetic company’s Robson store and to launch VIVA Glam Il, with every cent of
the lip color's selling price going to AIDS education and care.

k.d.’s M.A.

By Layne Christensan
Fashion Editor

2: kd. lang may be an unlikely choice as
.. the “face” of a multi-mil-
. lion-dollar cosmetics firm.

She admits she doesn’t even
wear makeup — most of the
» time. When she does, it’s guar-
.anteed to be M.A.C., the
“Canadian cosmetics firm that has
* taken the world by storm over
"the fast decade and has enlisted
", the singer, along with drag
queen RuPaul, as spokesmodel.
“So when M.A.C. co-founder
Frank Toskan jetted into
Vancouver March 24 to open
this city’s first “freestanding” M.A.C. boutique,
at the corner of Robson and Hornby, lang was
there. (Until now, cosmetics junkies have had to
fuel their M.A.C. attacks at crowded counters at

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Metrotown stores).
Part of her job was fielding the ubiquitous

fashion-reporter question: “What are you wear-
ing?” Her response? “Armani.”
k.d., you'll do just fine.

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Cartier is currently celebrating
150 years of creating tiaras for
empresses and trinkets for
duchesses. To mark the occasion,
the international jeweller has
launched Cartier Privé, a collec-
tion of limited-edition objets.
The fuxury items are issued in
series of three, the number of
bands on the famous Cartier
rolling ring; 150, the anniversary,
and }847, in recognition of

Cartier’s birth year.

Included in the collection are jewelry, watch-
es, pens, spectacles and fine leather handbags,
available on order at Cartier, 408 Howe St.

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WHO says you can’t
improve upon a kiss?
Revion has repackaged its
Kiss for the Cure lipstick. ‘The
lipstick that for the past two
years has raised finds tor breast
cancer research, treatment and
education has shed its pink

case and slipped into one of
shiny gotd.

The lipstick itself’ has
undergone 2 makeover, too.
Simply Sienna, a rich brown
creme shade; and Berry
Beautiful, a deep berry creme
shade, replace the ovo original

pte ae

Kiss for the Cure shades.

The new lipsticks are avail-
able at cosmetics counters
starting this month. One dollar
from the suggested retail price
of $7.50 goes to the Canadian
Breast. Cancer Foundation’s
Kiss for the Cure National °
Fund to support Canadian
breast cancer research, treat-
ment and education.

— Layne Chrisiensen

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