A lot of people are asking me where they can find Chris & Tell, our Chris Benz L'Absolu Rouge lipstick, especially since J. Crew just featured it as one of Jenna's spring must-haves in the current catalog. The lipstick is a U.S. and a Saks Fifth Avenue exclusive, as most of you know. It sold out on lancome-usa.com and the Lancome boutiques sold out too, although I heard a rumor they might be getting more. It's sold out at several Saks counters, but Madeline the Intern (who just launched her own blog!) found a few locations that still have pieces in case you don't have time to search for yourself:
--The Stamford Town Center Mall in Connecticut--203-323-3100 x327
--The Dallas Galleria in Texas--972-716-5190
--The Palm Beach Esplanade Mall in Florida--561-833-2551 x365
--The South Orange County Mall in Mission Viejo, California--949-347-5100 x364
If you'd like us to post more locations where Chris & Tell is available, let us know. I know it's a drag for some of you that it's so hard to find, but at least we mean it when we tell you something is limited edition. Not like other companies that tell you it's limited, whip up a frenzy, then produce thousands more. Ahem.
Oh, if you live in or near New York City, we're having a personal appearance with Chris at the Saks Fifth Avenue in midtown on Feb. 18th from 5 to 7 p.m. We were able to secure a few dozen lipsticks for sale for that day. If you're around, please stop by and say hi. The whole PR team will be there. If you've already bought a Chris & Tell, bring it and have Chris sign the box. A big thanks to our friend Marta from Talking Makeup (Marta, I hope we see you during Fashion Week!) who posted the video above, which features the insanely talented mua Daniel Martin, who helped create Chris & Tell. You can see how he applies, blots with tissue, dusts with transluscent powder over the tissue and applies again. You can wear it that way, apply it straight from the tube, or smudge on lightly with your finger. It's a very versatile shade for a bright peachy coral!
There aren't any Chris & Tells on eBay at the moment, although two sold last night for some ridiculous price. But there is a cute bright pink Chris Benz cardigan on sale for the "buy it now" price of $30. Somebody should snatch that up before I do. And Kim Kardashian has a gorgeous purple Chris Benz dress there as part of a Red Cross charity auction. Bidding starts at $59.
Happy hunting.
