More Paris Winners & Super Cute Bloomie's GWP!

Attention U.S. readers! It's gift with purchase (gwp) time at Bloomingdale's. We're offering a very cute tote stuffed with deluxe sample-sized products. You get to choose the tote color (multi or red) and all the goodies inside (you choose 5 of the 11 shown above). So if you've run out of BiFacil or you'd like to try the new Juicy Tubes or you need a last-minute Mother's Day gift*, stop by the Lancôme counter at your favorite Bloomie's. It's yours with a $35 purchase. Tell the beauty advisers at the counter that the Lancôme Blog sent you!!



Here's a tip. Keep the tote in your closet or your car and bring it with you every time you go shopping. This way you can say "no thanks" when the sales clerk offers you a paper or plastic bag. It's a great habit to cultivate!



Time to name the last two winners of our Paris trip giveaways. The winner of the sexy Nutrix Body Oil and the Lancôme deodorant (well, sexier than Right Guard or Suave in your medicine cabinet!) is...Tousled Kitten! Tousled, DO NOT let your boyfriend take over your bathroom. Hide that label machine. (Please email me at thelancomeblog@gmail.com.) And VandyChinaa, you won the Golden Croisette Bronzer and the very exciting new Hypnôse Precious Cells Mascara. Glad you like Anne Hathaway! We do too. She's a lovely person and tremendously talented. Vandy, check your email. I sent you a message.



*U.S. Mother's Day is Sunday, May 9th! Happy Mother's Day to all the moms who read this blog.

Welcome Penelope Cruz! (& Last Paris Giveaway!)

Well, the cat's out of le sac. Actress Penelope Cruz has joined Lancôme and will be the ambassador of Trésor, our iconic fragrance. Penelope is beautiful, kind and a true artist. We are sincerely thrilled that she is now part of the brand.



We filmed the new Trésor ads in Paris this week with Mario Testino and they will debut sometime this fall. I can't wait to see them. The shoot was a very nice experience and we were blessed with beautiful weather for all the outdoor portions. Above are some signs from the set, and a pic of me and my colleague David, the head of public relations for Lancôme International (and one of the chicest men in Paris!), on a balcony overlooking the Place de la Concorde. David's giving his best Blue Steel there!



We have such amazing women representing the brand today: Penelope, Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, Daria Werbowy, Ines Sastre, Arlenis Sosa and Elettra Wiedemann. (Not to mention Sandy Linter and Michelle Phan!) It's really a thrill to be part of Lancôme in 2010.



Speaking of Elettra, I'm at Orly Airport outside of Paris and her Trésorin Love ad is everywhere. (I've been here more than SIX hours waiting for my Open Skies flight to Newark. I can understand flight delays. It's part of life. But I can't stand when the airline doesn't share ANY information!)



So our last giveaway of the week: The Golden Croisette bronzer from the international summer collection, which I bought at the Paris boutique, and a new Hypnôse Precious Cells mascara, which I bought at Orly's duty free. Both products are fab. The bronzer has three small blocks of blush, so you can customize the color. The mascara is conditioning and creates a very pretty full lash look. Leave a comment telling us which Lancôme spokesperson is your favorite and why and we'll pick one name at random. Please post by Monday night.



Good luck and have a lovely weekend.

Paris When it Sizzles! (Giveaway #2!)

Bonjour, everyone! Great entries for the Tresor in Love giveaway. Thank you! There's still time to enter if you haven't yet. Nancy, sadly, not much time to sit in cafes and we have a shoot everyday. But the weather is beautiful and every cafe with outdoor seating is packed. Also, Atelier Gal, I saw your question. What is BB cream?



We shot this morning at Place de Furstemberg in St. Germain. Our brilliant set director recreated a mini-flower market filled with roses, peonies, lilies and more. It was quite beautiful. (See above.) Dozens of tourists stopped to stare and take pictures. Then I ran to the Lancome boutique on Faubourg St. Honore (above, with picture of Julia Roberts in the window) to see what's new and found lots of products we don't have back in the U.S. I tried to buy the new Hypnose Precious Cells mascara for a blog giveaway, but it's sold out already! Both black and brown are gone. (But they'll be restocking soon.) What else was there? The Yayoi Kusama Juicy Tubes, which I mentioned the other day. They are adorable. I bought one set for a certain Lancome ambassadress who loves the natural formula and another set for a blog giveaway. (Shown above with full-size JT for scale!)



To enter, post whether or not you own a Juicy Tube or Tubes already. If so, what shade? Any random Juicy Tube thought is fine too! Idea for a shade, constructive criticism, all welcome. We'll pick one comment. Please post by Thursday night.



I need to stop here because I have to run to part two of today's shoot. (Actually, part three. A small crew went to the Eiffel Tower to film after the flower scene.) Enjoy the pictures, enter the giveaway and have a beautiful day!

Off to Paris!

Hi, everyone. I'm heading to Paris this weekend to work on some top secret project. (Yes, I will be in BIG TROUBLE if I talk about them.) But they involve photo shoots (hint, hint) in some very pretty locations with some very pretty people.



I'm so happy the volcano mess is cleared up for now. Did any of you get stuck or affected? I hope not.



We'll have some special giveaways on the blog while I'm over there. Hypnose Precious Cells, the "Julia Roberts" mascara, has launched in Europe already, so maybe we'll give that away. (The U.S. will get Definicils Precious Cells soon!) I think the international Summer 2010 collection is different from the U.S. version, so I'll be investigating that too. And then there is the special international Juicy Tubes collection to celebrate the 10th birthday of the world-famous gloss. Did you know it was Juicy Tubes that kicked off the tube gloss phenomenon?



The collection consists of six mini tubes of the Juicy Tubes 100% Natural formula and the amazing Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama created the decoration for the packaging. (I love that we work with so many incredible, unique women, from Julia Roberts to L'Wren Scott to Daria to Yayoi.) Isn't it adorable? The U.S. won't be getting this collection for now. (Sorry, U.S.! You have the 100% formula in full size tubes and four limited edition shades) I promise to bring back a few international sets for a giveaway.



Anyway, have a great weekend and I'll talk to you when I'm in Paris!