Cosmetic Connect: Burberry Goes Brown

This just in.... your CocoaCos Girl got the inside connect on what is due to launch in Spring 2012!!!!

My colleague just dropped a bag of foundation and concealer samples on my desk to try; along with a PSA announcement only loud enough for me and my cube neighbors to hear.. "Girrrrrrl I got some news for you... Burberry's got some color for the SISTAHS!"

And Oooooooooh and how I love new news that's "just for me" and for me to share with my readers!

Well all my Luxe-Ladybugs - looks like we are going to have mega choices in the foundation arena.. and Burberry is targeting their brownskinned consumers.. Finally! We love love love their timeless brand.. Don't we?!?!?

Well - the luxe British fashion label and Inter Parfums, its beauty licensee, introduced Burberry Beauty, a 96-unit makeup line that draws inspiration from the brand's iconic trenchcoat, in July2011. Burberry chief creative officer Christopher Bailey calls the project a completely integrated component of the brand and company. "It's about effortless elegance," he said.

Bailey is right, us SISTAHS love effortless elegance too!

Below are sample bottles of what is coming this spring. And I must say that I've tried 3 of them and they all matched my complex skintone. The liquid foundation is oil-free, made with silicone fillers for the texture and moisture and includes PRIMER - so it's prep ready for the night out or the day to work - less is always more and better - ain't it?!?!

The color collection includes liquids, press powdered compacts and concealers .. The collection will ONLY be available in Saks Fifth Avenue on the East Coast launching first in NYC, and shortly after the exclusive launch select Nordstrom stores will roll out the brown line..

I'm Burberry #12 and 13 and I gotta bag full-o-goodies to share with my GURRLZ.... can't wait to purchase (if I ever.. hah!)

Until next time readers -- stay connected! <3

Black Beauty Bloggin Because......

I know you all have heard or even seen the ad campaign that BET has started known as "My Black Is Beautiful"- if not check out the website http://www.myblackisbeautiful.com/. I was so glad to see some focus on our "sistahs" and the fact that WE ARE supportive of one another and that we acknowledge OUR beauty inside and out! Kudos to BET for generating such a powerful message over the national airwaves!! #Inspiration

Well what brings me to blog today is that I am introducing you to A NEW BLOG - my blog - "CocoaCosConnection" Is that long enough for you guys??? - Okay take a breath now - Ha!

The CocoaCosConnection blog is focused on ethnic/minority professionals (yea yea yea - Black people, African Americans and Latinos) in the Beauty Industry. No! This is not an AFFIRMATIVE ACTION initiative- and No! I am not endorsed by notorious activist Al Sharpton either! It's just me rolling up my sleeves doin the dirty work for the people!

I simply wanted the world to see exactly what I am exposed to as an industry insider. I've worked in the beauty industry for roughly 4yrs now and in the last couple of months due to the economy and the sensitivity of permanent hiring .. what a drag! However, I've worked with competing Beauty Powerhouses as a consultant; and despite the flotation from company to company - I was acquiring knowledge and more information (ofcourse I was). So now with all that I have contained (to-date); I know that I must utilize my resources and become the voice that people barely ever hear or listen to (among the ethnic community inside these Corporate Beauty Houses and outside at the Consumer Counter Spaces).

I really want you guys to know who the Movers and Shakers are behind the commercials, print and radio ads that you see and listen to. CocoaCosConnection will give you the heads up on the latest celeb endorsements, product launches and events. Not only will I distribute industry news to you - CocoaCos is bringin’ you the biznez with an *Exclusive Industry Insider Interview" with some of the top minority executives in the beauty community.

So to sum up this Intro - My Black is Beautiful and I am going to show the world why!! Stay tuned.. The Official Blog Site will Launch on June 1st 2011.

P.S. I hope you subscribe to my blog as I will be posting daily - weekly In addition, there will be a variety of information posted for your knowledge and reference. i.e. Beauty Tips, Sales etc.

Yours truly,

CocoaCosGirl