Lady Gaga & Haus Laboratories

Lady Gaga has just dropped her debut cosmetics line in collaboration with HAUS LABORATORIES and as you might expect from the icon, it’s pretty eye catching!

In their words, This is Not Just Another Beauty Brand.  It’s Your Glam. Your expression. Your artistry. Your Rules.

As soon as I heard about a pre-sale I signed up and ordered what I considered to be two of the more wearable products from the collection, a Le Riot Lip Gloss Duo in shades Venus and Blaze.

I was seduced by the chic, futuristic packaging and bright yet feminine colours of these glosses but wasn’t quite brave enough to try some of the bolder, more ‘out there’ products on offer.

I also loved the idea of what the brand stood for, in that beauty is how you see yourself and the way they encourage you to love yourself and to spread kindness, bravery, and creativity by providing tools for self-expression and invention.

It’s a rather uplifting concept which I would completely expect from someone such as Gaga.

So in terms of the products I received I found myself pleasantly surprised by them.

Firstly, I love the way in which they are presented.

Considering Gaga’s often outlandish and sometimes bonkers representation of herself, the products are actually quite conservative.

Housed within sleek back tubes with just the end transparent revealing the colour of the product within, they feature a cool black, matte pointed lid on which a doe-foot applicator is attached.

This super soft, gently curved applicator allows for precision application and its super soft texture makes applying the gloss a pleasure.

The two colours I chose were Venus, a peachy pink and Blaze, a Rose.

I’m much more a fan of Blaze thanks to its matte appearance and more pigmented formula in contrast to Venus’ shimmery, more translucent hue.

In terms of texture, both glosses are pretty thick but thankfully didn’t feel too heavy or sticky.

They both offer an ultra high-shine, multidimensional finish which leaves your lips feeling soft and comfortable and the multidimensional elements actually help to create the illusion of a fuller pout which I love.

Now pre-sale is over each gloss costs £17 each which is quite expensive but then I guess you’re paying for the name and the brand as much as anything else.

If you’re a Lady Gaga fan or just a fan of makeup in general I would definitely suggest taking a look at what the brand has to offer as it’s highly likely you’ll find something for you.

Take a look at the new  Lady Gaga cosmetics collection on Amazon now.

Go For It Gaga!

Go for it Gaga!

Lady Gaga has been getting a hell of a lot of stick in the press recently about her alleged weight gain.

 

Since unflattering photos of her were posted all over the internet, it seems everyone has something to say about Gaga’s  body, and not much of it is nice.

Today, Gaga had something to say back.

The below is in response to thousands of her Little Monsters who begun to post images of themselves on her littlemonsters website under the heading Gaga created in response to her critics called:

  “Be brave and post a photo of you that celebrates your triumph over insecurities.”

 

Your Bravery

I have been startled and overwhelmed with pride and emotion the past few days.    Gratitude mostly. Seeing you post photos of things on your bodies and in your minds that you feel society tells you you should be ashamed of. 

You are showing them you have no shame. You are brave, strong, and accepting not only of yourself, but of others through your experiences. You are proud to be born this way, and brave in your vulnerability with this community. Watching you all create a safe space online for people to be compassionate is the greatest gift you could ever give me. 

My weight/loss/gain since i was child has tormented me. No amount of help has ever healed my pain about it. But YOU have. My boyfriend prefers me curvier, when i eat and am healthy and not so worried about my looks, I'm happy. Happier then I've ever been. i am not going to go on a psycho-spree because of scrutiny. 

This is who I am. And I am proud at any size. And i love you, and want you to be proud in any form you may take as well. Please don't look for kindness in critics, go  here you know the gold is. Here, in our hearts.

Love,
Gaga

She then posted these images of herself, stripped bare (literally)

The captions are her own.

 

Bulimia & Anorexia since I was 15

 

But today I join the Body Revolution

  

To Inspire Bravery

 

And BREED some m$therf*cking COMPASSION

While I sometimes question her motives, I’d like to say well done Gaga for hi-lighting to your millions of young and impressionable fans that there is no such thing as perfect and that we should embrace and love ourselves regardless of the way we look. 

It’s really not what matters.