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National Post
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
'Blush blindness'? Do your thing, says Dior Beauty pro Peter Philips
'Blush blindness' is a beauty term that's been trending for a while on TikTok and Instagram. Article content The New York Times defined the beauty affliction as 'not being able to tell, empirically, how rosy is too rosy.' Thrown around as both a criticism and a beauty trend term, the idea behind 'blush blindness' is that the wearer boldly wears the makeup product. Perhaps, sometimes, too boldly. Article content Pop star Sabrina Carpenter is a celebrity name that's become attached to the trend, as fans point out that her preference for adding extra blush to her look appears to have grown. Whether it's a liquid, balm or powder formulation, 'blush blindness' can apply to both the amount applied, hue and pigmentation of a product. Article content Article content View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sabrina Carpenter (@sabrinacarpenter) Article content But Peter Philips, celebrity makeup artist and the creative and image director of Christian Dior Beauty, says if you are a big fan of going big on blush — well then, you go ahead wear it. Article content Article content The longtime makeup pro says that wearing too much makeup of any kind can be a delicate balance, but one that only you can perfect. Article content 'It's very difficult to give tips now, in general, because there is no 'in general',' Philips says. 'Every face is different.' And not every makeup fan, he notes, wants to look the same as everyone else. Philips points to a young colleague on his Dior Backstage Beauty team who 'loves' blush, opting to add the cheek tint with a 'full-on' application approach. Article content 'She wears it so confidently. And so, I'm not judging her,' notes Philips, speaking during a virtual call with international media. 'I mean, she feels good. She feels great … Article content 'Maybe in five years time, she will see a picture of herself and say, 'Oh, my god. What was I thinking?' I have pictures of me when I was a teenager going out, and I felt fantastic. And then I was like, 'Oh my god, what was I thinking?'' Article content Article content As is often the case with younger generations exploring makeup products, they play with particular product categories with the aim of making them feel new. Blush has become a main medium of play, and they're using it as more than just a pop of colour on the cheeks. Article content Article content 'Now, for younger kids, blush blends into fashion, almost,' Philips says. 'They go really high with a bit of blush and it combines almost with the eyeshadow.' Article content While Philips admits he'd step in to offer some tips for blending or a better shade suggestion if he felt someone's 'blush blindness' had truly gone a bit too far, he'd be hesitant to hinder someone's sense of play or creativity with their own beauty look. Article content 'It's just fun, you know?' Philips says. 'You can be playful and creative with new makeup at any age.' Article content Perhaps in an effort to promote that play, while also offering wearable, blendable shades that play down the possibility of a 'blush blindness' snafu, Philips and the Dior Beauty team have created a new collection of blush sticks just in time for the easy-breezy beauty days of summer.
Tatler Asia
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Tatler Asia
Jenna Ortega: The new global ambassador of the Dior spirit
Dior has just named Jenna Ortega the global ambassador for its iconic cosmetics line. The young American actress brings a breath of fresh air, blending the maison's signature elegance with the sharp, contemporary flair of a modern-day muse. In 2025, Jenna Ortega's relationship with Dior took a significant turn as she stepped into her role as the face of the brand's makeup line, in collaboration with Peter Philips, the Creative and Image Director of Dior Makeup. A California native, Jenna Ortega is best known for her portrayal of Wednesday Addams in the eponymous Netflix hit, directed by Tim Burton. She teams up once again with the acclaimed filmmaker in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice , and will return to screens in the second season of Wednesday, set to premiere this autumn. Read more: Holiday 2024: The magical Dior Ball of Dream
Tatler Asia
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tatler Asia
Skincare meets lipstick: The best new innovative lip make-up launches of 2025
Chanel Rouge Coco Flash Above For Chanel's Les Beiges 2025 make-up collection, the beloved Rouge Coco Flash lipstick comes in four new shades that are perfect for beach holidays and sunset dinners Chanel Beauty captures the warmth and radiance of golden hour with four luminous new shades of Rouge Coco Flash—the moisturising lipstick-meets-gloss hybrid beloved for its melting texture and high-shine finish. This season's additions bring a sunlit softness to the lips, offering sheer yet buildable colour with a hint of shimmer for a naturally radiant look. From the golden-pink beige of Sun Bliss to the glowing brick red of Late Sun, each shade evokes a different facet of sunset light. Sunset delivers a flattering pink sienna warmth, while Sun Kiss adds a fresh, luminous bluish pink to the mix—perfect for enhancing lips with a touch of effortless elegance and light-reflecting glow. Dior Addict Lip Glow Above The best lip balms, lip glosses and lip butters to try Dior Beauty has given fans of the cult favourite Dior Addict Lip Glow even more reason to love it with an upgraded cutting‐edge formula that blends natural ingredients with advanced technology for a deeply moisturising lip balm that delivers custom colour. Boasting 97 per cent natural‐origin ingredients, including emollients such as cherry oil, shea butter, and sunflower and rice bran waxes, it has at its heart the Colour Reviver technology derived from hero ingredient eosin, which reacts to the lips' pH level to reveal a shade unique to its wearer. Peter Philips, creative and image director for Dior Makeup, has also expanded the original palette to include fresh hues with warm undertones to better suit a wider range of complexions—delivering a more encompassing comforting balm that soothes dry, flaky patches while leaving behind a luscious and bespoke barely there tint for a naturally enhanced finish. Read more: The iconic Dior Addict Lip Glow tinted lip balm gets an upgrade Hermès Rouge Brillant Silky lipstick Above Hermès Beauty's Rouge Brillant Silky lipstick comes in 14 hues, and each seamlessly adapts to the unique lip colour of different wearers Wearing as luxurious as it looks, the Rouge Brillant Silky lipstick, the latest launch from Hermès Beauty, glides onto lips with a silky smoothness for a weightless yet intensely lustrous sheen of colour. Designed for ultimate comfort and nourishment, it comes enriched with plant oils, butters and skin‐caring actives such as extracts of raspberry leaf (moisturising) and sesame seed (smoothing and plumping). The translucency of the formula ensures that every one of the 14 hues seamlessly adapts to the unique lip colour of different wearers, allowing for a personalised look that can be achieved effortlessly. Read more: Hermès Beauty unveils Rouge Brillant Silky, a brand new collection of high-shine lipsticks Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm Above Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm offers the reparative benefits of a lip balm, the plumping effect of a lip treatment and the high‐shine finish of a lip gloss Checking the right boxes for those who want it all, the Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm offers the reparative benefits of a lip balm, the plumping effect of a lip treatment and the high‐shine finish of a lip gloss. Its formula is driven by the Conditioning Complex, a blend of emollients and nourishing oils that not just moisturises but also contributes to a glossy finish, and has menthyl lactate as well, which supplies an instant cooling sensation. The brand has now added four new options to bring its colour selection up to 20: three pearlescent shades infused with finely milled pearls—Wander, a soft peachy pink; Invite, a rosy brown; and Secret, a deep rose—and a highly anticipated sheer, buildable red (Red 0) that eschews the insect‐derived carmine, the industry's go‐to red pigment, for a vegan alternative to align with Hourglass's commitment to cruelty‐free beauty. Sigi Skin Butter Glaze Lip Jelly Above Sigi Skin's Butter Glaze Lip Jelly comes in three wearable shades In October 2024, Singapore beauty brand Sigi Skin ventured into cosmetics with the debut of its Butter Glaze Lip Jelly in three wearable shades—Vanilla Smores, a clear gloss; Strawberry Cream, a nude pink; and Peach Sorbet, a delicious coral peach. Perfectly suited to Singapore's climate, it provides long‐lasting moisture and shine that holds up in heat and humidity, leaving lips smooth, comforted and bearing a gorgeous hint of colour. Early this year, the brand introduced two limited‐edition hues: the wildly popular Cherry Crush, a deep burgundy, and Sweet Sakura, an iridescent pink. Use the lip jelly on its own or as a shiny topcoat over your favourite lipstick. Read more: How Sigi Skin Founder Xenia Wong looked after her skin as a teen KraveBeauty Plumptuous Lip Jelly Above Plumptuous Lip Jelly by KraveBeauty offers a silky texture melts into lips, making for smooth application whether it is worn alone or layered over lipstick KraveBeauty expands into make‐up with the Plumptuous Lip Jelly, which lends lips a soft flush of colour while enveloping them in moisture, thanks to skin‐mimicking ingredients. Among them: upcycled plum oil for deep hydration; the firming and smoothing peptide MaxiLip; and triolein, to boost ingredient penetration. The silky texture melts into lips, making for smooth application whether it is worn alone or layered over lipstick. Available in four sheer, buildable hues—Acai Dream, a berry plum; Guava Blush, a warm pink; Cherry Cola, a cherry brown; and Iced Persimmon, a bright coral—the lip oil features a refillable design and a metal applicator that brings a refreshing cool to the lips with every swipe.
Grazia USA
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Grazia USA
At Dior Cruise 2026 in Rome, Peter Philips Gave Models a Hauntingly Beautiful Pearlescent Glow
Courtesy of Dior In the breathtaking gardens of the Villa Albani Torlonia on May 27, fashion's finest gathered to watch the Dior Cruise 2026 show after a picture-perfect, blue sky day in Rome. But just as the models hit the catwalk, the skies opened and poured rain, adding a touch of auspicious drama to the moment. Quite fitting, considering Maria Grazia Chiuri's inspiration for the collection was ghosts and the history of cinema in Rome, a veritable love letter to her native city for what turned out to be her final show after nine years. Inside the Beauty Look The beauty look by Peter Philips followed suit. 'This show is an interaction between living personalities and ghosts,' the creative and image director for Christian Dior Makeup says backstage. 'The girls are made up almost in a ghost way, but not in a scary way,' he confides, noting that he wanted to give a preternaturally smooth, luminous finish to skin akin to the marble statues that add a knowing character to the Eternal City To get the 'very pure, quintessentially clean and nude' look, the makeup guru subtly highlighted eyes while playing up a pearlescent complexion. Skin prep was key. First, he smoothed the eye area by popping on the Dior Eye Patches for ten minutes before applying Dior Capture Le Sérum to hyper-moisturize. Tone was evened out with Dior Forever Skin Perfect foundation stick. Getting Their Glow On He then added 'a bit of highlight' to the center of each eye with the champagne shade in the new Diorshow 5 Couleurs compact in 557 Brown Cashemire. A stroke of Diorshow On Stage Crayon in 594 Brown along the roots of lashes provided a touch of definition, just 'a little bit of brown trail.' He says. A dab of Dior Forever Glow Luminizer in 06 Opal Sequin on cheekbones and high points heightened the decidedly buffed luminosity. On lips, Philips chose a slick of Dior Addict Lip Butter in 103 Toffee, since it has 'no pearlescent' quality but simply a sheen to offset the iridescence on skin. A Crown Affair As for the hair at Dior Cruise 2026, Guido Paulo styled braided chignons. 'The shape of the hair is very much like a Roman sculpture,' Philips says. Think 'Roman ladies in toga-style dresses.' The woven updos proved to be the perfect expression of Roman beauty — and perfectly rain-proof when the weather threw a curveball. Time to Party After the show, the rain stopped — perhaps by divine intervention. Guests then floated their way through the gardens to bartenders flowing champagne into cut crystal coups while a string quartet played. The theatrical vibe of the evening continued as fashion's most formidable mingled with celebs and friends of the house including Rachel Brosnahan, Alexandra Daddario, Sarah Catherine Hook, Liza Koshy and Style Not Com's Beka Gvishiani over plates of pasta and braesola with parmesan. The revelry continued well into the night; an ethereal spirit seen through Maria Grazia Chiuri's lens was in the air — a very fitting finale for the Italian design legend who championed feminism and following one's art… with heart.
Cosmopolitan
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Cosmo Editors Review the New Dior Rosy Blushes & Lip Glow Butter
Dior has the viral makeup thing all figured out. The brand's beloved Lip Glow Oil and buzzy Forever Skin Foundation Stick are internet favorites, and their latest drops—two blushes and the cutest lip gloss, all a part of the brand's Backstage Collection—are about to be the same. Team Cosmo got an early preview of the new launches and has been busy testing them for the past month, and now that they're available to shop, we can finally share our reviews. Keep scrolling for a full rundown of the new Dior Addict Lip Glow Butter, Backstage Rosy Glow Powder Blush, and Backstage Rosy Glow Stick Blush—including what we love about them, how we've been using them, notes on the shade ranges, and more. I first learned about the collection via a Zoom call with Peter Philips, Christian Dior Makeup's creative and image director. He described it as 'cute, playful, and yummy,' which are three words I don't typically associate with Dior as a brand, but he is totally right in using them here. Visually, the blushes and lip balm have a joyfulness about them, and the shade range feels candy-inspired, so yummy vibes are happening as well. The Lip Glow Butter and Rosy Glow Blushes are intended to 'seduce a new Dior customer' and definitely cater to Gen Z (maybe even Gen Alpha?) but don't feel so young that my 33-year-old self isn't excited to use them. As for the specific products, the Lip Glow Butter—a new addition to the beloved Lip Glow franchise—is my favorite for sure. You know how everyone who was anyone was toting around a Lancôme Juicy Tube in the early 2000s? I predict that's what happens with charm-adorned Lip Glow Butter. It's not just makeup; it's an accessory that will come to define an era, along with baggy jeans, white t-shirts, sleek buns, and colorful Sambas. I also really like the Rosy Glow Blush Stick for the convenience factor. I'm all about makeup that requires little to no effort to look good, and the Rosy Glow Blush Stick is so easy to dab on and blend out with fingers for a quick flush. I'm wearing the shade 'Candy' on my cheeks in the pics above, which is honestly the most flattering peachy pink with a hint of shimmer for a subtle highlighting effect. At this point in my career, I've tested every single designer beauty brand, and Dior is my favorite. Everything I've tried, I've genuinely liked—and this summer collection is no exception. The blush sticks are my favorite. I tested a mix of shades: The lilac I'm holding in the selfie above—called Pink Lilac—didn't seem like it would be right for my medium complexion at first glance, but it actually blends out into a gorgeous bright purplish pink that leaves my skin so fresh looking. But my faves are definitely Rosewood and Cherry, which look great on their own but pair beautifully together for an ombré blush effect (see it in action above). I really love the original Backstage Rosy Glow Blushes because they are somewhat sheer upon first application but can be built up for a lot stronger pigment. And same goes for these—just with a hella dewy finish. These aren't shimmery though. Instead, they offer up a healthy-looking sheen that doesn't highlight any rough or uneven skin texture. Dior also reimagined their classic Addict Lip Glow Lip Balm into this extremely buttery version. It's similar to all the other tube lip balms we love (see: Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm or Laneige Lip Glowy Balm)—just in a hyper-luxe tube with a 'Dior' charm hanging from it. I couldn't look chicer when I pull this out of my bag. And the product inside the tube is fantastic. It's got the same minty, vanilla-esque scent of the Lip Glow Balm but with a much glossier finish. It's a lot more hydrating too. I've been wearing Glazed Lavender (with a lip liner for some dimension) nonstop. Ever since I tried the Lip Glow Oil and baby-pink powder blush that went viral on TikTok during the pandemic, I've been a Dior makeup convert. So I was so stoked to see this new and upgraded line. The first thing that struck me about the new launches is the packaging. The keychain with the Dior logo on the Lip Butter is SO cute and feels like a mini luxury accessory. It's been clipped to my coin wallet ever since I got it, and it's just so convenient to always have my lip product, keys, and cards in one place. And I also love the upgraded packaging on the powder blush and the chicness of the cream blushes. As for the actual formula, the Lip Glow Butter is truly the most pigmented lip balm that I've used in a looong time. It's so glassy and packed with color that you don't need to layer a bunch of products just to get the lip you want—it's all in this formula. And I have not stopped using the cream blush for the last month, specifically the pink shade. It gives me dewy cheeks and that coveted Sabrina Carpenter 'babydoll' glam. And I love layering the cream blush with the pink powder blush for a full glam moment or super-flushed look. Even though it's luxury makeup, it still feels accessible, modern, and the formulas have amazing color payoff. I can't tell you how many $50 blushes I've tried that don't even transfer onto the brush I'm using. Lauren Balsamo is the beauty director at Cosmopolitan where she writes, edits, and produces all types of beauty content—from product reviews to personal essays and trend reports. She has covered beauty for more than a decade at Cosmopolitan. Follow her on Instagram.
