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Nikol Johnson Sanchez’s Life In Pink
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this supremely chic beauty expert and cosmetics founder—and a lifelong fan of the color pink—offers up ten reasons to wake-up and smell the roses.
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Pink is my favorite color. It's feminine, uplifting, and so sophisticated. What can I say, it just makes me happy! And of course, red— I love a bold red. The two shades together are a match made in heaven.
Nikol Johnson Sanchez wants women to age beautifully. It’s a profoundly refreshing concept considering all the unrelenting lip service paid to “anti-aging” messaging and other unattainable beauty standards. And who better to lead the charge than Johnson Sanchez herself, a vibrant and stylish South Florida-based makeup artist, who launched her own makeup brand and studio in 2006, specifically with mature skin types in mind. One doesn’t have to be in her presence for very long to observe her clear passion for the color pink—and rose in all its various forms.
When I was creating my cosmetics line, Nikol Beauty, pink and rose-printed packaging was a natural choice.
Makeup
1. You can wear this luscious balm as a hydrating primer under lipstick, or on its own.
Nikol Beauty
Rose Lip Balm
$23
Nikol Beauty
2. A lively color in a lightweight, non-sticky formula.
Nikol Beauty
Upgrade Lip Gloss
$19
Nikol Beauty
3. This cream blush delivers a healthy, sheer glow that’s subtle, but you can also keep adding layers to increase the impact.
Nikol Beauty
Cream Blush Stick in St. Barths
Nikol Beauty
4. My favorite, go-to shade of red.
Nikol Beauty
Confidence Shiny Velvet Cream Lipstick
$22
Nikol Beauty
I LOVE the scent of rose in all forms. Whether it’s a fragrance or a scent for the home, I don’t think I’ll ever get bored of it.
Skin & Hair
I'm constantly testing new products to suggest to my readers and followers. Of course, if there’s a rose-infused product out there, I'm all over it. Besides smelling heavenly, rose has incredibly impressive, skin and hair-benefiting properties.
5. This is such a luxuriant balm, and the rose scent always makes me happy—morning or night.
Elemis
Pro-Collagen Rose Cleansing Balm
$68
Neiman Marcus
6. Ultra-luxe and made with some of the rarest types of roses.
Chantecaille
Rose de Mai Face Oil
$198
Blue Mercury
7. I discovered this hair mist years ago, and always rely on it to help extend my blowouts. It keeps my hair smelling beautiful.
Diptyque
Eau Rose Fragrance Hair Mist
$50
Bloomingdales
8. Part-shampoo, part-scalp scrub, this is such an interesting, unique product. It gives my hair incredible volume, and needless to say, the scent is divine.
Christophe Robin
Cleansing Volumizing Paste with Rose Extracts 8.5 oz.
$59
Bloomingdales
Style
My style is classic and feminine…and I love to dress up. Two favorite designers are Carolina Herrera and Oscar De La Renta. I love my rose-printed Carolina Herrera dress for how feminine it always makes me feel.
9. This gorgeous fuchsia gown by Carolina Herrera ticks all the boxes: color, the floral-accented sleeves, and high-wattage glamour.
Carolina Herrera
Off Shoulder Column Gown with Flower Detail
$3990
Bergdorf Goodman
10. Something to hang in the closet.
Diptyque
Roses Scented Oval
$60
Neiman Marcus
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