Ystyle picks

Mining for the best minerals

MANILA, Philippines - You can sleep with this makeup on. At least, that’s the claim of the folks over at makeup brand Jane Iredale’s local distribution unit. Now finding a new home, hopefully a permanent one, at Rustan’s Essenses, the mineral makeup masters are still unyielding in their claim that their loose powders, foundations, bronzers and blushers actually help make the skin look better. They call it skin care makeup, mostly due to formulas that don’t contain fillers or talc, or ingredients that clog up the pores but do have SPF (zinc oxide and titanium dioxide that actually battle skin inflammation).

Their concentrated pigments also help reflect light, giving the skin radiance and helping mask flaws better, which is probably why it’s a great favorite among Hollywood stars and TV personalities. Fans include Gwyneth Paltrow, Julianne Moore, and Diane Sawyer. Also, George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Apparently, not even the gents are immune to the pull of mineral. Jane Iredale is now available at Rustan’s Essenses Makati, Shangri-La Plaza, Alabang Town Center and Ayala Center Cebu. — Ana Kalaw

No tricks, just treats for fashion-forward kids

Kids don’t have to limit themselves to spooky costumes or Disney characters this Halloween. For the big day of dress-up, youngsters can hit the streets in designer duds as dandy fashion folk. Although in this case, they won’t have to limit themselves to one day in October to don designer threads. Stella McCartney’s collaboration with Gap put the kibosh on all things frothy and fancy for kids. The designer turned to her own offspring for inspiration when one of her children reportedly sniffed at her original sketches, claiming he’d wear one of her sweaters over his dead body. “I guess I tackled it in the same way I would one of my own ready-to-wear collections, but then the challenge was, ‘Okay, I’ve got to get into the same mindset of a kid and what they might like,’” Stella McCartney noted to WWD. “It’s quite a good thing to have kids when you’re designing a kids’ collection, to be aware that they actually have their own point of view.” Among her finished designs, Lego and robot prints for her fickle son and hoodies, tiered skirts and the odd splash of pink here and there.

The collection hits Gap stores in the US, England, France and Japan on Nov. 2.             — Bea Ledesma