What does a spring fragrance mean to you? Is it lively? fruity? playful? sensual? Or, maybe it varies by day. Ralph Lauren, the epitome of gallant luxury, is releasing an energizing collection of four fragrances to match different moods and occasions. Whatever your “perfume personality” may be, each bottle in The Big Pony Collection for Women strives to appropriate the ambiance of spring.

To figure out which is the best fragrance for you, take the 4-question interactive Life in Color quiz!

Find out if you are predominantly matched with…

Bottle #1 – Sporty: Grapefruit and blue lotus elements make this scent invigorating and citrus-y.

Bottle #2 – Sensual: Flirty and irresistible, the cranberry fruit is the key ingredient.

Bottle #3 -Free-Spirited: Pear and mimosa make this scent crisp, bright and optimistic.

Bottle #4 – Stylish: Wild cherry and purple amber make an exotic, imaginative pair.

Each fragrance retails at $70 for 100 ml, and is available at Bloomingdales.com, RalphLauren.com and Ralph Lauren retail locations. The launch will follow in most fine department stores later this month.

-Alana Quagliariello

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We can conceive of “beauty and brains,” but never did we ponder “beauty and action-figures!” Marvel Custom Solutions has teamed up with Benefit Cosmetics to co-create SpyGal, a wise-cracking, pore-zapping persona modeled after the POREfessional pore minimizing primer.

The POREfessional ($29) is a beauty sensation, with over 1 million products sold worldwide. Can the super hero keep up with that? The packaging now depicts a sexy, vintage female action figure, and her weapons of choice? A pore-zapping gun and a touch-up case, naturally. Marvel and Benefit united a creative team including famed writer James Asmus (of Uncanny X-Men, Captain America) and acclaimed artist Phil Noto (Avengers: The Origin, X-Men Origins) to bring SpyGal to life.

SpyGal will contend with work and dating worries, while dishing out justice, and of course, beauty tips! The limited edition comic is available in May at Benefit counters everywhere.

Humor, strength and intelligence are the newest beauty remedy — and we are certainly not complaining.

-Alana Quagliariello

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In this episode, Julia reviews the latest items, including $2 essentials from e.l.f. – eyeslipsface.com.

[Image via Strange Invisible Perfumes]

Two successful companies with the same values, yet different aesthetics, have collaborated to introduce “The Perfume Commune.”  Le Labo and Strange Invisible Perfumes have joined forces to introduce a new way to bring much-needed detail to perfumes and to reinstall the glamour of the fragrance industry. Both stores now happily co-exist alongside one another on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, California, offering close to fifty perfumes collectively.

Though they are different in many regards, both agree on quality, as each fragrance is hand-blended and bottled in-house, which prioritizes the standards of the ingredients and esthetics. Alexandra Balahoutis from Strange Invisible Perfumes acknowledges the success of a collaboration involving two different companies; “Le Labo’s creations are different from mine, yet the two perfumeries are somehow complementary.” Both Le Labo and Strange Invisible Perfumes have one goal, which Fabrice Penot of Le Labo states; “the intention behind our work is the same: to make life more beautiful through the art of perfumery.” We couldn’t agree more!

- Ambika Makin

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T, The New York Times Style Magazine, features an Exclusive Video from Chanel, in which model Saskia De Brauw shows off the latest Chanel nail polish shades while reciting Coco Chanel quotes in sign language! We thought it was pretty cool! Click on the picture above to check out the video.

-Julia DiNardo

Get a sneak peek at Clinique’s new Chubby Stick colors, NARS’ new Shadow Pencil Shade, and Sonia Kashuk’s fab Lip Crayon.

Kérastase Cristalliste is the latest product to be reviews in Three Minutes of Beauty with Julia; find out why this long hair-designated formula should be on your list!

We’ve got a combination of makeup, inspired by Taylor Schilling’s look in the movie “The Lucky One” for TWO super lucky readers!   The Lucky One Makeup Collection from e.l.f. Cosmetics includes: Studio High Definition Powder, Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder, Essential Volumizing Mascara, Studio Lip Balm SPF 15 in Nude, Essential Brightening Eyeshadow Quad in Butternut (all pictured above, valued at $15 per set). Regardless of if you’ve got a crush on Zac Efron, we could all use six great new products to refresh our makeup look!

RULES OF ENTRY:

1) Do TWO of the following: Subscribe to the FashionPulseDaily newsletter (if you’re not already a subscriber), Follow us @fashionpulse on Twitter, and/or Like us on Facebook!

2) Let us know in the comments below which TWO you did – OR do all three for double entry!

3) Answer the question in the comments below: “Which of the six products listed in the collection are you most excited to try?” (For me, it’s the Studio Lip Balm SPF 15 in Nude!)

4) USA entrants only, one entry per person, must be 18 or older.

Good luck!

*Giveaway ends Monday, April 30th, 2012 at 11:59pm! The winner will be selected via Random.org.

[image via Dove.com/ShowUsYourSkin]

We all know that utterly brilliant Dove Campaign, featuring real women with the confidence to show off their skin. Why do we call it utterly brilliant? Because Dove is working to challenge the mainstream definitions of beauty.

At present, Dove is launching the brand’s largest campaign featuring real women.  For the first-time ever, every woman who uploads a photo at Dove.com/ShowUsYourSkin orFacebook.com/Dove will appear in a Dove ad – including online ads and a dynamic billboard in the world-renowned Times Square. Every woman has superior beauty potential!

The media is capable of manipulating us, often times lowering body satisfaction. The statistics are staggering. We encourage all of our readers to join Dove as they combat the “thin ideal” and create a new cultural narrative fostered by the media.

The brand’s national “Show Us Your Skin” campaign highlights the Dove body washes and beauty bars we all depend on for soft, smooth skin. Stop scrutinizing your body for flaws, and get involved by treating your own body with kindness and respect.

-Alana Quagliariello

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[image via Cosmopolitan.com]

With Earth Day approaching on April 22nd, 2012, we are glad to say that “going green” has never looked so good.

H&M Red Carpet Conscious Collection

Yes, they already have an awesome range of organic cotton, but now H&M has created a Conscious Red Carpet Collection. We applaud this fast fashion chain for its effort to blump up the fashion quotient on eco-friendly fashion! Complete with feminine frocks and dramatic gowns, the line is manufactured with organic cotton, hemp, and recycled polyester.

Celebrities like Amanda Seyfried, Michelle Williams (seen above), and Viola Davis have already been seen in these earthy ensembles! We hope to see other brands jump aboard the sustainable ship soon because being conscious is always cool. Prices range from about $30 for a top and $299 for a limited edition evening dress.

The line is available at 100 H&M’s stores nationwide with select styles online at hm.com.

[The Body Shop's Earth Lovers Pear & Lemongrass Shower Gel, $10]

The Body Shop

The Body Shop’s Community Fair Trade Program works to create sustainable relationships with disadvantaged communities worldwide providing an income to more than 25,000 people. Let’s help support the Body Shop by exploring their fantastic line of products.

Some highlights include the Shower Gels for Earth Lovers (above, $10), a 100% biodegradable shower gel featuring herbs and fruit extracts from the Community Fair Trade program. Also, dive into the Limited Edition Summer Fragrance Collection ($25), launching April 30th, with each scent designed to capture that heightened summer divinity. Again, each fragrance contains 50% Community Fair Trade alcohol from Ecuador.

[Image via www.LPsalons.com]

L’OREAL PROFESSIONNEL

L’Oréal Professionnel Serie Nature collection, is the first eco-friendly hair care collection, including all natural ingredients, fragrances, and packaging. Available at www.LPsalons.com, the line of high performance products includes:

For all hair types: Pureté Naturelle shampoo and masque, for dry hair: Source de Richesse, sulfate-free shampoo and masque, for rebellious, unruly hair: Douceur d’Huiles, shampoo and masque, and for fine hair: Abondance de Cacao shampoo and masque.The Série Nature Shampoo retails for $23 and the Série Nature Masque retails for $33.

[Image via AlternativeApparel.com]

Alternative Apparel: Buy a Tee, Plant a Tree

It’s cute, catchy, and too simple to pass up. For every Alternative Earth item sold on the website or in their flagship Abbot Kinney store from now until April 22, they will plant a tree. Make a difference in sustainable style!

John Masters

If you want to pamper yourself this Earth Day (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), why not indulge with the John Masters Cacao and Cupuacu Hand & Body Butter ($32)? It is deliciously intensive and works to hydrate even the driest of skins, anywhere on the body. Ingredients like cranberry seed oil function as a powerful anti-oxidant, while cacao butter will help fade blemishes and stretch marks. Available at www.johnmasters.com along with a multitude of other green beauty products.

-Alana Quagliariello

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