Bella Magazine November 2013 | Page 10

cosmetics beauty icons the iconic The timeless beauty products we turn to time and time again Clarins Eau Dynamisante When a medical student Jacques Courtin-Clarins came up with an idea of a fragrance and a body treatment in one, he was on to a winner. Today the red bottle, identical to the one created in 1987, is one of the most popular wellness (and unisex) scents combining the fresh aroma with caring and aromatherapy effects, and one is sold every five minutes. Chanel No.5 Coco Chanel, with the help of chemist Ernest Beaux, came up with this new perfume in 1921. The scent, which was a mix of jasmine, rose, sandalwood and vanilla, has been loved by women ever since. Famously, Marilyn Monroe when asked what she wore to bed, answered provocatively that it was 5 drops of her favorite perfume, Chanel No.5! Maybelline Great Lash Mascara 9 Maybel William and her brother Noel came up with an invention of mascara after she singed her eyelashes in 1917. Fifty four years later, Maybelline (named after Maybel) came up with its Great Lash Mascara. With its iconic green and pink packaging, this mascara is known all over the world, and one is sold every 1.7 seconds!