Napoleon Perdis Sponsors The Australian Ballet

Napoleon Perdis Sponsors The Australian Ballet

August 2011. Australia's leading makeup artist Napoleon Perdis is thrilled to announce hissponsorship of The Australian Ballet. The relationship commences with the performance of theultimate love story - Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet - at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, directed byfamed choreographer Graeme Murphy in September. "I'm excited to be working with a companyas commanding and awe-inspiring as The Australian Ballet," says Napoleon.

Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister, said the Napoleon partnership was abeautiful fit for the company. "We're thrilled that Napoleon will be creating a unique makeupcollection especially for our world premiere season of Romeo & Juliet," he said. "It's the perfectexample of a smart partnership extending beyond the stage and behind the scenes, with ourdancers attending master classes with Napoleon's top makeup artists and really benefitting fromthis collaboration."

The theatrical makeup behind a powerful ballet tells as much of a story as the actualperformance. "Like the score or the set design, the makeup direction establishes the mood for theperformance." A love story such as Romeo & Juliet calls for a soft romantic makeup look, while aperformance like Madame Butterfly demands a powerful eye statement," says Napoleon. "Myteam and I look forward to working with the company and creating a range of looks for eachproduction."

For Romeo & Juliet, Napoleon wanted to capture the young lovers' all consuming passion. Thisinspired the creation of his new Love Unleashed makeup collection. "In my eyes, the modern dayJuliet is filled with passion, excitement and lust. She wants to look and feel irresistible for herRomeo," says Napoleon. Channel your inner Juliet with this collection of dreamy beauty musthaves.The Love Unleashed collection includes:

Crème de la crème Eye Shadow ($35 AUD)

These soft cream eye shadows deliver long-lasting color. The light-reflecting undertones work tocreate heavenly eyes that sparkle and captivate. Available in three shades: Quick Silver, Fool'sGold and Wild Bronze.

The Ultimate Contour Palette ($45 AUD)

This palette allows you to color, highlight and shape your face for an instant image upgrade.Enhanced with nourishing marine extracts and free of parabens.

DeVine Goddess Lipstick in Artemis ($35 AUD)

This luxurious lipstick is enriched with herbal extracts and antioxidants to pamper your pout -leaving a sweet and flirty pop of pink color.

Nude Rose Lip Gloss ($30 AUD)

Drench your lips in luxury with this high shine lip gloss. The fusion of Argan Oil and Cherry extractnourishes and protects lips, and color stays put for up to 6 hours.

Love Unleashed Lashes ($19 AUS)

Create doe-eyed beauty with this set of natural-looking faux eyelashes. The easy-to-apply stripsare perfect for daywear or to glam up an evening look.

Eye Will Survive Primer ($35 AUD)

A triple-action primer that reduces creasing, protects the eye area and ensures a vibrant shadowapplication that lasts for hours. Your lids will love you.

Love Unleashed Lip Gloss Ring (Gift with purchase, valued at $65)

Style meets substance with this chic cocktail ring, and inside sits a creamy rose-colored lip glossthat's enriched with nourishing ingredients such as Vitamin E, Coconut Oil, and Aloe Vera.Love Unleashed Collection launch date: 5th September

Napoleon Perdis prestige products are available at Napoleon Perdis Concept Stores, David Jonesand over 875 pharmacies and salons throughout Australia
AUS Stockist Enquiries - 1800 814 572
www.napoleonperdis.com

Romeo & Juliet

13th-24th September 2011 at the Arts Centre, State Theatre - Melbourne, VIC
2nd-21st December 2011 at the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House - Sydney, NSW
For tickets, visit www.australianballet.com.au

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About Napoleon Perdis
Napoleon Perdis picked up his first makeup brush at the age of 13 to help his glamorous motherprimp for a soiree. Since then the self-taught makeup artist has long dreamed of spreading hisglamour gospel. A native of Sydney, Australia, and now based in Los Angeles, Perdis has alwayssought to demystify makeup, and transform runway and red carpet trends to reality. TheNapoleon Perdis philosophy is not dictated by fashion: it's about accentuating your natural beautywith confidence-building products. Today Napoleon Perdis has 72 stand-alone concept storesand over 4,500 point-of-sale locations.
In the United States, the brand has three Napoleon Perdis concept stores, including the vibrantflagship on Hollywood Boulevard. Napoleon Perdis is retailed at Dillard's department stores andStage department stores and is represented at over 370 Ulta stores across the country, as wellas at select independent retailers, including Planet Beauty and online at Amazon.com,Zappos.com, Beauty.com, Soap.com and Dermstore.com. The brand is also available at highprofiletourist destinations including the Palms in Las Vegas. Since its unveiling in the U.S., thebrand has attracted celeb fans including Jessica Szohr, AnnaLynne McCord, Lindsay Lohan,Leighton Meester, Debra Messing, Jessica Lowndes, Shenae Grimes, LeAnn Rimes, NicolletteSheridan, Amanda Bynes and among others.