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Forbes
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Danessa Myricks Launches Colorfix Stix Versions Of Her Liquid Formula
Danessa Myricks Colorfix Stix collection Photo courtesy of Danessa Myricks On-the-go glittery glam? Say no more. Danessa Myricks is making sure all her shimmer-seeking fans can easily transport her cult-favorite Colorfix products whenever they're on the move. Packaged in sleek, magnetic, dual-ended tubes, each Colorfix Stix duo ($38) comes with a high-performance foil shade and a complementary metallic shade. Pro-Level Looks With One Swipe 'When I first created Colorfix, it wasn't just about pigment, it was about possibility,' Myricks shared for this article. 'Now, 10 years later, Colorfix Stix is the next evolution of that dream.' The goal for Myricks is to offer makeup artistry potential to the masses. 'They were created so you can achieve magical, pro-level looks by layering them together or using them individually,' she explained. 'True to the Colorfix name, Colorfix Stix gives you the freedom to create infinite looks and combinations in just one swipe.' Designed for safe use and efficacy on the eyes, lips and face, the launch follows the massive trend of multi-functional beauty products. According to a report by The Benchmarking Company, 67% of beauty-buying females surveyed in January 2025 said they regularly buy beauty products that perform more than one function or solve multiple problems. Whether it's skincare products that contain SPF, or makeup that offers anti-aging skin benefits, time-saving hacks are of key importance to 93% of those asked. Danessa Myricks Colorfix Stix duo Photo courtesy of Danessa Myricks Expert-Developed Formulas For Your Pocket Myricks' new formula is supercharged with hyper-reflective, super-fine crystal pearls that glide on smoothly and diffuse light. The shades offer budge-proof, crease-resistant color in 10 duos, with the same pigment, pearl and glitter as the original formula—in an easy, one-stop-swipe applicator. Each duo is interchangeable so users can swap and swipe as they please. And each fully retractable water-gel stick features a dome-shaped tip for easy application to the lids, cheek, lips and even the inner corners of the eyes. 'It glides on with a cooling kiss and leaves behind a shimmer that dances like stars in motion,' Myricks says. Leading up to the Colorfix Stix launch, the self-taught makeup artist most recently released a sold-out Pastel Dream Mini Freedom Palette. The multi-chrome, all-over face selection includes foil-flake metallic shimmers and color-accurate soft mattes. Myricks recently said the biggest makeup trends of Summer 2025 are natural, demi-matte skin, controlled, strategic shine, and soft shimmer.
Daily Mail
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Prince William meets Hollywood royalty in Norfolk as he's joined by Cate Blanchett on visit to Earthshot Prize finalist
The Prince of Wales met esteemed Australian actress Cate Blanchett to visit a 2023 Earthshot Prize finalist in Norfolk today. After a busy day at Royal Ascot yesterday, Prince William, 42, joined the actress, an Earthshot Prize Council Member, to tour sustainable dye company Colorfix. Colorfix, established in 2016, reached the Earthshot Prize final in the 'Build a Waste Free World' category due to its efforts in creating sustainable dyes by using nature's colours and DNA sequencing. To learn more about the Colorfix processes, William and Cate of Ocean's 8 fame toured various labs while dressed in white laboratory coats. They watched how Colorfix identifies the DNA code that produces pigment, how dye liquid is attached to fabric, and heard about how Colorifix processes save water, energy, and carbon emissions. The sustainable company aims to tackle the negative impact of chemically synthesized dyes, which can seep into rivers, harm wildlife, and use up vast amounts of water resources. William and Cate, who accessorized her outfit with a pair of statement pink glasses, appeared to enjoy the tour thoroughly and were photographed laughing and smiling with each other. Colorfix creates dye by identifying a natural colour from an animal, plant, or microbe. Once selected, DNA sequencing identifies where the colour is coded in the genetics of that organism. The DNA code is then translated into a safe microbe and transported to a dye house to support the growth of colour via fermentation, which results in a dye suitable for use on natural and synthetic fabrics, yarns, and garments. Since 2016, Colorfix has collaborated with a string of major retailers, including H&M and Pangaia. The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize and platform founded by Prince William in 2020, designed to discover, accelerate, and scale ground-breaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet. It comes after the Prince of Wales joined the King and Queen as the Royal Family turned out in force for the second day of Royal Ascot on Wednesday. Looking relaxed and in his element, Prince William was pictured enjoying what appeared to be a Pimm's after putting on an animated display while watching the races. Arriving at the annual occasion, the father-of-three sat beside Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Saud, a member of the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia, and opposite Charles, 76, and Camilla, 77, as they made their way to the Berkshire racecourse by carriage. His appearance in the royal procession came after the Princess of Wales pulled out of attending the prestigious five-day meet at the last minute as she continues to 'find the right balance' following her battle with cancer. Racegoers had been hoping to catch a glimpse of Kate as William was named as one of the figures awarding race prizes during day two of the festival. Ascot officials had announced in a published list at 12pm that the Princess was due to be with William in the second carriage in the royal procession - which is marking its 200th anniversary this year. But less than half an hour later, Kensington Palace confirmed just before 12.30pm that Kate would not be attending - and a revised carriage list was published by Ascot. MailOnline understands the Princess was 'disappointed' not to be in attendance 'but she has to find the right balance as she fully returns to public facing engagements'. However, Kate's mother Carole Middleton did attend yesterday - alongside her daughter-in-law Alizee Thevenet, the wife of Kate's brother James Middleton. The 43-year-old Princess has been making a gradual return to public duties since it was announced in January that she was in remission from cancer. But in the past week she has attended three high-profile events - Trooping the Colour, the annual Order of the Garter service and a visit to a V&A storage facility in London. The King and Queen were joined at Wednesday's event by Zara and Mike Tindall, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence. Charles also hosted Lady Sarah Chatto, the daughter of his late aunt Princess Margaret and a favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth II. She was joined on the fourth carriage with her artist husband, Daniel Chatto. Despite her closeness to Her late Majesty, Lady Sarah is known for keeping a low profile, and while she's attended Ascot in the past, she's not regularly seen with the royal family, aside from a handful of key events. The King and Queen, both fans of racing, were also joined by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Ascot, known as the jewel in the crown of the UK racing calendar, will welcome hundreds of thousands of punters during the five-day meet. On Wednesday, the King and Queen enjoyed a day at the races as they welcomed the girlfriend of the Princess Royal's son to the royal fold. Charles and Camilla hosted guests in the royal box on the first day of Royal Ascot including the monarch's nephew Peter Phillips and his partner, NHS nurse Harriet Sperling. She made an appearance for the first time in the carriage procession the royal family make onto the famous Berkshire racecourse to signal the start of the day. The royal procession is celebrating its 200th anniversary, a tradition begun during the reign of George IV in 1825 when the monarch was accompanied by the Duke of Wellington. The King and Queen rode in the first carriage with Prince Faisal, a member of the Saudi royal family, and Lady Sarah Keswick, one of the Queen's official companions. Behind them travelled the Princess Royal with Camilla's sister Annabel Elliot and the Duke and Duchess of Wellington and they were followed by a coach carrying Anne's son Peter Phillips and his girlfriend. Other royals spotted among the crowds included Princess Beatrice and her mother Sarah, Duchess of York and Zara and Mike Tindall. The King and his wife have continued Queen Elizabeth II's close association with the Berkshire race meet but they had no luck with the sport of Kings when their horse Reaching High was well beaten in the Ascot Stakes. The late Queen was a passionate owner and breeder of thoroughbreds and had more than 20 Royal Ascot winners during her 70-year reign. Charles and Camilla have taken on her stable of horses and enjoyed their first Royal Ascot winner in 2023 when their horse Desert Hero triumphed in the King George V Stakes. Yesterday's racing, meanwhile, featured the The Prince of Wales's Stakes as one of its highlights. First run at Royal Ascot in 1862, the race, named after the son of Queen Victoria (later to become King Edward VII), is now worth £1million in prize money and is one of the features of the week. Over £10 million in prize money is awarded to the winners and placed horses across the five days of the festival. The minimum value for each race is £110,000 and every Group 1 contest will be rewarded with at least £650,000. Kate was last seen on Monday, joking and laughing when she made a return to one of the highlights of the royal calendar - a service celebrating the Order of the Garter. The princess, who missed last year's event during the period of her cancer treatment, was in good spirits when she watched the procession of Ladies and Knights of the Garter through the grounds of Windsor Castle to St George's Chapel. Kate was joined by the Duchess of Edinburgh and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence at the chapel's Galilee porch, a traditional vantage point to see the spectacle. The King and Queen followed convention and were at the back of the procession dressed in white plumed hats and dark blue velvet robes, as were the other members of the order including the Prince of Wales, Princess Royal and Duke of Edinburgh.
Euronews
01-06-2025
- Business
- Euronews
These UK scientists are ‘growing colour' using nature's DNA codes
From the vivid red of a parrot's feather to the dreamy blues and purples of Indigo plants, nature is a riot of colour. It has a spectrum to satisfy even the most fashion-forward of humans, so what if there were a way to naturally copy all of these hues? That's precisely what UK-based company Colorifix is working on: a fabric-dyeing process that uses the DNA codes for colours found in nature and teaches microbes to recreate them. Founders Orr Yarkoni and Jim Ajioka were motivated by a research trip to Nepal in 2013, where they saw the toxic impact of chemically synthesised dyes on Kathmandu's rivers. A decade later, Colorfix won recognition as a 2023 finalist for The Earthshot Prize - the global environmental award created by Britain's Prince William. We caught up with the company to find out more about the waste-cutting solution and what they've achieved since stepping into the global spotlight. Before the 19th century, fabric dyes were derived from natural plants and crops, and colourful clothing was considered a luxury. Colorifix is 'bringing the fashion industry back to its roots', in the words of CEO Yarkoni - but with a 21st century set of tools to unlock new pigments. It begins by identifying an interesting colour created naturally by an animal, plant or microbe. By searching public databases, scientists find the 'instructions' for making that colour in the organism's DNA code. They then insert that code into bioengineered microbes like yeast, which are fed with sugar and nitrogen in bioreactors, similar to the way beer is brewed. Over time, these 'microscopic colour factories' can create hundreds to thousands of litres of dye. Finally, the contents of the fermentor are pumped into standard dye machines along with the yarn, fabric, or garment to be dyed. 'Support from The Earthshot Prize not only validates the impact of our solution but also connects us with the network needed for this crucial next phase,' says Andreas Andren, head of business development at Colorifix. Finalists - there are 15 each year, across five categories - join the Prize's 12-month accelerator programme, which includes connections to investors and help to overcome hurdles. 'Biotech is great, but overall expensive to run and scale,' explains Andren. 'Part of the innovation we had to put into play was hardware to make biotechnology scaling competitive with commodity chemical manufacturing. 'Having to solve that problem on top of developing our core technology - the actual dyeing - was definitely the biggest challenge.' Colorfix's solution makes for an interesting intellectual property (IP) case. Patenting organisms that have been recreated using DNA technology is tricky, so the company has instead patented its process of producing, depositing and fixing dye on fabric. 'To reap all the benefits of our technology, such as flexibility and cost parity, a dye house will need to install our proprietary bioreactors on-site,' Andren says. Is the company coming up against incumbents in the industry? 'We are getting more attention from synthetic chemical manufacturers,' he says. 'Some good, some not so good; but the fact that they are starting to pay attention is definitely a sign we are on the right track.' Colorifix has operational capacity in Europe and South America - spread out across several manufacturers - and is aiming to be operational in South Asia within a year. It has partnered with fashion brands like Pangaia and Vollebak to bring products dyed with its technology to market and start increasing demand for sustainable dyes throughout the supply chain. There are other 'big names in the pipeline,' says Andren - but the company is keeping its cards close to its chest for now. The same goes for the new colours it is cooking up. However, he reveals, they successfully dyed greens and oranges during the first part of the year. And the team are extending their application to new materials, including Spiber, made of spider silk protein, and Circulose, an alternative cellulose pulp. New colours will join Colorifix's primary palette of three pigments: one detected in Indigo plants; another, Blushing Rose, made by underwater bacteria; and a third bacteria-born pigment found in soil and deep-sea sediments, named Sunlit Sand. Colouring our clothes with these natural dyes would represent huge progress for an industry that is currently polluting and colouring nature - like Tanzania's Msimbazi River - with chemicals. Colorifix's natural dyes cut chemical pollution by 80 per cent and, when applied to fabrics, they require far fewer rinses than synthetic dyes, ultimately saving vast quantities of water. Tajikistan is home to nearly 14,000 glaciers, but more than a thousand have already disappeared. The country has the largest number of glaciers in Central Asia and sits at the epicentre of regional glacier melt. As the impact grows, Tajikistan is leading the call for action and bringing the issue to the global stage. On the side-lines of the first high-level International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon proposed launching a major study of the country's glaciers and creating a regional research lab. He also suggested focusing research efforts on the Vanch Yakh Glacier, formerly known as Fedchenko. It is the world's largest continental glacier and has already retreated by more than one kilometre over the past 80 years. "Considering the fact that more than 60% of the region's glaciers are located in Tajikistan, I propose, in collaboration with development partners and research institutes, to organise a comprehensive expedition to study the glaciers of Tajikistan and establish a regional laboratory for glacier research," the president said. The International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation gathered more than 2,000 people from more than 80 countries. Among the high-profile guests were UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Iran's First Vice President Mohammed Reza Arif, Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shabaz Sharif and other international leaders. The event marks an important step toward putting the UN's 2025 International Year of Glacier Preservation into action.
