Selene, "the Eye of the Night" is the cousin of Zeus, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, and sister of Helios (the sun) and Eos (the dawn). She's the goddess of the moon, months, and madness. Dutiful yet playful, lovely yet distant—Selene takes her task of illuminating the night sky in her winged-horse-drawn chariot seriously while observing the nocturnal doings of all below.
Luminous and ethereal, and perhaps the most beautiful non-Olympian goddess, Selene's sacred symbols include winged steeds, bull horns (which turn up like a crescent moon), and the moon itself. With the following Selene-approved products, you'll be a rare, luminous, gem in the night.
Hanae Mori Magical Moon
When the witch Medea became heartbroken over Jason, Selene mocked the girl's heartache out of anger that Medea had so often hidden the moon from view in order to perform magic in secret. Still Selene was evoked often in mystical rites and was no stranger to magic. Smell magic in the air with Horae Mori's Magical Moon fragrance, which contains florals harvested according to the ancient lunar calendar and bottled under a full moon.
Shiseido The Makeup Silky Eye Shadow Quad in Lunar Phases
The ancient Greek calendar was based on lunar cycles and each cycle was based on the phases of the moon. Often seen as wearing a glowing golden crown in the shape of bull horns, each month Selene would rekindle the horns' light by capturing the rays of the sun (her brother Helios). With Shiseido's Eye Shadow Quad in Lunar Phases, you can get a look to match each phase of the moon.
Benefit Moon Beam
Seen by the ancients as a great beauty from whom golden and silver light glistened, all enveloped within her light were thought of as blessed. You too can have Selene's golden complexion with Benefit's Moon Beam face highlighter. It will give your face that moon-goddess glow.
DuWop Moon VenomWhen Selene saw the beautiful shepherd prince Endymion, she knew this mortal must be hers. And have him she did, for what mortal could deny her celestial beauty and shimmering goddess lips? Not only does
DuWop's Moon Venom plump your pout, but it also gives your lips a
pearlized, opalescent finish that will shimmer like the surface of the moon.
Laura Geller Baked Marble Eyeshadow in MoonstoneThe ancient Greeks believed the moon was a stone held in place on Selene's crown by bull-like horns. When the monster
Typhoeus attacked heaven, he slung a gigantic bull into the night sky to do battle with Selene. The lunar goddess locked horns with the monster and prevailed, but it was this battle that caused the cracks on the moon's surface. When you open Laura Geller's beautiful marbled eyeshadow, you'll be reminded of the moon's marbled surface—but on your eyes it will become an infusion of multiple, gorgeous, lunar colors.
Murad Sleep Reform™ Serum When the shepherd Endymion and Selene fell in love, Zeus offered him a gift. Endymion chose immortality and eternal sleep, and it was in this state, hidden in a cave, that Selene would visit him every night. Talk about getting your beauty sleep! Enhance your own skin's natural nighttime renewal process with
Murad's Sleep Reform™ Serum, which promotes collagen production and softens the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Don't worry; you won't have to sleep forever, Sleeping Beauty.
-Dax Carver
Smashbox Mother Earth Palette: Not only do I love every single certified-organic color (deep plum and shimmering taupe!) in this palette, but I'm going bananas over the minimalistic, earthy case that houses them.
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