When your product makes it into the glamorous goodies haul handed out to A-list nominated celebrities, you can rest assured you are onto a good thing.
‘Lip lady to the stars’ Janine Hall will be gifting her new book ‘One Million Kisses’ to Emmy Award nominees this year as part of their Four Seasons Beverly Hills swag bags.
While the Sunshine Coast beauty expert can’t reveal the names of all Hollywood stars who will be receiving her book, she did let slip Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Mayer and Julia Louis-Dreyfus were all on the list.
It’s not the first time Janine’s products have made it into the prestigious bags either – for the past two years her top-selling lip-balm has featured in bags for the top 40 Academy Award nominees.
Janine Hall will be gifting her new book ‘One Million Kisses’ to Emmy Award nominees
Michelle Pfeiffer (pictured left) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (pictured right) are two of the celebrities at this year’s Emmy Awards who will receive Janine Hall’s new book
The lip print reader revealed that when she was approached by the US company who distributes the bags to contribute this year she seized the ‘very exciting’ opportunity to share her new book.
Speaking to FEMAIL, Janine said she’d been working on ‘One Million Kisses’ – a labour of love all about the world of lips – for the past year, but the Emmy’s deadline really got things moving.
‘It really came together in the last few months; there were just six weeks between editing the manuscripts and printing,’ she said.
‘Then I jumped on a plane and hand delivered 50 copies to Hollywood Swag Bag’s founder Lisa Gal in Los Angeles late August.’
She shared the concept behind her business – from her lip-balm range based on the chakra system of the body through to her book is to teach people to learn to love their lips.
Janine Hall’s lip balms have made it into Oscar goodie bags for the last two years
Your lip shape defined: Alluring (top left) Lavish (top right) Tender (bottom left) Timeless (bottom right)
Janine explained lip print reading is a skill which she developed over the 17 years she worked as a remedial massage therapist where reading body language was integral to her work.
‘That process gave me the ability to really tune into the body. It really honed my intuitive skills.
The holistic healer first began hand-making her lip products from her Caramundi kitchen for her massage clients 15 years ago, now the business is set to take the international stage by storm.
Your lip shape defined: Classic (top left) Pampered (top right) Divine Goddess (bottom left) Sweetheart (bottom right)
Having recently turned her hand to lip print reading – she’s only one of a handful in the world – she said gives her greater a depth of understanding into her clients physical, mental and eimotional wellbeing.
‘There are different aspects of the lips that intuit through the chakra system.
‘My concept is to help people understand their lips, and to learn to love them.’
Janine’s new book ‘One Million Kisses’ – the first to be written on the subject in Australia – takes a look at lips and what they can tell us about our personalities and our health.
‘I wrote the book to help people gain an understanding of themselves through their lips, she said.
‘I want to educate women to love their lips. The book is for people who are in pursuit of perfect luscious lips – naturally.’
Your lip shape defined: Elegant (top left) Courageous (top right) Mystic (bottom centre)
While the creative alchemist concedes there is a definite trend towards plumper looking lips, she’s not an advocate for cosmetic surgery.
‘When I take a closer look at the effects these lip injections are having on many women on an emotional level, I want to tell them to stop and take a closer look.’
She said her main concern is Bacterium Clostridium Botulinum type A – a drug commonly used in cosmetic procedures to ease fine lines and wrinkles – because of the effect on the central nervous system.
‘The mind-set around what you do to your lips is really important, so my thing with lips is love them and be kind to them,’ she concluded
‘When you block this you are more likely to feel depressed and less sure of who you are,’ she said.
‘The more often you have lip injections the more likelihood you will want more because you have that feeling of not enough, or not feeling good enough.’
Instead Janine offers that bridging the ‘disconnect’ between how your feel and how you think you should look as a pathway to true beauty.
‘The mind-set around what you do to your lips is really important, so my thing with lips is love them and be kind to them,’ she concluded.
‘One Million Kisses’ will be launched 28 September