Easter Event at LUSH
Olay Professional Pro-X Rebate
Purchase $50 worth of Olay Professional Pro-X facial moisturizers and/or cleansers before April 9, and Olay will send you a $20 rebate.
Just download and complete this form and mail it in along with your receipt by April 23; in a few short weeks, a check will arrive in the post.
15% off at Sephora
Start spring cleaning with your makeup bag, stop by any Sephora store to restock and refill on all of your beauty needs. Beauty Insiders save 15% off their entire purchase April 12th –19th! Now is the time to shop!
Want 15% off but not a Beauty Insider?
Sign up on Sephora.com – it’s fast and free.
Does Your Diet Help or Harm Your Skin?
The answer is in this quiz |
Captain obvious here: Eating right is great for our health and our figures. But did you know that your food choices can yield shiny hair and better skin? In this quiz, you’ll find which ingredients will give you a beauty boost. |
Private Beauty Sales this Week
Giveaway Break - Garnier Ultra-Lift Pro
Pro-Tense Technology - A new patent-pending skin lifting complex that improves skin's density and elasticity
Pro-Xylane from Beech Tree Extract - a patented anti-aging, eco-friendly Green Chemistry molecule that rebuilds skin's structure by plumping from deep within skin's surface layers
Soy Protein - boosts natural collagen production
Vitamin A - helps diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
Price: $16.99 at drugstores, starting January 15th
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Jessica Daydream Collection for Spring
Check out my blurry pic of Jessica Daydream Collection for Spring, in Eyes Wide Open. I'll be posting more previews of this line later this week.
Eyes Wide Open is a bright orange-ish coral color, perfect for spring. I think I'm going to use it for my next pedicure.
IMAAGE Mineral Blush Review
Looking for blush to give you some glow for Spring? IMAAGE Mineral Blush contains skin loving minerals that are good for your skin and IMAAGE's revolutionary technology lasts for up to 16 hours.
Note: This review includes products that I received as samples, provided by the brand company or a PR rep. Please click here for more information regarding my disclaimer.
Bath and Body Works Summer Vanillas
Oprah's Fave Beauty Products, and Budget Swaps
Get penny-pinching versions of the beloved daytime diva’s coolest stuff |
The beauty products on Oprah’s â€Ĺ“Favorite Things†episodes are the dopest, but seriously, who has the dough for them? That’s why we did a round up of discounted alternatives of a few of her fave things. |
Lancome Bronze Riviera Collection
Lancome is ready for the warm weather with its new summer collection, "Bronze Riviera," a mix of mineral blushes, bronzers and sheer glosses.
Tropiques Minérale Magic Bronzing Brush, $33 - Portable bronzing, available in Cuivre 01
Tropiques Minérale Bamboo Bronzer, $45 - The oversized bronzer is back, this time inTemptingly Bronze
Juicy Tubes 100% Natural Origin, $18 - These have 100% natural origin ingredients (such as honey), flavors and fragrances. Available in Pink Precious, Blushing Beauty, Rose Pretty andSheerfully Sweet
Le Vernis Nail Polish in Ms. Perfectly Pink, $18 - A chic fuchsia shade ideal for steamy summer days
Beauty Deals at Walmart
Favorite Hair Products of the Month
MOMO Anti-Frizz Protective Fluid
Davines has a collection called MOMO, MOre MOisture, made up of ultra-hydrating hair care. The line is designed specifically to moisturize and revitalize hair. I've been using the Anti-Frizz Protective Fluid before drying my hair and I really like how it makes my hair turn out. It doesn't weigh my hair down, and keeps it full and frizz-less. A little goes a long way. Made from grapefruit seed extract, the scent is sweet like grapefruit, but doesn't last too long after drying. If you're looking for a new hair moisturizer and anti-frizz serum, I would check this one out. It's going to remain a staple for me, especially throughout the Michigan humid summers. Retails at $21. Find a store that carries Davines near you.
This smells soooo good. The whole line smells good, but the MoroccanOil Hydrating Styling Cream has a similar scent to men's cologne, but not as a strong, and lasts throughout the day. The orange colored cream is fairly thin, and I would use a little more of this than I would the MOMO fluid, maybe a nickel size amount. It provides a soft hold to my hair, without completely weighing it down. After blow drying, my hair is super soft but not weighed down, and still looking full. Retails at about $30 at several different online retailers and salons.
Herbal Essences Touch Me Softly
Kiss frizz away with Touch Me Softly, part of the Tousle Me Softly line of Herbal Essences. I like to use a small amount after blow drying and straightening my hair, to keep frizz away and to separate my ends and give them the 'messy' look. Retails for about $7.
S Factor Smoothing Lusterizer
I've been using this since college! First off, smells great. Second, it works great. This is a terrific straightener that won't weigh your hair down. Lately I have been purchasing my refills on Amazon, for around $11. I would shop around online. If you buy it in a salon, you'll probably pay twice as much.
Goody Global Chic Collection
Giveaway Break - Vera Wang Princess
You have to check out the Vera Wang Princess site....it's so fun!
Top Notes: Lady apples, Water Lily, Golden Apricot and Mandarin Meringue
Heart Notes: Pink Guava, Tahitian Tiare Flower, Wild Tuberose and Dark Chocolate
Base Notes: Vanilla and Amber Woods
The feminine scent is housed in a heart-shaped amulet. And because every princess must have her jewels, the bottle is topped with a bejeweled crown, featuring a gold band and sparkling amethyst-hyed crystals.
This is the ultimate girly scent. This is one of the only perfumes that I used the entire bottle up of without getting tired of the scent. The packaging is beautiful, crowned top and all. Let's face it, we're all princesses!
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10 Best TSA-Friendly Beauty Products
These travel- and budget-friendly products will keep you looking gorgeous without breaking your vacation bank |
We compiled 10 perfect beauty products for travel -- everything from mascara that won't run to the perfect hangover beauty mask. Tuck these babies in your suitcase and you'll glide through the airport without hassle. |
Slimpressions Shapewear
Slimpressions is different from its competitors because its garments are seamless. The garments are made using the patented Santoni seamless process…..molding to conform to every body type. Several other companies offer shapewear that is cut and sewn together, which ultimately sacrifices fit and effectiveness.
Many shapewear products are just not very comfortable. They can be very hot and confining. Slimpressions’ garments are powerful, yet thin. The company designed its line to be a lightweight solution with moderate control. Slimpressions took extra care to make sure women could feel confident wearing their products by including details like a nice, mesh weave for added breathability.
Slimpressions is sold on the internet at HerRoom.com, and in fine women’s clothing and lingerie shops throughout the U.S. and Canada. To check out the Bottom Line, go to www.slimpressions.com.
Giveaway Break - Lindsay Phillips Ballet Flats
Last summer I sported a pair of Lindsay Phillips flip flops (my review) and was able to change the strap to match my many sundresses. Now, for you flat lovers, you can do the same with Lindsay Philips ballet flats!
This idea is just genius. Each set of flats comes with a removable stylish snap. You can snap on and off different designs to revamp your flats and complete your look! Look stylish and be comfy!
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Real Teens 2010 Contest
AĂ©ropostale is celebrating real, everyday teens across the country with the launch of their Real Teens 2010 contest. Seeking new faces for their fall ad campaign, teenagers are encouraged to tell their story on www.RealTeens2010.com and share what it means to be a real teen living in today’s world for the chance to win.
The top 87 finalists (based on peer voting) will be judged by a panel of industry celebrities to find the 8 Real Teens winners who will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship and the chance to be featured in AĂ©ropostale’s Fall 2010 marketing campaign. Judges include Ann Shoket, Editor in Chief of Seventeen and former judge on “America’s Next Top Model”; Taylor Gildersleeve, Actress “Haute and Bothered 2”; and many more!
For more information, head over to www.RealTeens2010.com.
8 Simple Steps to Fake a Perfect Complexion
Experts doled out advice to help make your skin look totally flawless -- regardless if it is or not |
Follow these tips from celebrity makeup artists Charlie Green and Molly Stern to find out how to get skin that looks amazing in every type of lighting. |
LUSH Easter & Spring Goodies
A cute little bathing bunny scented with LUSH’s best-selling Honey I Washed the Kids fragrance. Toss into a ready run bathtub and watch as he fizzes around emitting hints of sweet orange and bergamot oil to leave you hopping around all day long. (Vegan)
Hippy Chick bath bomb
A citrus burst for the bathtub, this one is shaped like a little chick and is fragranced with LUSH’s Happy Hippy scent of grapefruit, bergamot and frankincense oils. (Vegan)
Dorothy bubble bar
Somewhere over this rainbow, you will find masses and masses of orange scented, skin softening bubbles. Orange flower absolute is a fantastic skin tonic and can help rid the toxins in congested skin. (Vegan)
Fluffy egg bath bomb
Take the traditional Easter egg hunt to the bathroom with this sweet scented pink egg adorned with a candy flower. Bathe in a bubbling mass of marshmallow, candy floss, jelly bean scented water and get your sugar fix!
Pink Happy Easter Gift
A pink fantasy for that sweetie in your life. The Candy Fluff Bath Bomb shell holds the bubble-gum pink, vanilla-scented Rock Star Soap and a soothing and sexy Creamy Candy Bubble Bar.
Yellow Happy Easter GiftA scrumptious treat for everyone who loves their honey, literally. Honey Bee Bath Bomb contains the best-selling Honey I Washed the Kids Soap filled with honey, bergamot and aloe to soothe skin, and Ma Bar, a carmelized sugar, chocolate and honey solid bubble bar to sweetly scent you and your bath.
Runway, Real Way, NARS Way
NARS’ latest project: “Runway, Real Way, NARS Way,” is a series of three videos illustrating how women can achieve the NARS look, inspired by Fall/Winter 2010 New York Fashion Week.
Each video, filmed backstage at NY Fashion Week, features a wearable take on the stylized NARS makeup runway look that will be easy for women everywhere to recreate. Always a proponent of real beauty, the models featured in the videos are women from the NARS Marketing team. Below is the video for the Marc Jacobs runway look, Lightly-defined Eyes.
Recreate Sandra Bullock's Award Winning Hair
“Sandra Bullock’s sleek, shiny hair looks absolutely incredible! I love the sleek lines, including the curved part. Ultra modern and ultra glamorous!”
- Michael Shaun Corby, Global Creative Director for AlternaKey Products
Caviar Anti-Aging Radiant Smoothing Lotion
This unique styling lotion shields hair from thermal styling with Rhodiola Extract and provides strong frizz and humidity protection. This blowout secret weapon leaves hair with a radiant, smooth finish.
Caviar Anti-Aging Polishing Serum
This light serum reduces frizz and mends split ends without weighing down the hair. The innovative formula polishes the hair using smart silicones that never cause greasy or flat locks. Smooth on any finished style for shiny, smooth perfection.
Get this look!
· Apply Alterna’s Caviar Radiant Smoothing Lotion to damp hair and brush through
· Create a curved side part right above the eyebrow arch
· Blow-dry hair straight using a medium-barrel round brush
· Using a medium-barrel curling iron, curl the ends of the hair only halfway up the hair
· Once all ends are curled, lightly brush through the curls to create a smooth wave
· Work a small amount of Alterna’s Caviar Polishing Serum into the hair for extra shine and to smooth all frizz
Giveaway Break - Hard Candy
I raved about Hard Candy's line yesterday, now I'm going to give one lucky reader a chance to try it out for themselves!
Fill out the form below to win! For extra entries, you can sign up for my mailing list, post a link to this giveaway on your blog, follow my blog, follow me and retweet on Twitter , or become a fan on Facebook; just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!
Spring Style Revamp
Learn how to get the fresh new hairstyles, makeup and fashion looks that are hot for spring |
It couldn't be easier to update your look this season -- just add these three new hair, makeup and accessories to your bag of style tricks. |
Lancome Color Design Lip Matte
Makeup artist Daniel Martin used the Bronze Show shade at the Chris Benz Fall 2010 presentation for the perfect update on the 90's lipstick. Celebrity makeup artists are already in love with the formula, too. Read what makeup artist Fiona Stiles had to say to Teen Vogue about the Corset shade!
Color Design Matte is a Macy's exclusive and will be on both the Macy's website this week and on lancome-usa.com next week. Color Design Lip Matte retails at $22.
Hard Candy line at Walmart
Now, you can buy this same product, same package and funky, colorful ring, at Walmart. I was lucky enough to try out the Kaleyedascope Eyeshadow in Make Believe, Blush Crush in Honeymoon, Plumping Serum in Girl Next Door and the Just Nails nail polish, pictured, in Mr. Wrong. The line also carries body shimmer, mascara, eye liners, lipstick and more.
The shadows are great. I've only tried them out dry, but apparently they create a more dramatic look when applied wet. The shadow duos come in fun color combinations and retails for $6 at Walmart.com.
I LOVE the blush. It gave a super natural flushed look. It has a swirl of shimmery highlighter in it so I looked dewy, but not too overdone. It reminds me a lot of NARS Orgasm blush, but with softer highlights in it. It retails for $7 at Walmart.com.
The Plumping Serum lipgloss is awesome. No stinging involved in this plumping, just the illusion of fuller lips. The gloss I received is sheer, so I'd like to give this a try in a color that will stand out more. Has a slight minty feel to it, and looks really good over a lipstick. Retails at $6 at Walmart.com.
The nail polish, of course, is classic. All colors are super unique. With a base coat, two color coats and a top coat, this lasted about 4-5 days (while washing dishes w/o gloves) and was easy to touch up in between. The nail polish retails for $5. Don't forget to wear the matching ring :)
Overall I'm super impressed with this line. If you're looking to add a new product to your makeup collection, something new, something funky, start here. I hope more makeup brands follow Hard Candy's steps...a quality line moving to an affordable outlet.
Note: This review includes products that I received as samples, provided by the brand company or a PR rep. Please click here for more information regarding my disclaimer.
5 minute Celebrity Makeup Looks
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Even out your skin tone and brighten your eyes the way A-listers do -- in no time flat |
Got 10 minutes to spare? First, take this quick quiz to find your celebrity muse (we're pretty sure it takes about five minutes). Then use your results to try a totally customized five-minute makeup routine. |