Lipgloss Break

Pampering Break - Free Origins Get-Glowing Mini Facial

Make your appointment! You're about to be pampered with a free "Get Glowing" mini-facial from Origins. Choose from a menu of skin-perfecting treatments customized for your specific concern. And take home a FREE customized sample of one of Origins skincare experts.

Offer is good from May 11 - 31st in stores. Find the Origins store nearest you to book your appointment!

Shopping Break - Cargo's 7 in 7 Kit

On Mom’s morning checklist, “getting gorgeous” is hardly at the top of the list. Between making school lunches, dressing the kids and a million other tasks, who has time to think of make-up?

This Mother’s Day, CARGO Cosmetics introduces the ultimate beauty solution for busy Moms everywhere. CARGO’s 7 in 7™ kit gives every woman the tools to become a make-up expert.

Not only will you save time, but also CARGO’s 7 in 7™ kit is an incredible value. With a retail value of $170, 7 in 7™ is priced at only $59!

CARGO’s new 7 in 7™ kit includes the seven tried-and-true must-haves to get Mom out the door in no time flat, whether she is dropping the kids off at school or dashing off to work.

This limited edition kit includes seven of CARGO’s full sized workhorse products, best-sellers and double-duty time-savers. The very same products women everywhere have come to love and Hollywood make-up artists can’t do without.

It’s an entire make-up look in a single collection. CARGO’s 7 in 7™ kit is offered in three shade options to complement all skin tones: Light Medium, Warm Medium and Deep Medium. Each set includes the following essentials:

OneBase™:

A double-duty wonder -- concealer and foundation in one! Use it to spot conceal and blend it out like a foundation to match your natural skin tone.

Essential Palette:

The perfect shades for a classic, sculpted, nude eye. This must-have palette contains four graduated neutral shades, each debossed with its function, for ease of application.

Eye liner:

CARGO Eye Liner promises a smooth, even application every time, without skipping.

(NEW!) LashActivator™:

A proven formula that visibly boosts the appearance of thicker, longer looking lashes in only 30 days.

BeachBlush™:

The perfect marriage of blush and bronzer. This double-duty best-seller is a combination of four complementary shades for the perfect blush and bronzer, all in one.

Reverse Lip Liner:

The ONLY lip liner for gloss! Line your lips from the outside in, with this flesh-toned liner. The result: added definition, reduced feathering and a fuller-looking lip.

(NEW!) Classic Gloss with Timestrip® Technlogy:

CARGO’s award-winning, non-sticky lip gloss packaged in a convenient wand with Timestrip® technology that monitors the freshness of your gloss.

CARGO’s 7 in 7™ kit will be available May 2009 in Sephora stores and at Sephora.com.

Hair Break - Antonio Prieto Launches DIY DVD Series

Antonio Prieto has a flair for creating sophisticated yet simple hair styles that have earned him a loyal following. Now, you can take his style secrets home with you.

Prieto’s philosophy is that your hair style doesn’t end when you leave the salon; in fact, it just begins. To help you recreate his signature style at home, he has launched a new collection of DVD’s with easy to follow guides for styling your hair.

The first of this series, “Modern Waves,” is a step-by-step tool to help you create stylish, easy waves without a trip to the salon. It includes a list of the products and tools you will need along with the proper way to utilize them.

Upcoming releases in the DVD series include “The 5-Pin Up-Do” and “The 1 Week Blow-dry.” All DVD’s are available exclusively at Antonio Prieto Salon for $45.

Total Beauty Break - What Hairstyle Do You Like Best?

Do You Like Short, Medium or Long Hairstyles Best?

When it comes to celebrity hairstyle icons, which length of hair do you prefer? See what women think...

How would you like your style icon served up? With short, medium or long hair? Overwhelmingly, when searching for celebrity hairstyle inspiration, women prefer medium length styles that offer maximum flexibility. Here are some of the most influential celebrity style icons and their most popular hair looks.

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Chanel Unveils the New “N° 5” Film, TRAIN DE NUIT

CHANEL will unveil the highly anticipated short film titled, Train de Nuit starring acclaimed actress Audrey Tautou, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. This artistic piece will launch May, 5, 2009 at 12:00AM on www.chaneln5.com.

Audrey Tautou incarnates the CHANEL N° 5 woman – seductive and elegant with an irreverent spirit and timeless modernity. “N° 5” the film is a tale of chance and fate – a brief encounter between a man and a woman traveling to Istanbul on the Orient Express night train with an intertwining of two destinies that will be brought together by a scent like no other. In this film, Jean-Pierre Jeunet reveals the intriguing world of CHANEL N° 5 and the power of its seduction. Enchanting and alluring, Audrey Tautou is today’s face of CHANEL N° 5.

“For me, a woman who wears perfume represents the ultimate in femininity,” states Tautou. “When a woman has a pleasant or mysterious scent, it adds a little something to her.”

In this cinematic dialogue, the legend of N° 5 lives on. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie, the 2001 film collaboration between Tautou and Jeunet that marked the beginning of their creative relationship, became a phenomenal success and was recognized with international awards. In 2003 the pair partnered once again for A Very Long Engagement, a film with poignant visual and emotional intensity. “For N° 5, Audrey was the first person who came to mind,” notes Jeunet. “We needed a very expressive actress in very short shots, someone who could act with her eyes alone, and God knows that I know her eyes well.”

Audrey Tautou will join the legendary league of women who have represented CHANEL N° 5. Her elegance and beauty follow in the path of the iconic faces featured in CHANEL fragrance campaigns, including Nicole Kidman, Ali McGraw, Carole Bouquet, Lauren Hutton and Catherine Deneuve. The cinematic partnership between Audrey Tautou and Jean-Pierre Jeunet continues the tradition of CHANEL pairing influential directors and their muses for short films, such as Nicole Kidman and Baz Luhrman, and Keira Knightley and Joe Wright.

The film’s soundtrack, “I’m a Fool to Love You” is performed by legendary soul singer, Billie Holiday. Jeunet selected the song “for its absolute charm, her distinctive voice and the lyrics that evoke the folly of an encounter of love.”

Designed to reflect Coco Chanel’s very modern fashion philosophy, CHANEL N° 5 is a rich modern floral blend of jasmine, rose, patchouli, iris and ylang-ylang with gentle precious woods. The world’s most famous fragrance, made its debut in 1921. Coco Chanel asked the great perfumer, Ernest Beaux, to create a fragrance that reflected her very modern fashion philosophy. N° 5 was her lucky number and it was the fifth submission presented to Mademoiselle Chanel on the fifth day of the fifth month of the year, thus a legend was born with the name CHANEL N° 5.

Giveaway Break - Kenzo's Twitter Only Mother's Day Contest

Kenzo is hosting a Mother’s Day twitter-only giveaway until tomorrow at 12pm. Entrants just simply follow @kenzousa and tweet the following:

Enter to win a KenzoAmour Gift Set! Follow @kenzousa and retweet. Ends 12pm Tues, US shipping only http://tinyurl.com/cwscxj

The winner will receive a KenzoAmour Gift Set (value $88) that includes a 100ml KenzoAmour eau de parfum, 5ml mini eau de parfum and 100ml body lotion!

What's in my Beach Bag? - Volume II

Everyone needs a little 'Pink' in their life! Victoria's Secret continues to do us right by their Pink line. How can one resist these adorable, reasonable priced Pink Peace totes for all of their beach necessities?

I recently had the opportunity to try Nivea's new line of lip balms and glosses, A Kiss of Shimmer, A Kiss of Protection, A Kiss of Shine and A Kiss of Moisture. While A Kiss of Shine doesn't provide too much moisture (but lots of shine), A Kiss of Shimmer and A Kiss of Protection have been life savers while out in the sun and dry heat.

A Kiss of Shimmer in pearl has the perfect amount of color to it, a very matte finish that looks great under a clear gloss. A Kiss of Protection is a must in the sun. This goes on smooth and doesn't leave your lips chalky white like some SPF lip balms do. It's SPF 30. These two are permanently in my beach bag.

A Kiss Moisture is an unbelievable moisturizer. I keep this one by night stand and use it every night before bed. When I wake up in the morning, my lips are still soft from using this. It's colorless, flavorless, and the perfect treatment for lips that have been in the sun.