Total Beauty Weekend Web Tour!
The Informed Makeup Maven shares highlights from the NYC Makeup show and talks mineral makeup with Obsessed Minerals founder, Michael Huwe. Don't forget to join IMM's facebook group!
Beauty Anonymous loves the fresh floral scents of Bond No.9 Astor Place Eau de Parfum.
Kyl at The Beauty Couch is seriously loving the new By Lauren Luke My Smokey Classics palette.
Get serious coverage that is no joke with these 2 fab concealers that Beauty Junkies Unite tried, even tattoos better duck and take cover!
Boutique Flair reviews the Kiss My Face Potent & Pure line.
A Little More Beautiful has 2 giveaways going onUrban Decay Primer Potion in Sin and Max Factor Lash Perfection Volume Couture ending in May and June.
Fabulous Over Forty has a mineral makeup giveaway. Contest ends soon!
The Makeup Divas reviews the new Prescriptives Exhilarating lipgloss in Guava and lipstick in Raspberry.
Neon Bible's new guy writer talks about how to get your guy to get a haircut that costs more than $9.00.
Lipgloss Break has a double giveaway - Enter to Win Wrinkle Arrest DermaScyne & healthDropz!
StyleBell reviews the latest Damp to Dry Flat Iron by HAI Elite, the HaiDraStik. Read if StyleBell gives it a thumbs up or a thumbs down.
Beautè Noire discovers how to get the smoothest, softest, glossiest legs ever!
Jamie, The Working Girl from Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog, shares her after-work spa regimen.
Lipstickaddict makes a review on The Body Shop Productsfrom Spa Wisdom Line, Yes Yes Yes Tantalising Lip Butter and Body Focus Bust Firmer!
Alison at The Advice Sisters (follow her on Twitter - advicesisters) tempts you to try Treats for Summer by TARTE.
makeup loves me gives you the swatches you need to decide if MAC's new style warrior collection is right for you!
eye4style is glossy and fabulous, thanks to the Brazilian Blowout at Maria Bonita. Read about it here!
Hot Beauty Health show us how Shea Butter enhances women beauty.
Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews the Rx for Brown Skin Absolute Radiance Intensive Exfoliating Serum.
Beauty in Real Life is having a giveaway with Beautyfix, click here to enter to win one of 15 sets up for grabs!!
LA Pretty is giving away a Fruits & Passion pedicure set for a luxurious, at-home foot treatment. Click here for contest details.
Maria at Beauty is Within reviews Eye Majic Instant Eyes.
addicted to lipstick is having a Kiss My Face Giveaway for Oily and Acne Prone Skin be sure to enter to win!
Summer Fun Locks easy fun curls get the scoop!
Giveaway Break (Double!) - Almond Pie Rich Souffle & Bruno Jamais Gift Certificate
Another Double Giveaway! ALMOND PIE Rich Soufflé Lotion for the Body from the new line at www.votrevu.com. Along with the soufflé, Lipgloss Break will be giving away a $50.00 gift certificate to the ultra luxurious Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club in
Treat yourself to Tart D'Amande Soufflé Riche Pour Le Corps day or night for luxurious moisture protection that's never heavy or greasy, just divine. Almond Pie exudes a warm fragrance, rich with coveted and healthy ingredients to treat your whole body. Vitamins and tropical nut oils provide the ultimate in hydrated and sensuously silky skin. While rich with fatty acids and decadent aroma, there are no calories to be gained here. Guiltlessly dive into a big scoop of absolute deliciousness, and those lucky enough to be near you will savor the pleasure too. Apply liberally to the body and massage until absorbed. Perfect to wear anywhere! 0% Guilt. 100% Pleasure. Be Delicious.
Having dinner at Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club is truly a luxury experience. The restaurant club named for its very charming French owner Bruno Jamais, is a little gem, a lovely little secret, where you feel like you have left the streets of New York far behind as you walk up the steps of the brownstone. Once inside, Jacques LeMagueresse welcomes you with his sexy French accent, and leads you to the restaurant through the automatic door of the well-stocked wine cellar with the door closing with a whoosh behind you, capturing the essence of a James Bond movie as you enter the bar.
This giveaway is open to US residents only. This contest will end on Monday, June 8th. I will announce the winner on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!
'What's in my Beach Bag?' - Volume IV
Last Day to Enter!
Actress Kate Hudson and Hairstylist David Babaii Launch Hair Care Line
David Babaii for WildAid is free of sulfates, parabens and toxic petrochemicals. However, the line's most important attribute is: the products are not tested on animals, but rather on Kate Hudson! This cruelty-free hair care line supports wildlife conservation by donating 10% of profits to WildAid, the global wildlife conservation organization (www.wildaid.org).
David Babaii for WildAid has received numerous awards and worldwide attention as "Best Green Hair Care" brand by InStyle Magazine. Along with the "2009 Reader's Favorites" hairspray category winner for the Mise en Plis Extra Hold Styling Spray by New Beauty Magazine. David Babaii for WildAid has also been named a finalist in the "2009 CEW Beauty Insiders Choice Awards" for Bohemian Beach Spray in the hair care, style and coloring mass category. Additionally, SELF Magazine's "Self Healthy Beauty Awards" namedVolcanic Ash Sculpting Clay as Best Texturizer.
"We are excited to announce our partnership with Sally Beauty Supply, which has a national presence. Their helpful sales associates and convenient locations make Sally Beauty the shopping destination for smart consumers who are looking for the best products to solve their hair care needs. We know that the eco-conscious customer understands that 'it is beautiful to be good,'" explains co-founder David Babaii.
"Sally Beauty Supply is thrilled to welcome David Babaii for WildAid's innovative hair care line to our stores," comments Mike Spinozzi, President, Sally Beauty Supply LLC. "This cruelty free hair care line will be a wonderful offering for today's customer who understands the impact that toxic chemicals can have on our environment."
The David Babaii for WildAid web site (www.db4wildaid.com) provides information about Kate, David and WildAid in addition to detailed product information and step-by-step styling tips to achieve red carpet looks.
About David Babaii for WildAid: DAVID BABAII FOR WILDAID is an innovative new line of hair care products made from an exclusive blend of exotic and wild, natural and renewable ingredients including Blue Algae, White Ginger, Cupuacu Butter and Volcanic Ash. DAVID BABAII FOR WILDAID products are sulfate free, paraben free, free from animal products and, most important of all, free from ALL animal testing. By supporting the Beauty in nature through their donation to WildAid, Babaii and Hudson demonstrate their brand's philosophy "It's beautiful to be good." About Sally Beauty Supply: Sally Beauty Supply LLC is one of the world's largest retailers of professional beauty supplies offering more than 6,000 salon quality products for hair, skin and nails. The company and its affiliates serve its retail customers and salon professionals at over 2,800 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Ireland, Belgium, France, Spain and Japan. For further information, visit sallybeauty.com or call 1-800-ASK-SALLY for the store nearest you. About WildAid: WildAid (www.wildaid.org) works with governments and communities of the world to reverse the devastation of our planet's wildlife. Their mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade within our lifetimes, allowing threatened species to recover to safe levels. WildAid's goal is a world in which local communities can improve their lives without destroying their environment, and where humanity can survive together with wildlife for generations to come. WildAid is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization headquartered in San Francisco with representation in China, India, Galapagos, London and New York. |
Total Beauty Break - Bright Eyeshadow Tutorial
Yes, you can wear teal shadow without looking garish -- just follow these steps |
This tutorial is designed to show you step-by-step how to wear bright colored eyeshadow (which is doable even if you have small or Asian eyes). Brightly colored eyes can dress up a look when paired with a neutral or nude face, or accessorize an entire outfit. Just make sure you know how to wear it before rocking it in the office. |
And the Winner is...
Didn't win this time? Don't fret - Make sure to enter these fabulous giveaways:
- *New* Wrinkle Arrest Skincare & HealthDropz
- *New* Lancome's Magnifique Eau de Toilette
- *New* Kinesys SPF 30 Sunscreen Spray
- *New* UMI Hair Styling Products
Nail Polish Break - Essie 2009 Neon Collection
Introducing the 2009 Neon Essie Collection!
Flirty
Brilliant day-glo yellow nail polish has just a hint of lime.
Funky Limelight
Flaming 'hot pink' magenta is deep and rich nail polish
Perky Purple
Electric boogie violet is a purple nail polish that pops.
Punchy
Delicious berry icicle is the perfect bright pink nail polish.
MAC Cosmetics Style Warrior - Official Release!
Emerging from every corner of the
glamorous globe, a new Style Warrior.
Made to celebrate the cross-cultural sophistication of the modern
Amazon Princess, African Queen, Crouching Tigress…
Never before have we seen the “Wild Things” of the world come together in quite so many bold new combinations. Introducing a dramatically different and deliberately diverse colour story, an eclectic and expressive way to exalt and admire the strength and solidarity of beauty with no barriers. A selection of all-over summer bronzing shades for Lips, Cheeks, Eyes, Nails, featuring the innovation of Impassioned, Bronzescape and Scatterrays Solar Bits – sunbursts to unleash the animal in every woman. All exotically packaged in stylized zebra and leopard prints to keep it wild and free – the way it always ought to be.
Exotics defy definition, combine and cross-multiply cultures, open up the borders of beauty. Like the beautiful boys and girls on a beach in Brazil, we celebrate every combination imaginable: Solar Riche or Refined Golden Bronzing Powder, Deep Dark Skinsheen, Golden Bronze Iridescent Powder/Loose, 182 Buffer Brush to apply, and now, new Lustre Drops for instant glow…leopard gold and ebony brown, violet purples and rich earth come together to make a New People, a new standard for what’s sexy NOW. New beauty comes in kaleidoscopic colours… Diverse, Divine, Dramatic is how we do it!
LIPSTICK
Sunsational Sheer frosted beige gold
Brave New Bronze Creamy mid-tone pink nude
Purple Rite Mid-tone frosty orchid
Tribalist Creamy blackened berry
Suggested Retail Price $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN
LIPGLASS
Liberated Sheer yellow gold with pearl
Gold Rebel Sheer copper bronze with pearl
Fierce & Fabulous Bright magenta purple with pearl
Style Warrior Blackened bronze brown with pearl
Suggested Retail Price $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN
EYE SHADOW
Soft Force Frosty pale white gold
Bright Future Frosty bright yellow gold
Tempting Sinfully rich coco
Vibrant Grape Bright magenta purple
Night Manoeuvres Deep charcoal brown with pearl
Suggested Retail Price $14.50 U.S./$17.00 CDN
EYE KOHL
Smolder Intense black
Suggested Retail Price $14.50 U.S./$17.00 CDN
PRO LASH MASCARA
Coal Black Honest-to-goodness black
Suggested Retail Price $12.00 U.S./$14.00 CDN
BEAU TY POWDER BLUSH
Eversun Neutral peach bronze with gold pearl
On A Mission Pearly mid-tone plum
Suggested Retail Price $18.00 U.S./$22.00 CDN
SOLAR BITS
Scatterrays Soft metallic peach with gold pearl
Bronzescape Clean yellow brown with gold pearl
Impassioned Frosty cool taupe
Suggested Retail Price $19.50 U.S./$23.50 CDN
NA IL LACQUER
Peaceable Pearly pale golden beige
Violet Fire Bright creamy magenta purple
Mercenary Frosted blackened bronze
Suggested Retail Pric e $11.00 U.S./$13.00 CDN
BRUSH
242 Firm fibre Brush with rounded edge for smooth, even
application of powder, emollient and concealer products
Suggested Retail Price $23.00 U.S./$27.50 CDN
BRONZ ING POWDER
Solar Riche Mid-tone deep orange brown
Refined Golden Finely spun golden with soft pearl finish
Suggested Retail Pric e $21.00 U.S./$25.00 CDN
LUSTRE DROPS
Pink Rebel Blue pink with gold pearl
Sun Rush Peachy bronze with gold pearl
Bronze Hero Hot bronze with fine gold pearl
Suggested Retail Price $18.50 U.S./$22.50 CDN
SKINSHEEN
Medium Dark Sheer soft bronze with golden tan pearl
Dark Golden bronze
Deep Dark Deep warm bronze with rich golden pearl
Suggested Retail Price $22.50 U.S./$27.50 CDN
IRIDESCENT POWDER /LOOSE
Golden Bronze Golden brown with golden bronze shimmer
Suggested Retail Price $21.00 U.S./$25.00 CDN
BRUSH
182 Buffer brush. A full, dome-shaped brush of extra
soft goat hair. Specially created to flawless ly blend
powder onto the skin for an immaculate polished finish.
Excellent for all M·A·C powders and pigments.
Suggested Retail Price $45.00 U.S./$55.00 CDN