Makeup Break - MACs Fall Collection

This season M·A·C celebrates the idea of the Artist in every shade and stripe…makeup as art form. M·A·C has selected three individuals who exemplify this idea through both the subjects they choose, and the wildly individual styles and colours used to convey them. Bold, heroic, big; giggly, playful, clever; dramatic, original, abstract: Fall ’09 as seen by Richard Phillips, Maira Kalman, and Marilyn Minter. Be inspired!

FALL ’09 AS SEEN BY RICHARD PHILLIPS, PAINTER

Using the expert skills of a photo-retoucher, Richard subjected his own painting to a M·A·C makeover with the new eye shadows, blushes and lipsticks. A collection of Eye Shadow quads, Lipsticks, Lipglass, and The Perfect Cheek Blush just leap off the canvas!

FALL ’09 AS SEEN BY MAIRA KALMAN, ILLUSTRATOR

Famous for her whimsical visual diaries, Maira Kalman performed a bit of magic with M·A·C's new Technakohl Eye Liners and Eye Shadows, instantly drafting a captivating look at a stranger.

FALL ’09 AS SEEN BY MARILYN MINTER, PHOTOGRAPHER

Minter’s erotic imagery zooms in on a succulently wet, red lip, a dappled, sequined eye, or a silverized stiletto splashing in the mud. Pigments in Push the Edge and Copper or Gold Glitter have the power to make anyone feel like they WILL be seen – and desired. That gift for sparkle is one reason Minter was a natural for the high-key glitter pigments in Make-Up

Total Beauty Break

Top 10 Ways to Repair Hair from Summer Damage

Sun, chlorine, air conditioning and more can suck the life out of your strands -- use these tips to resuscitate them

With summer fun unfortunately comes post-summer hair damage. After spending time in the wind, sun, chlorine, salt water and air conditioning your hair may be dull, brassy, frizzy, dry or brittle. Follow these expert tips from stylists Rodney Cutler, owner of the Cutler salons in New York City and Barry Reitman of the Kevin Josephson Salon in Beverly Hills, Calif. to make your hair look healthy and gorgeous again. See tips

Giveaway Break - Annemarie Börlind Orange Blossom Energizer

Orange Blossom Energizer from Annemarie Borlind is a potent antioxidant action for tired, stressed, dry, or sun-damaged skin. It neutralizes free radicals and stimulates collagen production.

For daily use after cleansing and toning and before day or night cream:

• Revitalizes and strengthens skin
• Smooths wrinkles and fine lines
• Promotes healing and counteracts free radical damage
• Minimizes appearance of scarring

Key Benefits:

• Protects skin from premature aging due to free radical damage with blood orange extract
• Nourishes skin with carrot oil, Provitamin B-5, and Vitamins C and E
• 2-Phase product replenishes both moisture and oils without artificial preservatives or emulsifiers
• Stabilizes skin's acid mantle and strengthens its resistance with lactic acid
  
• Calms and soothes with allantoin
• This chart is kind of small, but contains some great stats

Active Ingredients:

• Sicilian blood orange, Vitamins C-E-B5, carrot oil, lactic acid, allantoin

Recommended for Use With:

• Sun-damaged skin, Rose Dew Series, LL Series, System Absolute Series, NatuRoyale Series, skin scarred from acne
  

***Giveaway***

Enter to win Annemarie Börlind Orange Blossom Energizer!

Sign up 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, or follow me on Twitter , just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!

This giveaway is open to US residents only. The contest will end on Sunday, September 13th. I will randomly select one lucky winners and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

Makeup Break - Obsessed Minerals

Lately I've been obsessed with Obsessed Minerals shadows. I have the Pressed Mineral Eyeshadows in Chasity and Temptress and love them both together. Temptress is a brown and pink iridescent shade, almost a little bronze-y. Chasity is a matte brownish pink.


I've been covering my lid in Chasity and blending Temptress into the outer edges of my lid. I use Max Factor eyeliner and soften up the black line with Temptress and a eyeliner brush. Since these shadows are pressed, they are no mess. Usually mineral makeup is quite messy and tends to get all over my vanity counters, but not these.

Michael Huwe is the creator of Obsessed Minerals. As a mother of three and a non-practicing Chiropractor, her medicine background gave her an interest in healthy alternatives in makeup choices. Her vibrantly colored shadows are reasonably priced at $10 and there are plenty of colors to choose from!

Shopping Break - $2 Old Navy Tanks

With the muggy August heat, now is the perfect time to stock up on the ultimate hot weather staple that can also be worn under cozy layers this fall.


You can never have too many rib-knit tanks! So, this Saturday, August 15th, come and get your favorite tanks for only $2 each at your local Old Navy location. Available in a variety of color choices including solid, stripe and print…these won’t last long!


*Please note this promotion is available in stores only with a limit of 5 per customer on select styles only while supplies last.

Freebie Break - IT Cosmetics on Total Beauty

It Cosmetics is SO excited to be LIVE on TotalBeauty.com!
Go to totalbeauty.com and write 5 reviews for any 5 It Cosmetics products. Email them the links and they will send you your choice of:

$10 It Cosmetics Gift Certificate
Or
Full Sized Blue Smile-Brightening Collagen Lip Gloss ($28 Value)

Spend a few minutes, Get FREE STUFF!

Here's how it works:

1) Visit their site at TotalBeauty.com by clicking this link: http://www.totalbeauty.com/reviews/brands/it-cosmetics

2) Write 5 different reviews, for any 5 It Cosmetics products

3) Copy and paste the link to your reviews into an email and send it to them at info@itcosmetics.com Let them know your free gift of choice ($10 Gift Certificate or Free Blue Gloss)

4) They send you your gift!

5) Repost or tweet about this to your friends to spread the word!

Giveaway Break - Glytone Acne Back Spray

Glytone Acne Back Spray....An effective at-home 2% salicylic acid back acne treatment spray. Packaged in a new innovative pump bottle that allows for convenient upside down spraying

Indications:
Back acne blemishes

Benefits:
Adjunctive at-home care for back acne
Dries quickly
Upside down pump for easy application
Fragrance-free/colorant-free

Contains:
2% salycilic acid in a water/alcohol base

Technical Info:
When using this product, keep out of eyes
Rinse with water to remove
Stop use and ask a doctor if rash or irritation develops and lasts
Keep out of reach of children
If bothersome dryness or peeling occurs, reduce application to
once a day or every other day

Direction for use:
Apply 1-2 times daily by spraying directly onto back
Let dry prior to dressing

Recommended for use with:
Salicylic acid back peel as adjunctive care

Availability:
Exclusive to Physicians, visit www.glytone.com
for physician directory
www.dermstore.com

***Giveaway***

Enter to win Glytone Acne Back Spray!

Sign up 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, or follow me on Twitter , just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!

This giveaway is open to US residents only. The contest will end on Saturday, August 29th. I will randomly select one lucky winners and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

Contest Break - Cosmedicine Video Contest

Cosmedicine has sponsored a video contest for spoofs, satires and parodies of misleading and hard to believe beauty advertisements and it is about to open up to submissions!



The winner gets a $5,000 cash prize! The top ten finalists get a year’s supply of Cosmedicine products (we promise it will give you beautiful, healthy skin). All eligible entries get a free gift.



Enough is enough! It’s time to put those sneaky beauty ads to shame and score a few points for women of intelligence!



The contest begins August 4th and ends September 21st. Visit the site to learn how to enter!

Total Beauty Weekend Web Tour!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews the new L'Oreal HiP Matte Shadow Duos!

Dao from My Makeup Blog discovered the awesome MAC 217 brush and loves it!

The Advice Sisters has found a great online web site for adding a bit of bling at bargain prices It is King Ice!.

Beauty Anonymous brings you Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up fall 2009 The Romantic Collection.


Check out Lipgloss Break's Review of Urban Decay's Pocket Rocket & Enter to Win One for Yourself!


Face Candy compares L'Oreal's Voluminous Naturale Mascara and L'Oreal's Waterproof Voluminous Mascara.


Butterflydiary loves her Jamba Juice, and gets a hint of it with Clinique Vitamin C lip smoothie in Nude-tricious.



Photographer and makeup artist Ellis Faas launched her self-named cosmetics line in Europe earlier this year. She is on the cusp of something new and different in cosmetics. Julie at More Than a Pretty Face interviews Ellis Faas about her cosmetics line and her work.

Contest Break - Origin's "Leave it all behind" Sweepstakes

Origins' new "Leave it all behind" sweepstakes will grant one lucky winner a FREE luxurious getaway for two to gorgeous Los Cabos, Mexico.

The Grand Prize includes two roundtrip tickets on Continental Airlines, a three-night stay at the Marquis Los Cabos beachfront resort, two rejuvenating spa treatments, and the entire collection of refreshing Origins Gloomaway products.

To enter, fill out the registration form by August 31, 2009. For full contest rules, visit Origins.com.