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Ditch Dark Circles and Puffiness for Good

Use these expert tips to treat and camouflage your annoying eye issues the right way


When eye cream or concealer alone won't do the trick, you may need to look into other options when it comes to treating and masking dark circles and puffiness. Whether they're a result of genetics or lack of sleep, too much sun or alcohol, these tricks -- courtesy of dermatologist Dr. Heidi Waldorf and New York City-based makeup artist Tina Turnbow -- will help you zap them for good, and disguise them like a pro until they're gone.

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Walmart.com Launches Health & Beauty


Walmart.com announced yesterday that it has launced a wide assortment of personal care products online, including health and beauty items, diapers and over-the-counter medication, now available for home delivery at www.walmart.com/health.

Thousands of Walmart’s top-selling items from trusted, national brands like Neutrogena, Pampers, L’Oreal, Colgate, Pantene and Gillette have been added to Walmart.com’s online assortment. Customers now have the added convenience to shop online from the comfort and privacy of their homes, while saving on their favorite personal care products and more.

Examples of the new products added online for home delivery include: Beauty products (Maybelline NY, The Colossal Classic Volume Express Mascara, under $6), Diapers, Vitamins and Over-the-counter medicines.

***Giveaway***

To help celebrate this launch, Walmart is sponsoring a giveaway on Lipgloss Break! Enter to win a basket full of beauty goodies! The products are perfect for Fall and represent the new assortment on Walmart.com.

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 & spread the word!

This contest is open to US Residents only. The contest will end on Sunday, November 15th. I will randomly select the lucky winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!




Haute Betts Liberation Bracelet



Haute Betts, the one-of-a-kind handmade jewelry line, has created the "Liberation" bracelet on behalf of the breast cancer month of October, to give women all over the world, a chance to aid and support mothers & daughters who are fighting to survive from breast cancer. This bracelet is made of precious pink shell circular beads to symbolize the never ending fight for "Action, Advocacy, and Awareness" in breast cancer. This bracelet is sold at participating stores and on www.hautebetts.com. Haute Betts will donate 35%of proceeds to The Young Survival Coalition.

This bracelet is even more beautiful in person! It's very detailed and unique. The pink bow is such a dainty touch and the coral-ish pink color is super girly. This bracelet looks good by itself or paired with additional ones.

Shopping Break - Too Faced Vintage Super Sale


From October 13-25th, Shop at TooFaced.com and save up to 75% off select Glamour Products.


Smashbox Sale at Hautelook


Smashbox Cosmetics is having a private sale on Hautelook. 50% off on your favorites from Smashbox! Email me at lipglossbreak@gmail.com for a free, private invitation.

And the Winners Are...

Bonnie C - Too Faced Lip Bronzers
MakeupGirl 21 - IMAN Global Goddess Bracelet
Smilefest - Annemarie Borlind Orange Blossom Energizer

Didn't win? Don't fret! There are still plenty of giveaways to enter!


Giveaway Break - Kohl's $50 Gift Card




One of my many guilty pleasures is watching The Hills on MTV. Lauren Conrad, star of The Hills, on the 'reality' show Laguna Beach and then left for the hills to pursue a career in fashion. She got a good start and just launched her own line at Kohl's, LC Lauren Conrad.

It's a contemporary lifestyle brand that will launch in the woman's department in approximately 300 Kohl's stores and Kohls.com this October. The brand will consist of apparel and may expand into additional categories such as footwear, jewelry, handbags, intimates and sleepwear. The line range from $20 - $60.

The clothing line has laid back California style, with long cardigans called the 'boyfriend sweaters' and skinny jeans. It looks ultra comfy and I think it will do well. I could see myself lounging around on a Saturday afternoon with the boyfriend jeans and boyfriend sweater on...how about you? What are your thoughts on the new line?

***Giveaway***

Enter to win a $50 gift card to Kohl's!

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!

This giveaway is open to US & Canada residents. The contest will end on Friday, October 16th. I will randomly select the lucky winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!



Darphin Arovita C Energic Firming Cream for BCA


This invigorating, vitamin-enriched Darphin facial cream helps firm skin and fortify its natural resiliency to visibly correct first loss of elasticity of the face and neck. Arovita C Energic Firming Cream moisturizes and renews radiance while helping safeguard the complexion against environmental aggressors. Key Ingredients Include: Artemia salina, Carrot Protein, Noni Extract, Vitamins C and E. Darphin will donate $20 from each sale of Arovita C Energic Firming Cream during the month of October to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Price: $80, Available at www.darphin.com



Changing My Look with the Weather...

The weather is changing, so why shouldn't your look? I just got my hair chopped and went darker with some low lights. That's not the only change. I'm wearing darker lipglosses and heavier eye liners. Why? Why not? It's the time of year to switch out your flip flops for Uggs and freshen up your look with trying out new daring things!

I feel like I'm able to wear all sorts of different colors with my new darker, shorter do. I did my eyes in heavy black eye liner today using Loreal's HIP Color Chrome Eyeliner in Black Shock. This eyeliner is super creamy and goes on so well. You sharpen it like a pencil, but it's lot softer. It's described as a liquid pencil.

I swept Senna Cosmetics Pandora shadow over my eyes, and topped it off with Loreal's Telescopic Explosion Mascara. Have you caught wind of this stuff yet? The wand is not your typical mascara wand, it's a ball! It takes a few tries to get use to it, but after that you'll be a pro at coating your lashes lash by lash for a full, long look. It gives me a lot of length, so much that my mom commented the other day 'what kind of mascara are you using?'

I'm also rocking Revolution Organics Freedom Glow beauty balm on the apples of my cheeks and lips. This stuff rocks. It totally brightens up my look and skin. I carry it with me to work so I can apply it at the end of the day, when my skin is looking a little tired or dull, and my blush/bronzer from earlier is wearing off. I was a little hesitant to apply it at first, kind of awkward in it's huge tube, but once it's dabbed on your cheeks it blends really well, almost fool proof. I toss this in my purse as a two for one freshen up for cheeks and lips.


I topped my lips with Tallulah Glossary Mineral Gloss in Berry Godmother. I received this gloss in this gorgeous berry color and in Skinny Dip, which is a shimmery nude. With my hair a little darker, I'm digging it in Berry. This gloss is moisturizing and super shimmery. The packaging is great too, with fun 'kiss' facts on it. One reads: "A high impact kiss quickens your pulse to 100 beats per minute, who needs the treadmill."

I'm feeling like a new person, bring on the cold weather!

Tell me ladies (and gents :), what are you doing to change and freshen your look this season? It doesn't have to be drastic, even if it's trying a new lipstick, let's say, bright red, it can make you feel totally refreshed and daring. Leave me a comment and please, do share!

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Angela