Total Beauty Break

Update Your Look in Less than 10 Minutes

Change is so easy if you try one of these quickie looks

Tired of your current style but don't have time for a hair cut or color change? No worries, these quick and easy style how-tos will have you looking totally fresh in a flash. Check them out now and say goodbye to your boring 'do. See styles

Take Care of Your Hair - Conditioning Treatments

Is the cold air taking a toll on your hair? Highlights/lowlights drying your hair out? I've recently become obsessed with deep hair conditioning treatments. Here are a few that I like:

Ojon Restorative Leave-in Treatments for Color

Hands down the best smelling hair product out there. It's hard to describe, it's very unique scent has an almond-esque scent. I use this on my wet hair before blow drying and adding straightening products. A little goes a long way, I use just a nickel-size amount and spread through my hair, and then run through my hair with a comb to help distribute. My hair looked a lot less dry after styling and straightening and it had a nice shine to it. Added bonus: the scent lasts until the end of the day.
The best price I found for this product is at Sephora.com and Amazon.com for $29.

H2pro Silk

I use this on the ends of my hair, and then comb through, before blow-drying. I wait a few minutes to let it soak in and then I blow dry. H2pro Silk provides a silkier finish to my hair. Infused with Jojoba Hydrolyzing Crystals, it also helps to hydrate as well as protect hair from heat. Protection from heat is important to me since I blow dry and flat iron my hair every day.

The best price I found for this product is at HairProductsPro.com for $13.

Belengenza

EnCore Leave-in Conditioner ($23) by Belengenza is another favorite. I can use it before blow-drying and it doesn't weigh down my hair or leave it greasy at all. I even use it with Belengenza RoMANce Deep Conditioning Treatment ($32) in the shower and my hair still has tons of body after styling.

Purple Lab Luvah - Master Matchmakers

Double duty beauty brand Purple Lab™ will launch its new beauty product, Luvah™, a double plumping lip color equipped with aphrodisiacs, tagged as the “Ultimate Dating Tool,” on January 29, 2010 at the W Hoboken Hotel and Residences during what could be the largest speed dating event in Guinness World Records® history.

Tri-state area singles are invited to participate in the record-breaking attempt which will be hosted by Master Matchmaker® Steve Ward, CEO of Master Matchmakers®, who is currently in his second season of VH1’s “Tough Love,” where he continues to transform the lives of unlucky-in-love women who are willing to do whatever it takes to find Mr. Right. Steve recently announced news of a third season, “Tough Love Couples.” Of the partnership with Purple Lab™, Steve says, “I get excited to do anything that helps people find love or people otherwise in need. At this Purple Lab™ event I get to do both.”

Each female participant will have the opportunity to put Luvah™ to the test, receiving a complimentary product at entry. Participants over 21 will also enjoy an open bar from X–Rated Fusion Liqueur, personalized underwear from Blume Girl, limited-edition bottles of Dentyne gum designed by Anthony Yankovic – for confident, fresh breath during each “date” and Skinny Water, a zero-calorie, zero-sugar enhanced water to keep the daters refreshed, energized and at their best. Music will be curated by True Sound Music. A $15 entry fee will apply, with a portion of the proceeds donated to Women In Need, a local charity that gives back to homeless women and their families in New York City.

Beginning January 5, participants ages 21-35 are invited to pre-register for the event at purplelabnyc.com/speeddating.

Korres Lip Butter

I'm always a sucker for a new lip balm or gloss, and when I find two-in-one, I latch on to it and use it to the bare end. That's what happened when I sampled Korres Lip Butter. It's .21 oz of glossy goodness.

Contained in a pot, this buttery balm melts on your lips and offers a hint of color, lot shine, and hydration for dry lips. This balm is perfect for the winter. It saves me from carrying both a balm and a gloss. Since I don't like applying it with my finger, I use the Sephora retractable lip brush.

Giveaway Break - RoC® Multi Correxion Skin Perfecting System

The new RoC^® MULTI CORREXION™ Skin Perfecting System is clinically shown to transform skin in just two weeks. This three-step daily regimen, which contains everything needed to care for skin every day, offers innovative formulas infused with powerful anti-aging ingredients, clinically shown to diminish the look of fines and wrinkles, even tone and texture and reverse the signs of photo-damage for beautiful, brighter, younger-looking skin.

The RoC^® MULTI CORREXION™ Skin Perfecting System contains RoC^® MULTI CORREXION™ Daily Perfecting Cleanser, for use twice a day, RoC^® MULTI CORREXION™ Daily Perfecting Crème SPF 30 for morning application, and RoC^® MULTI CORREXION™ Intensive Night Concentrate for Face and Eyes for nighttime application. This breakthrough daily skincare system contains an exclusive combination of products and powerful, patent-pending ingredients specially designed to work together, creating transformational results. Within two weeks of use, women in a clinical trial showed improvements in pigmentation and fine lines were visibly diminished.

The Kit Includes:

· RoC^® MULTI CORREXION™ Daily Perfecting Cleanser

o Creamy cleanser lifts away dirt, oil and make-up without over-drying skin

o Gentle micro-sphere formula contains moisturizing emollients to gently cleanse and soften skin

o Prepares skin for further anti-aging treatments by allowing the ingredients to penetrate deep into the skin

· RoC^® MULTI CORREXION™ Daily Perfecting Crème SPF 30

o Offers superior daily sun protection with the latest sunscreen technology specifically engineered to deliver very broad and photostable UVA and UVB protection with an SPF 30

o Silk pearls make skin appear immediately more radiant by reflecting natural light off skin

o Active soy protein evens tone, smoothes texture and softens skin

· RoC^® MULTI CORREXION™ Intensive Night Concentrate for Face and Eyes

o This breakthrough, 2-in-1 product is the first in the RoC^® Brand portfolio that can used on both the face and eye area

o Infused with an exclusive combination of pure RoC^® Retinol, which reduces the appearance of fine lines and deep wrinkles, and Hyaluronic Acid to immediately plump and smooth wrinkles on the skin’s surface

o If applied during daylight hours, this treatment should be used in combination with an SPF 30 to maximize beautiful results

***Giveaway***

Enter to win a RoC® Multi Correxion Skin Perfecting System!

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 residents only. The contest will end on Thursday, February 11th. 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!

Total Beauty Break

11 Best Drugstore Mascaras

These products feel like splurging -- minus the high price tag

Are you a mascara fanatic? We are too. However, that doesn't mean we'll drop lots of cash on high-end mascaras (well, OK, it does, but we don't JUST do that). Especially when there are these cheap-but-awesome ones out there. Check them out, and say good-bye to your $20-a-tube days. See mascaras

Beauty Sample Sales

Check out the following beauty sample sales...

At the Fairest - email lipglossbreak@gmail.com for a free invitation
Cake Beauty
Clark's Botanicals

The Skinny - click here to join for free
Fenix products for aging, acne and eye treatments

HauteLook - click here to join for free
Elave skin care products
Methven
Kinara
Emerge

Freebie Friday

Thanks to CozyWallet.com for the following coupons!

Free Travel Item at Bath & Body Works
To Redeem In Stores: Print this coupon present it at any Bath & Body Works Store

To Redeem Online (Shop Now): Add any item(s) or more and the free signature collection travel size item to your shopping bag, at checkout, enter promo code 1624

Expires January 27th 2010

Free Sample Pack at Aveda

Print this coupon for a Free Sample Pack at Aveda. Check for the store nearest you! While supplies last.

Giveaway Break - BAGGU Bags

Forget the leftover wrapping paper from the holidays, wrap your sweetheart's Valentine's Day gift in a reusable BAGGU Bag!

Using a BAGGU Bag is not only a great alternative to disposable wrapping paper, but it doubles as a gift itself! Check out this video for instructions on how to wrap a gift using a BAGGU bag!

***Giveaway***

Enter to win a BAGGU Bag in each size!

Leave a comment 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 residents. The contest will end on Sunday, February 7th. 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!

First Aid Beauty at Sephora

There’s a new kid in town…and by town we mean, Sephora. First Aid Beauty hits the shelves of over 100 Sephora stores today. Finally, there is a prestigious answer to skin’s pesky problems! First Aid Beauty is a premium collection of skincare that caters specifically to sensitive skin and universal beauty challenges. The line offers both daily skincare basics and intense therapy and emergency care for common skin problems and beauty challenges.
For its initial rescue mission, FAB will launch at Sephora with six unique skin treatments that go effortlessly from medicine cabinet to makeup bag. They include: · Ultra Repair Cream ($28) – a deeply penetrating over-the-counter treatment with ceramides, colloidal oatmeal, shea butter and eucalyptus oil to provide immediate relief for raw, scaly skin due to eczema, aggressive cosmetic treatments, harsh winter weather and other conditions · Anti-Redness Serum ($34)– a soothing treatment that calms flare-ups and reduces redness with a unique blend of anti-inflammatory ingredients and caffeine · Detox Eye Roller ($24) – an all-purpose treatment that diminishes fine lines, dark circles and under-eye puffiness with a caffeine and peptide-infused formula delivered in a unique roller-ball applicator · Healing Stick ($14) – a unique variant on the usual cream, a multi-use 1% hydrocortisone stick for skin reactions, chapping and bug bites · Blemish Eraser ($16) – a convenient tube that provides on-the-spot treatment with 3.5% benzoyl peroxide blended with anti-inflammatory and soothing extracts · Face Cleanser ($18) – a starting point for healthy skin, this calming, all-purpose wash is infused with therapeutic botanicals to preserve the natural oils that protect the skin and maintain a balanced pH
First Aid Beauty is available at Sephora stores as well as Sephora.com.

I received a sample of the Healing Stick to try and was very impressed with the results. I suffer from eczema and most lotions don't help, but the Healing Stick worked wonders with spot treatment. My dry patches instantly faded from red and were less dry and irritated. It's great to keep in my purse for emergencies and it's airport friendly.