Total Beauty Break

Easy Ways To Turn Your Home Into a Spa

Check out these cheap alternatives to fancy, professional services

Can't afford to splurge on laser treatments or a spray tan? These gadgets will give you all of the hottest spa treatments for much, much cheaper! See products

Giveaway Break - Tart D'Amande Souffle

Treat yourself to Tart D'Amande Souffle 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. Vitamines 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!

0% Guilt, 100% Pleasure...Be Delicious!

Retail: $43.20

***Giveaway***

Enter to win Tart D'Amande Souffle!

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 only. The contest will end on Monday, February 22nd. 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!

Freebie Friday

Gold Bond Hand Sanitizer

Purex 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets

Clorox Greenworks Sample

ORIGINS

Origins is offering a FREE Mini-Facial. Offer available from Jan 21-24 at any Origins stores.Make your appointment today!

AVEDA

Visit an Aveda Experience Center and let the pros advise you on the best care and makeup for your skin tone and type. You'll take home a free sample of one of their recommendations with ingredients derived from plants, flowers and natural minerals. Also, during your visit, enjoy your choice of any five complimentary Aveda Sensory Rituals - from a Stress-Relieving Neck and Should Ritual to an Aroma Sensory Journey.

When you arrive at Aveda, mention ABOUT FACE to receive your complimentary consultations and sample. Visit aveda.com to find a location near you.

EcoTools - How to Make a Cunning Cat-Eye

EcoTools has launched four instructional videos on www.eco-tools.com so women everywhere can redefine and re-tool to become a total beauty know-it-all. Makeup artist Meredith Baraf provides instructions and pointers on how to professionally create new looks.

The first video in the series is a how-to for creating a Cunning Cat-Eye. Make sure to keep track of the videos...it could lead to a giveaway!

Beauty Sample Sales

HauteLook LaRocca Skincare Sale - Up to 50% off

RueLaLa Corioliss Flat Iron Sale - Starting at $25!

Email me at lipglossbreak@gmail.com for a free invitation to The Fairest, currently having the following sales:

Air Repair

Global Goddess

Jimmy Jane

Kroia

Bobbi Brown's Pretty Powerful Campaign

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is launching a campaign called Pretty Powerful, celebrating Bobbi's belief that all women possess natural beauty, and with the right tools, are empowered to a higher level of pretty.

As part of the campaign, Bobbi Brown will be launching a video contest: She wants to hear how you go from Pretty to Powerful using Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Now through February 9th, makeup devotees are invited to share their transformative stories and tips by submitting videos.

From the submissions, 15 finalists willb e chosen and sent a personalized selection of Bobbi Brown csometics and the new Color Strips Collection to create their next Pretty Powerful video submission. in March, the gallery of Pretty Powerful videos will be open for public voting on BobbiBrownCosmetics.com/prettypowerful. For every vote cast in the Pretty Powerful contest, Bobbi Brown will donate $1 to Dress for Success, an organization close to Bobbi's heart that provides underprivileged women with interview suits and career development advice.

Bobbi will hand pick the three grand prize winners, who will be flown to New York for a master class and brunch with Bobbi!

PRESS RELEASE:

In January 2010, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics will launch a spring campaign called Pretty Powerful, featuring photos and videos of “real women,” or “Friends of Bobbi.”

For years, women have been reaching out to Bobbi Brown to provide them with beauty solutions, application tips and product suggestions. All of these women have ultimately inspired Bobbi in her daily life and work. That said, Bobbi finally brought many of these women together—including her friends, and those of her staff—for a 3-day shoot where she transformed women from “Pretty” to “Powerful.”

Pretty Powerful symbolizes Bobbi’s belief that all women possess natural beauty, and with the right tools, are empowered to a higher level of pretty… Pretty Powerful, Pretty Amazing, Pretty Gorgeous, etc. Bobbi Brown Cosmetics has captured their before/after photos, videos and testimonials as the centerpiece content of the campaign.

The content will live on BobbiBrownCosmetics.com/prettypowerful, but will be infused throughout the season to include on counter collateral, in-store light boxes, postcards, and direct mail pieces all featuring “Friends of Bobbi.” Additionally, four Pretty Powerful in-store events with the Bobbi Brown Beauty Team are scheduled at various major department stores.

On the dedicated website, each “Friend of Bobbi” will be featured, accompanied by their profiles, testimonials, video portraits, face chart, application tips and behind the scenes footage of the shoot with Bobbi. Videos and photos will emphasize transformation and link back to the beauty problem the collection/product launch will solve. (i.e. Cautious about Corals? Frightened by Foundation?)

BobbiBrownCosmetics.com/prettypowerful will also serve as an anchor for online PR outreach and activities. The strategy is targeted towards online/viral marketing and will include an online contest that will invite consumers to participate and submit video tutorials of how Bobbi Brown Cosmetics transforms them from Pretty to Pretty Powerful. Consumers will vote on their favorite submissions and help Bobbi choose the final three winners. For every vote, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics will donate $1 to Dress for Success, an organization close to Bobbi’s heart that provides underprivileged women with interview suits and career development advice.

Gypsy Chic Hair by Bertrand

For a recent photo shoot, Jessica opted out of her Melrose Place character’s good girl image for a sexy, messy, yet sophisticated look that L.A. based stylist Bertrand (of Tracey Mattingly Agency) coined as “gypsy chic”. Ready to be a gypsy queen yourself? Read on for his tips on how to get the look.

Gypsy Chic How-To:

• I began by prepping her hair with David Babbai’s Bohemian Beach for Wildaid, to give the hair texture and the windblown-like piecey-ness and fly-aways.
• Next, I rolled the hair in a little bun on the bottom of her neck and let it dry. This gives the hair a bouncy, loose wave.
• Then, once the hair was dry, I unwrapped it and put some René Furterer Naturia Dry Shampoo in my hands and rubbed the roots with my palm in a circular movement to create a teasing effect. I repeated this all around her head, and then brushed out some pieces while leaving others more wild.

Total Beauty Break

Quiz: What Foods Will Give You Better Skin and Hair?

Test your knowledge on the best foods for your beauty, and get expert tips to eat smarter

Sure, you may know to eat fruits and veggies and all that other good stuff for your health, but did you know that there are foods out there that are not only good for your insides, but will make your outsides look better too? Take this quiz to see which foods you should add to your diet for clearer skin, shinier hair and more! Take the quiz

Viva Las Vegas!

And....I'm off!

Leaving for Las Vegas tonight. Long weekend girls trip, so excited! I spent a good 3 hours total packing. I'm a horrible packer, but a girl needs to be prepared! In my suitcase arsenal of beauty goods I included:

• Holllywood Fashion Tape! I told my girlfriends ahead of time that I had them covered for the trip! Not just the tape, but Hollywood Squares to help remove deodorant stains, Hollywood Touch Ups to remove unwanted lint and fuzz from our clothing, and the Hollywood Compact Mirror with a light so I can touch up in the dark clubs.

• ProSilk's Blue Tourmaline Ceramic Flat Iron - Oh, how I love this iron. It heats up in less than 7 seconds, and gets up to 435 degrees...I like it hot! I've tested my fair share of flat irons since I have wavey, short hair that needs help. This iron not only straightens, but it helps with frizz, and makes hair shiny. It uses Nano Quicksilver Technology to help sterilize bacteria and keep hair healthy. It's lightweight and on the small size for a flat iron, so it was super easy to tuck away in the front pocket of my suitcase.

• All of my beauty goods are housed in the EcoTools Overnight Bag by Alicia Silverstone. Super cute, stylish and PRACTICAL make up bag. I'm a sucker for a cute makeup bag, but usually they are so small they only fit a days worth of makeup! This bag has 3 (one large, two smaller) plastic zipped pouches lining the inside to keep you organized and safe from spilling or leaking items. It's super slip and fit nicely right down the middle of my suitcase. I had enough room for makeup, hair products and shower items. Giveaway to come soon!

• Victoria's Secret Glitter Liner is a must for at night. This liner paired with fake eyelashes (or natural) will make anyone's eyes pop - Bling!

Note: This review includes products that I received as samples, provided by the brand company or a PR rep. Please click here for more information regarding my disclaimer.

NARS Illuminator

A scintillatingly sheer, weightless fluid that instantly makes skin refreshed, radiant and glowing, the ORGASM ILLUMINATOR is a new product category for NARS. Flecks of gold, peach and pink shimmer softly diffuse light, melting into the skin to allow natural luminosity to shine through. It joins the cult-followed Orgasm franchise which includes Blush, Lip Gloss, Nail Polish and The Multiple. Revered by makeup artists, celebrities and consumers worldwide, NARS Orgasm products have been the recipient of numerous beauty accolades. Founder and Creative Director François Nars chose supermodel and long-time friend Amber Valletta to be the face of the product for the campaign. Additionally, the Orgasm Illuminator was used to create the looks backstage at many of the Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Shows including 3.1 phillip lim, Marchesa and Thakoon.