Recreate Sandra Bullock's Award Winning Hair

“Sandra Bullock’s sleek, shiny hair looks absolutely incredible! I love the sleek lines, including the curved part. Ultra modern and ultra glamorous!”

- Michael Shaun Corby, Global Creative Director for Alterna

Key Products

Caviar Anti-Aging Radiant Smoothing Lotion

This unique styling lotion shields hair from thermal styling with Rhodiola Extract and provides strong frizz and humidity protection. This blowout secret weapon leaves hair with a radiant, smooth finish.

Caviar Anti-Aging Polishing Serum

This light serum reduces frizz and mends split ends without weighing down the hair. The innovative formula polishes the hair using smart silicones that never cause greasy or flat locks. Smooth on any finished style for shiny, smooth perfection.

Get this look!

· Apply Alterna’s Caviar Radiant Smoothing Lotion to damp hair and brush through

· Create a curved side part right above the eyebrow arch

· Blow-dry hair straight using a medium-barrel round brush

· Using a medium-barrel curling iron, curl the ends of the hair only halfway up the hair

· Once all ends are curled, lightly brush through the curls to create a smooth wave

· Work a small amount of Alterna’s Caviar Polishing Serum into the hair for extra shine and to smooth all frizz

Giveaway Break - Hard Candy

I raved about Hard Candy's line yesterday, now I'm going to give one lucky reader a chance to try it out for themselves!

***Giveaway***

Enter to win Hard Candy Curl Up & Dye Mascara in Mr. Right and Plexi Gloss Lip Shine in Mauve-alous.

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 Monday, April 19th. I will randomly select one lucky winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

Spring Style Revamp

Spring Style Revamp

Learn how to get the fresh new hairstyles, makeup and fashion looks that are hot for spring

It couldn't be easier to update your look this season -- just add these three new hair, makeup and accessories to your bag of style tricks. See style updates

Friday's Freebies

Crest 3D Whitening Strips
Aveeno Shampoo & Conditioner
Pureology Haircare Sample

Lancome Color Design Lip Matte

Lancome's latest lip news: Color Design Matte Lipstick! This new formula is soft and creamy, glides effortlessly and comes in eight dreamy colors. The credit goes to the new formula; its mattifying agent isn't a dull powder but a light-diffusing gel. High pigment levels ensure that it wears for hours, while soft waxes and emollients deliver modern slip.

Makeup artist Daniel Martin used the Bronze Show shade at the Chris Benz Fall 2010 presentation for the perfect update on the 90's lipstick. Celebrity makeup artists are already in love with the formula, too. Read what makeup artist Fiona Stiles had to say to Teen Vogue about the Corset shade!

Color Design Matte is a Macy's exclusive and will be on both the Macy's website this week and on lancome-usa.com next week. Color Design Lip Matte retails at $22.

Hard Candy line at Walmart

I use to save up babysitting money when I was younger to buy Hard Candy nail polish at Marshall Fields (now Macys). I was too young at the time to appreciate the quality of the nail polish, and was more impressed that each bottle came with a funky, colorful ring.

Now, you can buy this same product, same package and funky, colorful ring, at Walmart. I was lucky enough to try out the Kaleyedascope Eyeshadow in Make Believe, Blush Crush in Honeymoon, Plumping Serum in Girl Next Door and the Just Nails nail polish, pictured, in Mr. Wrong. The line also carries body shimmer, mascara, eye liners, lipstick and more.



The shadows are great. I've only tried them out dry, but apparently they create a more dramatic look when applied wet. The shadow duos come in fun color combinations and retails for $6 at Walmart.com.
I LOVE the blush. It gave a super natural flushed look. It has a swirl of shimmery highlighter in it so I looked dewy, but not too overdone. It reminds me a lot of NARS Orgasm blush, but with softer highlights in it. It retails for $7 at Walmart.com.

The Plumping Serum lipgloss is awesome. No stinging involved in this plumping, just the illusion of fuller lips. The gloss I received is sheer, so I'd like to give this a try in a color that will stand out more. Has a slight minty feel to it, and looks really good over a lipstick. Retails at $6 at Walmart.com.

The nail polish, of course, is classic. All colors are super unique. With a base coat, two color coats and a top coat, this lasted about 4-5 days (while washing dishes w/o gloves) and was easy to touch up in between. The nail polish retails for $5. Don't forget to wear the matching ring :)

Overall I'm super impressed with this line. If you're looking to add a new product to your makeup collection, something new, something funky, start here. I hope more makeup brands follow Hard Candy's steps...a quality line moving to an affordable outlet.


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.

5 minute Celebrity Makeup Looks

Quiz: What Five-Minute Celebrity Makeup Look Should You Try?

Even out your skin tone and brighten your eyes the way A-listers do -- in no time flat

Got 10 minutes to spare? First, take this quick quiz to find your celebrity muse (we're pretty sure it takes about five minutes). Then use your results to try a totally customized five-minute makeup routine. Take the quiz

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

In the spirit of St. Patty's Day, I'm sporting Zoya nail polish in Midori and the neon green from LA Colors Tease eye palette.

OPI Announces Beauty Bus Foundation 2010 Beauty Drive Sponsorship

OPI joins The Beauty Bus Foundation as Presenting Sponsor for the first annual Beauty Drive fundraising event on April 25, 2010, at The Mark for Events in Los Angeles. Beauty Bus Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides free in-home beauty and grooming treatments to empower homebound, terminally and chronically ill people and their primary caregivers. The Beauty Drive will highlight beauty treatments from professional makeup artists, as well as manicurists from ROB|B – the nation’s first OPI Concept Salon.

“OPI is delighted to sponsor The Beauty Bus Foundation’s first Beauty Drive fundraiser,” remarks Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “I am a strong believer that nail lacquer color can change not only your look, but your outlook. Beauty Bus Foundation takes that concept to the next level and shows how a little bit of beauty can go a long way in brightening someone’s day.”

All proceeds raised by the event will go directly to support Beauty Bus Foundation. In addition to beauty treatments, the event will feature celebrity guest host Lisa Sigell (reporter, KCBS/KCAL), a silent auction, a hair show by Janine Jarman of BRAVO’s Shear Genius and an interactive gourmet brunch.

“We are thrilled to partner with OPI to present our first annual Beauty Drive,” says Beauty Bus Foundation President and Co-founder Alicia Marantz Liotta. “With the support of organizations like OPI that strive to blend beauty, community, charity and happiness, Beauty Bus Foundation is able to continue to bring smiles and solace to homebound, terminally and chronically ill people and their primary caregivers.”

mySkin.com

mySkin.com is a new social media site that focuses on helping women and men determine the right skincare products for their unique skin profile. Their mission is to provide you with the tools to help make better skin product decisions. Developed by 50 doctors and specialists, myskin.com utilizes scientific principles and sophisticated algorithms to offer you an unbiased product recommendation that works best for YOU. Not sure which products work best for your different skin profile based on geographic location? Or how genetics play a role in which products work best for you? Visit mySkin.com and use the code 'lipgloss' to join for free!

The site is created by a world renowned bio-physicist, a leading plastic surgeon, two Harvard Business School classmates. It is supported by Harold Stolzenberg, CEO of La Prairie for 20 years; Geraldine Laybourne, who started Oxygen Media with Oprah Winfrey, stumbled across mySkin, used the recommended products out of curiosity and saw a visible difference in 2 weeks, amongst other leading figures.

mySkin.com is a consumer’s dream come true as it finally ends all the wasted time at make-up counters and finds the perfect products for your skin from the plethora of products available across brands and retailers (from over 100,000 products across 4500 different skincare brands). They have partnered with leading cosmetologists and dermatologists to develop a scientific approach to making product choices and you'll see that their tools allow users to figure out products that work best for one's skin type, ethnic background, etc. The site is unbiased since we do not take any advertising from skincare manufacturers.