Lipgloss Break

Total Beauty Post - 10 Best Drugstore Products for Fall

See the 10 budget buys chosen by a celebrity makeup artist that will help you get the hottest looks for fall

This is a TotalBeauty.com budget makeup article

We always thought A-list people shopped at A-list stores for their A-list beauty products. But, as it turns out, even celebrities -- and their makeup artists -- get thrifty with it. We took celebrity makeup artist Brett Freedman to our local CVS to pick his brain about the best budget buys for the season. And he walked us around the store, pointing out his current top 10 makeup favorites.

See his list

Bloom for Breast Cancer Awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and in the spirit of women helping women, Bloom is excited to support this cause while making sure you “Never Buy the Wrong Beauty Products Again!”

Bloom invites you to invite friends! Give the Gift of Beauty to 10 friends, and you'll receive a $20 gift certificate. Bloom will donate 10% of every Share of Beauty purchase to support breast cancer research and awareness. Happy Sharing and Shopping ladies!

CND Shellac Layering - Nude!

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With Shellac being such a hit, CND came up with a layering chart to help create new Shellac colors based on ones that are already out. There was a need for more color options, fans were getting antsy, and the CND came to the creative rescue.

When I first tried layering with my BFF and manicurist extraordinaire, Tina, it looked horrible. I think it had something to do with our Fedora bottle being a little old. I tested Iced Cappuccino and Romantique last night and it came out okay. It created a nude color, which Shellac doesn’t really come in yet so it was fun to create a new, unique color. Plus, I’m traveling to Boston today for a work conference so I needed something neutral to last all week…perfect!

Check out the Shellac layering PDFs.

Tina just placed an order for Asphalt and Moonlight and Roses, both new Shellac colors. I'll be providing swatches soon!

OPI Samoan Sand at BCBG Max Azria

OPI has kicked off the Spring 2012 shows doing the nails for BCBG Max Azria this morning! Samoan Sand was used on models’ nails and toes. The nude look continues for Spring ‘12! Celebrity attendees of the show included: One Tree Hill stars Sophia Bush and Shantel VanSanten, and Happy Endings star Elisha Cuthbert.

Giveaway Break - Minus417 Nail Care Set

Minus417 is the lowest point on Earth and situated at 1,373 ft (-417 meters) below sea level, where time stands still. Minus417 specializes in combining ancient knowledge with high technology. These products present a unique cosmetic development, the Vitamin Mineral Complex, a scientific combination of natural active components, like moisture-balancing select minerals from the Dead Sea, energizing anti oxidant vitamins and unique plant extracts from France, designed to assist in regenerating skin cells and preventing aging signs. All Minus417 products are paraben and mineral oil free.

The -417 Brand offers a wide range of exclusive skincare products of high quality, based on The Vitamin Mineral Complex, a scientific combination of the rich minerals of the Dead Sea and natural active components as anti oxidant energizing vitamins and unique plant extracts, design to assist in regenerating skin cells and preventing aging signs. An example of one of their kits is the Nail Care Set, which includes:
· Nail buffer
· Nail file
· Cuticle oil (30 ml.)
· Hand moisturizer (50 ml.)
· Foot nourishing cream (50 ml.)

**Giveaway***

Enter to win a Minus417 Nail Care Set!

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 Saturday , October, 9th. I will randomly select one winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

Total Beauty Post - Wavy Hair

How to Get the Wavy Hair You've Always Wanted

Perfect the tousled look just in time for the last few weeks of summer

This is a TotalBeauty.com wavy hair article

The grass is always greener on the other side of the hair spectrum -- which means those of us with fine, pin-straight hair crave beach-y waves that look effortlessly gorgeous. So we went to the experts to give us a fool-proof tutorial on how to get beach-y waves. Now you don't have a reason not to try the look before summer ends.

See how-tos

Zoya Holiday Winter Collection 2011

Zoya Nail Polish presents 3 new jewel toned metallic shimmer polishes
and 3 glitzy, glitter glazes (featuring unique bar glitter) for an extra special holiday and winter 2011 season!

Zoya Gems and Jewels Collection

Rina (ZP576): Full coverage, rich green metallic shimmer.Holly (ZP577): Gorgeous green glitzy, glitter glaze (with unique bar glitter).Kissy (ZP578): Full coverage, party pink metallic shimmer.Izzy (ZP579): Vivid pink glitzy, glitter glaze (with unique bar glitter).Twila (ZP580): Full coverage, icy blue metallic shimmer.Noel (ZP581): Bold blue glitzy, glitter glaze! (with unique bar glitter).

Violent Lips meets Sugar Factory

These are crazy! Violent Lips meets Sugar Factory - the boldest name in lip wear and the ultimate celebrity treat spot have teamed up to create limited edition Violent Lips temporary lip tattoos?

Would you ever wear these?? I'm thinking maybe for Halloween if I dress up as Lady Gaga!

Mobile Monday - Curls on the Go app

Have curly hair? Download the Curls on the Go app, a free, intuitive and easy to use global app for both the iPhone and Android. Curls on the Go is sponsored by L'Oreal Pairs and features a Frizz Forecast (coolest part!), product and salon finder with review, a hair type finder and hair styles, as well as photos and videos.