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Holiday Party Prep Tips

'Tis the season of shopping, eating and...holiday parties! Here are some holiday prep tips for two extreme parties, 'ugly sweater' and 'work party.'

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party
Please let your sweater be the only ugly thing you are wearing! Try out Jessica Cosmetic's Shine On nail set to match your loud obnoxious sweater (these also make fun stocking stuffers and hostess gifts!). Here's a swatch of Superstar, a golden shimmer.

Hard Candy has a limited edition set of $1 glitter nail polishes that come with huge, over the top rings that will probably match your sweater to a tee. Also, you can sport one (or 2 or 3!) of their lipgloss rings which are sure to be a conversation piece. Here's an idea: wear all 5 rings ($5 for 5 piece set) and give them away to friends throughout the night :)



Formal Work Holiday Party
Make your appointments! If you plan on getting your hair, makeup or nails done, make your appointment early! I'm a huge fan of getting my makeup done at MAC. You can book an appointment at a MAC counter or store. You have to commit to spending at least $50 in MAC products in order to get your makeup done, but that's pretty easy to do.

For your nails, try out Shellac! There's nothing worse then having your hair, makeup, nails done, new dress on, on your way to your party, and you chip a nail. Try out Shellac so you don't have to worry about messing your nails up for the party, and since it lasts 10-14 days, depending on when you get them done, your manicure can last throughout the holidays!
Check out Goody Glam line of hair accessories to dress up your look. These super sparkly headbands come in a ton of colors are affordable. You can find them at your local Walmart store.

And most important tip of all...have fun!



And the Winners Are....

Make-up Matte - shopmark01
Minus417 nail care kit - whirlygirly77
Head to Toe Beauty - sahairah



ONE Bath & Body Launches at Ulta

ONE will be offering their unique eco-friendly products at ULTA Beauty stores now! To celebrate, customers will receive free music downloads from five up and coming artists. These up-and-coming artists - including Erika Jayne, The M.I.D.S and Tori Kelly - will each contribute 2,000 music downloads as a free giveaway to serve as a thank you to loyal users.

Just log onto www.OneBathandBody.com and click the "ONE Artist of the Month" tab to check out the artists and their musical offerings! Housed in eco-conscious, recyclable packaging, ONE's luxurious essentials let you look and feel good.



Beauty Sales

Tarte Cosmetics Friends & Family sale - 30% off and free shipping $40+. Use code FFDEC, valid through December 12th.

HauteLook
HUGE Philosophy sale, bubble bath, lip glosses, Amazing Grace, Eye Hope and more!
MOR Cosmetics soaps

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CND Shellac Hollywood

Here's a swatch of CND Shellac in Hollywood. Similar to Wildfire, but with a shimmer. In some lights, the shimmery gold undertone made the color look a little red-orange. It's a beautiful color for holiday festivities.

Total Beauty Post - Best Highlights for your Hair Color

TotalBeauty.com
Best Highlights for Your Specific Hair Color

Find out which shades complement your hair color best


Best Highlights for Your Specific Hair Color

This is a TotalBeauty.com hair color article

How do you know which highlights will match your hair color? What's the difference between highlights and lowlights? We answer all of your coloring questions here and tell you exactly which shades suit your hair color best.

Get tips



Glamour's 2012 Cover - Kardashians

In their first joint interview since Kim announced her divorce from Kris Humphries, the Kardashian sisters open up to Glamour about love, life and what they hope 2012 will bring.

What do you think about these girls gracing the cover? Readers of Glamour.com didn't have the nicest things to say...


And the Winners Are....

DeVine Lip Shimmers - sahairah
Illumin8 - mistymorgan8



Giveaway Break - Holiday Beauty Bundle

Cheer up, it's hump day, and I have a giveaway for you! I wanted to post this on 'Treat yourself Tuesday' but missed the deadline. Take a break from holiday shopping and enter to win a special treat for you!

**Giveaway***

Enter to win a Holiday Beauty Bundle from Lipgloss Break! I put together items from some of my favorite brands, including Cargo, Goody, Avon and more!

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 Friday, December 30th. I will randomly select one winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!



CND Shellac Wildfire

Check out CND Shellac in Wildfire. Perfect red for the holiday and the 4th of July. A true shiny, bold red. Tina used a base coat, two color coats and a top coat. They turned out fabulous as always. More CND Shellac swatches to come!