Beauty Blogger Coalition Weekly Roundup

• Making Up the Midwest reviews Maybelline's The Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara - her new favorite!
• Add trendy colors you covet, to your lashes.Until the end of August only, Maybelline New York Great Lash Mascara is being offered in FOUR Limited Edition shades - Go Go Green, Blink of Blue, Totally Teal and Pop of Purple. The Advice Sisters check them out, and report!
• Enter BeautyTidbits giveaway to win a cool ULINX Magnetic Charm Bracelet.
• Retrodiva doesn't allow any heat to touch her hair for 30 days. Find out what she used to tame all that frizz at Retrodiva's Beauty.
• The Stepford Witch reviews The Body Shop Extra Virgin Minerals Cream Foundation - read on to find out what she loves and doesn't love about this product.
• Emily, from Emily Hudspeth hair design and makeup artist has seen great results from Viviscal Hair Repair. Emily has been using this supplement for about 6 weeks and is seeing incredible results. Its almost time for another haircut and she just cut off about 8 inches!
• Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom tries Cover Band Sticks 'n Stones over a few different bases.
• There are affordable and fabulous new beauty products at CVS. Here are two of my favorites!
• Laura at My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog tries out products that hold the secrets to Geisha-like skin!
• Hand-made and based in Scotland, Scottish Beauty Blog catches up with makeup artist Ana Cruzalegui, the lady behind amazing false eyelash brand WE ARE FAUX.
• Lola from Lola's Secret Beauty Blog has Determined that My Weightless Eye Cream is one of the Best Beauty Secrets that Everyone Needs to Know about!
• Phyrra loves the gorgeous Fall 2012 Beauty Trends this year. Which ones are your favorite?
• So you cried a river last night and you have to go to work (or school) today. TheFabZilla shares tricks on how to hide signs of over-crying, a.k.a Makeup after a Breakup.
• Miss L from Beauty by Miss L reviewed eco-friendly Derma E makeup remover this week, which is now one of her new favorite makeup remover.
• BeautyJudy stopped by the Orly booth at Cosmoprof North America last month and saw lots of nail BLING!
• The Lacquered Lady shows off OPI Danke-Shiny Red from the new Germany collection and goes on a dupe search. Will there be a perfect polish match?
• Everyone needs eyeshadow primer! Sheila from Painted Ladies shows you why in the latest Breaking Down Beauty.
• Midnight Manicures is giving away Sea Lore Nail Polishes from the Triton's Daughters Collection. Tell us which one is your favorite and enter to win!
• The NARS Joie de Vivre palette is all kinds of awesome. Cosmetics Aficionado has drool worthy photos and a full review.
• Butter London's Autumn/Winter 2012 nail polish collection is out! Check out a preview from Christina at Curls N Pearls - what's your favorite shade?
• Addicted to "monthly" members-only beauty sample subscriptions? Pammy Blogs Beauty sure is! Just for a change, she tries out JustFab: a monthly boutique shopping site for cute and trendy shoes, handbags, and accessories. Cute stuff for a great price!
• Mama Fashionista loves Julep so much she wants to give you a code so you can try it out for A PENNY! Plus she's giving away an introductory box!
• Beauty Info Zone has another great giveaway. This time you can win 4 fab goodies from Miracle Skin Transformer.
• Hello Dollface tests some great new shampoos and ends up with bigger, blonder, softer hair. Check out the best new haircare here!
• Always a fan of neutral wash of color, the Beauty Professor is thrilled to have discovered Beauty Is Life's matte eye shadow in Camel!
• While still enjoying summer till it winds down and fall fast approaching, Mimi's Mani's shares some Zoya love with Kimber from this summer's Surf collection.
• Polarbelle shows you what blogging was like before blogs...doing it Caveman Style!
• Still lemming Unicorn Pee? Nidia at Lit From Within shows you a few dupes from some Indie polish makers that might just do the trick.
• Stephanie Louise-All Things Beautiful FINALLY duped her beloved MAC shadow in Humid...with a low cost option! Click for swatches & comparison!
• Clarisonic has just released a new Acne Cleansing Set. For more information, and a chance to win your own, head over to Blushing Basics.

Polish & Co Nail Polish Review

I recently tested out Polish & Co nail polish in Dreamsicle (creamy orange) and Too Much Information  (bright pink). I'm really impressed with the quality and wear of this line! Not to mention the long applicator brush. I think it helps with neater application.

The swatch of my hand in Too Much Information doesn't do this color justice. It's a bright pink, and the picture makes it look a little orange. This manicure lasted about 5 days with a few minor touch ups. Not bad!

Remember, the color of 2012 is Orange! Dreamsicle on my toes was a nice pop of color to my outfits that week. Who says your 'pop' of color this season can't be on your toes?

Can't wait to check out the new line of colors Polish & Co has out for Fall. 

$5 Magazine Sale

I love when Conde Nast does this! 2 Days only you can get a full year subscription to your favorite magazine for $5! Hurry, sales ends August 17th!

Giveaway Break - Alberto VO5 Prize Pack

I hope everyone had a chance to join in on the Alberto VO5 Facebook chat tonight! Hopefully this was the first of many to come! To help celebrate, VO5 is sponsoring a product filled giveaway on Lipgloss Break!

***Giveaway***

Enter to win to win the following VO5 prize pack:

VO5 Hot Oil

Perfect Hold Non-Aerosol Hairspray

Perfect Hold Styling Mousse

Shea Cashmere Shampoo & Conditioner

Kiwi Lime Shampoo & Conditioner

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 , follow me on Pinterest or become a fan on Lipgloss Break's Facebook fan page or Alberto VO5 Facebook page; 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, September 15th. I will randomly select one winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

Beauty Q&A with Alberto VO5

Today, Tuesday, August 14th, at 9pm EST, Alberto VO5 is hosting their first Facebook Q&A session with Hair Stylist Chris Lospalluto and Jessie Artigue from Style & Pepper!  

They'll be talking about creating effortlessly chic beachy waves as well as other hot topics like fighting frizz, protecting your hair from UV rays and more! Join in on the fun, and look forward to a VO5 sponsored giveaway soon!

Anastasia Brow Wiz Review

I've tried a lot of eyebrow pencils and eyebrow powders, and the Brow Wiz from Anastasia is one of my favorites. It gives a very natural look to brows that need a little bit of added color. I love the fact that the pencil allows you to draw on such precise fine lines, that "you" have the option as to how dramatic you want your brows to look. The lighter color (Ash Blonde) worked great at filling in my medium blonde brows. It doesn't smear and last up to 24 hours (even in the 90-100 degree heat waves that we have been having in Michigan). The handy spooley brush on the other end of the pencil helps to tame your brows as well as blending in the color. My brows look so full and natural now, almost as if they were done by a professional!

Review by Tina, Lipgloss Break contributor 

Getting Gorgeous with CVS Beauty

Last weekend I attended the Getting Gorgeous event with CVS Beauty at the Warwick Hotel in NYC. The Getting Gorgeous team put on a ridiculously fun event! Fun vendors and demonstrations, and lots of great conversations were had while mingling and in line for some of the events.

The CVS Beauty Club has a ton of great products for us beauty product junkies. Here are two that caught my eye and I had to try...

Essence of Beauty fragrance
I love the new scents that CVS Essence of Beauty has added to their line! I was able to talk to one of the fragrance-ologists (not her real title!) that helped with the making of these new scents. I was able to test Sensual Night, one of the four new scents, and smell all of the individual oils that went into making the scent. I learned all of the different oils and notes come together to form the final scent. I always wondered how all of the fragrance 'notes' worked together! Each scent comes in a body mist and eau de parfum. 

Not Your Mother's Clean Freak Refreshing Dry Shampoo
I've been trying really hard not to wash my hair 7 days a week, so I was really looking forward to trying out Not Your Mother's Clean Freak Refreshing Dry Shampoo. First off, the name, to me, is hilarious! I really liked the results I got with this dry shampoo spray. It's a spray that turns into a powder, soaking up oil from your scalp. It had a lemony scent to it, which I really liked. This kept my hair smelling fresh throughout the day. Always a plus when your hair smells like what you ate the night before! 

Hershey's Simple Pleasures
Okay, this isn't a beauty product, but these little bites of heaven were so delicious I had to share. Hershey's Simple Pleasures are individually wrapped chocolate goodies, filled with deliciousness. The hubby and I polished off a bag in one night...don't tell! These are great to add to gifts or have out in a candy dish for company. Yum!

Essie nail polish in Guilty Pleasure

This is Essie nail polish in Guilty Pleasure. It's a creamy coral-pink color. Really pretty for summer. I thought it was a fitting color and name since I was getting my second NYC manicure in a week - I can't help it, they are so cheap here!

Bath & Body Works Paris Party

Welcome to Paris! Bath and Body Works is having a huge sale in store and online to help launch their new French inspired scents! Make sure to visit and be French for a day! All stores will have different events, but some include taking your photo next to the Eiffel Tower, exclusive gifts, and more! 

GG Gatsby Root Lift Spray

All this humidity got your hair bogged down? Pump up your hair volume with GG Gatsby's Over-the-Top Root Lift Spray. Love this stuff.

After washing and towel drying my hair, I lift up sections of my hair and give it a quick spray. This spray gives your roots a nice boost in volume, without being sticky like hairspray. My volume lift stayed throughout the day, even after being out in the New York City heat and humidity all day. Another test: My hair even looked good after sleeping on it. I woke up without my hair flat to my head. I used a little dry shampoo on it and I was good to go to work today.

Don't forget to also try your luck at winning a Coach gift card! They are giving away over 100 - try several times a day!