| Find a Father's Day gift in this roundup of the best shaving creams, colognes and such |
| This is a TotalBeauty.com men's skin care products article Put together a Dad's Day care package from this list of best male skin care products. |
| No. 9: Redken for Men Go Clean Daily Care Shampoo for Normal Hair, $12 |
| TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 8.3 |
| "The smell is intoxicating for the women around me …" |
| TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 8.4 |
| "This deodorant did control the odor all day …" |
| TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 8.5 |
| "My husband uses it on his face and it always turns out silky and smooth …" |
Beauty Goodies for Father's Day
Beauty Sample Sales this Week
MD Skincare starts today at HauteLook.Vichy Mineral Balm
You know that feeling of your skin being so super tight and dry after you wash your face at night? It's the worst! Vichy Aqualia Thermal Mineral Balm & Rehydrating and Repairing Care cured this problem for me.
I love this balm. I'm always skeptical to try new facial products because of my sensitive skin but not only is this non-comedogenic, but it's dermatologist recommended and tested on sensitive skin.
I was first really excited that this product had 'Aqua' in the name - I need water! I'm such a dehydrated person and it definitely shows in my dry skin. After the first use I could immediately tell a difference. I actually look forward to using this on my face after I wash my face at night. At first it goes on a little greasy, but absorbs really quickly. I sometimes wear it under my foundation in the morning, but now that I'm out in the sun more I usually use something with SPF and use the balm at night.
It contains Vichy Thermal Spa Water, which is rich with 50 mg of minerals and fragrance and colorant-free. It also contains:
Calcium
Postassium
Silicium (regenerating)
Magnesium
Iron,
Omega 6 oils
This is a pretty popular brand in Europe, but you can find in CVS stores around the states.
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.
Shop it to Me $1,000 Shopping Spree

I wrote about Shop it to Me's new look last week, now I'm writing about how you can win a $1,000 shopping spree!
Sign up at Shop it to Me (if you're not already a member) and for every person you invite to join, you'll get an extra entry into the shopping spree sweepstakes. Good luck!
Giveaway Break - Morning Glory Cosmetic Bags
Check out the new Morning Glory beauty & cosmetic bag collection from Modella below. Doesn't get any fresher than this!
Bursting with blooms, Modella’s Fitted Mini Train (SRP $9.97) is the perfect travel bag. Roomy enough for a weekend away,
chic enough to garner tons of compliments, but still small enough to throw in
a duffel, it is the ideal quick trip bag.
If you are looking to update your standard cosmetic bag, Modella’s Mini Purse Kit (SRP $2.97) adds a touch of life to the inside of your hand bag. In a pinch, the adorable bag also doubles as a clutch!
When going away for a long vacation, you don’t want to forgo your favorite beauty products, but they are often too big and bulky to fit in your bag. The Modella Summer Paisley Fitted Weekender (SRP $13.97) comes with travel size bottles so you can bring along your old-stand bys in miniature size!
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What's in my Beach Bag? Sunscreen!
Finally - Nice weather in Michigan this past weekend! Spent some time on the lake and loaded up my beach bag!
First things first, sunscreen. You can wear beach cover ups and long linen pants, but you can't walk around with a bag on your head. I always wear a higher SPF on my face since it sees the most sun (I'm not a fan of hats!). Here is what Mike and I wore on our faces all weekend:

CellCeuticals Photo Defense SPF 55+
I used this while I was in Vegas and it was a scorching 90+ degrees out. I only used it on my face and didn't burn at all while out in the sun by the pool all day. PhotoDefense is meant to protect skin against daily UVA and UVB sun exposure while simultaneously combating premature skin aging and moisturizing. This didn't turn my face white, went on smooth, absorbed quickly, and didn't break me out!
$45
La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60 Ultra Light Sunscreen Fluid
I love love love La Roche-Posay sunscreen. They don't mess around with their products. It's designed for normal to combination skin, super light and has a matte finish. This one didn't break me out either.
This fluid provides SPF 60 and broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection with breakthrough Cell-Ox Shield, to protect skin. Other benefits and pluses: High UVA protection, water-resistant, helps protect skin from sun damage, fragrance free, non-comedogenic and tested on sensitive skin.
$27.90
Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer SPF 30
Quick warning: this is not to be used alone for sunblock for your face. I love this stuff, but it's not the only lotion I use when out in the sun all day. This is my DAILY moisturizer and it is divine. It gives my skin a dewy look, but without making me look or feel greasy. It moisturizes really well and doesn't break me out. I can use it by itself with just some blush or a bronzer and don't feel the need for foundation. I love using it alone, I feel like I'm giving my skin some room to breath!
My dermatologist turned me on to Aveeno and I use it for body lotion (Positively Smooth smells great!), facial lotion and face wash (Ultra Calming Cleanser).
What's the Best Sun Protection for Your Skin?
| Find out which products will keep you burn-free and looking fabulous this summer |
| This is a TotalBeauty.com best and worst skin care products article While it's no fun to apply sunscreen (unless of course someone else does it for you), using these top-rated products will hopefully make it a tad more enjoyable. |
Creme de la Mer Partners with Oceana
Creme de la Mer is a super rich moisturizing creme that can moisturize the driest of skin. I love that it's thick, and has a light, comforting scent to it. I use it as my night cream and in the morning underneath my foundation. It's definitely luxurious, and it's expensive, but definitely worth putting on your wish list, especially if you have dry skin that you want to treat for a few months.
Are You Armed with the Right Anti-Aging Tools?
| Take this quiz to see what you might be missing out on |
| This is a TotalBeauty.com skin care article Answer a few questions and you'll get the scoop on which wrinkle-busting products are best for you. |
And the Winners Are...
Hard Candy lipgloss and mascara - patpapa518
Lindsay Phillips Ballet Flats - benitez_desiree
Havaianas flip flops - farrell
Bobbi Brown Beach Club Collection
“I’m always inspired by how happy and healthy people look on the beach. Nothing says summer to me like pretty, glowing skin and shimmering lids.” – Bobbi Brown
Introducing Bobbi’s Beach Club Collection which features everything you need to get gleaming skin and iridescent lids.
Beach Shimmer Brick, Limited Edition
Hand-made in Italy, Bobbi’s new Beach Shimmer Brick compact features five bars of warm, pearlized shimmer to create a beautiful seaside glow. Run the Face Blender Brush across all five shades and lightly dust over cheeks and forehead, or wear just one shade on your eyes for subtle glimmer.
Price: $38.00
Metallic Long-Wear Cream Shadows, New
Our award-winning formula now available in glistening pastels from ocean blue to oyster pink. For a sheer effect, blend on lids with your fingers. For a more dramatic look, add another layer or wear on top of your favorite shadow for soft shimmer. Stays color-true and crease-free all day. New shades include: Moonstone, Opal, Surf and Pink Oyster.
Price: $22.00
Shore Long-Wear Cream Shadow, New
A soft matte beige perfect for a look that’s just one notch up from natural, Shore Long-Wear Cream Shadow will stay color-true and crease-free all day.
Price: $22.00
Clear Treatment Lip Shine SPF 15, New
A lightweight, soft shine lipstick that doubles as a rejuvenating treatment, Treatment Lip Shine SPF 15 instantly comforts dry, chapped lips and provides long-term moisturization with natural Cocoa and Shea Butters, Jojoba, Apricot Kernel and Avocado Oils. Peptides, along with Vitamin C and Paracress, stimulate collagen production to reduce fine lines and wrinkles while SPF 15 helps prevent sun damage.
Price: $22.00
Bobbi’s Beach Club will be available in June 2010 from www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com.
Giveaway Break - Senna Double Dose Blush
I love this blush! Senna Double Dose Blush combines the perfect colors to create a healthy, natural looking glow. I wear the duo in Sunshine, which is a combo of shimmering golden peach and a vibrant peach blush. The lighter color of the two I use closer to the top of my cheek bones, sort of like a highlighter, and the more pink color on the apples of my cheeks.I like to toss this is in my purse and use it to touch up during the day. The powder is silky, not crumbly, and in a rush, I use my finger to apply the the lighter color as a highlighter.
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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.
Christina Ricci Wearing NARS
Christina Ricci attended the closing celebration of Marina Abramovic's "The Artist Is Present" at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Want her look? She's wearing NARS...
Face
· NARS PRO-PRIME Skin Smoothing Face Prep
· NARS Siberia Sheer Matte Foundation
Eyes
Lips
Shop it to Me New Site Design
Shop it to Me received a makeover! Check out their new site and sign up for a free membership!
Shop it to Me is a free personal shopper for sales on clothing, shoes and accessories. Tell them the brands you love and your sizes and they will find them for you, on sale!
Create Jamie Lynn Sigler's Look

At the Jonathan Adler for 7 for All Mankind launch event in NYC, Jamie Lynn Sigler rocked the red carpet with a playful hairstyle to go with her casual jeans and tank top look. Cutler/Redken stylist EJ Hausman created this look and is sharing her tips on how to achieve this style at home:
- Prep with Cutler Protective Treatment Spray on damp hair to protect from heat styling. Spray Cutler Volumizing Spray on hair concentrating on the roots to mid-length.
- Blow dry hair upside down till about 80% dry, then take big sections of hair and smooth out ends using a medium-round brush.
- Once completely dry, spray Redken Workforce 09 throughout hair. This will hold the look and keep the humidity out to prevent hair from frizzing.
- Using a 1 1/4 inch curling iron, wrap random sections around the barrel - forward and back.
- Set the look in place with Redken Workforce 09.
Giveaway Break - JASON Naturals Sunbrellas Suncare
I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Let's kick off June and the nice weather with something you should always have on...sunblock!May 27th was National Sunscreen Protection Day, and although it has come and gone, you should still be using sunscreen, sunshine or not, to protect your skin. JASON Sunbrellas Sun Care collection was unveiled in May and contains a product specifically designed for everyone in the family!
The all new and improved formulas deliver superior protection without relying on risky chemicals commonly found in conventional sunscreens. Instead, the new JASON formulas are all non-greasy, non-stick and non-whitening. They use all natural active ingredients including hypoallergenic mineral protection.
The JASON Sunbrellas Suncare line includes Sport Natural Sunblock SPF 45, Family Natural Sunblock SPF 45, Facial Natural Sunblock SPF 20, Kids Natural Sunblock SPF 45, Mineral Based Natural Sunblock SPF 30 and Lip Balm SPF 25.
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Grandma Lalama
I've always known this, but learned even more over the past week, how many lives my grandmother has touched. From her hospitality to her caring heart, she touched an unreal amount of people. Generation after generation of families have stories about how my grandmother and grandfather helped them and showed them hospitality when they arrived here from Italy.
Traveling to the US from Pacentro, Italy when she was a young girl wasn't an easy journey, but I think it's one of the many experiences that made my grandma who she was. I thank her for carrying on Italian traditions here, with our family, and it makes me so proud of my Italian heritage. Ever since I can remember, every Sunday was spent at my grandma's house, eating spaghetti and meatballs with my entire family. Sundays were fun days, always filled with laughing and catching up with everyone.
I am blessed to have a very close family, and even though we have just lost the person it revolved around, I promise to help carry on the Italian traditions...starting with staying close with my family, because they helped make me who I am today.
My grandmother was beautiful (inside and out), strong, giving and loving. She will be missed by so many, but we are all blessed to have had her in our lives for 84 years. Ciao grandma...I love you!

Grandma & Mike at our Wedding Shower
Gievaway Break - Triple Threat Summer Giveaway
Clearly Beautiful: Perfect to soothe tired eyes after a long day in the sun, this eye mask utilizes a pure plant collagen delivery system to nourish both the top layer of the skin and to penetrate deep under the surface to increase collagen production, cell renewal and total skin hydration. The all natural eye mask acts as a protective layer while it encourages complete absorption of the masks rejuvenating liquids to alleviate wrinkles under the eyes. Price: $10.00 www.clearlybeautiful.
LashFood: This summer, full and thick lashes are in! LashFood Drama Mascara features the company’s exclusive Nano-Peptide Technology to encourage eyelash growth and thickening. The mascara provides volume and length to lashes for a dramatic finish while simultaneously transforming frail and brittle lashes into healthy and strong lashes with every stroke. Price: $27.00
Le Baby: Whether headed to the beach or the pool, Le Baby hair gel is ideal to throw in the bag for some quick hair touch-ups. From taming those wild fly-aways to smoothing frizzies, Le Baby hair gel works on all hair types and is safe for babies and adults with sensitive skin. Whatever the hair type, Le Baby will make combing and styling a cinch. Le Baby keeps hairstyles in place, contains no harsh chemicals or sulfates, and never leaves hair sticky. Price: $9.95 www.LeBabyinc.com
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Get Salon Perfect Hair!
| Follow these expert tricks to getting healthy, shiny hair -- without stepping foot into a salon |
| This is a TotalBeauty.com hairstyles article You don't have to drop $60 on a blow out to get bouncy, commercial-worthy hair. All you need are a few hard working products and a little know-how. |
Giveaway Break - Avon ANEW Clinical Luminosity Pro Brightening Serum
Did you know that in 2008, laser resurfacing procedures were the #5 non-surgical procedure performed in the U.S.? Now you can achieve results without the dermatologist's visits and bills, with Avon's latest skincare breakthrough, ANEW Clinical Luminosity Pro Brightening Serum.It's formulated to treat tell-all signs of aging like uneven skin tone, dullness and discolorations. This topical serum harnesses the power of injectable-grade L-Aspartic Acid to help deliver effective brightening results at home.
"While many women are concerned about combating wrinkles, dark spots and discolorations are also responsible for the appearance of aged skin," explains Dr. Cheryl Karcher, board certified dermatologist. "ANEW offers an incredible at-home option to skin-brightening laser treatments, giving women everywhere access to more youthful, brighter skin."
In a clinical test, ANEW Clinical Luminosity Pro Brightening Serum demonstrated the following dramatic results:
After one week, 78% of women showed improvement in clarity
After two weeks, 72% of women showed improvement in skin tone
After four weeks, women showed up to 100% improvement in the look of blotchiness and mottled pigmentation
ANEW Clinical Luminosity Pro Brightening Serum is $54 and available exclusively through Avon Representatives (800-FOR-AVON or Avon.com).
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Sheer Stella by Stella McCartney
The fresh fragrance is infused with organic rose grown in the mountains, giving Sheer Stella a light, natural appeal. Exclusive to Stella McCartney, an entire organic rose harvest was purchased to create the one-of-a-kind fragrance. Fresh, natural top notes of Green Apple, Frosted Lemon and Bulgarian Rose open a romantic heart of Celestial Rose, Rose Absolute, and Iranian Organic Rose, grounded by a base of warm, sensual Amber.
The limited-edition Sheer Stella bottle was designed by British artist Phillip Jones, an internationally renowned London-based painter who was most recently exhibited work in Madrid.
Dove "My Mini Moment" Contest
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Dove Ice Cream. All opinions are 100% mine.

Enter to win Dove Ice Cream Miniatures "My Mini Moment" contest!
Dove Ice Cream is asking women to share their favorite mini moment of escape and one lucky winner could win one of 3 sensational mini-grand prizes:
- A mini-getaway to Napa Valley
- Spa services for a year
- Mini-home makeover…. all of these sound great to me!
Women who want to enter need to submit a photo and a short essay to DoveIceCream.com/myminimoment by June 7, 2010.
At only 70 calories each, Dove Ice Cream Miniatures feature full indulgent ice cream wrapped in real Dove chocolate making them the perfect treat (um…yes!). Try the new decadent Café Collection which features Java Chip and Cappuccino Flavors.
“Me-time” is important to the Dove consumers, so Dove Ice Cream Miniatures conducted a survey of over 400 mothers and an astonishing 70 percent of these ultimate multi-taskers are taking time for themselves each day. The “My Mini Moment” contest celebrates these cherished moments. Everyone is unique, and has their own definition of ‘me time’ which is why Dove Ice Cream Miniatures is holding this great contest, to help treat someone to their favorite ‘me time!’My mini moment? Getting pedicures! I can zone out, read a good magazine, sit in a massage chair, and relax while someone pampers me….perfect escape from reality!
Picture Perfect with PicTreat!
PicTreat.com is a free photo retouching website that allows people to upload their photos and improve their image. Check it out and upload those pictures to Facebook!
China Glaze Vintage Vixen for Fall 2010
Here's a preview of China Glaze Vintage Vixen for Fall - jewel tones, rich reds, titillating taupes and smoldering sands. This line delivers 40's-esque glamour with a sophisticated edge!
- Riveter Rouge – Deep red shimmer
- Foxy – Burgundy frost with shimmer
- Goin’ My Way – Brown frost with copper shimmer
- Classic Camel – Khaki crème with gold micro glitter
- Swing Baby – Taupe frost with silver micro glitter
- Ingrid – “Greige” crème with copper micro glitter
- Hey Doll – Rose frost with shimmer
- Bogie – Plum frost with shimmer
- First Class Tocket – Deep purple frost with shimmer
- Midnight Mission – Navy blue frost with silver micro glitter
- Emerald Fitzgerald – Turquoise green frost with shimmer
- Jitterbug – Grey chrome with silver micro glitter
Beauty Hall of Shame
| See which celebs we've deemed beauty train wrecks |
| This is a TotalBeauty.com celebrity hairstyles article Though we love Amy Winehouse's voice and applaud Cher for constantly pushing the fashion and beauty envelope, we can't help but declare them (and others) total beauty disasters. This doesn't mean that these ladies can't land on a "best" list in the future, they just haven't ever come close yet. |
Giveaway Break - Queen of...

'Who wears short shorts?' You should! It's summer time and if you're anything like me, you're probably thinking it's about time to shave a little bit more often!
Queen of...here for you! Queen of...is the newest line of shaving products for her from leading British shaving brand, King of Shaves.
The paraben-free, low foam formulas are gentle on the skin and allows you to exactly where they are shaving, instead of where they’ve already shaven, perfect for those tricky spots like behind the knee and around the ankle bones!
Two different products, same royal treatment:
Ooh La La! Shaving Gel – rich in aloe vera, Queen of…Ooh La La! Shaving Gel leaves skin silky and smooth to the touch
Ta Da! Shaving Gel – the low foam formula, rich in tea-tree oil, refreshes and revitalizes skin on the spot, while retaining skin’s delicate moisture balance.

Queen of…are available at select Target stores nationwide. To learn more about Queen of…visit www.shave.com.
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MAC Venemous Villains
Natural Celebrity Hair & Makeup Looks
| Natural hairstyles and makeup looks are trendy and sexy because they play up your god-given beauty |
| This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup article Follow these step-by-step how-tos to enhance your best features -- naturally. |

