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Giveaway Break - FLOWERBYKENZO Spring Fragrance


***Giveaway***

I will randomly select one lucky entry to win a bottle of the Limited Edition FLOWERBYKENZO Spring Fragrance. Make sure to sign up below for your chance to win! You can enter up to once a day. 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 on Twitter, or pass this along to all of your followers on Twitter.

This giveaway is open to US & Canada residents only. This
contest will end on, Friday, April 24th. I will announce the winner on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!





Perfume Break - FLOWERBYKENZO Spring Fragrance Limited Edition


Dawn breaks at the end of a long winter; a singular light warms the atmosphere, permeating the landscape little by little. Spring is here. FLOWERBYKENZO Spring Fragrance Limited Edition, a sparkling floral, welcomes the return of life with lively mandarin and ginger notes, brightened by a touch of lychee. At its heart, suave notes of parma violet, freesia and white musk unfold.

An ancient fruit, lychee has been cultivated in southern China for over a millennium. Lychee are often eaten as a healthy snack or used as an ingredient in desserts. They have a sweet, citrusy scent.

Light settles on a poppy encased in frosted glass. On the box, a light-hearted poppy sways freely in the breeze.

FLOWERBYKENZO Spring Fragrance Limited Edition, available at www.kenzousa.com in April 2009. 50ml (1.7oz). SRP: $52.00USD

Bronzer Break - Self-tanner and Bronzer Tricks

TotalBeauty.com
Best Bronzed Celebrities

Follow the lead of these A-listers and warm up post-winter skin with expert self-tanner and bronzer tricks


Celebrities like Jennifer Aniston and Victoria Beckham have mastered the natural-looking faux-glow -- proving that self-tanning now is more about looking healthy, than fresh off a tropical vacation. Use these application tips to get your own red carpet-worthy tan -- the safe way.

See tips



Got a Sweet Tooth? Try Coco-Zen's Lip Scrub


The directions for the Coco -Zen's Chocolate Lip Scrub are easy: Rub on, lick off...it's edible! Made from organic brown sugar, organic oils, organic honey and vitamin E, this scrub tastes as good as it sounds.

I've been using this before bed at night, and then putting Vaseline on my lips afterwards. It has helped to keep my lips soft and moisturized in the intense heat of India!

Coco-Zen only uses chocolate truffles that are made from Fair Trade chocolate. Read more about the Fair Trade principle on Coco-Zen's site.

A large lip scrub retails for $14.00, and a small $6.50. Shop online at www. Coco-Zen.com.

Magazine Break - Allure, Glamour & Lucky

Wohoo! Get a years subscription to Allure, Glamour and Lucky for just $25!

Shopping Break - 15% off Everything at Sephora

This has never happened before! For Beauty Insiders Only, Sephora is offering 15% off online and in-store purchases. Enter online code BD2T9CBS at checkout. Check your email to print the in-store coupon. Offer expires 4/21/2009.


Spa Break - Get Pampered During Spa Week

Spa Week is coming to a city near you! From April 13 - April 19, several hundred spas across the country will be offering services for just $50 a treatment. Anything from a facial, massage or body scrub is offered at select locations. Visit Spa Week to register and see a list of cities that are participating in your area.

If I were in the US right now, I'd definitely be visiting the local spas for some pampering. Maybe in honor of Spa Week I'll schedule myself for a pedi here in India...

Lipgloss Break - Do you know the Lipstick Queen?


Who's the Lipstick Queen? Poppy King of course! Inspired by the looks of the 1940s, Poppy created her first brand of lipstick when she was just out of high school. This Spring, Poppy King adds Big Bang Theory - Illusion Gloss to her collection.

Big Bang Theory - Illusion Gloss gives you the ultimate BANG for your BUCK this season, creating perfectly full, beautiful lips without any pain or stinging.
The idea of Big Bang Theory - Illusion Gloss came when Poppy King was reading an article about the re-creation of the The Big Bang Theory. “As with everything I read, see, touch and experience, I thought about how I could relate this fascinating information to lips. I thought of my theory, that the right ratio of shimmer to shine can create the illusion of plumper lips.”

With a little help from her chemist, Poppy created the perfect “illusion gloss,” working over two months to get each shade precise – and BANG – the perfect formula has arrived!
Poppy’s Big Bang “Theory” is: “Women spend a lot of Time* looking for products that maximize the Expansion of the lips. It seems like everyday there is a new lip plumping Creation, most of which are uncomfortable to use and end up in the Black Hole of your bathroom draw. I’ve taken all of my knowledge of the lip Cosmos and have put all my Energy into designing these eight shades of gloss for a Big Bang effect. Each shade has my exact ratio of shine to shimmer to create the illusion of fuller lips. So don’t waste anymore Space on lip plumper’s that sting – with the right formula, the possibilities for fuller looking lips and luxurious comfort are Infinite.”
*All shade names embedded in the “theory!”

Big Bang Theory - Illusion Gloss is available in the following eight shades:

• Time – shimmery golden nude
• Expansion – shimmery pale pink

• Space – shimmery grey pink

• Infinite – shimmery pinky peach

• Black Hole – shimmery deep wine

• Creation – shimmery rose
• Cosmos – shimmery ruby
• Energy – shimmery bright red

All Big Bang Theory - Illusion Gloss package illustrations are based on arts and crafts fabric textures and Copernicus and Nan Goldin photographs from the 80’s. Each one was hand drawn by James Bernard, who designs all of Lipstick Queen’s original package designs.


I can vouch for this gloss: Full glossy lips with no stinging at all. I tried this gloss in Infinite, which is a shimmery pinky peach. It's the most subtle hint of pink that compliments my light skin tone. The packaging is fun, it looks like a test tube, with a sponge applicator.

Big Bang Theory - Illusion Gloss (SRP $20) will be available at all Barneys New York stores, Space NK, Henri Bendel and online at lipstickqueen.com. For other boutiques and apothecaries that carry Lipstick Queen products, check out www.lipstickqueen.com.