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Quiz: Is Your Beauty Routine Easy or Hard?

Get customized skin care shortcuts to help simplify your regimen -- and your life

Sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day ... and your skin suffers. Take this quiz to get personalized product recommendations and low-maintenance tips you can use to simplify your beauty routine.

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And the Winner is...

Crystesmom! Congratulations! You won the Aroma-Sothys 3 Step Line giveaway on Lipgloss Break.

Didn't win this time? Don't fret...there are still plenty of chances to win. Check out the current giveaways, there a ton!

Contest Break - Huge Lips Skinny Hips Contest

Finally, a Kiss & Tell secret you can share with the world! Purple Lab wants you to enter this exciting user-generated online contest powered by social media and marketing solution, Brickfish.com.

Enter: Click the "Submit Entry" button on the contest's home page, select the Huge Lips Skinny Hips lip gloss shade that you identify with from the provided templates, upload a photo or photos of yourself that reflects how you identify with that particular shade.

Grand Prize: Chosen from the top 250 highest scoring entries, Purple Lab will award a sexy trip to New York City for them and a friend complete with an amazing guided tour by Creatrix Karen Robinovitz to experience the inspiration for all six shades and will enjoy posh accommodations at the hip Smyth hotel.

Runner Up: Selected by a team of experts from Purple Lab from the top 250 highest scoring entries, one winner will be awarded Purple Lab’s Huge Lips Skinny Hips collection.

Most Viral: Ten winners, selected by a team of experts from Purple Lab from the top 250 Most Viral entries, will be named a Purple Lab "Multi-Tasking Maven." As such, they will each get 2 colors of their choice from the Huge Lips Skinny Hips collection as well as exclusive access to pre-launch products!

* Sign-Up Sweepstakes: Six winners, who sign up to receive news and information from Purple Lab and b-glowing.com, will be randomly selected at the end of the campaign to win a gloss of their choice from the Huge Lips Skinny Hips collection.

When: July 16, 2009 12:00 AM (PT) - August 27, 2009 11:30 PM (PT)

Where: www.purplelabnyc.com/kissandtell.html

Total Beauty Break

14 Secrets Your Hairstylist Won't Tell You

Find out how to get the best appointments, haircuts and better -- or free! -- services

Whether you think of a salon visit as a fun treat or a necessary chore, you'll want to get the best service (and hairstyle) possible, right? That's why we talked to the experts, hairstylists and salon owners. They told us the secrets of the salon -- the best times to go, how to get that last-minute appointment when you're desperate, and much more!

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Shopping Break - Crocs Sale

Summer has never been better! Classic Crocs Clogs on sale! Beach and Cayman, regularly $29.99, now $19.99-$24.99 on select colors. Take the plunge and get yours today.

My L'Oreal Membership

Hi All - I just discovered My L'Oreal - become a member and take advantage of coupons, gift baskets, samples and more! Check out the current offers (and freebie of Advanced RevitaLift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair) here!

Giveaway Break - The Cure 24/7

I just had the chance to try out White Sands The Cure 24/7 and loved it. It's a leave in reconstructive treatment and I noticed a difference in my hair after application. I applied it before bed and my hair felt silkier and softer the next morning. The packaging says it can be applied during the day, but I wouldn't advise it since it made my hair look a tad bit greasy. I would suggest at night application seeing the results after shampooing in the morning.

I have highlighted hair and its fairly dry (also from my well water) so I'll be using this religiously moving forward....and maybe you can be too!

***Giveaway***

Enter to win The Cure 24/7 reconstructive treatment!

To enter the contest, fill out the form below. 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, or follow me on Twitter, just make sure to list the extra entries in the 'Extra Entries?' field below.

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents. The contest will end on Friday, August 21st. I will randomly select FIVE winners and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

Freebie Break - Free Starbucks Pastry Today

Today only get a free pastry from Starbucks with a purchase of a beverage. Offer is good until 10:30am. Print out the coupon here.

Total Beauty Weekend Web Tour!

The Informed Makeup Maven reviews primers, foundations and beauty powders this week and gives away an Avene` tinted compact for summer.

Beauty Secrets Revealed tells you How to Be Acne Free in 7 days Using All Natural Ingredients.

Beauty Anonymous reviews Givenchy Mister Mat Matifying Foundation Primer.

And now for something completely different ... More Than a Pretty Face and AllModern.com are sponsoring a giveaway for a beautiful desk accessory set made of mahogany and sonokeling wood from Indonesia. Sustainable practices are used, in which trees are planted to replace those used in production.

StyleBell shows you how to straighten and make big curls with the Instyler, the first rotating barrel styling iron for your hair.

Dao from My Makeup Blog was inspired to create a smokey green makeup look using Archetype cosmetics mineral pigments .

See what Fabulous Over Forty is using for her summertime breakouts.

Visit Lipgloss Break to Enter to win LashFood Mascara and Go Green with a Baggu Bag!

Check Out What's New atA Little More Beautiful.Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss out on all the exciting giveaways coming up!

Makeup Break - NARS Fall 2009 Collection

Fall’s runways were dominated by two words: bold and feminine. Strong shouldered and form-hugging silhouettes, extreme heels and provocative thigh-high boots, and a color palette of classic hues turned up a notch to Technicolor volumes. These trends also illustrate the NARS Fall collection.

“For this collection, I wanted to create something fragile and strong, and seductive but not aggressive,” said François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics. The combination of strength and refinement has become a hallmark of NARS, and is particularly fitting this season as the brand celebrates its 15th anniversary.

NARS Fast Ride Lipstick - $24

This seemingly dark purple may intimidate, but swipe it across the lips and its true shade is revealed: a sheer mulberry. A color that falls somewhere between an intense plum wine stain, and a moody, deep violet.

NARS Tokaido Express - $16

This new hue is a cult classic in the making. Named after Japan’s most heavily frequented high-speed rail route, this lacquer is an opulent blackened amethyst doused with ultra-fine gold dust particles.

NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow- $32

This new shade mirrors the hues from traditional damask fabrics. Classic meets edgy in this new duo — an icy pink is paired with a warm rose gold with golden flecks.

NARS Brumes Duo Eyeshadow- $32

These new hues perfectly capture the moody shades of a cool twilight sky. Brumes pairs a velvety matte charcoal with a sparkling, blue state for a smoky eye that is both confident and serene.

NARS Indian Summer Duo Eyeshadow- $32

A typical Indian summer comes as a surprise, balmy sunshine meets brisk fall. Swipe the summery, frosted champagne shimmer up to the brow, and line the upper lid with the autumnal deep, matte mustard for a striking look, appropriate for every season.

NARS Mekong Single Eyeshadow- $22

This is the perfect addition to the NARS woman's adventurous palette. The intense, blackened espresso hue scattered with rose gold is a study in contrasts. Applied liberty across the lid it exudes a sexy attitude, or applied lightly, a simple, fashion-forward sophistication.

The Fall 2009 collection is currently available at http://www.narscosmetics.com/