Total Beauty Web Tour

It's complexion week at the Informed Makeup Maven.  Don't forget to enter her cool giveaways this week!



Visit The Beauty Couch for a chance to win the amazing Perricone MD Advanced Face Firming Activator (a $120 value)!



Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews the new No Frizz Shampoo, Conditioner and Leave-In Conditioner.

Beauty Anonymous looks at Shiseido fall 2009 makeup collection.

Dao at My Makeup Blog found a new love with M.A.C Rubenesque paint pot.

Sicka Than Average checks the best facial sunscreens so you can play in the sun — without paying for it later.

More Than a Pretty Face is excited about the launch of Illamasqua at Sephora. Within a year of its launch at Britain's tony Selfridge's, Illamasqua has developed a cult following comparable to that of MAC or NARS.

Visit Lipgloss Break and Enter to win The Cure 24/7 hair treatment and Sunkissed Glow fragrance by JLo!

Total Beauty Break

Quiz: Is Your Skin Clean Enough?

Find out if your routine is really getting rid of excess dirt and oil

Everyone slacks on their skin care now and then but do you do it too often? Cleaning skin correctly is vital for a clear complexion. Find out if you need to step up your regimen. Take the quiz

Shopping Break - H2O Plus 2 for 1 Promotion

Check out the following specials from H2O Plus.

BODY
From now until 7/30, H2O Plus customers can purchase two of the following body care products and receive a third product for free:

- Hand & Nail Cream
- Hydrating Body Butter
- Sea Marine Shower Cream
- Sea Marine Triple Butter Body Cream
- Sea Marine Revitalizing Shampoo
- Sea Marine Collagen Conditioner
- Sea Marine Intensive Hair Repair Conditioner
- Body Scrub
- Hand & Foot Smoother retexturizing Seaweed Therapy
- Softening Mint Foot Rub
- Pumice Foot Scrub
- Sea Salt Body Wash
- Sea Salt Body Polish
- Sea Salt Skin Smoother
- Sea Salt Hydrating Body Gloss
- Sea Salt Replenishing Shampoo
- Sea Salt Nourishing Conditioner

SKINCARE
From (7/31 - 8/27) H2O Plus customers can purchase two of the following skincare products and receive a third product for free:

- Sea Results
- Sea Mineral Cleanser
- Line Mender
- Overnight Perfecting Peel
- Deep Sleep Recovery Cream
- Eye Mender
- Daily Defense Serum
- Instant Eye Patches
- Wrinkle Release Pen

- Oasis
- Face Oasis Cleansing Water
- Oasis Mist
- Oasis 24 Hydrating Booster
- Face Oasis Hydrating Treatment
- Night Oasis
- Eye Oasis
- New! Face Oasis Ultra Hydrator

- Aqualibrium
- Marine Cleansing Gel
- Marine Toner
- Sea Mineral Scrub
- Hydrating Marine Moisture Mask
- Sea Mineral Mud Mask

- Anti-Acne
- Exfoliating Cleansing Pads
- Clarifying Toner
- Anti-Acne Clarifying Mask
- Clarifying Face Wash
- Clarifying Spot Treatment

- Sea Clear
- Mattifying Cleansing Mousse
- Mattifying Toner
- Pore Refining Serum
- Face Oasis Neutralizing Gel
- 10 Minute Mattifying Mud

- Green Tea
- Fortifying Cleansing Milk
- Antioxidant Serum
- Urban Defense Lotion SPF 30
- Antioxidant Face Complex


H20 Plus products are available at www.h20Plus.com . Visit the website to find a boutique near you.

Total Beauty Break

Master At-Home Highlights with these Tricks

Coloring hair at home can be inexpensive and time saving, but also tricky, so follow these tips to avoid disaster

Highlights can add dimension to hair and give it a gorgeous sun-kissed effect when done correctly, but a few missteps can make you look skunk-like or worse. Thanks to experts Rona O'Conner, celebrity colorist and co-owner of the Lukaro salon in Beverly Hills, Calif. and Marcy Cona, Clairol Global Creative Director of Color and Style, we got the scoop on how to successfully highlight hair at home -- check out their tips here. See tricks

Hyper Luxe Weekend Roundup

Askmewhats has nail art tutorial for bling bling nails.

The Beauty Chick reviews CoverGirl and Olay Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush.

Beauty Junkies Unite shows you the right way to get cheeky with 4 easy cheek stains.

Best Things in Beauty spotlights the new Giorgio Armani Beauty Fall 2009 colors.

Claire's Beauty gives Clarins Delicious Self-Tanning Cream a test drive.

Denim Debutante has an in-depth review of Paige Premium Denim.

Fabulous Over Forty is giving away Sothys Sun Care to one lucky reader. Enter now.

The Glamour Whore shows off the hair raising talent of Olivier Chomienne.

Gloss Menagerie reviews Softlips Pure Honeydew.

Gouldylox Reviews sneak peek at Milani Eye Tech Infinite Liquid Liners.

Hairs My Story has a gorgeous summer tropics FOTD.

in a word...fab has a sneak peek at J.Crew's Fall 2009 Collection.

It's complexion week at the Informed Makeup Maven, and don't forget to enter her cool giveaways this week!

Krasey Beauty discovers the beauty in going organic with Revolution Organics.

Visit Lipgloss Break and Enter to win The Cure 24/7 hair treatment and Sunkissed Glow fragrance by JLo!

My Beauty Bunny shows you how to get gorgeous, healthy, post-beach hair!

Sicka Than Average schools you on the best sunscreens for that pretty little face of yours. Protect ya neck!

ThisThatBeauty runs down fall's hottest collections!

Unfunded takes on Farmer John with some killer denim cut-offs.

VexInTheCity invites you to share her addiction - her make up collection.

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Dont' Forget to Enter to Win!

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• *New* Sunkissed Glow by JLo
• *New* The Cure 24/7
• *New* Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Collection Giveaway
• *New* Baggu Bag
• *New* LashFood Mascara Giveaway
• *New* Huge Lips Skinny Hips Gloss
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Hair Tips from Antonio Prieto

Check out the following hair tips from famed hair expert Antonio Prieto of Antonio Prieto Salon.

From dry to oily, thick to fine…Being able to determine your hair type (dry, normal, or oily) and density (how much hair covers the head) can be a little complicated.

With this easy “ponytail test”, you can find out density with just one easy twist of the hair! With an average hair elastic, put your hair in a ponytail and count how many times it wraps around your hair:

• 1 time is thick
• 2 – 3 times is medium
• 3 or more times is fine

After determining your hair type, it’s time to take care of it! A dirty scalp and hair shaft is not conducive to supporting hair health, therefore shampooing is important. However, it’s equally important not to overuse shampoo due to the ingredient Sodium Lauryl Sulfate; it tends to be strong, causing the hair to be stripped, dried out, and damaged.

If your hair is…
• Dry: Dry hair should be shampooed every other day. Using a lighter conditioner will allow you to keep your hair from getting oily, letting that shampoo bottle take a bit of a rest. This goes for chemically altered or color treated hair as well.

• Normal: Normal hair can be shampooed every day, or every two days depending on the circumstances surrounding the hair.

• Oily: Oily hair should be shampooed according to how oily the hair is, however every day is usually necessary. If you notice your hair is oily even when it is washed every day, it might be necessary to contact a dermatologist since oily hair comes from a scalp function.

Lipgloss Break - TINte Cosmetics Lip Shine

TINte Cosmetics was created from a feeling, a feeling of a simpler time, a time we all cherished, a memory of pure innocence, the essence of youth and freedom....

This brand goes hand in hand with being girly. I recently tried the flavored Lip Shine in Double Bubble and instantly had a flash back to my first Bonnie Bell lip balm in Bubble Gum. The smell and taste are identical and made me feel like a little girl again!

The lip shine isn't too sticky and goes on as a pale, sheer pink. Not sure if there's a lot of moisturizing agents in it so I made sure to put on balm first, then the lip shine, and the color lasted awhile.

Freebie Break - 10 Day Supply of New Advanced Night Repair

One Night Only! Estee Lauder will be giving away a free 10-day supply of New Advanced Night Repair. One night only, Thursday, July 23, 5-9 PM. No purchase necessary...Find the store nearest you!

Giveaway Break - Sunkissed Glow by JLo

Sunkissed Glow by JLo

Enjoy the feeling of warm sand on skin, bask in the glow of the hot summer sun...

The Fragrance - Floral Fruity Sensual

A tropical fusion of ruby red grapefruit, pineapple juice, and cassis sorbet, juicy and sweet. A kiss of beach flowers, orange flower, water lily, and passion flower, lush and sensual. A warm breeze of sheer amber, cashmere wood, and hot sand glides over skin, sexy and sultry.

Notes

Tropical Top: Ruby red grapefruit, pineapple juice, cassis sorbet

Floral Heart: Sultry beach flower, orange flower, water lily, passion flower

Sexy Base: Sheer amber, hot sand, cashmere wood, skin musk

The Bottle

Same sensual curves. Smooth, frosted glass. Splashed with with a soft gradient palette of burnt orange, sandy yellow, and crisp mossy green. Jennifer’s personal touch - a wearable seashell charm bracelet.

***Giveaway***

Enter to win Sunkissed Glow by JLo! A total of FIVE winners will be selected!

Sign up 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, or follow me on Twitter, just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!


This giveaway is open to US residents only (no PO Boxes please). The contest will end on Friday, August 21st. I will randomly select 5 lucky winners and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!