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12 Beauty and Fashion Coupons for Memorial Day

Thanks to Freeshipping.org for finding these sales!

1. Ulta
Get 20% off any item through May 26 with coupon code 75802.

2. Macy's
Click here to save an additional 15% during the Memorial Day Sale through May 28 using code MEMDAY.

3. Maidenform
Take 25% off sitewide through May 29.

4. Easy Spirit
Save 20% with the purchase of two items through May 28.

5. Victoria's Secret
Get free shipping on orders of $100 or more through May 29 with code SHIPVS12.

6. Designs by Stephene
Get 20% off any purchase through May 29 with promo code DBSMEMORIAL.

7. FreshPair
Take up to 60% off top brands through May 28.

8. e.l.f. Cosmetics
Buy one, get one free from the Best Sellers category through May 28 with code BOGO.

9. Lord and Taylor
Get an additional 20% off sale items through May 28 with code MEMDAY.

10. Yoga-Clothing.com
Save 20% on any order through May 29 with coupon code YCMEMORIAL.

11. PinkMascara
Take 20% off any order through May 29 with promo code MASCARA20.

12. Ann Taylor
Save 50% on select full-price dresses, skirts and shoes through May 28.

Carly Rae Jepson by Harry Josh at the Billboard Music Awards

I love Carly Rae Jepson's song 'Call Me Maybe.' It's so catchy and my husband and I always sing to it when it comes on in the car!

I was really excited to find out that John Frieda stylist Harry Josh styled this pop star's hair for the Billboard red carpet. He gave her a super sleek rock n roll blow out...here's how:

"Movement is key," says Josh who applied John Frieda Full Repair Style Revival Heat Activated Styling Spray ($9.99) to Carly Rae's wet hair before blow drying to ensure her final look would have shine and a flexible hold that will last throughout the night.

After blowdrying he flat ironed her hair section by section. "The heat from the flat iron is what helped to lock in shine. Style Revival, which is formulated with lightweight Inca Ichi Oil, helped to protect Carly Rae's hair from the potential damage from the high heat of the flat iron."

To finish off the look, Harry used a touch of John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Serum Thermal Protection Formula ($9.99) on the ends to seal in shine.

Zoya nail polish in Ali

Neon nails to get me pumped up for tomorrow! Zoya in Ali dries matte so I added a quick dry top coat to give it some shine.
I love that neon's are back in style. Everyone needs a little neon in their life!

Beauty Blogger Coalition Weekly Roundup

Beauty With Attitude reviews some new lip butters and lip balms. Check them out!!

Gia shares pictures and her opinions of Jessica's Bridal collection - the much more affordable versions of Chanel's Spring collection - along with some Cult Nails and Sally Hansen polishes she loves for mid-mani refreshers!

Pastels are in for spring, and while Retrodiva isn't much of a pastel girl, she takes a look at this season's best pastel nail polish - a great way to wear the trend.

Jessika from polish insomniac goes back in time to show your her favorite Essie's!

BlushingNoir is hosting a giveaway where TWO winners will receive a set of Stila Nail Polishes and a Plumping Lip Gloss from Victoria's Secret! Open internationally!

Glitter.Gloss.Garbage has your beauty must haves for summer travel!

Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom is a fan of purples - especially when they look like Salon Perfect Purple Sorbet!

Beauty Info Zone wants you to see the latest and greatest from Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics.

lola's secret beauty blog exposes celebrity makeup artist Susan Thompson & her eponymously named cosmetics line that is far too good to remain a Hollywood insider secret!

Hello Dollface tries some oral care that will get you excited about brushing your teeth!

Phyrra is having a big giveaway for her 4th Blog Anniversary. Enter to win!

Perilously Pale is thinking she needs to give drugstore items a chance more often when she shares with you swatches of five Revlon Colorburst lipglosses including Papaya, and Strawberry. Hungry anyone?

Miss L shows one of her new favorite pink nail polishes and cute mani with flowers.

Lipgloss Break Reviews Jessica Cosmetics Heavy Petal Spring 2012 collection.

Spontaneous Chick gives a tutorial on how to do a leopard eye shadow.

BeautyXpose reviews the latest high shine lip glosses from Smashbox: Shades of Fame.

Curls N Pearls reviews Vincent Longo's - check out this post for a breakdown of pros and cons.

BeautyJudy provides advice and tips on how to successfully represent your blog and personal brand at beauty trade shows and events.

The Beauty Professor gives a glowing review to Guerlain Terracotta Gloss in Sable…summertime is here!

Pammy Blogs Beauty says Buh-bye to Frizz with Marc Anthony's Bye. Bye. Frizz Keratin Smoothing Line. Be sure to check out her review!

Stephanie Louise- All Things Beautiful shows a new way to make minerals more user-friendly & is giving one away to readers!

Jessica Cosmetics Heavy Petal Collection

I'm a huge fan of Jessica Cosmetics nail polish. They offer beautiful shades that are long wearing and go on very easily, usually streak free.

Their Spring 2012 Heavy Petal Collection is awesome. The collection is made up of different shades and finishes of pinks and purple. Each color has a solid version, a soft metallic version and light shimmer shade version (these are pretty sheer). From top left clockwise the colors are: Witchy Wisteria, Dased Dahlia, Hotter than Hibiscus, Rolling Rose, Born 2 Pansy, & Geranium Gypsy.

I used Dased Dahlia for a pedicure and it looked awesome. Rolling Rose & Born 2 Pansy are my favorites for a quick polish that will go with a lot of different outfits and since they are semi-sheer.

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.

Giveaway Break - Billion Dollar Brows Set

For those of you who live in the LA area, Billion Dollar Brows has a salon in Beverly Hills that offers several different services such as tweezing, tinting and brow shaping. For those of you who don't live in LA, you can buy BDB's tools online...or try to win a selection from Lipgloss Break!

***Giveaway***

Enter to win a pair of Billion Dollar Brows Brow Gel, Tweezers, and Universal Brow Pencil!

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 Facebook; 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 Thursday, June 14th. I will randomly select one winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there! Please take some time to yourself today - you all deserve it!

xoxo
Angela

And the Winners Are...

Neutrogena Soothing Lotion Giveaway - rstephen8103, rm809tm1, chichijunk, amy9_27, lisamurphy4

Addiction NV Lip gloss set - knadams1

Cargo Cosmetics Bronzer Twitter giveaway - shushgirl

San Francisco in a Weekend

This post is way over due. It was amazing to get away for a bit 2 weeks ago with the hubby. San Francisco is an amazing city. Lots of shopping, great food and sunshine. Super chilly at night and when the sun goes in, but I was prepared from my past experiences.

Even though I didn't make it to the gym in SF, I feel like I got an amazing workout from all the walking we did! Saturday morning we woke up early, had breakfast, and rented bikes. Yes, we were touristy, we rode our bikes across the bridge into Sausalito. So..much...fun...but a tough ride! 8 miles later we were dining in Sausalito, followed by coffee drinks before catching the ferry back to the city.

Sunday we explored some more, made it to the Coit Tower and a ton of parks, and did our fair share of people watching in North Beach.

If you plan on visiting San Francisco my tips are:
- Bring comfortable walking shoes
- Bring a jacket that transfers from day to night (jean jacket, blazer) because the city can go from what feels like 80 degrees to 50 degrees in a minute!
- Wear sunscreen. The temperature is deceiving. It may be chilly, but if the sun is out you will burn!
- Sit at an outdoor cafe and people watch. Lots to take in on the streets of SF :)
- Rent bikes to get around and explore, and if you have it in you, ride them across the bridge - it was definitely the highlight of our trip!