Perfect the tousled look just in time for the last few weeks of summer
|
This is a TotalBeauty.com wavy hair article
The grass is always greener on the other side of the hair spectrum -- which means those of us with fine, pin-straight hair crave beach-y waves that look effortlessly gorgeous. So we went to the experts to give us a fool-proof tutorial on how to get beach-y waves. Now you don't have a reason not to try the look before summer ends.
|
Total Beauty Post - Wavy Hair
Zoya Holiday Winter Collection 2011
and 3 glitzy, glitter glazes (featuring unique bar glitter) for an extra special holiday and winter 2011 season!
Violent Lips meets Sugar Factory
These are crazy! Violent Lips meets Sugar Factory - the boldest name in lip wear and the ultimate celebrity treat spot have teamed up to create limited edition Violent Lips temporary lip tattoos?
Would you ever wear these?? I'm thinking maybe for Halloween if I dress up as Lady Gaga!
Mobile Monday - Curls on the Go app
Have curly hair? Download the Curls on the Go app, a free, intuitive and easy to use global app for both the iPhone and Android. Curls on the Go is sponsored by L'Oreal Pairs and features a Frizz Forecast (coolest part!), product and salon finder with review, a hair type finder and hair styles, as well as photos and videos.
Total Beauty Post - Self Tanners to Stay Away From
With fall quickly approaching, self tanners are more important now than ever. Make sure to avoid these 7 that'll disappoint you
|
This is a TotalBeauty.com tanning article
These self tanners are so bad you'd be better off staying pasty white. Make sure to avoid a tan faux pas by checking out our readers' reviews.
|
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 7.1
|
"This is nasty. It reeks of chemicals, it has no accuracy whatsoever on the dial, and it takes MANY applications to work."
|
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.9
|
"This product resulted in a streaky mess in my hands. I rubbed and rubbed and rubbed and still could not get it to look uniform."
|
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.9
|
"It gave my face nice color, but I couldn't get over the sticky feeling and bad smell to use it for more than a couple of days."
|
OPI Black Shatter
Lancome's Fall 2011, 29 St. Honore Collection
Autographed Shine Giveaway
Total Beauty Post - What Your Esthetician Won't Tell You
You'll be surprised to find out what your esthetician was keeping from you the last time you were getting steamed and extracted |
This is a TotalBeauty.com facial skin care article Whether you think getting a facial is a big beauty treat or a total waste of your hard-earned cash, one thing is certain: You'll want to make sure the esthetician who's working on you knows what she's doing. Are all facialists as well-trained as they should be? Do they urge you to buy skin care products even they wouldn't use? Check out these eight secrets your esthetician won't tell you. |
NARS Concealer
The range of shades now includes (from lightest to darkest):
• Chantilly – for fairest of complexions, true ivory (NEW!)
• Vanilla – for fair complexions, tiny cast of pink tones
• Honey – for light to medium complexion, warm peach tones
• Custard – for light to medium complexions, yellow tones
• Ginger – for medium complexions, golden tones
• Biscuit – for medium to dark complexions, natural balance of pink and yellow tones (NEW!)
• Caramel – for medium to dark complexions, yellow and golden tones (NEW!)
• Amande – for medium to dark complexions, golden olive tones (NEW!)
• Café – for dark complexions, warm red tones (NEW!)
• Cacao – for dark complexions, deep-gold-brown tones (NEW!)
Price: $22
Available: narscosmetics.com, beginning September 1stAre you Addicted to Tanning?
Many people are convinced that they have "tanorexia," or an addiction to tanning. And a new study suggests they might be right. Researchers have believed for several years that tanners exhibit similar behavior to alcoholics and drug addicts. Dr. Ariel Ostad is a Manhattan board certified Dermatologist and Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgeon. He is also a co-author of a textbook entitled “Practical Management of Skin Cancer.” (Lippincott-Raven, 1998). Ostad wants the public to be aware that this addiction can be as physically harmful as any other. Dr. Ostad points out that, “The most deadly skin cancer- melanoma, is more common, and kills women predominantly in their 20s. This is life or death." Each year melanoma kills more than 9,000 people. Researchers say that people under the age of 30 who use a tanning bed 10 times a year have eight times the risk of developing melanoma.
Psychiatrists now believe that certain regions of the brain we know are partially responsible for drug and alcohol addiction seem to have increased blood flow when you put UV [ultraviolet] light in front of these individuals who are known for frequent tanning. Now scientists say they've seen that addiction firsthand, by peering into the brain. According to findings due to be released in the Journal: Addiction Biology, scientists at University of Texas' Southwestern Medical Center examined a group of tanners undergoing a regular, indoor tanning session.Bottom line, don't start, and you won't get addicted. Take care of your skin, it's the only one you got!
Total Beauty Post - Summer Trend, White Makeup
Make sure to try this hot trend before summer ends |
This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup trends article It may sound crazy, but using white makeup can bring depth to your dimensions and make your features pop -- that is, if you use the color correctly. Carmindy of "What Not to Wear" gives how-to tips that will help you see how wearable this color can be. |
Katy Perry OPI Shatter
Dancing with the Stars
The new Dancing with the Stars cast was announced - it's going to be a great season!
Want to recreate some of the hair styles from the dancing queens? Check out these tips, including the new Dancing with the Stars Extension collection.
Modern Bangs: Get scene-stealing bangs without the commitment! Simply clip in the Dancing with the Stars Bango Tango ($22: folica.com) for instant fringe.
Hot Highlights: Add color contrast without a salon visit with the Dancing with the Stars Starlights Extensions ($49: HSN.com)
NARS Silver Odyssey
Products Include:
- Via Crispi Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner – silver, Price: $23
- Space Odyssey Nail Polish –aluminum, Price: $17
Proactiv Back to School Sale!
Proactiv is having a huge end of summer sale, offering $5 off any individual product on the site! Now's the time to stock up!
While supplies last, Proactiv Members AND Non-members get $5 off up to 5 of the most popular Proactiv line single items such as:
- Refining Mask: The Refining Mask contains 6% sulfur, an antibacterial ingredient known to help heal and prevent acne, while simultaneously refining the skin’s tone and texture.
- Advanced Blemish Treatment: The Advanced Blemish Treatment helps erase problem pimples fast using the acne-fighting ingredient, benozoyl peroxide, that kills acne-causing bacteria on contact
- Daily Protection Plus Sunscreen SPF 30: This light, oil-free sunblock helps to protect against UVA and UVB rays and is specially formulated for acne-prone skin.
- Mini Maintenance Kit: This travel size 3-Step System is the perfect way to keep skin clear and acne-free while traveling or heading to the gym.
- Medicated Cleansing Bar: The Medicated Cleansing Bar gently washes away pore-clogging impurities and excess oil with 1% salicylic acid, a natural exfoliant and bacteria-fighting ingredient.
Proactiv Members, get your exclusive offer here: http://bit.ly/pPVukg
Not a member? Not a problem! Get your exclusive offer here: http://bit.ly/okOCMQ
Giveway Break - Facelube Skincare Set
The average man does not want or need a pile of products to reap the benefits of a properly maintained masculine face. FaceLube's high performance 3 step system includes a Cleaner, Treatment and Protectant. It's simple and precise - bing, bam, boom, am/pm and you're done! Because men and women age differently, men have different needs and preferences than women. FaceLube® gets the critical fact that for men, proper face care is not just about looking young - it's about looking good and staying on the fast track.
Step 1 - Anti-aging Cleaner
This anti-aging cleaner is a powerhouse of concentrated natural organic plant derived complex and high tech manufacturing protocols. It offers deep, effective and gentle cleaning of surface oils, impurities and dirt and helps to restore perfect moisture, balance and tone and is an integral part of proper men's grooming regimen. Free from controversial chemicals like Sodium Laurel Sulfate
Step 2 - TreatmentThe FaceLube® Treatment is a Hi-Potency Concentrated Ultra Super Lux Caviar Complex and Natural Bio-Peptides that work to activate cell metabolism, begin repairs on past damage from environmental assaults and stress to help revitalize and firm tired skin and defend against further damage.
Step 3 - Protectant
The Protectant works in conjunction with Treatment. The active ingredients in the Protectant are complementary to the Treatment. The Protectant helps further strengthen the skin's inner structure and seals in moisture.
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 , or become a fan on Facebook; just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!
Total Beauty Post - Makeup Looks you can do in Minutes
Copy celebrity looks with the time it takes to make your bed every morning -- we swear |
This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup article We all want to look good, but there just aren't enough hours in the day to be camped out in front of the mirror, making sure your cat-eye is just right. So, to help speed things along, we went to the pros to find out how to best accentuate what you've got in less than five minutes. |
LUSH Partners with Shark Savers
NARS Sea of Love set
Products Include:
· Laguna Illuminator – brown with golden shimmer
· Mini Orgasm Multiple Blush – peachy pink with shimmer
· Medium Turkish Delight Lip Gloss – pink sorbet
· Mini Super Orgasm Blush – peachy pink with gold glitter
Price: $49 Availability: Available now, exclusively at Sephora & sephora.com
Total Beauty Post - 13 Bad Habits that Make You Break Out
Can't figure out why you keep getting zits? The reason could be something you do every day |
This is a TotalBeauty.com acne article Habits are hard to break, but if that habit is causing your acne, it's certainly worth trying. Check out these 13 everyday habits that can be contributing to your uninvited face guests -- and start changing things up now. |
Lip Savvy! Review
There's a first time for everything... a few weeks ago I was in an airport bathroom applying lip gloss and a lady came up to me and flipped over my lip gloss. I thought she was going to snatch it from me! I was using Lip Savvy!, a new gloss that offers high shine and offers painless plumping action to hydrate lips and target fine lines and wrinkles. She loved the fun packaging and the color, and I wasn't surprised, because so do I!
Lip Savvy! glosses come in 22 shades in two different textures. I tried out Sho Bunny in the shine gloss and loved it. It's a very pretty soft pink, with the perfect amount of glitter.
It retails for $18 on their site, www.BeLipSavvy.com.
Total Beauty Post - How to Hide Tired Skin
The ultimate secrets to looking refreshed -- even if you feel anything but |
This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup tips article Whether it was a happy hour that turned into an all-night pub-crawl or your 2-year-old's monster-filled nightmare that kept you up all night, there are times when eight hours of shut-eye just doesn't happen. To the rescue: These makeup tips, which hide sallow, tired skin, so you can look refreshed and "awake" even when all you want to do is crawl back under the covers. |
Giveaway Break - The Make-Up-Matte
Unfold your Matte and use it at home on your vanity, in the gym, in your car, hotel bathroom and anywhere else you apply your makeup and don't want to make a mess. It not only provides a clean workspace (a must for traveling and airport bathrooms!), but also absorbs excess particles and allows you to quickly clean up your workspace!
The Make-Up-Matte currently has six different collections, including Jane, Lilly, Autumn, Stylish, Chic and Getaway. Each contain vibrant fabrics and prints to suite anyone's tastes. They retail at $22.95 and can be purchased from their site MakeupMatte.com. You can also follow them on Facebook, Twitter and on Youtube for videos.
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 , or become a fan on Facebook; just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!
Betsey Johnson Unveils Too Too Fragrance
Betsey Johnson previewed her new fragrance, Too Too, at MILK Studios on August 9. The event included a special dance performance from the Stephen Petronio Company and DJ sets from 'it' girls Becka Diamond and Chelsea Leyland.
Can't wait to smell this new scent - the packaging is amazing (but I wouldn't expect anything less from Betsey Johnson)!
Total Beauty Post - 7 Summer Hair Products
Don't let humidity bring you (and more importantly, your hair) down with these 7 new products |
This is a TotalBeauty.com hair care products article From frizzy hair to oily roots, what's a girl to do to combat the nasty side effects of summer? You can keep your hair looking "effortlessly" beautiful -- humidity and heat be damned -- with this season's newest, most stellar hair care products. |
$20 off at eShakti
Special eShakti discount for Lipgloss Break readers! eShakti is offering $20 off until September 15th 2011!
Use the promo code LGB0811 and get $20 off your order.
eShakti is an online retailer that allows you to customize your clothes to fit you perfectly. No need to send back clothes that don't fit you right, they will tailor them to your exact measurements! They also have beautiful belts, jewelry and hair accessories.
Happy Shopping!
Note: The discount code is not case sensitive. Only one gift certificate can be used per order. The code can be used any number of times until the validity period. This discount code is not applicable on our Overstock category. This cannot be clubbed with any other offer / discount that may be active during this period.
NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss
Shades Include:
· Place Vendôme – strawberry pink
· Norma – cherry red
· Pirée – rosy pink
· Como – shimmering berry
· Tiber – cool beige
· Odalisque – cantaloupe
· Spring Break – sheer nude pink
· Gold Digger – sparkling peach shimmer
· CÅ“ur Sucré – shimmering bright pinkTotal Beauty Post - Cheap Makeup Swaps
You don't always have to shell out the big bucks for quality products -- these drugstore imitations of high-end faves are proof |
This is a TotalBeauty.com budget products article Who doesn't love a good deal? We appreciate bargains just as much as the next gal, which is why we hit up one of our favorite makeup artists for drugstore picks that are practically exact duplicates of high-end brands. Start saving by checking them out here. |
Giveaway Break - Illumin8 Bronzer
Since it's summer, I've been a bronzing queen. In the winter I don't feel bad about being fair, but in the summer, I love to add bronzer to my daily makeup routine. I found a new favorite, Anastasia Beverly Hills Illumin8 Bronzer in Sunkissed.
Illumin8 is the first clinically and consumer-tested bronzing powder that hydrates the skin and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Just a light dusting of this right underneath my cheek bones, down my nose, and a swipe across my forehead, gives me the 'just got out of the sun' look, without the harmful rays and wrinkles.
According to the Anastasia Beverly Hills site, here are the results of their study, after 4 weeks of daily use of Illumin8:
78% reported skin appeared smoother
73% reported skin appeared Illumin8
68% reported skin appeared firmer
Illumin8 comes in two different colors, Sun kissed & Sun Bronzed, and retails at $29. You can purchase it directly from Anastasia Beverly Hills website or at department stores where Anastasia is sold.
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 , or become a fan on Facebook; just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!
Katy Perry's Purr
1 of hundreds New window Print all FREE Bath & Body Works Paris Amour Launch Event
WHERE: Bath & Body Works Stores nationwide
WHAT: Paris Amour Event
WHEN: Saturday August 13th 11am-4pm
***Visit the Event Page at Facebook.com/BathandBodyWorks , BathandBodyWorks.com/Events or call 1-800-756-5005 to locate the nearest store.
Have you always dreamed of visiting the city of lights? Bath & Body Works just might make your dream a reality at the Paris Amour Launch Event taking place Saturday, August 13th, celebrating the latest addition to the Signature Collection. Discover how Paris Amour, the captivating new scent, was created and enter to win a romantic Paris getaway for two. At the event, attendees will also have the opportunity to vote on the next Signature Collection scent. Even if your travels don’t take you to Paris, you can still experience the most romantic city in the world at your local Bath & Body Works.
Feminine, elegant and romantic, Paris Amour captures those first fleeting moments of falling in love: stolen glances from a beautiful stranger, a stroll down the Champs-Elysees, the unforgettable kiss. Envelop yourself in Parisian allure every day with a blend of sweet sparkling florals and warm, creamy musk. A part of Bath & Body Works’ “Romantic” collection, Paris Amour is formulated to make you feel enchanting, beautiful and chic.
Total Beauty Post - DIY Hair Treatments
Love the sun, but hate what it does to your once-silky hair? Restore moisture and shine to your dried out tresses with these recipes |
This is a TotalBeauty.com budget hair care article Summer's all about the sun, beach, and outdoor activities -- great for your weekend plans, but destructive to your poor hair. If the last thing you can afford to drop a bunch of cash on right now is some fancy-pants salon revitalizing treatment, read on. These DIY solutions will wow you. |