L'Oreal Paris Root Rescue 10 Minute Root Coloring Kit
Root coloring kits are so wonderful because they cover the gray (making me feel better) in only 10 minutes! Also, using color only at the crown instead of all over is so much better for the hair!
The latest kit I tried is the L’Oréal Paris Root Rescue 10 Minute Root Coloring Kit ( $7.99 USD). The description of this product is:
Do more than touch up your roots – rescue them. Introducing the next generation in the root touch-up market that merges color with care and convenience. With a breakthrough applicator, guaranteed shade matching and a conditioning formula, covering grays and roots has never been so precise or easy. Just mix and color your way to seamless coverage – all in just 10 minutes. Featuring a unique conditioning low-ammonia formulation that rescues strands with a revolutionary, flow-through, self-contained root applicator brush, eliminate the mess associated with the standard at-home color bowl and brush. The ultra-caring color gel pampers every strand as it covers every root with seamless, shade matching color. Available in 12 shades.
What I think: I have dark brown hair that really shows the grays. My color is Dark Brown #4 and it matched perfectly with my hair color. Plus 10 minutes was just enough time to completely cover the grays while looking natural. The applicator brush worked pretty well, but it was kind of bulky and hard to get in the roots. I had to wriggle it in there. But since the coverage was great, it worked out okay in the end!
You can purchase this kit at drugstores and mass market retailers near you. Enjoy!
One of the things that I love about LORAC — besides amazing quality — is that they offer palettes and kits for affordable prices. They have some great new products available this Fall. They are:
Private Affair Palette ($136 Value for $38.00 USD) — This mini palette includes six highly pigmented eyeshadows of shimmering neutrals, silvery grays, and sparkling purples. It also contains a compact drawer that holds a mini eye primer and double-ended brush (blender and smudger).
This set contains:
– 0.19 oz Eye Primer
– 6 x 0.3 oz Eye Shadows in creamy beige with pearl, champagne rose with shimmer, soft taupe with pearl, platinum grey with pearl, deep wine with shimmer, black with sparkle
Evening Out Complexion Kit ($96 Value $38.00 USD) — This all-in-one, quick and easy-to-use complexion perfection kit has you covered. Featuring two creamy concealers, one silky smooth powder foundation, and all the tools to complete your look (puff, concealer brush, mirror), LORAC’s Evening Out compact fits easily into any day or evening bag for touchups on the go. This is perfectly portable and covers so well — definately my favorite Fall offering of the bunch!
This set contains:
– 0.388 oz Powder
– 0.0846 oz Concealer
Close Up: Real Life To Red Carpet Eye Tutorial ($110 Value for $36.00) — Carol Shaw created LORAC’S Close-Up Eye Tutorial to give you all the tools you need to easily create any eye look you desire. In these simple steps, she shares her professional makeup tips that will take you from Real Life to Red Carpet by teaching you how to create a soft natural eye, a sexy cat eye, and her signature smokey eye. This kit contains Carol’s favorite must-have products (all full sized) and everything you need to do makeup like a pro – Behind The Scenes Eye Primer, Starry-Eyed Baked Eye Shadow Trio in Movie Star, Front Of The Line PRO Eyeliner in Black, Special Effects Mascara in Black, Double Ended Blending/ Smudging Brush and an Eye Tutorial Booklet with removable instructions that cling to your mirror. Remember that practice makes picture-perfect.
This set contains:
– 0.53 oz Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
– 0.15 oz Starry-Eyed Baked Eye Shadow Trio in Movie Star
– 0.35 oz Special Effects Mascara in Black
– 0.02 oz Front of the Line PRO Eyeliner in Black
– Double Ended Blending/ Smudging Brush
Inspired by Jemma’s childhood days in Barbados, Jemma Kidd Make Up School introduces a brand new product to the range; Hi-Shine Hydrating Glosstick SPF15 ($25.00 USD). This gives a sheer wash of colour for lips with a hi-shine gloss finish. Available in a paradise palette of five stunning shades reminiscent of the island’s colourful Caribbean splendor. Benefits of this product are:
Chisel bullet for precise and even application
Soothing and hydrating formula
Light reflective particles for added fullness to lips
SPF 15 for protection from damaging UVA/UVB rays
Available in 5 shades: Bridgetown, Hibiscus, Sugar Cane, Holders and Paradise
What I think: I have Sugar Cane, which is a shimmery shade of coral. This is such a beautiful color and product that it is hard to believe that it has SPF protection! It glides on easily and instantly moisturizes my lips. It also gives a glossy finish. The packaging is also inventive as the tube clicks into the cap and you have to press the bottom of the tube to release it. That means that it doesn’t come undone in your purse. Very nice! Visit www.jemmakidd.com to learn more and find out where to purchase these fab glossticks!
IGP Beauty, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of the Ed Hardy Vintage Collage Accessory Line featuring an array of brushes, combs, and paddles: the perfect styling companions to Ed Hardy’s popular blow dryers and flat irons. This collection allows the true Ed Hardy fan to unleash their imagination and take hairstyling to the next level by incorporating this line’s hot pink motif mixed with an array of bright, action packed images into your daily beauty routine.
It features a bold infusion of the most popular artwork from Ed Hardy’s world famous clothing line incorporating a collage of fashion forward colors and designs ideal for the trendsetter at heart. You can choose from:
Koi Styling Brush ($15.00 USD):: Smooth away tangles and style your hair with Ed Hardy Koi Fish Styling Brush. This comfortable brush features heat resistant nylon bristles to brush through even the thickest of hair and easily detangle your tresses. Back features the Koi tattoo designs of Don Ed Hardy, so you can style your hair using fashion minded tools.
Rose Teasing Brush ($10.00 USD):: The Ed Hardy Rose Teasing Brush boasts 3 tight rows of nylon boar bristles and a four-inch sectioning tail for separating & sectioning hair for perfect teasing and volume in all hair types! A silky smooth handle makes it easy to grip while creating your ideal style. $10
Rose Comb ($7.00 USD):: Perfect for detangling or combing in treatment products. Great for detangling wet or dry hair. Smoothly tapered teeth and rounded tips for more comfort and care. Ideal for medium to long hair.
Rose Comb (Small Tooth) ($7.00 USD): Detangle your tresses without damage using Ed Hardy Rose Detangling Comb! Featuring the rose tattoo designs of Don Ed Hardy, this comb will keep your hair healthy and tangle-free.
True to My Love Teasing Comb ($7.00 USD): Add volume and lift to your style by teasing hair using the Ed Hardy True to My Love Teasing Comb. This comb features the tattoo designs of renowned artist Don Ed Hardy in a small-tooth teasing comb including styling pick end. Made with heat resistant material, this comb will help you achieve any full and voluminous style.
True to My Love Large Paddle ($15.00 USD):: The Ed Hardy True To My Love Large Paddle Brush is perfect for all hair types. It features a silky smooth handle for easy gripping and has boar bristles to grip and hold every strand of hair while the nylon round tip bristles gently detangle for soft, healthy hair!
Love Eternal Medium Paddle ($15.00 USD):The Ed Hardy Eternal Love Paddle Brush is perfect for all hair types. It features a silky smooth handle for easy gripping and has boar bristles to grip and hold every strand of hair while the nylon round tip bristles gently detangle for soft, healthy hair!
Vintage Collage Pop Up Brush ($8.00 USD): Smooth tangles on the go with Ed Hardy Vintage Collage Pop Up Brush. This handy brush and mirror combo easily fits into any purse or bag, so you can keep your hair looking its best anytime, anywhere. With the Ed Hardy logo and tattoo designs of Don Ed Hardy, this pop up brush is a must have essential!
I have the Koi Styling Brush and I love it! It detangles and styles my hair perfectly. You can purchase these products at:
Mineral Wear Talc-Free Mineral Correcting Concealer
I love walking through drugstores and looking for new products from my favorite brands. I love Physician’s Formula because they always create quality cosmetics that are good for your skin and that work really well.
Since I am always on the hunt for a fantastic concealer, I have tried the line’s Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Correcting Concealer ($8.95 USD). The description of this product is:
Essential cream concealer trio provides medium coverage for any and all imperfections. There are two choices — 1. Soft Green- Color Corrects blemishes & other red imperfections. 2. Natural Light- Conceals imperfections 3. Pink Highlighter- Illuminates brow bones & temples or 1. Soft Yellow- Color Corrects dark circles & other bluish imperfections. 2. Natural Light- Conceals imperfections 3. Pink Highlighter- Illuminates brow bones & temples.
Light reflective pigments optically blur skin imperfections and diffuse the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Ultra convenient and portable vials snap together and pull apart for easy touch-ups on the go!
What I think: I use the yellow shade trio for my dark circles. The yellow cream works, but it is a bit thick for my under eye area. I do use the natural light color for under eye and blemishes and the pink highlighter for my cheeks and under my eyebrows. The fact that it is mineral makeup, makes me feel good about applying this around my eyes. I like how you can connect the creams or just take one and stick it in your purse, like I do with the light concealer. Very handy!
You can purchase Physician’s Formula in drugstores and mass market retailers near you. Enjoy!
Bath bombs are a special treat for me. They are fragrant and relaxing after a long day. I was excited recently to try a green bath bomb. With ONE Bath Fizzer ($5.99 USD), green living goes beyond the ingredient list and extends to the packaging. ONE’s Bath Fizzer is an eco-friendly bath enhancer in a recyclable package. Infused with essential oils instead of harmful artificial chemicals, the Bath Fizzer offers a calming and fragrant spa experience in your own bath.
Available Scents: I Need This! (an irresistible experience), Honey Please (for a sweet soak), Love is in the Bath (a gentle escape), Blue Earth (cool and fresh).
What I think: I tried Love is in the Bath, which turns the bath water a pretty pink color and smells so nice. It comes in two pieces — a top and bottom so that you can use one or both halves for your bath. I shared one with my 6-year-old daughter and I knew it was safe for her skin, since it is natural.
ABOUT ONE: ONE is committed to promoting natural beauty without compromising the beauty of the earth, providing eco-friendly products in recyclable, plastic-free packaging to rejuvenate the spirit and save the planet. While some green brands stop at natural formulations, ONE takes eco-conscious to the next level, uniting superior natural ingredients and recyclable packaging to offer genuinely earth-friendly products. ONE exclusively packages its unprecedented collection in recyclable cardboard cartons and metal tins, housing nourishing, natural products in equally planet-friendly containers.
Miss Oops! creates innovative solutions to beauty and fashion problems at affordable prices. I have tried two products from this line — one is made to keep my hair color brighter longer and one has given me softer feet in just one step. They are:
Block Your Locks ($15.00 USD 4 oz) — This SPF 15 finishing spray prevents color from fading between hair appointments from sun exposure. To use, style your hair as usual, then spray a light coat of Block Your Locks on hair, paying special attention to the ends. The non-greasy, lightweight formula is an affordable way to extend the life of your hair color.
What I think: This is so easy to use and really seems to keep my hair color fresher longer. It is so important to extend my color now that I am going gray and color my hair every couple of months.
Could builders sand furniture with your feet? If so, then Miss Oops! Pedicure In a Bottle ($18.00 USD 4.5 oz) is your new best friend! Miss Oops Pedicure in a Bottle actually exfoliates, then hydrates your feet. Plus, it’s easy to use! Most exfoliating creams require you to rub the formula on your feet and then wash it off. Not Miss Oops. The exfoliating component is actually absorbed into the skin. Plus, with this non-greasy formula, you can apply it in the morning and wear your shoes without that “slippery-greasy” feeling. The combination of glycolic and salicylic acid, shea butter, peppermint, menthol, and lavender leave your feet feeling smooth and smelling pretty – just like you had a pedicure!
What I think: I love this foot cream! The directions state to apply twice a day for 7 days for smoother feet, and then once a day for maintenance. I have used this for 7 days and my feet look less rough and feel very smooth! I continue to use it because it feels cool on my feet and makes them instantly soft!
Visit www.missoops.com to learn more and to purchase these and other cool products. Enjoy!
For Fall 2010, Smashbox has introduced the Masquerade collection, which includes soft, shimmery shades for the lips and cheeks and dramatic metallic shades for the eyes. The collection includes:
Masquerade Lip Enhancing Gloss ($19.00 USD) — Drench your lips in dazzling, shimmer and shine. A beauty editor’s favorite, these lip-pampering golden glosses are ultra-nourishing and moisturizing. Guaranteed to keep lips looking gorgeous all night long. Available in two shades — Reveal, a golden nude and Disguise, a golden pink.
Masquerade Liquid Liner & Lash Overlay ($19.00 USD) — Amp up your eyes like never before! This innovative dual-purpose product gives you the kind of intense metallic color at the lashline and at the lashes. A truly unique way to add glamour and mystery to the eyes! Use the specially designed combination brush and rod to line lashline first. Then apply your mascara and finish by using the rod to sweep hints of metallic teal or bronze onto the tips of your lashes.
Masquerade Eye Shadow Palette ($35.00 USD) — This opulent, limited-edition palette is brimming with a collection of matte and metallic shadows in a range of shades from super subtle soft peach and glowing gold to an ultra dramatic metallic cabernet and shimmering navy. Organized horizontally in trios, the palette is beyond user friendly. Shades can be worn solo, paired with those in the same row or can be worn with other shades. Sleek and chic, this shiny navy blue mirrored eye kit is an absolute must-have for every makeup artist.
Masquerade Creamy Cheek Color & Brush ($29.00 USD) — Soon to be a backstage favorite. A luscious, creamy cheek product formula on one side with a built-in blending brush on the other. Get a gorgeous rose glow with this ultra-luxurious, long-wearing creamy cheek blush. Packaged with cheek color on one side and a built-in blending brush on the other, it’s the perfect tool to turn to for on-the-go touch ups.
Masquerade Baked Fusion Soft Light Palette ($32.00 USD) — This award winning, silk-like baked bronzing powder infuses skin with a soft veil of rosy champagne shimmer. These multi-hued shades can be used alone or swirled together for a luminous, long-lasting glow. You can purchase these products at www.smashbox.com or www.sephora.com. Enjoy!
Have you been searching for a new hand and body lotion that is natural and incredibly moisturizing? STEAMCREAM offers the latest concept in skin-care. High quality, natural, traceable and ethically-sourced raw ingredients are bound by a steam-infused manufacturing process to create a hydrating, easily absorbed and luxurious vegan cream for face, body and hands.
STEAMCREAM has pioneered the use of a steam technique to create this unique, gentle, and loosely-bound compound. This looseness allows each ingredient – including a blend of moisturizing and soothing oatmeal infusion, orange flower water and calming lavender oil – to break down and deeply penetrate areas of the skin that other creams find hard to reach.
The scent is a natural blend of pure essential oils that are extremely effective on the skin. The blend includes Orange Blossom Absolute, Neroli Oil and calming Chamomile Blue Oil. Uplifting Rose Absolute adds toning and soothing qualities.
These fab creams comes in eco-friendly limited edition aluminum tins give a funky twist to an otherwise serious cream.The tins are available in a growing array of design choices making each tin a collector’s item. The perfect on-the-go product for today’s busy lifestyles – it’s even hand luggage friendly at just 2.6 oz!
What I think: The cream is glossy and light and is absorbed into the skin right away. The tin is gorgeous, and perfect for traveling. I’m going to Mexico in about a week and I plan on taking my STEAMCREAM with me. The scent is very soothing and reminds me of lavender.
We know that Jose Maran creates such beautiful natural products, but she is now using her lovely new GOGO (Get One Give One) Natural Volume Argan Mascara. Josie has just launched the new mascara along with the Get One Give One Campaign in partnership with City of Hope, one of the nation’s leading cancer research and treatment facilities. Celebrating the hope, strength, and natural beauty of City of Hope patients and survivors, Josie is donating a mascara to a City of Hope patient for every one sold. After the first 5,000 purchases, $1 from the sale of each GOGO mascara will be donated to City of Hope’s Women’s Cancers Program for a minimum donation $25,000. The GOGO campaign runs August 2010 thru August 2012.
On August 19th, Josie Maran will join City of Hope for a day of inspiring makeovers, helping patients and survivors look and feel their best—both inside and out. Josie’s team of makeup artists will be on hand to provide in-depth, 40-minute natural beauty pre-registered consultations and walk-in appointments to give patients the chance to rediscover their natural beauty while lifting spirits and inspiring hope. All participants will receive a travel size GOGO Mascara, enabling them to bring the natural beauty experience home.
“We are grateful to Josie Maran and her team for dedicating their time and talents to our patients at City of Hope,” said Linda Klein, operations coordinator, Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center. “The appearance-related side effects of cancer take not only a physical toll, but an emotional one as well, adding stress to an already extremely difficult and challenging time for patients and their loved ones. A positive self-image can boost patients’ esteem, confidence and quality of life. Josie’s generosity embodies the heart and soul of City of Hope’s mission to care for the whole person – body, mind and spirit.”
“I am inspired by the strength and bravery of the patients at City of Hope,” says Josie Maran, founder of Josie Maran Cosmetics. “With the Get One Give One Campaign and our day of makeovers, I hope to pass along the gift of natural beauty and help each patient feel beautiful inside and out.”
The ultimate volume-boosting mascara, GOGO (Get One Give One) Natural Volume Argan Mascara naturally plumps and curls for maximum lash drama. Josie Maran’s patented Triple V brush enhances volume and wraps lashes one luxurious layer at a time for full, longwearing, clump-free, water-resistant definition. The 80% natural, 50% certified organic formula includes nourishing ingredients like aloe leaf juice, algae, beet root and soybean extracts to naturally condition and strengthen. An infusion of nourishing, protein-rich Argan Oil conditions and supports hair growth for lush, supple, healthy lashes. The rich, hydrating formula evenly builds thickness and smoothness, delivering a full fringe of blacker-than-black lashes with dewy shine. Like all Josie Maran formulas, GOGO (Get One Give One) Natural Volume Argan Mascara is free of parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, synthetic dyes and phthalates.
What I think: I love this mascara. I don’t know if it’s the formula or the innovative brush, but this mascara both lengthens and volumizes my lashes! It also stays on all day and doesn’t smear or run!
Forty, Flirty & Fabulous 