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Beat The Heat Smelling Sweet With LAVANILA

Looking for ways to stay sweet in the heat? LAVANILA, purveyor of all natural vanilla scented perfumes and lotions, have recently expanded their line to include great summer staples such as deodorant and lip butter with SPF.

LAVANILA Pure Vanilla Healthy Lip Butter SPF 15 ($16.00 USD) — This is a very yummy vanilla scented and flavored lip butter with the added benefit of SPF 15. It’s perfect for all year round, not just summer, because it soothes dry and chapped lips. Plus it feels fantastic on and gives a bit of a shine.

This wonder balm uses 100% pure shea, kokum, illipe, and cocoa butters to deeply penetrate lips for maximum hydration and super antioxidants deliver essential vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to nourish and soften. It is formulated without parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, synthetic dyes, petro-chemicals, phthalates, GMO and triclosan.

LAVANILA The Healthy Deodorant ($18.00 USD) — First of all, I have tried the Vanilla Coconut (I LOVE coconut), and it smells fantastic. And second, I’m a sweaty girl. Gross, I know, but I need serious protection in the humid Kansas City summers. This deodorant touts that it is a clinical-strength deodorant that is 100% natural, safe, and effective. Sounds like a oximoron, right? Natural, clinical strength protection? Really?

Yes, really! This not only smells good, but keeps me dry all day. It even goes on smoothly without white residue! It is formulated without parabens, sulfates, synthetic dyes, petro-chemicals, phthalates plus it does not contain aluminum or mineral oils.

The Healthy Deodorant is available in Vanilla Coconut, Vanilla Lavender, Vanilla Grapefruit and Vanilla.

Visit www.lavanila.com to learn more. You can also purchase at www.sephora.com. Enjoy!

M·A·C Haute and Naughty Lash Collection

Leading the kind of double life that doesn’t land you in the tabloids is easy with Haute & Naughty Lash mascara ($18.00 USD) – so smart with its two-in-one dual wiper system, you choose if you want defined lashes for day, or instantly combed volume for evening. Use the small brush for a natural end look; the large brush for major drama, all-in-one! First at M∙A∙C, this innovative, unique, double-duty development is the clever new way to customize lashes…select and shimmy brush from root to tip for desired effect. State-of-the-art conditioning and hydrating formula prevents parching, flake-outs. A one-for-all winner!

M·A·C Haute & Naughty Lash Available July 2010 only at www.maccosmetics.com, September 2010 at all locations in the permanent collection.

Visit Sephora This Summer For A Hot New Look!

Okay, ladies. Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you can go around all bare-faced. Don’t skip all the makeup. In fact, try a hot makeup trend or two! Just one bright pop of color on your lids or lips and you can show your dolled-up face anywhere.

Tarina Tarantino Victorian Punk Fashion Collection –“By intertwining inspirations of Gothic style and 1970s punk rock, I created the collection Victorian Punk. It combines my adoration of turn of the century clothing and Victorian colors of red, black and purple to create a story of romantic gothic fantasy.” -Tarina

What it is:
A collection by Tarina Tarantino featuring a chic gloss-containing cocktail ring ($35.00 USD), an exclusive pressed eyeshadow ($19.00 USD), and an ultra-light lip gloss ($19.00 USD), inspired by Victorian Punk style.

What else you need to know:
Channeling Gothic style and 1970s punk rock, Victorian Punk references turn-of-the-century haberdashery and dress. This ensemble features hand-printed scrimshaw skull cameos. These products are not tested on animals.

What I think: Tarina Tarantino also has fashion collections in Electric Butterfly (orange), Bibarucci (yellow), Candy Cameo (pink) and Tokyo Hardcore (green). Each collection features a coordinating lip gloss ring, eyeshadow and lip gloss in a tube. All of these collections are super cute and fashion forward. Suitable for all ages who want a little fun with their beauty!

Kat Von D Painted Love Lipgloss ($18.00 USD) —

What it is:
A highly pigmented lipstick and lipgloss in one.

What it does:
Achieve bold color and lustrous shine in a single step with this long-lasting lip color. Wear it alone or layered onto the matching Painted Love Lipstick shade for maximum hue intensity.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
– Parabens

What I think: It’s nice to have high-pigmented lip gloss because it gives the glamour of lipstick with lots of shine! Not too sticky and tastes like candy! Comes in 6 colors ranging from bright red to dark plummy brown. Not for shy girls!

tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow ($15.00 USD)
What it is:
A bright, high-impact, highly pigmented eyeshadow housed in an iconic compact design featuring tokidoki’s signature heart and crossbones.

What it does:
This super-playful, wearable, collectible shadow strikes the perfect combination of edgy and cute, in a rich, blendable formula that creates fade-proof color that pops. The shadow comes in sixteen vibrant shades and three finishes: “Matcha Matte”, “Soft Water Pearl” and “Tokyo Glitter”. The extraordinary array of colors and textures means endless possibilities for expressing your personal style.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
– Parabens

What else you need to know:
Each stunning shadow is inspired by a tokidoki character and comes in a tokidoki-logo-shaped compact, with a heart on the outside and skull pan on the inside. These products are not tested on animals.

What I think: The shadow I tried was shimmery and very pretty on. The shades range from light and neutral to dark and playful. They are high pigmented and lasted all day on me.

Visit www.sephora.com to purchase these playful products or stop by your nearest Sephora to try them on. Enjoy!

Add Some Shimmer To Your Look This Summer With The Body Shop

Each season, The Body Shop introduce a perfect collection of makeup that is just right for that time of year. This summer they have released many beautiful, shimmering products that will make you look glowy and perfect for the easy days ahead of us.

These are my favorite from the collection:

The Body Shop Bronzing Powder ($18.50) is a beautiful bronzer to give color this summer. If you are like me and pile on the sunscreen, most of your color comes from bronzers. What I love about this one is that it is a lightweight, matte powder. It boasts light-diffusing particles to provide instant radiance and help reduce the appearance of fine lines. It also contains Community Trade marula oil from Namibia helps to repair skin’s moisture barrier plus Vitamin E which is an antioxidant that helps to soften, condition and protect skin.

I have Shade 01 which is the lightest matte shade. There is also Shade 03 which is a shimmering shade and Shade 04 which is a dark matte shade. The matte shades are perfect when you want to get a little color, not shimmer.

Brush On Radiance ($21.00 USD) — Here’s where I like to get my very subtle shimmer. Actually, it is more of an illumination. This is a little pot of multi-colored bead that ar light-reflective and iridescent. They give a beautiful glow. They contain Community marula nut oil to promote moisturization and hydration.

Delipscious Sheer Lip Color ($12.00 USD) – This reminds me of a product that I used to wear in my 20’s — Clinique’s Almost Lipstick. They still make that, of course, but only in Black Honey. They used to have many different shimmery colors.

This new Delipscious Sheer Lip Color is sheer and moisturizing. It also has a fruity flavor made from food-grade ingredients, including natural blueberry and pomegranate seed oils. This also contains organic, virgin, cold-pressed Community Trade coconut oil to help replenish moisture levels; Community Trade organic beeswax from Zambia to helps moisturize and condition lips; and Community Trade cocoa butter, an excellent moisturizer that melts at body temperature, and is rich in essential fatty acids and antioxidants.

Available in 7 sheer shades, Sheer Lychee, Sheer Toffee, Sheer Watermelon, Sheer Candy, Sheer Elderberry, Sheer Saffron and Sheer Pomegranate. They are all beautiful and subtle.

To purchase, visit a The Body Shop store near you or go to www.thebodyshop-usa.com.

Hot Summer Makeup From Cool Natural Brands!

Like looking pretty but love using natural products? You can have both, you know. There are some great cosmetic companies that create lovely natural and organic makeup. You can get a soft summer look with the following products:

Josie Maran Argon Eye Shadow ($20.00 USD) — This is a beautiful shadow that is currently available in 27 vibrant shades. The website states, “each long-wearing shadow can be applied dry, or wet for more intensity. The innovative formula contains natural, non-toxic ingredients – no fragrances or parabens. What’s more, the beauty extends to the packaging: each shade comes housed in Josie’s state-of-the-art biodegradable compact.” I have a shimmery medium pink called Pinkalicious. When I wear it dry, it gives a shimmery wash of color; applying it wet gives more intensity and it seems to last longer. Visit www.josiemaran.com to purchase and learn more about this shadow and other fantastic products.

Korres Pure Nude Color Collection ($25.00 USD) This kit’s value is $42.00 so this is a real deal. The collection includes:

Shimmering Eyeshadow in Golden 24S

Pro-Vitamin B5 and Rice Bran Mascara in Brown

Cherry Oil Lipgloss in Nude 33

This is a beautiful collection of good for you products. The shadow is super sparkly and is great for a pretty bronzy look. The good for you mascara is not only smart but pretty and makes lashes so full. And the lip gloss — well this shade is perfect! A little shimmery and about two shades above my natural lip color. So pretty! Visit www.korresusa.com to learn more and purchase!

Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Sun Glow Powder Bronzer ($12.99 USD) — In two natural shades Spring ( with pinker tones) and Summer (darker, golden tones) one of these bronzers will work for you! Each palette has a trio shades to help you customize your look and they contain skin-illuminating, micronized pigments to create a radiant glow. This line by makeup artist Carmindy also contains great lip glosses and other pretty products. Visit www.sallyhansennaturalbeauty.com to learn more and you can purchase these at CVS and Rite Aid.

So don’t feel guilty about splurging on these products, they are good for you and the environment! Enjoy!

Perfect for Summer: Smashbox Naked Beauty Collection

When I heard that Smashbox was introducing a Naked Beauty collection for the summer, I was intrigued. It sounded sexy of course, and simple — which is just the look I go for during the hot summer months.

The Naked Beauty Mini Lip Gloss Kit — ($20.00 USD) — is the perfect light touch on the lips. My anti-aging lip secret? No dark colors, especially in the warmer months. Light colored lip glosses are perfect for a youthful look as long as you keep them a your lip color or just a shade or two darker. Too light looks too young (frosty pink 80’s gloss anyone?) while too dark ages.

This kit contains soft nudes, corals and pinks and leave as soft shine to the lips. And they are all new shades! Includes: Bare, Buff, Naked, Nude, Exposed, Natural, Sunkissed & Pure.

Naked Beauty Photo Finish Lid Primer ($20.00 USD) — Probably my favorite product of the bunch. I have slowly been becoming more comfortable using primers and am really enjoying this beautiful eye lid primer. It is the same formula as Smashbox’s best-selling lid perfector, but in a new shimmering nude shade. I sometimes wear it alone and it gives a soft, nude sheen to the lid. I also wear it under shadows to help them stay on longer.

The Smashbox website states, “this revolutionary formula contains Phytomoist™, a plant-based hyaluronic acid for ultimate moisturization plus skin perfecting amino acids. Soft focus pearls help diminish the appearance of fine lines and discoloration on the lids, while the patented delivery system ensures effective results.”

Naked Beauty High Lights/Creamy Cheek Color ($26.00 USD) This duo of sheer, creamy cheek color and soft highlighter instantly gives cheeks a sexy flush and your complexion a radiant glow. The pink is a warm tone that I think would look great on everyone. It is very summery. The highlighter is very subtle and pretty. Try both on lips and eyes as well — I love doing sexy monochromatic looks in the summertime!

Visit www.smashbox.com to learn more and to purchase this fabulous products!

RapidLash™ Declares Wink Week!

Readers: Check out this link and following news release from RapidLash — http://bit.ly/bMnWb5

Mashpee, MA (June 7, 2010) – RapidLash™, the revolutionary paraben-free product that helps promote lush lashes and beautiful brows is encouraging women of all ages to be confident, friendly and flirtatious by participating in the first ever Wink Week! The wink is a commanding eye expression and RapidLash™, the leading eye enhancement serum that has changed the face of the beauty industry, gives women the freedom to exude their confidence in the power of a RapidLash™ Wink!

Throughout the week of June 7, 2010 – June 11, 2010 RapidLash™ encourages women to celebrate their love for lashes by logging onto the RapidLash Facebook Page and sending a RapidLash™ Wink to friends, family and fellow flirts! The application will be accessible on the page for the duration of Wink Week. RapidLash™ will also be celebrating Wink Week on our Facebook Page and on Twitter by sharing special content, quizzes and polls and asking our community to share photos of their best winks and their tips on feeling confident, flirty and beautiful. To continue with its ongoing commitment to various charitable causes, RapidLash™ will drop a wink towards cancer research by donating $1 for every wink up to 5,000 shared in honor of Wink Week.

“A focal point of RapidLash’s mission is finding unique and exciting ways to make our customers feel great about themselves.” Says Robert Trow, CEO of ROCASUBA, “The first ever Wink Week is just another way to engage our passionate and devoted fans, encouraging them to bat their beautiful, lush lashes, and simultaneously help a very worthy cause.”

In addition to sharing winks on Facebook, RapidLash™ will be partnering with Match.com by sponsoring the Wink functionality, where users of the popular online dating community send a Wink to flirt with someone in whom they are interested. It’s just RapidLash’s way of celebrating the power of a great wink! The sponsorship will run from May 29 to June 13.

RapidLash™ is an eyelash and eyebrow renewal serum that help promotes healthy, natural lashes and brows in just 30 days and is available in mass market retailers nationwide. Created with an innovative, high-performance formula, RapidLash is an easy-to-use serum that allows consumers to achieve a noticeable difference and improve the overall condition of the lashes and brows. This makes the product great for both women and men. With a price point of $49.95, as compared to other pricier formulations on the market, consumers on all income levels can enjoy fuller, thicker and longer lashes.

Prepare Your Skin for the Season With the Summer Beauty Boost Kit

Summer Beauty Kit — Summer Beauty Boost Kit

Is your beauty routine ready for the summer? To make sure that your skin glows, the experts at e.l.f. cosmetics have partnered with American Laser Centers, Neocutis Skincare and Shopthelook.net to create a limited-edition, charitable gift set that’s all about the savings, all about Summertime trends and all about being beautiful on the inside and out!

The NEW Summer Beauty Boost Kit is an all-in-one kit that includes expert picks for makeup, skincare, bodycare and accessory essentials PLUS 100% of the proceeds go to Bottomless Closet, a very special NYC-based charity that assists disadvantaged women in their professional and personal development.

Unbelievably the Summer Beauty Boost Kit has a total value of $620 but will retail for just $20 exclusively at www.eyeslipsface.com. In addition to useful “how to tips” from fashion and beauty experts like makeup artist, Achelle Dunaway from e.l.f., the kit includes:

MAKEUP:
·         e.l.f. mineral lipgloss– the perfect au naturale, sheer nude gloss for summer. ($3 value)
·         e.l.f. mineral booster – a sheer, photo-finish mineral powder for a healthy, even complexion. ($5.00 value)
·         e.l.f. mineral bronzer – for a healthy glow, a simple dusting will do! ($8 value)
·         e.l.f. cosmetic brushes – for both the face & body! ($4 value)
SKINCARE & BODYCARE:
·         American Laser Body Contouring Treatment – to tackle those surface troubles! ($500 value)

· Neocutis Journee Bio-restorative Day Cream with PSP and SPF 30 – Advanced skincare for superior, broad range sun-protection. ($75 value.)
FASHION:
· Golden Bangles from Shopthelook.net – ‘cause nothing complements a tan like gorgeous gold accessories. ($25 value)

· An endless assortment of helpful beauty tips from the pro’s! (value: priceless)

The Summer Beauty Boost kit is available now at eyeslipsface.com for $20 (that’s $600 worth of savings!), while supplies last.

About Bottomless Closet: The mission of Bottomless Closet is to help disadvantaged New York City women become self-sufficient through a comprehensive program that begins with business attire and interview preparation and continues with professional development, financial management and personal enrichment. Using the model of women helping women and their network of dedicated volunteers, Bottomless Closet enhances their clients’ self-esteem and self-confidence in order for them to enter and succeed in the workforce and improve the quality of their lives. www.bottomlessclosetnyc.org

Pur Minerals Perfectly Natural Everyday Balancing Makeup

I have long loved translucent powder. I have never had good luck with matching colored powder to my skin tone. Fair is too light and light is too dark. Yes, I know, weird. But translucent powder matches all skin tones and leaves a great finish.

That’s why I was excited to try Pur Minerals Perfectly Natural Everyday Balancing Makeup ($25.00 USD). I like to use this as a light powder foundation over concealer on my problem spots, but it can be applied over foundation, too. It combines mineral pigment with vitamin E, shea butter and oil-balancing sebaryl to stop shine.

I like how easy this is to apply. When you sweep the brush across the powder, it loosens the minerals and they are captured in the brush. Then swirl it on the lid so that the minerals are push inside the brush. Next, buff all over the face for a beauftiful finish that lasts all day!

Visit www.purminerals.com to learn about this and other great products! Enjoy looking fabulous!

Becca Cosmetics — Luxury Australian Company Will Help You Stay Beautiful This Summer!

Hot Australian cosmetics company BECCA Cosmetics creates high quality, natural looking makeup. The founder, Rebecca Morrice Williams founded the BECCA spurred on by the need to find a natural foundation that covers and conceals while staying fresh-looking all day long.

Always looking for great foundation, I’ve tried BECCA’s Luminous Skin Colour ($42.00 USD), a combination tinted moisturizer and sheer foundation with a broad spectrum SPF 25 to protect against UVA and UVB rays. I found that this is very light coverage and moisturizing. It will be perfect for the summer when I want to throw on just one product to moisturize, cover and give ans SPF. I do need concealer for my dark circles and imperfections, but that is to be expected. All-in-all, a great tinted moisturizer! Also, it is available in a whopping 15 shades, so you are sure to find one that suits you.

A really fun and convenient product to go with your Luminous Skin Colour is the BECCA Beach Tint ($25.00 USD). This very pretty crème stain is easily blendable for cheeks and lips. It is water-resistant, but is not leave lips feeling dry, as many stains do. Beach Tint comes in 5 delicious colors; Watermelon, Peach, Raspberry, Grapefruit and Strawberry. Not only are the shades the colors of the fruit, each tint is scented with that fruit. So fun! I have the Peach and the Grapefruit and Strawberry and they both smell fantastic!

Learn more about these great products and more at www.beccacosmetics.com. Enjoy getting ready for summer!