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Thursday, 29 August 2013

5th Annual QVC Customer Choice Beauty Awards Nominees & My Picks.

QVC has done such a great thing in celebrating beauty. They have been giving customers the chance to vote on their favorite beauty products in their QVC Customer Choice Beauty Awards. Featuring 36 categories, from Best Mascara to Best Conditioner from the most highly sought after brands, customers can vote for their favorite product nominees in hopes of having them deemed Customer Choice Beauty Award Winner. What a great way to know if a product really works.

QVC Customer Choice Beauty Awards 2013

The beauty polls open to everyone during QVC's Beauty’s Best, a 25-hour event kicking off Friday, August 23 at 11pm EST and continuing all day on August 24th. But, because I know you all are such great beauty connoisseurs, I have a special link for you to start voting now. You can begin voting early here: http://qvc.co/EveryVoteCounts.

Top 10 Beauty Buys Under $10.00.

10 Best Beauty Buys Under $10.00 | Beautiful Makeup Search

I am the first to admit that I have been a beauty snob most of my life. I discovered department store beauty while still in high school and my taste went up from there. I am so glad that I have opened my mind to drugstore products in the last few years. I can now say that some of my favorite beauty products are in fact, from mass brands that are sold in drugstores, and most under the $10.00 mark. By now you should be able to tell that I have a serious love for COVERGIRL and L'Oreal Paris, but I am also using a few other great drugstore beauty products too.

Here are my top 10 beauty buys under $10.00.

Top 10 Beauty Buys Under $10.00

1. COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss - $5.49

2. L'Oreal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care System Moisture Conditioner - $5.99

3. Pond's Luminous Clean Wet Cleansing Towelettes - $5.99

4. COVERGIRL Clump Crusher by Lashblast Mascara - $6.99

5. L'Oreal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care System Moisture Shampoo - $6.99

6. Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR Cream Gel Shadow - $6.99

See also: 10 Top Skin Treats Under $10.

7. Neutrogena MoistureSmooth Color Stick - $8.49

8. Gillette Venus & Olay Razor - $8.99

9. COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Fabulous Foundation - $9.99

10. L'Oreal Paris Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain - $9.99

As I was making the list, I quickly realized that I am no longer such a beauty snob. I have so many favorite beauty products that cost under $10.00 that I think I could have filled this list with 100 items!

Check out what great beauty buys my beauty friends have on their lists:

Shop the Beauty Buys

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Top 10 Beauty Buys Under $10.00.

10 Best Beauty Buys Under $10.00 | Beautiful Makeup Search

Here are my top 10 beauty buys under $10.00.

Top 10 Beauty Buys Under $10.00

1. COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss - $5.49

2. L'Oreal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care System Moisture Conditioner - $5.99

3. Pond's Luminous Clean Wet Cleansing Towelettes - $5.99

4. COVERGIRL Clump Crusher by Lashblast Mascara - $6.99

5. L'Oreal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care System Moisture Shampoo - $6.99

6. Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR Cream Gel Shadow - $6.99

See also: 10 Top Skin Treats Under $10.

7. Neutrogena MoistureSmooth Color Stick - $8.49

8. Gillette Venus & Olay Razor - $8.99

9. COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Fabulous Foundation - $9.99

10. L'Oreal Paris Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain - $9.99

Check out what great beauty buys my beauty friends have on their lists:

Shop the Beauty Buys

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Top 10 Beauty Items in My Beach Bag.

My beach bag is stuffed. Not only do I fill it with a big hat, flip flops, sunglasses, a towel, and stack of great magazines, I fill it with some beauty products too. I like to keep cool and comfortable at the beach and depend on a variety of beauties to get me through. Take a look at the top 10 beauty items that I carry in my beach bag.

Beach Bag Beauty Items: Everything you need to stay beautiful at the beach.

1. Sunscreen - Sunscreen is a must. My favorite is L’Oréal Paris Sublime Sun Advanced Sunscreen SPF 50+ Lotion. Remember to apply 30 minutes before heading out into the sun and reapply every few hour or after going in the water.

2. Self-Tanner - Yes! I bring self-tanner to the beach. It is the only way to get a safe tan and I want to look like I went to the beach before I head home. I usually just apply it to my legs and face before I head home. I bring a mitt for applying it to my legs and with a makeup sponge on my face.

3. Bronzer - Like I mentioned above, I want to look the part at the beach. I sweep it on over my sunscreen and reapply if I take a dip in the water.

4. Moisturizer with SPF - I use this on my face first thing in the morning, obviously, but I reapply as needed. I do have my favorites and you'll have to check back later this week to see my list.

5. Body Lotion - Susncreen, sun and salt can dry out the skin. I like to keep one ion hand, just in case

6. Aloe - No matter how careful you are, you can wind up getting burned. I spent some time at the beach during the recent heat wave and stayed in the water the entire time. Even with sunscreen, I got a little burn. Aloe is the best thing to soothe a burn. I pick up a generic brand from CVS and it does the trick to soothe my skin each and every time.

7. Hydrating Face Spray - When I am feeling extra parched, I spritz on a bit of Clinique Moisture Surge Face Spray to quench my skin.

8. Beachy Wave Hair Spray - Beachy waves don't happy naturally, they need help. As my hair starts to unwind in the wind. I spray on some L’Oréal Paris EverStyle Beach Spray or Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray and scrunch.

9. Lip Balm with SPF - Lips are often neglected in the sun, and I apply a lip balm with sunscreen multiple times at the beach. I like Sun Bum Lip Balm that has an SPF30. My favorite flavor? Coconut!

10. Waterproof Mascara - I do; I wear mascara to the beach and sometimes need to reapply, especially if I'm heading to my favorite beach restaurant after. My latest fave is COVERGIRL Flamed Out Mascara in the water resistant version.

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Wednesday, 28 August 2013

25 Beauty Products to Help You Through the End of Summer.

It is hard to believe that summer is coming to a close soon. I am in denial because I love the summer and the warm weather. Summer calls for certain types of beauty products. Beauty products for the summer need to be geared to the weather and longer days. Here are 25 beauty products to help you through the dog days of summer.

25 Beauty Products to Help You Through the End of Summer | Beautiful Makeup Search

Aveeno Pure Renewal Shampoo & Conditioner
If you hair has suffered from too much sun, chlorine or even just over styling, it needs a bit of refreshing right now. This duo (sold separately) refreshes and re-balances hair with their Active Naturals Balancing Seaweed Extract. It makes hair super soft, shiny and more manageable.

Aveeno Pure Renewal Dry Shampoo
For in between shampoos, and who has time to do that everyday when you are trying to soak up the last bit of summer, this dry shampoo is fantastic. It is even great for after a day at the beach. It is lightweight and absorbs oil, leaving hair looking clean and healthy.

Benefit Bathina Body Oil Mist
Quench summer parched skin with this lightweight, but super hydrating, body oil mist. This is great to use everyday on the legs to give them that extra glow, or mist all over, because it reaches those hard-to-get-to areas. It smells seductively sweet, perfect for a summer night out.

Bliss Give Me Strength Hair + Nail Boosting Bites
If you've neglected your hair and nails over the summer, now is the time to give them that little extra nourishment they need. These delicious pomegranate-blueberry flavored fruit chews are created with a unique blend of strand-strengthening and fingertip-fortifying nutrients to get your hair and nails back in tip top shape.

Coppertone Oil Free Faces
An extra sunscreen for the face is a must. This is a fragrance free, hypo allergenic sunscreen lotion specifically designed for the face. It helps prevent premature skin aging and it's oil free so it will not clog pores.

Coppertone Sport
A durable sunscreen that lasts is important, especially if you are active. This sunscreen (that comes in various degrees of SPF) protects and stays on strong when you sweat. It is water resistant for 80 minutes and contains ingredients that block both UVA and UVB rays.

EOS Lips Balm Kit
The taste of Summer can last all year long with this new Basket of Fruit Smooth Sphere Lip Balm Pack. The set contains four fruit inspired lip balms: Limited Edition Fresh Watermelon, Strawberry Sorbet, Summer Fruit and Pomegranate Raspberry Smooth Sphere Lip Balms. Keeping lips hydrated never tasted so sweet.

Foreo LUNA
This unexpectedly different facial cleansing system is not your ordinary facial brush, it is made with silicone making it extra soft and gentle on skin. It cleanses and massages the skin with trans dermal sonic pulsations to stimulate blood flow beneath the skin’s surface so you get cleansing from the inside, out. Skin feels soft after just one use and visible difference in overall skin tone is noticeable in just three days.

Fresh Life Eau de Parfum
The newest scent from Fresh is just that - fresh, but uniquely so. Life has a nontraditional structure of four different note compositions that are carefully blended together to capture the ultimate Fresh moment. If you want a light, refreshing fragrance that intermingles with the scents of endless summer, this is it. It's like a sunny blue sky in a bottle.

Gelmoment Polish
A summer manicure needs to withstand the elements and last as long as it can. This one coat gel polish is super quick and easy to use, as it needs no extra base or top coat. Nails need to be prepared for gel polish then cured with a UV light after one coat of polish, followed by a wipe of alcohol for high shine. There are eight summer shades available.

Herbal Essences Body Wash
This brand new body wash was made to smell just like the shampoo & conditioner. It's great for softening that dry, dull summer skin in the shower. The washes are infused with exotic botanicals and smell so good. Hello Hydration is a summery burst of coconut.

L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Glow Renewal Facial Oil
This super rich and skin quenching oil and cream (sold separately) will turn over-dry skin back to its pre- summer state. The oil contains a unique blend of 8 essential oils that are all lightweight and surprisingly fast absorbing. It glides on effortlessly and makes skin feel great. Just 4 - 5 drops morning and night is all that's needed.

L’Oréal Magic Nude Liquid Powder
This lightweight liquid to powder foundation will gently cover and even out skin tone, while making skin look natural, but better. It's an "un-makeup" look. The advanced formula feels different - as in like nothing is on the skin. It is super soft and feels like a powder to the touch. UVA/UVB protection is a plus.

Meaningful Beauty Lifting Eye Cream
Summer sunning means you were probably squinting a lot and out late. Work on that eye area now before the crows feet set in. Not only does this eye cream contain ingredients to make the eye area to look tightened and lifted, it contains optical diffusers. These help blur lines, soften dark circles and diminish puffiness.

Nip & Fab Pigmentation Fix
Dark spots are bound to pop up after spending a lot of time in the sun. This concentrated formula reduces the appearance of brown spots and uneven skin tone so skin will look more clear. The serum like formula not only corrects spots, it contains ingredients to prevent the formation of the spots to begin with. Apply a few minutes prior to moisturizer, twice a day.

Nuance Salma Hayek Facial Cleansing & Toning Towelettes
Beautiful skin, is clean skin, and quickly washing away a day in the sun is a must. These detoxifying cleansing wipes use specialized extracts to help remove the days impurities, balance, soothe and calm the skin. Glycerin helps retains the skins natural moisture for a soft, hydrated feel.

Philosophy Kiss Me Exfoliating Lip Scrub
Lips bear the brunt of summer beach days. Get rid of that extra layer of dry, chapped skin with a this gentle lip scrub. Apply it with the tube and then rub your fingertip over lips in small circular motions. Tissue off. Lips are quickly soft and kissable once again.

POND'S Luminous Finish BB+ Cream
Looking for a do-it-all product that makes your skin look good while it does good for you? Try this new BB Cream. It contains a unique tone perfecting complex to even skin out while making it look luminous. All with a bit of extra hydration and broad spectrum sunscreen that is essential in summer.

RapidLash
If your lashes are more than brittle from all that harsh waterproof mascara you've been wearing, recondition them with this nourishing serum. Brush on the clinically-proven formula infused with vitamins, essential fatty acids and amino acids to have long, strong and fuller lashes in as little as 30 days. Use every night before bed and be prepared to be amazed.

Rootflage
Not enough time to get your roots done? Especially with hair getting more blonde form the sun, your roots are probably showing more now than ever. Use this colored powder guaranteed to match a variety of blondes and watch your dark roots fade as you brush the powder into hair. It comes in cool blonde, light blonde, or warm blonde.

Seventh Generation Boosts Hydrating Natural Skin Serum
If you skin needs a boost, and whose doesn't after spending so much time outdoors and in the sun, add a drop or two of this serum to your cleanser or lotion. You can even use it on its own to restore skins natural moisture balance. Skin is softer in no time.

Shaveworks Pearl Soufflé Shave Cream
Show off that faux glow with super smooth stems. The first step in shaving is a great shaving cream. This one not only makes sure you have a closer shave and reducing razor irritation, it nourishes skin as you shave. Natural botanicals (that smell so great!) smooth and soften skin. Plus, there is an ingredient that helps to inhibit hair growth, so that means a longer time in between shaves.

Shaveworks The Cool Fix Targeted Gel Lotion
This soothing blue gel is the ultimate post-shave skin savior. It immediately calms skin and cools razor burn as it alleviates redness too. Best of all, it releases those irritating ingrown hairs so razor bumps are a thing of the past. Used regularly it helps prevent ingrown hairs from happening in the first place.

Suave Skin Solutions Soothing Body Lotion
Dry skin needs to be re-hydrated and soothed. The new, richer formula soothes dry, summer stressed skin. Infused with aloe and cucumber, it is perfect to use after showering or at day at the beach. Skin is left soothed, soft and freshly scented.

Sultra Bombshell 1.5-Inch Rod Curling Iron
If your beachy waves aren't cutting it anymore, try this large rod style curling iron for a new take on your summer look. Wrap the ends of hair around the wand away from the face, and magically watch the big loose curls take shape. This rod heats up fast, so styling is easy and quick. Curls last all day, into the night.

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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Beauty Exclusives 2013.

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is in full swing. This sale has not just some beautiful makeup, it has some of the best beauty exclusives that are released, ever. I pre-ordered some beauties and have more that I want to pick up at the store. Seriously, these deals are too good to pass up. Check out my picks from the annual sale.

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Beauty Exclusives 2013

Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser Duo - $50.50
I pick up this duo every year. It contains my much loved cleanser in two sizes; one super and one travel. This cleanser removes every trace of makeup, dirt and oils in a cinch. It leaves my face feeling clean and never stripped. It lasts me the year!

butter LONDON Backstage Basics Set - $39.00
This set includes must haves for the perfect manicure. It contains Nail Foundation Flawless Base Coat, Hardwear P.D. Quick Top Coat, Powder Room Acetone-Free Lacquer Remover, Nail file, Thames Nail Lacquer, plus an additional lacquer of your choosing.

NARS Some Like It Hot Lip Bag - $49.00
My perfect lip shades are either nude or pink, and this terrific trio is full of NARS' most beautiful nude and pink shades. This exclusive bag contains, Full-size Pago Pago Lipstick, Mini Gold Digger Larger Than Life Lip Gloss and Mini Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Bettina.

MAC Illustrated Face Kit - $49.50
This designer designed fabric wrapped compact contains a mix of products in similar shades, that includes products for cheeks, eyes and lips. The kit includes a powder blush, 4 eyeshadows, 3 lipsticks and a duo eye and lip brush. Pick from two kits, one with shades of brown, one with shades of plum.

Bobbi Brown Telluride Glow Set - $85.00
This beautiful makeup seat that was inspired by one of Bobbi's favorite vacation spots contains everything to keep your summer glow going straight onto fall. This set includes Smokey Brown Eyeshadow Palette, Telluride Illuminating Bronzing Powder, Black Extreme Party Mascara, Black Ink Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner, and Bellini High Shimmer Lip Gloss.

Kiehl's Jumbo Creme de Corps - $75.00
This is my favorite body cream, and this super size, which includes a pump, comes with a travel size too. The rich, yet light scent of this quick absorbing and very hydrating body cream calms me as it nourishes my skin with Kiehl's finest ingredients.

Let me know which Nordstrom Anniversary Beauty Exclusives that you are lusting after. If you picked up anything good, let me know that too.

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Thursday, 18 July 2013

13 Crazy D.I.Y. Beauty Ideas That Actually Work!

DIY dilemma: A day of volunteering at your kid’s kindergarten has drained the life from your face--and you’ve got just five minutes until the school bell rings and you can make a break for a restaurant with the family.

Mission accomplished: Distract the kids with a pitcher of cherry Kool-Aid while you grab a pinch of the powder for yourself and head to the bathroom mirror. Mix with a little water and you’ll have made an awesome ad-hoc cheek and lip tint, say Annie and Maggie Ford Danielson, global authorities for Benefit Beauty.

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Wednesday, 17 July 2013

How Bird Fat Fights Wrinkles & More Strange Beauty Tricks

In the Land Down Under, the oil from the fat of an emu (the world’s second largest bird after the ostrich) is an effective hydrating treatment, thanks to natural antioxidants and fatty acids that almost mimic those found in human skin. Emu oil also has powerful cell-regenerating properties to thicken skin, and it tests low on the comedogenic scale so it won’t clog pores in the process. Emu oil has also been studied as an anti-inflammatory agent for burns and aching joints.

Cultural practice: Australian Aborigine would wrap each other in emu pelts to cure aches after a particularly intense hunting outing.

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Tuesday, 9 July 2013

FREE CVS Extra Care Beauty Club

Keep an eye on your email inbox! To ensure you receive your coupon by email, add email@extracare.cvs.com to your address book. (View instructions.) If you don't see your email within the next couple of hours, check your SPAM inbox.

Visiting one of our stores? To enroll in-store print the enrollment certificate and bring it to the register along with your ExtraCare card. Or, pick up a certificate in-store.

CVS/pharmacy employees please enroll in-store.

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FREE CVS Extra Care Beauty Club

Visiting one of our stores? To enroll in-store print the enrollment certificate and bring it to the register along with your ExtraCare card. Or, pick up a certificate in-store.

CVS/pharmacy employees please enroll in-store.

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