Who doesn’t love nail polish? I sure do. I love to sit back and watch movies while I paint my nails and I change colors every couple of days. It’s almost impossible for me to walk past a display of colorful lacquers and not pick up at least one.  So I always have my eyes open for something new and fun. A couple things that have shown up on my radar lately are: (more…)

The theme this month at Sephora is:  PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO PERFECT SKIN!

I suppose Sephora’s theme was influenced by the upcoming Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.  This is a month to be patriotic.  Historic times!!!

With any online order in January ‘09 you will receive this sample skincare bag for free with ANY purchase!

This Sample Skincare Bag Includes:

• Bare Escentuals RareMineralsâ„¢ Purely Nourishing Facial Moisturizer (0.6 fl oz)
• Bliss FatGirlSleep (0.2 fl oz)
• Cosmedicine Opti-mologist Eye Cream with Light Diffusers (0.03 fl oz)
• Frédéric Fekkai Glossing Cream (0.03 fl oz)
• Fresh Soy Face Cream (0.07 fl oz)
• Kinerase Clear Skin Regulating Mask (0.07 oz)
• Murad Essential-C Eye Cream SPF 15 (0.03 fl oz)
• Philosophy The Microdelivery Peel Duo (0.3 oz and 0.17 oz)
• SEPHORA Brand Smoothing Primer (0.05 fl oz)
• Tend Skin (0.25 oz) (more…)

 

NARS Sephora Exclusive Lip Gloss Collection ($81 Value) (Original Price $45), now $35. This set of five great glosses is $10 off.

 

 

NARS Eyeshadow Palette (Original Price $50), now $45.  This palette includes:

- Kilimanjaro I (opalescent gold)
- Bohemian Gold II (iridescent copper)
- Surbaya II (chestnut)
- Himalayas (iridescent pink)
- Ondine (plum with gold shimmer)
- Night Flight (black with cobalt blue pearls) (more…)

So many great beauty reads, so little time!

Jelly Pong: Pong Nude And Improved – Raging Rouge explains how “this handy little pencil isn’t just a primer, but can act as a concealer too!”

Purely Cosmetics – Pure Bionic Goodness! – Bionic Beauty discovers a wonderful mineral makeup line. “The biggest difference when I applied the Pure Silk Mineral Foundation was the feel.”

Sally b’s Skin Yummies – Lemon Sage Sugar Scrub – DecoDiva cannot get over how wonderful her skin smells and feels after using Sally B’s Lemon Sage Sugar Scrub.

CARGO HOLIDAY NIGHTS! SATURDAY AT SEPHORA! – Kate might still be building her wardrobe, but one thing she has down pat, Kate knows a great makeup palette when she sees one!

90s Ladies Week: Clueless About Foundation? As If! – I laughed all the way through this post about the 90’s. Spoiled Pretty’s new favorite, Make Up For Ever’s HD Invisible Cover Foundation!

Sneek Peek: MAC Hello Kitty Part Deux… The Makeup Girl posts about newly announced release dates for MAC’s Hello Kitty Colour Collection and Hello Kitty Kouture! Meow!

New Posts from Mythbuster Beauty:

• Urban Decay’s Urban Essentials Giveaway (hurry, the deadline is 11.26!)
  
• DecoDiva: The Right Tools for Liquid, Gel, or Powder Eyeliners
• FGW: Timelapse Wands, skin smoothing in a stick?
• Sally B’s Skin Yummies: Such a Treat!
• Beauty Bubble: Using your skincare products in the right order.

It’s taken me many years to figure out that the right tools really do make applying makeup a snap. For the longest time I thought that any sort of brush will do to apply liquid or gel eyeliner. So I’d use the brush that came with the product, and it would be very difficult to apply eyeliner so that it looked flattering. In fact, I’d often give up on the product and write it off, when it wasn’t really the product that was bad, it was my application method and tools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, one day, I found the Sonia Kashuk bent eyeliner brush. This thing is my HOLY GRAIL of eyeliner brushes. It makes applying an eyeliner easy! It doesn’t matter if it’s gel eyeliner, wet or dry eye shadows or minerals, liquid eyeliner, etc. it will help you apply a nice thin line that you can keep thin and subtle or thicken for a more dramatic look.

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In response to the post on the upcoming Sephora Friends and Family Event (Nov. 6-10th), Tracy wants to make sure we have our facts right.   Enter FF2008 for 20% off your entire purchase!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I went to the Westfield Valley Fair Sephora this morning, and the gals there told me the in-store promo is on the 17th only. They had no idea about the online promo. Anyone have any more info on this??”

Believe me, if someone has the facts correctly, it would be Tasha (a top reviewer at Megsmakeup.com)!  Tasha just sent this ad as well.  Seeing is believing!

“I did leave with only one lipstick, but two pages of stuff written down to order online for friends and family!!  (Which lipstick did you end up with?)  Any info on the following, Jen: (more…)

These are the beauty articles that captured my attention this week:

e.l.f. launches new Studio Professional makeup line! - Bionic Beauty tells all about e.l.f’s new “kickin’ it up a notch” cosmetic line.  Instead of $1 it runs in the $3 dollar range, and who can resist that?

My Makeup Collection 2008 – NessasaryMakeup bares all!  Are you a beauty product addict?  I dare you, no, I triple-dog-dare you to even come close to having the amount of makeup this beauty diva has!!! 

Lashtastic Eye Magic - Afrobella discusses the range of eye lash and brow conditioning and enhancing products.

LUSH BIG SHAMPOO! HUMP DAY HAIR DAY! - SharonD and the gals at Megsmakeup.com tell us more about the incredible LUSH haircare and beauty line.

Drugstore Chic: Gillette Fusion Razor – Raging Rouge notices how great her husband’s skin feels after shaving and gives this razor a try for herself!  You go RR!

Sephora Beauty Innovations: What’s next? - And unless you haven’t heard, Sephora’s Friends and Family 20% discount is going on until November 10th.  Beauty.com and Benefit Cosmetics are also offering 20% discount codes and free shipping this weekend.

To receive a 20% discount and free shipping until Nov. 10th at Benefit Cosmetics after entering FRIEND08 at checkout enter PRETTY50 and your order ships free!  

Have a wonderful weekend and happy shopping!

 

Guess what showed up in my mailbox this afternoon?  The newest Sephora Holiday Catalog, “tis the season to GIFT PRETTY!”  And how fitting given that their Friends and Family 20% discount starts today (FF2008 at checkout).   I am a bit ticked that that dang-blasted LASH STASH is out-of-stock though!!!                                                                                                 

This year Sephora is celebrating their 10th year, and to have some fun let’s speculate about what beauty products might be in the Sephora catalogs in 2018. Here are my predictions for Sephora’s beauty products of the FUTURE:

1. DIY non-toxic injectible Botox kits - let’s hope this one enters the market soon!
2. BE’s Moon Mineral Makeup line (made from actual Moon Dust Minerals)
3. In response for the need for more eco savvy beauty containers, Sephora will create re-usable containers that can be cleaned and recycled, AND you can refill your cosmetics and skincare items from bulk dispensers!

I better hire my patent attorney (Laurel are you there?) and get these ideas protected ASAP.  I really like that last one!

A sweet little bird (named Tasha) just informed me that the Sephora’s Friends and Family Discount offer starts this coming Thursday November 6th.  Now is your chance to purchase those items that you have been lusting after all year!

nov 6 till nov 10th
Enter code ff2008 @ checkout

The Friends and Family code at Sephora runs November 6th through the 10th, but possibly could be extended a few more days.  As Tasha put it, “I mean 4 days can’t possibly be enough…lol.”  No kidding Tasha, and thank you so much for both enabling the beauty addicts and stimulating the economy at the same time, LOL!  You are awesome.

This week we will be sure to post reminders of some of our favorite Sephora Exclusives that you might want to add to your list, like that Lash Stash Sampler, or the Scent Sampler, or that Laura Mercier Flawless Face Kit, or the Korres Sugar Plum Kit, or possibly some Caudalie skincare… I better stop right now!

Here is a list of some great beauty reads to start your November right: 

Monday’s Cut: David Beckham Shows His “Stuff” For Armani - A Girl’s Gotta Spy knows, who doesn’t appreciate a little eye candy?

THE BRAND SCENT SAMPLER! SATURDAYS AT SEPHORA! - Katie at Megsmakeup.com tells about Sephora’s compilation of fabulous scents in this year’s Scent Sampler for Her!  GO RED RAIDERS!

Jen Rocks Her “OBAMA mama” T-shirt in Sandy, UT! – Shameless self and Obama promotion here.  No matter who you support, VOTE this November 4th!!!

Julia Roberts has Pink Hair - A Mom in Red High Heels asks, “Would you color your hair at your child’s request?”

The Secrets to Aging Backwards – Bionic Beauty posts about Jackie Silver’s new book on what we can do to preserve our beauty as we age.

Aromaleigh’s New Collection: Bete Noire - DecoDiva writes about some completely cool, mult-faceted eye shadow shades from Aromaleigh.

Beauty Product Review: The Body Shop’s Nature’s Minerals - Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains gives the thumbs up for The Body Shop’s newly released mineral makeup line (and I agree)!

Moroccan Oil Daily Hair Treatment Review and Giveaway! - Daily Dose of Coffee is giving away the most incredible hair treatment and she claims that “MoroccanOil has managed to truly tame my frizz, make my coarse hair easier to work with, and get this: reduce the drying time on my hair.”  Enter asap!

Many thanks to all who supported and participated in the Total Beauty – Total Cure Campaign for BCA this month.  What an incredible group of people to work with.  We all can make a difference!