weekend beauty blog network reads.

Product Girl is giving away 4 goodie bags from the upcoming Sex and the City movie! Check out Product Girl for more information.

StyleBell shows you how to make some serious waves with your flat iron.

Beauty Anonymous reveals the jelly pinkness of the Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen Spring 2008 Salon Collection !

Raging Rouge announces the MAX Factor May Makeover giveaway. Over $750 of MAX Factor products will be divided up between TEN winners on May 17th. Good luck!

SugarShock Beauty has a newfound love for foundation: the makeup artist- and Madge-approved Face Atelier Ultra Foundation.

This mascara ended A Touch of Blusher's mascara search...

Beauty411 reviews Soaptopia, a bath line that promised to be "100% junk free"! Check it out!

Beauty Blogging Junkie schools you on how to avoid snaggy, dry lips.

Looking for skin care products that deliver results? Read The Makeup Divas review of the Somme Institute Skin Care Line.

Beauty and Fashion Tech is giving away two sets of John Frieda Lustrous Touch Shampoo and Conditioner. One for blonde hair and one for brunette.

At Girl Gloss, you can win a set of seven Classic Badger Balm Lip Balms.

Beauty Junkie in SF is on her way to a flawless face with the help of a new high-tech skincare system.

The Beauty of Life brings you the highs and lows from the celebs' beauty looks at the Costume Institute Gala.

Beauty Banter dishes on the new Spring Hair Style and actress Shiri Appleby models the look!

Need a nail intervention but can't afford regular trips to the salon? Glossypink goes there to get great nails.

What makes you feel your most beautiful? Toya at The Life of A Ladybug wants to know!

Kitiya from Mischo Beauty helps you determine if you’re a candidate for microdermabrasion!

A reader at makeup loves me claims to have gone up one cup size by using victoria's secret bust enhancer!

Makeup Moxie finds Complexion Perfection when she reviews the foundation and concealer duo compact by Global Goddess.

Face Candy reviews NARS Orgasm Multiple, Lip Gloss and Nail Polish.

The Muse whispers in your ear about Benefit's new cheek stain and has a link to swatches!.

Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog Gets a Surprise Stage Makeup Makeover with Kryolan Professional Makeup.

Pursebuzz.com does a step by step tutorial on how to create that extra dramatic smokey eye look as seen on Gwen and Fergie and everyone on the red carpet.

What has a delectable chocolate fragrance when you smooth it on that morphs into a fresh, powdery scent once it sinks in? Spoiled Pretty tells you what it is and why you need to try it!

Cybelesays gets to the Shea of Things with their picks of the best Shea Butter products out there.

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic gives you the low down on Kristin Davis's makeup for the SATC publicity tour!

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steal chanel's hottest summer polish look now!

earlier this week this image was released, showing chanel's summer 2008 polish collection, which will be available online in july, at chanel.com.

pretty gorgeous, huh? judging by the reactions to these polishes on various blogs, LA sunset (top right - a sunny yellow-orange) is the obvious front-runner of the collection (the barack obama of the chanel summer line, if you will).

and since bright orange is the hottest summer trend in polish, you have the option to steal chanel's look (for way less) right now! mattese neon sunburst is my current favorite thing, and, it's $4. but, it seems to only be at ricky's nyc and not available online. tsk, tsk!

however, expect this to be the first of many posts on how to snag all the coveted bright and neon summer nail looks. so stay tuned to mlm, ya hear?

image credits: makeupbag.net and my dad, who is a photographer.

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safari time!

beauties, i am once again, en vacance. yesterday i flew to lovely florida where i will spend a week being pampered by my parents before heading to LA for a total beauty sponsored beauty blogging conference!!!
at this point, you may be wondering how i'm hauling all of makeup, lotions and potions across the nation. one word: sephora. the sephora brand has chosen a safari theme for their "take a walk on the wild side" summer 2008 line. and beauties, the makeup bags are to-die-for (luckily no animals had to, as they are just animal-inspired prints).

if your makeup bag is looking tore up from the floor up, i urge you to replace it with one of these. animal prints and bold teals and oranges fit with all the summer trends and the bags themselves are well-made (with good attention to detail), while remaining very moderately priced - ranging from $5-$78 a piece. see them all here.

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cream eyeshadows for summer 08 - clinique and stila swatches.

along with temperatures, cream shadow releases are on the rise. and with good reason. the new cream shadows dry to a long wear finish, which can make the difference between wearing your powder eyeshadow for an hour on a humid summer day, and still having it on when you get home that night.

the top nine swatches are all of clinique's quick eyes cream shadows - $15 each (don't you love muffin?!). the bottom swatch is stila's kitten silk eyeshadow wash $22 (kitten is their best-selling powder shadow shade which they've turned cream!). but be warned, beauties, all these shimmering neutrals can really make a girl look gorgeous!

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beauty secrets (tagged by themakeupgirl).

my friend lianne, over at the makeup girl tagged me to share my beauty secrets. i don't link to the products i included, but i've reviewed most of them before, so if you want more info on one, try popping it in the search box on the right hand column. enjoy!

i also thought this would be an endearing time to show you what i looked like in college when i :

a. was blonde
and
b. made my own clothes that loosely resembled barbie's. again, enjoy!

and, now back to the inquistion!

My Foundation: prescriptives custom blend - all the way!

My Mascara: clinique lash power

My Blush: three custom color specialists lip and cheek stain in poppy

My Eye Shadow: therapy systems eyeshadow in mykonos

My Day Cream: prescriptives custom blend tinted moisturizer (i.love.custom.blend.)

My Lipstick: MAC viva glam IV

My Beauty Product Brand: is this a real question?! MAC, nars, prescriptives, and on and on...

My Essential Beauty Product: fresh rose face mask

My Favorite Makeup Product: blush - livens up the face, especially for a paler lady like me!

My Perfume: stella by stella mccartney

My Nails: essie all the way!

My Feet: ugh, still working on the perfect foot product combo...

My Hands: jurlique rose hand cream

Three Products to bring on a deserted island: eye cream, suncreen, and eyeliner -- i consider those to be the essentials.

Woman I admire for their beauty: angelina jolie, frieda kahlo and all my friends (i am blessed (and cursed) with the prettiest friends)!

Woman with the Best Sense of Style: cameron diaz, she just looks so cute.

My Ultimate Dream (but I do not believe in selling my soul to the devil for it): i don't think i need the second part of that, because my dream isn't demonic! i would love to own a space for women that provided health, wellness and beauty treatments in a luxurious setting.

How Do I Define Womanhood: as the more fun option.

My Favorite Fashion Publication: boringly enough, wwd.

Tagging: daneen and amber!

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busted.

ah beauties, you are so busted!

i know what search terms help new readers stumble upon mlm. it shows up in my statistics. and lately a lot of you have been coming here after searching "bust plumper". this is because i wrote a few months ago on victoria's secret's very voluptuous ultimate bust plumper (here is the original post).

and here are two recent comments on that post:

Anonymous said...

So it has been 2 months, has the bust plumper helped? I am thinking of buying it or something like it, but want to make sure that it works (at least for someone) first.

4/15/2008

Anonymous said...

it deff does work! it worked for me anyways only up one cup size tho

4/27/2008

i'll be honest with you, anonymous #1, i did not keep up my routine with the bust plumper, but, after reading anonymous #2's comment (only up one cup size?!), you can bet i'm going to! especially because i now know so many of you come here hoping to learn about the wonders of bust plumper. give me four weeks, and i'll give you my results. game on!

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mother's day crunch.

it's the final countdown. there is exactly one week until mother's day (mark your calendars, it's may 11th).

know what that means? you need to go shopping. below, makeup loves me's top 5 mother's day gift ideas.


1. thierry mugler's angel fragrance heavenly collection - my mom wore ""as her signature scent from the time i was in middle school (when it first came out) up until a few years ago. so this smell definitely says "mom"to me. but beyond that it is a delicious, comforting and empowering fragrance, which makes it perfect for (most) mothers. $85 at department stores.

2. red door spa's mandarin honey manicure/pedicure - this treatment left my feet a bit raw from some overzealous exfoliation, but there are red door spas nationwide and they tend to be a luxurious setting where mom will be treated like a queen. this seasonal mani/pedi is a fun treat to help ease mom into the spa lifestyle. manicure - $42, pedicure - $80.


3. the sephora sun safety kit - will keep momma safe from those uv rays. this kit contains 11 travel-sized sunscreens from a variety of brands, so she's sure to find a match. major plus: 100% of the net proceeds go to the skin cancer foundation. $25 at sephora and sephora.com.

4. kai body butter - oprah (it was listed as one of her "favorite things") loves it, so you know mom's gonna be all over it. it has a rich texture and a sweet, lily of the valley scent. $55 at bendel's or online at eluxury.com.



5. noodle & boo glowology - noodle & boo started out as a natural product line for babies, but it turned out the mommies were loving these gentle products too! so, the founder then created the glowology line for the baby mommas, including pregnancy and sensitive skin treatments. prices vary by product.

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belli for my non-belli.

things i'm not: pregnant.

but i somehow ended up using maternity eye brightening cream by belli for the past month. and i gotta say, i've quite enjoyed it.

at first i got that sensation that boys get when they accidentally eat a luna bar ("this is women?! what the hell, man? is it gonna turn me into a woman?") except, you know, with the pregnant. but now i just think of it as a regular eye brightener, which it is. and a good one at that.

belli has a full line of maternity skin solutions - the perfect gift for a pregnant friend or for yourself! bonus: if people see you using maternity products on the bus, they will give you their seat.

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