backstage at baby phat.

i love me some kimora lee simmons and baby phat - going backstage at baby phat is an opportunity i never pass up. and for fall 2009 the look-spiration was our first lady, michelle obama.

as always, backstage at baby phat is like no other show -- hair genius odile gibert puffs on cigs as she styles away. when i asked what the plan for hair was odile replied, "shoulder-length. except for the short-haired girls, we're keeping them short. then, it's curl, tease, the whole number! and lots of that l'oreal spray." this could mean any number of products, but what's clear is that it's a product with lots of hold.

over in makeup james kaliardos of MAC told me the look would be "classic, but with a little glitter still. it's still baby phat." the face was contoured, individual false lashes set in place, and cheeks were brightened with a mix of pink swoon and peaches. darker models received full fuschia on their apples. eyeshadow was drizzle gold with bronze glitter. finally, lips were coated in partial to pink cremesheen glass.

and of course, the nails were done by CND. the long round tips were a soft golden brown, meant to look like satin ribbon. iced cappacino polish was layered with gold chrome (for fall 2009) on top - one coat of each.

and that's baby phat for you.



image credit (top image): jezebel.com

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total beauty weekly web tour.

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog reviews and gives away a big bag of e.l.f. beauty booty.

Beauty Junkies Unite shows us how to eliminate muffin-top and be comfortable at the same time. Slimpressions makes a favorable impression!

Beauty411 shares her finds for the Best Winter Hand Creams. If your hands need relief, don't miss it!

Advice Sister's Alison Blackman Dunham is sharing Fashion Week's "must-haves" because it's always the little things that make life easier, more successful, and more fun!.

Head on over to The Makeup Divas and enter to win 2 tubes of Covergirl's Lashblast Luxe Mascara. While you are there, check out the other giveaways I have.

Boutique Flair experiences oneness with chocolate thanks to Coco-Zen.

Kyl at The Beauty Couch shares some tips on how to stretch your beauty budget.

Butterflydiary has an amazing Fashion Week themed giveaway! Patrick McMullan sent "Fashion Week" survival kits to his celeb friends. Win ONE of these luxury kits here.

Viva Woman recommends you to use grapeseed oil underneath your moisturizer because it contains more antioxidant power than vitamins C & E!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings has discovered, and fallen in love with, a foundation that makes skin look flawless and stays in place all day. Read about it here!

Dina at eye4style takes it all off with Paul & Joe's Makeup Remover. Check out her review here!

MAC's Lead Makeup Artist, Gregory Arlt, backstage at Twinkle!-Talking Makeup.

Checkout the Informed Makeup Maven's fave mascaras, palette buying tips and reviews

Neon Bible shows you how to get Natalie Portman's Oscar Look for Less.

Addicted To Lipstick shows us swatches and gives us her review of the Mac Hello Kitty Collection. You can see the pics here Mac Hello Kitty Review.

Fabulous Over Forty discusses what she thinks is the must have palette this spring.

Image and Style News is having a AVEENO Hair Care Collection GIVEAWAY click here to enter AVEENO Hair Care Collection.

Being green just got a whole lot easier. Check out the new Victoria's Secret PINK Body line at MissWhoever You Are.

Blaq Vixen Beauty shares her thoughts on the AHA Souffle she's been using for the last 5 months!

The contest hosted by More Than a Pretty Face to win one of three Mood Lighting Shimmer Cremes from 3 Custom Color Specialists closes March 7. Enter now!

Beauty Anonymous reviews Dior 5 Colour Eyeshadow from Dior spring 2009 collection.

Find out The Secret to Supple Winter Skin at Makeup Bag.

Enter Indian Girl's GIVEAWAY to win one of five Skin Prep FX Face Primers from Cover FX.

StyleBell talks to celebrity stylist, David Babaii, on how you can create Angelina Jolie's award winning Oscar half up half down hair style!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having a giveaway. They have 5 boxes of the new Crest Whitestrips up for grabs. Hurry, the contest ends Saturday!!! Check out the details here.

Time for a new giveaway on Beauty Blvd.! Enter to win a tube of Maybelline's Lash Stiletto! Enter here!

makeup loves me shows you how to get one of the most talked about looks of mercedes benz fashion week, the glossy black eye seen at chris benz. plus, vote on how well she rocks the look!

Lipstick Addict makes a review on Garnier Roll-on Eye Brightener.

Glossypink reviews a product collection that will have you thinking your bathroom has been converted to a day spa!

Daneen from Spoiled Pretty may have discovered the BEST BLACK EYELINER EVER! Click here for the review!

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olay and bruce grayson's favs giveaway!

to celebrate the oscars and my phone interview with bruce grayson i'm giving away a gift basket with the olay definity product line and assorted top product picks from bruce!




to enter: just send an email to makeuplovesmecontests[at]gmail[dot]com and tell me which celeb's oscar makeup look was your favorite. all entries should be received by tuesday (2/3/09) and 9pm est and the winner will be announced here the following day.

ps - this is the first of 5 giveaways in the next two weeks here on mlm! so you may want to bookmark the site because you never know when i'll be announcing the next one. oh, and please feel free to enter them all (who knows how many you might win!).

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shake your beau bain bath bombs.

beauties, i don't know if it was leftover fashion week stress or what, but my shoulders were so knotted up last nite they seemed to be up to my ears. so i did something i only usually do in florida...

i took a bath!

i had just gotten a box of beau bain bath bombs, one of which was called rainbow sherbet and it sort of looked like a scoop of rainbow sherbet. which, to me, is the definition of a tempting item. i dropped it in some very hot water and was immediately delighted by it's intense fizzing and the soft citrus/cream smell that filled the room.

once i got into the tub, i knew this was a well-made bath bomb because my skin softened up in no time (includes dead sea salts, clays and essential oils ). another thing about these beau bain bath bombs is that they look beautiful together, so their collections - fruit, floral, icecream and lavender may be the best purchase because the unused ones make for a beautiful bathroom display.

each bomb itself is $8, a collection of 4 is $29 at beaubain.com.

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re-creation of the chris benz fall 2009 presentation look.

as promised, here's my re-creation of the look from the chris benz presentation.

i used all of the lancome products listed here, with two exceptions. i subbed a MAC black paintpot for the not-yet-released creme liner in indigo and i used MAC viva glam IV on my lips because i do not own the prescribed lancome lipstick.

i wore the look out friday nite and it seemed to be a crowd pleaser. what do you think?

poll by twiigs.com

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oscars beauty 101 with bruce grayson, celebrity makeup artist.

beauties, i just got off the phone with celebrity makeup artist, bruce grayson, who worked the oscars last nite.

bruce styled goldie hawn, whoopi goldberg, and several of the men in attendance (hd tv means everyone needs a little help!). i asked him a few questions to help you learn more about some of the nite's looks:

• what are three must-haves for looking gorgeous on the red carpet?

- great skin, beforehand
- great concealer/great foundation
- great lashes -- "lashes are the key big eyes. it's no longer about using a lot of liner or shadow to create a big eye. there's so much more simplicity in opening the eye up with big lashes.

• what product did you use most on celebrities?

- olay definity color recapture - "i use products i know will work and blend fast."

• what trends did you see in the makeup last nite?
  

-"the oscars is about simplicity - the focus will be on eyes, lips, or brows. maybe 2, but not all 3. and translucency in makeup is here to stay. all sheer with skin showing through. sure, you cover blotchiness, redness, but you can still see their skin."

• which trends did you see carrying over from last week's runway shows?
  

- "lip color. but sheer, bright color, like MAC's new cremesheen glass. it has more coverage than gloss but less texture than lipstick. and defined brows - they were on the runway and they were at the oscars last nite."

• who was your favorite look of the nite:

- "jennifer aniston - she normally looks natural, clean, but she pumped it up with those stained cheeks. she looked healthy and fashion-y! and her skin was radiant. can i just say that tina fey also looked great last nite!"

• which celeb do you love working with?

-"there are so many great celebrities. i don't want to answer this question, because i don't want to get anyone mad at me! but i worked rosario dawson last week and she was so smart. she's such a great, nice woman. and so damn gorgeous!"

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spotted: taylor momsen at anna sui.

taylor momsen was spotted at marchesa and anna sui runway shows last week, wearing a smokin' eye. in fact, at the anna sui show she was spotted by my lovely friend, charu, who was sitting right next to me. charu ran up to her to taylor and took the photo at left. nice work, huh?

turns out nars makeup artist, sharon brown, used nars products to create taylor's sexy look. “taylor wanted a smoky, strong eye - her signature look,” said brown. “i used black moon eyeliner pencil to rim her eyes and smudge over the entire lid.” blue shadow was layered for a pop of color. finally, cyprus, a bronze shadow with shimmer, was added for a flawless transition into her next outfit. “she was wearing a beautiful dress with copper accents later that night so I wanted the look to work well into the evening.” with the eyes as the focus, the cheeks were kept soft and highlighted, and the lips were delicately glossed with a new sheer pink grapefruit shade for spring.

oh, and i thought the anna sui show was fantastical -- some models were wearing star tiaras! that's a sell for me.

image credit: style.com and butterflydiary.com

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motor eyes!

vibrating mascara has been one of makeup's new "it things" for the last few months - every prestige brand is getting one. it's perfect for when you want those thick, dramatic lashes (which i so often do!), so i've embraced the trend.

prescriptives motoreyes instant action volume mascara doesn't strike me as particularly different from lancome's oscillation - both vibrate to give tons of volume and curl. since they're so similar - why choose sides? i'm a fan of both!

what does the prescriptives version have on lancome - $2. it goes for $32 rather than $34. motoreyes is only available through qvc. **update: starting april 15th it will also be available on prescriptives counters nationwide and prescriptives.com.

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reader writes back about the surface portable device screen cleaning pads.

another country heard from!

mlm reader stephanie wants to share her thoughts on the surface portable device screen cleaning pads she won here a couple weeks ago -- she says:

Just wanted to let you know that the cleanser pads arrived. Thanks! They are really neat - with the sticker to attach them to the phone and iPod.

Thanks again for a great blog, and the chance to win products to try out!

Stephanie

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total beauty weekly web tour.

It's week three of Bare Budget Beauty's birthday bash, and this week you can enter to win a $50 gift card to Salon Hive! Hurry, you only have until February 23!

Viva Woman asks what should come first during a shower: shampoo or facial cleansing? and finds out why the sequence would make a difference.

Beauty Secrets Revealed Finally Launches LashMantra- 100% Natural Eyelash Growth Serum.

Read Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog's review of new Ageless Fantasy perfume, and then enter the Ageless Fantasy Giveaway to win a bottle (ARP $120.)

Beauty Anonymous features a preview of Paul & Joe Summer 2009 Makeup Collection.

Beauty Junkies Unite discovers Shampowder Hair Powder as an alternative to her favorite aerosol dry shampoo.

Learn hair dye secrets with Makeup Files' Home Hair Dying 101. Plus, see Trisha with her brand new dark brown 'do!

The Makeup Divas reviews Gillette Venus Embrace & Spa Breeze shavers.

Fabulous Over Forty is having an Oscar Worthy Giveaway worth nearly $1200 in beauty products. You won't want to miss this one!

More Than a Pretty Face interviews Trae Bodge Naperiala, Co-founder and Creative Director of Three Custom Color Specialists.

Get Trae's Bronzed Goddess look for spring 2009 by entering our contest to win one of three Mood Lighting Shimmer Cremes in On Fire.

Beauty411 brings you a review of the new Olay Professional Pro-X Skincare line that is getting so much buzz!

Boutique Flair reviews the Crabtree & Evelyn Aromatherapy Distillations Body Wash. And, she's giving away a Good For You Girls Complete Skin Care Kit - because good skin care starts early!

Neon Bible takes a look at beauty products from the 90s in the new feature Flashback Beauty.

Face Candy reviews a Rihanna Favorite, Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask.

Alison of the Advice Sisters is covering Fashion Week from the runway. and backstage at Diesel, Carolina Hererra, Tory Burch, and more!

Brighten up your skin for spring! Dolce Beauty enlightens us on Aveda's newest (Sodium Laureth Sulfate-Free!) skincare collection, Enbrightenment.

Need some new makeup brushes? Check out Glossypink's pick!

Make sure you enter the giveaway over at Beauty in Real Life. Enter to win a bottle of Ralph Lauren Romance Always Yours - a $72 value. Click here for the details. Hurry, the contest ends Tuesday!!!

What's a Kitten Eye? Amber from Beauty Blogging Junkie reports from backstage at Twinkle to give you all the details.

This week, Daneen from Spoiled Pretty was a Barbie Girl in the Barbie World. Click here for your backstage pass to New York Fashion Week's most anticipated event: the Barbie Runway Show!

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backstage at chris benz.

since my new year's resolution was to take more pictures, my camera would, of course, malfunction backstage at chris benz (which happened to also be my favorite makeup look of the week).

the inspiration for the look was "uptown girl goes downtown for the nite". all makeup was lancome, done by artist daniel martin. the makeup, specifically, was meant to look like it was a polaroid picture of said girl. therefore, skin was applied two shades lighter than the model's actual skin tone. hollows of cheeks were filled with color design blush in chic cassis and lips were nude-ified in l'absolu rouge in rich cashmere. the focus was on a black, shimmery, milky eye - created with creme liner in indigo (which will be part of the lancome fall 2009 collection!), color design in the new black and glossed over with color fever gloss in piha black. i will be re-creating this look this weekend - so look for pictures next week.

hair styled with redken products and fashioned by john ruidant. it was both absolutely adorable and totally outside of my capability level. it was a deep side part with loose curls and a lot of steps. here's what i got - apply fabricate and blowdry. side part and spray with hot sets 22. use a 1" curling iron. something with pins. finish with workforce.

nails were done by deborah lippmann (who i got to meet backstage - which was awesome because i've been obsessed with her polishes lately and got to tell her so.) using lancome's yet-unnamed fall 2009 shades. the models got either red, indigo or gold nails.


image credits: wwd.com and beautybloggingjunkie.com.

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live blogging at vivienne tam

beauties!!!

im at the vivienne tam show - nothingness - right now!

they have huge touchscreen computers so we can live blog. go technology!

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givenchy's spring/summer 2009 line.

this morning i got to see some of my favorite bloggers and my new favorite human, nicolas degennes - creator of givenchy's spring/summer 2009 line - at a breakfast to celebrate the launch of the aforementioned line.

this line is all about loud color. degennes says, "i saw india as a bombardment of colours...it was the imagery that really grabbed me -- bollywood and its palettes of colours burst with beams of light."

see it all here. my early favorites? the magic kajal (intense kohl eye pencil) and precious sari (glitter eyeshadow at left).

spoiler alert: degennes spilled that the fall/winter 2009 line will be inspired by 1800th century romanticism - an interesting follow-up to an india-laced line, hrm?

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me and palacinka beauty.

risi-leanne from palacinka beauty and me at the total beauty cocktail reception on saturday nite. i'm not sure why i look so deer-in-headlights, but r-l looks stunning!

ps - stay tuned for an update of backstage at chris benz last nite - my favorite makeup look yet!

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MAC's ruffian red, a limited edition fashion week treat.

beauties, the fashion week gods have smiled upon me!

i have my very own tube of MAC's ruffian red, a bright yellow-red lipstick, created by MAC and ruffian. designer and makeup line fashion week collaborations delight me!

and get this, only 500 tubes of this lipstick exist - it cannot be purchased and is only available to those who attended the show (which was on saturday, 2/14/09) and select trendsetters (is that me?!).

the shade is meant to capture the franco-american allure of ruffian's fall 2009 collection. the inspiration? a red lacquer 18th century chinese vase in the home of ruffian-friend and muse, antonia thompson. obscure, n'est-ce pas?

i haven't had a minute to put it on yet, but you can bet once i do the pictures will be here. now, its back to my tent/event-packed schedule!

image credit: wwd.com

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gold finger, aka nefertiti by lippmann.

is this not the creepiest picture of me you've ever seen? and get this, it was the best out of 10 pictures taken of me where i try to show you beauties my gold nails. apparently my hands are incredibly un-photogenic - no hand modeling for me!

i have recently become fascinated by gold nails - they are so superhuman, agree? these gold nails are lippmann's nefertiti - which the website describes it as golden micro-frost - and i concur. $15.

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backstage at costello tagliapietra.

the look at costello tagliapietra was a decade mix - with nods from every era from 1950 to 1990. MAC products were used to create a look that was shockingly devoid of color. inspired by pen portraits, the most notable marking was the traced black liner surrounding the eye. skin was matte, cheeks were glossed, eyebrows severe and lips a deep chocolate brown.

the hair wasn't finalized while i was backstage, but it was a big tight beehive. oh, and i caught a glimpse of the line on my way out the door - lots of solid fall colors - browns, greys and burnt orange - and cinched waists (yay!).

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total beauty weekly web tour.

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog and Total Beauty give you the rundown on the 10 best breakthrough products for 2009.

All the single ladies, Beauty's SPOT found a suitable replacement for men in Elemis Exotic Frangipani Monoi Bath & Shower Cream.

Continuing a month of weekly giveaways, head on over to Bare Budget Beauty for your chance to win a set of Kiss My Face Sheer Organic Shimmer or Shine products!

Check out the new Tarte "Spring Greening" palette and A Perfect Whirled cheek stain with Beauty Junkies Unite!

Beauty Anonymous wears Jewel Lips.

Neon Bible checks out some great Valentine's Day gifts for men.

Alison Blackman aka "Advice Sister Alison" finds out why TJMaxx and Marshalls really are a shopaholic's dream, and uncovers some of the "must-have" trends for Spring 2009.

Beauty411 is delighted with the Dior Spring 2009 Makeup Collection!

Viva Woman recommends you to use organic flowers on your face with Zuii Organic Floral Makeup and offers a 15% special discount for her readers.

Come see what mascara The Makeup Divas is raving about.

Indian Girl loves the simple fragrance of KENZO's Eau De Fleur - Magnolia.

Just in time for Valentine's Day,eye4style is giving away a personal lingerie fitting and a bra and panty set from Eveden. Click here to enter!

Fabulous Over Forty has a FABULOUS Kiss My Face skincare giveaway worth over $200! Hurry - giveaway entrance ends on Sat.

Krista of Boutique Flair knows that silky smooth skin is one part of having a pulled together, stylish look. So, she loves this product!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews an at-home spa treatment that will leave your skin feeling and looking amazing. Read about it here!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having a giveaway with Ralph Lauren's new fragrance. Click here for the details and to enter!

Beauty Beast has been taking the new MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation for a test run. Find out what the verdict is byClicking here!

Glossypink shows you how to get Shopaholic's Isla Fisher's red-carpet look!

makeup loves me tells you about a bling-tastic valentine's day spa treatment. happy valentine's day!

The HomeSpaGoddess shares her thoughts on the new Revlon Matte Collection.

Julie at More than a Pretty Face reviews brow products from Japan and provides readers continual updates on promotions and specials for February 2009. In view of MAC's Helly Kitty collection, Stila's Barbie Loves Stila collection, and Too Faced's Smurfette collection, she asks, What is with the nostalgia craze?

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Daneen from Spoiled Pretty is sharing her love of Felix Rey with all of you. Enter to win an Emma Zip Top Cosmetics Case (retail value $90). Also enter to win all ten shades of CoverGirl Outlast Lipstains, and three tubes of CoverGirl LashBlast Luxe Mascara!

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fashion week fall '09 and stila backstage with lela rose, spring 2009

beauties, i find it hard to believe, but fashion week has come again!

fall 2009 mercedes benz fashion week begins to day, and my first backstage foray of the week is scheduled for this evening (costello tagliapietra, makeup by MAC). i will be updating with backstage looks and events coverage as quickly as possible for the next week.

in order to gear myself up for this fashion week i've been playing with the stila backstage with lela rose, spring 2009 kit. the kit includes on the products used backstage at the spring 2009 lela rose show, where stila created a safari/sun-kissed look; including stila sun shade 01 bronzer, cranberry lip glaze, starlight eye sahdow and major lash mascara in brown. only at beauty.com for $34.

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MAC says hello, kitty!

today is the day. the highly-anticipated, long-awaited, MAC/hello kitty collaboration is here!

and what a collaboration it is. this is a large collection. it's broken down into three categories on the MAC site - hello kitty mild, hello kitty wild and hello kitty accessories.

this collection is great for the hello kitty or MAC collector. the packaging and design is adorable. no detail work was spared. however, for the everyday makeup wearer, the colors may seem a bit garish.

if you aren't a serious collector but would like a keepsake from this unique line, i have found the lipsticks in big bow and strayin' to be very wearable, beautiful bright pinks (perfect for valentine's day lips)! and i love that the little hello kitty face branded into the lipstick.

visit the hello kitty invasion at maccosmetics.com.

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nair's precision face & upper lip kit.

looking to save some money on your hair removal rituals?

i'm not about to ask you to give yourself a swarovski crystal bikini wax, but a lot of hair removal can be done cheaply and effectively at home. if you're riding the recession pony this valentine's day, allow me to introduce you to my favorite find for such occasions, nair's precision face & upper lip kit.

removing little hairs from your upper lip does not require expertise, because you shouldn't be shaping it, so much as just getting rid of any and all of it. just apply the cream where you see hair, wait 5 minutes for the hair to melt away, then rinse and act like nothing happened.

$4.99, and hitting shelves shortly!

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completely bare says "say it with swarovski crystals!"

this has to be the most unique valentine's day gift i've heard about - the opulent bikini wax with 24k and swarovski crystals from completely bare.

once an exclusive service provided by completely bare’s bond street location, the opulent bikini wax is now available at all completely bare locations. the lavish treatment includes a completely bare wax followed by a 24-karat gold spray to give your smooth skin extra shimmer. next, swarovski crystals are individually applied by hand to create your look of choice.

in celebration of valentine’s day 2009, completely bare is offering two limited edition designs: a red swarovski crystal heart design or your significant other’s initials. and for the single ladies there are two other design options: a broken heart or the signature skull and crossbones.

$185 at completely bare locations: 103 fifth ave, nyc; 764 madison ave; nyc, barney’s new york; 25 bond street, nyc and 12 Chase Road, scarsdale, ny. for more info visit completelybare.com.

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carol's daughter rose & honey shea souffle.

rose & honey shea souffle is the body lotion that will get me through the rest of winter.

my first thought was rose and honey? how sickly sweet is this going to make me smell? luckily, the dominant scent is soothing shea butter, mixed with hints of rose, honey, almond, banana and (my absolute favorite scent) anise. the result is a subtle scent that i can't get enough of -- i've actually opened the jar twice in the last hour just to smell it.

as for the moisturizing factor - it packs in the hydration. it doesn't go on thick, but it's rich enough that it gives my skin a non-sparkly glow, a happy balance.

the only minus? the carol's daughter website says something about it being "limited edition", so jump on roses & honey shea souffle before it goes the way of unicorns and dinosaurs. $20 at carolsdaughter.com.

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covergirl lash blast luxe mascara.

move aside, enormous orange tube. there's a new covergirl lashblast in town.

lashblast luxe.

if my feelings about the the original lashblast were lukewarm, my feelings about lashblast luxe are red hot! the formula is so lightweight that my lashes actually look believably long. hello, doe eyes!

better yet? all of the shades have a metallic shimmer to them.

it's offered in:
black platinum (silver)
black cabernet (red)
black royale (blue)
black emerald (green).

i have a mega-crush on black emerald. all shades are $7.99 at mass retailers.

sidenote: doesn't drew make a beautiful covergirl? i can't wait to see her in he's just not that into you...

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total beauty weekly web tour.

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog is giving away a pair of ICE.com diamond stud earrings valued at $250. Enter for a chance to put a little sparkle in your Valentine's Day!

Viva Woman shows you how to use Aloe Vera juice for DIY facial masks.

Neon Bible looks at Lush's adorable bath products in the Valentine's Day Gift Guide.

In celebration of its first anniversary, Bare Budget Beauty is having great giveaways all month long! This week, win some Johnson's Body Care 24 Hour products!

The Jet Set Girls are supporting Operation Smile and giving away 5 sets which include Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste, Crest Pro-Health Rinse, and Oral-B Power Toothbrush.

Alison aka "Advice Sister Alison" has discovered a bracelet that can help you lose weight without any effort at all!

Beauty Anonymous reviews Shiseido's Integrate Nail Polishes.

Boutique Flair reviews the new Kiss My Face Sheer Organic Shimmers and Sheer Organic Shines line. And, they're giving away $50 Worth of Kiss My Face Swag! Good luck!

Daily Dose of Coffee is loving the new Make Up For Ever High Definition line. See which products we've tested out recently!

Beauty Junkies Unite became pretty amazed with the new AmazeMint lipglosses and Outlast Lipstains from CoverGirl! Check out the swatches!

Enter to win a Marc Jacobs Star Charm Watch Necklace over at The Makeup Divas.

At Fabulous Over Forty learn how to maintain your hair coloring longer.

Kendra Wilkinson Beauty Secrets an interview by Marta Walsh-Talking Makeup.

Indian Girl is celebrating her Blog's First Anniversary with MONTH LONG GIVEAWAYS !

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings shares her love for a face cream that contains real liquid gold! Read about it here.

Beauty411 is captivated by the Givenchy Spring Makeup Collection inspired by the colors of India. Gorgeous!

Makeup Files has a brand new look! Head on over and see the sleek and beautiful new design.

Frappelattes highlights special Valentine's Day womens fragrance deals on Amazon, including discounts on Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker fragrance and more.

Check out Glossypink's Valentine's Day Get Glam Guide!

MissWhoever You Are takes you through the foundations she has, needs, and gotta have!

Face Candy gives you a sneak peek at Laura Mercier's new Gilded Garden Collection.

Mineral Makeup Reviews discusses the Benefits of Mineral Makeup.

Suzanne at RN Guide to Skin Care reviews Tinted Moisturizers.

Valentine’s Day is a big perfume holiday. The Beauty Blog reviews the Best Selling Romantic Perfumes.

Get CLEAR SKIN with Beauty Blvd. & Phisoderm! Enter the GIVEAWAY and win a facial cleansing bar two pack, anti-blemish body wash, anti-blemish cleansing pads, and nurturing toner!

Jenn of Beauty in Real Life shares her beauty picks of the week. Click here to find out what they are.

GIVEAWAY ALERT! Enter for a chance to win Kenzo BELLE DE JOUR at Makeup Bag.

Still battling with dry skin? Hot Beauty Health discusses known foods that will help treat your dry skin.

Blaq Vixen Beauty wants you to take advantage of Pretty City's Love You Campaign! Did you remember to wear red in honor of National Wear Red Day?

One week left to enter the contest to win a 12-piece makeup brush collection from More Than a Pretty Face and Beauty Strokes. Have you entered?

Visit Spoiled Pretty and enter to win a "Love Enamel Bangle" from Cynthia H Designs (retail value $65) and KENZO Belle de Jour Face Cream (retail value $105)

Jennifer Hudson sure looked gorgeous at the Superbowl! Find out how to get the look at eye4style!

Bobbi Brown has done it again. Butterflydiary shows you how to do the "Blushed Pinks" collection.

makeup loves me exposes the white hot nail trend.

Beauty Blogging Junkie chats with The City's Jay at the MAC Hello Kitty party! Click here to read about the event and learn about the new collection.

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olay professional pro-x.

the oldest question in beauty is, and always will be, is there a drugstore anti-aging regime that works at well as a $300 cream?

well, olay's newest line, olay professional pro-x has done the studies and proved that it's not only as effective in reducing and preventing wrinkles as the most expensive creams on the market, it rivals the prescription stuff. in 28 days, the wrinkles of participants in a clinical trial were measurably smaller.

the line is unarguably more expensive than a typical drugstore line - with most products at the $41 dollar mark, but when you compare that to a cream that is well over $100 -- the choice is clear. if you want to dip a toe before jumping in the pool, i recommend the $61.50 starter kit to see if this line is a match for you.

i've been playing around with the line myself, and well it doesn't have the luxorious smell of my favorite exorbitantly priced creams, it is a formible moisturizer, and i'm hoping, wrinkle preventer.

the line includes age repair lotion with spf 30, wrinkle smoothing cream, hydra firming cream, deep wrinkle treatment, eye restoration complex, and discoloration
fighting concentrate. available at target.com.

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bright white nails.

bright white nails have been popping up as the perfect compliment to black outfits -- and i think i'm in love.

in the past couple weeks, white nails were featured on the fingers of models' in the chanel runway show, it was hayden panettiere's look for the golden globes and kate winslet rocked it oprah (pictured above).

i've learned the shade gracing kate's tips is rhapsody in white by deborah lippmann, and wouldn't you know it, after learning this i just had to have a bottle rushed to my apartment. i have it in my hands right now - it's a snowy, metallic, intense white. i'm hoping i'll get a few minutes to paint my nails with it by the weekend! $15 at http://lippmanncollection.stores.yahoo.net.

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spoon nyc valentine's day discount code.

in honor of love month, spoon catering is offering a 10% discount, when you use the code SPOONLOVE at their website http://www.spoonnyc.com/ or bring in this blog post to their store, located at 17 west 20th street.

the offer runs through february 28, 2009. get some conversation cookies, beauties!

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bobbi brown blushed pink collection for spring 2009.

if you can only buy a few new makeup items this spring, make sure one of them is the sparkle eyeshadow from bobbi brown's blushed pink collection. the collection is total fairy princess, toned down to a level that is appropriate for an adult woman.



sparkle eyeshadow:

• ballet
• mica
• silver moon
  
• sunlight

lip color:

• nude pink lip gloss
• baby glitter lip gloss
• blush pink creamy lip color

eyeshadow:

• birch
• mink

...all on bobbibrowncosmetics.com now.

btw: i've been wearing blush pink creamy lip color as a blush, because i got confused by the name, and i have to say it works quite nicely in this capacity.

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philosophy has created a diet you can live with.

february is here!

february is my absolute favorite month, aside from the summer months. it's the perfect length (4 weeks makes it much more neatly organized than any of the other months), its the month of my mom's birthday and, of course, the month of valentine's day. as a girly girl, i have nothing but love for valentine's day. pink/red/purple heart-shaped cookies here i come!

one of philosophy's newest gift sets, a diet you can live with, has valentine's day written all over it. this is the perfect little something extra if you've decided to spend the holiday watching movies on the couch with a girlfriend. the set includes philosophy's signature 3-in-1's in three heavenly rich scents; pink frosted layer cake, creme brulee and classic fudge cake. $30 at sephora.

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winners of the surface portable device screen cleaning pads giveaway.

congrats steelers -- now it's time for some winners on mlm!

the winners of the surface portable device screen cleaning pads giveaway are:

peggy r.'
stephanie l.c.
apple m.
julie d.
laney k.

seem like your name? send your address to makeuplovesmecontests[at]gmail[dot]com to retrieve your winnings!

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surface portable device screen cleaning pads giveaway reminder.

beauties,

just a few more hours to enter the surface portable device screen cleaning pads giveaway. you have until 5 pm, so get on it and send me your new year's resolution and have chance to win. send it to makeuplovesmecontests[at]gmail[dot]com.

and enjoy the nice sunday!

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