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affordable faux lashes keep getting more creative.
kiss' new ienvy line features more lush lashes. my favorite among the new collection is the vegas strip. the vegas strip has three different textures of lashes that you can cut to your desired length. tip: alternating the more furry lashes with the wispy ones for an enticing look.
if i didn't have lash extensions i would be going through a package of these a week. $5.99 at your local pharmacy.
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after two weeks of awful beauty experiences at some of my manhattan haunts - i needed a break and a haircut. so i took a leisurely L train ride to williamsburg (only one stop outside of manhattan) to visit self salon where stylist maria basca, previously at oscar blandi, now reigns as queen.
self salon and maria could not have been more welcoming. there was no criticism of my last hair dresser (how many times have you heard, "tell me something, honey, who has been cutting your hair like this?!"), no pressure to buy everything that touched my head, and even though all of the sylists have manhattan-sized talent, there were no manhattan-sized prices (women's cuts run a very reasonable $65-75).
maria gave me her signature "dry cut", shaping up my layers and adjusting them to show off my cheekbones. then she shampooed and gave me a blow-out worthy of a nite on the town. it was the most relaxing beauty treatment i've had in months - i left refreshed rather than exhausted.
in addition to their already reasonable prices they are currently running a 20% off special. so do yourself a post-work favor, and take the L in the brooklyn direction, you won't be disappointed. visit them online at selfsalonbrooklyn.com or call 718.599.1449.
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Love Kim Kardashian's Emmy Awards makeup look, and wish you knew how to re-create it? Daneen from Spoiled Pretty scored an exclusive interview with Kim's makeup artist - click here for the step by step beauty breakdown!
Check out Amber's favorite golden products of the moment at Beauty Blogging Junkie.
Marina at makeup loves me finally finds a truly painless tweezer. Pluck on, beauties!
Hold onto your hats beauties...Ted Gibson and the Real Housewives have landed in DC Lianne from The Makeup Girl takes you behind the scenes.
Teri was at the L'Oreal Paris Color Space this week and got the L'Oreal Paris beauty experts to answer some reader questions for Beautiful Makeup Search.
Colored mascara....oh so hot according to Erika from Makeup Bag. She checks out Estee Lauder's Sumptuous Color Mascara.
Julia from All About The Pretty is head over heels for Carol's Daughter's Magical Beauty Collection for Disney's The Princess & The Frog.
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 damn, MAC is fast.
their trend f/w '09 collection features the hottest fall trends from the runway, including a shimmer-free bright coral lipstick that it is pretty close to lancome's not-yet-released backstage trend lipstick, chris & tell!
MAC's red full-stop is described as bright neon coral, and is definitely a bit more bold than the lancome shade.
i'm not playing favorites this week - i love both lipsticks. if you're on the wait list for chris & tell but want a coral kisser sooner, red full-stop is $14 at maccosmetics.com.
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this is one of my favorite pictures from fashion week. glambr, me and anne are enjoying ourselves at the blogger mixer, coordinated by paul and lianne.
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 i didn't want to like very hollywood, michael kors new fragrance. it seems too contrived -- a scent inspired by old hollywood beauty.
but, it won me over for one simple reason: the scent is infectiously happy. i can't help but be a good mood when i apply it. somewhere at the intersection of mandarin, gardenia and bergamot, i get ecstatic. and happiness is catching. people keep telling me i smell good and bursting into wide grins.
$45 for the ounce bottle at www.michaelkors.com.
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 while the saying goes "no pain, no gain", i call shannigans.
plucking my eyebrows, or worse -- having someone else pluck my brows, is always one of the most painful things i go through in the name of beauty. but last week when i visited eyebrow guru, ramy, and i barely felt a thing!
part of it was his quick and experienced touch, but a big part of my painless experience was the ramy tweezer he designed with tweezerman. the ramy tweezer has no sharp points, just a slanted, rounded tip the grabs little hairs and not your skin.
a wise investment for any diy brow girl, $25 at ramybeautytherapy.com.
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beauties, the emails have gone out and all 31 winners have been notified - so be sure to check to your inbox twice and send me your address if you're a winner!
like me, many of you told me your favorite fall trends revolve around nails - matte nails, green nails, jade nails, purple nails - more than half of the entries i received mentioned nails trends! so with that in mind, i think i'll get my nails done today.
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 hi beauties!
monday afternoon i hit up the cvs pharmacy suite at the robert verdi luxe laboratory. i got a quickie manicure with sally hansen polish - and while i don't love the color i chose (it's sort of an iridescent butter color), the manicure has held up beautifully. four days without chips is good by me.
while there i caught up with my dear friend glambr, and apparently just missed my less dear friends heidi montag and stephanie pratt - who was planning to stop by the suite just a few hours later. ah, fashion week.
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 the look board  chris benz backstage before his show
what: chris benz, spring 2010 where: backstage at drive-in studios the inspiration: refined 60s party girl, and DIY makeup the hair: redken the makeup: lancome the look: a silvery eye with coral lips and cheeks. hair was playfully tousled. nails were magenta pink. the highlight: the name and shade of the lancome's newest pout-a-porter lipstick collaboration with chris benz were debuted. the shade is called "chris & tell" and its a matte, orange coral with no shimmer. very stricking! see it up close on a model in the last photo.  model getting hair done  model showing the makeup look  "chris & tell" pout-a-porter lipstick
what: erin fetherson, spring 2010
where: backstage at milk studios
the inspiration: a newton girl in soft focus
the hair: bumble & bumble
the makeup: MAC
nails: dashing diva
the look: a brown eye with an orange halo to it, a brown-orange cheek, and a nude lip. nude nails. see hair in last photo.
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the tracy reese show isn't until monday, but i've already seen the hair!
tresemme gave me a little preview last nite of what they planned for the show, and i'm happy to say that big hair seems to be here to stay.
do you love the volume?
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looks like grey is here to stay!
grey seems to be the new "neutral" nail. the models at yesterday's caroline seikaly presentation wore dashing diva polish in a called astor place mix.
do you still love the grey nail trend?
top image credit: whatswear.com
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 charlotte ronson's little sis - who was a model in the show!
what: charlotte ronson, spring 2010
where: backstage at the promenade at the tents
the inspiration: an 80's woman who is city savvy, and also a ballerina
the hair: avon
the makeup: maybelline
 model getting her messy bun done
 the makeup  the avon products used
count on mLm to keep you updated on:
-trends from behind the scenes
-looks from the runway
-the latest looks seen at the after parties
-plus, much more!
and, don't forget to enter thebeautygirls.net fashion week giveaways - two are already up, and mine will go live tomorrow!
stop back soon beauties, you won't be disappointed. xo!
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 sephora's daily brush cleaner is a genius idea.
all you have to do is spray a couple times and quickly wipe your brushes each day right after use to prevent product and bacteria build-up. but like communism, this idea only works for me in theory. i'm in such a rush in the morning that even the extra two minutes it would take to complete this extra step winds up being impossible for me.
if you have time to spare in the morning, $14 at sephora.com.
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 last friday i headed over to completely bare to try out their latest bikini wax, the "ur dream wax".
this new waxing treatment is designed to distract clients from the unpleasant sensory aspects of bikini waxing. the wax itself is made from a proprietary ingredient that evokes positive memories from childhood - some people say it smells like "bubblegum", others say "grape candy". next, white noise headphones are applied, so that clients no longer hear that grimace-worthy sound. finally, two types of wax are used, to help get you as hairless as you dare to be.
my thoughts? you can sugar-coat it all you want, but the bottom line is someone is still ripping hot wax off of a very sensitive area, and that hurts! the white noise headphones did help to distract me, and i appreciated that the team at completely bare didn't rush me and let me get comfortable before letting it rip. i could see this treatment being great for someone who is new to waxing and anxious about the process, especially a bride-to-be!
the wax follows the same pricing guidelines as their traditional wax (see here), just be sure to specify that you would like the "ur dream wax" when booking. currently only offered at their downtown locations.
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 for all you mineral makeup girls out there, i have to be honest with you, mineral makeup just really isn't my thing. but, clinique's superbalanced powder makeup spf 15 is helping me come around to it.
the worst thing about mineral makeup, in my opinion, is that it makes a mess. the loose powder spills once, and you are finding it between your bathroom tiles for months. gross.
clinique's superbalanced powder makeup is clever because you shave off the amount you want to use (by twisting the lid) just prior to using it, leaving the rest still solid and unable to make a mess. plus, it still has all those mineral makeup benefits that so many of you are wild for.
$32.50 at clinique.com and clinique counters.
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beauties, you've probably noticed my new weekend read with the beauty girls. well, just in time for NY fashion week, we are announcing our website together - TheBeautyGirls.net!
 With Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion right around the corner (it starts this Thursday, 9/10/09!) and with all the beauty blogs out there promising to catch you up on the trends, you're probably wondering where to get the fastest and most exclusive updates from behind the scenes. Well, look no further. TheBeautyGirls.net is a selective group of 7 top beauty blogs, who will all be reporting live from M-B NY Fashion Week. Plus, to celebrate the launch of their collaborative website, TheBeautyGirls.net has partnered with every major (and up-and-coming) beauty brand, and will be having a giveaway everyday during fashion week - totaling thousands in the latest cosmetic concoctions! The Beauty Girls are your ultimate Fashion Week resource.
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even though i have more nail polish than i could use in 1o lifetimes, i couldn't stop myself from buying barielle's falling star. i guess i'm a shimmer, not matte, girl.
michelle mismas creator of the nail polish blog, all lacquered up, designed 12 shades for barielle -- her take on the fall trends. all the colors are sensational, but falling star, a marine blue with copper glitter cannot be passed up. $8 on barielle.com.
image credit: alllacqueredup.com
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every fall brings a chance to stock up on pens and stationary. this year, add a new roller ball to your list, olay regenerist anti-aging eye roller.
the eye roller helps you give your eye area a mini-massage, while decreasing puffiness and fine lines. and the ink within? the pen contains olay's new amino-peptide complex with vitamin b3, pro-vitamin b5, vitamin e and green tea.
already on shelves at your local pharmacy. $21.99 at amazon.com.
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 for their recent namesake collection, makeup artist cosmetics, MAC coupled with three artist from different mediums.
artist maira kalman, famous for her whimsical visual diaries, created a lineup of intense shadows and liners. the technakohl liners are so dayglo they could be mistaken for highlighters, but make no mistake about the mLm back-to-school necessity - it is all play and no work. chose any of these intense shades, swipe on some mascara and get ready for some double-takes this fall.
 from left to right:
- artistic license - bright turquoise blue
- graph black - rich graphic black
- full of fuchsia - deep blue magenta
- obviously orange - dirty coral
- colour matters - bright lime
$14.50 a piece at maccosmetics.com.
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the look board
chris benz backstage before his show
model getting hair done
model showing the makeup look
"chris & tell" pout-a-porter lipstick
charlotte ronson's little sis - who was a model in the show!
model getting her messy bun done
the makeup
the avon products used
