Make Up Beauty Tips

Have you treated yourself to anything from bliss spa lately? No?

Well even if you have treated yourself lately, you'll want to mozy on over to bliss online today as they've got a sweet gift for you.  Mother's Day is coming up .... can't think of a mom I know who wouldn't appreciate a little bliss in their lives.

Génifique has been a runaway hit since its launch in 2009—and with good reason. The lightweight concentrate melts onto skin, wears beautifully under makeup, works on every age and skin type and most importantly, delivers visibly radiant skin in just seven days. Since trying this product when it first debuted, I'm never without a bottle.  Yes, it's just that good!

And here's your opportunity to try this amazing concentrate absolutely free. All throughout March, Lancôme will be offering deluxe, seven-day samples via their Facebook page. Here’s how it works:


Soooooo ..... what you waiting for? Not much time left in March. Get clickin'!   :~ D

Secret Saturday free gift event by Bloom Circle is from Stila today and it's a doozy of a goodun!  Just stopping by to share the goodness real quickly as couldn't keep this one all to myself.  It's the Stila Red Carpet Limited Edition Palette, which contains six gorgeous Stila eyeshadows, a shimmer powder, cheek color and lip glaze plus seven extra Stila Lip Glazes - FREE - with any purchase of $70 or more at Bloom Circle.

Bloom Circle offers fabulous products from our favorite beauty brands including CARGO, Clarisonic, Jane Iredale, Ole Henriksen, Kinerase, Redken, REN Skincare (Wow! really? fabulous!), Sircuit Cosmeceuticals, Tigi, Stila and many more! You'll be blown away by what they offer and how discounted the pricing is.  It's an idea that's catching on very quickly.

You must be a Bloom Circle member to take advantage of their special pricing and free gift offers, however membership is completely free and includes vouchers for future purchases. (How can you lose?) I love this place.  Is a beauty lovers paradise.

Select philosophy gift sets are on sale today, but for one day only!  If you're a philosophy girl (waves hands in air) now is a great time to stock up on some favorites or even stash a few kits away as gifts for impromptu occasions. See a kit that includes a product you're dying to try?  Grab it and gift away the products you don't want as little thank you's to friends and family.



Visit philosophy online, select your kits from the options shown and enter this special offer code at checkout: 40offgifts .  This special is for one day only, March 11th, or until supplies run out.  Enjoy!

Oh my gosh what an incredible deal!  'Tis just one of many reasons why I love SkincareRx. They've just launched their first of four Limited Edition Beauty Caches. If you are unfamiliar with the SkincareRx Beauty Cache it is a bag with 1-2 full size products and 8-10 deluxe size products (usually a few weeks worth of product). The cache also comes complete with a $20 gift card to use on your next purchase (over $75). This gives all we beauty lovers the ability to try the high end skincare products to see if it works for our skin before we commit to the higher price of the full-size products.  I love these little opportunities!

The bag has a very limited supply and will sell out fast. You may opt to Enroll for Auto Ship of the bag, which guarantees you’ll receive every new Beauty Cache the moment they’re available.
This chic cosmetic bag is perfect for carrying your must-have beauty products with you wherever you go. It includes a variety of cosmetics, hand and body care, and treatments for aging, acne-prone, and sensitive skin. The contents of each cache will vary, however you can check here for all the details about what to expect. You can also check the reviews on the caches as they are 4 and 5 stars just about across the board.

The Beauty Caches are offered at $29.95 and may purchased through SkincareRx. Enjoy!

Lancome has the BEST gifts with purchase, sample kits and special offers of just about all prestige beauty brands.  Celebrating March, Lancome is offering FIVE (5) Full Size Lipsticks ($124 value) with your purchase of $35 or more! Click the link for offer and use code: MARCHBDAY at checkout. Offer ends March 31st.

Now interested in the lippies and want another March special offer instead? Receive a 3-Piece Sample Collection AND Free Shipping with any $35 purchase! Click the link and use code: MARSPECIAL at checkout for this special. Offer ends March 30th.

Or a 4-Piece Sample Collection AND Free Shipping with any $45 purchase! Click link and use code: AMARCH at checkout for this special. Offer ends March 31st.



And of course, you always enjoy free shipping at Lancome with your $50 or more purchases.  Enjoy spring, my loves! xo

Famously popular for their generous gifts with purchase, Lancome has a sweet little offer for you this weekend only. With your Lancome USA online purchase of $35 or more, you're able to choose four deluxe samples as your complimentary gift. Score!



Items I can highly recommend to you for their fabulously effective results include world-famous Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate (I've purchased probably five or more bottles of this since it launched - it works!), the companion night treatment cream Genifique Repair Youth Activating Night Cream (light, silky, love this stuff!) or for a makeup alternative Lancome's brand new La Rose Deco Blush in Blooming Rosy Glow (as beautiful on the face as it is in the compact!).

Lancome Juicy Tubes is turning 10 this year and to celebrate, Lancôme invited Teen Vogue to create their very own shade of the iconic gloss. After a visit to their labs, Beauty Director Eva Chen concocted a vibrant raspberry shade that’s one of Lancôme’s most pigmented Juicy Tubes yet. The limited edition shade is called So Teen Vogue and it’s featured in the July issue.


Lancôme’s video makeup artist Michelle Phan is applying the shade, above, and now your readers can try it out, too. Here’s how it works:

1. Visit the Juicy Tubes page on lancome.com.
2. Pick out any Juicy Tubes for purchase.
3. Enter the code TEENVOGUE at checkout.
4. Voilá! Juicy Tubes in So Teen Vogue is now in your cart.

You’re getting two Juicy Tubes for the price of one. Sweet deal indeed.

Oh, yes, I'm serious!

Now, those of you following ftlob (For the Love of Beauty ... ahem) for some time might recall that I've brought your attention to this product before.  I happen to believe in it and have experienced first-hand the power of its effective results.  NUDE's Smoothing Body Refiner acts like no other skincare product I've tried for smoothing, firming and visibly reducing the appearance of cellulite.  Why?  Here's the skinny (pun fully intended):



It's formulated to promote natural weight loss and reduce the appearance of cellulite by breaking down fat cells beneath the skin and safely metabolizing them.

The gel cream increases and stimulates localized circulation helping to remove fat cells and toxins for visibly smoother, firmer skin.

It accomplishes this through the use of active ingredients:

• Organic Mountain Ash and Bioactive Fig extract: Efficacy tested to show a lipolytic effect, a reduction of adipocyte sizes, and an anti-dimple effect for smooth, firm skin.
• Ginger Extract: Has antioxidant and toning properties while also activating micro-circulation.
• Organic Cupuacu: A butter that has anti-inflammatory and moisturizing properties.

In a 3-month clinical trial, 100% of participants lost an average of 6.13 pounds with twice daily application.  On average, participants lost an inch from the waist, .9 inches from the hips and .8 inches from each thigh.

Now, as I said, I've actually seen real results using Smoothing Body Refiner; in fact more so than with any other anti-celullite, slimming/firming body product I've ever tried.  One way my body tells me this product is actually "doing something" is that when I use it, I frequent the ladies room considerably more often during the day without having necessarily had more water or liquids to drink. Yes, it's that noticeable to me that I'm actually including that effect in here despite embarassment on speaking of such things (hey, who needs to worry about self dignity when we're talking weight and cellulite loss, right...). My skin is visibly firmer, smoother, softer and generally more appealing - it really is.  I know this is only my experience with this product, but I tell you I have never had a more powerful and visibly pleasing body firming, anti-cellulite result from any product the way I have NUDE Smoothing Body Refiner.  I find it has a grassy-herbal scent characteristic of many bioactive skincare products. It's a fresh, earthy aroma. It truly is worth every penny.


Another aspect of using NUDE skincare that I absolutely adore is this brand is completely dedicated to being eco-friendly.  As the pioneer of pre and probiotics in anti-aging skincare, NUDE is sustainable, ethical, carbon neutral and never tests on animals.  The first premium skincare range to use PCR (post consumer regrind - fully recyclable) and is working to move its entire range to 100% PCR by the end of 2010.


One more reason to give this gorgeous product a try?  How about a two-for-one offer.  NUDE Smoothing Body Refiner retails for $70 a 200 ml bottle.  As an extra special Summer Slimdown offer, NUDE will give you another bottle of their Smoothing Body Refiner FREE when you enter code: SLIMDOWN at checkout.  The offer is good through the summer or until supply run out.  Purchase from NUDE online to get the special offer. 

NUDE skincare products are also available at Sephora and Barney's.

SkincareRx has made some big changes on their sites. They have created a community where customers can post reviews on products and also comment on other customers' reviews. They've also implemented a rewards system, which will award points to the customer to use on a later purchase.

Chris over at SkincareRx and his team have really taken care to provide customers with a no-holes-barred approach to service.  Here are some of the highlights of what you can expect of your shopping experience with them.

Reward Program: This was the most commonly requested feature, and Chris at SkincareRx listened and obliged. They have implemented the Reward Points program, which currently gives you rewards for 5% of all purchases which can be used toward the purchase of future products.


Enhanced Reviews: The new system allows you to view reviews grouped by rating, comment on other's reviews, ask questions, and discuss products through an intricate review format.


Shopping Overhaul: This is a great enhancement

• Shop Categories with Ease
• Find Desired Products
• Easy Reordering and Product Tracking
• See products you've recently viewed
• Reorder products you've recently purchased
• Sign up to Auto-ship products you order consistently
• Pay with PayPal or BillMeLater

Community: They've added a community feature which will allow you to:

• Discuss topics you're interested in or passionate about with other community members. For example, you can chat specifically with people who suffer from melasma or acne.
• Interact with other community members
• Earn Reward Points for community participation (Are you serious? Wow!  That's pretty fabulous!)

Expertise: In striving to best serve your needs, we never stop learning at SkinCareRx. In addition to having extensively trained skin care experts available at your beck and call, we are also updating the content on every category to ensure you get the most current, accurate skin care information possible. This includes information on conditions, ingredients, and skin types.


Media Section: Check out the new Media Buzz Page which highlights the products that are being featured in the most popular beauty magazines.


Multi-Site Shopping:  Easy shopping across all 3 of their sites in multiple categories gives you access to over 20,000 of the most high-end beauty products.

• SKINCARERX.COM - one of the original and the largest dermatologist-grade skin care offerings with over 14,000 skus.
• APOTHICA.COM - a high end beauty site carrying the finest makeup, fragrances, skin care, and hair care products for both men and women. Related to the website is a chain of Retail Stores soon to be located near you!
• SKINBOTANICA.COM - Easily the largest site dedicated to natural and organic skin care with over 3,000 of the finest brands dedicated to the cause.

Giving Back: They've implemented a charitable donation option where they match your donation 100% on each order if you choose to donate $2 to the charity they are currently sponsoring.




Here's the best part of the whole announcement. Chris is offering all of us a 20% OFF coupon, a complimentary Beauty Cache (retail value of $29.95), and 5% back in Reward Points, as a thank you for helping them create the ultimate online beauty resource.  Squee!

6/19/10 ONLY! Free Shipping & 8 Free Samples w/ ANY $25 Purchase Using Code: 57372 - ONLINE EXCLUSIVE

Look at those samples, man, those are lovely, and HUGE! This fabulous offer ends today so hurry!

Smashbox Create Your Own Eye Kit



Better yet, create the kit with 3 full-size Smashbox products for only $32 (a $63 value), including the cosmetic bag! Woohoo ...



Mix and match their must-have eye products for a limited-time-only price. One week ONLY. You can create your own personalized makeup kit with three eye products of your choice packed in a chic black woven bag. Offer ends 6/21/10.

Time for Bergdorf Goodman to offer a fab little beauty event.  While $200 feels like a lot to spend on beauty (hello, the economy ain't great, BG), if you're in the market, the gift sure is a grabber!

An exclusive cosmetic bag filled with must-haves of the season including Maison Francis Kurkdijan, Erno Laszlo, Le Metier de Beaute, Kanebo Sensai, Amore Pacific & Chantecaille.  The Smart Beauty Gift will automatically be added at checkout (if still available) at the time of your order.  The value of your beauty order must total $200 before shipping and tax, though you will receive complimentary shipping on any beauty order with the code: BEAUTY.  Some restrictions apply so see Bergdorf Goodman for more information (for instance, not available with bridal registry items).

The in-store offer expires 6/27/10 and the online offer expires 6/28/10 at 8 a.m. CT.

Here's the biggest ULTA Sample Giveaway of the season.  Receive 14 free deluxe samples in an airline approved cosmetic bag with your online ULTA purchase of just $25 or more. Wow!  That's pretty tempting.

Want some ideas on products to consider to score that GWP?  Watch ULTA's makeup artists create magic with this how-to video transforming model Mona's look to smokey and sun-kissed.  They'll tell you what products they used as well as how to apply them.


Shop ULTA for more information and to take advantage of this fab little goody bag offer! May not be combined with other offers. Be sure to add the sample bag to your cart before checking out. Offer good through midnight on Saturday, May 22, 2010 or while suppplies last.

You simply cannot go wrong in your gift-giving when you select it from Spirit Beauty Lounge. The stores exudes gorgeousness from very first "click" onto its page. Choose from the luxury pampering brands highlighted above or pick from another they may call out to you. Everything they offer will wrap your mom in loving goodness and render her tickled pink.

Organic Apoteke (you already know this skincare brand is one of my absolute favorites!) offers the best in organic skincare. Developed by Dr. Nitasha Buldeo and her medical team, using only the purest ingredients, this cosmeceutical range delivers nutrients, nourishment and treatment designed to improve skin function and prevent signs of aging. Organic Apoteke skin care is Certified Organic, Fair Trade, Vegetarian Society Approved and PROVEN EFFECTIVE!

Acquarella is the only water based, salon quality, quck drying, long lasting, non-toxic nail polish on the market. Acquarella is made in the USA, never tested on animals and contains no animal products or by-products.

MJ of MJ's Herbals discovered the healing power of plants as a child growing up in Brooklyn. Her Sicilian grandmother would often use traditional herbal remedies to heal her various childhood ailments and injuries. The discovery that many of these natural remedies were more effective than what could be purchased in a drug store inspired MJ's Herbals; a carefully hand-crafted line of luxurious organic healing salves that pure, potent & active.

RMS Beauty, created by celebrity make-up artist Rose-Marie Swift is based on raw, living and organic principles. Each product is created to hydrate and illuminate skin. RMS Beauty is dedicated to transforming the way women use makeup, creating a product that is not only non-toxic, but that actually heals and nourishes skin. Like skincare with mineral color, RMS Beauty is giving make-up a whole new meaning.

There's so much more to be seen and experienced at Spirit Beauty Lounge. Be sure to request your free gift wrap by writing it in the "Customer Notes" box during checkout and receive 20% off your order by entering the MOMSDAY in the "Offer Code" box at the bottom of your cart. HURRY!  Offer ends today. Enjoy -- xo!

Natural. Beautiful. Flawless. That's what we've come to know and love about BECCA Cosmetics.

Rebecca Morrice Williams, founder of BECCA, started her career as a make-up artist in Perth, Western Australia. Frustrated by her own inability to find the 'perfect foundation' that would look natural, conceal blemishes, feel weightless on the skin and stay fresh all day she set out to create it herself. The result is the ultimate range of skin-perfecting products that make it possible for ALL women to experience the pleasure of a flawless and radiant complexion.

Through her passion and persistence, Rebecca has developed a range of cosmetics that has delighted the most demanding make-up artists of the world, excited the most respected beauty editors and met the needs of the busy modern woman. BECCA's Luminous Skin Colour Foundation was the first product I tried from the brand, and I fell in love instantly.  For the first time I could actually wear a number of the shades in the offerings, rather than just one of a brand's shade options or try to make a color work for my skin. Even better, the texture and formulation of the foundation is beautiful.

Enabling ALL women, regardless of age or ethnicity, to achieve a natural looking, flawless complexion is the bedrock of the BECCA philosophy.  What I love best about this brand is that her products are user-friendly and multitasking.  Lip products can be used to create a perfect flushed cheek, cheek products create a softened, natural pout, foundations as concealers, it goes on and on.
 
Where better than niche Beautyhabit to find and purchase your BECCA Cosmetics favorites (or find a new love you've not tried before)?  Just perusing the pages online at Beautyhabit makes it a unique and altogether pleasurable shopping experience.  And through TODAY (or when products run out), you can score a complimentary BECCA Jewel Dust Shimmering Eye Powder in Laila ($24 value) with your BECCA purchase of $75 or more; use code: BECCA at checkout.  It ends today, 4/10/10, so be quick.

So you all know how wonderful I think the Olay Professional Pro-X line of anti-aging skincare is.  Olay Pro-X is a scientifically advanced line of professional skin care products created by an inspired partnership of Proctor & Gamble Beauty scientists and renowned dermatologists. We gave you the scoop about it's launch this past December. Since then, Pro-X has been flying off the shelves, and with good reason. Quite simply - it works!

Get $20 back when you spend $50 or more on Olay Pro-X skin care products at drugstore.com. Offer ends 04/09/10, but you have until 4/23/10 to postmark your rebate request.

Oh how I've been waiting for a fabulous new product offering from La Mer, and here it is!

Introducing La Mer The Regenerating Serum

A skincare powerhouse that diminishes the appearance of lines, wrinkles and pores, infusing skin with the look of youth. Current scientific studies suggest that lines and wrinkles are "micro-scars" to skin's underlying support network. Their formation is thought to be triggered by chronic inflammation caused by a variety of internal and extrneral stressors such as UV sunlight and free radicals. These inflammatory stressoprs can lead to the destruction of collagen, which in turn provokes premature skin aging.

Inspired by these findings, The Max Huber Research Labs have created The Regenerating Serum, La Mer's new anti-aging powerhouse. Four years and hundreds of hours of lab work in the making, this ultra-luxe elixir is the result of the combined effort of physicists, marine botanists and biologists around the world. Not only does it contain a high concentration of La Mer's proprietary Miracle Broth, but it also includes the new Regenerating Ferment, derived from marine plant stem cells. The Regenerating Ferment helps skin trigger its natural production of collagen, elastin and other "youth proteins", harnessing the power of the skin's ability to renew its appearance. 

• Miracle Broth: The original fermented elixir known for its healing properties developed by Dr. Max Huber 
• The Regerating Ferment: A new bio-ferment containing potent marine plant stem cells, which assist in the skin's renewal, helping support its natural structure, restore its integrity and protect it from external aggressors. 
• The Marine Peptide Ferment: An anti-aging marine algae and peptide complex that helps firm the look of skin and boost its natural collagen production, reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles. 
• Colloidal Gold: A skincare super-conductor that effectively delivers skin smoothing, firming, and anti-irritant benefits to skin. 
• Lime Tea: A unique lime peel extraction, and one of Dr. Huber's original ingredients included in Creme de la Mer - a perfect antioxidant companion to the Miracle Broth.

This is a lightweight creamy serum that feels wonderful on the skin.  It is quickly absorbed and has assisted my uneven skin tone in appearing more even and renewed.  After two weeks use I can say my skin is healthier in appearance, more toned, feels firmer, and surprisingly brighter and more even in complexion.  I'm enjoying the refreshed, smooth feel of my skin after applying the serum each night.  The scent is very subtle, light and fresh in aroma.  I encourage anyone wanting to renew aging skin to give La Mer's The Regenerating Serum a try.  It retails for $250 in a 1 oz bottle, which I realize is a bit extravagant, but worth the luxury if you're able to at least sample it.  Available new this month at select saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and at LaMer online.

Your chance to try this lovely serum is available right now through Bliss Spa, but only until 3/19/10 so hurry if you want to try it!  Receive a deluxe sample of the serum and complimentary shipping with any La Mer purchase online at Bliss.

American fashion designer Chris Benz, whose fashion collections you've seen strutted around the catwalks season after season as of late, has designed this fab little travel case ... just for you!  This designer knows his way around the world of beauty trend having recently collaborated with Lancome to create a lovely peachy, "pastel-carrot" lipstick for the french cosmetics brand's Pout-à-Porter Lipstick series last summer.






The Chris Benz Globetrotter Beauty Offer is your complimentary gift with purchases of $100 or more at Beauty.com.  Offer good while supplies last. Please visit Beauty.com for this fantastic beauty offer and to find wonderful products, news and trends for Spring 2010.