October 2009

WORSHIP YOUR SKIN, NOT THE SUN!

Fri, 10/30/2009 - 4:12pm

DrDimaSPF36 MissRo here! I had to title this post with that line, because that is what's on the bottle for Dr. Dima's Cosmic Ray Shield SPF36 Your Skin's Solar Eclipse™. Actually, it specifically says "I worship my skin, not the sun" and you should too!

I have been using this moisturizer since day one when I started using the Cosminology line. I LOVE IT! Funny enough for the past few years I have been using a day cream with either no SPF or only an SPF of 6. I know, I know, it's not good, but my foundation powder had an SPF of 15 in it so I figure I was good.

The first observation I made was that the SPF was 36. I have to be honest, I was skeptical, because I don't like using anything that has a high SPF. My next observation was that the cream had a pink-ish hue, I thought that was interesting. I pumped out a little cream in my hand and started to put it on. It had the perfect consistency and it smelled really good. It went on beautifully, felt really good, and my makeup went on flawlessly.

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GETTING TO KNOW ROXYSURFINGRL28! SPOTLIGHT ON KELLY HOYT!

Fri, 10/30/2009 - 1:23pm

Name: Kellie Hoyt

Age: 23

Vocation: I am a Hair Stylist!

What is in your purse? Besides tons of papers, pens and all that stuff... I have 2 Burt's Bees chapsticks, a Mark. Juice Gems in fig, a Mark. Glow baby glow luxe lipgloss in petal, a Mark. Metallluscious lip gloss in Opulence and Proactiv Daily Oil control.

Guilty Pleasure: My Guilty Pleasure is anything on Bravo! Housewives of... flipping out, top chef project runway (I know it moved!) I love tv! And a pedicure! I LOOOOOVE pedicures!

Skin color, type and any special skin concerns: I have fair combination skin. I have awful break outs UNDER the skin which is a pain! I don't have the big red things but i can never get rid of the little bumps on my forehead! I am always looking for something to help!

Beauty inspiration: People who can do amazing makeup! I can do hair like there is no tomorrow but I am useless when it comes to make up! I would love to be able to do something great! But I'm just dumb when it comes to it!

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JURLIQUE BABY'S CALMING MASSAGE OIL!

Fri, 10/30/2009 - 11:10am

Babylove here! I'm having so much fun writing these posts! I'm especially loving these products that I'm able to use not only on my kids, but also on myself. This weeks highlight, Jurliques Baby's Calming Massage Oil, happens to be one of those products!

My youngest son, Calum, is 16 months old. He's been a fairly difficult child since his birth. "Just hold on until 4 months, and the colic will disappear," they would tell me, but it didn't. I tried every trick to ease his tears. Car seat against the dishwasher-check, swaddling-check, car rides-check, crying hysterically while banging my head into the wall-check. After the peak of his colic, came the peak of his acid reflux, then his teeth, then ear infections, and as it turns out, THEN never ends. Still, now, he seems to be a fussy toddler. He whines a lot, cries for no reason, and never seems to know what he wants. Developmentally, he is totally normal, but I'm waiting anxiously for him to start talking, so I can find out what it is about his current living arrangements that he finds so intolerable.

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GETTING TO KNOW LIZL! SPOTLIGHT ON LIZ LAMONICA!

Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:03pm

Name: Liz LaMonica

Age: 29 (for a few more months anyway)

Vocation: Marketing for a large Financial Services Company

What is in your purse? In my work bag right now: phone, wallet, iPod, Sophie the Giraffe (how did THAT get in there), my make-up bag which contains: Clinique Black Honey Almost Lipstick, Maybelline Great Lash Almost Black Waterproof Mascara (BAD allergies), Cover Girl Aqua Smooth in Classic Ivory, Brown eyebrow pencil, Clinique Charcoal Gray eyeliner, Clinique dusty sand eye shadow, a small tube of Abreva, Clinique Happy Perfume Crayon and and a spare pair of contacts

Guilty Pleasure: I love shows like America's Next Top Model and Project Runway.

Skin color, type and any special skin concerns: I have fair sensitive/combination skin. I am always on the quest to look flawless but never seem to achieve my goal. I magically lose my makeup by the end of the day, and I can't figure it out.

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RODAN + FIELDS SUN DAMAGE REMOVER CONTEST! WATCH THE VIDEO OF A NASALLY SUN BURNT MEG EXPLAINING THE GIVEAWAY!

Thu, 10/29/2009 - 12:14pm

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Meg here! Please ignore that I am a total hypocrite and sun burnt to a crisp in this video. I am with the lovely Susan and we have a great give away for some lucky reader (or as I say in the video like 100 times ONE LUCKY READER!) A wonderful skin treatment to reverse sun damage from the famous Dr. Duo behind a little bitty line called Proactiv. I'm sure you've never heard of Proactiv.

Any how you can win the complete ant-sundamage line from Rodan + Fields. YOU WIN THE ENTIRE LINE! All you have to do is be committed to the program and really let us know if it really works! I mean we want to see pictures and hear all about your progress!!

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DEAL ALERT! THIS JUST IN FROM BEAUTYTICKET.COM BELLA IL FIORE "BELLAS POWDER ROOM"

Thu, 10/29/2009 - 10:12am

bella Meg here! Compacts in theory are so convenient. Everything that you would need to put your best face forward right at the tips of your dainty fingers? All in one in a gem of pink and mesh lace? The only problem is when companies just don't get the shades right. The value goes away when you only are using 2 of the 6 eye shadows because-Magenta for everyday eyes? Really.

I'm trying to help you all out that got the "Secret Santa" bug and when the budget is under $20 I have got a goodie that will make you the beauty hero! "Bella's Powder Room" gets it right. Each pan of color is wearable for everyday for anyone. NINE EYESHADOWS that can be mixed matched and blended to make endless combinations! SIX LIPGLOSSES that are flattering shades that you'll actually want to wear! FOUR CHEEK COLORS from pinks to bronzes.

The presentation is fit for a queen's powder room and it would look amazing in my boudoir! Yes, I admit, my bedroom is all pink and mirrored furniture and girly FABULOUSNESS! It takes a very secure man to be able to handle spending time in my art deco lair!

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NAD'S BODY WAX STRIPS!

Thu, 10/29/2009 - 9:35am

nads Gigi here! Tommy Townsend became my first love when we were eight years old. I will admit that there were others before him, like Gino, Robert, and Joey, who competed daily to spend their own milk money in order to purchase cartons of orange drink, potato chips, and long pretzel sticks for me at recess. The others, I am ashamed to admit, I used for treats. But Tommy was "the one."

Our relationship started in the typical way. Always seated behind me in alphabetical order, he would pull my hair, write with his finger on my back (that was daring and we were never caught), and hide my red rubber snow boots. That tickled me pink and outside waiting for the bus I began to kick him--he came back for more. I knew he was committed to me in the summer between third and fourth grades, as he circled my house at least five times daily and would call, "Sommers! Looking for Sommers! Are you in there?" I was generally in the backyard with a group of girls and highly flattered. He called for me in front of his buddies. We were a younger version of Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers destined to be together.

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ORIGINS SPOT REMOVER!

Wed, 10/28/2009 - 4:47pm

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origins Megken here! I need to ask a question: is it normal for a bro(meg)ken-up non-esthetician ex-girlfriend to attack you in an elevator and squeeze out your blocked pores? Back in the day when I had lots of zits I had a choice, white or "skin tone" Clearasil. I have no idea why they thought that the white was "clear" maybe it had to do with the "Clear" in Clear-asil because it had nothing to do with the WHITE color. I didn't think I would still get zits at this age, well now we call them "blemishes". On that, lets talk about nomenclature just for a second here. "Blemishes", first of all-a blemish is a flaw on a car. It's not a disgusting pus spot growing on your face.

Origins has this product that I like however it's called "Spot Remover", despite sounding like something I need for my carpets it is the best thing I found to remove my gross facial visitors. Well, why doesn't someone come out with something and call it, "Zit Sh*t"? I am serious. But I am also serious when I say despite it's overly puritan name, Origins, Spot Remover, Anti-Blemish, Treatment works so well, and it's also not white or "skin-tone", It's just a clear gel that you use very sparingly. I tried this on some of Meg's PIMPLES, for lack of another zit word, and her skin is a little bit sensitive because she said it burned a little, it doesn't burn me though. Sometimes it feel good to have her suffer for beauty...

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GETTING TO KNOW ARSMITH0402! SPOTLIGHT ON AMY SMITH!

Wed, 10/28/2009 - 2:54pm

Name: Amy Smith

Age: 26

Vocation: Full time waitress and full time college student.

What's in Your Purse: 3 Mark hook up lip glosses, 1 Tarte lipstick, 1 Urban Decay eyeliner in zero, 1 Urban Decay eyeshadow in midnight cowboy, 1 Urban Decay makeup bag, nail clippers, Burt's Bees rescue ointment, hair brush, wallet, cell phone, notebook and a pen, Bliss hand cream.

Guilty Pleasure: Beauty magazines - I have a subscription to Cosmo, Glamour, Lucky, Allure and InStyle.

Skin color/type/special skin concerns: I'm pale, as in PALE. I have normal skin but I do have some older leftover scars from blemishes when I broke out in my early 20s. Barely a zit in high school. And now I just get the occasional red bump on my face.

Beauty Inspiration: Color! I love color. I get inspiration from TV, movies, internet, magazines and real life.

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WHEN I WAS A KID I WAS HAPPY GOING TO THE PLAYGROUND AND PLAYING BARBIES! NEW MEANING TO "HUMP DAY"

Wed, 10/28/2009 - 11:58am

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boob1 Meg here! Wacky, weird and true? Sugar Daddy Palm Beach Ken doll? Giant Boob art installment at kiddie park?

Barbies and the playground used to be pretty much a safe haven. I'm no prude and love Liberace as much as the next lady, I don't think Palm Beach Ken is going to make it as a "must buy" for little Sally Mae.

When I though it was just us Americans that had lost their minds I was pleasantly surprised to see China is right up there with us in driving their daughters to the therapy couch. ""The little girls were scared and cried loudly, asking me if they would grow those huge things, and boys laughed crazily."

The boys that were not laughing crazily were probably too busy attaching their pink leash to their very own poodle that Palm Beach Ken comes with.

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