I try to only say nice things but is it me or is Tyra a little off? I just haven't heard people talk like this since middle school. Anyhow she looks fab.
Tyra Banks as Michelle Obama in Harper's Bazaar Magazine
I try to only say nice things but is it me or is Tyra a little off? I just haven't heard people talk like this since middle school. Anyhow she looks fab.
Beauty's Travel: Endless Summer Roundup
We've got travelling on the brain because we are about to be doing lots and lots of it. We are so excited for our trips but we also noticed some choice picks from our favorite sites...
The Chopra Center's Renewal Weekend: Chicago - August 22–24 
Experience a rejuvenating weekend getaway with Deepak Chopra, David Simon, and the Chopra Center family. Renewal Weekend is an ideal retreat for the occasional meditator, the fledgling yogi, and anyone who has been curious about the Eastern healing arts. Check out more on beauty from the inside out in this month's Namaste Newsletter.
Experience a rejuvenating weekend getaway with Deepak Chopra, David Simon, and the Chopra Center family. Renewal Weekend is an ideal retreat for the occasional meditator, the fledgling yogi, and anyone who has been curious about the Eastern healing arts. Check out more on beauty from the inside out in this month's Namaste Newsletter.
I was hot while swimming in the pool today. If you live anywhere in the southern half of the states you may be ready to spend the rest of you endless summer in these Finnish igloos with Intrepid Express.
Amid Lapland's exotic and stunning scenery, the Igloo Village of Kakslauttanen offers the chance to stay in both snow and glass igloos in the vicinity of Urho Kekkonen National Park. Hum, I wonder what they say about people who live in glass igloos.
Hot child in the City anyone? Enter to win a dream city vacay (pampering and shopping included!) from Estee Lauder and Total Beauty!
Want to get the eff out of town? Yeah me too. i-to-i is an amazing organization that lets travellers, free spirits and escape artists turn their wanderlust into good deeds. Here are their top five trips:
1. Working with Orphans in the Philippines.
2. Animal Wildlife Rescue in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
3. Work with Children in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
4. Community Work in Coastal Sri Lanka.
5. Fantastic Lion Monitoring in South Africa.
Finally, can you barely afford the spa these days? Lifebooker has a braziliant way to make you feel exotic and a-hem, well traveled.
A Trip to Brazil for only $28! Ok, ok . . . let us explain. Through August 31st, we are offering 50% off all bikini and eyebrow services at Boom Boom Beauty Lounge. They have a waxing treatment for every occasion, and take full poetic license when naming each: The aforementioned "Trip to Brazil," originally $56, is now $28.
Beauty's Product RAVE: Microdermx from Nikkel Holistic Skincare
On rare occasions I find a beauty product so phenomenal it leaves me linguistically parched, in a dessert full of beauty with no words to be found. This one product inexplicably combines medical grade crystals with enough plant and seed oils to stock the shelves of whole foods stores indefinitely. You can see the full ingredient list here but I warn you it's a bit like examining the resume of a recent Harvard graduate - as in is their anything they can't do?So what exactly is this inexplicably perfect product? Microdermex is an at home microdermabrasion system consisting of two creams. The first an intense microderm cream packed with medical grade Corundum Crystals. The second cream is a calming biodynamic powerhouse of skin food. Step two's earth-friendly components are equally impressive.
My brilliant french facialist, Sigrid, forbid me from using Microderm on my face as my skin is too sensitive and my capillaries break too easily but, as I have mentioned numerous times (to my own humiliation,) my neck and back always need help. So I dutifully scraped Nikkel's step one all over the back of my neck. Although it felt like industrial strength sanding paper and my skin was screaming for help, it smelled like a field of fresh wildflowers in early spring. Confusing yes but the experience was all together pleasant when I proceeded to calm my skin with step two -the soothing, fluffy cloud step.
The best part? Immediate results. My most favorite two words. The results after two treatments are even more visible. Some beauty products are great fun. Some enhance our looks. Some provide temporary relief from pesky problems. There are a rare few that provide ultimate beauty solutions. Microdermx is one of those rare few and it's ingredients are the ultimate combination of organic, biodynamic, and supremely effective. Visit Nikkel Holistic Skincare for more info.
The best part? Immediate results. My most favorite two words. The results after two treatments are even more visible. Some beauty products are great fun. Some enhance our looks. Some provide temporary relief from pesky problems. There are a rare few that provide ultimate beauty solutions. Microdermx is one of those rare few and it's ingredients are the ultimate combination of organic, biodynamic, and supremely effective. Visit Nikkel Holistic Skincare for more info.
Beauty's Product: Snaps for L'Oreal Bare Naturale Mascara
In the infamous linguistic tongue of Elle Woods, snaps for L'Oreal. Just last week I voiced my dissatisfaction with toxin-laced cosmetics and today L'Oreal's latest effort to detox makeup arrives in my mailbox. Their Bare Naturale Mascara is a pared-down, mineral-enhanced, eco-conscious beauty's dream.
While this specific product is not listed in the Cosmetic Safety Database (it is brand new for August 2008,) all other items from the L'Oreal Bare Naturale line receive top safety ratings of one, two, or three. This is big news from a company as big as L'Oreal.
Bare Naturale Gentle Mineral Mascara is L’Oréal’s first mineral-enriched mascara made with 86% natural-origin ingredients including aloe, Vitamin E and jojoba oil that nourish and condition lashes. Fragrance, paraben, and fiber free this nifty little wand of mascara is designed for sensitive eyes. Let's go ahead and put our money where our snaps are and support L'Oreal's commendable effort. At $9.95 per tortoise shell enveloped stick, it's worth it.
While this specific product is not listed in the Cosmetic Safety Database (it is brand new for August 2008,) all other items from the L'Oreal Bare Naturale line receive top safety ratings of one, two, or three. This is big news from a company as big as L'Oreal.Bare Naturale Gentle Mineral Mascara is L’Oréal’s first mineral-enriched mascara made with 86% natural-origin ingredients including aloe, Vitamin E and jojoba oil that nourish and condition lashes. Fragrance, paraben, and fiber free this nifty little wand of mascara is designed for sensitive eyes. Let's go ahead and put our money where our snaps are and support L'Oreal's commendable effort. At $9.95 per tortoise shell enveloped stick, it's worth it.
Beauty's Product: Go Smile, Naturally
Doesn't it make sense to have one toothpaste for daytime and another for nighttime? At night teeth need to recover from their long day's work, heal, and (according to GoSMILE) whiten. In the morning they need to be protected for the big day of grazing ahead. This am/pm duo will leave your teeth protected and whitened using some ingenious essential oils.
GoSMILE Nighttime Therapy Toothpaste: soothing essential oils of chamomile and lavender, valerian root, and delicious vanilla make this the ideal relaxing night time therapy and toothpaste in one!
GoSMILE AM: Lively essential oils of lemon, lime, orange, and mandarin, are infused with uplifting peppermint for a natural morning rush.
Price: $16 each, $30 for set available at Sephora and Nordstrom nationwide
GoSMILE AM: Lively essential oils of lemon, lime, orange, and mandarin, are infused with uplifting peppermint for a natural morning rush.
Price: $16 each, $30 for set available at Sephora and Nordstrom nationwide
Beauty's Product Rave: Farmhouse Fresh Sweet Cream Body Milk, A Pour-On Moisturizer
Remember when I absolutely fell in love with the Farmhouse Fresh Honey Heel Glaze? Yes I know it was a chai-tasitc feet orgasm. Well now their Pour-On Body Milk is doing the same thing for my entire body. A-MAzing.
Tilt this adorable little cruet jar and generous dollops of scented sweet cream instantly nurture your skin for a soft sensuous pampering experience. Wholesome velvety oils of Rice Bran, Jajoba Seed, Sweet Almond, Avocado and Sesame infuse this thick cream with sweet notes reminiscent of down home comfort on the farm.
I have a rather unnerving task to accomplish tomorrow and I've been putting it off for over a year. I decided the only way to face tomorrow was to do a lot of loafing around my little country neighborhood today, alternating between magazine reading while in the pool and admiring my neighbors' carefully tended gardens. When I returned home for the evening I found the only item opulently comforting enough to face tomorrow's daunting dawn was this divine sweet cream. I was completely correct as hours after coating my entire epidermis with this decedent treat the scent is still calming my nerves and providing a tremendous sense that I can in fact take care of and comfort myself no matter what - and that task is so much easier with Farmhouse Fresh in hand.
NIVEA and Music Phenom Duffy at Fashion Rocks
We have the exclusive photos and deets on Duffy's new NIVEA campaign for Fashion Rocks. As if we didn't already love her soulful single "Mercy," now she is partnering with one of our favorite brands.
In early August, Duffy will be featured in a new NIVEA campaign found exclusively in Fashion Rocks magazine (her first campaign in the States)—a supplement to 16 Conde Nast subscriber titles like Vanity Fair, Glamour, Vogue and The New Yorker. And if that isn’t beauty-licious enough for you, on September 5th, Duffy will join superstars Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey and Keith Urban, to name a few, at the Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall. This spectacular two hour intersection of music and fashion will air as a CBS special on September 9th. We are just dying to get tickets! You can enter to win a free trip to New York and tickets here.This welsh beauty's debut album Rockferry is rocking our fashion, our music, and now our beauty.
In early August, Duffy will be featured in a new NIVEA campaign found exclusively in Fashion Rocks magazine (her first campaign in the States)—a supplement to 16 Conde Nast subscriber titles like Vanity Fair, Glamour, Vogue and The New Yorker. And if that isn’t beauty-licious enough for you, on September 5th, Duffy will join superstars Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey and Keith Urban, to name a few, at the Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall. This spectacular two hour intersection of music and fashion will air as a CBS special on September 9th. We are just dying to get tickets! You can enter to win a free trip to New York and tickets here.This welsh beauty's debut album Rockferry is rocking our fashion, our music, and now our beauty.
Total Beauty Web Tour!
The Makeup Divasreviews and shares photos of Mac's Sonic Chic Mineralize Blushes in Dainty and Merrily.
Tink at Casual Lavish explores other color options for Chanel Rodeo Drive nail polish.
Monique at Beauty Girl Musings is having a fabulous giveaway of Marini Lash! Be sure to enter, and long lush lashes could be yours!
At Bare Budget Beauty, Jenn compares MAC Tendertones and the new L'Oreal HiP Jelly Balms! Which one do you think will win?
The Daily Cookie is celebrating her first reader newsletter with a GIVEAWAY! Sign up and enter for your chance to win a Kat Von D True Romance Beethoven palette for you and a friend.
Roselyn from Makeup Makes Me Happy is back from her Caribbean vacation with a gorgeous Barbie-inspired makeup tutorial featuring pinks, blues, and purple hues from the latest M.A.C. collections!
Jamie of Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog questions whether hair extensions are worth the price.
Viva Woman shares a list of where to get free or inexpensive mineral makeup samples.
Beauty Tyrant has found the best waterproof mascara. She is currently swimming with mascara and loving her lush lashes!
Elke finds what was shown in the .
Beauty Blogging Junkie shows you how you can channel a Mad Men character at various price points.
Glossypink gives you the lowdown on which Anastasia brow products are a hit, and which ones are a miss.
Fabulous Over Forty is talking Fall beauty collections this week. See what products are her favorites and what are not for women over forty.
Enter Beauty in Real Life's giveaway for a Kara James Rae Wristlet and some CoverGirl cosmetics!
Spoiled Pretty is hosting an egg-cellent giveaway. Enter today to win a PedEgg! You know you're dying to try it...
Frappelattes provides a how to apply foundation guide.
Tink at Casual Lavish explores other color options for Chanel Rodeo Drive nail polish.
Monique at Beauty Girl Musings is having a fabulous giveaway of Marini Lash! Be sure to enter, and long lush lashes could be yours!
At Bare Budget Beauty, Jenn compares MAC Tendertones and the new L'Oreal HiP Jelly Balms! Which one do you think will win?
The Daily Cookie is celebrating her first reader newsletter with a GIVEAWAY! Sign up and enter for your chance to win a Kat Von D True Romance Beethoven palette for you and a friend.
Roselyn from Makeup Makes Me Happy is back from her Caribbean vacation with a gorgeous Barbie-inspired makeup tutorial featuring pinks, blues, and purple hues from the latest M.A.C. collections!
Jamie of Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog questions whether hair extensions are worth the price.
Viva Woman shares a list of where to get free or inexpensive mineral makeup samples.
Is your makeup slip slidin' away in the heat? Beauty411 shares her thoughts on Skindinavia Makeup Primers and Finishing Spray.
The Muse is diving into Fall Collections! Check out her review on Urban Decay's Hot New 24/7 Concealer Pencil!
Beauty's SPOT addresses the toxic lipstick drama with, Lipstick, To Die For?
Alison of the Advice Sisters Guide to Life, Success & Happiness Blog is loving a do-it-yourself fragrance kit by Bramble Berry that lets you create a signature scent in literally, seconds!
Beauty Anonymous shares a review on Guerlain KissKiss Maxi Shine - Sheer Colours Volume Effect Lipstick!
The Beauty of Life may have been a blush novice before, but with Benefit Posietint in her life now she's totally hooked!Beauty Tyrant has found the best waterproof mascara. She is currently swimming with mascara and loving her lush lashes!
Elke finds what was shown in the .
Beauty Blogging Junkie shows you how you can channel a Mad Men character at various price points.
Glossypink gives you the lowdown on which Anastasia brow products are a hit, and which ones are a miss.
Fabulous Over Forty is talking Fall beauty collections this week. See what products are her favorites and what are not for women over forty.
Enter Beauty in Real Life's giveaway for a Kara James Rae Wristlet and some CoverGirl cosmetics!
Spoiled Pretty is hosting an egg-cellent giveaway. Enter today to win a PedEgg! You know you're dying to try it...
Frappelattes provides a how to apply foundation guide.
The Beauty Alchemist has preview pics of MAC's Cult of Cherry Collection.
