Show Mom She's No 1 with No 5

Chose one from a set of four descriptive maternal characteristics and Chanel.com will deliver the corresponding scent to your alternately "Worldly and Sophisticated," "Irreverent and Irresistible," "Spirited and Exciting," or "Daring and Spontaneous" mother.

Being a kindergarten teacher who inspires young Maria Montessori disciples to dream often and big, my daring and spontaneous mother would receive the Chance Dare to Dream gift set.

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The TotalBeauty.com Sephora Shopping Spree Sweepstakes

Enter for your chance to win a $5,000 Sephora shopping spree - we're giving away two of 'em!

How much stuff could you buy with a $5,000 Sephora Shopping Spree? That's 263 Shu Uemura eyelash curlers. Or 43 T3 hair dryers. Or 50 Go Smile teeth whitening kits. So clearly you'd be winning a glee-inducing pile of beauty loot. So how do you enter to win? It's so easy, just head over to TotalBeauty.com, sign up for the newsletter and/or write a few product reviews. Click on the button for the full details. Good luck! Get the details here

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30 Days of Green Tips

Quick, tiny ways you can reduce your carbon footprint, starting today

It's not easy being green. There's so much conflicting advice out there that it's tempting to just give up on being environmentally friendly. But before you throw in the towel, check out these 30 tiny things you can do to help stop global warming. You might even save some cash -- bonus! See tips

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RSVP Today for Your Free Organic Facial (or What’s Good About Winter in Minneapolis)

Remember when I freaked out about Horst Rechelbacher launching a new organic hair care line? Well now he's going into skincare and throwing a fab launch party with all kinds of free organic services.

Aveda won't be happy about this. Consider yourself invited.

What: Certified Organic Anti-Aging Skin Care Launch Event
Why: Celebrate the new Intelligent Nutrients® Certified Organic Anti-Aging Skin Care line. Where:  Intelligent Nutrients® Headquarters, 983 Hennepin Ave. E., Mpls

When: April 6, 2009, 10 am – 7 pm

What's Free and Organic?

• Hair & Scalp Treatments• Facials • Aroma journeys• Intellimune® Oil Super Antioxidant Elixers Organic Refreshments & Hors de'Vours

RSVP by Friday April 3 by calling 612-617-2042 or emailing customerservice@intelligentnutrients.com

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Emma Roberts: Get the Look!

Neutrogena Cosmetic Science Expert, Matin, created Emma Roberts’ look for the premiere of her new film, LymeLife, at the Gen Art Film Festival. Matin generously gave us the step-by-step to achieve the look of this stunning Mini-Roberts at home:

Face:
“For Emma’s glowing skin I began with Neutrogena SkinClearing Oil-Free Makeup in Classic Ivory followed by Neutrogena Mineral Sheers® Concealer Kit SPF 20 in Fair.”

Eyes:
“To make Emma’s eyes ‘pop’ I started with the Neutrogena Nourishing Eye Duo in Fairy Dust. I swept the lighter base shade all over the lid and applied the deeper accent shade along the base of Emma’s upper lashes, blending it upward toward the crease of her eyelid. Next I lined the inside rim of her eye with Neutrogena Nourishing Eyeliner in Cosmic Black. I continued the line around both the top and bottom lashes for definition. I finished Emma’s eyes with a few coats of Neutrogena Healthy Volume Waterproof Mascara in Carbon Black for a bolder look.”

Lips:
“I complimented Emma’s bold eyes with a natural lip. The Neutrogena Moisture Shine Lipstick SPF 20 in Angel’s Blush has a sheer texture that delivered just the right amount of color.”

Makeup Removal:
“Knowing it was going to be a late night for Emma I sent her home with Neutrogena Deep Clean Relaxing Nightly Cleanser and Neutrogena Night Calming Makeup Removing Cleansing Towelettes so she could take her makeup off in a flash. Scented with chamomile and lavender I knew they would help ease Emma to sleep.”

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Free Classes at Exhale Spa!

In an effort to help reduce the enormous stress of tax season mixed with the perpetual anxiety brought on by our faltering economy, exhale spa is doing its part to pitch in and alleviate some of this burden. Annbeth Eschbach, exhale spa founder and president, has decided that exhale must do something to help counter the mental and physical health risks that are associated with stress, especially during one of the most trying times of the year.

So, for the month of April, exhale is going to be offering complimentary, weekly meditation sessions, which are FREE (yes, Free) and open to the public at all locations nationwide. Reservations are required, so be sure you call to get a spot!

NY- 980 MADISON AVENUE
Mondays
April 6 + 13 7:30pm – 8:30pm
April 20, + 27 7:30pm – 8:00pm

NY- CENTRAL PARK SOUTH
Fridays
April 3 + 10 7:30pm – 8:30pm
April 17 + 24 7:30pm – 8:00pm

BOSTON
Fridays
April 3, 10, 17, + 24 12:00pm – 12:25pm

CHICAGO
Mondays
April 6, 13, 20, + 27 6:00pm – 6:30pm

DALLAS
Wednesdays
April 1, 8, 15, 22, + 29 6:00pm – 6:30pm

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Free Stylings at Top Shop Start Today!

Woodley and Bunny Salon will have an exclusive pop up styling bar at the widely anticipated opening of NYC’s Top Shop and yours truly will be there to bring you all the deets. Erin Anderson, major editorial hair stylist and Creative Director of this chic, edgy Williamsburg salon and apothecary, will be providing complimentary styling on a first come, first serve for all shoppers! Some days Erin works for Vogue but today she works for you. So fun.

From April 2nd – 5th from 1pm-6pm, get a one-on-one experience with Erin - your choice of one of the three styles influenced by her take on Top Shop’s Spring Collections.


What: Your choice of 1 of 3 complimentary spring hair styles by Erin Anderson
Where: Top Shop – 478 Broadway in Soho (Broome Street)
When: April 2nd – 5th, 1pm-6pm
How: First come, first serve!

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IPL Laser Hair Removal or Why I'll Never Be Married

With the advent of pre-date google stalking this blog has become a bit a liability. I've dated a few dudes this year and it's kind of awkward when on the third date or, occasionally, the first - he says something like, "So you're kind of addicted to pedicures, huh?"

It's mid 2009. Said dude can go back almost two years and know what I was thinking, how my skin was freaking out, exactly which stretch mark I was obsessing over and the miracle product that solved my conundrum. How any of them make it to the third date after all that reading is beyond me but I have two resolves....1) The guy truly worth dating really won't care what I say on the internets (and, perhaps, may even love me enough to find it endearing?) and 2) Henceforth I'm lying about my last name so that I may avoid the convergence of courting and beauty blogging.

Still, despite all of my best efforts at anonymity, occasionally there is a find so fantastic I must share it with you no matter how potentially uncomfortable my next first date will be. Today this liability is IPL Laser Hair removal. I'm Italian which in terms of skincare means two things. 1) When I walk across the street my skin travels across the ethnicity rainbow and 2) The older I get, the hairier I get. (I'm so never getting married. Dudes, I beg you, stop reading here.)

This is why my IPL Laser experience with the south's most brilliant beauty maven is changing my life. First, I no longer have hair underneath my arms, on my face, belly or in my nostrils. Second it hurts, so good. As in the pain isn't that bad. Third, if it works for my stubborn, Italian hair it will work for almost anyone. Also without me knowing it a decade of shaving and razor burn made my armpits ugly. They are now airbrush pretty and smooth. No bumps.

Terri, aesthetician and laser technician extraordinaire, has been running the laser for over ten years. She has a relationship with it in the way that only an intuitive southern woman can. She knows when it needs water. She knows when it needs a break. She knows when the laser head needs replacing. And she knows all of these things with no related indicator light on the actual machine alerting her to such conditions. She will give you a consultation for free (as most good laser technicians should!) and predict with alarming accuracy how effective it will be for you, how long your course of treatment will take, and how much she will charge you. Even if you live in another state you should come see Terri, get her expert opinion and measure all other laser technician's advice against it. Or you know you can spend a ton of money on razors, creams, razor burn, waxing, and the like for the rest of your life.

Ms. Terri works for several different plastic surgeons (cause she's in demand like that), has her own organic spa where she does the world's most relaxing facials, and has a few brilliant online outposts which she will tell you all about as your beauty needs arise.

If you still aren't convinced Total Beauty has prepared this lovely hair removal 101 for you.

Hair Removal 101

Use our expert tricks to get your smoothest skin ever

Razor burn. Ingrown hairs. Those ouchy little nicks you get on your kneecaps. Does hair removal have to be such, like, medieval torture? Turns out no. So here's our guide to getting better results with shaving and alternative hair removal. See tricks

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