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Nordstrom.com Offers Free Gift

Mar 312008

Spend $100 on a beauty or fragrance purchase at my favorite store, Nordstrom, and get this super cute pink tote filled with the following: Bare Escentuals® RareMinerals™ Facial Cleanser (0.05 oz.)Bliss The Youth as We Know It Moisturizer (0.1 oz.)Clarins Advanced Extra-Firming Eye Contour Serum (0.1 oz.)DKNY Delicious Night Eau de Parfum Spray (0.05 oz.)Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Body Lotion (0.2 oz.)Erno Laszlo TranspHuse Topical sampleGoSMILE AM/PM Whitening Protection Toothpastes samplesJuicy Couture Royal Body Crème (0.25 oz.)Kinerase® Cream with SPF 30 (0.1 oz.)Lancôme Rénergie Double Performance Anti-Wrinkle and Firming Treatment (0.5 oz.)Lancôme Rénergie Night—Night Treatment (0.5 oz.)L’Occitane Shea Hand Cream [...]

Eyeshadow Photos.

Mar 302008

Need some inspiration? This video is composed mostly of amazing eye looks. While I couldn’t carry most of them off, it certainly makes me want to step it up a notch!

Maidenform’s Breakthrough Backless Bra

Mar 302008

I am absolutely fascinated with this bra! The Breakthrough Backless Bra is made with silicone on the wire channeling to prevent slippage, and apparently works under a number of backless tops and dresses. I have a gorgeous Michael Kors dress that I have never been able to wear due to the backless aspect of it, and now I might actually get a chance to try it out. With backless becoming so popular this season, it certainly is a great time to come up with something inventive like this. And yes, it’s for us larger busted girls too – the Maidenform [...]

Around the Web with Total Beauty Bloggers

Mar 282008

Lilan from The Daily Cookie has found a new love in MAC Heatherette! Mischo Beauty shares her best tips on how to prepare for a bikini wax and what to expect! Jennifer and Christine from Beauty in Real Life are having a giveaway! Click here to take you there! May is declared National toss your makeup month. What is your tossing habits? Check out Casual Lavish and give your thoughts. The Beauty of Life finally figures out how to banish undereye circles for good! Check out her two miracle products! Laurie from Beauty’s Spot has a coveted moment’s peace with [...]

Jewelry and Accessories

Mar 252008

Some accessories that I’m loving lately, heavy on the Subversive collection for Target. See more of my Jewelry and Accessories list at ThisNext.

Tips to treat and prevent ingrown hairs from hair removal

Mar 242008

It’s that time of year again, where we start baring part of our bodies that haven’t seen the light of day in six months. And so we start prepping, tanning, shaving, and exfoliating.

More on Nic’s Sticks by OPI

Mar 242008

Here is Carpool Mama by Nic’s Sticks by OPI, as promised. I definitely like the color – it’s more of a true red, which is right up my alley. Working with the brush again was a bit easier, and I think that the more you work with it, the better it is. It’s just very different from the typical brush that I’m used to. I’m not the person to review a polish based on chips, because I am seriously hard on my hands. I use my fingernails for everything, and I can chip even the best polish in less than [...]

Nic’s Sticks by OPI

Mar 182008

I was a little surprised to run into the new Nic’s Sticks by OPI at Target the other day. Who knows how they got their hands on them, but I was excited to try them out, so I picked up two of them: Catch Ya Later and Carpool Mama. Catch Ya Later is a super light peachy pink, almost transparent. Carpool Mama looks to be pretty close to true red, although I haven’t tried it yet. Using Nic’s Sticks is super easy. Give it a good shake, take off the cap, then prime the pen by clicking the stick two [...]