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Sephora’s Amazing Sweepstakes: Win $5000!

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Apr 042009
 



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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!

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Total Beauty Weekly Web Tour

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Mar 152009
 

Beauty Anonymous brings you Anna Sui Summer 2009 Makeup Collection.

Is your smile in need of a pick-me-up? Head over to Bare Budget Beauty for your chance to win one of two new sets of Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal and say hello to whiter teeth in 14 days!

Alison of the Advice Sisters reviews Chanel’s Spring collection that features a lovely, “boho” vibe –channel your inner “Gypsy Queen!”

Beauty Secrets Revealed tells you whether Acai Berry Really Helps You Lose Weight.

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog is giving away a H2PRO ceramic flat iron valued at $195. Enter now!

Steal The Informed Makeup Maven’s looks and checkout this week’s reviews. . Steal her look now!

Fabulous Over Forty has a new Beauty on a Budget find that is a great look and value.

The Makeup Divas is giving away some fabulous Chella anti-aging skin care products valued at $175.00! So hurry on over and enter today!

Viva Woman shows you how to customize your own lipstick color the cheap and easy way!

Beauty Junkies Unite is giving away a stimulus package fit for any Beauty Junkie! Enter to win over 50 beauty products valued at over $1000 in the Beauty Stimulus Package Giveaway!

Anti Hair Slave shows you how to work hair treatments into your daily schedule without taking making you a “slave” to your hair.

Amber at Beauty Blogging Junkie lists all you need for a fakecation.

I Heart Heels has a super-hot handbag giveaway as seen on Miley Cyrus at the Oscars – click here to enter!

Frappelattes gives us a mini how-to guide on how to apply false eyelashes, perfect if you’re a beginner to this look.

eye4style is giving away DERMAdoctor’s new Poetry in Lotion. Enter here to win!

You don’t wanna miss out on Indian Girl’s The Body Shop Giveaway !

A Little More Beautiful is giving away BOTH amazing books by Nina Garcia, The Little Black Book of Style and The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own!

Check Out Lipgloss Break’s review of SPINLASH and Enter to win Your Own!

Beauty411 reviews The SPF 30 UV Protecting Fluid from LaMer.

ThisThatBeauty shows off NEW!!! Prescriptives U-PICK Refillable Compacts…Check out ThisThatBeauty’s chosen compact combo and Felicia’s FACE OF THE DAY

Glossypink tells you how to get the look of a Victoria’s Secret Angel, AND it’s the final week to enter the Elizabeth Arden Pretty Fragrance Set giveaway!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having a giveaway with Shecky’s Girls Night Out. Click here to enter to win 2 tickets and 2 goodie bags to a GNO event near you!!!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings shares how to give yourself a great manicure at home!

Face Candy is introduced to Jouer Cosmetics.

Sephora goes eco-chic with the Pure line and the new Wanderlust Palette. Beauty Beast has the scoop.

Watch Laura Mercier Backstage at Pamella Roland New York Fashion Week Fall 2009-by Talking Makeup!

This week, Spoiled Pretty is partnering with Barry Fletcher for a hair product giveaway. You’re gonna love these products…so enter today!

Beauty Bubbles: Give Yourself a Rock Star Makeover

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Feb 262009
 



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Give Yourself a Sexy Rockstar Makeover

Follow these beauty tips used on TotalBeauty.com reader Linda to break out of your beauty rut and into a hot new look

Our makeover dream team — celebrity hair stylists and owners of Lukaro Beverly Hills salon Luke and Rona O’Connor, and celebrity makeup artist Robert Bolanos — shows TotalBeauty.com reader Linda how to take her daily wash ‘n’ go look to stage-ready sex kitten with five simple hair and makeup tips.

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Beauty Bubbles: Foundation You Can’t Live Without

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Feb 242009
 



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Makeup: The Foundation You Can’t Live Without

One of these 14 crowd pleasers could give your skin a flawless finish — sans airbrush experts

We’ve heard complaints about foundation ranging from too heavy and drying to too light and oily, not to mention “too few shades” and “too expensive.” So we’ve gathered the foundations that garnered praise from TotalBeauty.com members.

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Beauty Bubbles: 14 Products that Won’t Keep Your Skin Young

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Feb 232009
 

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14 Products That Won’t Keep Your Skin Young

Skincare addicts beware: These won’t likely smooth away your wrinkles and age spots — so save your money

With proper skincare habits, a little product can go a long way to help reduce signs of aging over time. But before you invest, make sure you’re getting your money’s worth: Avoid these overhyped, overpriced disappointments.

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No. 14: Ole Henriksen Invigorating Night Gel, $45

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 4.9*

Why: “Week 1, no results. Week 2, still nothing. Week 3, I saw something and it’s a frown on my face from seeing that this wasn’t a very effective product…

No. 13: Burt’s Bees Evening Primrose Overnight Creme, $14.99

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 4.4*

Why: “It felt very thick and oily and didn’t do dramatic things for my skin…”

No. 12: Principal Secret Reclaim EyeMazing Eye Serum, $36

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 4.6*

Why: “It just makes my eyes puffier and I have noticed looking more tired than usual…”

Want to see what’s #1? Click here!

Beauty Bubbles: Ah-Ha Uses for Beauty Products

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Feb 192009
 



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Ah-ha Uses for Beauty Products

Consider this the MacGyver guide to beauty. These “off-label” tricks will solve last-minute emergencies and more

Instead of chucking products that don’t work quite like you had hoped, find out what else they can do for you. These tips, culled from blog confessions, expert advice and our own personal experiments, will have you reusing your makeup in no time, not to mention save you money and get you out of emergencies.

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Beauty Bubbles: 20 Best Drugstore Buys

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Feb 182009
 

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20 Best Drugstore Buys

Save money with cheaper (but just as effective) beauty products!

Aiming to improve your look and cut your budget? Do it wisely with honest feedback from your fellow shoppers. According to their beauty product reviews, these budget-friendly buys are your means to cosmetic and financial bliss.

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20. Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes, $8.09

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9*

Why it’s great: “I bought these wipes to do a ‘once over’ before cleansing and I will never be without them again!”

19. Maybelline New York Full ‘N Soft Washable Mascara, $5.99

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9.1*

Why it’s great: “I’ve spent top dollar on mascaras — but I keep coming back to this.”

Want to see what’s #1? Click here!

Beauty Bubbles: Top Body Washes

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Feb 032009
 

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Top 21 Body Washes

Which shower gel was tops — was it from Clinique? Neutrogena? Nope.

All body washes will get you clean, but TotalBeauty.com readers expect much more when they step into the shower. They want a product that leaves skin clean, soft and smelling great, and will even put them in a better mood. Sound impossible? It’s not. In fact they found 21 washes that do just that.

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No. 21: Neutrogena Rainbath Shower & Bath Gel, $9.99

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9.1*

“This is a great addition to anyone’s shower. I love it for shaving and my boyfriend loves it because it’s not super feminine-smelling when he chooses to use it.”

No. 20: Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Body Wash/Bubble Bath, $13

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9.2*

Why it’s great: “I can’t say enough about this product. I love the smell, it washes off well and leaves you smelling great!

No. 19: Suave Skin Therapy Body Wash, $3.69

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9.2*

Why it’s great: “Not only does it smell great, but it’s moisturizing and it sells at a terrific price! You can’t ask for better then that.”

Want to see what’s number 1? Click here!

Beauty Bubbles: Luxe vs. Less Skin Care

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Feb 022009
 



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Luxe vs. Less Skin Care

Find out what products to splurge on and when to save your hard-earned dollars

You don’t have to spend half your paycheck on skincare products to stay wrinkle and pimple-free. That said, slathering household condiments on your face to avoid paying for the good stuff isn’t a smart idea either. We’ll show you which bargain products really work and when you should kick in some extra cash.

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Total Beauty: The Eight Worst Hair Shampoos

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Jan 242009
 

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8 Worst Hair Shampoos

Be kind to your hair. Avoid these.

Before you fall for promising packaging, see why readers gave these shampoos a thumbs down

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No. 8: Bumble and bumble Seaweed Shampoo, $16

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 4.4*

“It does have a funny smell and my hair doesn’t feel clean after use.”

No. 7: PHYTO PhytoSpecific Optimal Hydration Shampoo, $24

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 4.3*

“For the cost you can buy another better shampoo; it’s just not worth it.”

No. 6: Burt’s Bees Rosemary Mint Shampoo Bar, $5.99

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 4.2*

“It was pretty difficult to get enough lather to completely get my hair clean, and I ended up in the shower for way longer than I wanted to be.”

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