New Years Eve: Beauty to Make You Party Ready

Monday Dec 15, 2008 – By Nicole Mitsch

1. Philosophy The Cookie Exchange ($30, philosophy.com) Start your night off right with a hot shower and some mouth-watering body wash. Grab this kit that contains 4 yummy cookie scented shampoo, shower gel and bubble baths. Comes with snicker doodle, oatmeal raisin, sugar cookie and chocolate chip flavored shower gels.

2. Pop Beauty Goddess Clutch London Style ($32, popbeauty.co.uk) All you need to create smoky evening eyes for a hot New Years Eve night on the town. Packed with eye colors, all over color and a blush you will never run out of options for color.

3. GHD IV Mini Ceramic Flat Iron Styler, .5 inch Hair Straightener ($220, ghdhair.com) Create the perfect hairstyle for New Years Eve with this amazing iron. The ultra thin, slim barrel design is rounded with super narrow plates to make styling short hair a snag-free breeze. The slim design curls as easily as it straightens, giving you the ultimate in versatility. This Ceramic styler is truly a petite powerhouse.

4. Sephora Brand Glitter Lashes ($8, sephora.com) Glitter Lashes These spiky, graduated lash strips are dressed up and ready to grab attention. The comfortable adhesive strip is adorned with a ribbon of multi-toned glitter that catches the light with every bat of the eye.

5. NARS Glitter Pencil ($24, narscosmetics.com) Inspired by New York’s infamous 1970s discos, these chunky crayons of translucent color are laced with glitter and can be worn on the eyes, cheeks, lips, and body. Blend for a sheer, subtle, shimmer effect or layer with shadow, blush, or lipstick for a dense glitter. This pencil was made for New Years Eve.

6.Carol’s Daughter Candy Paint Park Avenue Bling Gloss($13.50, carolsdaughter.com) Floss your style this New Years Ever with this shimmery pink gloss. This sexy, high-shine, treatment lip glosses glides on smoothly to deliver luxurious color. It’s infused with natural ingredients such as grape seed oil, Shea butter, aloe vera extract and vitamin E to hydrate, condition, protect and soothe your lips.

7. Laura Mercier Shimmer Bloc: Bronzer ($38, lauramercier.com) Don’t forget to add a little shimmer/bronze to your look. This bronzing/luminizing palette made of a unique, baked formula containing light-reflecting properties. Brighten eyes, cheeks, and body with a hint of natural color and light.

8. M.A.C. Dazzle Lash in Black Dazzle ($12, maccosmetics.com) Throw this in on your lashes before the big party and your eyes will be the star of the night. M.A.C.’s new lash formula offers extreme density and entrancing new lengths. And the new brush works to separate and coat each lash.

9. e.l.f. Professional Travel Kit ($5.00, eyeslipsface.com) Sized to slip easily into your purse or briefcase, this soft, faux leather portfolio houses five professional-quality brushes. Set includes a powder brush, brow & brush comb, angled eye shadow brush, lip brush, and an eye shadow applicator.

10. Black Radiance Oil-Absorbing Blotting Tissues ($3.99, walgreens.com) If you are at the right party you are going to get sweaty. Grab these Oil-Absorbing Blotting Tissues to help save your look. Absorb excess oils without disturbing the makeup’s finish. A perfect size for your purse or pocket. Powder free.

11.Dior Vernis - Black Sequins Nail Lacquer ($19, sephora.com) To top of your look go for this gorgeous black nail lacquer with silver flecks. Gives nails a celestial shimmer. The raven black lacquer contains silver flecks that make your nails looks like a starry night—they glitter. Dior’s fast-drying, diamond-hard, chip-resistant formula makes sure this limited edition varnish lasts.

12. Rosemary’s Potpourri’s Scent of a Name ($7, rosemarysscents.com) Order a scent specialized made for your name made from natural oil blends of fruits, floral and spice. Leave your midnight kiss partner wondering why you smell so wonderful.

Start Shopping for the Holidays Edition

Saturday Nov 1, 2008 – By Nicole Mitsch

Warm Up As It Cools Down Edition

Wednesday Oct 1, 2008 – By Nicole Mitsch

1. NARS Blush Super Orgasm ($25, In stores and online Nov 1,
narscosmetics.com) NARS amps up their legendary NARS Orgasm to bring you Super Orgasm - the universally flattering shimmering peachy pink blush with an extra dose of golden sparkle. The super sexy pink flush is universally flattering for all skin tones.

2. Lancome Juicy Tubes Smoothie ($18, lancome-usa.com) An ultra shiny lip gloss that adds power to your pout with brilliant shimmering shine. Juicy Tubes Smoothie shades offer medium coverage with a burst of color. Lips glisten with an ultra-glossy formula that glides on easily with its tube-tip applicator. Yummy.

3. Smashbox Cosmetics Cream Liner and Loose Shimmer ($32, smashbox.com) Three sultry cream liners and a sparkling lose shimmer in one adorable mirrored pot. A great tool for creating the perfect smoky eye for this fall and beyond.

4. Fresh Firebird Mascara ($26, fresh.com) Creates stunningly full, fluffy lashes for an alluring, feathery look. Its uniquely shaped brush and ultra-black formula delivers the gorgeous and lush feathered look of the 70s. In just one stroke of the wand, lashes are instantly curled. Helps to condition and strengthen each lash.

5. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20- Illuminating ($42, lauramercier.com) A lightweight, buildable sheer foundation formula that delivers a youthful, radiant finish. Protecting skin from the damaging rays of the sun with SPF 20 protection, this skin-friendly formula contains a unique Dewy Complex that is proven to keep the skin moisturized and better equipped to combat external aggressors and irritants.

6. Too Faced Starry-Eyed Liquid Eyeliner ($17.50, sephora.com) Create a dramatic eye with this daring glitter liquid liner that now comes in 9 shades including Drunk Dial and Gold Digger. Long-lasting, fast-drying, show-stopping liquid liners that will turn the volume up on any look.

7. TheBalm Big Mama Palette ($32, sephora.com) The Big Mama Palette contains three of The Balm’s best-selling products: Hot Mama (a sexy shadow, striking blush, and subtle highlighter in one), Sexy Mama (an anti-shine, oil-absorbing powder), Bahama Mama (a matte bronzer that creates beautifully sun-kissed skin). From bronzing to highlighting to perfecting, Big Mama Palette will become the go-to product in your makeup bag.

8. pop beauty Smokey Lash KAPOW!!! ($18.50, sephora.com) This rich formula plumps, lengthens and separates the lashes. The new Japanese extreme black pigment creates jet-black lashes.

9. Bare Escentuals 100% Natural Lipcolor Palette
($28, bareescentuals.com) A ten-piece collection of 100% pure bareMinerals lip colors that allows you to mix and blend to create your own look. These remarkably rich, all-natural lip colors are a nourishing preservative-free, vitamin-rich luxury for lips. Exotic oils, combined with natural waxes and plant extracts, create the perfect moisturizing formula.

10. Noir Cosmetics Ultra Rich Eye Pencil ($15, noircosmetics.com) A rich fat black eye pencil that makes creating sultry eyes a cinch. The Ultra Rich Eye Pencil is a high-pigment, high-power pencil that is 2 mm larger than most standard pencils. This allows you to line your eyes with ease and you can even smudge the liner into a soft black creamy shadow.

Fall Edition “Falls Best Hands”

Monday Sep 1, 2008 – By Nicole Mitsch

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Fixing Damaged Hair Edition

Friday Aug 1, 2008 – By Clutch

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Sexy Summer Edition

Tuesday Jul 1, 2008 – By Clutch

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Summer ‘08 Edition

Sunday Jun 1, 2008 – By Nicole Mitsch

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1. Very Irresistible Givenchy Summer Cocktail Eau de Toilette Spray ($52, sephora.com) 2. Ojon Summer Hair Kit ($35, ojon.com) 3. Bobbi Brown Shimmer Blush in Bahama Brown ($22, bobbibrowncosmetics.com) 4. Urban Decay Loose Pigment Powder ($20, macys.com) 5. Select-A-Shade Self Tanning Body Lotion from True Blue Spa ($18.50, bathandbodyworks) 6. La Prairie Cellular Luxe Lip treatment SPF 15 ($45, laprairie.com), 7. Frederic Fekkai Summer Hair Wash & Wear, ($22, sephora.com), 8. Hawaiian Tropic Protective Tanning Dry Oil ($9.99, drugstore.com), 9. Shadow Insurance, ($17, sephora.com), 10. Coppertone Continuous Sun Protection QuickCover Lotion Spray, Oil Free, SPF 50 ($10.99, drugstore.com), 11. CVS Soft Skin Spray Bath Oil Spray ($2.99, cvs.com)

BRIGHT Spring Colors

Thursday May 1, 2008 – By Clutch

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Spring Beauty Edition

Tuesday Apr 1, 2008 – By Nicole Mitsch

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Last Days of Winter: Get Your Hair, Skin and Nails Ready for Spring!

Saturday Mar 1, 2008 – By Nicole Mitsch

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1. Sugar Double Wink Mascara, $19, sephora.com - Lengthen and volumize dry fragile lashes. 2. Smashbox Hybird 2 in 1 Luminizing Primer, $32, smahbox.com - Your skin will look luminous everyday no matter what season! 3. Wish Shave Crave Short Stack, $32, whishbody.com - Yummy shaving cream for the perfect shave. 4. Colorscope Eye Color, $14, prescriptives.com - Start your spring of right with one of these beautiful colors. 5. La Roche-Posay Lipikar Feet, $17, laroche-posay.us - Get your feet ready for sandals with this thick cream. 6. Mizani FulFyl Conditioning Treatment, $12.97, texasbeautysupplies.com - Dry winter hair gets moisture added back with this conditioning treatment. 7. Bethesda Skincare Sunscreen Soap, $8, bethesdaskincare.com - The first-ever, all-natural SUNSCREEN SOAP will have you ready for the sun. 8. Philosophy Let go Let Love Lip Gelato, $10, sephora.com - keeps lips looking and tasting sweet! 9. IMAN Perfect Response Gentle Toner, $15, sierrabeauty.com - Soothes and conditions dry winter skin. 10. Carols Daughter Lemon Ginger Mint Manicure in a Jar, $11, carolsdaughter.com - Exfoliates dry,
chapped hands revealing smooth hands.