From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Must check out: Sundari Chamomile Eye Oil

April 14, 2009

Now for something really different. Not an eye cream, but an eye oil! Chamomile, avocado, and jojoba seed oils are known for their therapeutic effects to the skin– why not the eyes? I can honestly say I have never considered an eye oil versus an eye cream. I was cruising around the Sundari site one [...]

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The Body Shop partners with MTV and The Staying Alive Foundation. What a big difference a little lip butter can make!

April 13, 2009

To help raise funds for AIDS/HIV awareness, The Body Shop is launching an exclusive new lip butter benefiting The Staying Alive Foundation. $5 of every purchase of their Tantalizing Lip Butter ($8) will be contributed to the charity which focuses on AIDS/HIV prevention and awareness programs for youth around the world! I can’t think of [...]

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Why I love Recess in LA!

April 13, 2009

Last week, I had the pleasure of going to a different kind of nail spa. This one wasn’t anything like the nail salons you’ll find on every street corner in Anytown, USA. Recess in Los Angeles is like an oasis in the desert for anyone stuck in the hum-drums of sub-par nail salons! For starters, [...]

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First look: Essie Neon Collection 09

April 13, 2009

How fun are these? Essie’s Neon Collection for 09 will go on sale at essie.com on April 15. You just may want to pick yourself up a little treat after you’ve been standing in line at the post office to mail your income taxes to Uncle Sam! Were you ahead of the game and they’re [...]

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Review: Jonathan Product Green Rootine Dry Shampoo

April 13, 2009

Last Friday, I got a fab new ‘do! When I woke up on Saturday, it wasn’t so fab anymore because it looked pretty greasy where my hair parts to the side. Ick! It was the perfect time to put the new Jonathan Product Green Rootine Dry Shampoo to the test, since it was just sitting [...]

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The 20 Most Popular Earth-Friendly Beauty Products

April 12, 2009

Top 20 Earth-Friendly Beauty Products The hottest skin care, makeup and hair care on every green chick’s list What’s the hot trend in beauty? Going green. But don’t break out the emerald eyeshadow just yet, we mean green as in environmentally friendly. New to the green scene? Use TotalBeauty.com readers’ unbiased ratings to help you [...]

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Weekly Web Tour

April 11, 2009

Head over to Bare Budget Beauty this week for your chance to win a beautiful train case with $100 worth of brand name products from BeautyTicket.com!! Check out A Little More Beautiful’s Great Skin for Spring series with tips for skin care based on specific skin types: How to take care of dry skin. Viva [...]

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Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals “Sun Proof Fun” SPF 20 eyeshadow collection swatches

April 11, 2009

Here I am again with the sunscreen, I know! I’ve been guilty of leaving my eyes out of the safe-sun game, I admit. So imagine how I lit up when I got a peek at the new Bare Escentuals “Sun Proof Fun” SPF 20 eyeshadow collection. These rich and creamy mineral shadows will help protect [...]

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New product alert: The Body Shop goes wild for cherries!

April 10, 2009

The best body butters in the beauty business come from The Body Shop as far as I’m concerned! My ultimate fave has always been Satsuma, I love it’s sweet tangy scent. I think there may be a close second to Satsuma now however, as The Body Shop launched Wild Cherry bodycare products and just the [...]

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Hairdo clip-in hair extensions by Ken Paves & Jessica Simpson pump up my style!

April 10, 2009

My hair is as flat as a board 6 days out of the week and achieving some volume and curl doesn’t come easy. It takes a Herculean effort to get even half way there, and I’m sometimes so sweaty by the time I’m done styling that I want to press reset and start over! I [...]