From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Holiday Splurge: Clarins Palazzo d’Oro Collection

December 16, 2009

Gold & gilded is in! The new Clarins Palazzo d’Oro Collection was inspired by the gorgeous architecture in Venice and it inspires me to want it in my makeup collection. *wink* Light-capturing pigments will set you aglow, and the swanky packaging will make you think you’re living in the lap of luxury. • Gold Attraction [...]

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Help Place 1.5 Million Pets in Homes By January

December 15, 2009

Time out for just a sec from something that’s beauty product-related, but is truly beauty-related instead. With almost 8 million homeless animals in the U.S., Iams needs our help! Iams Home 4 The Holidays is an amazing program that was so successful last year, it exceeded it’s goal of placing 1 million pets in new [...]

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5 Best Candles For Your Holiday Hostess!

December 15, 2009

As you head off to your holiday parties, don’t forget the hostess with the mostest! You know from your past experiences of playing hostess that it can be pretty stressful, and little gifts are thoughtful ways to show your appreciation for their hospitality. It can be kind of tricky, but the one-size-fits-all gift that’s sure [...]

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Currently Loving: Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Holiday Collection

December 14, 2009

Can you believe I’ve never worn a Sally Hansen Diamond Strength No-Chip Nail Color? At least not that I can remember! Why didn’t anyone whack me over the head with a skillet and paint my nails with one of these shades while I was out? They’re awesome! As I was wearing “Mon Cheri”, the perfect [...]

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10 Party-Perfect Celebrity Makeup Looks to Try

December 13, 2009

10 New Holiday Makeup Looks Steal a style from one of these celebs for your next big — or small — bash A holiday party is no time to stick with your everyday makeup routine — you need to shake things up! Have some fun trying a new look, and watch heads turn in your [...]

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Pretty Gifty: Jelly Pong Pong Lip Sorbet Trio

December 11, 2009

The countdown is ON! We don’t have a ton of time left to get our online shopping done, so I would jump on this one. These Jelly Pong Pong Lip Sorbet shades sell for $16 each on other sites, but right now Beauty Ticket is selling a TRIO of them for less than the price [...]

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How To Stop Cold Sores in Their Tracks

December 10, 2009

It starts out with a little tingle, and shortly after develops into a blistery-mound of pure yuck. And wah-lah! We have one of the ugliest things ever on our lips (besides a totally wrong shade of lipstick), it’s a cold sore from hell. It’s not like we can just schedule our appointments for our dates [...]

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ALERT: Smashbox Sample Sale!

December 10, 2009

If you’re in the Los Angeles area, you’re not going to want to miss this! Just in time for some fab holiday gift-giving, Smashbox is holding their exclusive sample sale at the Los Angeles Convention Center on December 18th, 19th, and 20th. I always score killer deals when I head out to these sample sales, [...]

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Review: Bare Escentuals Buxom Babes Winter Escapade Collection

December 9, 2009

Star light, star bright…I wish you were on my lips tonight! Well–you got it with the new Bare Escentuals Winter Escapade Buxom Babes Lip Polish Set. When I say these glosses dazzle, I mean they really dazzle! I love the original Buxom Lips glosses (My favorite color is Amber, I wonder why…), the cooling tingle [...]

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Review: CoverGirl Smoky ShadowBlast

December 9, 2009

Back in October, I gave everyone a sneak peek at the latest from CoverGirl to be released in January 2010. Smoky ShadowBlast is an all-in-one shadow stick to help you obtain a smoky eye in whatever hue you fancy. The smoky eye is often a difficult task to achieve on your own, I try to [...]