NFL Player Troy Polamalu's Hair Insured For $1 Million

File this one under wacky firsts, but totally true: Head & Shoulders has just insured Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu’s hair through Lloyd’s of London for a cool one million dollars. As the mane man repping Head & Shoulders Hair Endurance for Men collection, Polamalu’s precious curls will be protected throughout this NFL season and is ...

Win It! Eucerin SkinFIRST Everyday Protection Giveaway

Have you taken the Eucerin SkinFIRST pledge yet? If you already have, please take a second to pat yourself on the back. If not, listen up---I've got some incentive for you (and a little reward for those of you who already have). It's craziness that we often take the largest organ in our body for granted. ...

Review: LipSense by SeneGence Long Lasting Liquid Lip Color

How many times have you purchased a lippie that promised to be long wearing, only to wind up so disappointed that it quickly found it's way to the bottom of your makeup stash or nearest trash can? It's happened to me more times than I care to remember. True long wearing lip colors are out ...

Sneak Peek: Urban Decay Book of Shadows Volume III

There are about to be some VERY happy Urban Decay lovers in NYC! 1,000 New Yorkers are going to beat us all to the punch on this beautiful thing right here: The latest installment of their popular Limited Edition Book of Shadows series from the edgy west coast beauty brand proves that Urban Decay has mad ...

What's on Lady Gaga's Nails in Vanity Fair?

What's that gray nail polish on Lady Gaga's nails on the September cover of Vanity Fair? Just in case you were wondering, it's none other than the very hot Waking Up In Vegas from celebrity manicurist Deborah Lippmann! The popular gray shade is from Lippmann's spring 2010 collection (you'll find my review & swatches for Waking ...

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Giveaway: Softlips PURE 100% Natural Lipcare Collection

June 5, 2010

If you read my review from last week, I gave a hint about this one! This giveaway will award one reader a set of the new products in the Softlips PURE 100% Natural Lipcare Collection. That’s eight yummy products to make your pucker happy! How to enter the giveaway:

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Review: Softlips PURE 100% Natural Collection

June 4, 2010

I already LOVE Softlips lip balms, but it’s difficult to keep them for myself because my husband loves them just as much. I’m pretty confident that the new Softlips PURE 100% Natural lippies will remain mine though, especially since they contain slight tints. YAY for mine! Here’s the breakdown of new products: Softlips PURE 100% [...]

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Giveaway: The Body Shop Sweet Lemon Collection

March 15, 2010

Want to go to the Italian Riviera? I bet you do! (Please, take me with you!) Just launched from The Body Shop is the new Sweet Lemon collection, which gets it’s fragrance from the lemon seed oil of juicy, just-picked Italian Riviera lemons–so you just know it smells divine. We’ve partnered with The Body Shop [...]

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Kisses For Your Valentine: 6 Must-Have Lippies For a Perfect Pucker

February 10, 2010

Whether you prefer long-lasting color, super glossy shine, or sugary-sweet flavor–check out these fabulous lippies to make your Valentine’s Day kisses that much more irresistible. If you don’t have a Valentine–no worries…your lips will still look just as kissable, if not better. Don’t they always want what they can’t have? philosophy Kiss Me exfoliating lip [...]

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Review: Bare Escentuals Buxom Balms

January 5, 2010

I love holiday collections, but there’s something special about coming out of holiday and seeing early Spring launches that excites me most! I’ve been seeing a lot of the translucent lip–slight tints with plenty o’ shine, and that’s where the new Bare Escentuals Buxom Balms will find their calling! Five shades of buttery mineral-infused lip [...]

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Giveaway: philosophy “tying The Knot” Gift Set

January 2, 2010

Are you a bride-to-be, friend or family member of the bride, or bridesmaid? Maybe you’re a chronic daydreamer–knowing that someday, that special someone will come in to your life (maybe they already have!) and change it for the better. If you’re stumped for a fab gift, and I do mean a truly fabulous gift for [...]

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7 Fun Stocking-Stuffers For Beauty Junkies

December 19, 2009

As a child, I have to admit that my stocking was usually an afterthought to me. I mean–when there’s a Makit and Bakit Oven to be played with on Christmas morning, I wasn’t really too concerned with my Lifesavers Storybook-filled stocking! Eventually I would notice my stocking and be like–OH! THERE’S CANDY IN THERE! Guess [...]

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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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Review & swatches: Bobbi Brown Rich Color Gloss

October 19, 2009

With lipstick coming back in such a major way this Fall, parting with our precious lip glosses isn’t such an easy thing to do! Bobbi Brown’s new Rich Color Glosses can make it easier to have the best of both worlds– the full color of a lipstick that’s so “in” again, and the familiar texture [...]

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Coming full-circle: Lauren Hutton Naturals Face Disc

October 7, 2009

Things really do come full-circle, and trying out Lauren Hutton’s makeup line reminded me of that! When my baby teeth finally gave way to my “big girl” teeth, and the last quarter had been left under my pillow by the tooth fairy, I had kind of awkward teeth for a little girl– or at least [...]

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