Spring

Weekly Beauty Read

Raging Rouge gets tips and tricks for Spring makeup application from stylist Jenny Smith of NARS Cosmetics.
Need a new hair brush? Cybelesays is loving the new paddle one from Metropolis.
Makeup Moxie reviews Tarte 4 Day Stay Lash Stain mascara.
The Daily Cookie gives you a step-by-step tutorial on how to get Madonna’s Hard Candy album cover look with the help of Shu Uemura makeup artist Nicky Posley.
A Touch of Blusher gets the "false-eyelash treatment" from YSL.
Beauty Anonymous is very tempted by the Hair Spray from Anna Sui!
Kitiya from Mischo Beauty discusses hair texture in her “Mischo Beauty School: Hair Texture 101” post!
Want to win a whopping $824 in products? Then head to The Beauty of Life immediately for a supremely fantastic giveaway!
Joy from Makeup Junkie shares Prom beauty trends and tips!
The Muse checks up on jolly old England and brings you the latest news of Eyeko’s Summer Collection 2008!
Beauty Banter tells YOU how to achieve your best brows… 7 easy tips!
Beauty411 opens her little black beauty book and reports on an incredible facial at the ARCONA Studio in Santa Monica.
Beauty Blogging Junkie reports on the Total Beauty Blogger Summit in L.A. last weekend and on a trip to Anastasia’s Salon, one of the stops on the Total Beauty beauty tour of L.A.
StyleBell shows how you too can get The Hills inspired Side Ponytail as seen on Lauren Conrad and Nicole Ritchie.
makeup loves me wants to help you look hot this summer. but she knows you may be lazy like her. hence, she offers you a cheater’s guide to a summer body.
15 Minute Beauty Fanatic checks out the "New It Flat Iron"?
The Makeup Divas tells you about a Hot Lip Balm that Lauren Conrad of The Hills loves to use to keep her lips glossy.
Face Candy reviews Bobbi Brown’s newest scent, Almost Bare.
Don’t let humidity ruin your blow-out! Glossypink has found a serum that will help your blow-out stay sleek and fabulous!
All Lacquered Up reviews the OPI Mod About Brights collection and discovers a creepy resemblance to a victim from Showtime’s Dexter.
Pursebuzz.com is having a HUGE contest. Be sure to stop by for a chance to win my top favorite brushes from Coastalscents.com. Gimme Gimme. Good Luck!!!
Toya’s started a new series: "Bronzers for Brown Girls" where she’ll be discussing the best bronzers for those of us who have deeper skintones. First up: Stila Sun Bronzer SPF 15 !
The 80’s is back in a big way, inspiring new trends in fashion and beauty. So how do you embrace this trend without looking like a Dynasty reject? Three Custom Color Specialists has the perfect product and Spoiled Pretty is giving it away. Enter the giveaway today!

Colorescience Bronzer Brush With SPF 20

Colorescience, Coloresceience, Bronzer Brush, SPF 20, Sun Protection

Did you know that even if you apply an SPF every morning before you leave the house, your skin is probably largely unprotected by lunchtime? Scary stuff, right? Few people reapply sunscreen throughout the day, especially if they’re wearing makeup. Who wants to apply a greasy lotion over their makeup, after all?

Last summer, I was smitten with an SPF mineral powder that applied completely translucent. This season, I’m equally smitten with the Colorescience Bronzer Brush.

The Bronzer Brush will easily become the product you can’t leave the house without this summer. Available in four gorgeous bronze shades, this bronzing powder comes packaged right in the handle of its applicator brush… making it extremely portable. The brush applies the bronzer evenly, and is protected by a retractable plastic sheath. This bronzer contains an SPF 20, so you can reapply sunscreen many times a day without messing up your makeup! This physical sunscreen by Colorescience is sold in fine salons and spas. Find a retailer near you by clicking HERE! You can also purchase Colorescience products online by visiting Blissworld.com.

Interesting trivia: Colorescience was the official makeup used on the set of the movie "What Happens In Vegas" with Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz!

Lancome Le Gift Hot GWP, Clinique Beauty Gift

LANCOME GWP!

With any Lancome purchase of $29.50 or more at Macy’s, you’ll score a brightly colored tote filled with:

Choose Your Treatment, featuring: PRIMORDIALE SKIN RECHARGE Visibly Smoothing & Renewing Moisturizer SPF 15 Sunscreen Cream OR ABSOLUE PREMIUM BX Absolute Replenishing Cream SPF 15 Sunscreen.

PLUS DÉFINICILS High Definition Mascara in Black

PLUS LE ROUGE ABSOLU Reshaping & Replenishing LipColour (Full-Size) in Mars

PLUS DESIGN Sensational Eye Shadow Quartet in Honeymoon, Bikini Golden, Dill and Guest List

PLUS BI-FACIL Double-Action Eye Makeup Remover

Click HERE to head over to Macy’s beauty to check it out!

CLINIQUE GWP!

With any Clinique purchase of $25 or more at Nordstrom, you can choose between two different sets of amazing skincare product, and spring color! Use promotional code PINK or BRONZE during checkout to select your gift.

"All About Pinks" (Promo Code PINK) Gift With Purchase includes:

Continuous Rescue antioxidant Moisturizer in Dry/Combination (0.5 oz.)

All About Eyes Rich (0.21)

Take the Day Off Makeup Remover for Lids, Lashes & Lips (1.7 oz)

High Impact Mascara in Black (0.14 oz.)

Different Lipstick in Rose Taffy (0.14 oz.)

Blushing blush Powder Blush in Cupid (0.06 oz.)

Clinique Blush Brush

Pink Cosmetics Bag

"All About Bronze" (Promo Code BRONZE) Gift With Purchase includes:

Continuous Rescue antioxidant Moisturizer in Dry/Combination (0.5 oz.)

All About Eyes Rich (0.21)

Take the Day Off Makeup Remover for Lids, Lashes & Lips (1.7 oz)

High Impact Mascara in Black (0.14 oz.)

Different Lipstick in Tenderheart (0.14 oz.)

Blushing blush Powder Blush in Sunkissed (0.06 oz.)

Clinique Blush Brush

Bronze Cosmetics Bag

Click HERE to shop NORDSTROM Beauty Gifts with Purchase.

REN Clean Skincare: Grapeseed Jojoba And Shea Butter Body Cream

Natural Skincare, REN CLEAN Skincare, Grapeseed, Jojoba, Shea, Body Cream Pregnancy has me parched. I’m constantly constantly drinking water, and yet I’m constantly thirsty. Similarly, my skin seems to be craving moisture… and I’ve been plowing through body lotions and creams with such speed that I’m using full bottles of product on a monthly basis (no exaggeration)!

My latest potion of choice is REN’s Grapeseed Jojoba And Shea Butter Body Cream. This 200mL bottle contains an intense moisturizer that keeps skin feeling soft and supple, while delivering nourishing triglycerides to the skin. Grapeseed Oil and Rice Bran are used as antioxidants, improving the skin’s natural barrier functionality. I love that this product absorbs quickly into the skin, not leaving it feeling greasy or oily. I never have to worry about residue all over my clothing with this body cream!

REN Grapeseed, Jojoba and Shea Butter Body Cream retails for $29 on the REN CLEAN website.

I’ve said it before… REN is probably most notable for what ISN’T in its products. REN refuses to use "unfriendly" ingredients, so any time you purchase one of their products, you can rest assured they are free of: synthetic fragrance, petrochemicals, sulfate detergents, synthetic colors, animal ingredients, parabens, glycols and diglycols (such as propylene glycol), PEG’s, PPGs, urea, D.E.A, T.E.A, PABA and other synthetic sunscreens, aliphatic alcohols/hydrocarbons, phthalates, fumarates, amines, alkanolamines, synthetic AHAs/BHAs, polyacrylamide, metacrylate, elastomer, poloxamer, styrene, vinyl, polyquaternium, synthetic chelating agents, nylon, nitriles, nitrates, nitrosamine releasers, bromates, fluor, aluminum and alumina.

REN products are never tested on animals, and REN donates a minimum of 2.5% of their profits to philanthropies that are either pro-environment or help the less fortunate. Natural beauty with a cause? Fantastic!

MAX Factor May Makeover Winners Circle!

MAX Factor, ColorGenius, Blush, Pressed Powder Well, believe it or not… two of my winners have yet to claim their boxes! So today I’m publishing a partial list of winners to satisfy your curiosity. You’ll see that Raging Rouge readers from every part of the country are well represented!

Many congrats to:

Susmita, San Diego, CA
Linda, Pleasanton, CA
Bonnie, Tenafly, NJ
Holly, Danville, WA
Tammy, Bradenton, FL
Naomi, Wichita, KS
Michelle, Katy, TX
Megan, Vancouver, WA

Each of them won a box packed with over $75 of MAX Factor cosmetics (including some that even Raging Rouge hasn’t sampled!)