Summer

Drugstore Chic – Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips

Physician’s Formula certainly hit the nail on the head with their new summer product, Shimmer Strips. This 6-color square blush combines highlighter, blush and bronzer into one product. Similar to Cargo’s BeachBlush, the striped style enables you to easily use this product as an eyeshadow too! I’m loving the highlighter in the inner corners of the eye, and under the browbone.

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips retails for $11.95 and can be found at most local drugstores, drugstore.com, and the Physicians Formula website.

Beauty.com Free Shipping With Any Purchase!

How on earth could I forget to mention this great deal to you all? Shipping is free on any size Beauty.com order through the end of August. So, if you’d rather be enjoying the final days of summer than running out to buy that one gloss you MUST have, just order it online instead!

While supplies last, take advantage of the following Beauty.com gifts with purchase:

Free shave gel ($8 value) when you buy 2 Skindinavia

Free tarte Daisy & Gatsby double-ended lipgloss ($19 value) when you spend $50 on tarte

Free travel set ($20 value) when you spend $50 in Nuxe

Free Eye Candy eye shadow duo ($15 value) when you spend $30 on Sugar

Free Mini Hydraat Moisture ($15 value) when you spend $30 on Skindinavia

Free Sugar Water Cleansing Mousse ($22 value) when you buy 2 Ramy products

Free Pink Buttercream Frosting lipgloss ($14 value) when you buy 2 Jaqua items

Buy any Clarisonic and get a free 2 oz Cucumber Daily Cleanser

This Week’s Beauty Bargains and Freebies

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DERMAdoctor Special Offers Purchase $100 or more of DERMAdoctor brand products, receive a free 1oz. Body Guard spf 30. While supplies last.
A $7 value!

MD Skincare SPECIAL OFFER
Purchase $100 of MD Skincare products, receive an MD Skincare Body Trio. Includes 5 (2-step) packettes Daily Body Peel, a travel size Firming Body Lotion and a travel size Moisturizing Body Wash. While supplies last.
A $15 value!

BERGDORF GOODMAN
Free Shipping with any order of $150 or more! Enter code BGAUG7. Offer expires 8/25/07.

ESTEE LAUDER
Good through September 2, 2007. Choose 4 deluxe skincare favorites with any order of $35 or more. Enter code YOURBEST1 for Hydration, YOURBEST2 for Prevention, YOURBEST3 for Anti-Wrinkle, or YOURBEST4 for Lifting/Firming.

BORGHESE
With any purchase of $35 or more, receive a free Autumno Beauty Gift.

LAB SERIES
New super-huge sized tubes and bottles give your man more of the product he loves for less!

MACY’S
With any $28.50 Lancome purchase, choose your color collection!

NEIMAN MARCUS
Be sure to check out the products featured in THE BOOK.

SEPHORA
Free shipping on orders of $50 or more, enter code FREESHIP8 (exp. 9/24/07)
Free Lorac Mocktail Sample, enter HOTLIPS (exp. 8/31/07)
Free Stila Lip Glaze Sample, enter SUGAR (exp. 8/31/07)
Free Kinerase C6 Peptide Sample, enter KINERASE (exp. 10/5/07)

Ojon Hydrating Styling Cream

My hair is naturally wavy, a fact many don’t realize as I straighten my hair virtually every day. I don’t compulsively straighten because I am opposed to wavy hair (I actually think waves are quite lovely). I straighten my hair because wearing it curly makes me look like an asylum escapee.

The main reason for this crazed look is the out-of-control frizz that accompany my wavy tresses. A secondary reason is my fear of sticky styling product, an aversion that likely stems from coming of age during the 80s, when product came in the form of gels and sprays like "Stiff Stuff" that made hair feel like a plastic helmet.

Despite my hesitation… I sampled Ojon’s Hydrating Styling Cream. So happy I did! It’s easy to use: Simply pump some into your hand, and rub hands together until the micro-spheres in the product melt (you can see the spheres in the image). Once melted, run your hands through your hair to evenly apply the product. I used about 4 pumps of this product for my shoulder-length hair, and applied more product to my trouble-spots. When my hair dried, my waves looked smooth and beautiful!

I’m not the only one smitten with Ojon… this product won Natural Health Magazine’s award for "Best Styling Product", and was a 2007 "Best of Sephora" nominee. Ojon Hydrating Styling Cream retails for $30 at Beauty.com and Nordstrom.com.

TINte Cosmetics Shimmering Face Pearls In Sun Kissed

TINte Shimmering Face Pearls is a versatile loose powder intended to be used literally everywhere! TINte recommends countless creative uses for this product: mixing with foundation, lotion, and even nail polish!

I sampled this product in "Sun Kissed" and loved the golden glow it gave my skin. Dusted on the cheekbones, this shade is a fantastic compliment to summer bronzer as a warm highlighter. Applied as a shadow, it can give a palette of neutral shadows an added kick. My personal favorite use is as a base for gloss (giving is much longer wear time on the lips, and some added sparkle. The best news: TINte’s Face Pearls in Sun Kissed will easily carry you through fall as a creative way to add some dimension to your favorite lipstick shade. Simply brush the powder over lipstick to give your favorite shade an entirely new look!

This mineral based powder is gentle on sensitive skin. Don’t let the tiny size fool you… this product actually contains four times as much powder as a typical pressed powder eyeshadow. Good thing, too, because you’ll be using it four times as often!

TINte Shimmering Face Pearls are $14, and can be purchased online at TINte Cosmetics or Makeup.com. Be sure to check for local retailers at TINte’s website, as many boutiques carry this line! If you’re buying directly from TINte, don’t forget to enter the promotional code "GLOSS" for 20% off of your purchase! This discount code will expire on September 30th.