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Spoiled Pretty is giving away $1,400 worth of beauty products to one lucky bride-to-be. And if you’re a future wedding belle from the Philadelphia area, we’ve got something for you too. Enter right away – contest ends May 4th.
Find out how The Daily Cookie gets her flawless face with Clinique!
SugarShock Beauty has fallen in love with Greek natural beauty line Korres’s new Body Butters, which come in a pump-tube, so it’s super-easy moisturizing for us time-pressed gals.
Raging Rouge tests dozens and dozens of pink lipsticks and glosses, and narrows the field down to the best pink lip colors of Spring 2008.
Beauty Anonymous shows you new colors of the DiorKiss Lip Gloss Line!
StyleBell uncovers simple and easy tips to help manage and control curly hair.
A Touch of Blusher reviews ck Calvin Klein’s new mineral-based loose powder.
Product Girl is giving away 2 pairs of Tweezerman’s Animal Print Slant tweezers!
Find out what Beauty Blogging Junkie recommends for achieving shimmery shoulders for summer.
Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog interviews MAC Cosmetics Senior Makeup Artist Jennifer Karsten and gets the skinny on how it’s like to work with Kanye West.
The Makeup Divas reviews Bath and Body WorksHello Sugar! shimmering body lotion.
The Muse reviews Etude House’sSpring Collection from Korea!
The Beauty of Life no longer has to suffer from lash envy with the Dior Black Lash Kit.
Toya from The Life of A Ladybug got sucked in by Darac Beauty’s Sifted Blur Powder and TorQuam brush! She doesn’t want you to get sucked in, too!
Kyle at Face Candy gives you a peek at her favorite Makeup Minis.
Don’t know why you should be rocking the sunscreen every day? Beauty411 reminds us that May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month!
makeup loves me introduces you to a non-chocolate truffle that she is confident you will still love!
Beauty Banter dishes on the top concealers on the market! Everything you need to know about covering-up and having a glowing complexion!
Glossypink reveals an essential warm-weather item to give your skin its sexiest glow ever!
Pursebuzz.com shows you how to create long lasting curls with just a few products. It’s called the Wavy Waves.
Cybelesays introduces us to a new line of mineral makeup.
Kitiya from Mischo Beauty loves REN’s Mayblossom and Konjac Balancing Moisturiser and tells you why!
Does lipgloss cause skin cancer? Makeup Moxie gives you the lowdown.
15 Minute Beauty Fanatic checks out the new Essie Summer 2008 Colors!

NVEY ECO Organic Lip Lustre, Cristal

Nvey Eco, Lip Lustre, Gloss, Champagne, organic beauty, beauty blogs Certified organic and packed with natural ingredients to moisturize your lips, Lip Lustre gloss in Cristal is a gorgeous golden shade of champagne that applies sheer, for barely-there beauty. A must-have to achieve a natural look for Spring and Summer, Lip Lustre also has a delicious orange scent.

If the fantastic gloss doesn’t keep you coming back for more, the sleek look of the bottle certainly will! The long black applicator wand is so chic and contemporary!

NVEY ECO Lip Lustre retails for $24, and can be found at upurea.com and the NVEY ECO website.

Sephora’s Sun Safety Kit- Sun Protection For A Cause!

It’s that time of year! Time for sun, fun and Sephora’s Sun Safety Kit! From April until June (or while supplies last) Sephora offers this kit chock-full of travel-sized sun care products.

Retail value of the included products is $87, but the cost to you is only $25!

BUY THIS KIT. I never explicitly tell my readers to buy anything… but have good reason to do it now. It’s an absolute steal, firstly. It’s also a great way to determine which full sized products you’ll need to get you through the Summer. But the best reason of all to purchase this kit is the fact that 100% of the net profits ($21.55 from every kit) are donated directly to The Skin Cancer Foundation. That makes this purchase simultaneously a treat for your skin, and a donation to a good cause. Click HERE to purchase the Sephora Brand Sun Safety Kit ($87 Value)

The kit includes:

0.05 oz Korres Natural Products Watermelon Sunscreen Face Cream SPF 30

0.25 oz Peter Thomas Roth Max Sheer All Day Defense Moisture Lotion SPF 30

1 oz DDF Daily Protective Moisturizer SPF 15

0.35 oz Cosmedicine Medi-Matte Oil Control Lotion SPF 20

0.17 oz Juice Beauty Green Apple Moisturizer SPF 15

1 oz Murad Firming Bronzer SPF 15

0.08 oz Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protection Lotion SPF 55 PA + + +

six single-use packs of MD Skincare Powerful Sun Protection Pads SPF 30

0.17 oz Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream Ultra Protection SPF 30

0.25 oz Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer SPF 15

0.098 oz Tarte 24/7 Lip Sheer SPF 15

and a UV indicator card, all in a limited-edition Sephora pouch.

Smashbox Asks: Are You The Next Beauty Guru?

Smashbox Cosmetics and Sephora are on the hunt for the next beauty guru with a superstar personality and an innovative vision for a blockbuster beauty product. The two beauty giants are asking consumers to create videos, develop commercials, or submit blogs online showcasing their larger-than-life personas and revolutionary product ideas.

Entrants who submit ideas will have the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Los Angeles with a friend, where the winner will design the official Smashbox Fashion Week Makeup Palette and take home $5000 worth of Smashbox Cosmetics. The grand prize winner will also receive two tickets to attend Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for the star-studded debut of their palette, which will be sold exclusively at Sephora stores nationwide and featured in the Sephora catalog.

The top ten entrants, as chosen by the Smashbox panel, will win a Smashbox Swag Bag stocked with $500 of Smashbox Cosmetics. The five most viral internet entries will win the Ultimate Smashbox Swag Bag, including $1000 worth of Smashbox Cosmetics and a year of Smashbox products from new collection launches.

Round One of the Are You The Next Beauty Guru? Contest begins online at 12:00am Pacific Time on May 1st, 2008 and ends at 11:30pm Pacific Time on June 20th, 2008.

On May 8th, the program will kick off live at the Hollywood & Highland Sephora store, where attendees have the opportunity to present their idea to a panel of expert judges, comprised of Smashbox founders Dean and Davis Factor and celebrity makeup artist Charlie Green. Ten attendees will receive a “golden ticket” that automatically places them in the Top 100 entrants of the contest, and get their idea taped and edited by a professional videographer.

WHO: Smashbox Cosmetics and Sephora

WHAT: Are You The Next Beauty Guru? Contest

WHERE:

Online: www.smashbox.com/beautyguru

In store: Sephora, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA

WHEN: Online: May 1st, 2008; In store: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm on May 8th, 2008

Pink, All Grown Up

What happens to bubblegum pink gloss when it earns an MBA and lands a position as CEO of a multi-national corporation? It becomes one of these super-sexy alternatives to pale pink! If you’re looking for something a bit more "grown-up" this season, these pink based shades are for you!

Jane Iredale LipColor in C.J. is a bright pink with hints of coral. Perfect for any woman who can’t fully commit to pink. This lipstick also packs a powerful SPF! Retail is $19.

I’m smitten with this matte gloss! Lipstick Queen’s Oxymoron gloss in "Minor Crisis" is a universally flattering pink shade that is worthy of the boardroom, and the ballroom. Retail $20.

NARS originally launched this shade as a lipstick, but for Spring 2008 the shade Dolce Vita (pink with a touch of brown) was introduced in gloss form. Retail $24.

Lipstick Queen’s Saint Rose is a sophisticated deep rose shade is sheer and shiny. The matte gold case is as glam as its contents! Retail $18.

Urban Decay’s Ultraglide in 0 is an opaque deep shade of red with dark pink undertones. This gloss is Robert Palmer girl worthy, but won’t make you look like an 80s flashback. Retail $17.