May 15th, 2008
Check out all the other great beautiful things going on around the Beauty & Style Channel!
Sasha from Beauty Bento Box gives you her take on one of my favorite products, Kanebo’s Total Lip Treatment.
Sophia from Beauty Gizmo tells us how to travel in luxurious style with these cases from Marc Jacobs.
Christina from eBeautyDaily shows how how to help Melanoma research when buying this adorable makeup palette.
Kori from Glamour Gift Guide introduces us to the Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Fan Set.
Pascalle from Hot Mama Daily thinks every Mother deserves this Mother’s Day Blockbuster Palette from Sephora - for Mother’s Day or any day.
Shannon from Makeup Minute introduces us to Elizabeth Arden’s Color Intrigue Effects Lipsticks.
Tris from Manscaping 101 has a post all about Man makeup - you have to check this out.
Noel from Pretty by Nature tells us about some Lemon Bath Cookies, and yes, you heard me right - bath cookies!
Ellen from Spa Beautifully says Bring on Summer.
Deb from The List Maven gives us 4 reasons NOT to wash your hair today.
Amy from The Scented Life dishes about the Fresh Sugar Acai body creme.
Image: Kanebo SENSAI Cellular Performance Total Lip Treatment from evins communications, ltd.
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May 15th, 2008
As we are putting away the socks and panty hose to bare our legs and feet this Spring, have you noticed how dry and scaly the bottom of your feet are? I know mine build up thick calluses on the bottoms and I spend so much time - too much time - rubbing the heavy duty creams into them over the winter. I think my need for these extra-moisturizing foot creams are gone because I gave into the Ped Egg.
Surely you have seen this little egg shaped cheese-grater looking device on TV, in Target or your drugstore. I know I saw it. I never gave it a second thought until I had a pedicure last Friday and still had thick calluses after the nail tech spent about 5 minutes each on my heels. I knew I needed to try something and yes - I am a sucker for those seen on TV products. And seeing the huge display of them at Target, the Ped Egg it was.
I was nervous to use this little wonder at first as I thought I would tear into my skin. But it didn’t. It never did. It just felt a bit rough at first as I glided the “egg” over my foot. After a few minutes - or because I figured out just the right technique to use it, I didn’t notice much of a feeling at all. It actually felt good.
After just two or three minutes or rubbing, I opened the little trap door to discover it full of shavings. Shavings of dead skin. I know it sounds unpleasant, but I was thrilled to see how much work this little “egg” did in such little time.
Don’t hesitate to pick up the Ped Egg. It is worth every cent of the $9.99 and I will not flinch to pick up the refill’s when needed.
image credit: Target
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May 14th, 2008
I am so excited to be leaving for California tomorrow. I have never been there before and I cannot wait. I will be attending the Total Beauty Blog Summit that will undoubtedly be a wonderful learning and sharing experience.
I am staying with my good friend Christina and look forward to seeing Ellen again - amongst all the other beauty blogger friends I have made over the past year or so.
Now, if I could only get through packing and limit myself to just one suitcase. Well, maybe a suitcase and a carry on. Plus my purse. And laptop bag. Ugh - packing is so hard!
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May 14th, 2008
Where I live, I am paying $4.29 for a gallon of gas and $5.99 for a gallon of milk. My weekly grocery bill is telling me that life’s necessities have gone up by over 15% since the beginning of the year. One thing that I do notice is the price of life’s luxuries are staying the same. I wonder why.
Could it be that we complain about $4.29 for a gallon of gas but will not complain about a $300 per ounce of our favorite eye cream or our $150 vial of perfume. I still see ladies lining up at the La Mer counter for their miracle broth.
If we like it and can afford it, I think we continue to spend on our beauty products - or products that make us feel beautiful anyway. I know I do and have yet to complain.
Have you cut back on your spending of your luxuries - particularly those that make you look and/or feel beautiful? Or do you feel that it is worth it to begin with and simply do not look at the price if it works? Also, say if your favorite luxury cream went up by 15% in just a few months time or fluctuated by price on a day to day basis, would you still splurge on it? Let me know your thoughts in the comments. I would love to hear what your thinking on still spending on life’s luxuries is.
image credit: LaMer
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May 13th, 2008
One of my favorite spa brands that has products worthy of more then just spa-ing is Elemis. If you have not heard of Elemis before, it is a British brand known for it’s luxurious spa treatments and their cult favorite Pro-Collagen Marine Cream.
Elemis is now taking on the at-home anti-aging body care with the Pro-Collagen Radiantly Smooth Body Cream. Collagen is well known for it’s wonderful facial properties, and Elemis now brings it to us for our entire body - head to toe.
This ground-breaking product helps to smooth out crepey skin texture, leaving the body feeling deeply hydrated with an illuminating youthful radiance. A network of Proteins, plus Micro-Lattice Technology ensures a mesh-like support system is provided over sagging skin whilst helping to restore cell cohesion. Combining a luxurious soufflé texture with iridescent sheen and nurturing aroma of Rose and Mimosa, the sensuality on application of this targeted, Anti-Aging Body Cream will also deliver an instant feel-good factor.
Elemis Pro-Collagen Radiantly Smooth Body Cream is available for $162 at Nordstrom.com and TimetoSpa.com.
image credit: Elemis
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May 13th, 2008
A fellow Splendicity member just published an e-book on something we are always looking for - Anti-Aging Secrets.
Leon’s Anti-Aging Secrets is a compilation of her ten years of researching natural skin care recipes. It includes secrets and tips along with recipes that include the most recently discovered anti-aging ingredients to Ayurvedic recipes. With ten chapters, there is plenty to be learned.
If you have ever been interested in making your own skin care lotions and potions, this e-book is a great place to start.
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May 12th, 2008
I am not sure how many of you use self-tanners. For me, it is the only way to go. Most often I love self-tanners and I do have a few favorites that I continue to use. I do continue to test and try many those, and once in a while though, I run into one that disappoints.
Olay Touch of Sun Body Lotion is the latest self-tanner to disappoint me.
Touch of Sun is made to moisturize first, tan second. It has a lower amount of DHA (self-tanning ingredient) so that the color comes on gradually.
I will say that I liked the scent, very little of the tell-tale self-tanner smell, and the moisturizing properties were nice. My legs were smooth and the lotion was easy to rub in. With that said, it took over a week to see any sort of color on my legs and what I finally saw was streaky. As I discontinued using it, my faux tan faded with a freckling effect which made it look even worse. Ugh.
I threw away the tube and just won’t try again.
I do know that different self-tanners do react differently on different people, so if you did have a good experience with Touch of Sun, please let us me know in the comments.
image credit: Olay
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May 11th, 2008
To all of the Mothers out there, I just wanted to say Happy Mother’s Day!
Here is a picture of my family taken last week (with even me and my hubby)
and here is a picture of my kiddos plus my Goddaughter.
Love them all so much, and so very proud to be their Mom!
image copyright Teri Cosenzi.
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May 9th, 2008
While it is probably, well almost, too late to be shopping for Mother’s Day this weekend, a gift guide comes in handy any time of year. Our beauty & style channel just launched a new blog, Glamour Gift Guide, by the fabulous Kori - of our own Shoe Blitz fame.
Kori will be bringing us “Gift ideas for anyone who loves fashion, beauty, style and high-end glamour. Fashionistas, moms, teens and all glamour girls will love these gifts.”
Among some of my favorite finds as suggested by Kori include this Dooney & Bourke Patent Medium Chiara Bag
as well as this Fresh Sugar Star Treatment Gift Set.
I can’t wait to see what else she finds, and I know you will want to check it out too.
image: Dooney & Bourke
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May 9th, 2008
I read an interesting article in the New York Times today. The article is about how men, specifically aging men, are getting partial hair color touch-ups. They are no longer opting for full coverage. Seems men are liking the Salt & Pepper look - a la George Clooney.
I don’t blame them. George rocks the salt & pepper look - as does my husband.
As women, we mostly want to cover each and every gray, and it is nice to know that men are embracing their age.
I love it. What do you think?
Image: Newscom
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