Just found a slice of a scene for Gossip Girl, Season Three.
To keep this beauty related...the lippie is quite fetching.

There are many reasons why I can not wait for fall. I am looking forward to bonfires, chilly nights, the black collection from MAC and new episodes from Gossip Girl.

Credit: Youtube via lacelebs

Fat Electrician by Etat Libre d'Orange: I Guess This is Not a Joke

So when I first read this...I thought it was a clever joke on perfumistas.
But this description and scent is for real.
Seriously.
I checked the perfume blogs and no one seems to have actually sniffed it. It is unavailable in the US and appears to be limited edition.

If you have sniffed Fat Electrician...the perfume...please post your thoughts in the comments.
I might be crazy but the notes and mixture sound quite fetching.

His beauty would have been his greatest asset.
One imagines he was raised in the big air of Texas, his soft skin scrubbed by ears of wheat, his eyelashes curled by grappling with grace against a blinding sun. A Midnight Cowboy lost on city asphalt. A fisherman without a line, he was made to be hooked by others, to believe in his fate without knowing it, to wreak havoc and forget it over time. Youth for women-of-a-certain-age, stock for late-night parties, a partner to accompany the wealthy of Palm Peach on nature walks, his splendor is consumed in the service of others. Now, a Fat Electrician in New Jersey, his talent depleted in his sexual decline.

To celebrate this beauty which cannot be recaptured, a splendid vetiver is required -an ode to bygone eroticism. Antoine Maisondieu has willed him white, metallic, silver like the ancestral green of olive leaves. But also sweet, demure, addictive like a chestnut cream – vanilla bean, opoponax and myrrh in the bottom notes. Intensely concentrated, resinous, flawlessly unrefined, it conveys a sensuality of contradiction. Because all beauty carries within itself the knowledge that it will not last.

Fat Electrician, 50ml 59 € only at the boutique 69 rue des Archives - Paris 3ème
Available in March 2009

http://www.etatlibredorange.com/blog/?p=442

Lavender’s blue: Summer comes to Caron
A review by Jessica M

A trip to the Caron boutique in New York is always a treat for me, and I haven’t been there in a few months, so I was looking forward to my latest visit. The occasion was the United States release of Caron’s newest fragrance: Les Plus Belles Lavandes (“the most beautiful lavenders”).

Les Plus Belles Lavandes was created by the Caron “nose,” Richard Fraysse, as a lighter, more unisex interpretation of Pour Un Homme de Caron. It was inspired by the lavender fields of the South of France, and its notes include Provençal lavender, amber, vanilla, and musk. Les Plus Belles Lavandes is unusually lush and aromatic for a cologne. The freshness of the lavender is married with the creamy sweetness of the vanilla, and the hint of musk gives the dry-down a “skin-scent” feeling.

Lavandes is a delicious-smelling fragrance, but it’s not too heavy for warmer weather. If you’re always sorry to put aside your rich gourmand perfumes in the summer, this is something you should try. It’s available in a 3.4-oz. spray bottle ($80), and it’s only being offered in limited quantities in America at this time, so don’t wait too long if you’re interested!


While I was browsing in the boutique, I had the chance to admire Caron’s recently-added range of one-ounce, faux-shagreen atomizers. Ten fragrances are available in these bottles, and each one has its own color (black for Narcisse Noir, purple for the violety Aimez-Moi, and so on). Bellodgia, my favorite, is encased in carnation-pink.


And I had a sneak peek at an upcoming product line: Later this year, for the holiday season, Caron will be releasing limited edition bottles decorated with Swarovski crystals. The lay-down atomizers, standing bottles, and travel vials will be sold in several colors, to be filled with the fragrance of your choice. I can’t even imagine how sparkly these will be in person!

For more information, contact Diane Haska at Caron in New York. The phone number for the PhytoUniverse salon, where Caron is located, is 212-308-0270 and the address is 715 Lexington Avenue (enter on 58th Street), New York, NY 10022.

Bellodgia photo and store photos by Jessica M.
Swarovski-bottle image courtesy of Caron.

QVC Alert

WHAT:
The 2009 Cosmetic Executive Women Beauty Insider’s Choice Award Winners and Finalists will be showcased nationwide on QVC. Beauty lovers everywhere can tune in to find special promotions on the best beauty products right at the click of a button.

WHO:
Carlotta Jacobson, President, CEW will join QVC host Patty Reilly and offer insider beauty advice to viewers. “Women don’t want to make buying mistakes. They’re looking for performance and value. With the CEW Beauty Insider’s Choice Awards, consumers have the advice of more than 4,000 beauty experts to lead them to the best products the industry has to offer,” says Jacobson.

Featured products will include everything from skin care, to hair care to cosmetics. A few of the highlighted products to be featured include :

· Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Corrector
· Fresh Appleseed Brightening Exfoliant
· Giorgio Armani Face Fabric Foundation
· Living Proof, Inc. Straight Making No Frizz Styling Cream for Medium to Thick Hair
· NIA 24® (2009 INDIE WINNER)
· Ojon Tawaka™ "The Ball"
. Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Eye Treatment
· YSL Rouge Volupté Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick SPF 15
· Bare Escentuals Bareminerals 100% Natural Lip Gloss Duo
· Philosophy Hope in a Jar SPF 20


WHEN:
Monday, June 29, 2009 (Today!)
10:00 p.m. -12:00am EDT

WHERE:
QVC
For more information, visit http://www.cew.org/

Shu Contest

Grand Prize: One year’s worth of Shu Uemura Art of Hair products, retail value approximately $1680.00.

This Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on June 16, 2009 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on June 30th, 2009.

To enter, go to http://www.shuuemuraartofhair-usa.com/. Existing Shu Uemura Art of Hair registrants and Salon Professionals are not eligible for the sweepstakes. Consumer non–registrants must register by completing their online profile, providing their complete name, birth date, zip code and a valid e-mail address to be entered. Registration is free and you can cancel your membership at any time. All entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM ET on June 30th, 2009. Limit one entry per person/e-mail address.

ELLE is launching an online community for makeup artists, both amateur and professional, to share their videos!

Each week, Elle will declare a new Video Star and award $250 worth of beauty goodies to the winner. Plus, because video stardom is based on the highest number of views, you can win again and again.

Bonus: Video Star favorites will get their faces and tips in the pages of ELLE magazine, with the most popular personality of the year winning $3000 in products!

I loved last weeks winner, Kandee Johnson video. She changed my life with her concealer tips!

This week:

Elle's 24 Gold Glam: I love how she is a shimmer fiend too! It is a great metal eye look.

Haifa Wahbe: Superior blending skills and she is just gorgeous!

Eleesa's Katy Perry Hair: I think I might need those rollers!

Lindy's Pussycat Dolls look: Ok...so I am not fan of that band.

However, Lindy is my personal pick for the win! Great cross selection of products and she is adorable.

Visit http://videostar.elle.com/ and let us know who you think should win in the comments!

I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions.
Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love most?'
That's how I started painting money.
(Andy Warhol quote)


The following is a press release from Bond. This is a scent that will launch in October. I have not been lucky enough to sniff it yet. I have it on good authority that I will love it. It has cardamom and corinader notes with an oriental drydown.

Perfumes have always trafficked in the elusive and the taboo. And since nothing could be more elusive than money, particularly in our current economic downturn, we’ve made cash the inspiration and focus for the latest in the Bond No. 9 series of collectible Andy Warhol eaux de parfum. Appearing on both sides of the bottle is an image of one of Warhol’s iconic subjects, the almighty dollar sign created by Warhol in 1981, while inside is a fittingly rich and beckoning scent we’ve named Andy Warhol Success is a Job in New York . Prophetically, Warhol’s first assignment in the ‘50s as an illustrator was for a Glamour magazine article entitled “Success is a Job in New York.” The title was later used for a book about Warhol’s early career. Through hard work and leveraging his immense talent as a draftsman, Andy Warhol would become one of the most successful commercial artists in New York City thus laying the foundation to become one of the most important fine artists of the 20th century.
Wearing it will bring untold wealth.
(Just kidding, but in this economic downturn we all need a sense of humor.)

So here is the world’s first money-oriented perfume. Success breaks the rules of romantic perfume subjects, but it suits the Warholian consumer sensibility. Throughout his career, Warhol was fascinated with the connections between art and money. In the ‘60s, he painted Pop Art canvases with grids of banknotes, and he stuffed dollar bills into soup cans. Then in the early ‘80s, just as Reaganomics and Dynasty got under way and paintings became consumer items, he isolated the image of the dollar sign—sinuous yet with that ominous slash down the center—in a series of silk-screened “portraits.”

The Bottle
The Warhol image we chose for the Success bottle is not your typical banker’s dollar sign. Instead, this one has an in-your-face, trembling quality, dripping with paint and with seemingly tentative border outlines revealed—as if uncovering the connection between art and money. The colors we selected from the Warhol series of Dollar Signs in 1981, tongue-in-cheek neons (in fashion this fall), are unorthodox too: coral for the front of the bottle, bright blue for the back.

The Perfume
Just like money, the scent is genderless—a warm and spicy gourmand. And just like money, it lures and intoxicates all who give it a sniff. Its spicy-citrussy top- notes—coriander, cardamom, mandarin, bergamot—lead into a throbbing heart of jasmine, tuberose, rose, plum and pimento (of all things) that eventually segues into an oriental base of vanilla, patchouli, and amber.
Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Success is a Job in New York, will be available in October 2009 at all four Bond No. 9 stores in New York and at select branches of Saks Fifth Avenue. It will retail for $220 (100ml) and $145(50ml).

Drugstore Deals and Steals

For June 28th through July 4th 2009

Walgreens

Rimmel: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on lip and eye cosmetics
Nuetrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on foundation, concealer, powder and blush
Sally Hansen: 40% off on nail treatments, HD nail color or LaCross implements
Ponds: 33% off skin care
Johnson's Skin Care: Buy 1, get 1 50% off lotion or body wash
Yes to Carrots: Buy 1, get 1 50% off hair or skin care
Sally Hansen: $2 off on hair removers
Olay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on Complete skin care products
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on lip or nail products

Rite Aid

Neutrogena: 40% off lip or eye cosmetics
Aveeno: 20% off on sun, skin, bath, facial and hair care products
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off face and eye cosmetics
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off nail enamel
Physicians Formula: Buy 1, get 1 50% off cosmetics
L'Oreal: Advanced Revitalift, Age Perfect, or Collagen Filler is priced at $9.99
Maybelline: Pulse Perfection Vibrating Mascara is priced at $14.99

Target

Sally Hansen: Diamond Strength nail polish is priced at $3.29

CVS

Maybelline: $3.00 extra bucks reward on Pulse Perfection Vibrating Mascara with CVS Card. This offer lasts till Monday. The price will return to $14.99.
Maybelline: $1.00 extra CVS bucks with a purchase of Super Stay foundation or Color Sensational lip color with a CVS card
Almay: $3.00 extra CVS bucks with a purchase of Pure Blends lip gloss or eye shadow with CVS card
Physicians Formula Cosmetics: Buy 1, get 1 50% off with CVS card
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on foundation, Powder, Blush or Concealer with CVS card
Neutrogena: Moisture or light night cream 2.25-4 oz(excludes Healthy Defense) is priced at $9.99 with CVS card
Cold cream 9.5-10.1 oz is priced at $6.99 with CVS Card
Towelettes 30 ct is priced at $5.99 with CVS card
Lumene: Save $5 on Time Freeze, Vitamin C+ or Premium Beauty products with CVS card

The Farrah Effect, A Tribute
By Melanie Parker

For beauty addicts growing up in the 1970s, Farrah Fawcett was a style icon. It wasn’t just her larger than life hair, teeth, and sparkling eyes that made her a star. She was fit, tan, and married to the Bionic Man. Truly, a legend in her own time.

Girls who were just starting to read Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew, were not hypnotized by the “jiggle” of Charlie’s Angels like perhaps their older brothers and dads were. They wanted to grow up to be a crime fighter working with a couple of good girlfriends for an elusive mystery man, who never needed to jump in and save them. The Angels were good at their jobs and looked good doing it. Farrah’s Jill Munroe had the life and the look that many of us aspired to reach once we got out of school.

In 1978, Mego Toys released the Farrah Glamour Center and Styling Center. This big plastic doll head came with rollers, brushes, and makeup. Girls learned that if you couldn’t make Farrah look good, you best not try it on yourself.

I loved how the Farrah head’s hair actually grew by pulling it at the base, and I learned how to roll hair in rollers and style “wings” on the side. I also practiced using ponytails and barrettes in Farrah’s hair and dreamed of the day that I could walk in to a beauty salon and sit with a tight rubber swim cap on and be tortured with a metal hook used to pull out little strands of hair to bleach for the “frosted” look. If Farrah could endure it, I wanted to try. I learned that beauty didn’t always come easily.

I also learned from that Farrah head that frosty blue eye shadow was best left for Endora on Bewitched. If I couldn’t make Farrah look good with it, I knew I’d look ridiculous.

I also remember learning what a light touch you need to use when applying blush. Just one swoop and Farrah radiated, two swoops and she looked a little clownish.

Today, I look at Jessica Simpson, Julianne Hough, and Carrie Underwood and I see remnants of the Farrah effect 30 years later. So on behalf of all the little girls who learned to make curls, thank you Farrah. You earned your wings today.

Photo credit: Mego Toys, http://www.megomuseum.com and ebay.com

One Crazy Summer with Chanel's Lumieres Facettes Plein Soleil Palette
The summer collection from Chanel was inspired by Monte Carlo to the seaside of Deauville. These were Coco Chanel's favorite resort destinations. The colors range from corals to pink sand. This is a collection that makes seasonal sense. The chosen colors are appropriate and perfect for warm weather.
Summer is all about shimmery sand, coral sunsets and punchy reds.

Plein Soleil(527) is a limited edition eye shadow palette from Chanel. The shades are warm with a slight pink cast. This is more apparent when the shadows are applied wet.

In fact this palette is magnificent with a wet application. The slightly chalky colors deepen and the sparkle comes out. The darkest shade is a cocoa color with a metallic rose cast. At first glance, it looks like it could be in the same color family as MAC's Gold Stroke. The Chanel shade is warmer, less shimmery and metallic. The other shades in the palette are in the metal family of golds.

The palette retails for $56 and is currently at your local Chanel counter.

The first two swatches were taken with a flash.
The last photograph was taken with no flash.

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Chanel

Smoky Mountain High: Kanebo Sensai Eye Shadow Palette in Shiro Nadeshiko

I have swatched my favorite smoky eye palette from Kanebo. The Sensai color collection was inspired by the practice of Kasane. This is the layered colors used in silk kimono of the Japanese aristocracy during the Heian Period. The Kasane color patterns were influenced by nature and were worn in specific combinations according to the season and occasion.
Kanebo created a color collection with this practice in mind. There are layered cheek blushes and lipsticks. This pictured eye shadow palette was also part of this collection. According to Kanebo, the colors chosen for the Shiro Nadeshiko palette were drawn from the "quiet winter landscape".

I swatched three of the shades from the palette. The shade starting from the left is a cool pigeon gray. The middle shade is an ice queen silver. The last shade is a smoke stack with shimmery disco charcoals. The shadows have great texture, pigment and lasting power. I never suffer through any flaking or disappearing issues. The quality is very high.

The palette retails for $50 and is available at select Saks Fifth Avenue locations, Bergdorf Goodman, select Barneys and Takashimaya New York. Visit http://www.sensai-cosmetics.com/

or call 1-866-271-6815 for more information.

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Kanebo

Declaring Indigo by Lancome




You might be seeing this photo on all the blogs tonight. This is the first image released from the upcoming fall collection called Declaring Indigo. The color collection celebrates all things Paris. There will be red lipsticks (*silently begs the gods for a Behnaz dupe*)and a navy blue nail polish. Of course, there is more to this collection than that. My 100% focus is on that stunning brush set featured in the latest Allure magazine. I think Lancome has awakened the beast in me. That set has to be mine.

The brush set is exclusive to Nordstorm and is available for pre-order at this link: http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3037244/0~2376780~6009391~6016274~6018544?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6018544&P=1
***People: I have not ordered it yet...so please do make it sell out until after the weekend. I need to let my credit card cool down after the damage I did at the Beautyhabit sale this afternoon.***

Visit the Lancome blog and read Kerry Diamond's post about the collection:
http://www.thelancomeblog.blogspot.com/

Shower Tales: Touch of Happiness
Moisturizing Body Wash by Nivea


I am taking my testing of shower gels very seriously. This one is ultra creamy yet the lather action is not on par with Olay. The scent is orange blossom. This is more breakfast than Serge Lutens. It is a ripe,pulp filled glass of orange juice. This a great wake up shower gel. It literally punches the sleep out of you!

My co-worker Kenny is currently using this product. He thinks the scent is much too strong. He complained that his shower puff reeks from it. This tells us that the staying power is "perfume level".
I never detected the bamboo essence note. I really looked for it!

A Touch of Happiness retails for $5.99 and is available at most drugstores.
Visit www.niveausa.com

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Nivea

Covet-Worthy:
Lancome Cobalt Blue Brush Set

I have been struggling with a serious beauty rut lately. Nothing is bringing me any joy. I can not remember when I last gushed or swooned.
Then Lancome jump started this blogger's lemming heart!

These are the most beautiful makeup brushes I have ever seen. That pop of blue in a sea of ink! I die!

This is a picture taken of a picture in the new issue of Allure( It is low tech here in the Blogdorf office!). Allure reports that the brushes will be available on July 17th 2009 @ Nordstorm.com. It retails for $52. I have no other deets other than this. I have no clue if it is a Nordstorm exclusive or if the set will be available at local counters across the states.

All I know is...these will be mine.
Thank you Lancome for making my heart race.
Now Bring back Erika F!

Bare Escentuals is Sharing the Love with 20% off!

Use promo code SHARE at BareEscentuals.com or print out the coupon at http://tinyurl.com/mdma7w.

This offer starts on Friday June 19th and ends June 21st.

Happy Shopping!

Inspiration behind Chanel No. 5 Perfume

"I want to give women an artificial perfume," said Chanel. "Yes, I really do mean artificial, like a dress, something that has been made. I don't want any rose or lily of the valley, I want a perfume that is a composition." For the first time, large quantities of aldehydes, synthetic substances, were used in perfume to lighten the heady flower notes and to raise their sensuality toward refined seduction.

It is said that Ernest Beaux found the olfactory inspiration for N°5 around 1920, on his return from a military campaign that had taken him inside the Arctic Circle. During the midnight sun, the lakes and the rivers give off a very special fresh fragrance, which the perfumer was determined to recreate.

Info straight from chanel.com

Nectar of the Gods: Naked Honey from MAC

I am late to the Naked Honey party. This was a collection that was not speaking to me on paper. It was too warm and there are more than enough bronzers in my drawer. The surprises were the skin care and a little shadow called Buckwheat.

The skin care is formulated by both organic beeswax and bio-converted honey. The scent is "spot on" clover honey. The salve is quite superior to many products on the market. It is soft and workable. It actually penetrates the skin instead of just coating it in goo.

Ingredients are organic beeswax, sunflower oil and petrolatum. It retails for $18.50($22.50 CDN). Many bloggers are raving over the Naked Honey Body wash. If you can locate it, the retail price is $19.50. It contains honey,lavender, narcissus, jasmine and blue agave. It sounds very Jo Malone-ish. There is also a hand & body cream along with two scents.

Do not fear the shimmery looking high-light powders. It is an overlay. The shimmer powder is fairly weak but the colors are quite fetching. I used a skunk due to the pigment power. My bronzer brush deposited too much product and color. Use a light hand.

This comes in two shades. Honey Light is a peachy gold while Golden Nectar(pictured above) is a golden bisque.

They retail for $24.50 each.

Let us know if you caved on any products or what you thought of the collection in the comments.

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by MAC cosmetics

Chicago is My Kind of Town

Guess who is coming to the windy city? The man who created Zulu...and then took it away.
Mr Nars.

Where:
BARNEYS NEW YORK
15 East Oak Street
Chicago, IL 60611
NARS Counter: 312-587-1700 x1175

When: Saturday, June 20th, 2:00-3:30pm

Bring back Zulu...

Oranges and Lemons: Uncle Harry’s Aromatherapy Hair Conditioner
A review by Jessica M

When I noticed a few items from Uncle Harry’s Natural Products on the bottom shelf of a local natural-beauty boutique, I had to purchase something just because their labels looked so wonderfully old-timey. I thought the Aromatherapy Hair Conditioner sounded particularly good, so I bought it untested. Fortunately, it has been working well on my hair, and I still smile whenever I see the bottle standing in my medicine cabinet.

Uncle Harry’s makes “traditional body care products and remedies with absolutely no toxic ingredients,” and the ingredients list for this product is short and sweet: water, orange oil, lemon oil, hemp oil, and apple cider vinegar. The hemp oil is moisturizing and the vinegar acts as a clarifying agent. The orange and lemon oils give the product an incredibly realistic smell of just-squeezed fruit juice. This product is an excellent choice for anyone who has been seeking a leave-in conditioner that doesn’t weigh down the hair, and it’s a green alternative to silicone-laden mainstream conditioners. It could also be used between shampoos, to freshen the hair and scalp.

I don’t know much more about Uncle Harry’s Natural Products, except that the company is based in Redmond, Washington and it offers merchandise ranging from old-fashioned tooth powders to ayurvedic face creams, natural deodorants, and essential oil blends. Is Uncle Harry a kindred spirit to the famous Dr. Bronner? Now that the Hair Conditioner’s citrus scent has cleared my head (and softened my hair), maybe I’ll do some more research into this brand!

A 4-oz. bottle of Uncle Harry’s Aromatherapy Hair Conditioner Spray sells for $8 at http://www.uncleharrys.com/ .

To learn more about a nursery rhyme that begins with the lyrics “Oranges and lemons,” see http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/childrens_lives/nursery_rhymes/oranges_&_lemons/index.html .

Diptyque Sample Sale in NYC

Where: 11 East 26th Street, Suite 600
Between Madison and 5th Avenues

When: Thursday, June 18th and Friday, June 19th
Thursday 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friday 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Products will be 40-90%(WHAT!?!!!) off the retail price.

Shu Uemura Palette Online Offer

Shu Uemura is offering customers who purchase a customized palette using the new and exclusive online “customized palette feature”, a beautiful limited edition compact compliments of the brand. The white palette is adorned with a reflective gold and pale gray motif.

This email reminded me that I purchased a white palette from the Shu store in NYC....years ago.
I have never used it.
I am such a horrible blogger and beauty addict.

Anyway...visit the Shu site to play and create the ultimate palette.
http://www.shuuemura-usa.com/_us/_en/makeup/custom-palette/index.aspx
Let us know what you create!

Blogdorf Beach Party Blanket: Bronzers

Ohio is going through a very long Spring season. I am not complaining. It is interesting to finally experience the mild temperatures and April showers of springtime.
But it is June.
I would like to see the sun and not wear a cardigan.
To get myself in the summertime mood, I am exploring my bronzer stash.
For such a pale girl, I sure do have a lot of bronzers!

One of my current favorites is
Soliel Tan De Chanel 4 Facettes Bronzing Powder from the Summer 2009 Cote D'Azur collection . It is 4 strips of color that range from a rose bisque to a coppery brown. Swirled together it creates just a smidge of sun "kissingness". It does not morph into dirt or any type of muddiness on the face. It also does not turn into "Lohan" territory either. There is a slight shimmer to it but it is daytime friendly. The compact comes with a handy brush. The bristles are two toned. One side is sable and the other side is an inky black. It distributes the bronzer perfectly. Not heavy handed at all.

This retails for $65 and is currently at your local Chanel counter.

Let us know what your favorite bronzers are in the comments.

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Chanel

Marks spokeswoman Lauren Conrad will be doing a book tour to promote her book LA Candy. I rooted for her during the MTV reality show Laguna Beach and followed her on The Hills until I could not handle Spencer a minute more.

Her first stop is on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7 p.m. @Barnes & Noble at the Grove, 189 Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA

The rest of the tour is as follows:
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren Street, New York, NY
Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble, 600 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 2pm @ Anderson's Bookshop, 123 West Jefferson, Naperville, IL(Melvis-she is in your neck of the woods!)
Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 2 pm Barnes & Noble at the Mall of America, 118 E. Broadway, Bloomington, MN
Monday, June 22, 2009 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble, 7660 Northpoint Parkway, Alpharetta, GA
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 6 pm Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Dr., Nashville, TN
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 6 pm Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 387 Perkins Extended, Memphis, TN
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 7 pmBorders, 10720 Preston Road, Dallas, TX
Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7 pmBlue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX
Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 2 pmBookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, Austin, TX

Drugstore Deals and Steals

For June 14th through June 20th 2009

Rite Aid

Maybelline: 40% off on cosmetics
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on Skin Genesis or Collagen Remodeler
Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip and nail cosmetics
Extra Volume Collagen Mascara-There are two rebate checks($1-$2 off) floating around in the Sunday paper and at the store. Great deal!
HiP: $2 off manufacturers coupon in most Sunday newspapers.
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on beauty tools, nail enamel and nail treatments
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Bonne Bell: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Yes To Carrots: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin care or hair care products

Walgreens

Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on face or eye cosmetics
Neutrogena: 15% off on Deep Clean Wave
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on L'Oreal Nail, HiP or Bare Naturale
Extra Volume Collagen Mascara is priced at $5.99
Curel: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin care
Almay: 40% off cosmetics

Target

L'Oreal: Double Extended mascara is priced at $6.99
Infalliable lip color is priced at $7.99
Voluminous mascara or Infinite eyeshadow quad is priced at $4.99
Cetaphil: 16 oz cleanser is priced at $7.99
Herbal Essences: 12 oz shampoo is priced at $2.99

CVS

Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on foundation,powder,blush, concealer,lip, XXL extensions or Lash Stiletto mascara with CVS card
Aveeno: Spend $20 and get $10 extra CVS bucks when you buy:
Positively Ageless,Facial moisturizer, serum or night cream,shampoo,conditioner or 12oz body wash with CVS card
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on mascara(excludes HiP) with CVS card
Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all HiP cosmetics with CVS card
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on nail color or treatment with CVS card
Milani: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all cosmetics with CVS card
La Roche-Posay Anthelios: Get $5 extra CVS bucks when you make any purchase of La Roche-Posay Anthelios products with CVS card
Jergens: Natural Glow products are on sale for $6.29 with CVS card
Veet: Save $2 on all Veet products with CVS card
Lubriderm: 13.5 oz-16 oz lotion is priced at $6.99 with CVS card

Friends & Family at Kiehls

From Friday June 12th through Tuesday June 16th 2009 customers can enjoy 20% off purchases of $45 and up. This event is happening online and at Kiehls freestanding stores only.
To activate the discount online, type the code FAMILY at checkout.
Print out the invite for the free standing stores.

Let us know what you cave on!

Nars: The San Francisco Treat

Here are some pictures from the event courtesy of Nars.

Also read about the event from Alex The Hungry Ghost.

Follow this link: http://alexthehungryghost.blogspot.com/2009/06/nars-loves-sf-event-photos.html

Lets all send positive vibes out into the universe that Nars will one day love Cleveland and various other cities.

I intend to gush all over Uzo and beg for the return of Zulu.

In fact I might just stand with a sign that just reads Zulu...like Sally Field in Norma Rae.

Splish Splash: Olay Botanical Fusion Body Wash

I require two things in my bath products. I must have incredible lather action (Mr Bubble and I have a complicated relationship!) and a scrumptious scent. Olay's Botanical Fusion Body Wash Hydrate lathers delightfully and smells like patchouli leaves. It leaves the skin feeling hydrated and slightly revitalized. There might be an expresso shot in there! The 8.4 oz bottle retails for $3.99. There is a larger version(15.2oz) that retails for $5.99. It is currently at your local drugstore. There are other formulas and scents available such as Botanical Fusion Body Wash in Vitality(Ginger & Bergamot) and Botanical Fusion Body Wash Restore(Rosemary and Jasmine).

Visit the Olay website for more details.

http://www.olay.com/index.jsp

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Olay.

Bobbi Brown 25% off sale!

Today begins the 25% off online sale at Bobbi Brown.

Enter SUMMER1 at checkout to enjoy the discount. If you spend over $60(which is fairly easy to do!) you will get standard free shipping.

This all ends June 11 2009.

The Molko Beauty Brand

If I ruled the world...his fragrance wish would come true.
The new Placebo album, Battle for the Sun will debut this tuesday.

Credit: Youtube/Placebodiary

Drugstore Deals and Steals

For June 7th through June 13th 2009

Rite Aid

Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all face and eye cosmetics
Wet n'Wild: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all cosmetics and nail polish removers

Walgreens

CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Rimmel: 40% off on all cosmetics
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Olay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on Olay Total Effects Skin Care
Jergens: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lotion(10-20 oz)
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on Sublime Bronze
Nair: 30% off on hair removers
Aveeno: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin or baby care products(excludes sun care products)

Target

Maybelline: Lash Stiletto mascara is priced at $5.99
TRESemme: 10.5 oz flawless curl mousse is priced at $2.99
Burt's Bees: 12 oz Pomegranate & Soy shampoo is priced at $7.99
EcoTools: 5 pc cosmetic brush is priced at $8.99
Weleda: 2.5 oz Skin Food Cream is priced at $12.99
Yes to Carrots: 8.45 oz body butter or 1.7 oz moisturizing day cream is priced at $9.99
Dr Bonners: 32 oz Peppermint Castile Soap is priced at $9.99
Avalon Organics: 8.5 oz Cleansing Gel is priced at $7.99
CoverGirl: LashBlast, LashBlast Luxe and selected others is priced at $6.49
Boots No 7: Protect& Perfect Beauty Serum is priced at $17.99
15% off on selected Boots skin, bath and body care products
Neutrogena: Ageless Intensives Deep Wrinkle Moisture is priced at $18.99
Soap & Glory: 15.2 oz body scrub is priced at $12.99

CVS

Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on foundation,powder, blush or concealer with CVS card
ColorStay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick is priced at $7.99 with CVS card
Double Twist mascara is priced at $5.99 with CVS cardCoverGirl: Exact Eyelights, Lashblast or Lashblast Luxe mascara is prced at $6.99 with CVS card
Simply Ageless foundation is priced at $12.99 with CVS card
Outlast lipstain is priced at 6.99 with CVS card
Spend $15 and get $3 extra CVS bucks toward any CoverGirl product with CVS card
Olay: Get $5 extra CVS bucks when you purchase any Olay ProX with CVS card
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics with CVS card(excludes Mineral Sheers) with CVS card
Wave Duo is priced at $15.99 with CVS card
*get $3 extra CVS bucks when you purchase the wave Duo Kit with CVS card*
All Ageless Essentials Continuous Hydration products are priced at $12.99 with CVS card
All Anti-Oxidant Age Reverse or Ageless Restoratives are priced at $17.99 with CVS card
14 Day Skin Rescue is priced at $23.99 with CVS card
Healthy skin or Health Defense(selected products) are priced at $11.99 with CVS card
Ageless Intesnives are priced at $19.99 with CVS card
Biore: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all products with CVS card
Almay: Smart Shade or Smart Balance foundation is priced at $9.99 with CVS card

Sun Salutation
A review of Pratima Neem Rose Face Sunscreen 30 SPF
by Jessica M

A few weeks ago, I was paying a visit to Philadelphia (one of my favorite cities, where I lived for a few years) and I passed a small salon called Moko. My eye was caught by the salon’s window displays of natural haircare and beauty products, so I had to go inside and do some browsing. I was really intrigued by a skincare line called Pratima, which I’d never seen before, and I bought a bottle of Neem Rose Face Sunscreen since I needed a new facial sunblock anyway. It turns out that Pratima, an Ayurvedic spa and clinic, is actually located in New York! I’m looking forward to going there and trying more products.

In the meantime, I’m completely thrilled with my Neem Rose Face Sunscreen. It has a short and sweet list of ingredients: water, micronized zinc oxide (18.6%!), rose essential oil, neem oil for healing, vitamin E, licorice (which has anti-inflammatory properties), and a few other soothing and rejuvenating botanical essences. The product is packaged in a recyclable metal bottle with a pump dispenser. I’ve found that three pumps of the bottle releases enough sunscreen to cover my face. The sunscreen is a light cream that applies smoothly, like a high-quality moisturizer, and quickly absorbs into the skin. There’s no ghostly “whitish” after-effect, no greasy oil-slick feeling, and no chemical smell, just a light, natural rose scent that fades in a minute or two.

I’ve been wearing Neem Rose Face Sunscreen under my makeup for the past two weeks. It makes my face feel protected and healthy. I’m very fair-skinned and I’m obsessive about wearing sunblock, but I usually have a hard time finding a product that satisfies me on all counts. Pratima might just be the answer to my sun-protection prayers!

Do you have a favorite facial sunscreen for this summer? Feel free to comment!

Moko is located at 55 North 3rd Street in Philadelphia.
Pratima’s website is http://www.pratimaskincare.com/.
To order directly from Pratima, e-mail orders@pratimaspa.com or call 212-581-8136.

Let the Stockpiling Begin: Max Factor will end US sales in 2010
Seriously....




Procter & Gamble says it will phase out U.S. sales of the century-old Max Factor makeup brand. The Cincinnati-based consumer products maker says it will keep selling Max Factor overseas, where its sales have been strongest. P&G has been building up its CoverGirl cosmetics business in the United States, and the two brands are both sold widely in U.S. drugstores, other mass retail chains and online. A P&G spokeswoman says CoverGirl sales have risen the past eight years and are nearing $1 billion a year. She says Max Factor sales have been better overseas and total $1.2 billion globally. P&G said Thursday it will end U.S. sales of Max Factor products in early 2010. P&G acquired the brand from Revlon Inc. in 1991. (Yahoo/AP)

How will I ever love another drugstore mascara? Should I start weening myself from Volume Couture now?

Vent in the comments and post your favorite Max Factor product!