Ever wonder how the Victoria’s Secret angels get their glow.
Here is one of their tricks!
It is a soft shimmer that you can apply under or over your makeup. For this face of the day shown above, I applied it underneath my foundation as a base so that the subtle sparkle would glow through my makeup. I felt so amazing that day with my makeup. Funny how when you feel like you look good, you seem to act much differently. Is that just me? Anyone else?
You could totally just use this over makeup as well as a highlighter on cheeks, brow bones, etc. Plus at only $15 just a pea sized amount will take you a LONG way. This bottle is going to be in my go-to bin. Top drawer of my makeup desk. No doubt.
From the Victoria’s Secret site:
This sheer, liquid-pearl formula blends effortlessly to diffuse the look of imperfections and give skin a warm glow.
Our Supermodel secrets are out with VS PRO, a makeup collection that translates professional backstage tricks and on-set techniques into easy-to-use products anyone can master. In front of the camera, on the runway and off, VS PRO keeps our Supermodels photo-ready. Exclusively at Victoria’s Secret.
Sure made me feel like an angel for the day! Have you ever tried this before? Is it something you’d be interested in trying? How do you feel about the VS Beauty & Pro line of makeup? Share in the comments!
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I pretty much squealed & fell out of my chair when I first saw these.
How perfect are these for Valentine’s Day?!
I am obsessed with the Nail Rock decals. They are always so bold & fun.
They’re easy to apply. Thicker than other brand decals, almost the consistency and formula of those that need to be heated on with a blow dryer. With a foil like sticker backing they are incredibly adhesive. My only negative comment about them is that they are designed for longer nails. Naturally, even my longer nails don’t really get to highlight the fun designs on their decals. However, I still go through the effort to use them because what I can get on my nail – I love.
Check out the Nail Rock website to learn more about their line of products. They are available to the United States and can be found at department stores near you.
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SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE 2013 Color of the Year PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald Capsule Collection review
2013
The 2013 Color of the Year Emerald Collection – $68
A comprehensive collection of Emerald beauty
o 1 Color Grid Eye Shadow Block in BIONIC
o 1 Color Code Prismatic Shadow
o 1 Color Cube Lid Liner Stain
o 1 Lightspeed Glitter Dust
o 1 Graphic Sculpt Waterproof Jumbo Eyeliner
o 1 Color Watt Highlighting Mascara
I may have a biased opinion of this collection because Pantone selected my favorite color in the entire world as the color of the year. Personally, I couldn’t be any more thrilled that this color is everywhere – from clothing to accessories and now MAKE UP! Celebrate!
The SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE 2013 Color of the Year PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald Collection will be available at Sephora stores and Sephora.com beginning March, for a limited time.
The collection includes much more than what is shown above – it includes individual items as well ranging from eyeliners to nail lacquers to brushes. Items start at $10 and go up to $68 but that is investing in a full set as shown above.
Overall the products are brilliant. The only one I had a slight issue with was the lid stain. It felt a tad too greasy and transparent for me. However it laid the perfect base for the look shown in the images.
What do you think? How are you wearing the color of the year? Do you love it or are you ready for the next one to be chosen already? Share in the comments!
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Quick post to show you… here it is — your perfect Valentine red lipstick.
It is even appropriately named: Ruby Valentine
This next generation lipstick gives the ultimate in color, texture and finish. The lightweight creamy formula contains Vitamins A, C, & E to moisturize and nourish lips. Paraben-free. Available in Vinyl, Metallic, Cream, Shimmer, Pearl & Matte finish.
http://milanicosmetics.com/p-153-color-statement-lipstick.aspx?PC=10&
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Technically this post could be really short & sweet. This lip balm is my form of perfection.
I’m not kidding, I’ve had ridiculously uncomfortable dry peeling lips for weeks and weeks. Then this magical little tube of pink silky goodness shows up in the mail. I apply it ONCE before bed and the next morning the peeling is GONE. The dryness is GONE. My lips feel like they got surgically repaired. It’s not something you have to apply all day. It somehow continues to work throughout the day? Seriously, this is a miracle product. I’m tempted to ask for Victoria’s Secret gift cards for every single event from here on out until my time on earth ends so that I have a never ending supply of this stuff – it is that good.
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So far, so good with my BodyMedia Link. Seems like every few days I’m discovering cool new things I can do with it. After my first full week (and last week’s update) I weighed myself and it kept me on track to lose another pound that week! Woohoo!
This is one of the things I discovered over the last week also, that I can run a report to see what my averages are. This is such an amazing way to see if you are really on (or off) track!
If I can keep adding onto my steps then I am going to keep on reaching my goals. This is so awesome. My next goal is going to be for the next week to get fully “linked” and sync’d to my iPhone to see what else I can do! Here’s to another successful week ahead.
The Link band is available at BodyMedia.com
There are a few options available and you can accessorize. Check out the website to learn more. & stay tuned for more updates right here on my blog!
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Golden Goddess: Create that glow, by using a bronzer that is 1-2 shades darker than your natural skin tone. Apply it to the following areas: concentrate on the perimeter of your face and start behind the ear, working down along the jawline. Then, go across the top of the forehead (along the hairline). Lightly sweep across the forehead, bridge of the nose, cheeks, and tip of the chin. To prevent your face from looking “muddy” or “dirty”, make sure that you also apply a great pink blush on the apples of the cheeks, and a sweep of highlighter on the tops of the cheekbones. Try Mally Beauty Believable Bronzer ($40). Next, apply a shimmery champagne eyeshadow all-over eyelids. Try Mally Beauty Evercolor Shadow Stick in Saddle Shimmer ($25) and finish off with a nude lipgloss. Try Mally Beauty Super Natural ($20).
The packaging is really beautiful and classy. The colors were soft and feminine. The quality was just as good as any that I have raved about before. What I appreciated most about these Mally products was the ease of use. These are great additions to your five minute / ten minute / fifteen minute face routines. The shadow stick is one of those things I want in every shade imaginable.
Evercolor Shadow Stick is the perfect solution for a quick, long-wearing eye that looks incredible all day. The Shadow Stick is your primer, shadow base, and eye shadow all in one. You can also use it as an eyeliner. It won’t come off until you take it off! You can use it to line and define or create a quick smokey eye. The creamy texture helps to smooth out fine lines. Once your beautiful eye look is complete you can be sure it will stay fresh all day long! It comes in 22 gorgeous shades. I’m not kidding when I say I want them ALL. The color truly did last all day with no creasing or smudges.
All Mally Beauty products can be found on Mallybeauty.com and QVC.com.
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This battery-operated foot buffer is ideal for at-home pedicures and is a safe alternative to harsh, metal scrapers. Micro-Pedi’s spinning rollers quickly and easily buff away rough, callused skin on feet to reveal supple, touchable feet.
Let me start this off by saying – how much do you spend on your spa pedicure? Yeah… that’s what I thought. For the price of one mani/pedi combo in a salon you can have this powerful beauty tool to soften up the roughest of feet. I would have given myself pedicures more often in the scrubbing process wasn’t so tiring. Well I don’t have to worry about that anymore. With the Micro-Pedi, I just flip the switch and glide it over the area I want to smooth out. There’s no elbow grease required. Simple, quick, and easy to clean – you can just run it under some water for a rinse!
To spare you, my feet looked pretty similar to the before photo on the packaging. Now I feel like I could rock some flip flops and not be embarrassed to leave the house. From start to finish it was less than five minutes for both feet. Now I can treat my feet the way they deserve to be treated, without breaking the bank! In this economy there are few people who can or will indulge in the salons. And honestly, I get scared of some of the tools they use there. At least I know that my Micro-Pedi is MINE and no one else’s nasty feet are getting all up in my business.
I’ve tried some other tools “as seen on TV” and they just gave me sore arms and they ended up in the trash…. this is a keeper!
Learn more about the product & purchase info on the Emjoi site.
Have you ever tried the Micro-Pedi or any other Emjoi product? What did you think? Share in the comments!
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Prabal Gurung for Target
Target is partnering with celebrated designer Prabal Gurung to introduce a limited-edition collection of affordable women’s apparel and accessories, including handbags, shoes and jewelry.
Gurung has developed a strong base of fans, from Hollywood’s most-acclaimed to Great Britain’s royalty and beyond. In 2010 Gurung was the recipient of the Ecco Domani Fashion Fund Award and selected as runner up for the 2010 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. In 2011, he was honored as one of USA Network’s Character Approved Award recipients, named goodwill ambassador of Maiti Nepal, a finalist of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award and was the recipient of the 2011 CFDA Swarovski Award for womenswear. In addition to his upcoming collaboration with Target, Gurung created two pieces- an elegant wool cape and bow-clad clutch- for the much- anticipated Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday Collection, which launched Dec. 1, 2012.
Prabal Gurung for Target was inspired by a tender love story, offering women’s apparel and accessories suitable for all occasions from the initial crush to the first kiss, to everlasting love. Ranging in price from $19.99 to $199.99 for apparel and $12.99 to $39.99 for accessories and shoes, Prabal Gurung for Target will be available February 10, 2013 at all Target stores and Target.com.
Dress in Floral Crush print, $49.99 Ankle strap heels in Sulfur Spring, $39.99 *Belt by Prabal Gurung
Pointy-toe flats in Blazing Yellow, Nolita print, and black, $29.99 each** **Target.com exclusive
Lace miniaudiere in Sulfur Spring and black, $34.99 each
Images and text from Target Press Room
These were my favorite looks that I think I’m going to need to score on the release date.
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SensatioNail™ Color Gel Polish now comes in 48 of the most-wanted, fashion-trend colors! Their proprietary, 3-free formula has a unique polymer technology that glides on smoothly in minutes, and is flash-cured in 60 seconds for a radiantly resilient finish that will last for up to two weeks without chipping, peeling or fading!
My awesome husband built me a nail polish table right into the closet of my makeup room. When this SensatioNail gel system and polishes came they got to be the first polish tested in this new area. The lamp is a perfect size I can fit all five of my fingers in there to dry. There is a primer to be applied to the nail when it is clean and dry. Then a clear coat gets applied and cured as a base and top coat. I like that it serves a dual purpose!
The first color that jumped out at me was Cool Breeze. It is almost a periwinkle grey blue that I found myself staring at periodically throughout the days I wore it. No doubt this manicure would have lasted me two weeks but I am impatient and wanted to try at least one more color before posting this!
I tried to get more adventurous with this one. It is actually two colors. Bubbly Champagne as the base coat and then a slightly darker shimmery coral as a heart and polka dots. The nail art came out textured when it was cured under the lamp which was super cool!
As of late I’ve really taken a step back from doing my nails so often. Gels give me a chance to still look put together for days on end without chipping and it really doesn’t take me longer than doing a regular manicure because I have no dry time. For vacations and what not, there is no question this will be the polish I use. It’ll be nice to know I don’t have to think about my mani while on the road.
SensatioNail™ Color Gel Polish now comes in 48 of the most-wanted, fashion-trend colors! Their proprietary, 3-free formula has a unique polymer technology that glides on smoothly in minutes, and is flash-cured in 60 seconds for a radiantly resilient finish that will last for up to two weeks without chipping, peeling or fading! From delicate pinks and intense berries to black—including traditional and shimmering finishes—these saturated hues boast a super gloss shine unlike any other lacquer. Color Gel Polish must be used in tandem with the SensatioNail PRO 3060 LED LAMP (included in the Starter Kit), and will provide users with 20 gel manicure applications.
How-to:
1. File and lightly buff the natural nail.
2. Using the Lint-Free Wipe, clean nails with Gel Cleanser.
3. Apply one layer of Gel Primer to nail and air dry.
4. Apply a thin layer of the Gel Base & Top Coat. Avoid skin and cuticle. Cure for 30 seconds.
5. Apply a thin layer of your favorite fall Color Gel Polish. Avoid the skin and cuticle. Cure for 60 seconds. Apply a second layer of the Color Gel Polish. Cure for 60 seconds.
6. Apply a thin layer of the Gel Base & Top Coat. Cure for 30 seconds.
7. Remove the moisture layer using the Gel Cleanser and Lint-Free wipes.
Removal: Color Gel Polish can be removed with the SensatioNail Gel Polish Removal Kit or 100% acetone.
SensatioNail Spring 2013 Color Collection will be available in February 2013 major food, drug and mass merchandisers.
What do you think? Have you ever done gel nails in a salon? They’re expensive right? Would you invest a little money so you could do it at home yourself? Share in the comments.
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Bold orange lips? Why yes I will indulge and dare to be different.
At first I was excited, then scared to use this color. I applied by Milani nude lip liner then applied a nice layer of Orange Gina and this is the result I got…
In the right lighting this lipstick has this bright gold iridescence that is simply divine. Different, but glamorous. Not over the top. I really liked it, got to change things up with this one!
This next generation lipstick gives the ultimate in color, texture and finish. The lightweight creamy formula contains Vitamins A, C, & E to moisturize and nourish lips. Paraben-free. Available in Vinyl, Metallic, Cream, Shimmer, Pearl & Matte finish.
http://milanicosmetics.com/p-153-color-statement-lipstick.aspx?PC=10&
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