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Grubby Girl Gets You Clean

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Looking for an affordable, stylish and totally useful gift for your dear friends this holiday season?  Look no further than Grubby Girl and their handcrafted soaps, scrubs, salts and oils.  Grubby Girl has a variety of scents and its products are all natural.

The company prides itself on offering superb bath products that also give back to their local community by supporting the agrarian lifestyle that has been in effect for over 270 years.  Many of Grubby Girl products are made from beeswax, honey or herbs collected from the county’s pastoral fields.  The company has its own hives and the queenbees- Martha, Jackie and Denise, to name a few, are hard at work creating the supple, soft wax for your lip balm, soaps and more.

I love how in a flash you can create a darling gift sets, like their ‘Washin’ Up Bucket’ filled with fine-milled soaps, freshly made exfoliating body scrub, bath salts and a full bottle of moisturizing, soothing bath oil. You pick the scents and voila! The basket is created and its price won’t break your bank.  Grubby Girl products are scented with natural notes like honeysuckle, rosemary, lavender, sage, coffee, and oranges.

If you need soothing, a wake-up call, or a gift this holiday season then Grubby Girl will do just the trick!

Men’s Product Review: Nivea for Men Active 3

In this men’s grooming review, I discuss Nivea Men Active 3, which is an all in one shampoo, body wash and shave gel. Nivea for Men Active 3 can be found at drugstore.com.

From our friends at A Girl’s Gotta Spa

Luna Twilight Makeup Collection Available at Nordstrom

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Nordstrom is launching the Luna Twilight collection in celebration of the premiere of New Moon. Twilight beauty is finally unveiled and what girl wouldn’t want Twilight-inspired makeup?

The collection will consist of:

  • Luna Twilight Mortal Glow Blushing Cream ($20)- A breakthrough blend of mousse and cream blush that glides on effortlessly and finishes satiny smooth. Each blush hand blends three distinct colors to create a “mélange” that forms a pattern unique to each individual blush. Available in two shades: Adrenaline, Swoon(seen below).
  • Luna Twilight First Light Body Glow ($34)- This gorgeous body illuminator contains just enough subtle eye-catching sheen to give your skin an otherworldly beauty.
  • Luna Twilight Duwop Lip Venom ($16)- Twilight Venom is a shimmering crimson lip stain suspended in a venom-laced lip conditioner with an intensely potent bite. Its exhilarating formula plumps and hydrates with argan oil, avocado oil, olive oil and vitamin E.
  • Luna Twilight Moonshadows Eyeshadow ($20)- A gorgeous pairing of a high intensity eyeshadow with an ultra smooth cream shadow formula to complement and highlight. Available in four shades: Honey and Wine, Fancy, Bloom, and Snow Storm(seen below).

Now for the ultimate Twilight fan!!   Nordstrom has a wonderful collection of  New Moon Fashion Line, so if you’re Team Edward or Team Jacob, show if off with some of these fab tees. New Moon is here tomorrow and the anticipation is killer!

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Source: TwilightBeauty.com, Nordstrom.com

From our friends at Hot Beauty Health

Snob Worthy Links 11.19.09 – Chanel at Costco + Shu Uemura Holiday Collection

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Photo Courtesy of NBC New York Blog
The Bag Snob spotted Chanel handbags at the New Manhattan Costco. Read the response from Chanel’s PR office.

The Beauty Snob reviews the new “Wish Upon a Star” collection from Shu Uemura, a collaboration with fashion designer Tsumori Chisato.

Kiss My Face Potent & Pure Organic Face Care line

With over 200 natural products on the market, Kiss My Face is a recognized name in the cruelty free cosmetic world, so it almost comes as a surprise to find that they are releasing a Potent & Pure Organic Face Care line. After trying a few products though, I can say they have truly improved an already solid brand. Boasting natural ingredients such as Jojoba Oil, Ester C, Tapioca Root Starch, Organic Mint and more, this line stands out in the ever growing world of natural skin care.

The Clean for a Day creamy face cleanser ($15 for 4 oz.) is perhaps the best smelling wash I have ever had the pleasure of using, even when compared to other organic and natural lines. I have sensitive/combination skin and found the soap free formula left my skin clean, without over-drying (it derives its cleaning agents from sugar and corn). An “Insider Tip” indicates this product can also be used with a cotton ball as a make-up remover. While I found it a little too creamy for this, it still fulfilled its main purpose as a face wash quite well.

My favorite product in the line is the Pore Shrink Deep Pore Cleansing Mask ($15 for 2 oz.) — a refreshing mask made up of Clove, Tea Tree Oil and Lemongrass. Gentle enough for everyday use on oily skin, yet effective enough for weekly use by those with combination to dry skin, like myself. Using the product once a week will also make the 2 oz. last, as the mask does not require very thick coverage to work.

Additional products in the line include a Jojoba & Mint Facial Scrub ($15 for 2 oz.), SPF 4 Brightening Day Crème ($23 for 1 oz.), Breakout Oil ($19 for 1 oz.), and an incredible hydrating Night Crème, which I enjoyed using once a week for nighttime repair. With ingredients ranging from 63-84% organic and products that deliver the results they promise, Kiss My Face has established a line that should create repeat users out of fans of cruelty-free cosmetics.

From our friends at Short and Sweet NYC

Shopping + Goodies 11.18.09

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The Fashionable Housewife is having a HUGE Sensa Weight Loss Twitter Party with over $4,000 worth of prizes! Join us tonight (Nov 18th) from 7:00pm – 9:00pm EST.

A Few Goody Gumdrops is excited to share this unique jewelry website…Boticca.com. with you!

Beseeninhollywood takes you behind the scenes @ BOXEIGHT Fashion week

Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy is getting back to basics with America’s Basics!

Couture In The Cityshares with us a fabulous holiday gift idea Audio Chi Headphones

Fashion Fille found a fabulous Swatch that looks exactly like the Chanel J12. Get the details here.

Fashion Hippo loves these awesome Calvin Klein Handbags at dirt cheap prices!

Fashion Cents shows you how to wear the season’s hottest trend — FUR! Watch the latest video and then get tons of fur options from faux to real.

Quinta Trends introduces fashion photography: Marco Patiño

Shopping and Info loves subtle sequins on a beautiful cowl neck scarf wrap.

SomeoneSpoilMe.com found a fashionable accessory to combat Morning Sickness!

Style Eyes talks about her love of statement tights especially Wolford Fringed and Henry Holland Tights

StyleMaven stylespotted Nicole Richie in a pair of rugged yet refined Modern Vintage Mack Boots.

TheFind Blog is on a quest for the perfect pair of black jeans + leggings = “jeggings”!

Winter Makeup Sets from Sephora

  • posted November 18th, 2009
  • Beauty

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One of the many reasons I really love shopping at Sephora is the range of all-in-one sets they offer from top cosmetic manufacturers and the best makeup artists in the world.  Sets are nice because there’s no guesswork involved – they do all the work for you, by putting complementary shades side by side in the same package.  And with such beautiful packaging, sets are not only great to help augment your own makeup collection, but with Christmas coming up, you can buy a few sets for the women on your shopping list.

I’m pretty new to Lauren Luke’s cosmetic line, but I really love this set she has out for winter, that combines the classic smokey eye look with berry lips.  The eye shadows and blusher really do last all day, and although the lip color does need to be refreshed from time to time like any other, it still lasts a lot longer than other brands I’ve tried.

3 Tips To Achieve Audrina Patridge’s Gym Beauty

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Courtesy of INFDaily.com

Do You Worry About Your Gym Looks?

I never used to worry about how I looked at the gym–you’re there for a workout, not a fashion show–until my husband, bless his heart, decided to snap some paparazzi-style pics of me as I was leaving Bally’s. Conclusion: I need to look a little more primped before, during, and after my workouts.

While Audrina Patridge has been spending a little too much time in the ol’ booth, she is rather inspiring with her slim physique and put-together gym look. If you are interested in updating your gym bag with fresheners and doo-dads for beauty, here are a few of my new favorite products:

*SmartMouth Mouthwash: This is like a clinical-grade deodorant, but for the mouth–you never knew you needed it until you tried it. I don’t know about you, but I get really phlegm-y when I work out hard, and this is a nice way to freshen when you’re sans toothbrush. Did I mention that it last for 12 hours? Use this for morning workouts!

*Smart Hair Solutions: Does your hair get insane when you work out? I’ve taken to moussing my tresses a tad before bundling my hair up for a run, and it works wonders on those flyaways that end up getting damp and crazy. A poyntail is often worse than a bun, because it will leave a hair ridge and get sweaty. If you dampen your ponytail, twist it around, and secure it, your hair won’t be half as frizzy. Don’t forget to pack extra hair elastics in that gym bag!

*Olay Cleansing Cloths: A huge mistake that we can make when we want to look good after the gym is topping our faces off with heavy foundation. Use a cleansing cloth to thoroughly remove sweat and other “ick,” and then use a cool-air blast on the hairdryer to calm down red cheeks. Concentrate on fixing damp hair and adding lip gloss instead of your rosy glow–it’s all-natural and very healthy.

Do you have a gym beauty tip? Let us know in comments?}

From our friends at LimeLife

China Glaze Re-Release of The Wizard of Ooh Ahz

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Follow China Glaze down the yellow brick road to meet “The Wizard of Ooh Ahz”. For the holidays, China Glaze is re-releasing the ever so popular collection. It’s very similar to the original released back in 2001, but this collection is just another reminder on why China Glaze glitters are always in the limelight.

The Wizard of Ohh Ahz Collection includes (from left to right):

  • Ruby Pumps: An all time red glitter favorite!
  • Cowardly Lyin’: Gold frost with specks of gold micro glitter.
  • The Ten Man: Silver frost with specks of micro silver glitter.
  • Dorothy Who?: Blue polish with massive amounts of silver and blue glitter!
  • C-C-Courage: Purple Frost with specks of purple micro glitter.
  • Good Witch: Pink Frost with specks of pink micro glitter.

China Glaze will take you to that special polish place…some where over the rainbow with these gorgeous glitter polishes! Stop by www.ChinaGlaze.com!

From our friends at Hot Beauty Health

JUARA Candlenut Oil Hand & Body Balm

JUARA Skincare’s website says “where botanical science meets Indonesian tradition” and it is these principles that make up this straightforward line loaded with botanicals. The creators draw on their East Asian heritages and beauty rituals to put together JUARA. Within their therapeutic body care line, the Candlenut Oil Hand and Body Balm ($25, 4.75 oz) is a luxuriant, nourishing lotion. It is a non-greasy, effective formula with the key ingredient of candlenut oil. An Indonesian staple, candlenut oil is an extremely hydrating plant oil that has a velvet feel and slight tropical aroma. I used the lotion after bathing as warm water can leave skin feeling parched. Instantaneously, my skin felt like silk and replenished.

From our friends at Short and Sweet NYC

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