First thing is first. If you keep this out on your kitchen counter or in your office, you will get a lot of questions. It does look like possibly a vibrator or fancy toothbrush. Needless to say, my RejuvaWand is now charging in my bathroom.

I was confused by the charger at first. There are not outer contacts on the wand or in the base charger either. I didn’t quite know how it would work. But it does. Just by simply placing the wand in the base, contact is somehow made and charging begins. It did need to charge for almost 24 hours before the light indicated it was ready for use. You can tell that the wand is charging from a slow flashing yellow light. When the light becomes steady, you know that the charging is complete.

The first time I used this, I went a bit overboard on the gel. I used way too much and it was dripping down my face. Now I know to just gently rub the bottle over the area I will be treating, and it will be slippery enough to smooth over gently and easily.

Be warned, this is a very bright light. Very bright! Don’t be fooled by the video in my initial post. You will not be able to type on the computer or even read it for that matter, unless you want to possibly damage your eyes. The light really is extremely bright – I cannot stress this enough. You can easily use the wand while talking on the phone though, and I have used it while chatting it up a few times.

My favorite way to use the wand is on my freshly cleansed skin right before bed time. I like to jump under the covers, close my eyes, and smooth the RejuvaWand around my eyes, on my forehead, and on my neck right before I go to sleep. Each area takes 4 minutes, and the wand automatically turns off when the four minutes is done. So, my total treatment is 16 minutes right now, and I must say the slight heat and massaging action is quite relaxing.

Stay tuned for more on my experience with the RejuvaWand and my before pictures.

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The book is titled The Hair Color Mix Book, and it is written by Lorri Goddard-Clark. Lorri is one of the most in-demand hair colorists in the world. Not only does she work at the Neil George Salon in Los Angeles, she continually is traveling the world to cater to her top coloring clients, some of which are Drew Barrymore (who wrote the forward to the book), Tobey Maguire, Renee Zellweger, Madonna (for her much talked-about Music video and others), Meg Ryan, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, and many more.

The book has such easy to follow recipes using products simply found at your local drugstore and in your very own kitchen cabinet. There is also a full color chart to determine your exact hair color and tone, and by knowing this, you can easily follow her recipes to get your desired shade.

With easy to follow directions on how to highlight, ribbon, cover grays, tone down color, and more, you can easily become your own hair color expert. I plan to try her ribbon highlighting method to add more blonde to my golden locks. I will definitely let you know how it goes. As, I have never used foil on myself at home, it should definitely be an experience!

Let me know if this book is a must read for you too!

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As Anastasia is the queen of eyebrows, she knows a thing or two about tweezers. Her slant tipped tweezers easily grasp each hair and make eyebrow shaping a cinch.

For Breast Cancer Awareness month, these tweezers are pretty in pink, and the net proceeds from the sale of these tweezers benefit the Women’s Cancer Research Fund.

Anastasia’s tweezers can be purchased for $28 wherever her products are sold, including her website and Sephora.

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Well, that would be me trying to pluck my eyebrows on an almost daily basis. Sometimes the light is just not right, and time is of the essence.

Sephora must have read my mind when they decided to launch these Illuminating Tweezers.

You see, these stainless steel slanted tip tweezers not only grasp even the tiniest of eyebrow hairs, the very bright, white light illuminates the small area to be plucked. They even come in a durable case with mirror.

Genius!

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If you are in the market for some new brushes, or more to add to your collection (like I always am), the Nordstrom Beauty Exclusives Event has some professional makeup brush sets exclusive to their event.

Trish McEvoy Deluxe Portable Beauty™ Honey Brush Set for $65
Bobbi Brown Exclusive Mini Brush Set for $35

Smashbox ‘After Party’ Brush Collection for $38

My pick of the sets is the Bobbi Brown set, as you can’t beat the quality of her brushes. A good quantity of my brushes are from Bobbi. And the price for this sale is incredible.

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The Beauty Exclusives Pre-Sale is going on now, and I am constantly changing and adding more things to my shopping bag on Nordstrom.com. You see, you can pre-order the items now, before they go on sale on July 20th, which is when they will ship out.

Just take a look at some of the goodies:

From now until the main event of July 20th, I will bring you information on different sets that will be exclusive to Nordstrom just for this event. If you see something you like, add it to your shopping bag immediately and check-out before the 20th. Many of the exclusives do sell out.

As always, let me know what you can’t wait for or cave on!

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She has the dress and shoes, which match perfectly. She only sports a French manicure, so that’ll work. She just needed some help for her lips.

I came upon a wonderful beauty tip from Ross Burton, National Artistic Director for Lancôme.

To create a dramatic red lip that stays on all night, here’s my best trick: Start by applying concealer with Concealer Brush #8 around the lip area. this defines the lips and gives the color staying power so it doesn’t migrate from the lips as it wears. Then apply the shade of red you are most comfortable with. Also, if you are wearing a strong lip, go for a light eye – this will creative balance and allow the lips to garner the attention they deserve.

I will definitely help her try this. And if she is brave enough, I will post a picture or two of the lovely lady in red.

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One microdermabrasion product I have been using, has been put to the test. And form my few weeks of results, I believe that it is working.

I have been using the Daily Microdermabrasion Cleansing Disks from RoC – and I have fallen for these. These discs go way beyond normal cleansing by providing results similar to microdermabrasion. But it is done with one simple dual-sided disk. Each disk features a unique cleansing technology to deliver the anti-aging results we want.

As I said, the disks are dual sided. One side, is the exfoliating side. This side is ridged containing micro-crystals that provide a gentle microdermabrasion-like action that not only wipes away dead skin cells, but it cleanses the skin as it does that. The second side, is the conditioning side. This side has a diamond pattern on it, and this helps to remove the excess dirt and oil from the skin, while it leaves behind a moisturizing blend to help keep the skin soft and smooth.

It is so easy to use by just putting your fingers in the pocket and running it under water. I use the exfoliating side first in light circular motions over my entire face, and then follow with the conditioning side.

Overall, these disks simplify my cleansing routine, and do ore then just cleanse. My skin looks better and feels so much smoother since I started using them.

RoC products can be found at drugstores nationwide and drugstore.com for $9.99.

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One of this season’s trends is the fuller looking eyebrow. But this look does take some maintenance.

Enter Anastasia’s Brows In Bloom – a must-have grooming kit for keeping newly grown-out brows perfect all the time.

Brows In Bloom ($28) is comprised of:
*Two Brow Powders to custom blend the most natural brow color
*An Angled Brush for clean and precise application
*A Cream Highlighter for application along the brow bone to lift and accentuate eyes
* Wax Cream to hold a perfect shape from day to night

And the look wouldn’t be perfect without a pair of her famed tweezers ($28). They make tweezing so easy and virtually pain free, and are in fact the only tweezers I have used over the last few years.

You can get the kit and/or the tweezers at my favorite Sephora.

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So if this little light can track down splinters, well then, the Tweezelight is my gadget of the day!

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