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This Lancôme Holiday Beauty Box features:

• Creme Radiance Clarifying Cream-to-Foam Cleanser (2 oz.)
• Rénergie Microlift R.A.R.E.™ Superior Lifting Cream SPF 15 Sunscreen (0.5 oz.)
• Full-size Bi-Facil Double Action Eye Makeup Remover (4.2 oz.)
• Cils Booster XL Super-Enhancing Mascara Base (0.07 oz.)
• Full-size Hypnôse Custom Volume Mascara in Black (0.22 oz.).
• Compact of Color, which includes:
  • Nine best-selling Color Design Eyeshadow shades (0.12 oz. each)
  • Two best-selling Blush Subtil shades (0.13 oz. each)
  • Two Color Design Sensational Effects Lip Colors in All Done Up and Trendy Mauve (0.14 oz. each)
  • Color Fever Lasting Radiance Sensual Lip Color in Prune Drama Girl (0.14 oz.)
  • Two Juicy Tubes Ultra Shiny Lip Glosses in Magic Spell and Simmer (0.28 oz. each)

I’m a big fan of Lancôme mascara and lipstick. So I’m thinking of getting this limited edition beauty box for myself. Their mascaras never get flaky and their lipstick offers rich creamy color that really lasts.

Head over to Nordstrom.com to take advantage of this offer. If you are looking for something to purchase to make the $36 minimum, I recommend picking up a couple of the Lancôme L’Absolu Rouge lip colors.

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Lancome Limited Edition Holiday Beauty Box

Each day for seven days, beginning on Black Friday (November 27), Beautorium is offering one all-natural beauty product for just $10 with a minimum purchase of $30. The selections change daily throughout the week, allowing you to save up to 75% off the original price of these amazing natural and organic beauty items.

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The products being offered during the week include:

• Cattier Soothing Beauty Lotion (regular price $23)
• Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel – Sensitive (regular price $39)
• Juice Beauty Antioxidant Serum (regular price $45)
• Cattier Dermoprotective Shower Gel (regular price $18)
• Cattier Moisturising Day Cream (regular price $40)
• Rain Africa Bath Salts in Basket Savannah (regular price $34)
• Pangea Organics French Chamomile & Orange Blossom Facial Cream (regular price $36)
• Rain Africa Bath Salts in Bag (regular price $25)

If you aren’t familiar with Beautorium.com, you should really check it out. Though its oftentimes difficult to know what’s really “natural” or “organic,” they take a lot of the guesswork out.

Beautorium handpicks and screens products using five selective criteria to make sure you are getting some of the best natural and organic beauty products available. They have selected over 650 products from 22 brands. Whether you are looking for bath and body care, antiaging products, aromatherapy or makeup, they have a terrific selection to choose from.

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Beautorium Black Friday 7 for $10 Deal

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This giant makeup collection is valued at over $340 and is the biggest collection of the year from Estee Lauder. The set includes:

• Deluxe Eyeshadow Compact with 15 coordinating shades (Sugar Cube, Ivory Box, Honey Drop, Lavender, Chocolate, Tea Biscuit, Copper Penny, Petal, Mulberry, Pale Moon, Cinnamon, Apricot and Mocha Cup in Pure Color EyeShadow, plus Sage Duo in Estée Lauder Signature Eyeshadow)
• Deluxe Face Compact (Estée Lauder Signature Silky Powder Blush in Rosewood and Nude Rose, and Bronze Goddess Soft Matte Bronzer)
• 4 Pure Color Long Lasting Lipsticks (full-size, in Candy, Rose Tea, Fig and Tiger Eye)
• 3 Artist’s Eye Pencils (great for smoky eyes, in SoftSmudge Black, SoftSmudge Brown and Slate Writer)
• Projectionist High Definition Volume Mascara (10-day supply, in Black)
• Lash Primer Plus (10-day supply)
• Gentle Eye Makeup Remover (full-size 3.4 oz.)
• 4 Deluxe Makeup Brushes (Powder, Blush, Lip and Eye)
• Look Book with tips on creating 4 fabulous looks
• Golden Stand-Up Mirror
• Cosmetic Traveler Case
• Companion Makeup Case

If you are a big fan of Estee Lauder Cosmetics, you shouldn’t sleep on this deal. The collection includes some of their best products. Choose from a variety of Estee Lauder fragances to qualify to get the makeup collection. My favorites are Beautiful, Pleasures Delight and Cinnabar.

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Estee Lauder Color Spectacular

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Kat Von D Painted Love Lipstick Gift Set ($34 Now, $54 Value)
This trio of rich, full-color lipsticks is perfect for creating a hot holiday look.

I Love Sephora Brush Set ($29 Now, $120 Value)
Ideal for holiday travel, this portable set of five essentials brushes will make a great stocking stuffer.

Fresh Sugar Wish Set ($28 Now, $55 Value)
This set comes in gold cosmetics bag and will satisfy your sweet tooth with this moisturizing duo for lips and body.

Sephora Blockbuster Palette To-Go ($15 Now, $50 Value)
If you love all-in-one palettes, you’ll adore this portable one to keep looking your best on the go.

Also, use the promo code TOTE09 to get a Black Friday bonus — a free Kat Von D Tote accented with studs and sketches. It’s yours free with a $25.00 online purchase.

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Black Friday Deals at Sephora

Dylan’s Candy Bar Strawberry Licorice Lip Saver
This lip balm is a real treat. It moisturizes your lips with Shea butter, vitamin E and beeswax. The flavor is delicious and the formula is nourishing. This fabulous lip saver is just $8. It also comes in other terrific flavors like Birthday Cake, Chocolate Cupcake and Coconut Bon Bon.

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Sephora Body Scrub
Exfoliate your skin from head to toe with this gentle body scrub. It’s available in luscious scents like Guava Passion and Apple Pomegranate. Priced at just $8 for a 6.7 oz bottle, this scrub is a fantastic buy.

Bliss High Intensity Hand Cream To Go
Bliss makes amazing bath and body products, like this ultra-rich hand cream. It’s never greasy but keeps your hands in tip-top shape. This cream is just $8 for a 1 oz tube.

on10 Dr. Pepper Berries & Cream Body Lotion
This hydrating body lotion contains ingredients like aloe and organic coconut that really nourish and moisturize your skin. Get this travel size lotion for just $3.50. The scent is decadent and sweet.

Sephora Nail Polish Corrector Pen
To keep your nails looking their best, use this Nail Polish Corrector Pen from Sephora. This product corrects your goofs easily. Just slide the pen across your polish mistakes and they’ll disappear. It’s only $6.

Mesh Body Sponge
Lather up with this mesh puff from Sephora. It’s a fabulous way to apply shower gel and body scrub. The $4 price tag can’t be beat!

Hershey’s Vanilla Crème Travel Kit
This little travel kit from on10 contains lip balm, body lotion and a candle in a cosmetic case. A $33 value, this kit was originally $25 at Sephora but right now it’s just eight bucks!

Creme Brulee Bubble Bath
This lightly scented bubble bath from Sephora is regularly priced at $16 for 10 oz. However, the Creme Brulee fragrance is on sale for just $4. This gel produces lots of bubbles that soothe, moisturize and soften your skin.

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8 Stocking Stuffers for $8 (or less)

Moisturize
To get the perfect pout, you need to start with smooth, soft lips. If you have chapped lips, keep them moisturized by using a lip balm on a daily basis. Try to find a lip balm with an SPF of 15 or more, particularly if you spend a lot of time outdoors.

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Exfoliate
Get into the habit of exfoliating your lips, like you do the rest of your face and body. However, you shouldn’t use scrubs or exfoliating creams on you lips — the skin is too sensitive. Instead, use a washcloth when you are in the shower each morning to gently scrub your lips and get rid of any excess dry skin.

Prime
Lipstick primer is a must if you have dry lips. Like a painter needs a smooth canvas, so do you when applying lipstick. Using a very thin coat of primer will create the smooth foundation you are looking for. My favorite primer is Urban Decay Lip Primer Potion. It’s very affordable at only $20. It contains moisturizing antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and E, plus SPF 15. It glides on smooth, leaving your lips silky. You will notice your lipstick lasts longer and the color stays true.

Color
After applying primer, line your lips with a neutral lipstick that is as close to your natural lip color as possible. Fill in your lips with a moisturizing lipstick. Look for lipsticks that say “hydrating” and “moisturizing” on the package. Avoid extended wear lipstick, which tends to be very drying. L’Oreal Colour Riche Nurturing and Protective Lipcolour is a tried and true formula that is also affordable. This lipstick offers rich color and nourishing ingredients such as Omega-3, vitamin E and argon oil. Your lips will stay super hydrated and always soft. Colour Riche Lipcolour comes in over 50 shades. It’s priced around $9.00 at drugstore.com and select drugstores, super stores and grocery stores. My favorite shade is “Raspberries,” pictured here.

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Winter Makeup: Tips for Smooth Lips

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You use LashFood like liquid eyeliner by applying it along the root of your lashes nightly. For faster results, you can use it in the morning too — it won’t interfere with makeup.

LashFood contains all natural ingredients that condition, repair, restore and create long, thick and healthy lashes.

You should start to see results in 2-4 weeks, but continue to use it over time for best results. LashFood retails for $129.00 and the tube lasts about 5 months.

This week at Splendicity, we are giving you a chance to win LashFood for free.

To enter the contest, just leave a comment here and tell us about your favorite beauty product. Your comment will automatically enter you into the giveaway, which ends on Sunday, November 29, 2009.

We will select one random winner from all the comments to win the LashFood.

Good luck!

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Giveaway: Long, Lush Lashes With LashFood

Recently, she did this tutorial for icy peacock and squid ink blue makeup. I think this look could be fabulous for a winter party or holiday event. The eyes really have that glitzy, icy look that is perfect for wintertime.

Image: Lauren Luke

The makeup that Lauren uses includes:

• My Fierce Violets Porcelain Dust Eye Shadow
• Ben Nye Eye Shadow (peacock)
• Ben Nye Eye Shadow (cosmic blue)
• My Smokey Classics Eye Shadow (twilight ash)
• Collection 2000 Glitter Liner (hustle)
• My Sultry Blues Blush (wind flush)
• MAC Blush (lightscapade)
• MAC Pencil (jealousy)
• MAC Plush Lash Mascara
• L’Oreal Glam Shine Lips (rose blush)

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Icy Blue Eye Makeup Tutorial

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This month, MUD introduces Lip Glaze in three fabulous shades. Packaged in a squeezable tube with an easy-to-apply tip, these glosses give your lips a touch of color and picture-perfect shine.

You can wear these Glazes over bare lips, or fill in your lips with a lip pencil first for a little more color. The three shades include:

• Bare – A neutral nude that leaves a rich, glossy finish
• Magnolia – A subtle pink with a touch of shimmer
• Java – A sheer burgundy with splashes of sparkle

MUD Lip Glaze retails for just $12.00 each. Visit mudshop.com to shop and mud.edu to learn more about the Make-Up Designory.

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MUD Lip Glaze

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This almond pie soufflé is made from terrific ingredients such as macadamia oil, sweet almond oil, shea butter, coconut oil and much more. These ingredients nourish, soothe and hydrate your skin.

Dive into a big scoop or this soufflé, apply liberally to your body and massage until absorbed. The warm, rich fragrance is deliciously intoxicating. This product leaves your skin silky soft but never greasy.

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment on this post and let us know how you relax when you need a break.

This contest runs through Friday, November 27, 2009 at 11:59pm ET. We will select one random winner to receive the Votre Vu Tart D’amande Body Soufflé.

Even if you don’t win, don’t worry, you can still get this luscious, fluffy cream. Votre Vu Tart D’amande Body Souffle retails for $43.20 at votrevu.com.

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Votre Vu Tart D’amande Body Souffle