Greetings from the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on Hollywood Blvd!

Yes, it’s not even 7 am here on the West Coast, but I couldn’t WAIT to share this news.

Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown will this year be a sponsor of the The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection 2010 Fashion Show — which by the way I am attending AND wearing a new red dress for. The show, which brings some of Hollywood’s leading ladies together on one runway, will be taking place on February 11th during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at “The Tent” at Bryant Park.

It’s a magical show, which makes you feel extra-special about being a woman — hell, a human being — and this year Bobbi created an exclusive, limited-edition Bronze Shimmer Brick Set in partnership with The Heart Truth campaign to raise awareness about women and heart disease.

And, aside from being an amazing cause, it’s beautiful, especially those of us who crave a warm, bronzy glow. The set includes Bobbi’s Shimmer Brick in Bronze and a Mini Face Blender Brush.

Only 500 of these limited-edition sets, which feature a specially designed package and the tagline “Listen to Your Heart,” will be available from www.bobbibrown.com for $40 each. So, hurry. This is not something you can wait on!

There’s certain beauty MUSTS in my arsenal – and one of them is an awesome liner pencil.
I’m loving Sue Devitt Beauty’s Eye Intensive Pencil in black widow/black lavender.
It intensifies my actual eye color, and it lasts all day – without smudging or smearing! As I am about to fly for an arse-long day, that’s great to have. It has a secial ingredient Nylon-12 that expands and contracts with facial movements without creasing or cracking.
Want to try it too? Ten readers will win one! To have your chance to win, comment below with your favorite sexy-eye trick – and then tweet …read more

So, Valentine’s Day is coming up. As in…the holiday we all love/love-to-hate/love again, and the sure-to-be-fabulous movie.
And I’ll tell you in a few days just how fabulous the movie is, because Scope Outlast is sending me out to LA to represent them at the star-studded Grauman’s Chinese Theater red carpet and premiere screening!
I’ll be tweeting…non-stop, and reporting on just how kissably close that makes the stars and starlets.
Why do I ALREADY love Scope Outlast? (Besides the obvious.) Outlast technology that binds tightly to select receptors in the mouth, that helps to create that cool, refreshing sensation that we crave. …read more

A special treat for those of you who are blowing off work to read my blog first thing in the morning: Exciting news at The Body Shop!
Today only, you will save an additional 20% of all orders by joining their online membership program. You get this discount even if you are taking advantage of the fab sales already going on! Plus, as checkout you’ll receive a lip butter absolutely free.
But you have to do it TODAY: Tomorrow, and the next day, and every day after, you can become a member…but no special sale discount. Which makes it a whole lot …read more

One of my favorite products to receive is body butter. I think smooth, soft, skin is intrinsic to survival, and if it also happens to make you smell amazing…well, that’s just icing on the cake.
So, imagine how excited I was by LATHER’s almond, milk, and honey body butter. I just used it post-shower while I was getting ready to head off to a lunch shin-dig, and oh.my.god. It literally makes me smell like a festive baked surprise. I, men of the world, am delicious.
Take note.
Aside from smelling fabulous, it’s super-rich — which I think is probably more important – and …read more

Another hot look at last night’s Grammy Awards was pop mega-starlet Ciara, whose look was created by celebrity makeup artist Yolanda Frederick.
Want to steal her look? Yolanda gave us a step-by-step how-to!
“For Ciara’s Grammy red carpet look, I prepped the face with shu uemura’s new UV Under Base Fluid in Medium Beige. I then followed up with shu uemura’s Nobara Cream Cover Stick foundation in 524 for a flawless golden finish.”
My favorite party was her flirty lashes, which were created with lots of shu uemura’s Ultimate Mascara in Black to frame the eye.
“For cheeks, I used shu uemura’s Glow On …read more

I flew in from Vegas last night about an hour into the Grammy Awards, so I missed a lot of the excitement. (However, I’m OK with that, I had a lot of excitement of my own!)
One of my fave parts of these start-studded events is watching the stars come out in their finest, and Keri Hilson turned to professional makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff to create her fabulous look.
Sheriff’s mission was to work the look around Keri’s gorgeous hazel eyes, but also add extra edge to the glam goddess appeal of her Dolce & Gabbana dress.
She started by using Mary Kay …read more

Confession: I am not a big fan of Valentine’s Day.
That said, I think Jane iredale’s Chocoholicks are among the most delicious products in recent history.
Let’s face it: We’re all on sweet-patrol at this point. A month after swearing off the cookies and cakes intrinsic to one holiday season, we are greeted with another one that is all about chocolate!
If you want to celebrate, but not gain weight, consider  chocoholicks. I sampled these earlier this winter, and they are fabulous — an assortment of four chic, chocolate truffle-flavored lip glosses.
Adorably, they look, smell, and even taste like fancy confections, but are …read more

I think we’re all eager to make an impact — especially those of us who are going to Vegas in about 36 hours.
(I’ll shut up soon, I promise.)
But on that note, Avon has a new Mega Impact Lipstick perfect for your own high-profile life: It’s super rich, and has great, potent lip colors – perfect for your Valentine’s pout. (And let’s face it, many of us will totally be pouting on V-Day.)
If you are into the technical side of stuff, it’s made using ChromaPixel technology, which blends chromatic pigments with color-match magnifiers to amplify each shade by highlighting and reflecting …read more

Guess what I’m doing this weekend?
Here’s a hint! (Look at the image at left, if the video below continues to not want to load.)
Yup! I’m going to be in Las Vegas this weekend for the 2010 Miss America Pageant. I’m going as a guest of Artistry Beauty, so I’ll have lots of behind-the-scenes beauty and skin coverage. And I’ll get to meet the NEW Miss America, soon after she’s crowned.
Have any questions you want me to ask? Start sending them now!