So bear with me for another couple of days.  Keep those folks on the coast in your prayers, And save a teensy little prayer for us – I think all will be well here, but I hope we aren’t out of power for 2 weeks, cause that’s what they are predicting for Houston.  Check on me when you can.  Also thinking of my friend Cailin, and I hope she is well and safe and far away from Houston, I think she is.  And I hope the rest of you Houstonians are safe and dry too.  xoxox

Image: Christina Jones, with help from Microsoft Earth

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Pass me a Crunch bar.  Chocolate is good for my skin too, right?

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Home remedies

Orange peel: This ingredient, mixed with water, can be used as a paste on your pimples as a natural way to zap acne.

Popular Products

Cetaphil: This respected line of skin cleansers and moisturizers can be an effective way to prevent acne.

Managing Stress

Back-to-school stress can trigger acne in teens: Don’t let the stresses of going back to school or starting a new school get the best of you and your skin.

Diet

Berries: Berries are "rated as one of best bets for good skin health" and are great sources for vitamin C and antioxidants.

Cleansing Systems

Use a soap with little to no residue: Extra residue that lingers on your face can keep pores clogged.

Natural, Organic and Herbal Remedies

Forums, Blogs and Websites

Behavioral Tips

Preparing for Acne Triggers

Hygiene

Surgery and prescriptions

Ingredients to Look For

I hope that piqued your interest enough to go check out the rest of the list.  If you suffer from acne, whether you are a teen or a hormonal adult, this is a great place to start your research.  You can spend hours and hours and hours link surfing from here.  Enjoy!

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This is the HP Vivienne Tam Special Edition notebook, set to release early next year, although Gizmodo says October.  No word on pricing, nor is there any word on specs yet.   

“When I was approached by HP to create a special edition notebook, I could see the design in my head instantly,” said Tam. “The notebook is a true reflection of the needs of a modern woman who cares about fashion but is also passionate about her technology. I wanted to create a notebook that would appeal to women of all ages, ethnicities and income levels across the globe.”

I’m watching for the pics from the Vivienne Tam show to show up on the press site, so Ill update this post when I get some, but you can see some of the shots from the show over at Gizmodo.  Looks to be a comparable size to the other ultralight machines that have been released recently – but can’t wait to see what all the specs are!!  Do we dare hope that this machine is priced competitively with the other ultralights?  Can’t wait to find out.  And I would like to beg Heatherette to do something similar, please.

So – are you like me?  Is this going to be a must have for you?

Image: HP

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This is a travel set of brushes, with mini handles (but full size heads), as well as a brush roll, from adesign!  Included in the set:

6 essential mini handle brushes with full size brush heads. Our mini set includes the following brush styles: Powder, Foundation, Baby Buki, Shadow, Angled Liner and Brow brush.

This is a $45 value – yours for free, if you are the chosen one!

What do you have to do?  Just leave a comment – and tell me what makeup brush you cannot live without!  From all of the qualified comments left before tomorrow at Midnight Eastern time, I will randomly draw a winner.  Easy peasy – come on down!

Image: adesignbrushes.com

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What I have seen is super slick and super cool, so I hope you will go check it out.  Here is a bit about the shows on Glamour TV:

I WANT MY GLAMOUR TV! Debi Mazur helps makeover real women, Molly Shannon, Jennie Garth, Solange Knowles and Nikki Taylor dish on motherhood, and Giuliana Rancic and Molly Sims count down the seasons hottest trends for Glamour TV Glamour mag’s new television destination site.  The three shows premiere this week, each with four new episodes running over the month of September.  Check it out here: www.glamour.tv

· Beauty Wars features Debi Mazur of Entourage in this competitive makeover show with the world’s top makeup artists vying to create a winning look for an American woman. Presented by Revlon

· Moms Working It is an interview-style show that delves into the lives of hot Hollywood Moms including Molly Shannon, Jennie Garth, Solange Knowles and Nikki Taylor. Presented by Dockers

· The List stars Giuliana Rancic and Molly Simms counting down the hottest trends in entertainment. Presented by Estee Lauder and Burberry.

Let me know what you think!!

Image: Glamour.tv (used with permission)

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Now, what do I know about Bare Naturale mascara?  I know that my mother LOVES it.  I have given her so many expensive mascara’s to try over the last few years – she hates them all.  Her eyelashes are really fine and they clump like you wouldn’t believe.  DiorShow?  Nope.  Faux Cils?  Huh uh.  Elizabeth Arden, Estee Lauder, Jane Iredale – nope, nope, nope.  She spotted the Bare Naturale ad a few weeks ago and went on a mission to find it – and it is her holy grail mascara, I do believe.  So, this is a great chance to try it if you haven’t, or if you’re like Mom, stock up!  Good luck and let me know if you get one!  And thanks to Lucky Magazine!!

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I have been using Dremu’s Airbrush Refining Eye Cream for about 2 months now, and it has become indispensable to me.  This was a product that The Oprah recommended on her show a little while back, and I am sure it has seen a huge surge of business since then.  I’m always a little skeptical of Oprah, but I gave it a try.

I have used some expensive eye creams in my time.  Probably the priciest one was somewhere in the neighborhood of $500.  Hated it.  I’ve used Chanel’s eye cream, which is slightly more reasonable coming in at just under $100 most places.  It has been a while since I have really been impressed with an eye cream.  Dremu’s Airbrush is a sweet and tidy $58 for a jar that should last you three months.  Here is what the company says about the product:

Gets rid of puffiness almost immediately… (less than 7 minutes). Smoothes and reduces fine lines and crows feet. A super light eye cream with emu oil, collagen, ceramides and elastin to firm and rehydrate dry skin around the eyes, vitamin E to prevent dehydration and free-radical damage, green tea extract to reduce puffiness, aloe for smoothing and panthenol for refining delicate tissue.

I have really found all the claims to be true.  I love the texture of the cream, it is very moist, but absorbs quickly – not greasy at all.  I think the results are great too.  This is definitely something that I will repurchase when my jar runs out soon.  They have a promotion running right now – for $119, for Airbrush, Deception (anti aging face cream) and their pure emu oil – I am pretty sure Im going to go for that and check their other top sellers out.

As always, if you have tried Airbrush, or especially if you have tried Deception or their emu oil – I would sure love to hear your opinions on it.  They have a ton of reviews on the site – but they are ALL rave 5 star reviews.  Can everyone love this line this much??

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So, all my beauty buds are at Fashion Week, and I am not.  I started a new full time job today, and ending my last one and starting this one just really meshed badly with the fashion season this time!  But, all  is not lost.  We have Twitter.  Twitter totally saves the day at Fashion Week, I can read all about my friends adventures, real time, almost like I was there, minus the drenching rains.   Hope you gals brought your umbrellas!

Of course I follow most of my beauty buddies on Twitter already, so can watch them on my Twitterfox or Tweet Deck – but they are all mixed in with my geek buddies, which is ok, but sometimes the tweets rush by so fast it is hard to keep up.  Enter Inside The Tents.  This is a great place to watch all of the hottest beauty and fashion bloggers – keep up with their Tweets AND their blog posts.  Awesomeness!

Also of great interest to me is the MAC  Senior Artists Twitter widget at Facebook, that you can watch, embed – whatever you’d like!  And if you’re a great MAC fan like I am, you can follow these folks on Twitter:

MAC_Gordon_E | MAC_Nadine_L | MAC_Gregory_A | MAC_Bianca_A | MAC_Vanessa_R | MAC_Terry_B | MAC_Patrick_E | MAC_Tiffany_J | MAC_Gina_B

And while you’re following, don’t forget to follow me (and say Hi!)!

So enjoy FW, like I am, from the sidelines.  It is nice and dry, I have tea and cheap lunch, and really, am having almost as good a time watching as they are being in the thick of things.  (Yeah right, but Im trying to keep my positive attitude!)

Image: © 2008 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, used with permission

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This seems like a good time to remind you of the colors for fall, as set every season by the folks at Pantone.

The colors are, from the top left, then the bottom left:

Blue Iris, Royal Lilac, Shady Glade, Caribbean Sea, Aurora Red, Shitake, Withered Rose, Twilight Blue, Burnt Orange and Ochre.

If you want to read more about the colors, as well as around 30 designers color stories for the season, you can access the full report in a PDF file at Pantone.  Pantone has just released the Spring 09 colors, so if you are looking ahead to Spring – check those out while you’re there.

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