This should be a fantastic show tonight, airing at 9pm on the Style Network. Linda Wells, esteemed editor in chief of Allure Magazine will be touching on all the hot trends from the runways. I am hoping this is Spring looks rather than Fall, but either way, it should be most interesting – don’t forget to tune in!
More about the show here.
Image used with permission from Conde Nast.

Essie is hands down, one of the finest lines of nail polish on the market. The price is very reasonable, and the fact that most professionals use Essie should speak highly of its quality. Essie’s Winter 07 collection is in salons now, and is a beautiful collection of silvers, plums and festive reds!
From now until December 16th, you can get 10% off your purchases (of $40 or more) at essie.com by using the discount code BLG8, so pick up some stocking stuffers, or some beautiful holiday colors for yourself!

As a follow-up to their extremely popular Mobile High Shine Lip Gloss Cell Phone Accessory, Bourjois has a new addition to their wonderful line up of beauty accessories. This is their Mini Volume Glamour Ultra Black Mascara.

With a handy clip, you can simply attach this mascara to your cell phone, or even handbag. What a better way to keep a mascara handy without taking up space inside your bag. It looks very cute too!
The mascara formula itself is enriched with Vitamin B5 for extreme volume. And just because the tube is mini, does not mean that the brush …read more

I spend my whole life growing out my hair, I think. I love to wear it short and I love it long, so I am always transitioning to one style or another. So, I am growing out now, from this, which was my spring ‘do, to – well, I don’t quite know yet. I have been lusting lately over Gene Simmon’s wife, Shannon Tweed’s, hair – it really is gorgeous – see (and, ahem, Gene isn’t looking so bad after all that surgery either, eh?)?  I always cut it off before it makes it that long though.  …read more

I am (tick tock!) waiting for the DHL man to bring my shipment of the MAC Novel Twist eye shadows from Nordie’s big Beauty Exclusives “sale.” They should be here today! In the meantime, I have been playing hard with one of the newest released collection from MAC – RushMetal !

This collection is chock full of those wonderful MAC pigments in the most gorgeous metallics you can imagine. You can use these pigments in a variety of ways, from a wild and crazy artsy look, like MAC is so famous for, or just a really beautiful eye shadow. I also …read more

Sadly, I haven’t tried most of these yet (with the exception of the Dove Energy Glow, which is GREAT), but am so pleased with my GlowFusion spray tanner, I just can’t bear to go back to lotions and worrying about scrubbing my hands without getting the lotion off the top of my hands (not a big deal with the Dove). But I realize that not everyone is so obsessed with spray tanning, and isn’t going to run out to buy a $175 tanner (is that crazy?), so here is a very useful list from the June issue
of Elle …read more

Silver is smoking hot for the spring! You can have lots of fun with silver in your makeup kit without spending a fortune. Try a new silver nail polish, eye shadow, eyeliner or even lipstick to take part. The key to looking up to date without looking like a tin can is subtlety. Try a gorgeous silvery smoky eye with a more subtle lip color. Polish your nails with a silver polish and dab just a touch of silver eye shadow on the center of your lower lip for a pouty and up to date look without overdoing it. Also, …read more

Planet Lulu had big time technical difficulties before the last scheduled sale, but they are back with a vengence this time. Don’t forget that you have to have an invitation to get into the sale, and you can only get that by going to PlanetLulu.com to register for one (so go do this now if you haven’t). Below is all the info about the times and dates:

 
The Planet Lulu sample sale will run for 27 hours ONLY, from 9pm March 22 through midnight March 23 Eastern time, this time. The last sale was a west coast sale …read more

Just like the skin care gadgets, I am always on the hunt for great microdermabrasion-type of products. I have a feeling if I actually went and got a microdermabrasion treatment at the dermatologist, I would be in for a much different treatment, but so far I am good, and the home products suit me fine. What makes a good microdermabrasion cream, to me, are the texture and the density of the grains that abrade your face – I like them very fine and very plentiful. If there are too few and they are too big, I categorize it as more …read more

There are a huge number of personal care products that claim to be natural, but are they? Currently, these products are not regulated in the U.S or the E.U. – they may contain less than 10% natural ingredients and almost none are 100% natural. How do you know what you are getting and if it is worth the extra money you are paying – you do know you ARE paying extra money, right? You read the ingredient label. Since “natural” is such a hot selling term, you need to know what you are getting. …read more