If you love Aveda, this is exciting news: Right now, for a limited-time only, they are doing a promotion with InStyle’s 15forFall program.
The first 350 people to make a $100 purchase on aveda.com will receive a $15 gift card by entering code 15forFall at checkout.
As some of my favorite products are from Aveda, this is fabulous news indeed!

Another item that IS my very favorite nail product is Seche Vite, a super fast drying top coat that also made InStyles list of best beauty buys. However, their description of this product is very incorrect, and if you use it the way they suggest, you will HATE it.
This is what they say:
This clear, fast-drying, chip-resistant base and top coat fills in ridges, protects nails from staining, and “goes on like liquid glass,” says nail expert Maria Salandra of Cliffside Park, N.J., who has worked with Nicold Kidman and Demi Moore.
Seche Vite makes a decent base coat, …read more

InStyle has sucked me in on the Diamancel Foot File
which has made their best beauty buys list. At a whopping $36, it is 3 times the price of my favorite foot file, but it looks very well worth it, especially if it really lasts forever, which it really might, with the diamond dust. The potential weakness here is what attaches the diamond dust to the handle.
Here is their description:
Made with real, industrial-grade diamond dust, this foot file has a strong grit that helps dissolve calluses with just a few strong swipes. Although it’s pricey, experts say …read more

On the Today Show yesterday, Amy Goodman from InStyle magazine showed a few of InStyle’s top beauty products, from their April 2006 issue. Here they are, see InStyle for all the rest (you do read InStyle Magazine, right?).

For Hair:
T3 Tourmaline Professional Ionic Wet or Dry Iron.
Cosmetics:
L’Oreal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Makeup (foundation)
Revlon Skinlights Illusion Wand (concealer)
Physicians Formula Virtual Face Powder in Bronzer
Pat McGrath Cover Girl Custom Compact Collection (eyes and lips)
Max Factor Lash Perfection Mascara
MAC Pro Longwear Lip Color
Skin/Body Care:
Aveeno Positively Smooth with Natural Soy
L’Oreal Paris Refinish Micro-Dermabrasion
Estee Lauder Go Tan Sunless Towelettes – for face & body
Jergens Soft …read more