From January 4th-February 4th tarte cosmetics will be giving customers with orders of $40+ (not including tax & shipping) their Rest Assured Brightening Wand for free ($22 value).
If you haven’t seen this brightening wand, one end is a nude-pink liner for the corner of your eyes and the other end is a sheer pink highlighter that you can apply to lids, crease, brows or cheeks for a subtle glow.
At checkout use code: REST08 www.tartecosmetics.com

It seems that California Kissin was a one hit wonder, soon to be miniturized and is now part of the “Justine Case” Wrapped and Ready product category of Benefit Cosmetics. I’ve had California Kissin (in the “old” full size version) for a while and feel mixed about it…
California Kissin is Benefit’s “fake it” gloss for whiter looking teeth. It’s a clear gloss with lots of blue shimmer. Its minty scent and taste will keep you feeling like you just brushed your teeth (or you just have some Colgate Total action going on).
The mint isn’t a bad thing, just not expected …read more

The one thing I hear most often when you have a newborn in your midst is, “You look so worn out.” Yes, only 2 hours of sleep a night will do that to you. Cheri at Urban Apothecary mentioned to me that a few sweeps of her Mineral Sheer Radiance across my face will perk my complexion up, basically hiding the fact that I was one sleep deprived momma.
My Mineral Sheer Radiance is in Dream, which is a pale pink in color. This is a product you apply as a finishing touch over your foundation or you can wear it …read more

Do you know that the Supernatural Mineral Powder that I fell in love with months ago is still going strong–so much product left and I basically use it everyday! It still remains one of my favorite foundations.
Since I am a fan of Urban Apothecary, I subscribe to their newsletter and this recent newsletter is awfully tempting. The products in this month’s newsletter are:
Supernatural Bronzer
It’s an oil-free silken powder is fortified with skin supporting antioxidants and light-reflecting, wrinkle-hiding, minerals so you look divine sans the damage.
Bada Bling Lotion (cute name!)
It’s a combo of white truffle and organic coconut oils, infused with …read more

Benefit’s Lemon-Aid came in sample size in the Realness of Concealness that I purchased last week (and so worth the money). My friend Carla at Product Girl had raved about Lemon-Aid long ago and I have been wanting it ever since.
Lemon-Aid is a yellow correcting cream that makes redness and discoloration on your eyelids disappear. You apply a small dab to your eyelid and a dab along your browbone and then blend.
My lids are always a little red, but more so now that I am getting less sleep these upcoming weeks to my son’s birth (I love how they prepare …read more

The beauty mark was made famous by Cindy Crawford and now you can achieve the same look with these new peel and stick beauty marks called Hottiedots.
They come in a variety of colors: Midnight Kiss (off black), Chocolate Kiss (dark brown), Toasted Kiss (light brown) and Rainbow (jewel toned).
Hottiedots are to be applied under your makeup and comes off easy by peeling off or with makeup remover. They are specially formulated paper composite with a laminate coating, and backed with a safe, non-toxic face and body adhesive, so they are safe for your skin.
They come in two packs, a single …read more

It’s ok to lie sometimes, especially when it comes to your beauty secrets. This handy little pen, has now become my biggest beauty secret when I have barely had sleep and have huge dark circles under my eyes.
Lyin Eyes, by Benefit Cosmetics, is a concealer that comes in only one color and goes on wet, but within seconds becomes powder dry.
Like my e.l.f. Hypershine Gloss (and Stila’s The Gift of Glaze), this concealer is a pen where you twist the top to bring the concealer into the paintbrush-like tip. Also like e.l.f.’s Hypershine Gloss, you have to twist the top …read more

The other night when I was browsing the channels, I made a pitstop on QVC. They were doing their Gifts of Beauty show and were showcasing the Yves Saint Laurent Radiant Touch Highlighter.
The kept talking about how marvelous it was, but honestly when they showed the model before and after, she looked exactly the same. I’ve seen rave reviews all around the web, so I wondered if my eyes were just tired when I watched the show.
Since I know in the next few months, I will be getting some serious lack of sleep and will be looked drained and lifeless, …read more

By now I am sure you are rolling your eyes and begging, “Not another jane iredale review!” Ladies, ladies…I’m telling you, her products are so worth the review. So please bare with me, because beyond this one, there is still more to come.
Ahh the joys of pregnancy. That does not include pregnancy acne. Nope. Not at all. So when I first read about Disappear in some literature I was sent with previous products, I snuffed it off thinking it was to cover scars or tattoos. I thought maybe it was more for makeup artists than for my retro-teen skin not-on-purpose …read more

OK, I was searching through Beauty.com’s site tonight on different makeup Fix-it’s and Fake-it’s, when I came across this lipgloss by Kevyn Aucoin. It’s called Liquid Cyber Lipgloss.
Beauty.com says it is a Fix-It for discolored teeth, claiming that the liquid blue sheen brings out your teeth’s whiteness.
My questions are:
1. Who wears blue lipgloss?
2. No kidding that blue lipgloss will draw attention away from your teeth and straight to your lips.
3. They offer other colors, so does that mean Tenda (Pink) and Datura (Gold) are not Fix-it’s?
I admit I was looking at it because my teeth are forever stained by my …read more