Image: Sephora

The nine piece Happiness Collection ($54) features an assortment of Bare Minerals hits and best sellers. All the products are infused with a natural plant extract, aptly called Happybelle, that is supposed to boost your mood and make you happy.  Interesting concept, no?

You get the following items inside the cute little clutch:

Glee Radiance All-Over Face Color
Euphoria Eyecolor
Happiness Eyecolor
Hallucinate Liner Shadow
Flawless Definition Mascara in Black
Lipgloss in Berry Rush
A limited edition hot pink Feather Light Brush
A limited edition hot pink Double-Ended Complete Tapered Shadow Brush

I’m curious about this “happybelle”. I wonder if it really does make your happy?   Either way, it’s a great mix of products and the colours are pretty neutrals, perfect for just about every skin tone. Want to try it for yourself? You can pick it up at Sephora stores and online.

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Bare Minerals Happiness Collection

NYX Cosmetics has a selection specifically targeted towards those occasions when you want to go out and make your eyes stand out.

Images: NYX Cosmetics

The NYX Special Effects Theatrical Eye Lashes ($8 each) are a playful assortment of faux eyelashes in every style, colour and length imaginable.  They have different colours, patterns, some are even made with feathers! Each one is fun and depending on your costume, they’ll either accentuate, compliment or be a nice contrast.  If you take care of these lashes, you’ll be able to use them a few times.

I recommend picking up a tube of Duo Lash Adhesive, which can be found at drugstores for not that much money. It comes in two tones, clear or dark and the adhesive is long lasting.

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Dramatic Faux Lashes by NYX Cosmetics

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One of my favourites are their Fairy Light Solos ($14) which are mineral eye shadows. How adorable is the embossed fairy? There are a few different fairy designs and they’re almost too cute to use.  The eye shadows are nicely pigmented and come in the following shades:

French Lace – a nude skin tone shade, perfect to use all over the lid
Champagne Glow – a pretty peachy gold with shimmer
Nude Nouveaux – a light brownish nude
Fairy Pink – a pinky gold with holographic shimmer
Boho Bronze – a bronze metallic

Each of these shadows have a fun holographic shimmer. They go on smoothly and are 100% natural.

Another set I really like is the Pixi Beauty Wake Up Kit ($34)

Image: Pixi Beauty

This kit was create to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Pixi Beauty. It includes limited edition as well as their best selling and must-have colours. There are 18 eye shadows, 2 concealers/eye primers, 8 lip glosses and 2 baked cheek powder duos. A great thing about this kit is all the shades a neutral toned which will flatter most complexions.  I think this palette would be a wonderful go-to kit to use during the Spring and Summer months.

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Pixi Beauty Shadows and Palette

Image: Benefit Cosmetics

If you haven’t tried out the Benefit 24k Sexy Gold Lipstick you’re in for a treat. It’s a shimmery sheer golden nude shade that can be worn by itself or layered over another lipstick. If you’re a nude lipstick fan, this is a good one to try out. The lipstick itself is encased in a shiny gold bullet shaped tube – quite luxe!  The 24k Sexy Gold Loose Powder is beautifully shimmery, perfect to use as a highlight on cheekbones or décolleté. The colour is a pale gold and would look wonderful on all skin types.

All you have to do to get this set for free, with your $75 purchase, is to enter the code:  GOLDKIT9 at checkout. It’s as easy as that!

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Benefit 24k Sexy Gold Set for Free!

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Starting today, August 10th, 2009 through August 20th, 2009, you can save 30% off your order when you use the code: FNFF1 upon checkout.  Treat yourself or someone you love to one of my favourites, Urban Decay Primer Potion and the amazing 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencils. Great treats for a super low price, can’t beat that!

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30% Off at Urban Decay!

Clinique Color Treats Set

Clinique Colour Treats Set ($36)
If she’s already a big fan of Clinique she’ll love this gift set. It includes all the best sellers from the line:

All About Eyes (0.5 oz.), an exclusive Eye Shadow Compact with six shades
High Impact Mascara (0.28 oz.)
bamboo Lash Comb/Brow Brush
Long Last Lipstick in Bamboo Pink (0.08 oz.)
Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Air Kiss (0.07 oz.)
Forever Bamboo eyeshadow compact in Baby Pink, Gold Rush, Disco Pink, Skyscraper, Blue Lagoon and Stone Violet Matte.

She gets all that inside a cute bright pink, bamboo-inspired bag.

Bare Minerals Bare Beginnings

Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Bare Beginnings ($55)
As a Bare Minerals fan myself, I highly recommend getting this starter kit. It includes the best from the Bare Escentuals collection. Included in the pretty metallic brown/bronze make up bag is the following:

Prime Time Foundation Primer (0.05 oz.)
bareMinerals® Chic Soft Focus Glee All-Over Face Color (0.1 oz.)
Big Tease Mascara in Blackest Black (0.28 oz.)
bareMinerals® Chic Feather Light Mineral Veil (0.3 oz.)
Mini Krystal Buxom Big and Healthy Lip Polish (0.07 oz.)
Feather Light Brush
bonus sample of RareMinerals™ Purely Moisturizing Facial Moisturizer (0.06 oz.)

Smashbos Glambox Vol. 4 Set

Smashbox Glambox Vol. 4 Set ($68)
All her beauty must-haves are in this cool and glamours boxed set.

- Cream Liner Palette in Backstage (Black, Dark Brown, Bronze, Steel Blue).
- Cheek Palette in Close-Up (Matte Berry, Nude Rose, Bright Raspberry).
- Eyeshadow Palette in Pro (clockwise from top left: Platinum, Deep Navy, Metallic Bronze, Chocolate Brown, Light Peach, Golden Taupe).
- Lipgloss Duo in Call Time (Warm Rose, Shimmery Raspberry)

Bobbi Brown Brights Eye Palette

Bobbi Brown Brights Eye Palette ($70)
She’ll be able to create just about any look she wants with this awesome limited edition palette. Features 35 soft matte shadows in a colorful shade range that includes everything from pinks and greens to blues and purples.

All items can be purchased at Nordstrom online and in stores. Note, some are limited edition so grab them before they’re gone!

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Give The Gift of Beauty

And now for something unrelated to scent, but still related to the Beauty and Style Channel……..

I picked up Loreal’s new mascara with the “tubes.” Loreal’s Double Extend Beauty Tubes Technology. 

I wanted to see for myself how well it worked. I’m pretty impressed. I don’t know about an 80% boost in length, but my lashes do look much longer. I’m sure that with practice I will get the hang of the two brush system and be able to use the product more effectively. 

It’s a two-step process that you perform on one eye completely, before applying to the other eye.  It washes off very easily – no sticky leftover gunk. I appreciated that.  Here’s my eye before the mascara, with a very neutral shadow and liner,

and then after…….

What do you think?  I only used it on the top lashes.  Are you wondering why I look so surprised?  My daughter took these for me and I kept blinking with the flash. Oops.  I’m more comfortable behind the camera, than in front of it. 

 The mascara is comfortable, which is important to me.  It’s a little pricer than other drugstore mascaras, but it’s a drugstore mascara, so it’s not expensive.  The process is simple.  The results ae good. I would definitely buy it again. 

Get the look of salon lash extensions with the new Loreal’s Double Extend Beauty Tubes Technology Mascara! This new lash extension effect mascara visibly lengthens your lashes up to an astonishing 80%….

*Clump-free length

*Smudge-proof

*Flake-proof

*Long wear hold

*Ophthalmologist and allergy tested

*Suitable for sensitive eyes

*Removes easily with warm

Available in black or very black

Mascara Image – Walgreens.com

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I Tried Loreal’s New Mascara With the Tubes

ULTA Beauty Coupon Codes and Beauty Promotions at ULTA.com  Find free shipping, reduced shipping, 20% off 1 item, and more.   

Kiss And Makeup: Friday eBay Beauty bargains: Limited editions featuring Barbie Loves MAC eyeshadow, OPI Get In-Spider-ed! nail set, and MAC Fafi Eyeshadow quad. 

Avon – Coupon Codes and Bargains from Avon features free shipping on both $20 and $15 orders, buy one get one half off, and free movie ticket with the purchase of the new Bond Girl 007 Fragrance.

FragranceNet.com – Coupons, Coupon Codes, Sales feature a bunch of free shipping offers, plus $10 off of a $60 order, and 3 more that expire today. Hurry!!

If you know of a good place to find online bargains, please share it in the comments section.  The only thing I enjoy more than finding a good bargain is sharing it with my girlfriends. 

Happy shopping to you!

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