Contrary to all the anti-commercial sentiments, I think Valentine's Day is a great invention for keeping love alive. Especially in cold climates. January is all cosy and "let's keep warm by the fire;" but by February, it's very possible that cabin fever has set in, and the two of you are squabbling over whose turn it is to get the firewood. Or who said what to whom at the superbowl party. Or whatever. I'm not saying that this is true for every couple every year; but sometimes a little mid-winter pick-me-up is very welcome.
And the lead up to the day of love can be an even better thing. What will we do? Where will we go? And…what will I wear? Where will I shop for it? See? Fun is already happening, and January isn't even over.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with the things that add up to real love (caring, respect, attraction, shared values, etc.); but a little beauty and romance (not to mention a little seduction) can make a good thing even better. Today's little beauty and romance items are from Estée Lauder.
Love Your Lips Limited Edition Lip Collection
(Hydra Lustre Lipsticks and Kissable Lip Glosses)
Blurb: This Valentine’s Day, love your lips, and he will too! Estée Lauder’s Love Your Lips collection comes just in time for Valentine’s Day to give your lips that perfect, seductive look. Estée Lauder Signature Lipstick’s lustrous, creamy, comfortable formula delivers hours of moisture and wear to lips with a sensual, high-shine finish. Estée Lauder Kissable Lip Gloss is a non-tacky, cushioned formula that feels comfortable on the lips. This lustful gloss provides sheer coverage and a shimmering, kissable finish. Wear alone for a subtle look, or layer over Signature Lipstick for added shine.
The collection features 12 lipstick shades (3 new) and 4 new glosses. The packaging is adorable: the lipsticks have a special “L♥VE” logo engraved on them (and the glosses have the logo on the vials). Exactly the sort of thing you want to take out of your bag during a romantic dinner (or right before the theatre lights go out).
Besides great packaging and sexy colors, you also get Estée Lauder's unbeatable formulas. The Hydra Lustre Lipsticks are fabulous – especially in the winter. They keep my lips really soft, yet the color lasts for hours. I tried one of the new colors in this collection "Coral Kiss." It's a delicate, pale coral that would be great for an understated look - or make a nice contrast to a dramatic eye. The Kissable Lip Glosses are also excellent. A gorgeous finish that lasts without being sticky. I tried "Pink Kiss," and it made my lips look like candy. Slightly sophisticated candy, but still yummy and kissable.
These will be out in February (which starts on Monday), so they're not on the website just yet. But in the meantime, you can always take a quick peek at the other Valentine's ideas.
Happy Friday!
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And the lead up to the day of love can be an even better thing. What will we do? Where will we go? And…what will I wear? Where will I shop for it? See? Fun is already happening, and January isn't even over.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with the things that add up to real love (caring, respect, attraction, shared values, etc.); but a little beauty and romance (not to mention a little seduction) can make a good thing even better. Today's little beauty and romance items are from Estée Lauder.
Love Your Lips Limited Edition Lip Collection
(Hydra Lustre Lipsticks and Kissable Lip Glosses)
Blurb: This Valentine’s Day, love your lips, and he will too! Estée Lauder’s Love Your Lips collection comes just in time for Valentine’s Day to give your lips that perfect, seductive look. Estée Lauder Signature Lipstick’s lustrous, creamy, comfortable formula delivers hours of moisture and wear to lips with a sensual, high-shine finish. Estée Lauder Kissable Lip Gloss is a non-tacky, cushioned formula that feels comfortable on the lips. This lustful gloss provides sheer coverage and a shimmering, kissable finish. Wear alone for a subtle look, or layer over Signature Lipstick for added shine.The collection features 12 lipstick shades (3 new) and 4 new glosses. The packaging is adorable: the lipsticks have a special “L♥VE” logo engraved on them (and the glosses have the logo on the vials). Exactly the sort of thing you want to take out of your bag during a romantic dinner (or right before the theatre lights go out).
Besides great packaging and sexy colors, you also get Estée Lauder's unbeatable formulas. The Hydra Lustre Lipsticks are fabulous – especially in the winter. They keep my lips really soft, yet the color lasts for hours. I tried one of the new colors in this collection "Coral Kiss." It's a delicate, pale coral that would be great for an understated look - or make a nice contrast to a dramatic eye. The Kissable Lip Glosses are also excellent. A gorgeous finish that lasts without being sticky. I tried "Pink Kiss," and it made my lips look like candy. Slightly sophisticated candy, but still yummy and kissable.
These will be out in February (which starts on Monday), so they're not on the website just yet. But in the meantime, you can always take a quick peek at the other Valentine's ideas.
Happy Friday!
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Blurb: The unique ULTA bamboo head band is soft, elastic and versatile. Great for keeping wet hair from face or while applying made-up. The perfect accessory to enhance your comfort and beauty.
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Rain didn’t put a damper on this romantic updo – Dexter star Julie Benz’s curls stayed true on the 2010 SAG Awards red carpet thanks to Paul Mitchell Editorial Director, Lucie Doughty. Here’s how she created this flirty look:
Adir Abergel’s inspiration for Sandra Bullock: Effortless beauty – Modern and carefree style
Inspiration: A modern undone look, perfect for an evening out
Blurb: Formulated with our 20% proprietary complex of alpha, beta & gamma exfoliators (including glycolic, salicylic, lactic, linolenic acids) and amino acids, which are the building blocks of peptides. These, combined with powerful botanical extracts and anti-oxidants, reveal beautiful, clear, radiant, glowing skin. Designed to work alone to exfoliate the skin for the superior glow of a professional facial peel, while also preparing the skin to allow Un-Wrinkle® and/or any treatment products to better absorb into the skin. Unique peel pads are filled with moisturizing properties to help protect the skin as it is being exfoliated. Helps to minimize pores, clarify the skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and uneven skin tone. Leaves skin soft, smooth, firm and revitalized.
Nestled in the back of Woodley & Bunny, the Beauty Room offers an oasis of relaxation and pampering. Clients have always been able to visit Woodley & Bunny to pick up some of their favorite (and hardest to find!) beauty products or get a cutting edge haircut or amazing color - but now, with the opening of the Beauty Room, beauty enthusiasts can leave the Williamsburg salon with glowing skin, tailored eyebrows or a perfect makeup application.The Beauty Room offers everything from mini-facials to a variety of waxing services to incredible makeup applications. Please see the attached menu for additional services and details.About Woodley and Bunny Salon: Artistic Director and co-owner Erin Anderson - a nationally recognized stylist whose credits range from various celebrity clients to editorial work featured in Vogue, Elle, GQ and many others - assembled a highly talented, creative and professional collective of cut and color specialists whose training and experience spans the industry spectrum of Bumble and Bumble, Toni & Guy, Vidal Sassoon and Sally Hershberger. Friendly and innovative, the salon has quickly garnered a reputation for exceptional color work, fashionable yet workable cuts, and men's grooming without the Manhattan price tag.
The perfect body care duo, The Body Refiner and The Body Crème work in tandem to polish and soften the skin. Since The Max Huber Research Labs began engineering their first body treatments, they have incorporated the most luxurious ingredients. A multi-faceted treatment which utilizes precious ingredients—including 1.75 carats of pure diamond dust
Blurb: Perfect for dry and sensitive skin types. Thanks to the soothing and nourishing properties of Oats, this formula is perfect for dry and sensitive skin types. These facial cleansing towelettes have the following effects in a single swipe: removes make-up, tones & moisturizes. Apply to face and eyes, massaging gently to remove make-up and impurities. In 1 minute your skin is left clean, soft and moisturized.
Many of you have made the resolution to eat right, to exercise, and to be better to yourself in 2010. Good for you! We would like to suggest that take great care of your hair for 2010 as well.
You may want to use your discount to snap up one of their iconic items (like rose-scented mascara), or check out some of their latest:
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Blurb: Gives facial skin an immediate “airbrushed” effect while providing remarkable rejuvenation benefits. Age Intervention Prime features an innovative and proprietary formula that includes newly developed topical agents that target elasticity, skin volume, inflammation and wrinkling to deliver extraordinary results. Age Intervention Prime instantly perfects the skin and provides a radiant plumped and refined surface. Prime can be worn with foundation for an incredibly smooth and flawless long-wearing finish. Even without foundation, skin looks polished and beautifully reflective while pores and imperfections are minimized.
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On the red carpet at the Golden Globes this past weekend, we were swept away by January Jones timeless beauty and bold red lips. Here's how to get her look with some of your favorite JHLA products!
• After drying, make an obvious side part.
• Begin by blow drying hair straight with the Professional by Remington Hair Dryer.
Temperatures outside may be dropping, but that doesn’t mean your hair has to. Take matters into your own hair with the Samy Fat Hair “0” Calories Collection – the products contain Samy’s exclusive FH4 Thickening Complex, a blend of natural extracts and proteins that doubles the diameter of each strand of hair, expanding it from the inside out. The result is thicker, fuller, healthier looking hair – say bye bye to flat, hat head, and hello to Fat Hair.
Samy Fat Hair ‘0’ Calories Thickening Shampoo, Thickening Conditioner, Amplifying Hairspray, Thickening Spray, Thickening Crème, Thickening Pomade, and Amplifying Mousse are available at Walgreens, Rite Aid and drugstores nationwide.
Blurb: The first nail polish with vitamin technology! Patented formula hydrates and conditions. Soy Protein strengthens and fortifies nails. 24 fabulous shades give nails something to grow for. Toluene, DBP, and Formaldehyde free. Special Ingredients: Anti-oxidant vitamins A, C and E hydrate and condition. Soy protein fortifies nails with 8 essential amino acids. Longer, Stronger, Healthy Nails in 5 Days!
Blurb: Enriched with Organic Botanicals. Balanced Hair Remoisturizer Ideal for Replenishing Dry, Brittle Hair. Adds Moisture and Manageability. Cruelty Free (Never Tested on Animals) - No Animal Products in Ingredients. Does Not Contain Harmful Laurel/Laureth Sulfates, Found in Most Personal Care Product Shampoos, Gels, Conditioners and Body Washes.
Blurb: This luxurious anti-aging pressed powder contains a patent pending blend of six peptides and neuropeptides to help reduce the appearance of expression lines, deep wrinkles and fine lines. Lightweight, translucent, triple-milled powder instantly improves the overall look of skin. Blends seamlessly for a flawless, velvety-smooth finish. An ideal finishing powder, can be worn alone, over make-up, or as a touch-up throughout the day to keep skin looking its best. Non-drying formula will not cake and helps make-up stay fresher longer.
Blurb: Revolutionary Tri-Enzyme technology is the catalyst in this safe and effective resurfacing formulation. Galactoarabinan, a Polysaccharide, enhances the non-abrasive exfoliation process, whilst Brazilian Babussu Oil replenishes moisture. Moringa protects the skin against environmental damage, whilst White Truffle, Poria Cocos, soothes and supports the skin’s natural micro flora.
Blurb: Now curls can have even more attitude with NEW, IMPROVED Curly Sexy Hair. Formulated with moisturizing ingredients, including Rice and Wheat Proteins, Avocado Oil, Ginseng and Ginger Extracts, this updated line inspires curls even better than before by delivering the ultimate strength and definition. Plus, with Curly Sexy Hair, all curly hair types get long-lasting curl memory, frizz control and mega shine.
Borghese’s IL Bacio is Classic Romance. It will be love at first sight with this most romantic Valentine’s Day gift ever when she glimpses the chic Red Satin Train Case. Inside she’ll find the alluring IL Bacio Fragrance Collection. Sensual, fruity, floral and elegantly feminine, this straight-to-the-heart fragrance is composed of lavish natural essences. And this set contains it all - Eau de Parfum Spray, Bath and Shower Gel and Body Lotion. And just when she begins to fall under its spell, there’s more, a Labbro Più Paffuto Lip Plumper, B Moisture Lipstick in Red Lustro and B Gloss Lip Gloss in Carnevale Red plus Superiore State-of-the-Art Mascara in Black. (A $133.00 value, priced at $39.50).
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The Remington® Frizz Therapy Iron has already received rave reviews as one of Good Housekeeping Research Institute’s prestigious V.I.P. (Very Innovative Product) Award winners (the only beauty product of the bunch) – and was recently featured in the New York Daily News as one of the “9 Smartest Buys in 2010”!
The revolutionary Frizz Therapy Iron is the first flat iron to use frizz-resistant technology to protect hair from the outdoor elements, dramatically diminishing frizz (65% less than a traditional iron) and firmly resisting humidity all day (up to 15 hours) to maintain a silky smooth style. The iron employs next generation ceramic plates with special porous properties infused with a blend of frizz-resistant micro-conditioners that are emitted during styling. Complete with digital heat settings that range from 300°-430°F and a one-hour auto-safety shut off, the Frizz Therapy Iron is the newest must-have for sleek, frizz-free hair!
Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s Caviar Nourishing Mask is a deep treatment to intensely nourish and hydrate your skin. The advanced formulation contains precious caviar’s Omega 3 Fatty Acids that deeply moisturize and help smooth out the appearance of the skin. Nourishing the skin from the inside out the Omega 3 fatty acids, an essential nutrient for skin rejuvenation, and Torricelumn™ work together to revitalize the skin making it appear more firm, smooth, and youthful.
The 24 Hour Eye Smoothing Cream is a lightweight cream that helps diminish the appearance of crow's feet, fine lines and wrinkles, and the look of fatigue for a full 24 hours. Containing Torricelumn™, 24 Hour Eye Smoothing Cream is a superb moisturizer formulated to provide extra nourishment and support for the eye area. This amazing eye cream also contains youth preserving Vitamin E to help fight free radicals and defend delicate skin around the eye area from the environment. 24 Hour Eye Smoothing Cream helps your skin appear firm, lifted and smoother. 
Blurb: Cosmoholic contains a nourishing “repair kit” for your lips (crafted by a chemist; a nerdy one!) that feeds the skin, forming a barrier to keep nasty irritants out, so your lips don’t look older than the rest of your beautiful face! Cosmoholic isn’t sticky. Period. Cosmoholic gives you tons of shine and no shimmer! (Except for Gold Digger - this special Cosmoholic color takes you from day to night with just a little shim-shim!) Cosmoholic doesn’t contain fragrances (those are for perfume!), but vanilla flavors and macademia nut oil for moisturizing. It also has vitamin E (nature’s miracle vitamin), vitamin C, and antioxidants. Cosmoholic comes in 7 highly pigmented shades - colors like Prudish Pink (are you a prude?) and Rockstar Red (or are you a rockstar?) - so you can have a little bit of personality in your pocket or purse.
Step 1: The perfect starting point to our energising range, Liz swears by daily dry body brushing before bathing. Sweep our long-handled body brush across your limbs and torso, directing strokes towards your heart to improve circulation and leave skin soft and smooth. Daily body brushing not only improves skin tone but is also a great way to boost our circulation and lymphatic system.
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The people may choose the winners at the People’s Choice Awards, but celebs like Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba and Carrie Underwood chose to rock curls, texture and waves on the red carpet last night.
For A-list hair, Ouidad Styling Mist is a Hollywood mane-stay. Styling Mist is a light spray designed with a dual purpose – to hold a style in place and as a setting spray to secure strands in a specific pattern. Designed for long-lasting hold while allowing movement and is never sticky – Styling Mist keeps curls famously flawless.
Ouidad is available at www.ouidad.com and at certified Ouidad Salons, select Sephora stores and Sephora.com.
On the red carpet at the people's choice awards Wednesday night, Olivia Wilde stunned us with her natural glow, red lips and shimmering eyes. Here's how to get her red carpet look with some of your favorite JHLA products...
Leading lady Diane Kruger hit the red carpet at the 2010 People’s Choice Awards in a curve-hugging Hervé Léger dress and a curvaceous ‘do to match. Celebrity hairstylist Richard Marin let us in on how he created her perfectly undone beach waves in just five easy steps:
