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Sep 7, 2009

Stretch Your Summer Beauty


Just because summer's coming to a close doesn't mean you have to lose that beach blonde shade you've come to love. John Frieda Sheer Blonde Go Blonder Lightening Shampoo and Conditioner ($8.99 at drugstores) gradually lightens blonde tones for a lighter, brighter shade of blonde all year round. Whether you’d like to recapture that baby blonde summer shade or are simply looking to improve the condition of your color-treated hair – Go Blonder lightens strands to recreate that just-off the beach look.

From the Expert: “When my blonde clients complain about their hair darkening between salon visits, I always suggest Go Blonder as an easy at-home solution to keep their strands bright” says Harry Josh, John Frieda International Creative Consultant and stylist to stars like Gisele Bundchen, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ellen Pompeo.

The best thing about summer is the glow that skin radiates with little to no effort. Now, with the help of ZO Skin Health Offects Exfoliating Cleanser, you can glow way beyond the summer months by substituting your morning face wash for one that goes above and beyond the norm. Offects Exfoliating Cleanser is a wake-up call for skin that gently removes impurities and repairs surface damage. Packed with Vitamin E to rid skin of excess oil and exfoliate dead skin cells, skin health, clarity and vitality will improve before your eyes. Now that’s a glow worth working for! ($45, www.zoskinhealth.com)

Just because your days at the beach are numbered, doesn't mean your summer glow has to be. Keep your face bronzed and beautiful with Rock & Republic’s Accentuate Bronzer/Highlighter ($45.00 at www.rockandrepubliccosmetics.com) for a subtle hint of color that’s sure to turn heads. Contour your cheekbones and forehead to create a just off the beach shimmer that will light up your face. If you’re looking for more than just bronzed skin, try Rock & Republic’s Tinted Illuminizer ($48.00 at www.rockandrepubliccosmetics.com). This small splurge will keep your face bright and glowing so you can fake a day at the beach any day.

Since your look doesn’t have to set with the sun, you shouldn’t have to abandon summer festivities either! Your favorite summer cocktail, NUVO Sparkling Liqueur ($10 at liquor stores), doesn't have to be stored away with your bikini. Keep the fun going with this delicious cocktail and toast to your fabulous style.


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Sep 4, 2009

Amazing Organic Spa


A full service nail salon in Beverly Hills, CA. Providing meaningful treatments with real benefits to the clients using only 100% Natural ingredients and organic products. Owner, Fawn Ton combines her knowledge beauty from her Mother a beauty industry veteran and her Grandfather a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor which have inspired her chi treatments. Every treatment is individually blended utilizing organic and only natural products from Soy nail remover so there’s no toxin smells. All treatments help rejuvenate the body naturally, Chi Nail Bar & Organic Spa offers a wide range of signature therapeutic hand and foot treatments such as:


*Signature Himalayan Green Tea hand & foot treatment-includes Green Tea Soak with exfoliating Himalayan Pink Salt scrub, hot towel wrap with a organic crème massage.
($35.00 mani & $50.00 pedi)

*Cool as Cucumber Hand & Foot treatment mani/pedi
($35.00 mani & $50.00 pedi)
Their signature mani is a complete hand treatment with a Green Tea Soak, a exfoliating hand-mined Himalayan Pink Salt to eliminate the skin’s impurities, dryness, dead skin cells while improving the appearance of the skin. This ultimate relaxing treatment is followed by a Hot towel wrap and a fresh cucumber spray. A nourishing mineral organic crème massage preceeds the manicure. All products are 100% natural and organic.

*Coconut Hand & Foot treatment-mani/pedi
($45.00 mani & $60.00 pedi)
A real coconut milk soak, followed by a virgin coconut sugar scrub eliminate the skin’s impurities saying goodbye to dryness and dead skin cells, and immediately improving the appearance of the skin. A hot towel wrap and the color of your choice finishes the island-like experience. Tropical has never looked so good!

*Jade Stone hand & foot treatment- includes a signature Green Tea Soak with a healing Jade Stone massage. ($70.00 mani & $85.00 pedi)

*Reflexology hand & foot treatment- includes ancient art of accelerating the flow of chi energy for the ultimate relaxation to relax tired hands/feet.
($70.00 mani & $85.00 pedi)


Go to www.chi-nailbar.com for more info on the salon... this place has me wishing I was in Cali right now!

If you are lucky enough to be in Cali, here are the deets!

Chi Nail Bar & Organic Spa
9390 Little Santa Monica Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-858-8803


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Sep 2, 2009

Weekend Whitener


Written by: A. Wall 

With so many teeth whitening products out there, the Beautifully Bright Advanced Teeth Whitening System by Avon seemed no different from any other one.

I tried the Listerine and Crest brand whiteners, which are both the peel off and stick-on-your-teeth kind. That got to be too messy for me. It wasn't messy to actually put it on, but I just hated the feeling of gel on my teeth post usage. It tasted weird as well.  So I decided to try the Weekend Whitener because its actually a mouthwash along with brush on liquid. The product is actually cheap at less than ten dollars.  All you need to do is swish a tablespoon of the mouthwash in your mouth (it tastes pleasant, a plus). Then you brush on the whitening agent. The only difficult part is keeping your teeth exposed to leave it on as long as possible.  Just don't stare at yourself in the mirror and you'll be fine.

I tried this product over the course of about 5 days for a wedding I was in. Results were noticeable after twice daily use for a few days.

As with any whitener you just have to continue to use it to see consistent results! I definitely recommend it! 

Added Bonus: It's cheaper than drugstore brands at only $15.00 


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Sep 1, 2009

Fall 2009 Makeup Trend: Berry Lips


It's just about time to say goodbye to baby pink lips or perfectly glossed nude lips and start thinking deep dark berry stained lips.  Berry lips are a hot Fall 2009 Makeup Trend.  I'm loving the trend because something about deeper colored lips just screams ladylike to me.  

Just remember when playing up the lips keep everything else neutral.

Plus berry is so much easier to wear than a red and there are so many different berry shades that every single skin tone can go berry without much difficultly finding the perfect shade.   

Light Berries: NARS Lipstick Afghan Red, Bobbi Brown Lip Color in Plum Berry 

Medium Berries: NARS Lipstick Russian Doll, Bobbi Brown Lip Color in Plum Berry

Dark Berries: NARS Lipstick Tamango, MAC Style Warrior, YSL Rouge Volupte Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick in Exquisite Plum 


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