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Holiday 2008 Collections Wrap-Up

Christine — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:46:53 +0000

What were YOUR favorites from the holiday launches? Which collections did you buy from?� Which ones were totally not interesting?

I found myself getting things from… Benefit, Bobbi Brown, Chanel, Clinique, Dior, Givenchy, Guerlain, Jouer, Laura Mercier, Lush, MAC, NARS, Prescriptives, Sue Devitt, and Urban Decay.� WHEW!� I didn’t even realize how much holiday loot I ended up with this year!� Hopefully a few of you had a plentiful holiday collection haulin’ so I won’t feel so alone ;)

Lancome’s Holiday Beauty Box for You or a Friend!

Christine — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:00:44 +0000

When you’re doing your holiday shopping, one thing to look out for are gift with purchase opportunities! I’m not always a fan of GWPs/PWPs for myself, but I think they are awesome gifts to give! With a $36 Lancome purchase, you can pick up this humongous gift set for $49.50.

Rest easy, lovelies, this set is just filled to the brim with goodies. It’s well worth the $49.50, because you get a full sizes of Bi-Facil ($26), two Le Rouge Absolu LipColours ($29 each), Color Design Lipcolor ($22), Color Fever Lip Shine ($25), and Defincils Pro Mascara ($24). That’s $155 in full-size products alone, plus you get a bunch of mini and sample sizes, too. Try out their famous Juicy Tubes and Bi-Facil (love, love, love!) in a holiday train case.

Holiday Beauty Box Includes:

Définicils Pro Curved Brush Mascara [Full-Size] in Black
Cils Booster XL Super-Enhancing Mascara Base
Maquicomplet Complete Coverage Concealer in Correcteur
Two Le Rouge Absolu Reshaping & Replenishing LipColours [Full-Size] in Coquette and Ruby Silk
Color Design Sensational Effects Lipcolor [Full-Size] in Work It!
Color Fever Shine Sensual Sheer Color – Vibrant Lip Shine [Full-Size] in Boiling Point
Juicy Tubes Jelly Lip Gloss in Magic Spell
Juicy Tubes Smoothie Lip Gloss in Spring Fling
Color Design Sensational Effects 7 Eye Shadow Compact in Creme Lustre, Kitten Heel, Guest List, Filigree, Mochaccino, Bikini Golden and Designer
Blush Subtil Powder Blush Duo in Aplum and Miel Glace
Bi-Facil Eye Double-Action Eye Makeup Remover [Full-Size]
Rénergie Microlift R.A.R.E.™ Superior Lifting Cream SPF 15 Sunscreen
3-Piece Brush Set
Lancôme Signature Train Case

Get it: Lancome Holiday Beauty Box.

LUSH Does the Holidays Up Right!

Christine — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:48:50 +0000

LUSH always has a lot to offer for the holiday season! Last week, I mentioned how great their all wrapped up holiday gifts were, because they were filled with awesome products and easy to give (and receive!). Now, let me tell you about just a few of my favorites that they’re offering this year that you can buy one at a time… or you know, ten at a time ;) You’ll notice the price points for most of the products are under $10 and dominated by bubble bars and bombs. These kind of lend themselves to the stocking stuffers category (guess what everyone I know is getting?!), but they’re also easy gifts to give to casual friends.

I picked up A Gold Star Bubble Bar, Holiday Bubble Bar (so pretty!), LUSH Pud Bath Bomb (x2), Snow Fairy Shower Gel, Snowcake Soap (x2), and Let Them Eat Cake Lip Balm. :) But I’m pretty sure I’ll be going back for more soon enough! My only disappointment with their holiday offerings is their Jingle Jelly didn’t make a reappearance. I really LOVED that scent. Smelled exactly like Christmas to me.

Holiday Offerings…

Holiday Bubble Bars/Bombs: A Gold Star Bubble Bar ($6.25), Candy Cane Bubble Bar ($6.95), Chocolate Santa Bath Bomb ($6.95), Christmas Kisses Bubble Bar ($6.95), Christmas Morning Bubble Bar ($5.95), Christmas Party Bath Bomb ($5.95), Frothy the Snowman Bubble Bar ($5.95), Holiday Bubble Bar ($6.95), Humango Bath Bomb ($14.95), LUSH Pud Bath Bomb ($5.50), Magic Bath Bomb ($6.95), Marzibain Bubble Bar ($5.95), Mr. Butterball Bath Bomb ($3.95), Snowdrops Bath Bomb ($6.25), Twinkle Star Bath Bomb ($5.75)
Holiday Soaps: Angel’s Delight Soap ($5.95), Christmas Cake Soap ($6.95), Snowcake Soap ($6.95)
More for Holiday: Double Fast Luck Emotibomb ($3.95), Gold Frankincense & Beer Shower Jelly ($5.50), Let Them Eat Cake Lip Balm ($8.95), Snow Fairy Shower Gel ($13.95), Snow Showers Solid Perfume ($11.95), Strawberry Santa Shower Jelly ($7.25)

Visit www.lush.com!� And you know what’s awesome about LUSH?� They’re carried in SO many different parts of the world.

LUSH Does Holidays Up Right with Perfect Gifts for Everyone on Your List

Christine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:04:05 +0000

LUSH knows how to make gift giving so easy. First, I adore, adore, ADORE Lush products.� I especially love the holiday season, because I can easily put these on my Christmas list, but there are so many to choose from, I can find one to suit all the recipients on my list, too.� Of course, I do have a tendency to put more for me than others in my cart…� Here are just five lovely gifts to give and receive–but be sure to head over to LUSH and check out their eighteen different boxed sets!

Charity Box Gift ($59.95) Tis the season of goodwill, so give to those less fortunate than yourselves with this yuletide gift featuring Charity Pot hand and body lotion and we will take the $20.95 it costs (excluding taxes) and give it to charities working in environmental, conservation, and animal welfare. The gift also contains Nutts massage bar and Fair Trade Foot Lotion, both made with Fair Trade and organic cocoa butter we source from a project in the Dominican Republic. Olive Branch shower gel, made with Fair Trade olive oil, and finally, Karma soap, simply because by buying this gift and supporting worthy causes you will get some amazingly good karma!

All Holiday Gift Sets are available at LUSH.com!

See four more spotlighted gift sets…

Enchanted Gift ($65.95) A magical box of festive treats to enchant and bewitch. Frothy the Snowman bubble bar will create masses of vanilla scented bubbles for a snuggly, soothing bath; Snowdrops bath bomb will refresh and invigorate the senses; Holiday bubble bar is red, sparkly and a great tonic for the skin; Magic bath bomb, contains a witches’ blend of herbs to create a good luck spell; Angels Delight soap is fruity, twinkly, pink and heavenly; Mr. Butterball bath bomb is cute, cocoa buttery and incredibly softening; Let Them Eat Cake lip balm is softening, nourishing and protective for the lips; Candy Cane bubble bar is bubble-gum sweet; and Chocolate Santa is deliciously flavored with vanilla and chocolate. The products come in a hatbox decorated with a Narnia-esque winter scene and tied with a red velvet ribbon. (Vegan)

Christmas Party Gift ($49.95) A Christmas party box full of LUSH’s alcohol inspired products to cleanse and refresh the mind and body, and help the inevitable headaches the morning-after-the-night-before! There’s Gold, Frankincense and Beer shower jelly, orange and spicy with a kick of real stout; the cognac and orange laden Snow Showers shower jelly, chill like champagne before using a handful to cleanse and soften; Ocean Salt face and body scrub, with exfoliating sea salt, brightening grapefruit and lime juices and skin-softening avocado butter; Happy Hippy shower gel, with refreshing citrus fruits to invigorate the senses; Ice Blue soap, cool and minty with cleansing sea salt; Up You Gets emotibomb with lashings of lemon, lime and grapefruit to awaken the senses; and Too Drunk… emotibomb, a reviving blend of essential oils to soothe a sore head and slowly bring you back to life.

Christmas Parcel Gift ($29.95) This one’s a parcel that both men and women would gladly receive. Wrapped in recycled parcel paper with a white pattern printed on it, it’s tied together with a red ribbon and with a luggage label. Inside there’s a piece of Porridge, an exfoliating soap made with real porridge oats and fresh orange juice; softening Olive Branch shower gel, with nourishing olive oil; a slice of warming and spicy Spice Curls soap; and Gold, Frankincense and Beer shower jelly, that’s orange and spicy with a kick of real stout. Perfect for sending to friends or family who don’t take baths. (Vegan)

Snow Fairy Gift ($19.95) For all the snow fairies out there who like to cover themselves in glitter and be the belle of the Ball. Snow Fairy contains the pink, bubble-icious Snow Fairy shimmer shower gel, made with soothing vanilla; a star shaped The Godmother soap, scented with Snow Fairy fragrance; and a Glitterbug massage bar, to leave sparkles and a lovely fragrance on the skin. This gorgeously girly starry pink paper is tied with a pink bow and comes with its very own jingle bell. (Vegan)

Make Up Forever Dany Sanz Limited Edition Palette

Christine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:52:15 +0000

Dany Sanz Limited Edition Palette ($390.00) ($640.00 Value)

Make Up For Ever Dany Sanz Limited Edition Palette is a blockbuster-sized palette containing 30 eyeshadows and blushes picked out by Dany Sanz herself. The 30 shades of long-lasting, high-pigmented eyeshadows and blushes allow you to create every look in the book.

Only 100 available, and with the Friends & Family Sale going on?� Who knows when this might be gone!� Talk about one fabulous stocking stuffer for some lucky ladies (gents?) :)� Get yours at Sephora.com.