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Frederic Fekkai Spray On Hair Crystals for Festive Holiday Hair

Frederic Fekkai Spray On Hair Crystals for Festive Holiday Hair

Frederic Fekkai Spray On Hair Crystals ($18.50) is sophisticated glitter for your hair. Launched at a perfect time when holiday parties abound, this product is a fun and flirty foray into hair glitter. If you're wary of glitter in the hair, the particles are very fine and lightweight--not like...

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Survey Says... December 7th, 2008

Survey Says... December 7th, 2008

Instructions: Fill in the survey below with your answers, and then share it with us in the comments section! :)

Are you going anywhere for the holiday season: [answer] Your top travel tip for beauty: [answer] Best beauty gift you've given: [answer]

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Holiday 2008 Stocking Stuffers: Lush Snowcake Soap - Phenomenon or Hype?

Holiday 2008 Stocking Stuffers: Lush Snowcake Soap - Phenomenon or Hype?

Snowcake Soap ($6.95 for 3.5 oz.) is one of Lush's cult-favorite products that only comes around once a year (the holiday season or winter season, whichever you prefer!). Funny enough, Lush really does know how popular this product is--in their product description, they write, "If we didn't bring...

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Holiday 2008 Stocking Stuffers: Lush Holiday Bubble Bar

Holiday 2008 Stocking Stuffers: Lush Holiday Bubble Bar

Holiday Bubble Bar ($6.95 for 3.5 oz.) has a lovely spicy, cinnamon-y rose scent that really blooms once the product hits the water, rather than just sitting on your shelf. A huge plus to this holiday bubble bar is how awesomely it bubbles up your bathwater. Sometimes the amount of bubbles you get...

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Holiday 2008 Stocking Stuffers: Lush A Gold Star Bubble Bar

Holiday 2008 Stocking Stuffers: Lush A Gold Star Bubble Bar

A Gold Star Bubble Bar ($6.25 for 3.5 oz.) is pretty when you look at it, and it has a strong lemony-citrus scent. It bubbles OK compared to other Lush bubble bars, and I personally found the scent to be just a little too reminscent of Sprite or 7-Up (the sweet lemon-lime flavor) to work for my...

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Lush Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser is Perfect for the Morning!

Lush Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser is Perfect for the Morning!

LUSH Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser ($9.95 for 3.5 oz.) has been my go-to morning cleanser lately, because it's a mild exfoliating cleanser that's perfect for both sensitive skin and everyday use. If you're new to Lush, this might be a little more adventurous product type than other products they...

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Zoya Flourish Winter 2008 Collection

Zoya Flourish Winter 2008 Collection

Zoya's 2008 Winter Collection is called Flourish and contains six excellent shades of polish perfect for the season. Zoya's formula is one of my favorites, because I always find their colors are rich and pigmented and two coats is always enough. Their Color Lock System is my go-to for keeping my nail...

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Temptalia Asks You - Do you accessorize your makeup or does your makeup accessorize you?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you accessorize your makeup or does your makeup accessorize you?

Do you accessorize your makeup or does your makeup accessorize you? Do you coordinate your jewelry, scarves, shoes, etc. with your makeup? Do you plan your makeup after you've picked out your jewelry and the like?

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