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Weekend Reads

Weekend Reads

The Weekend Beauty Read from the Beauty Blog network....

  • Emo Hairstyles are all the rage and totally cool -- StyleBell asks: Do you have scene hair?
  • Face Candy checks out MAC's new Beauty Powder Blushes.
  • The Makeup Divas reviews 2 eye shadows from a new cosmetic line calledMellies Makeup.
  • 15 Minute Beauty...

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Summer 2008 - Chanel Summer 2008 Beauty Makeup Collection

Summer 2008 - Chanel Summer 2008 Beauty Makeup Collection

  • Soleil Tan de Chanel Moisturizing Bronzing Powder ($40) in Desert Corail, Terre Epice, Terre Ambre, Desert Bronze, and Sable D'Or.
  • Bronze Universel de Chanel Sun Illuminator ($45)
  • Limited-Edition Collection Essentielle de Chanel ($85)
  • Ombre Essentielle Soft Touch Eyeshadow ($27.50) in Tigre (bronze), Nomade...

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Looks - Teal and Taupe with Clinique Summer 2008 Products

Looks - Teal and Taupe with Clinique Summer 2008 Products

I used several products from Clinique's upcoming Summer 2008 collections, which are amazing! I adore the Shimmering Tones powder quad, and their new long wearing gloss formula is awesome! I'll be reviewing the products I tried in more detail in the next two weeks, just in time for their launch in...

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CeraVe - Moisturizing Cream Review

CeraVe - Moisturizing Cream Review

CeraVe Moisturizing Cream ($14.99)

Ultra thick and creamy, this Moisturizing Cream is designed to help with the driest, cracked and chapped skin. It includes ceramides, glycerin, water, etc. to help fatty acid esters get deep into the skin. The product claims that you can moisturize once, and you will...

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Talking About Beauty Blogging

Talking About Beauty Blogging

Thanks to Julie for having me on the show -- it was an experience to remember!

Fashion and beauty blogging is fun, frivolous and occasionally devious! Learn hope to cope with Blogger Mama Drama with Coutorture's Julie Fredrickson and Christine of Temptalia. We will tackle the tough topics including...

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Temptalia Asks You - What five beauty products can you not live without?

Temptalia Asks You - What five beauty products can you not live without?

What five beauty products can you not live without? Only five!

Hmm... I think it would be: Renee Rouleau AHA/BHA Cleanser, Margin blush, Studio Fix Fluid, Plushlash mascara, and Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv Youth Creme.

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Terax - Crema, Hydrate Botanica, and Gloss Reviews

Terax - Crema, Hydrate Botanica, and Gloss Reviews

Terax's Crema ($20.00), Hydrate Botanica ($20.00), and Gloss ($16.00)

Crema is a daily conditioner suitable for all hair types that has a very light, more herbal-natural scent (though not the "bad" natural scent, ha!). It is an intense moisturizer that helps to heal and restore split ends and breakage. It...

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Physician's Formula - Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Lip Sheen in Quartz Review

Physician's Formula - Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Lip Sheen in Quartz Review

Physician's Formula Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Lip Sheen in Quartz ($7.95)

What I liked: It comes in a hand-dandy lip tube with the applicator being a curved plastic "lipstick shape."  It's convenient to apply on-the-go and when you don't have a mirror nearby. I found the sheen that it gives...

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