Archive for May, 2010
Detoxing With The Blueprint Cleanse
Last week I did something so unlike me. I decided to go on a three day juice cleanse. Now I’m not a fad diet person and I don’t typically jump on the bandwagon when it comes to trends but this one sucked me in. Why? Well I’ve been hearing about this company called Blueprint Cleanse on various blogs for over a year now and I was curious but not enough to order. I’ve often pondered the benefits of juicing, I used to love those Jack Lalanne informercials, but my lack of willpower kept me from finding out more. It wasn’t until I read about my pal Heather Park’s journey with BPC that I finally took the plunge.
Heather wrote on her blog about a feeling of clarity and lightness. She talked about how the cleanse changed her relationship with food and how it made her want to research becoming a raw foodist. For a carnivore like her, that’s a huge statement. All these things intrigued me and became the final push I needed to place an order. I realize that this isn’t a typical post for me but so many people on Twitter and Facebook showed interest in hearing about my experience that I decided to share it here. If you scroll past this post, you won’t hurt my feelings but those of you who are curious, read on! |
The Makeup Show NYC
Woo hoo, I’m back!! Back from where you ask?? Back from dealing with laptop issues. I had to get a new laptop and have all my files salvaged and transferred and it was SUCH a pain. Do you have any idea how many image files my old laptop had? Ridiculous!
Anyway now that all is right with the world I can start getting excited for my weekend in New York. For what? The Makeup Show NYC!! The Makeup Show is an industry trade show presented by The Powder Group and includes top brands in the biz exhibiting their products and leading makeup artists teaching seminars and hands on classes.
I’ve never been to the show before but I know a lot of my fellow bloggers have and they raved about it. I can’t WAIT to see all my blogging pals, peruse the brands and listen to artists like Charlie Green, Joanna Schlip and MAC’s own Romero Jennings and Keri Blair speak.
Curious about what brands will be represented? Becca, Crown Brush (LOVE their brushes!), Inglot, Knock Out Cosmetics, L’Oreal, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (dying to get my hands on a Lip Tar), Shu Uemura, Smashbox, Three Custom Color and so many more that it’s overwhelming to think about.
If any of you are in the NYC area and planning to go, let me know. I’d love to meet some other nail girls while I’m in town.
ALU Link Love 5-9-10
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommas out there. I hope your loved ones spoiled you today. I spent my weekend coming down off of a three day juice cleanse (more on that later), celebrating Mel’s birthday and watching the Burning River Roller Girls bout. Good times! Here are my fave beauty reads of the week.
Christine from 15 Minute Beauty Fanatic shares what you need in your anti-aging regimen.
Poison has a nail polish??? Show your love for Bret Michaels and the boys in this OPI doppelganger that BellaSugar discovered.
Teri from Beautiful Makeup Search is celebrating Mother’s Day by giving away a pair of $1750 Diamond Stud Earrings from Kohl’s.
Nancy from Beauty411 checks out the new Estee Lauder Perfectionist [CP+] Targeted Deep Wrinkle Filler!.
BeautyEditor.ca got a sneak peek at the upcoming Nicole by OPI Gossip Girl Collection. Blues and greens, oh my!! I really hope they launch in the US.
Glamour’s Girls In The Beauty Department challenged their readers to try new nail looks. See what they came up with.
Julia from MissChievous has the most gorgeous complexion. Get the look by watching her Dewy Glowing Skin tutorial.
Pretty In Dayton is giving away a bottle of CHANEL KALEIDOSCOPE!!! *sits back to watch the internet stampede*
Daneen from Spoiled Pretty does a beauty Q&A with the girls from my latest guilty pleasure Jerseylicious.
China Glaze Vintage Vixen Fall 2010 Preview
Fall?? Already?? I know, I know we’re not even into summer yet but aren’t we always looking on the horizon to see what’s next? It’s time to unleash your inner Dita Von Teese with the 40s inspired Vintage Vixen Collection from China Glaze.
Sultry Fall Colors Entice The Fashionable Palette For Fall 2010, the China Glaze Vintage Vixen Collection captures the vivid and saturated hues of the 1940’s with this seductively complex palette. These classic shades of the season recreate the timeless tableau of movie land mystique, perfect red pouts and steamy nights where swing was the scene! You know all it takes is a gorgeous green, blue or purple to get me interested but there’s a lot more than that going on in this collection. We’re talking micro glitter in silver, copper and gold. Have I got you intrigued? Well then check out up close bottle images and color descriptions after the jump! |
Get The Nail Look – Beyonce’s “Why Don’t You Love Me?” Video
Literally within minutes of watching Beyonce’s latest video, “Why Don’t You Love Me,” I was getting tweets to find out her nail polish color. Turquoise is huge this season so it’s no wonder that a trendsetter like Beyonce would be wearing the color on screen.
Beyoncé is always on her nail game thanks to her east & west coast nail team, Celebrity Manicurists Tom Bachik and Lisa Logan. After all she was one of the first celebs to wear Minx. The video, with its grainy old school vibe and Beyonce’s campy performance as a 60′s housewife, is the perfect platform for a soft sea foam nail. For this shoot Tom Bachik was on hand to tend to her tips. Can you guess what color she’s wearing?? See if you’re right after the jump! |
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