L’Oreal Plenitude Refreshing Eye Makeup Remover

Beauty, Beauty Blog, Beauty Blogger, Makeup, Cosmetics, Product Reviews, Makeup Reviews, Raging Rouge, iconMy skin clings to color, especially variations of blue.  Much to my embarrassment, my college professors were always able to see exactly which bars I had hit the night before–a tale told by blue, purple and black stamps on my hands.  Despite scrubbing at my hands as if cleaning a dirty stove-top, the ink would not wash off.

Eyeliner caused a similar problem.  Regardless of how clean my eyes looked before bed, I would wake looking like a raccoon.  Luckily, after searching high and low, I found an eye makeup remover tough enough to fully remove my eyeliner.  It’s nothing budget-busting, just good ol’ drugstore-stocked L’oreal

A newer favorite, and a perfect travel companion, is E.L.F. eye makeup remover pads.  They remove eye-makeup thoroughly, and come in a convenient case.

Beauty.com Gift With Purchase

With any Beauty.com purchase, you’ll receive a free Microdelivery Peel by Philosophy (a $30 value).  If you haven’t yet tried Microdelivery Peel, it’s a great home microdermabrasion kit.  First, you rub a course vitamin-c scrub on your face (it smells delicious- like oranges).  Then you add their "activator" on top of the scrub and massage gently.  The activator will heat up the entire emulsion.  After a couple of minutes, you rinse, revealing healthy younger-looking skin!

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Fair Labor Advocate: Fair Indigo

Now and then, I look at my clothing and wonder about the conditions in the factory it was manufactured.  It seems almost impossible to know with 100% certainty that the people making your clothing are 1) adults and 2) treated well.  Enter Fair Indigo, a new clothing manufacturer/retailer that is setting the standard for fair labor practices worldwide.  They require that all of the manufacturers of their clothing pay a “living wage” to their staff.  The people of Fair Indigo describe this as follows:

“it is generally accepted that farmers or workers earning a fair price or wage are able to live relatively comfortable lives within the context of their local area.  This means enough money for housing, a generous amount of food, health care, education for children, and some disposable income.” 

How wonderful to read about a company that cares, when others seem fixated on the bottom line, at any cost.  Plus, Fair Indigo has some beautiful designs!

Nordstrom HUGE Gift With Purchase

With any $95 ONLINE ONLY beauty purchase, Nordstrom will treat you to a super-generous bag of goodies!

Samples include Bare Escentuals® RareMinerals™, Caudalie Cabernet Sauvignon Scrub, Clarins Smoothing Comfort Cream SPF 20, Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion, Ferragamo Incanto Shine Body Lotion, H2O Plus Exfoliating Body Butter, Kinerase Lotion with SPF 15, Lacoste Shower Gel, Lancôme Définicils Mascara, Laura Mercier mini Eye Basics, N.V. Perricone, M.D. Concentrated Restorative Cream, Origins No Puffery, philosophy When Hope is Not Enough Serum and Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer SPF 15.

L’Occitane Immortelle Creme Mask

Beauty, Beauty Blog, Beauty Blogger, Makeup, Cosmetics, Product Reviews, Makeup Reviews, Raging Rouge, iconHave I mentioned that I have dry skin?  I know, I know…  I rant about my skin like a madwoman.  Every now and then, my dry cheeks need an ultra-moisturizing treat, and L’Occitane’s Immortelle Creme Mask is just that.  It is applied like a mask.  You can either wipe it off after 10 minutes, or just let is soak on in.  I was impressed with the look of my skin the morning after using it.  It was like giving my dry cheeks their own overnight drink of water.

Biotherm Gift With Purchase

Beauty, Beauty Blog, Beauty Blogger, Makeup, Cosmetics, Product Reviews, Makeup Reviews, Raging Rouge, iconFor you Biotherm lovers, Macy’s is offering a 4-piece gift with purchase and FREE SHIPPING with any $60 purchase.  Enter promo code "BIOTHERM" at checkout (now, that’s one I didn’t see coming).

Included in the gift:  .68 oz Celluli-Peel, .17 oz Source Thérapie Superactiv and a .17 oz Biosource Cleansing Gel 

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Vault

Beauty, Beauty Blog, Beauty Blogger, Makeup, Cosmetics, Product Reviews, Makeup Reviews, Raging Rouge, I love organizational tools like this!  Urban decay has manufactured an eyeshadow vault, designed to hold 16 of their shadows.  If you buy 6 eyeshadows on their site, you can get the vault for only $15 (it’s ordinarily $25).  The discount carries through to the shadows.  The more you buy, the larger the % off you’ll get!  You can get more details by clicking the image.

Limited-Edition Jay Strongwater Coral Compact by Chantecaille

Beauty, Beauty Blog, Beauty Blogger, Makeup, Cosmetics, Product Reviews, Makeup Reviews, Raging Rouge, No, I have not had the priviledge of sampling the vitamin-C infused powder this Jay Strongwater compact contains.  I just loved the look of it so much I wanted to post it here for you to see!  It can be yours, for a mere $420.  Price too scary?  Consider it a donation.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to an organization to protect the world’s ailing coral reefs.

E.L.F. Free Shipping

Love your ELF product?  I know I do…  For three days only, shipping is free on orders of $30 or more.  Enter coupon code "FRIDAY" when you check out!

Benefit 10

Beauty, Beauty Blog, Beauty Blogger, Makeup, Cosmetics, Product Reviews, Makeup Reviews, Raging Rouge, iconFor those of you lacking confidence in proper bronzer/ highlighter application, Benefit’s new "10" is made for you.  The pressed powder in this clever little box is half bronzer and half highlighter.  Use the flat brush to brush some powder on each end, and brush over the cheekbone with the bronzer end at the bottom.  Perfect application every time!