Spring

Redken Fashion Insider Contest

It’s official! Redken is holding their second Fashion Insider contest, where one lucky winner will have a chance to become Redken's "Backstage Blogger" at New York’s Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Week!

Each season, top Redken session stylists create inspirational looks seen on the runways at the most influential designer shows. These shows are packed with celebrities, editors, and buyers from around the world, and now through Redken's Fashion Insider contest, anyone can be part of this extremely VIP scene!

Redken is offering one lucky person the chance to go behind the scenes and share on BellaSugar.com their backstage experience at NY Fashion Week. From now through June 15th visit www.redken.com/fashioninsider09 to enter.

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	It's a bit bizarre looking, but apparently this complexion powder by Too Faced makes the skin look positively radiant! Smurfette's yellow hair and blue skin help to counter blotchiness or rosacea. The pink, peach and white shades highlight and illuminate. Blue and pink combine to improve sallow complexions. Just swirl it all together and apply! The Too Faced So Smurfy collection also includes a liquid liner and shadow quad. Retail price of the powder pictured is $26. Click HERE to buy Too Faced So Smurfy Illumination Face Powder Highlight Powder from Sephora.
	Stila pays tribute to Barbie with these collectible paint cans filled with makeup. Each can features an image of a classic Barbie, and contains a 3 pan palette and lip glaze in shades appropriate for the era. Stila's Barbie Loves Stila Paint Can retails for $40. Four options are available. Don't miss the Talking shadow palette! It literally tells you how to apply the shadow inside. Click HERE to buy Barbie Loves Stila Paint Can from Sephora.
	MAC's limited edition Hello Kitty collection was introduced in February of 2009, and took the beauty world by storm! While many of these products sold out quickly, some are still available on the MAC website, so don't be afraid that you totally missed the boat! Each case is adorned with a retro-styled image of Hello Kitty. Your friends and daughter will purr when you whip out that compact! Click HERE To check out the Hello Kitty collection on the MAC website.

J. Lynne Mineral Blush

Want the healthy glow of a dancer that just finished the Flamenco, but don't want to spend a fortune to get it? J. Lynne Cosmetics recently introduced the Latin Rhythms Blush Collection, with 6 gorgeous shades perfect for Spring!

Among the many things I love about this line of mineral makeup is that J. Lynne Cosmetics really wants to get samples into your hands. Generous sample sizes of these blushes all retail for only $1.50 each, so you can sample the entire collection before committing to one shade. But, when you finally decide to commit, you'll be happy to know a full-sized jar only retails for $9. A great deal for a great product!

Jessica Lynne Miller–a gorgeous redhead with utterly glowing skin–founded the company after years of allowing traditional cosmetics to stress her sensitive acne-prone skin. Her line is completely free of chemicals, synthetics, fragrances and dyes. Also missing from the J.Lynne formula? Bismuth oxychloride, carmine, cornstarch, talc, or preservatives… all ingredients sometimes found in other mineral makeup lines.

J.Lynne Cosmetics are cruelty-free and 100% natural. The makeup is even vegan-friendly (I know my Seattle-area readers will certainly appreciate that!)

Click HERE to head over to J. Lynne Cosmetics, to check out the Latin Rhythms Blush Collection.

MAC Sugarsweet: Lemon Chiffon Shadestick

MAC, Sugarsweet, Shadestick, product review, makeup blog I had never sampled MAC Shadestick prior to the release of 5 new shades as part of the Sugarsweet collection. But now that I have, I am hooked!

I'm a recent convert to cream-based shadows, and must say that I'm loving the slender retractable option by MAC. Shadestick is extremely easy to control during application (much easier than a fingertip!). The pigment-rich shadow is creamy, and blends easily once applied. I love the shade Lemon Chiffon, a frosty golden shade that makes an ideal highlight for this time of year. Apply directly to the browbone for some warm highlighting action.

The shades available as part of the Sugarsweet collection are: Cakeshop (a frosted pewter), Lemon Chiffon (the frosted pale white gold pictured here), Butternutty (frosted light neutral beige), Red Velvet (frosted mid-tone pink) and Penny (light pinky copper).

Retail is a mere $16.50 per stick!

Click HERE to buy Sugarsweet Shadestick from MAC online.