Spring

CUTiE Quad Eyeshadow

cutie quad mac When I first spied MAC’s CUTiE Quad eyeshadow palette–from the MAC Quite Cute collection–I didn’t think this collection of four Easter-egg hued eyeshadows would be the kind of makeup I would chose to wear everyday. I was so wrong! In fact, this swirl of candy-colored shades can be either bold or subtle, depending on where you apply each color on your lids.

Applied without a primer, the shades in MAC’s “Cutie Quad” eyeshadow x 4 are generally on the sheer side. With a Want to know a great way to wear them? First, apply Moshi Moshi! to the lid. The frosty white shade is positively eye-opening! Then, apply Goody Goody Gum Drop up to the brow bone. The pastel pink is utterly hip for 2011, so show it off! Applied in the crease, the electric Boycrazy should be applied in the crease next. This lavendar shade has a certain electricity to it. Finally apply Azuki Bean ( a violet with earthy undertones) as an accent shade to line the eyes. The look is semi-neutral and semi-colorful. The violet hues are a brown eyed girls best friend!

Retail price is $36 per quad.

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Play Time Lipstick

play time lipstick, mac quite cute Here’s some easy-to-follow Spring 2011 makeup advice. Stick to your favorite tried and true neutrals, but add one bright shade to your routine to modernize your look.

Play Time lipstick, from MAC Quite Cute, is a great way to accomplish this! The vibrant mauve/violet shade is somewhat sheer, but the color is build-able. Swipe once over the lips if you’re shy, and more if you’re bold! The shade is bright, cheerful and just the punch of color we all need to escape from Winter doldrums!

Retail price is $14.50 per lipstick.

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Eco-Friendly Prive Concept Vert Travel Canisters!

prive travel siz It’s Laurent Dufourg’s goal to ensure you NEVER buy another bottle of his Prive Concept Vert Shampoo or Conditioner… ever again!

Ok, that statement is misleading. He certainly wants you to buy product from the Concept Vert line. He simply doesn’t want you to repeatedly buy a bottle, toss it in a landfill and buy another bottle! What a waste of resources!

Prive Concept Vert shampoo and conditioner is packaged in sturdy canisters that probably could last a lifetime! But the large 6.7 oz bottles aren’t something you would travel with, or lug to the gym. So the brand has recently launched the Prive Concept Vert Travel Kit. The kit contains two full-sized bottles filled with product, and two petite 3oz empty bottles for travel. When you need a carry a small amount of product with you, simply use a tiny plastic mechanism to connect the large bottle to the small one, and press down to neatly fill the travel-sized canisters!

You may remember from my past post on Prive Concept Vert, these 6.7 oz bottles also hold twice as much product compared to an ordinary bottle of the same size. When you finally do run out of your precious product, just carry along your empty canisters to any salon that carries Prive and they will provide you with full REUSED containers!

Prive Concept Vert does not contain commonly used artificial ingredients including sulfates, gluten, phalalates, DEA, TEA, mineral oil, paraffin, PABA, paraben, or artificial coloring.

The Prive Concept Vert Travel Kit retails for $58 at salons and spas nationwide.

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Giggly Mineralize Blush

giggly mineralize blush Moms of teenage girls beware… your daughter will most certainly try to steal your makeup purchase if you invest in these adorable heart-emblazoned blushes from MAC Quite Cute!

Even knowing you’re setting yourself up for an inside-job beauty heist, these Mineralize Blushes from MAC are hard to resist. If you’re really into the bright-cheek trend of Spring 2011–but want something a bit more subtle–you’ll adore the shade Giggly. A true pink shade, Giggly’s pearly plum heart in the center imparts a subtle iridescence when it’s all swirled together.

Retail price is $23.

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Home Exfoliation Tips 2011: Skyy Hadley Weighs In!

I couldn’t be more thrilled to be waving to Winter’s crazy weather while looking through my rear-view mirror. But Winter isn’t truly over until the side-effects of the season are gone. Eliminating all of the dry, damaged skin left behind is turning out to be quite a daunting task! Here are some budget-friendly home exfoliation tips for 2011 from Skyy Hadley, owner of the As “U” Wish Nail Spa in Hoboken, NJ. These at-home cures for dry peeling skin can be whipped up right in your kitchen!

FACE:

Give yourself an at home microdermabrasion treatment before bed by mixing half a cup of sugar with water until a paste forms and rub it onto your face in small circles. Rinse and apply your favorite night cream. You’ll wake up in the morning with younger looking, glowing skin!

BODY:

Use an exfoliating sugar scrub in the shower once a week to remove dead skin from your entire body. You can make this in your kitchen by mixing about a cup of brown sugar with a ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil. Rub all over your body and rinse. When you step out of the shower, remember to treat yourself to a Shea Butter application. Shea Butter is soothing and moisturizing and helps cell regeneration, which aids in healing dry skin.

FEET:

Winter can cause dry calluses on your heels. Try my Meals for the Heels Mask once every two weeks for sandal ready feet! Mix one cup of plain oatmeal and a 1/2 cup of whole milk in a pot and heat over the stove, stirring until cooked. Add a bit of sugar to thicken the mixture and then let it cool off. When the mixture thickens, apply a generous layer to your heels, cover with clear plastic wrap and leave on for 5 – 10 minutes. The oatmeal soothes dry, itchy or irritated skin while the milk acts as an exfoliant to help get rid of dry and dead skin cells. Finish off by moisturizing some pure shea butter into your heals. If you do this at night you can slip on warm socks to lock in the moisture for ultra smooth feet in the morning!