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Bloggers LOVE Sumptuous Extreme Mascara By Estee Lauder!

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I’ve been using Estee Lauder products since I was 14 years old. I was recently given the unique (and FUN) opportunity to sample the brand’s latest mascara, a month prior to launch. Click HERE to read my review of Sumptuous Extreme Mascara. Knowing this history, it goes without saying that I am extremely honored to see a quote from my review featured on the homepage ofEstee Lauder’s Sumptuous Extreme boutique!

In February, this blog will be celebrating its 4-year anniversary! In honor of this milestone, I’ll be publishing a series of posts honoring the best beauty products around… Guess what mascara ranks as #1 on my list?

Click HERE to visit the Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme mascara boutique. Your lashes can thank me later. 😉 Retail price is $23.50 per mascara.

The author of the Raging Rouge Beauty Blog received press samples for purposes of this makeup review / product review. For more information on sample policies, please click HERE to read my full disclosure statement.

NEWS: Borghese Sample Sale

My readers have raved about Borghese’s Sample Sale in the past, so I wanted to let you all know that this holiday shopping event IS BACK! Included in the stash of product up for grabs is COSMETICS, SKINCARE & GIFT SETS. Excellent for both gift giving, or to just stock up for your own personal use.

IMPORTANT: This event is CASH ONLY and BRING YOUR OWN BAG. This helps to keep prices lower than low!

Event Details: Wed, December 15th & Thurs, December 16th10am – 3pm

Event Address: 10 East 34th Street, 3rd fl, New York, NY 10016

Rock For Ever Aqua Eyes

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I love Make Up For Ever’s rich, smudgy eye pencils. If you are shopping for a fellow Make Up For Ever addict–or if you’ve always wanted to sample what the brand has to offer–I whole-heartedly recommend the Make Up For Ever Rock For Ever Aqua Eyes set. Housed in an edgy case studded with silver and gold, Rock For Ever Aqua Eyes is a comprehensive collection of the metallic shades that are sizzling hot for holiday 2010.

My favorite thing to do with Aqua Eyes waterproof pencils is to layer them. I line my eyes generously in a lighter metallic shade, then draw a thinner line with a darker metallic shade and smudge, smudge, smudge! The result is positively smoldering! This kit is also great for the super-trendy two-tone effect. Use a darker shade on the upper lashline and a lighter shade on the lower lashline, to mix it up!

Colors include:

· Aqua Eyes #0L – matte black
· Aqua Eyes #8L – silver
· Aqua Eyes #9L – gold
· Aqua Eyes #10L – copper
· Aqua Eyes #21L – dark grey

Retail price is $36. Click HERE to grab it from Sephora.com

Style Clan Swatch: MAC A Tartan Tale

style clan swatch, mac a tartan tale Have you ever seen a more hopelessly hip shade of nail lacquer? IDEAL for 2010, Style Clan–from MAC A Tartan Tale–is a super-chic ashy, muddy brown nail lacquer. What sets it apart from the rest? The formula has a tiny, barely noticeable hint of bronze sparkle that promotes it from boardroom-worthy to ballroom-worthy! Squint your eyes, and you’ll spot it in the Style Clan swatch below!

I’ll admit, I recently had the pleasure of receiving the most GLORIOUS mani/pedi of my life. Why was is so special? It was the first I had gotten since MARCH! No lie! I barely ever have a free moment to myself, so pampering experiences like that are rare and treasured. What color did I select, for this special event? STYLE CLAN!

MAC Nail Lacquer is free of DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde.

Retail price is $13.

Click HERE to shop at MAC online.

Click HERE to buy MAC at Nordstrom online.

Click HERE to shop MAC at Macy’s.

Burt’s Bees Holiday 2010

Budget-challenged this holiday season? The Burt’s Bees Holiday 2010 collection is available to please your loved ones, while saving your wallet!
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I am–seriously–a jaded consumer. Despite that my bathroom is cluttered with product, I went positively nuts for the Burt’s Bees Pomegranate Spa Set. With a retail price of $19.99, this set includes two zesty cranberry/pomegranate scented products. The Sugar Scrub is now one of my all-time favorite body scrubs. Cranberry seeds are used to exfoliate, and pomegranate oil is used to moisturize. The Naturally Ageless Skin Smoothing Hand Cream has been my partner in crime. It repaired my cold-weather tattered hands in only one night, when paired with moisturizing gloves.

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How do I know it’s winter? When my already-dry hands start to crack and bleed. This happens to me at least once per winter season, and yet I always seem to forget that my hands need extra attention. The Burt’s Bees Natural Manicure Set includes super-portable pampering products for the hands. The lemon butter cuticle cream can literally be fit in the pocket of your jeans, and the almond milk beeswax hand creme is an extremely rich hand cream. Use it sparingly during the day for a quick moisutre-fix, or as an overnight treatment, worn with a pair of moisturizing gloves. Retail price is $14.99.

Are these Burt’s Bees gift sets still too pricey? Don’t fret. Click HERE to head over to BurtsBees.com. They have a lengthy gift guide for those with budgets of $10 and under!