Jump Start to Clear Skin: Dermalogica Clear Up! Clear Start Review

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Who wants blemishes? And especially, who wants them as an adult? Not me.

Due to my rosacea, I'm a bit more acne prone than other adults. Throw in the hormone blemishes that I get as well, and you'll understand why I like to keep good acne treatments around to use when I need them!

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Stock Up Alert! Skyn Iceland Glacial Cleansing Cloths

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Have you noticed that I have an obsession with trying out all of the facial cleansing cloths? Yes, I really do. I've found another great cleansing cloth, from Skyn Iceland. Just typing that sounds expensive.

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Get Glowing Event: ULTA is my New Favorite Facialist

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When I went on vacation pre-kids, one of my favorite things to do to as a splurge was to get a facial. I love having someone else pamper my skin, see what their thoughts are about how to improve it, get a few professional extractions... you get the idea. These facials can take hours by the time you get to and from the spa, get changed, etc. So, a full facial isn't something that I can splurge the time on very often, especially now that I have two daughters.

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Splurge Cleansers Worth Stocking Up On: Perricone MD Skin Cleansers Review

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If you're a fan of Perricone MD, then get ready to stock up! All Perricone cleansers are 50% off at ULTA on Saturday 1/9, and you'll want to stock up on them. These cleansers are definitely a splurge item, but they're so amazing that they have become cult favorites!

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ULTA's Glowing Skin Event and DermaDoctor KP Duty Review

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You may have seen my recent post over on Instagram, with my excitement over ULTA's The Glowing Skin Event! For me, this is perfect timing. I seem to make a skincare related resolution. Washing my face every night, adding serums to my skin care routine, masking weekly... I've made (and broken) every single one of those resolutions!

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Quick and Easy Eye Look with CoverGirl's Bombshell Collection!

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You may have seen my initial excitement over the new CoverGirl Bombshell Collection over on Instagram. I've since become completely addicted to the Bombshell Mascara, and the other items in the collection (the ShineShadows in particular) are pretty amazing!



Bombshell ShineShadow by LashBlast

As much as I love the new mascara (it's my new favorite, more on that below), the real stars of this collection are the ShineShadows. These are really easy to use cream eye shadows that last all day long! There are 6 different shades, I have 4 of them.

Available in: Ice Queen 300, Color Me Money 305, Platinum Club 310, Gold Goddess 315, Ooh La Lilac 320, Copper Fling 325

They are definitely shimmery, so they might be a bit hard to wear if you are a bit wrinkly. I've found that they do best over a lid primer. For a light wash all over I'll use a finger, but for anything more precise, even if it is just 1 color to my lid, I put some on the back of my hand and pat it on using a brush.


Bombshell Volume by LashBlast Mascara

I'm constantly recommending 2 mascaras as a way to increase length and volume. You can do this with any products, the order doesn't matter, but I admit that sometimes I've found products don't mesh well together and I end up a clumpy mess.

The new Bombshell mascara takes the guesswork out of layering! There are 2 ends, the first is super volumizing with a molded plastic brush and the top coat helps add more length and volume, it has a regular nylon bristle brush.


Here is a quick look at before and after using the CoverGirl Bombshell Mascara, though these were taken during this tutorial, so I was basically applying without a mirror. So, these pics don't really do the mascara justice! In regular use it really does provide even more length and volume and hold curl all day long.

Bombshell Intensity Liner by LashBlast

I find regular pencil liners easier for every day use, but when I use a liquid I do reach for a pen version rather than a potted or brush version. This liner has a great felt tip, it's long and thin and the pen itself is a bit shorter and fatter, which I think makes it easier to hold.

Available in: Pitch Black Passion 800, Chocolate Kiss 805



This is a very pretty hot pink color with same color and silver shimmer. I really like the CoverGirl nail polish formula, I don't have any issues getting 5-7 days chip free!


I'm wearing this lip color below, but it is very pigmented, feels a bit hydrating and I was surprised that it lasts for a good 3-4 hours without issues. Even when I'm sipping coffee continually.


I've been wearing the ShineShadows pretty often since getting them! This quick look takes me under 5 minutes when I'm doing my makeup. You can watch the video or read the directions below!


I started with a prepped eye area, just with a basic eye primer. If you don't have one, use concealer to cover up any visible vessels and pat gently with some translucent powder.

I then used Ice Queen on my lid. I used a finger for a diffuse look, I applied mostly to the crease and up onto the brow bone for some shimmer. It goes most of the way down onto my lid, but not all the way to the lash line.

When applying to anything smaller then my entire eye area, I've found that it's best to use a brush. I put a little on the back of my hand and pat Color Me Money on to my lid up to the crease. I thought about adding some brown to the contour (CoverGirl Eye Enhancer in Tapestry Taupe is a good addition to this color combination), but decided that the look was fine without this added step.



Next I lined my upper eye with black liner. I used CoverGirl Ink It! in black, really pushing it down into my lashes during application. I then used a brush to smudge the line a bit.

I curled my lashes and used the Bombshell Mascara.



A close up look at my finished eyes!



The completed look! I added the Bombshell Explosion lipstick as well.


Want to get the look?

Great news! From January 5th through January 25th, all CoverGirl products are buy one get one 50 percent off at ULTA Beauty! This offer is available in-store and online. For More Information, head here.


I have a giveaway! You can win a selection of CoverGirl Bombshell Products and a $100 ULTA Beauty Gift Card!

You need to be over 18 years of age and in the US to win.
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I'm co-hosting a Twitter Party on January 6, 2013 at 9pm ET. More info soon, but mark your calendars!



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Shopper Files: $25 at ULTA

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For the last few days I've been playing around shopping on ULTA's website. It's a long story, and really it's for some posts that blogging friends and I will be publishing in a few weeks, but we all had a small amount of money to spend at ULTA or Sephora and it was really somewhat fascinating to see what we were all putting in our carts. Some of us had the "I will buy as many items as possible for as cheap as possible" mentality, some wanted items they knew were amazing and had used before and some wanted more expensive items that they had been lusting after for a while.

Personally, I am usually the as many items as possible girl (and I started out that way) and then I discovered I could add in some Paypal money and I became the "I must spend more money and get all of the big shadow palettes I've wanted for the last year" girl. So, I spent a lot more money than I had.

Anyways, I thought it would be amusing to have a series of posts in which I show you what I'd put in a cart for some of my favorite on-line beauty stores, and using their current deals. I'm starting with ULTA, which this week has a lot of BOGO 50% off items (Revlon, NYX and Maybelline are included). I initially had a cart full of NYX items (over $100 of shadows, concealers, lippies) and eventually subtracted to get under $25 and there was no NYX left.

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