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Have you always dreamed about getting a goody bag full of great stuff like the stars do when they go to the Awards shows?  GOOD, you have a chance now, just go to www.spcaLA.com now through April 21, 2008 @ noon PST. 

Funds will go to homeless and abused animals in Southern California.  There’s a bag of swag available, valued @ over $4000  for a complete listing of auction items.  I’m a big Tia Carrere fan and I just love her little buddy Cruiser “da Bruiser”.

 Sephora: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin, and Hair from the Beauty Authority (Hardcover) by Melissa Schweiger

I got my copy of SEPHORA yesterday and I have got to tell you it is an amazing resource for all beauty chasers.  Wether you’re a makeup junkie, a skincare lover or just like to know what’s in the stuff you’re putting on your face, you’ll find valuable info presented in a compelling format.

I haven’t loved a beauty book like this since Cindy Crawford’s Basic Face back in 199x.  I carried it around with me and flipped back and forth, my husband was completely annoyed but oh well.  If I went, so did the book, I had an especially long commute from Tokyo to the burbs and Japanese women on the train looked over my shoulder and sometimes even asked me about it.

Basic Face was a how to apply makeup guide without mention of specific products which was fab since I had little access to designer brands back then!  SEPHORA takes it a step further by recommending specific products to get the effects shown.  I’ll be referencing SEPHORA in posts to come for a very long time.  I’m especially crazy about the quotes, beauty company founders, and secret ingredients sections of the book. 

It also takes into account different preferences and conditions you may be facing, no ‘one XX fits all’ mentality here.  SEPHORA is full of visuals that will stop you in your tracks but at the same time chock full of insider secrets and tips.  The back cover proclaims “It will make you want to be as beautiful as beautiful as you can be - and Sephora makes it easy!”  You know what?! I do, I do, I do!

You won’t have to wait much longer, SEPHORA will be released in a few days.  Pre-Order available through Amazon

Taaz-mania strikes again.  Loving this thing, still no new pic, so I can’t play with the hair as much as I’d like!

Taaz-manian

I just found the most awesome new website, Taaz!  Upload a picture of yourself, head on is best but you don’t Taaz with the photo you want, you Taaz with the photo you have.Then you can do all sorts of fun stuff add skin foundation, hair, eyes and lip elements.  I forgot to mention the best part is it gives you recommendations on the product you may want to buy.  Nars, Origins, Chanel, MAC and more were featured.

Here is Taaz look #1. I need to take a better photo tomorrow and play with it some more, the eyes are my fave! 

I’ll be featuring Taaz looks daily from now on!

 On the left I’m in Palladio Herbal Lipstick in Frost which I don’t like at all… no surprise.  On the right I’m wearing Revlon Moondrops Lipstick in Orange Flip which I luv luv luv so much I’m going to need to buy it.

 I am turning into a Taaz-manian devil this thing is so fun.