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Chain of events, Please place *I* in front of each statement…

• fall in love with the Daria Werbowy Lancome collection
• decide to purchase the two lip products in the Daria Werbowy Lancome collection
• procrastinate and all of a sudden get very busy
• finally post about the Daria Werbowy Lancome collection
• continue to lust over brown lippie for a few days
• decide to purchase lippie, get credit card ready, get it upstairs
• go to www.mypoints.com and go through the Lancome link
• search for the Daria Werbowy collection and find out the Color Fever Lipstick is sold out!
• go into shock and fear and post
• am encouraged to purchase through Sephora, publicly by Kia and Jeanne and behind the scenes I receive 4 emails within a few hours, lolz
• finally make my order, get 2 mypoints per dollar (boo) here’s what I get:

Sephora order:

Items Ordered	Item #	Price	Qty.	Amt.
	Lancome Brazilian Earth Colors - Color Fever Lipstick - Beige Caracaï	1078765	$26.00	1	$26.00
	Smart Sample - Benefit You Rebel - 0.11 oz	1060961	$0.00	1	$0.00
	Smart Sample - Decleor Hydra Floral Hydrating Comfort Cream - 0.16 oz	1067677	$0.00	1	$0.00
	Smart Sample - Tend Skin - 0.25 oz	1096072	$0.00	1	$0.00
	Smashbox Photo Op Under Eye Brightener - 0.24 oz	942086	$18.00	1	$18.00
	Too Faced Glamour to Go	974162	$18.50	1	$18.50
	Sephora Brand Men’s Sample Bag Bonus Gift	1115559	$0.00	1	$0.00

If you want the Men’s Sampler, put the promo code *SAMPLER* with any $25 purchase.  I can’t wait til it gets here.

Now you can plant kisses AND flowers with your lipstick!  Celebrity moms Kim Raver, Denise Richards and Angie Harmon joined forces with CARGO to develop the shades of PlantLove lipstick.  There are some beautiful shades available, I especially like that the packaging is eco-friendly and as a bonus super cute too!  The lipstick tube is made entirely out of corn which is a renewable resource.  In addition to that the carton it comes in is also made out of paper which is embedded with real flower seeds.  All you do is plant the carton, water and watch your garden bloom.  The lipstick is $20 @ Sephora.com, $2 of the purchase price will go to St. Jude’s Pediatrics Research Hospital.  This is a must-buy for me on my next order so stay tuned!

Find out what others think about CARGO products.
 

 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

Redundant title I know but there’s no other way to explain how I feel about it.  Thanks for kissing me Dior! I love the super sparkle and glimmer of this lip gloss, it’s got little shimmering specks in it. Yesterday I wore it alone and today I put it over a blah MAC color and it totally revived my lips.  It’s not at all sticky but be sure to use a tiny-licious amount to be sure!  DiorKiss has the Wonder Booster Complex, I didn’t notice anything particularly plumping about this gloss though, just a great basic gloss.  When in doubt buy it anyway!

Photo Credit: Dior Sorbet Meringue @ Sephora

Admission: I am a flat haired girl.  My hair is thin and if I don’t blowdry it upside down it’s flat and all over my face.  

NO MORE! since I got my T3 Featherweight I’ve been drying up a storm.  I don’t know why I held back, this is totally worth the price it commands.  Not only is it FAST it’s light!  What I really like about drying with a T3 is I don’t smell that horrible burning hair smell I used to get.  You may be immune to the smell so ask someone you trust to smell your hair after you dry your hair to be sure. 

Since you’re drying faster and less time there’s less chance to damage your hair.  I would compare the Featherweight’s weight to a travel dryer.  Unlike a travel dryer it will fit comfortably with a nice full handle to hold onto and mega drying power. 

Don’t forget, the T3 Featherweight ships FREE @ Sephora

FAST Facts about the T3 Featherweight:

-1800-watt and still manages to weight less than 1 pound!
-Two speed settings, be sure to blast some cool air at the end to set.
-Negative ions get your hair smooth- avoid that frizzy electricuted look.
-The only dryer with a true ceramic heater - impressive isn’t it?

Stay tuned for three more T3 Product Reviews this week!

I’ve just had a horrible day culminating with cancelling my one day fashion trip to NYC! keeping a long story short - duty calls. The nice part about not going away were the nice back-handed compliments that I got from my oldest two. 

Boy2001 said, “Good, I might miss you. When is the next time you can go away?”

Girl2004 said, “Good, dad-E doesn’t know how to buy cereal because he doesn’t catch coupons” (I think she meant catch sales and cut coupons).  So at least I know where I stand with them!

Back to the Prada Parfum Coffret, isn’t it cute? the best part is it’s got 3 fragrances for women and one to “share” with men.  Great, glad I’m not being totally selfish or anything.  I guess I’ll be even more generous and share all the empty bottles with the cat or kid (depending on your lifestyle).  Prada Parfum Coffret is available for $50.

I also need something to go with my pouty mouth, I could really use Calvin Klein’s Delicious Pout Flavored Lip Gloss, I sure know what pouting tastes like right now and it ain’t minty!

Lately I’ve been all about Fresh, the products I’ve been using have been amazing so I am going to go ahead and wish for a ration of Creme Ancienne.  1 oz is $135 so you know it’s got to be good!

 My favorite saying in life is, “this too shall pass”, and a little moisturizer goes a long way. 

This is one of those luxurious things I will likely covet from a distance but I strongly believe that more expensive products are made with better products and have more active ingredients than cheaper products.

If I’m going to make a wishlist, there’s got to be at least one luxe item.  Here’s to wishing.

I’d love to see your wishlists, point me to them… 

Photo Credits: Sephora

It’s the dead of winter, few months to go ’til spring.  I’ve been spending way to much time inside, I need to get a mental trip. 

So what do Brazil ’s Carnaval and Fresh Sugar Lemon have in common?  they both make me think of summer! There’s no better way to do that than with music and fragrance! 

Winter is a great time to listen to tropical music like samba.  There are tons of samba compilation cds available to get you in the mood for Carnaval in Brazil (February 2 - 5, 2008). I wish American tv would play Carnaval, I watched it a few years ago on Brazilian tv and it seems very tame compared to when I was growing up. 

I never really thought about it but I’m sure I can find somewhere on the web to watch… hmmm…   Fragrance is another way you can bring that tropical feel to your wintry abode.  I’ve been using Fresh Sugar Lemon Eau de Parfum and it’s been taking me down memory lane. 

Summers in Brazil, getting fresh orange juice, churascaria’s with lemon juice on the table and of course fresh sugar-y lemonade. 

Summer just wouldn’t be summer without lemonade wherever you are.  Sugar Lemon has notes of Italian Bergamot, Yuzu, Mandarin, Lychee Flower, Orange Blossom, Ginger Flower, Oak Moss, Caramel, White Santal.  It is refreshing and invigorating and a must for any fragrance lover.  Not to mention a lot cheaper than going to Brazil!

Photo Credits: Sephora and People’s Daily