Can't Live Without My Lipstick

I am heading to Long Beach Island, New Jersey, today! Taking a little vaca. My hubbie is bringing his new MacBook, so hopefully I'll be able to do some posting - not sure if we'll be able to get a wireless signal anywhere, but we'll try. I have some new beach beauty products I'm bringing along with me, so if I can't post from LBI, I'll talk at cha next week! Here's a pic of our rental home...oceanfront property! Only wish I owned it...sigh...

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The title of this post is kind of a misnomer, because what I'm writing about is actually found in the June 08 issue of InStyle . But, as it directly relates to the InStyle, April '08: Part I post , that's how it's gonna be. In the Part I post, I stated that I was going to write to InStyle because I HAD to know what Renee Zellweger's pretty, pretty, pretty lipcolor was. Well, they answered! However, they did not print my personal letter, but, rather, gave out the info in their Where Can I Find... section. Which, that's cool. They didn't have to print my letter. I mean, what I wanted was the info, right? I didn't need to see my name in black-and-white on the fine pages of InStyle magazine. No big deal. Ok, so that's the well-mannered gracious me talking. Now here's the real me: damn, damn, damn, why couldn't they have just printed my letter?! How cool would it have been for me to be able to tell all my buds - hey, there's my name in a major...

Hollywood arrived in my little town of West Chester, Pennsylvania last night in the forms of Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson!! No lie. They were here filming scenes for the upcoming movie " Marley & Me ." Though I did not take the pictures you see here (they are amateur photos, just not mine - my camera died on me, plus, it was dark and we were warned against using flashes, so the few pics I did take did not come out), I did see both Jen and Owen. Owen walked right past me on the sidewalk on the way back to his trailer, and Jen I really only got a few glimpses of. She's very tiny - not short, just very slender. I was hoping to actually get to talk to her for at least a second to as k her what beauty item she Can't Live Without , but, alas, no such luck. nevertheless, it was an interesting way to end my birthday (they filmed till sometime after midnight - I left at 12:30am - I have a 2 year-old who doesn't know the meaning of "sleeping in").

Yup, it's my big day. Now, I have not opened the package from Sephora yet that arrived on my doorstep a couple of weeks ago (see post about that!!) That will happen tonight. But yesterday, I received in the mail a $75 Sephora gift card from my brother-in-law! That's right, I said brother-in-law . Along with a recipe book for 500 cupcakes book. How awesome of a gift is that?! Just how will I spend my gift card? Gee, let me count the ways.... (P.S. Any single women from the Stamford/New Fairlfield area in Connecticut who would like to meet a 45 year-old single guy who is very generous with gift-giving (and all around nice guy), give me shout)

OK, I'm really just practicing with this post. You see, I'm very new to the blogging thing, and don't know anything about HTML code, blah, blah, blah. I was having problems with my posts and was not able to have the text wrap around the photos. So, although I'm practicing with this post, I wanted you to know about this fun deal from Bloomingdale's: FREE Lancôme On the Riviera Gift Set with any Lancôme purchase of $35 or more! Set includes:- DÉFINICILS High Definition Mascara in Black- COLOR DESIGN Sensational Effects Lipcolor. Smooth Hold (Full-Size) in All Done Up- COLOR DESIGN Sensational Effects Eye Shadow Quartet in Positive, Chic, Kitten Heel and Guest List- ABSOLUE PREMIUM BX Absolute Replenishing Cream SPF 15- ABSOLUE ULTIMATE BX SERUM Replenishing & Restructuring Serum- TRÉSOR EAU DE PARFUM liquatouch sample- Lancôme Signature Tote and Matching Cosmetics Case. While supplies last. (I think my experimenting worked - the text is wrapping around the pictu...

Now that the warm weather is here (well, most days anyway. Today, in my neck of the woods, - shoutout to Al Roker there- is kinda nasty and chilly), I'm feeling the need to be a little less pale. Of course, no color on my cheeks will come from the actual rays of the sun, I need a faux-glow! But I have never been able to find a bronzer that I Can't Live Without . I am fair skinned, and most of the bronzers I've tried are way too dark, and end up looking muddy. Or they are too shimmery, and settle into my pores and look terrible. I did buy a Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Compact in Pink last year hoping that for light skin the pink might me enough of a glow, but it really didn't work for me as a bronzer (maybe because it's pink and not bronze, yes, I know what you're thinking) but I thought perhaps going with a pink glow instead of the darker bronze would be a better choice. The Shimmer Brick is nice, but not what I was hoping for. I do use it occasionally for highlig...

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and I found out that Sephora has a gift registry . Who knew?! Not me. And I can't believe I didn't know. if I had, I'd've been usin' it, fo sho. So, just for fun, I wanted to share what I put on my gift list!! Dior Black Lash Kit What it is:A false eyelashes and mascara set. The Dior Jetsetter Kit The kit includes adorable travel sizes of two Dior Rouge Lipsticks in Office Beige 296 and Selection Mauve 485 (0.04 oz each), a Diorshow Mascara (0.17 oz), a Diorshow Unlimited Mascara (0.10 oz), and 5-Colour Eyeshadow in Incognito 030. blu_ray™ High Definition Mattifier A skin mattifier created to provide flawless results while looking completely natural during high-definition filming and can be applied either over or under makeup to refine pores, minimize lines, and condition for a polished look. Ojon Rub-Out Dry Cleanser To Go Ojon® Rub-Out™ Dry Cleanser instantly "erases" impurities, toxins, excess oil, and product build-up. It increases hair volume at the...

Yeah, I don't have skin cancer! I had my annual full-body check today with the dermatologist, and I had a few spots I was concerned with, but the dr. gave me a clean bill of health. Whew. But I am one of the lucky ones. I read so many articles these days about skin cancer, and since I had so many sunburns as a young girl, I'm nervous about something developing. Read these facts from Olay , who has teamed up with the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery to sponsor free screenings across the country: Did you know... One person dies every hour from skin cancer. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer. Skin cancer in women under 40 has tripled in the past 30 years. Five sunburns double a woman's chance of getting skin cancer. UV exposure at tanning salons is just as risky as sunbathing outside. People with fair skin that burns rather than tans, people with red hair and people with blue eyes are at greater risk of developing skin cancer. People who have many (extens...

On Friday, May 2nd, CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) announced the 2008 Beauty Award winners chosen from 600 products and 285 companies. I would love to be on that judging committee, wouldn't you?! CEW President Carlotta Jacobson appeared on the Today Show this morning, speaking about some of the winners. As usual with Today, the segment was rushed and they didn't get to the majority of the products, but here's the video anyway, and a link to all the 2008 Beauty Award Winners . I see CoverGirl LashBlast was their mass winner for eye product. Yet another reason for me to go buy it.

For you lucky New Yorkers, Giorgio Armani is appearing at Saks Fifth Avenue on May 5th- that would be tomorrow - from 2:30-4pm to preview his Bronze Mania 2008 Collection . Meet Signori Armani when you make an Armani cosmetics purchase. The Bronze Mania collection consists of pretty much what you would think a collection called Bronze Mania would be. Lots of beautiful bronzes and golds to give you that sun-kissed look, or if you prefer, a sun-drenched look - but without having to bake in the sun! I like the sound of the Summer Foundation . In the summer, it is suggested to add bronzer to your foundation for a warmer glow, but this product eliminates that step and blends the bronzer in for you. I wish there were more shade choices - there's only two, like a one-size-fits all - fair to medium complexions and then tanned to dark complexions, which for a fair-skinned girl like me, often times the fair to medium can still be slightly dark, but I like the idea of this foundation and wou...

More Free Shipping!! Stila is offering free shipping with no minimum purchase (love that!) this weekend by entering the coupon code FREENOW during checkout. Offer expires at 11:59PM Pacific on Sunday, May 4th, 2008, so get to shoppin' ladies. Unfortunately for me, the eyeshadow duo I wanted to order in Dragonfly (soft purple and soft grey) is out of stock. Lucky for me there are plenty of other pretty shades to try since - and this is hard to admit since I'm writing a beauty blog - I am in an eye shadow rut. I need something besides light brown to adorn my eyelids. I'm a brown-eyed girl with a light complexion - any suggestions?

My hubbie is away in LA on a business trip. If you can call this a business trip - he works for TV Guide, and tonight they are throwing a Sexiest Stars party . I swear, if Kiefer Sutherland is there...Anyway, it was much too difficult to find someone to stay with our daughter overnight during the week, so she and I are home, hence, the girl's night in for me. Tonight, my agenda consists of getting rid of my roots, getting rid of some blackheads, and painting my nails the prettiest pink possible! All after giving my Sammie a bath, complete with purple water and all the toys you can possibly fit in one bathtub!! The two year-old's version of Girl's Night in, I suppose. Tonight I'll be using Nice 'n Easy Root Touch-Up . Gotta get rid of those grays. And since I've switched hairstylists, and my new guy is more expensive (though better at not giving me brassy color, so worth it), the Root Touch-Up kit gives me a few more weeks before I have to go back to the salon. I...

You know I loves me some free shipping! Just enter offer code NAUGHTY at checkout. Good through May 11th. I think I'll be ordering the new Skinsheen Leg Spray to give some color and life to my blindingly white gams -MAC Cosmetics Online describes it as a smooth-on, gel-based bronzer (not a self-tanner) that’s soft and mousse-like to apply yet provides sheer to low coverage with subtle sheen and radiance. MAC notes, for flawless, streak-free results, apply with the 179 Body Buffer Brush. Comes in medium-dark / dark / deep dark. Happy Shopping!