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Must Try, Beauty Buy, You Decide: Multitasking Summer Cleansers

By TheGlamtastic · May 24, 2010 · 0 Comments ·
Must-Try:
Lets get real; I wish I had hours to primp in the morning, but those hours are lost answering emails and writing lists of to do's. With my overly hectic mornings, I need products that do all of the work for me, especially in the summer when humidity makes my skin feel like it just took a sludge bath.
This summer, I've found solutions to cleanse, exfoliate, nourish and heal my skin, while I take a quick shower and head off to work. My new favorite is Korres Materia Herba 3-in-1 cleansing emulsion. It's a liquid that transforms into a foam upon contact and when applied to the skin, I forget I have anything on at all. This 3-in-1 dissolves all traces of makeup, pollutants and daily impurities. This recipe of Certified Organic almond oil, Hamaleis flower water, Marigold extract and naturally derived Vitamin E work together to cleanse the skin, leaving it soft, nourished and glowing.  This naturally soothing multi-tasker is free of parabens, silicones, sulfates - LOVE THAT!

Beauty Buy:
Are you one of those women who needs her skin care products to smell like fresh fruits or florals and not like cleansers? Go for a fresh, fruity cleanser like Murad Vitalic Energizing Pomegranate Cleanser. This summer-inspired cleanser toner in one quickly washes away impurities. Witch Hazel is used to tone tighten pores, Copper energizes skin and a patented blend of pomegranate artemia extract renews dull skin. A foamy, lightweight multi-tasking cleanser - LOVE THAT!  

You Decide:
Can you minimize pores with a quick cleanse? Dr. Brandt Pores No More Cleanser is a mattifying cleanser that utilizes Salicylic Acid, Tea Tree Oli and Willow Bark for powerful over-the-counter results. But are you better off saving your money and spending it on a facial, where a professional will cleanse, exfoliate and extract dirt from each pore?

This cleanser is also free of sulfates, synthetic dyes, petrochemicals...who needs extra chemicals in their life! I know, I don't!
Do you think it's a beauty skin-saver or you should stick with the facialist?


* Please note: I did receive PR samples of Murad or Dr. Brandt products.

Just Another Manic Monday - Saved by Korres Guava Lipstick

By TheGlamtastic · March 15, 2010 · 0 Comments ·
I try to make the weekend last as long as I can, so on Sunday night I do my best to soak up the last few hours of freedom before I head back to work!

Then daylight savings hits - one less hour of sleep! My Monday morning is totally thrown off. Oh, it's just another manic Monday...

While getting dressed at the gym, I realize that my makeup bag is actually sitting on my dresser and is not in my overstuffed gym bag, where I thought it was. I am left with a lone lipstick, but it turns out to be the perfect piece to pretty up my pout!

One day this week, I dare you to go all natural! Experiment with a healthy lip color, defined by its intense pigments, which helps to brighten up the everyday all black PR girl uniform. It's my fav look.

Korres Guava Lipstick utilizes guava extract, a powerful anti-oxidant that helps fight free radicals, and it leaves lips silky smooth. This unique formula also includes Carnauba wax, Beeswax, shea and cocoa butter for the ultimate hydrating, oh-so-luscious lip experience. It's matte color without drying out the lips - love that!

It's time to makeover you mouth and pretty up your pout!







All I Want for Hanukkah Is...Korres Color Sugar Plums Set

By TheGlamtastic · November 19, 2009 · 0 Comments ·
Korres Sugar Plums Kit $29.50 - http://www.korresusa.com/
Thanksgiving is in a week - OMG! Once the turkey comes and goes, snow will hit the ground and in the blink of an eye it will be Hanukkah, it will be Christmas, it will be holiday, holiday, holiday!

Instead of posting one large gift guide, I've decided to sprinkle in my holiday must-haves from now until Christmas. First on my list is the Korres Sugar Plums Collection. This super chic, festive mini-must-have provides a palette of bold, confident colors and matching tones. This kit includes Plum Lip Butter, Plum Cherry Gloss and the shimmer and spice Plum Sunflower and Evening Primrose Shimmering Eyeshadow.

After a salty meal or too many cocktails, I can't wait to get my hands on Plum Lip Butter. This lightweight balm quickly absorbs into the lips, calming dry, cracked, itchy lips with the power of Shea Butter and Rice Wax. Chapped winter lips are so not kissable!

Beauty trick - This multi-tasking beauty must can also be used as a blush and adds the perfect rosy color to cheeks.

When you want some lip love reach for the Plum Cherry Gloss, which provides a coat of moisture and soothing hydration with Vitamins E and C, as well as a sexy, sheer layer of wine-stained, high-shine color. It's very soft without being sticky, which is a major plus.

Beauty tip - For richer color, line the lips with a deep wine or burgundy lip liner before applying the gloss.

This holiday let your eyes shimmer with a sparkle in a romantic wine color. The Plum Sunflower Evening Primrose Eyeshadow is an elegantly smooth eye shadow powder that delivers a hint of shimmer and merlot eye color.

Beauty tip - Wear it alone for a light sparkle. Layer this plum shadow for a dazzling, sexy eye.

This gloss and go kit is compact enough to take anywhere - your Thanksgiving vacation with the parents or your romantic holiday getaway with the man of your dreams (or man of the moment).

All products are dermatologically tested and are free of mineral oil, silicone, propylene glycol and ethanolamine.  Beauty that is good for me - now, that's a holiday treat!

What's your favorite holiday lip shade?



Korres Perfect Pout Benefits Breast Cancer Research

By TheGlamtastic · October 20, 2009 · 0 Comments ·
Lip Kit for the Cure $19.50 - http://www.korresusa.com/
By now, you know October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Are you wearing your pink ribbon? What are you doing to support breast cancer research? We can all do something...it may be as easy as applying a coat of lipstick.

Now wearing the perfect pink can help to support breast cancer research. Korres in launching three new pink luscious lip sets called Lip Kits for the Cure. Each include two lip liners and a lip stick or lip gloss.

The Perfect Pink kit is my personal favorite because the color is natural enough to be worn to work and has a light pink sheen that looks hot with my LBD (little black dress). This kit includes perfect pink lip liners in Neutral Light, Neutral Dark and rich and creamy Natural Pink lipstick. This is the ultimate cashmere-soft lipstick with mango butter to hydrate dry, cracked Fall lips and SPF 10 to protect against sun damage.

Ten percent of proceeds from the sales of these lip liners, lip glosses and lipsticks goes directly to breast cancer research.

What are you doing to support Breast Cancer Research? Tell us about it!!!





Secret Sale: 30% Off Korres For The Glamtastic & Friends

By TheGlamtastic · August 19, 2009 · 0 Comments ·
Secret Sale for The Glamtastic & Friends
Here are some of my favorite Fall looks from shopbop.com!
What's your 'I just can't live without it' Fall favorite? 
We all need to mix it up once in a while, whether it's our men, our shampoo or our skin care! 

Now, Korres is giving you the ultimate beauty steal. Save some cash and prep your skin for Autumn winds and cooler weather with the latest Fall skin care must-haves. 

Visit http://www.korresusa.com and get 30% off your purchase on these fabulous, all natural skin soothers, lip treatments and makeup beginning today until September 15th! 

Too good to be true? No way! Just enter the discount code GLAMTASTIC. 

Please feel free to share the code with your friends, fam and fans!  

Let the Fall skin care makeover begin! 

Just Can't Live Without...Korres Pomegranate Cleansing Wipes

By TheGlamtastic · August 18, 2009 · 1 Comment ·
The Summer humidity will soon fade and the crisp Fall air will be here...

But for now, it's August and I feel like I'm sweating my face off, literally! The combination of horrid humidity and heat has me sweating like a piglet, and the thick, extra-hot air has left my makeup runny and my skin oily. Gross combo, I know! 

My skin care saving grace? An all natural secret weapon to remove excess dirt, oil and makeup with just one wipe! Korres Pomegranate Cleansing Wipes are a refreshing, skin cleansing sensation that you can pack in your beach bag or your purse to alleviate excess oils, skin sludge and makeup from the face and eyes on the spot! 

These makeup removing wipes gently cleanse and tone the skin without leaving a greasy or shiny residue. Pomegranate extract helps minimize pore size and neutralize free radical damage, while Vitamin E helps protect skin from future damage and provides a surge of moisture. 
Love it! 

These super light wipes have a faint and refreshing pomegranate scent. They come in a packet of 25 wipes for just $12.00 a.k.a. a beauty steal! 

Since I've started using them, I just can't live without!

What's your August skin care saver? Tell us about it!

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