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Tone Up + Detox in the Shower with Tone Daily Detox Purifying Body Wash

By TheGlamtastic · August 2, 2010 · 0 Comments ·
Available at drugstores nationwide - $3.99

My husband has put his foot down and made it clear that he wants me to show a little bit more skin. He doesn't think I should dress like a street walker, but a mini skirt or booty shorts are definitely on his list of upcoming "necessary" purchases. But after most of the summer spent eating Dino's subs my the beach and enjoying just a little bit of color (re-applying SPF 50 every few hours, of course), my insides and outsides needs a detox before I'll be prancing around the pool in a tiny, polka dot bikini!


Enter Tone Daily Detox Purifying Body Wash with White Clay and Pink Jasmine ($3.99). This fabulously floral, light and creamy summer-scented wash helps to rinse away daily impurities on the skin and gently exfoliate dead skin cells, leaving skin feeling fresh and super soft. This summer weight moisturizing body wash also utilizes Vitamin E to nourish dry, dehydrated summer skin. My skin needs all the moisture it can get!


Tried it??? Tell us what you think!!!

 

No Shades Needed: Korres Quercetin & Oak Antiaging Wrinkle Eye Cream

By TheGlamtastic · July 30, 2010 · 0 Comments ·

The damage is done! You've tanned your life away and now, although you may not see much of it on the surface, your're left with massive sun damage. Now with the help of your favorite skin care brand, there is no need to hide behind your big David Yurman aviator shades any longer!

 

The Korres Quercetin & Oak Antiageing Antiwrinkle Eye Cream uses a powerful combination of the following ingredients: Quercetin and Oak extracts help to improve skin cell function, Baobab Pulp helps to keep the lift alive , Yeast works to keep the circulation hot and heavy - reducing dark circles below the eye - and sugar-derived Betaine and Rhodiola Rosea extracts fight those puffy sleeping bags that can arrive under the eye area.

 

You only have a few more weeks where it's acceptable to where your shades inside and out! Perhaps it's time to look for a year-round solution?

 

Another reason to love - this anti-aging eye saver is all natural, paraben, sulfate and phalate free! I've been eating a ton of Lucky Charms lately - I think that's enough chemicals for me!



What's your post-summer skin saver? Share it with us!!!



 

Please note: I did receive an editorial sample for testing.

A Definite Denim Do: Bobbi Brown's Denim and Rose Face Palette

By TheGlamtastic · July 21, 2010 · 0 Comments ·
Please note: All products reviewed were purchased by me or provided as samples for review.
Inside this palette you'll find:


Eyes:
Navajo Eye Shadow (a creamy pink mixed w/white)
Grey Denim Eye Shadow (a medium cool grey) LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
Pink Granite Sparkle Eye Shadow (a marble swirl)
Dark Rinse Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow (a bright blue)

Cheeks:
Pink Rose Blush (a medium rose)

Lips:
Cool Rose Creamy Lip Color (a pink shimmer
Hot Rose Lip Gloss (a bright hot pink) MY FAVORITE
Iced Lilac Glitter Lip Gloss (a silver pink)
Indie Rose Creamy Lip Color (a neutral rose)

Designer denim has become more than just an obsession, it's a lifestyle and everyone from NYC to L.A, has their I just-can't-live-without-them pair of jeans. Now, designer denim worshipers have a new muse with Bobbi Brown's Denim and Rose Face Palette ($60).


This super cute denim compact for eyes, lips and cheeks provides sparkly shades, natural tones with touches of vibrant color that pop off of the palette.

 

This set contains all of the assets needed to create a variety of simply sexy or soft and shimmery looks on-the-go or in your office bathroom before a hot date.


How many looks can you create with this denim do? Share your favorite color combos with us! Dare to impress.

 


Beauty Do or Dare: Neon Nails

By TheGlamtastic · July 15, 2010 · 0 Comments ·

It's already mid-July...WTF! Last thing I remember it was May and I was celebrating my one year anniversary at my fabulous job. How is it July???!!!


Well, while summer is in full swing I'm taking advantage and bringing out my neon brights. I better model my neon nail polishes while it's still beach season.


Before the summer comes to a close, take risks on your toe nail polish! If you love your new beyond bright shades, show them off with Gucci peep toe pumps or J. Crew flip flops. If you decide you hate the color after 48 hours, nail polish remover or closed-toed shoes are always an option!

 

What's your favorite summer nail polish shade? Tell us about it!

Burn Baby Burn...or Not!

By TheGlamtastic · June 30, 2010 · 0 Comments ·
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.

If you've met me, then you know I closely resemble Disney's Snow White. A "tan" by my standards is watching my freckles appear following an afternoon at the beach. Love freckles, I think they're so sexy! Sunburn, not so much!


There was that summer that I went to Fire Island with my older sister for a little R&R. I bathed myself in sunscreen - 90 SPF at that. I reapplied and reapplied, but I must have missed a few spots because when I got home, it looked like I had hideous red handprints schmeared across my legs. The burn quickly turned to sun poisoning and lets just say it wasn't pretty! It was actually Freddie Kruger gross!


Wherever you're heading to the beach or the blow up swimming pool on your rooftop this Fourth of July weekend, make sure to load up on the sunscreen! Here are a few of my dermatologist-recommended favs!


What sunscreen do you just LOVE? Tell us about it!!!

Just Can't Live Without: Tarte Cosmetics Blushing Bride Cheek Stain

By TheGlamtastic · June 23, 2010 · 0 Comments ·
Please note: I did receive an editorial sample for testing.
Be a Blushing Bride Any Day of the Week (No Groom Required)!

The talk in my office is weddings, weddings, weddings! One of my co-workers just got engaged (YEAH!), another is awaiting the arrival of the ring, you get the idea...

 

I LOVED my wedding. The planning, well not so much! The reward for months of RSVP lists and table arrangements was getting to play dress up for a day with NY Fashion Week-worthy hair and makeup artists.

 

So, I can't afford to throw the wedding of my dreams again, but be a blushing bride? I can pull off that look any day of the week with Tarte Cosmetics Cheek Stain Cheek Color in Blushing Bride ($30). Lately, I just can't live without it! No, I'm not kidding.

 

This water-based, gel formula is mistake-proof cheek color, which offers a "just blushed" or "rosey romantic" color to the apples of the cheeks. It's super simple to use, even in a low-lit gym locker room, where I get dressed most mornings!


It's alcohol-free, so it won't dry your skin out and it's oil-free so it won't cause crazy break-outs across your face. Perfect for dry summer/winter NYC weather! It's also free of parabens, phalates, sulfates...and more. LOVE!

 

Ever since I discovered it, I just can't live without Tarte's Cheek Stain!

Have you tried it? Tell us what you think!!!


Are Gorilla's Sexy? GORILLA Warfare™ Hair Minimizing Antiperspirant Deodorant

By TheGlamtastic · June 18, 2010 · 0 Comments ·

I'll admit it. Perhaps I'm a tad jaded. After working in the beauty biz, it's hard to impress me with a totally unique product; something really innovative, something I have never seen before. Whether my jaw drops in awe or in disgust, it doesn't matter. If a product can get a rise out of me, it's worth further investigation. Scrolling the pages of Sephora,com for my online lotions and potions fix, I spotted it - Gorilla Warfare Hair Minimizing Antiperspirant.

 

Maybe it's the name that threw me off or the image of the cartoon purple gorilla. Not exactly the sexy, chic or sleek marketing that gets me hot and bothered.

 

Who likes shaving? Silence. Who likes sweatiy, smelly armpits, B.O.-cursed dresses and funky smelling tank tops? Nobody outside of the zoo! However, as beauty has become more and more aspirational throughout the past few years, promising the consumer a moment in time or a forbidden kiss, seeing this made me think of a smooch from a big, fury friend.

 

It's created WITHOUT synthetic dyes or fragrances.

 


Have you tried it???? Tell us what you think!!!

 

 

 

 

Ready, Set, Short Skirt! With the Venus Embrace Razor

By TheGlamtastic · March 25, 2010 · 0 Comments ·
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Please note: I did receive an editorial sample of this product to test.

The weather hit a stuning 70 degrees in NYC last weekend and the city went wild! Women were strutting down 5th Avenue in string bikini tops and J. Crew super chic shorts.

 

I've been working on my biceps, triceps, shoulders...you name it...for the past few month in preparation to bare my arms for spring. I've been taking Spinning class daily, doing squats, leg lifts, you name it...I want a spring-ready bod!

 

But one of the most important things you can do to get your bod ready for those super short shorts and tiny tanks is obsvious...shave your legs and under your arms!

 

The perfect razor to get the job done? The Venus Embrace Razor. This rockin' razor has a super flexible head that employs a soothing strip to condition the skin, while it allows you to shave those super hard to reach hard spots and hit those curves. I've never experienced a cut even when shaving those hard to tackle round surfaces like the tops of the knees and the L-shaped curves behind the knee caps. My skin is left silky smooth and short skirt ready.

 

Are you ready ladies...all it takes is get ready, set and shave!

 

What is the one super short fashion must that you are dying to model this spring?

WIN IT! One With Nature Dead Sea Mineral Soaps

By TheGlamtastic · August 12, 2009 · 17 Comments ·

Rub-a-dub-dub...bar soap in the tub? This summer, the answer is yes! 


Getting squeaky clean after a long run through Central Park or rigorous day of shopping formally required an exfoliant, body wash, moisturizer, maybe even a mud mask...But now there's an all natural bar soap that removes dead skin cells, hydrates and nourishes without harsh chemicals, artificial colors, fragrances, animal ingredients or dies (love that). 


For an all natural quick cleansing fix, try One With Nature Dead Sea Mineral Soaps. They come in 16 savory and sweet varieties. The savory soaps are my favorite and include lovely and light flavors like Olive Oil, Honey Almond and Dead Sea Salt, to name a few. 


This 2-in-1 summer skin exfoliant and moisturizer is composed of nourishing aloe, Shea butter, pure essential oils and Dead Sea minerals to give your skin the extra hydration it needs during the last days of summer. 


Dying to try these soaps for yourself?


WIN IT! Post a comment and be entered to win three of the fabulous Dead Sea Mineral Soaps. 

Take a Foundation Vacation with PerriconeMD No Foundation Foundation

By TheGlamtastic · July 8, 2009 · 0 Comments ·
PerriconeMD No Foundation Foundation $50 - http://www.sephora.com
Take a Vacation from Heavy Foundations 
My cubicle is a sauna! I was on safari in Tanzania last summer and it was definitely cooler in the wild  than it is in my cute office cube! 

When the heat and humidity take over, your makeup can end up looking like a hot mess! It melts, it runs, it smears...But, this summer there's a new skin-saver from everyone's favorite dermatologist, Dr. Nicholas Perricone. 

PerriconeMD No Foundation Foundation provides natural coverage, combined with non-chemical SPF protection, for the ultimate super light tinted moisturizer. This anti-aging makeup offers a light layer of color, improving the look of your skin instead of trying to cover it up with heavy foundations. This extra light color can be used to replace foundation in the stifling summer months. 

This translucent formula corrects minor skin imperfections (slight sun damage, a pimple or two, etc.), while providing all day moisture and protection against future sun damage. PerriconeMD No Foundation Foundation employs treated pigments with light-diffusing mica to reduce the appearance of fine lines and enlarged pores. 

This feathery formula is also free of parabens - love it! 

Take a vacation from heavy foundation and live life on the lighter side with No Foundation Foundation. 

Tried it? Love it? Hate it? Share what you think!

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