I have spoken about my slight (okay, maybe a little more than slight) obsession with bath and body products here before; so when I heard about the Temptation is Beautiful sweepstakes, I was more than just a little excited.

The Temptation is Beautiful sweepstakes began March 10th and every day up until May 8th a lucky winner who has successfully registered through the sweepstakes website will receive a gift basket full of tempting, luxurious Kao Brands products with a retail value of approximately $75. Those who successfully register will also be entered to win the grand prize of a 3 day/2night trip to Las Vegas for four; the package includes round trip air transportation, ground transportation, hotel accomodations and $1500 spending money with the approximate retail value of $6,000. That is amazing!

This sweepstakes is so unbelievably simple to enter; all you have to do is register on the official website and this sweepstakes is open to US residents (sorry beauty product fanatics of other countries, this giveaway is open only to US residents,) and you also must be 21 years of age or older to enter. While that is simple enough, you can enter to win the daily sweepstakes once per day and by entering every day, you will automatically be entered to win the grand prize trip to Las Vegas with three friends; so by the end of the sweepstakes period, you can have up to 60 entries for the grand prize sweepstakes! Even better, you can score up to four bonus entries into both sweepstakes prizes by taking a short, sweet and fun quiz, finding your Temptress Temperature (see my score below!) and sharing the results of the quiz with your friends on Twitter and Facebook.

Enter the Temptation is Beautiful sweepstakes daily for a chance to win a gift basket full of fabulous products and to be entered to win a trip to Las Vegas.

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The first thing you may have realized about the above television ad is that yes, it is completely in French, which is a little disheartening and confusing. Julia Roberts is an actress; she’s pretty good with saying words out loud, memorizing lines and even the models of America’s Next Top Model have to try their hand at semi-perfecting foreign languages for their CoverGirl commercials. Was it just easier to have a male voiceover be the only thing you hear in this commercial? The fact that this was the debut of Julia Roberts for Lancome and her advertisement is completely in French is a bit of a letdown as well; especially considering that she is still a pretty big deal in Hollywood, retaining every bit of class she has had throughout the years. Hopefully we can see more of Julia Roberts for Lancome television advertisements in the future and perhaps they will even be in English.

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I am told that I have to drink more water very frequently. With my skin that is very prone to eczema breakouts and my bouts with adult acne, every time someone feels the need to comment on any of this, they always tell me that I need to drink more water. Low and behold, the first rule of getting healthier skin is to drink two to three liters of water a day.

Yoga is already known to help stress, trauma and illnesses that affect the body and mind, but yoga can aid the skin in many different ways and it has been said that some beauty courses even use yoga exercises. While some experts will say that exercise helps acne, a lot of people found that this claim cannot be further from the truth for them because exercise obviously produces sweat and sweat often irritates the skin, which causes acne to become inflamed and makes it look even worse. Yoga, on the other hand, keeps you relaxed, fit, healthy and healthy looking and gives the people who perform yoga a glowing complexion, very much like that “after sex glow” we women (hopefully) know so well.

Switching from product to product is incredibly dangerous to your skin and when you’re trying to find that perfect product, the worst place to take that gamble is on your face. Once you get into a stable routine, from what you apply to your face after washing and before going to bed at night and what you apply to protect your skin throughout the day, you shouldn’t have surprise breakouts or bad reactions to products out of the blue. It’s best to apply a gentle face wash and moisturizing cream every morning and night and if you don’t know what products are best for you, try the greatly-rated Olay Gentle Foaming Face Wash ($4.86) or consult a dermatologist.

Frequent pimples, sudden breakouts and premature aging can all be attributed to one thing in a lot of cases–not removing your makeup every night. It is so simple to fall asleep at night after a very long day without removing your makeup, especially your eye makeup that can take a little while to get off completely. There are a ton of eye makeup removers on the market, including a formula developed by Lancome ($19.99).

What causes acne in the first place? Waste and toxins built up in your system. Your bowels and kidneys are the primary ways to get that waste out of your body, so the best way to make sure your kidneys and bowels are working the best they can is to maintain a diet high in fiber. Foods with the highest amount of fiber are apples, bananas, oranges, raspberries, strawberries, broccoli, brussel sprouts, spinach, parsnips and potatoes. If you cannot keep these foods in your diet daily, it’s also important to take fiber supplements, like Benefiber.

Who has the money and the time to get a professional facial? Yeah, not many people in the least, but facial masks do wonders for your skin and a lot of women with some pretty awesome skin have long relied on weekly DIY facial masks to suck out impurities and refresh the skin. One of the best ingredients used in a facial mask is clay–try the Lather White Clay Mask ($22).

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The Old Navy FUNdamentals Sale is well underway and from now until March 4th you can get baseball tees, v-neck tees, boxers and socks for just $5, shorts for $15 and cargos, khaki and jeans for just $19. What makes this deal even sweeter is that not only will you cash in on Old Navy’s lowest prices of the season, but you will also receive free shipping on your purchase over $75 or more by using promo code ONFREE75 at checkout.

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We all have lives. We all have families, regardless of whether we simply live our lives as people who have grown around, with and because of a group of people, or whether we are taken care of our own. We all have responsibilities and that last episode of LOST to catch up on before the next episode airs. Very, very few of us take time out of our days and nights to indulge in purely recreational, self-fulfilling activities that are completely and utterly selfish and one-sided. While words such as self-fulfilling and selfish may latch onto you as very negative things to do, when it comes to relaxation, it is just about the best thing you can do.

We have all heard of the term “mental health days,” but the term is often tossed around as a joke between women as to what they wish they could do–if only they could afford the day off or were able shirk their daily duties to a fellow co-worker for the day. When it comes to women actually taking a true mental health day to do something fun and fulfilling for themselves, we may as well be living in a fantasy world because we just don’t do that and if they do, they take that dangerous day off of work to catch up on their list of errands that must be completed in order to live in a house that doesn’t smell faintly of gym socks or for functions or other obligations we really couldn’t fit into our schedule, but tried to convince ourselves we could.

I did not post on Woman Tribune yesterday. I thought about it and really sat down at the computer with the intention of writing and putting more content out there, but when it came down to it, my head and my heart wasn’t in it and the worst kind of blogging you can do is forced blogging when you’re just not feeling it. Through the years, I’ve noticed that when I forced myself to put content out there when I really just didn’t feel like it and wasn’t passionate about it, my hits would decline over time and my number of subscribers would follow suit. I was creating the same amount of content, but really, I knew it was all filler–and so did my readers. So instead of posting here yesterday, my partner and I hit up the store (in the middle of a snow storm, woops,) and filled up on the most junk food we have bought in a very long time. When we got home, we both went to our computers, but instead of working, we decided that it was time to spend some time together doing something we both love–play video games. And yes, we do consider him sitting in his office upstairs at his computer and me sitting downstairs at my computer “spending time together” if we’re both logged into the same video game and talking through Skype. We’re nerds like that.

We ended up playing Empire Builder with a friend of ours last night for over nine hours. That sounds extreme and of course I do not want to imply that everyone has nine hours to sit at the computer getting nothing but high scores on a video game accomplished, but being such a creature of the computer and such a video game nut, I needed a day of nothing but gaming to let me relax, rid my head of my absolutely insane list of things I need to accomplish, have been wanting to accomplish and have been trying to make myself accomplish. After last night and sitting here today, I don’t have to force a thing and I’m back to my normal, workaholic self.

So, in conclusion, regardless of your list of errands or the amount of minutes or hours you have to spare in a day, take some time to do something that you genuinely enjoy doing; something you may even feel guilty about because it is so self-indulgent. Do it and when you’re through and you have allowed yourself that time, you will come back to your list of errands, because they never do just disappear, regardless of how much we may want them to, an you will feel refreshed and be ready to get to work.

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It is my profound belief that no woman should ever be without a pair of truly kick ass black boots. Much like the little black dress, kick ass black boots serve a distinct purpose in a woman’s life. While the dress is something brought out of the closet when nothing else seems just right and is guaranteed to look fabulous regardless of what event you are attending or who you’re looking to impress, kick ass black boots make their appearance when women are feeling confident, strong, powerful and fearless; and if women weren’t exuding these attributes at first, as soon as they lace up those boots, they become a bit transformed. Black boots never go without being noticed and pair perfectly with those vintage graphic tees and jeans that hug your hips just right.

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Important Update: Due to the popularity of this event, the venue of their anniversary cocktail party has changed. The party, which was scheduled to be held at the Ava Lounge Rooftop Bar, will now be held at the Hudson Hotel Bar. Updated details below.

Urban Girl Squad turns two in February, and to celebrate, they are throwing an Urban Girl Squad-style bash on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:00PM.

Help us celebrate in style at a cocktail party at the Hudson Hotel Bar, where we’ll have drink specials, door prizes, gift bags, and more. Whether you’re an Urban Girl Squad regular or you are totally new to the group, come join the fun, have a few cocktails, and spend time with friends – old and new – in NYC.

We’ll be featuring cupcakes and cookies from Sweet Hunnie Cakeshop and door prizes & gift bags from:

• Bliss
• Molton Brown
• Pure Yoga
• By Carolina
• The Andean Collection jewelry
• Swarovski crystal-studded sports bra from BodyRock Sport
• Dowry Design silk scarves
• Stella Dot jewelry
• Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife
• Fiber Hair Spa
• Knit1 Purl2

… and much more! We’ll be adding more prizes as t hey come in, so look out for more great brands!

Bring five friends to the party and you’ll be entered in a raffle to win The Ultimate Urban Girl Squad Package: 5 free events and an Urban Girl Squad t-shirt!

You don’t want to miss this FREE event. RSVP is required to attend. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now and invite your friends!

About Urban Girl Squad
Amanda Hofman created Urban Girl Squad, a community-based social group for women in their 20’s and 30’s in New York City, in January 2008. Urban Girl Squad creates opportunities for these women to try new things, spend time with friends, and meet new people. Our events include food and wine tastings, beauty and fashion nights, dance and fitness classes, sports, events, cocktail parties and more. We provide special, discounted access to the city — you’ll meet store owners and designers, taste gourmet food and drinks, receive personal attention from popular venues, and score some amazing gift bags. The welcoming atmosphere at our events makes it easy for members to attend on their own or with friends.

Fast Facts:
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010

Location: Hudson Hotel Bar
356 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019

Time: 7:00PM

RSVP: Anniversary Party

Info: Urban Girl Squad

Cost: FREE

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Since selling the brand to Liz Claiborne in 2003, the two founders have netted more than $200 million and since that time, their participation in Juicy Couture has been a downward spiral. In 2008, they stepped down as co-presidents of their own brand to become creative directors, making their announcement to leave the brand completely the only logical next step in their edging-toward-exit process. Nash-Taylor and Skaist-Levy did make a brief statement on their departure from the brand, saying:

“We stayed seven years, which is a long time… We’re super-creative girls. We want to bust out and do everything.”

While the founders are definitely trying to exit without too much of a flareup from their fans or anyone else associated with them on a business level, some are speculating that the real reason they have decided to completely leave the brand is because of their scufflings with Liz Claiborne CEO, Bill McComb. It has been said the duo and McComb have gotten into scuffles over the quality of Juicy Couture’s fashions declining after recent reshuffling of Asian manufacturers. McComb has also stated, “As a business gets bigger and bigger, less and less comes from the founding team.”

However, contrary to what McComb has stated about the continued success of Juicy Couture, upscale department stores, including the likes of Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s have been cutting back floor space allotted to the brand after plummeting sales and markdowns. In fact, Juicy Couture’s third quarter sales have dropped 7.8% and while Nash-Taylor and Pamela Skaist-Levy still continue to remain upbeat about its long-term prospects, I have to say that now was the best time to get out with their $200 million and spread their juicy-scrawled asses all over books, movies and television.

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I have been using L’Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology for the past three weeks (you can check out week one here) and according to L’Oréal Paris®, they only need four weeks to completely transform your short, almost non-existent eyelashes into phenomenal, longer, stronger lashes. Thanks to BzzAgent, I was able to give L’Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology a try and in the past three weeks, have definitely seen a few slight differences.

• My eyelashes don’t fall out by the multiples when I wash my makeup off at night. Big, big plus.
• My eyelashes are most definitely longer and more defined, even with no eye makeup on at all.

There are two products in the L’Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology line–the Lash Boosting Serum, which retails for around $12 and the Double Extend Lash Boosting Mascara, which retails for for around $10, or you can buy them both together. While I have been applying the Lash Boosting Serum at night for the past three weeks, if you don’t want to buy the set, I would definitely opt for the Double Extend Lash Boosting Mascara of the two. It is, hands down, the best mascara I have ever used. It goes on evenly and stays there all day long and I really love it.

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Of course, because I’m well, me, before even reading my literature on the product, I ran up to the bathroom and put it on, since I was getting ready to leave the house already anyway. With just the very first application, I was amazed. I ran into my partner’s office and started saying, “Look at my eyelashes! Look how much bigger and fuller they are, they look amazing!” He agreed, of course, and started comparing the literature on the product to how it really worked, such as the fact that it really does separate and accentuate each and every single lash you have, which let’s face it, most mascaras do not do without some major clumping. I was absolutely overjoyed with the product, but completely forgot that they are currently hosting a 4 week challenge to let you see just how much your lashes will change in 4 weeks while using L’Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology.

So here we are at the beginning. Week 1. Here is a picture of me with absolutely no makeup on whatsoever. In fact, I have been sick with pneumonia for the past 10 days and this is what being sick, just waking up and having no makeup on looks like:

Week 1 of the 4-week L'Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology Challenge. Sick. Just woke up. No makeup at all.

As you can see, without mascara, my eyelashes look nonexistent until I close my eyes. Hopefully this lash boosting technology fixes that. So be sure to check back here every Tuesday until February 9th to see if it really works!

After doing some research when it comes to lash boosting technology and eyelash growth cosmetics and products, L’Oréal is definitely one of the cheapest ways to go about lengthening your eyelashes in a safe, comfortable and easy way. Some products sell for up to over $100 and the entire product line of Lash Boosting Technology sells for up to $21.79. You can purchase it at Walmart and Target for pretty cheap!

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GladRags is a phenomenal, woman-owned company in Portland, Oregon. GladRags was started by a mother who was inspired by earth-friendliness and comfort and who expanded her business into what it is today–an awesome and respected business dedicated to giving women an alternative to disposable menstrual products.

Because disposable menstrual products are the norm, most women do not know that they contain harsh chemicals that are bad for your skin and bad for your body. Most women who hear about reusables are very skeptical when it comes to giving them a try; change is not something that is always welcome and why disrupt the way you go about dealing with your period every month? To show you just how comfortable they are and how once you try them, you’ll surely not go back to your disposables, we are giving away a Color Pad Sampler from GladRags! (a $75.99 value!)

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This contest ends Wednesday, January 6th at 11:59PM EST. This giveaway is open to all US residents over the age of 18. The winner will be contacted by email and has 48 hours to respond with their necessary information. If no action is taken, another winner will be picked.

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In addition to being warm and cozy on cold winter days (and especially nights), they are also incredibly cute! I found some great styles and colors of slipper boots at Old Navy in early November and they have become a staple in my day time and night time apparel. Paired with the right jeans and a tshirt or sweatshirt, you can wear them around the house during the day time without people looking at you like you’re a crazy lady walking around in pajamas all day and there are enough styles and colors to choose from to go with practically anything in your wardrobe.

The style in the picture above are sweater-knit, they are also available in waffle-knit, cable-knit and fair isle.

I personally own two pairs, in sweater-knit just like the picture above, only green with white snowflakes and also a pair of fair isle in light grey and white stripe and can say that they are excellent quality, will keep your feet incredibly warm and are definitely a winter must-have. Best of all, they’re pretty cheap at only $10 a pair!

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While I am certain that all of their products meet this level of quality, I had the opportunity to give my partner an early Christmas gift–the EO For Him Gift Set ($53.94 $45.84). This gift set includes all of the staples your man needs every day, including rosemary and mint volumizing shampoo and conditioner, grapefruit and mint body lotion and shower gel, a pink grapefruit and peppermint exfoliating bar soap and tea tree and lemon shave cream and it is all contained within a beautiful wooden gift basket. I absolutely love that their shampoo and conditioner is volumizing, especially since the volume and thickness of men’s hair tends to be not so full and thick as they age, so this gives it that little boost. EO’s pink grapefruit and peppermint bar soap is a great exfoliant, I actually stole it from my partner a few times to scrub away dry and rough skin patches that pop up every year around this time, so ladies, while he may not like that you’re using his “super special man stuff,” it works just as well for us too!

Being a bath and beauty product junkie, I do see a great deal of women’s bath and body products with a shortage of products made especially for men, so I was thrilled to see that EO Products keeps the men in mind and has this special gift available for the special men in our life who also need a little pampering and it’s also a great price for the quality you’re receiving.

Buy EO For Him Gift Set — $45.84

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There are an abundance of styles, colors, precious jewels, gemstones, pearls and pretty much everything else you can think of out there and every woman has her favorites. For me, you can cannot possibly get any more exquisite than vintage jewelry. It’s said about a great deal of goods and property and it’s true when it comes to jewelry too–they just don’t make them like they used to. It’s very easy to see some of the top jewelry designers now playing it safe when it comes to the jewelry market; the same bangle they’ve made once, they’ve made a thousand times and the necklaces their collection carried last year are the same being carried this year, with different accompanying colors of the same gems and jewels. Before there were so many people attempting to turn a profit for jewelry design, you had the designers who invented what we have come to love today and designers who truly took chances with their work. Vintage jewelry has a tendency to take your breath away when you see it, it can shock you and it can leave you staring with your tongue hanging out to have it in your possession.

Of course, like any other woman, I am very picky when it comes to jewelry and I have been introduced to a great deal of phenomenal resources to find (and ogle) vintage jewelry and some vintage rings I have recently found have really captured my attention.

An upcoming vintage and antique jewelry boutique that I have great hopes for is VintageYard, who specialize in vintage and antique engagement rings, rings that just compliment a woman’s style perfectly, estate jewelry, fine jewels and vintage brooches and pendants. While their entire stock is not completely up, I know I’ll be checking back frequently for gorgeous jewelry at a price that is really a steal; I have done several double-takes when finding a vintage ring I was in love with and saw the amazing price! While most of their vintage rings are gold and I’m more of an either white gold or silver kind of gal, I really can’t see what else graces their collection!

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What you wear under your clothes can completely change the way you feel about yourself when you’re strutting down the street on your way to work, running errands, or just spending the afternoon shopping with your girlfriends and stopping somewhere really fabulous for lunch. What you wear closest to your body can make you feel incredibly sexy, regardless of what you’re wearing on top of it, or it can make you feel matronly and really not the best you can feel about yourself. Even if you’re bundled up from the scarf on your neck, a snow suit, a winter coat, several pairs of socks and a pair of clunky boots, if you’re wearing a seductive bra and a sexy thong or cheeky panties underneath, no one will be able to miss the confidence you carry yourself with.

Being a full-figured woman, it is sometimes very difficult to find intimate wear that makes me feel sexy and seductive and most of all, confident. As you may know, if you walk into a lingerie specialty store (and I won’t name any names here!) it is ridiculously hard to find the bras, panties, garters and everything that goes into your under-look that makes you feel great about yourself for a size 12 figure. I have been into these stores and have actually even been treated like an outsider, as if I didn’t belong there, by the sales staff when asking for my size. I have been directed to their websites to shop instead of being able to shop in-store and still had trouble finding my size in the items that I feel would compliment me the best.

Luckily, there are some boutiques and online shops in particular that do cater to all sizes of women and not just that, but present amazing styles and sexy items that also look fabulous and make you feel great.

Bras are much, much harder to find in a style that makes you feel your best mostly because a great deal of companies that make bras to make you feel sexy and confident, they often don’t realize that women who are bigger than your average B-cup deserve to feel sexy, too! So I was pretty thrilled when I found some great companies that care about all women of all sizes and who make quality intimate apparel.

Wacoal bras are practical bras in a variety of sizes that will fit every woman’s lifestyle and fashion preferences. Chantelle bras are more on the sexier side, which I absolutely love! They have various styles, even styles you don’t see very often but love the most, which for me would most definitely be the racerback bras because they give me the most support for my cup size. I was absolutely blown away by their selection, so they are definitely an intimate apparel resource to check out!

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Not only is it a great nail polish for women, but if you have a daughter who is always asking you to paint her nails when she sees you doing hers, you can rest easy knowing that you are painting her nails with something that is completely safe and non-toxic. As I’ve said before on Woman Tribune, I cannot recommend Piggy Paint enough! They’re so great that Safbaby.com recently gave them their Excellence Award.

So why am I telling you all of this, again for some? Well, because Piggy Paint has a huge promotion going on that you absolutely, positively cannot miss out on!

From now until Valentine’s Day 2010 Piggy Paint is taking 15% off everything on their entire site, including sale items, by using coupon code THANKYOU15L

Think holiday gifts for women or children in your life and even Valentine’s Day presents! Go shopping and save 15% now!

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TAGÜR’s story is a story that can be appreciated by all of us. How many of us have shoes that are the same style, but in different colors and you bought them months or years apart from each other? A great deal of footwear is essentially copies of shoes that you’ve seen before, all over the place. TAGÜR wanted to bring the concept of footwear backs to artistic expression, which is what we all look for in any fashion we wear–we want to express ourselves and who we are by our fashion choices. And so they began writing on their shoes, again, like so many of us had done when we were younger, or not so younger for some of us, and they created a high quality, comfortable and versatile sneaker that lets you take the reigns of designer.

The TAGÜR AKA Blank shoe is perfect for artists, tattoo artists, people who dabble with airbrushing, or really any type of artwork. They also make a great gift for teens because they can have fun decorating their shoes and then, of course, they have a quality sneaker that reflects their personal taste.

But for those of you who, like myself, have absolutely no artistic talents whatsoever, TAGÜR’s got your covered! They also have shoes that are already decorated–and they have some really awesome and vibrant designs! I had the awesome opportunity to receive a pair of TAGÜR shoes in pink camo and they are so cool!

TAGÜR’s shoes are incredibly comfortable and I especially love their pink camo shoes because they are girly, but they also possess a certain amount of quirkiness, which pretty much sums my personality up in one word. They are fun, vibrant and will most definitely look great with a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. They do take a little while to break in, as do all shoes. The first time I put them on they were a little tight, but within a few days of wearing them and walking around in them, they loosened right up and are as comfortable as my favorite sneakers that I’ve had for probably over five years now.

So if you’re looking for fun and bold colors, or want to put the vibrant and exciting colors and designs on yourself, check out TAGÜR.

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M.A.C. Cosmetics aren’t afraid to get spooky and kooky to achieve fabulous Halloween looks. Check out their video of five M.A.C. Senior Artists demonstrating how to achieve some great Halloween looks. They have also created some face charts of their top Halloween looks that you can print and take right to a M.A.C. counter!

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At the launch party, attendees will join other young mothers for an exclusive night of relaxation, makeovers, and champagne. Attendees will be pampered with luxurious hand and arm massages, temple massages, mini-facials, and makeovers while they spend time with friendly young moms in NYC.

Event attendees will receive:

• A hand and arm massage, a temple massage, or a mini-facial by Molton Brown specialists
• Makeup application by Bobbi Brown artists
• Champagne and light snacks
• $25 gift bag with Molton Brown Body Therapy products
• Special Molton Brown promotions that night

Space is very limited and advanced payment is required ($30). Buy tickets to this event here.

Fast Facts:
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Location: Molton Brown
128 Spring Street (between Greene & Wooster)
New York, NY 10012
Time: 6:30-8:30PM
Purchase ticket: http://spanightwithmakeoversmoms.eventbrite.com
Info: Urban Girl Squad
Cost: $30 per ticket

About Urban Girl Squad

Urban Girl Squad is a social group for lively, bright, and friendly women in their 20s and 30s that provides special access to New York City. Past Urban Girl Squad events include gourmet food and drink tastings, dance classes, beauty and fashion nights, health and well-being activities, sport and fitness events, monthly cocktail parties, and more. Urban Girl Squad partners with exclusive, new, or unique locations to offer perks like meeting store owners and designers, tasting gourmet food and drinks, receiving individualized attention from popular venues, and more–often at a reduced price (and with gift bags!) The welcoming, easygoing atmosphere at events gives women an opportunity to spend time with friends and meet new people. Come on your own or with friends! Join our mailing list.

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Lindsay Lohan is in full media mode for her spring 2010 line of leggings; yes, leggings. She showed off a pair of slashed leggings and a cutaway leotard in a photoshoot for the upcoming line and she also posed for an array of shots for 6126.

Her new spring 2010 line of leggings will sell for between $60 and $132.

It seems fitting that Lindsay would continue to put out her lines of leggings, which other lines have been flying off the shelves, regardless of their price. She practically wears leggings (in place of pants, mind you) whenever she can.

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Mark Fast, a fashion designer known for his tight-knit dresses used both typical, stick-thin models as well as curvier (also known as normal) sized women for his fashion show at London Fashion Week.

Hayley Morley, age 21 and a size 12, Laura Catterall, age 20 and a size 14 and Gwyneth Harrison, age 25 and a size 12-14 appeared on the catwalk during London Fashion Week. The decision behind using normal-sized women in his show was not a publicity stunt, nor was it politically motivated; it was because Fast and his team “wanted women to know they don’t have to be a size zero to wear a Mark Fast dress-curvier women can look even better in one.”

The decision to use these models sparked a controversy, even causing Fast’s creative designer and stylist to quit just 3 days before their London Fashion Week show. Luckily, two freelancers stepped up and helped assist in putting the show together.

I think that this is such a great step in the right direction and hope more designers in the future pick up on Fast’s mindset and accept the fact that not just size zero women are interested in fashion. The fashion industry has been criticized in recent years for glorifying thinness and parading extremely thin models. Psychologists and health experts have spoken out about the fashion industry, saying that they are pushing a dangerously slim image and that women and younger girls could (and have and will continue to) try to emulate the images they see being glorified in the fashion industry.

This isn’t the only thing Mark Fast has done to move past the thought that good fashion is only for very thin people; he has also been involved with the exhibition All Walks Beyond the Catwalk, which featured models from age 18 to 65 and from sizes 8 to 16.

Thank you Mark Fast for spreading the much-needed message of a woman’s body is just fine and beautiful the way it is and that women who do not fit into the fashion society’s very stubborn mindset can still look great in one of your dresses. I hope many other fashion designers adopt this way of thinking, and soon.

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Hair plays a vital role in appearance of an individual; hence loss of hair can lead to loss of self-esteem and feeling ugly, especially in case of women and teenagers. There are several factors that can cause loss of hair in women. The hormonal imbalance in women may result in to loss of hair. This usually happens in women either because of conditions such as a Thyroid disorder or menopause and a pregnancy. Such types of hair loss are a temporary phenomenon and don’t usually require any treatment.

However, if the Female Pattern Baldness (FPB) is hereditary, then it’s another serious issue. In such type of hair loss the androgen hormone present in the blood is converted by the enzymes into another substance called Dihydrotestostrone (DHT).Which later on bind with the hair follicles of the scalp and blocks the supply of blood to the follicles. The shortage of oxygen loaded blood supply to the follicles leaves them incapable to generate new hair.

Minoxidil is known for effectively reducing the DHT and androgen in the blood and guarantees the distribution of oxygenated blood to the follicles. This stimulates the follicles and facilitates them to generate strong new hair one more time.

Nutrients for example Biotin, Vitamins B6 and minerals like Horsetail Silica and Magnesium and can also improve the rate of hair growth. Another treatment of hair loss is the utilization of birth control tablets.

Use of Spironolactone helps in loss of hair by inhibiting the manufacture of androgens in the ovaries and adrenal glands. Potassium sparing water pill, Spironolactone is known to diminish the quantity of water in the body. This tablet also helps in treatment of swelling, a hormonal disorder called hyperaldosteronism and high blood pressure as well.

The Laser Combs are well-known modern low-level laser devices. They are the best hair loss products for women that are especially designed for individual use at domestic level. Every time it is being used, it sends nurturing beam into the hair follicles to stimulate them and augment blood circulation. The cold beam of the laser persuades the tissues of the scalp, and the corpuscles that provide oxygen and essential foods to the hair follicles.

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Chris has been an expert in hair disorders writing specifically on the subject of hair loss. His work has been published on various websites and magazines and provides insightful advice for hair loss Treatment. For more articles on hair loss and its causes please visit http://www.quickhairlosstreatment.com.

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We are so excited and thrilled to have the opportunity to host a giveaway this weekend only, sponsored by Old Navy Weekly, Old Navy’s new weekly coupon hunting website.

We are giving away 10 coupons for Old Navy that will give you $50 off of a purchase of $100 or more! These coupons are valid from September 18th-24th which is why this giveaway is only going on this weekend only so you have enough time to use your coupon. The coupons we are giving away are in PDF format, so you will receive your coupon in an email and all you have to do is click, print and go get your retail therapy on.

We’re so happy to host have the opportunity to offer our readers some fabulous $50 coupons, and the men in your lives are lookin’ at a pretty fab week too with the new Item of the Week: Men’s Argyle V-Neck Sweaters for just $15! It’s the classic sweater that every guy should own and it’d be perfect for a date night!

To win one of the 10 Old Navy coupons for $50 off of a purchase of $100 or more, all you have to do is:

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Now that the air conditioner is off and the extra blanket is on the bed, we can officially say that it is (almost) officially fall. The leaves are changing and with them, your look is changing. We’re taking our fall and winter clothes out of storage and reemerging fashion looks that we’ve had tucked away for summer. With the change of wardrobe, it may be a good idea to think of trying something new for the fall season; something exciting that will spice up your look a little more and if you’re anything like me, you don’t buy a whole lot of new clothes every season so you’re probably looking at a lot of the same items you’ve been wearing for the past few years. Luckily, Total Beauty has put together a fun little quiz that will determine what fall trend you should try out this season.

My result is colorful eyeshadow.

Colorful eyeshadow would definitely be a fun thing to try out, especially since I usually just wear a dark purple-ish eyeshadow that goes on surprisingly very light that I have been wearing for years. Color would definitely be a change!

What new fall trend should you try?

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Take a look:

That is pretty impressive, if you ask me!

Tattoos are very difficult to cover, especially if you try covering them with regular concealer; not to mention the fact that your concealer color is going to wind up on your clothes, regardless of where your tattoos are located. I have two tattoos myself that are both made up exclusively of black ink. While my first tattoo that I got on the night of my 18th birthday is pretty much out of sight (to the right side of my back), the second tattoo I got (just a few months after getting my first one–tattoos are addicting, just ask anyone who has more than one piercing or tattoo!) is very visible (across my left wrist) so if I needed to go to a business conference or any kind of event where I would have to present myself as a professional person who has no tattoos, I could definitely see this concealer coming in handy.

As Kat Von D says in the video below, this is especially great for women who have tattoos that they want to cover up for their wedding day and it’s waterproof so it isn’t going to come off on your clothes.

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