As the Holiday season approaches, my clean and crisp fragrances get pushed to the side, and I get in the mood for warm, sweet scents.

Luckily, LUSH has me covered… I recently received a box with the following products:

• Candy Fluff fragrance
• The Godmother soap
• Melting Marshmallow Moment bath melt
• Sugar Babe sugar scrub

Stay tuned for individual product reviews.

If you like sweet scents, you wont want to miss it

Coming to you September 1st, Betsey Johnson has teamed up with Tweezerman to introduce her rendition of the iconic Slant Tweezer. Available at BJ boutiques and Sephora, these little gals will retail for around $25.

Source: WWD

Boscia Luminizing Black Mask
A groundbreaking, mineral-rich “peel-off” mask that delivers powerful detoxifying, purifying, and brightening effects.

According to Sephora:
“This innovative treatment dramatically improves skin clarity, radiance, and texture. The unique peel-off action offers gratifying physical exfoliation—as you peel, you actively remove dirt, toxins, and dead skin layers. Exceptional deep-cleansing and exfoliation draw out impurities, bacteria, and excess oil, refining and minimizing pores. Recover smooth, even skintone as pre-existing melanin levels diminish, fading the appearance of dark spots. Inflammation, roughness, lines, and wrinkles fade, revealing younger-looking skin.”

Sounds pretty amazing, but is it the miracle worker it claims to be?

Stay tuned for review…

Self Tanning = Safe Tanning

Sun-Tanning causes wrinkles, other signs of premature aging, and skin cancer. It can take years to come to the surface, but it WILL catch up with you. Self-Tanning products have a come a long way in recent years, so there’s really no reason to risk it.

Here are my tips to getting natural, even color INDOORS…

1. Always Exfoliate Before Self Tanning

If you start with a smooth/even surface, you are more likely to get smooth/even results. I like to exfoliate my body with St. Ives Apricot Scrub in the shower before self tanning. St. Ives Apricot Scrub is available at most grocery and drug stores for around $4.

Ps. This is the regular apricot scrub, NOT the blemish fighting scrub.

2. Moisturize Skin After Exfoliating

After exfoliating in your shower, but before applying self tanner, apply moisturizer to your body. When your skin is smooth and moisturized, self tanner is less likely to grab onto dry patches of skin, causing a blotchiness.

3. Use a Self Tanning Mitt

Self tanning mitts are inexpensive. They allow for easy/even application, and they cut your self tanning time in half. I always use a self tanning mitt to buff self tanner into my skin. It’s quick and it protects my hands from coming in contact with self tanner.

Self Tanning Mitts are available at Ulta stores and other beauty supply stores for only a few dollars.

4. Use a Good Self Tanner

No matter how well you prep your skin, if you slap on a bad self tanner, you’re just going to end up looking a streaky-orange mess. I recently tried the above Summer Lovers Self Tanning Mousse by Napoleon Perdis and I fell in LOVE with it. It pumps out a blue-green tinted foam with a tropical scent. You know you are going to get good color when your self tanner has a blue-green tint to it.

Blue counteracts Orange… No Oompa Loompas here

The Summer Lovers Self Tanning Mousse dries quickly and does not transfer onto sheets or clothes. It gradually develops into a natural, even tan. The developing smell comes at a minimum and is much more tolerable than any other self tanner I’ve used. Apply it before bed and you will probably never even smell it. You may need to apply this a couple consecutive days depending on how deep you want your tan to go. I recommend this to girls with fair to light/medium complexions because it gives gradual, natural results.

Napoleon Perdis Summer Lovers Self Tanning Mousse is available at ULTA stores for $37.

Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse Foundation

Attention: This review is NOT for the Dream Matte Mousse Foundation.

This review is for the NEW Dream Smooth Mousse Foundation.

I picked up this foundation at my local CVS last week. I normally don’t do drugstore makeup. Not because I’m a high-end snob, but because I just haven’t had much luck when I have tried drugstore makeup. I do like Revlon Colorstay liquid makeup for Summer. It stays matte and does not budge, even in heat and humidity. But for winter, especially when traveling to colder climates, I like a more moisturizing foundation. I’m so glad I picked this up and gave it a shot.

Read on for review…

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NEW Lovely Jubblies Breast Cream ($24.95)

“An expertly blended mix of essential oils gives things a much needed lift in the right direction. Tiger lily petals and Meadowsweet, traditionally used to tighten skin, are ideal for keeping your pair firm, while an infusion of fresh roses soothes and makes skin supple.
To use, simply smooth cream in an upwards direction over breasts and décolletage.  This blend of cold-pressed, organic oils will also keep your entire body in top form, helping create a “firm nation”. This amazing cream is for everyone, of any size, any background, any gender.”

My jubblies aren’t quite large enough to have much sagging, but I would still try this to keep my décolletage moisturized and supple. It sounds like it smells amazing. I’ll definitely check this out next time I’m in LUSH. Have you ever or would you ever use a breast cream?

In the name of beauty, would you roll 200 micro needles all over YOUR skin? The idea of the Derma Roller is to puncture the surface skin and cause trauma to the upper layers of the skin which stimulates collagen growth and cell turnover. My favorite lady, Angelina Jolie, is rumored to use one of these as an anti-aging method to hold off on needing plastic surgery.

Thoughts?

According to the Twitter account of Women’s Wear Daily, Khloe and Lamar Kardashian will launch a unisex fragrance just in time for Valentine’s Day. Would you? I feel like a fragrance collaboration is as dooming as tattooing your partner’s name on you. But that’s just me.

Kiss My Face Peace Soap

Available in Lemongrass Clary Sage, Pomegranate Acai, Lavender Mandarin, and Grassy Mint

100% Natural All Purpose Castile Soap

101 Ways To Clean: Head to toe, ceiling to floor, this excellent castile soap cleans skin and much more. Veggie, countertop, dishes, or sweater; it does it all… and it does it better.

No parabens, SLS, artificial fragrance, gluten, or animal ingredients.

I’ve been trying out the Kiss My Face Peace Soap in Lavender Mandarin and I’m loving it. I can’t believe how many uses it has! I have used it to wash dishes, delicate laundry, makeup brushes, and myself. It lathers well, yet is very mild and does not leave any residue. It has a nice calming scent. I am going to continue to use this in place of my other cleansing products. I got a huge 34 fl. oz bottle so I can fill up all of my hand soap containers as well.

THE CAUSE:

Kiss My Face, is supporting Seeds of Peace by donating 10% of all profits from Peace Soap to the organization. Seeds of Peace brings teenagers together from opposite sides of conflict, such as Israelis and Palestinians, for one-of-a-kind leadership and conflict resolution training. At a camp in Maine, youth who would otherwise be “enemies” instead learn to live and talk with “the other side”. They return to the Middle East, South Asia, and communities across America as more compassionate, understanding, and tolerant peace-makers.

For every 10,000 pledges that are made, Kiss My Face will send one camper to the Seeds of Peace summer camp during the 2011 season. The campaign will run through September 21st, 2010. The “pledge” is free and simple, all you need to do is log onto Thepledgeforpeace.com and click the “like” button.

Look for Kiss My Face Peace Soap at Whole Foods and other Health Stores or on KissMyFace.com

Available this month, exclusively at Target for $2.99 a box.

Too Damn Cute!