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My Top 5 picks of LUSH Holiday Gifting Options all under $25

November 26, 2013 by Kim S. / blog, Miscellaneous / 12 Comments

This holiday season, LUSH has a crap load of affordable gifting options for everyone in your life – bath lovers, people who need to de-stress, your significant other, and more. LUSH has something, and whatever the item is, it will not break your bank. The best thing about LUSH Holiday items are that you don’t have to worry about gift wrap, since most of the products come pre-wrapped, and if they aren’t they can always be wrapped for you at the store.

Below are my Top 5 picks of LUSH holiday gifting options all under $25

Rosy Christmas – $15.95

The Rosy Christmas provides you with two of my favorite LUSH rose scented products, Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner and Rose Jam Shower Gel (read review). Both are sure to provide soft skin and decadent, floral showers all winter long. Give a Rosy Christmas to the hostess, friend, mother or sister who could use a reminder to take time out for themselves during this busy holiday season.

Joy to The World – $14.95

Cool winter months can be tough on our skin. The luxuriously moisturizing pair available in the Joy to The World gift set will keep things soft, hydrated and smelling lovely! First, suds up with the LUSH seasonal favorite, Snowcake soap. Snowcake Soap has an almond marzipan-inspired perfume and benzoin to care for cracked, irritated skin. Then apply LUSH’s worldwide best-selling Dream Cream (check my review of the DreamWash) with its soothing oat milk and lavender and hydrating cocoa butter, and luxuriate in your smooth, perfectly calmed skin. Bring on the winter weather!

Christmas Kisses – $22.95

The holiday season is marked by kissing under the mistletoe, and sometimes engagements. Who wants to be caught with dry, flaky lips or even unsavory breathe on Christmas? Not me! With the LUSH Christmas Kisses set the sweet taste of lemon and fresh rose after brushing up with Chou Chou… I Love You Toothy Tabs. A soft, supple lip after exfoliating with LUSH’s brand new and incredibly fizzy cola flavored Santa’s Lip Scrub. The alluring shade of festive red lips, thanks to our cola flavored Santa Baby lip tint. Lucky for you, LUSH has packed up all three into one adorable, reusable box; keep you lip care essentials in it all year round!

The Sweetest Thing – $22.95

LUSH has something sweet for your sweetie pie with The Sweetest Thing gift set. Have fun in the shower with Sweetie Pie shower jelly, a purple, sparkly soap with the sweet scent of blackcurrant candies. The scent is amazing (read review)! Godmother soap brings one of our favorite cotton-candy fragrances sink-side. And lastly, Bubblegum lip scrub gets lips glowing and delights taste buds with Fair Trade sugar and the flavor of pink bubblegum. It truly is the sweetest gift!

Relax…Take a Bath – $21.95

The Relax…Take a Bath gift set is a little hint to that someone in your life who needs to take some time to unwind – for instance, a busy mom or boss. With a little nudge from you, with this gift, they’ll have three good reasons to take time out for themselves and relax in the bath. LUSH has updated this gift with Dorothy bubble bar, a floral ylang ylang bubble to help clear your mind and lift your spirits and their sleepy bomb, Golden Slumbers. Dreamtime Luxury Bath Melt tops this gift off, a cocoa butter brick full of chamomile and lavender to take the edge off and send them away to dreamland.

*Photos courtesy LUSH Cosmetics

Holiday Gifting Made Easy with tarte bow & go 24-piece collection #BowandGo

November 18, 2013 by Kim S. / blog, Miscellaneous / 8 Comments

tarte bow and go 24 piece collection QVC.com v2

It’s that time of year again! With the holiday season being just around the corner, one of my favorite cosmetics brands, tarte cosmetics kicks off the season with an affordable holiday gifting option, the tarte bow & go 24-piece holiday collection. The tarte bow & go 24-piece holiday collection is available today, November 18, 2013 ONLY on QVC’s Today’s Special Value priced at an affordable $49.98 or $16.66 each piece!!! That’s a bargain compared to the suggested retail price of $248.

The tarte bow & go 24-piece holiday collection contains a 16-shade Amazonian clay eye shadow palette to create stunning, sultry eyes, four LipSurgence(TM) lip cremes, two smolderEYES(TM) Amazonian clay waterproof eyeliners, and two lights, camera, LASHES(TM) 4-in-1 mascaras. Add the perfect finishing touch to any look with brand new shades of LipSurgence lip cremes to give you velvety rich color with a hint of peppermint. Infused with skin-vigorating ingredients like Amazonian clay, olive esters, and vitamins A and E, your look is sure to keep up with you throughout the season.

Each set is housed in beautifully packaged gift boxes and even includes a luxe gold tone ribbon for effortless bow & go™ wrapping! The tarte bow & go 24-piece holiday collection is the perfect gifting option for family, friends, co-workers, to treat yourself, or all of the above. The tarte bow & go 24-piece holiday collection allows you to affordably give the gift of beauty to any beauty lover allowing them to create an endless array of looks for the holiday season and beyond.

I will post swatches of the tarte bow & go 24-piece collection shortly, so keep check back.

Where to buy: Purchase at QVC.com item #: A237579

Price: $49.98

Available: November 18, 2013 (Lip cremes & eye shadows are exclusive to QVC until 12/18/2013)

Will you purchase the tarte bow & go 24-piece collection?

Disclosure: Product provided for review consideration.

Get Your Holiday Shopping Started at The Makeup Show Holiday Pop Up Shop!

November 11, 2013 by Kim S. / blog, Miscellaneous / 0 comments

The Makeup Show Holiday Pop Up Shop is back just in time for you to start or finish your holiday shopping, or pick up some items for yourself or your makeup kit.

The Makeup Show Holiday Pop Up Shop is an exclusive luxury sample sale that introduces all the makeup must-haves and beauty secrets to the masses at discount prices! We’re talking discounts of up to 50% off off at over 40 top beauty brands like Make Up For Ever, Kevyn Aucoin, Stila and more!

The Makeup Show Holiday Pop Up Shop takes place Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 11am to 6pm and on Sunday December 8, 2013 from 10am to 5pm at Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 West 18th Street, 4th Floor, NYC 10011. Tickets are $25 each day, and can be purchased HERE

Pamper yourself while enjoying a cocktail and shopping all the trends we see on the runways, red carpet and favorite celebrities. The Makeup Show Pop Up Shop is the perfect place for everyone to shop sales of over 40 beauty brands at discount and sample sale prices.

Below is a sneak peek of what you can find at The Makeup Show Holiday Pop-Up Shop:

MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro will be offering a curated selection of best-selling and cult favorite products, perfect for filling up your makeup kit and even better for holiday gift giving. All products will be offered at a 50% discount. Purchase 3 or more of the same product and enjoy 60% off, and 5 or more of the same product to receive 70% off.

Armour Beauty is set to showcase a limited edition holiday trio of lip-glosses at show only prices! This trio consists of their three most popular shades in Marilyn, Barracuda and Stardust. Other products in their collection will be reduced up to 50% off!

Ellis Faas will help you give the gift of ‘stay-all day lips’ with their offer of ELLIS HOT LIPS for only $21 (retail value of $35) and ELLIS Mascara will also be discounted at $20 (retail value of $34.)

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics will be offering six of their popular Crème Colour Concentrates in an exclusive show set, along with application brush for only $85.00 (a $142 value)!

Stila Cosmetics will be offering their Artist Signature Set at 30% off, an exclusive discount found only at The Makeup Show Holiday Pop-Up Shop

Additional discounts and holiday sets will be offered by all The Makeup Show Holiday Pop-Up Shop participating brands including: Beauty So Clean, Mario Badescu, Smashbox, Crown Brush, Embryolisse USA, Temptu PRO, INGLOT Cosmetics, Naked Cosmetics, Tweezerman, and more.

I’ve already purchased my ticket, but, are you attending?

Fragrance Friday: Paco Rabanne Lady Million

November 8, 2013 by Kim S. / blog, Miscellaneous, Reviews / 8 Comments

Lady Million

Paco Rabanne Lady Million was created by three of the biggest names in perfumery: Anne Flipo, Béatrice Piquet and Dominque Ropion. They created this scent, keeping the signature, 1 Million’s charisma without it being as strong. Don’t worry, Paco Rabanne Lady Million is just as seductive as its predecessor with the help of bitter orange and raspberry.

Notes: Neroli, Bitter Orange, Raspberry, Orange Flower Absolute, Sambac Jasmine Absolute, Gardenia, Patchouli, Honey, Amber.

Paco Rabanne Lady Million is the perfect feminine fragrance for women, like myself, who prefer fresh, floral and woody scents. It is also the perfect mixture of soft and deep tones, which make it an excellent option for an daytime or evening scent. The Lady Million woman isn’t timid nor withdrawn. She’s the complete opposite. The Lady Million woman is glamorous, seductive, vivacious (this cracks me up as I think about when my pastor called my sister’s and me vivacious), and bold. Extravagant yet positive, seductive yet embodying a romantic soul, excessive but never satisfied, Lady Million is a dazzling femme fatale, creative and untamed.

I’m a sucker for nice packaging when it comes to my perfumes, and love the gold, diamond-shaped bottle of Paco Rabanne Lady Million. The Lady Million bottle was designed by Noe Duchaufour-Lawrence to capture Lady Million’s eternal, expressive, glittering, ultra-feminine and breathtaking beauty, forever synonymous with desire and passion. The diamond-shaped bottle is simple, clear and clean, which exudes all of the delicateness of a multi-faceted diamond. And just like a diamond, the bottle does not have a specific base, but may be placed on any surface. Sensual, feminine and curved, the bottle sits comfortably in the hand, sprays easily. The shape and size of the bottle allows you to tote it around in your bag to freshen up during the day.

Lady Million

Paco Rabanna Lady Million can be purchased at Sephora or Sephora.com

Paco Rabanna Lady Million Eau de Parfum 2.7 fl oz $88

Paco Rabanna Lady Million Eau de Parfum 1.7 fl oz $65

Paco Rabanna Lady Million Eau de Parfum 1.0 fl oz $48

Shower Gel 2.5 fl oz $45

Body Lotion 2.5 fl oz $40

Have you tried Paco Rabanne Lady Million? Do you prefer this or 1 Million?

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