My favorite eye care products are by Talika. There are several packaged gifts that pack a powerful punch.
I love the heated eyelash curler, Lipocils and everything else I’ve tried.
Here we have the Skintelligence Daily Care kit – Talika skincare products were originally created for burned victims – and I love having healthy, clear and luminous skin.
In this kit:
Clever Cleanser – Purifys and leaves skin with a healthy glow
Balancing Lotion – hydrates and prepares the skin for further treatment.
Neoroactivator – an Ultra rich moisturizer that leaves your skin nourished and hydrated from within.
There are amazing kits by Talika this holiday season, so go ahead and indulge with the gift of healthy, clear and radiant skin.
I immediatly moved into this little makeup bag, and instantly fell in love with the makeup! All the pieces are ultra wearable and glamorous! Usually makeup kits come with assorted unwearable colors – but not beingTrue’s New Holiday Kit.
1. Signature lime green makeup bag – that holds all of your makeup goodies
2. Cream Blush in Tender Pink – for an all-natural radiant glow that comes from within.
3. Hy-Performance Mascara – for ultimate seperation, depth and luxurious lashes
4. Eye Shadow in MYRRH – a perfect color for day or night!
5. Dual Eyeliner – for definition and drama – plus a bit of sparkle with the sheer reflective shade.
6. Satin Lip Shine in Transcendent – the perfect touch of glamour that can be layered with your favorite lipstick or worn alone. 7. Cream Blush Brush – designed to hug the cheek and add that touch of color, created specifically for cream blush application.
All of these pieces can be worn alone or together, for that pretty daytime look or Magical Holiday evening.
Being Beautiful with beingTrue cosmetics has never been so glamorous – beingTrue gets a TEN!
My all time favorite Lip Stain is Lip Fixation by jane iredale. Since my friend Angelica raved about Lip Fixation in Rapture I’ve been obsessed with the color.
Looking at the lush color sent me into Rapture, a gorgeous cherry red, that lasts throughout morning and afternoon coffee. As the color starts to fade, it’s still soft and natural – it’s pretty! I looked in the mirror throughout the day and marveled at the beautiful color.
Rapture is a perfect red for those of us who are intimidated by it, the Lip Fixation formula is for those of us that hate the idea of leaving lipstick stains on coffee cups and boyfriends.
I love the Mini Lip Polish Collection from Arbonne, the exclusive color has me in rapture. I don’t know which lip color to wear come New Year’s Eve.
1. Raisin – a personal favorite
2. Pearl – a gloss I use for layering
3. Posh – my bit of pink
4. Champagne Shimmer – perfect for New Year’s Eve ( Of course if I skip Runway Red or Raisin)
I love Arbonne Cosmetics because of the unique Optlight Technology that works by light diffusing and creating a soft focus effect. The ingredients in their makeup allow the skin to breathe, and give that light-as-air feeling.
Lip Polish by Arbonne Cosmetics glides on smoothly, delivering superior shine without being sticky. I love drenching my lips in ultra hydration, shine and gorgeous color.
This is another of my current favorite fragrances, I love the easy roller application, and shape of the sleek sexy bullet. I apply it literally all over, my neck, shoulders etc…and inhale in the delicious aroma. How many times can a girl fall in love?
Juliette Has a Gun is available in 3 different scents:
1. Lady Vengeance – a rich and sophisticated scent, for that positive and self-assured female. The mixture is of Patchouli and Vanilla, and one of my favorites the Bulgarian Rose.
2. Miss Charming – the fragrance of a Virgin Witch, docile and provocative – Moroccan Rose, Musks and Wild Fruits for that hint of innocence.
3. Citizen Queen – a leathery chypre, at the crossroads of modern and classic perfumery.
*With Juliette Has a Gun you just aim it at your pulse points and stop men dead in their tracks! *
Created by Romano Ricci, the great-grandson of Nina Ricci – a new and distinctive collection, elegant and unconventional for the modern woman.
I was immediately soothed, calmed and blissfully content. The smell of Lavender was modern with an edge, certainly not my Grandmother’s Lavender. I couldn’t think of a better Holiday Stocking stuffer this season.
Since reading an article by Elizabeth Hurley professing her love for Diptyque Fig candles I’ve been obsessed with the intoxicating aroma of fig.
I recently discovered Soothe desert fig lip salve by Amala Skincare, and I’m obsessed! My lips were smooth, moist and hydrated.
I loved the subtle sheen and healing moisture properties found in Amala’s newest face care collection: Sooth.
The Sooth Collection is centered around whole plant ingredients that are clinically proven to show results. I love that the fig is certified organic and harvested from Morocco’s Western Atlantic Coast.
Soothe Lip Salve by Amala gets a TEN!
$18
Available at Barneys New York
*From September to December 2010 Amala will give 10% of sales from the Sooth Collection to Breast Cancer Research.
This holiday season I’m obsessed with Cargo Cosmetics. I’ve never been one for makeup palettes, all the colors seemed like colors no one wanted wrapped together in gorgeous packaging.
Cargo’s Contour Palette has me hooked on instant pretty. The pigments are moist, blendable and natural-looking. I love that the packaging and exterior of the luxurious case have instructions, a colors by numbers system that once the blush, highlighter and bronzer are applied looks like anything but.
I followed directions and loved the effect. My natural features were enhanced, not hidden with excessive makeup. I contoured, highlighted and I was instantly pretty!
This must-have contour palette comes in two amazing trios:
Helen Lee finished her degree in journalism before working for lifestyle Magazine in Sydney, Australia as their online editor.
After a few years, Helen went into the agency world, where she honed in her craft, while running SassyBella.com – morphing it from a fashion website into a new type of fashion & beauty blog.
Helen now runs Sassybella.com part-time because she’s taken on the role as web & social media editor for a well-known beauty importer.
In between social media editing and guest blogging for various beauty and fashion online websites, Helen graciously agreed to share with us a few of her beauty secrets.
Anita: What are your favorite beauty products?
Helen: 1. Bobbie Brown’s Hydrating Gel Cream – I use it as a night cream! My skin is left moisturized and hydrated. 2. Bare Minerals Matte Foundation – it’s amazing for a light matte coverage that lasts all day! 3. Lanolips Rose Balm Intense hand cream – is simply amazing, my hands are so soft! 4. Makeup Forever’s Mist – keeps my skin hydrated, especially while traveling. 5. Shisedo’s liquid eyeliner pen – gives great definition!
Anita: What are a few of your beauty tips/secrets?
Helen: I love adding a few drops of Rosehip oil to my body creams for that extra punch of moisture – and I can’t get enough of water, for washing my face and drinking, it’s great for the skin!
Anita: My favorite question: What’s you favorite shade of Red Lipstick?
Helen: It’s Chanel’s Rouge Allure lipstick in Sexy – it goes amazing with my skin tone and its moisturizing! I sometimes alternate with Clinique’s High Impact Lip Colour in Rose Spectrum, which is a beautiful color but isn’t as statement making.
Anita: If you had 5 minutes in the morning to get ready, what beauty products would you use?
Helen: My Nivea light moisturizer with SPF, Bare Minerals matte foundation and Lancomes deficils mascara, a bit of bronzer on my cheeks and done! Quick, easy & fresh!
Anita: Last minute pearls of wisdom?
Helen: Look after your skin! Growing up in Australia we are taught from a very young age to use SPF during the hotter months of the year – because of the damage to the ozone layer above the country. The sun-kissed look is beautiful, but skin cancer and sun damaged decolletage is not!
VinoSource is a moisturizing bath for the skin, I use it as a daily moisturizer. My skin is luminous, radiant and glowing. I’m obsessed and can’t put it down. Now I finally understand the difference between radiant skin and oily skin.
The deep hydration is perfect for the thirstiest of skin – offering protection against the harsh weather and leaving the skin soft and supple.
I love that it can be used as an intensive moisturizing mask or as a daily moisturizer. A little goes a long way – this is truly a delight!
VinoSource by Caudalie gets a TEN!
$40
Available at Sephora
• Tips from your Vinotherapist*In order to redefine your eye contours, which are often drier than the rest of the face, apply the Moisturizing Cream-Mask to entire face, eyelids and eye contours. Leave on for 10 minutes and remove excess product with a make-up sponge soaked in Grape Water.
City Girl in Red Lipstick 