Archive for September, 2009

What’s the Skinny on J.C. Penney’s a.n.a. Brand?


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
For a 107-year-old company beset by falling revenue , retail chain J.C. Penney is pursuing an admirably aggressive and forward-thinking strategy.

Purple Reigns at Urban Decay


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Gash, S&M, Apocalypse, Smut and Roach..with product names that seem more like song titles by Sid Vicious or The Killers than highly-pigmented eye shadows and lipsticks - not to mention face saving must-haves like the iconic Eye Shadow Primer Potion - we've come to expect the unexpected from edgy cult makeup company Urban Decay.

If 20 Dermatologists Tell You Something, Then It Might Be True


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Why: During every interview I conduct with dermatologists, the word "retinol" or "retinoid" pops up more often than not.

The Bondage Tee


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
BONDED: Looks like someone got a little crazy with the electrical tape! OK, not quite.

Beauty Junkie Giveaway - 10-08-2009 11:59PM Philippine / Asian Time


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Items up for grabs: 2 pair of Falsies 5pc Eye Shadow Palette Lancome Hypnose Mascara Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil Bath and Body Works Lip Licious 2 Mimi Cosmetics Eye Shadow White Pearl Eye Pencil Fashion Earrings San San Pen Liner San San Duo Eye Shadow used as Blush Giveaway Link Below: http://cabyness.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-first-giveaway-yayyy.html You will need to leave a comment to enter the contest at the link above. Check post on h

Oils can be good for your beauty regimen


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
In the unenlightened days before sunscreens and skin-cancer warnings, many a teenage tan-seeker swore by the same miracle product -- baby oil laced with a little iodine.

Shop Mary Portas at L’Occitane en Provence


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Mary Portas feels a lack of the Provence magic in the decor of the L'Occitane shop.

Skin care for the ages: Look great from your 20s to your 60s


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Cleanser: Philosophy Purity Made Simple Cleanser As women age our skin changes, and what our skin needs changes, too.

A Pack o’ Mud Mask Packs


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
September 30th is National Mud Pack Day, and since we don't live in a particularly muddy city, we'll get ours from jars... "CLUB MUD" RED CLAY: When people think "mud" and "Southern California" we'll wager that Glen Ivy Hot Springs pops into their minds.

Fashion Q&A: Take care when coloring eyebrows


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Q: I am having to tweeze more and more gray from my dark eyebrows. Darkening the brows with mascara hasn't worked, and it seems all hair-coloring products should not be used so close to the eyes.

Eric Schedin New Products


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Erik Schedin recently released another trio of products for his curated online shop, the highlight of which is the Danner Light Boot .

Sandy Linter: Color Is A Wonderful Thing


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
While in NYC I had the great opportunity to meet Sandy Linter , a makeup artist with credentials longer than my arm.   She worked at Vogue for many years, currently has a makeup studio in the Rita Hazan Salon and has touched the faces of more supermodels and celebrities than you can imagine.   And it doesn’t stop there - she’s also won numerous awards for her work and is Lancome’s Expert at Every Age artist.   So you can only imagine my excitement when I happened to meet her! Sandy was kind e

Secrets of the Red Carpet: “Mad Make-up” for Elisabeth Moss from Shu Uemura


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Elisabeth Moss looked stunning on the red carpet last night and as she took stage with her fellow cast members to receive the award for "Best Drama", for "Mad Men", the hit series for which she was nominated for an Emmy for her portrayal of Peggy Olson. Celebrity makeup artist, Lauren Kaye Cohen shares how she created Elisabeth's ethereal look: SKIN: To get Elisabeth's radiant-looking, flawless skin, I began by using a combination of shu uemura's Face Architect Smoothing Flu

Purple Reigns at Urban Decay


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Gash, S&M, Apocalypse, Smut and Roach..with product names that seem more like song titles by Sid Vicious or The Killers than highly-pigmented eye shadows and lipsticks - not to mention face saving must-haves like the iconic Eye Shadow Primer Potion - we've come to expect the unexpected from edgy cult makeup company Urban Decay.

Breast cancer awareness


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
As a female, whether or not we are single, October is a time to celebrate breast cancer awareness.

Wednesday Giveaway! Korres Quercetin & Oak Antiwrinkle Night Cream


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
For this week's giveaway, we'll be bringing you products geared for both your daytime and nighttime needs alike a ' and it's all thanks to our friends at Sephora .

Infusium 23: Back From The Nineties, With The Requisite Makeover


Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
What: Infusium 23a TMs drugstore haircare line, which has returned for another run in the aisles.

UPS delivers marketing materials along with retail packages


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
In a pilot project announced this week, customers of online and catalog retailers, including Williams-Sonoma Inc., Omaha Steaks.com Inc.

UPS tests coupon boxes in Phoenix


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Residents who are receiving UPS packages across Phoenix will get coupons as part of a test program being conducted in five cities.

Quick Read


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
NEW YORK The direct mail industry is about to get a lot more competitive. UPS said it is testing a new service for its clients called UPS Direct to Door.

Pore No More


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
In my ongoing quest to minimize my enlarged pores, how many products have I purchased? Let me count the way$. But I finally found something that diminished my pores and minimized my fine lines...a secret to flawless skin from the folks at StriVectin .

Reader Review of the Day: L’Occitane Immortelle Very Precious Cream


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
With cooler weather on the way, dry skin is about to become a problem for a substantial number of us, and that means one thing: a darn good moisturizer.

Neolane Included Among B2B Lead Management Automation Vendors in…


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Enterprise marketing software provider Neolane, Inc. today announced it is included among lead management vendors in an independent report by Forrester Research, Inc.

Wisconsin Place gets community space


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Hailed as a prime example of a "mixed-use solution" by the Urban Land Institute, Wisconsin Place in Friendship Heights has delivered its latest component - " a 20,000-square-foot community center.

Lancome Tresor Parfum - Online versandkostenfrei bestellen


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Amazon.de Widgets Ein großer Duftklassiker, ein Juwel, das man am liebsten wegschließen möchte - Lancome Tresor Parfum. Der Duft ist eine zeitlose und romantische Komposition, die einen bleibenden Eindruck hinterlässt. Wie der Zauber einer neuen Liebe, ein Duft voller Romantik, legt sich Lancome Tresor auf ihre Haut und macht sie unwiderstehlich. Lancome Tresor ist ein fruchtig - blumiger Duft, mit Noten von saftiger Melone, schwarzen Johannisbeeren, weißer Blütenblätter, dem sinnlichen Duft ap

UPS Offers Direct Mail Program for Consumer Brands


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
UPS is testing a new service called UPS Direct to Door. The service packages premium offers and samples from a dozen or so clients together in a small box that is delivered directly to the doors of consumers.

Simple Girlish Nail Art


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
September 29th, 2009 No Comments » » 26 views The secret to professionally manicured looking nails are the shape of the nails, cuticle management and the condition of the polish.Square shape nails are the best. It looks timeless, easy to maintain and easy to cut – just cut across! You can also prevent in-grown nails with square shaped nails. I do like stubby schoolboy nails too, it’s very trendy and it’s so practical.I naturally don’t have much cuticle to shout about so I don’t deal with them

W Hotel Store Sample Sale


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
ROOM SERVICE: Starting today, W Hotel the Store is throwing a four-day sample sale where you'll be able to score up-to-75%-off deals on all kinds of carefully curated apparel, accessories, beauty products, you name it.

Pore No More


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
In my ongoing quest to minimize my enlarged pores, how many products have I purchased? Let me count the way$. But I finally found something that diminished my pores and minimized my fine lines...a secret to flawless skin from the folks at StriVectin .

AMOREPACIFIC Moisture Bound Skin Energy Hydration Delivery System


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
AMOREPACIFIC has changed the face of skincare by infusing the best of nature with the latest advancements in technology.

Smashbox Cosmetics - O Glow


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Smashbox exemplifies what makeup should be: pretty packaging, innovative ideas and most of all, a quality product.

Troy biotech leaves, follows the money to San Francisco


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Jonathan Dordick has two reasons why his company, Solidus Biosciences Inc. , moved from Troy to San Francisco.

Investors send valentines to American Greetings, but e-commerce index slips


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Wall Street gave back some of its recent gains last week, but e-commerce stocks fared better than the market as a whole.

Arlenis Sosa Honored at The Latin Pride National Awards Ceremony


Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Congratulations to Lancôme’s spokesmodel Arlenis Sosa who was honored at The Latin Pride National Awards last Thursday night in Boston. These awards recognize the most successful representatives of the Latino community in sports, film, music, education—and of course, fashion. The annual celebration takes place in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month to commemorate and celebrate the positive contributions of the Latino community to the American culture. As many of you know, Arlenis h

Smooth talk: foundation applicators


Monday, September 28th, 2009
Are any of the new foundation applicators better than using your fingertips? If there is one thing women need help with when it comes to applying make-up, it's foundation.

Winners of The Beauty Girls Giveaways!!!


Monday, September 28th, 2009
The time has come to announce the winners of The Beauty Girls giveaways!!! Congratulations to Sherry Brooks, Carla Brown, Melinda Fathel, Cindi Hoppes, Cindy Ingalls, Katy Knight, Keerat Malhi, Aisha Ozair, Bonnie Pen, Jessica Persky, Sarah Poole, Whitney Skeete, Nancy Vu, Annmarie Weeks, and Tiffany Worboy. These lucky ladies have won the Lancome giveaway and will receive my favorite lash lengthener, Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara ! Alena Burroughs, Kellie Butler, Holly Chmil, S

Makeup That Does More


Monday, September 28th, 2009
The promise: Youth-boosting skin-care ingredients such as retinol, peptides, and antioxidants are popping up in foundations, lipsticks, and blushes, with claims they'll help minimize wrinkles and brown spots by improving their appearance even after you are no longer wearing the makeup.

Chanel Iman Hated Her Bleached Eyebrows; Jessica Alba Is Now a Redhead


Monday, September 28th, 2009
Chanel Iman at Bottega Veneta. MAKEUP Chanel Iman had her eyebrows bleached for the Bottega Veneta show.

Powder room


Monday, September 28th, 2009
M Lab 's Travel Collection for anti-ageing offers men and women a 30-day supply of each of the six products developed by the brand to go together.

UPS Gets Retailers Close to Consumers


Monday, September 28th, 2009
In an escalation of direct marketing, UPS is delivering premium offers and samples from some of the nation's best-known brands and retailers to recipients of UPS residential shipments.

Timberly added 5 events


Monday, September 28th, 2009
Thrill The World 2009 is catching on in Albuquerque! Be a part of history and learn Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance moves and participate in a world record for the largest simultaneous Thriller dance.

“Dancing With the Stars” Cast Kicks off the New Season With Gifts of Silk’n SensEpil


Monday, September 28th, 2009
Millions of excited viewers have tuned in to ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" since its live three-night premiere event that started Monday, September 21st.

Things That Smell Like Apples


Monday, September 28th, 2009
DKNY BE DELICIOUS: We like a product name that is asking us to do something, and we are more than happy to try to be delicious.

New From Lancome Skincare - Absolue Precious Cells


Monday, September 28th, 2009
Ladies (and gents) this skin care is for us and only us!  Lancôme has a new skin care product called Absolue Precious Cells Advanced Regenerating and Replenishing Cream SPF15  and it is made specifically for those of us that are around 50 or over and since I personally will be knocking on 50’s door in a couple short years I’m very interested in hearing about this!   So Lancôme sent me the product, because there aren’t many places to go to talk about skincare that is specifically for m

Brush up on tools for makeup


Monday, September 28th, 2009
If you've ever had your face painted by a professional makeup artist, you know the flawless results achieved.

In the business of beauty


Monday, September 28th, 2009
As proud Seminoles, it's fair to say that we'd like to think nothing good comes out of Gainesville - save for the Beauty Loft, that is.

Spirited Scents: ruminations on rum inspired fragrances


Monday, September 28th, 2009
For the American consumer there is almost nothing more elusive than the smell of Havana, the legendary capital of the island nation of Cuba.

Monday Giveaway! Korres Quercetin & Oak Antiwrinkle Night Cream


Monday, September 28th, 2009
For this week's giveaway, we'll be bringing you products geared for both your daytime and nighttime needs alike a ' and it's all thanks to our friends at Sephora .

Take a stroll down shoppers’ lane in Shadyside


Monday, September 28th, 2009
Going shopping, like eating chocolate, might be an activity that is never bad but can be wondrous.

Red rice skin care


Monday, September 28th, 2009
As the parent of a teenage girl, the problem of skin clarity is an everyday challenge.