Looking toward spring at Sephora

The sephora spring look-book arrived. A few things caught my attention. Many of them are on page 16.

1. The Balm The Stains Lip Palette
You're supposed to add a srop of water to the powder to create a lip stain.
Very curious about this product.

2. Benefit Sugar Bomb blush/bronzer
Rose, pink, soft plum and peach packed into one small box

Discounts! From Rite-Aid!

Thursday, Friday and Saturday only (February 11-13), all regularly priced cosmetics at Rite Aid stores nationwide will be 25 percent off.


(No minimum purchase required; while supplies last; no rainchecks)

Dear readers,
Are you staying warm? While we didn't have ANY snow in New York City (expect for Staten Island) we are getting super cold weather. My skin is so dry. My legs are scaly and the folds around my nose are peeling. Yuck! I find myself reaching for my water bottle all the time. The air is so dry.

This past weekend I gave about Kiehl's Acai collection. My dad is using the serum and moisturizer. The product line has its origins in the açaí berry. Scientists have found the acai berry to be a super antioxidant. This collection helps skin repair the visible effects of both physical and environmental damage, and aids in the stimulation of skin’s natural renewal process.

If you haven't tried the collection, it could be a good time to stop by a Kiehl's free standing store -- and don't forget your samples.

In Love with Kiehl's!

I'm really excited about Kiehl's new MIDNIGHT RECOVERY CONCENTRATE.
My sources tell me it's amazing for helping to repair stressed out skin overnight. And who doesn't have stressed out skin? Like many of Kiehl's products, this one was designed for men and women. It is 99% natural and paraben-free and loaded with essential and botanical oils like lavender and coriander and rose seed oils. It is also enriched with a blend of Omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids.

On a personal note, we are such a Kiehl's family. My mom uses several face creams, my dad is using the new acai damage repairing serum and moisturizer and swears by the hand salve and we bathe our son Henry using the foaming hair and body was.

How to Use it:

• Put 2-3 drops of product onto the top of clean hand, tap fingertips into oil lightly
• Press fingertips gently on the cheeks, forehead and chin to evenly distribute – pat, do not rub

don't forget, Kiehl's loves to give out samples. When you order online, you get to choose 3 samples.

Retail Price:  $42.00 for 1.0 oz/30mL / Available on Counter:  Now    

Lots of great gift ideas for V-Day!
Stay tuned!

Sally Hansen

After days of searching all the local drugstores and Target, I finally found the Sally Hansen Carmindy-inspired line. For those of you who aren't familiar with Carmindy, she's the makeup artist on What Not to Wear. Anyway, I found her products at Duane Reade at 98th and b'way. Haven't tried the lipstick just yet. We will see if it is worth the mention in Parenting Mag.

Where in the World Sally Hansen?

A few days ago I wrote about a Sally Hansen lip gloss I admired. I went looking for it, naturally. I found it at one Duane Reade drugstore. If you are reading this blog and you don't know about D.R., it's a big drugstore chain in NYC. I also found the lip gloss at Walgreens. At the same time that I was looking for this product, I was also looking for another Sally Hansen lip product, that I read about in a parenting magazine. It was incognito. Why are some products impossible to find? You read about them in a magazine, but they are sold nowhere.

Arrgh!

Laundry Genius!

I know I don't typically write about laundry detergents, but as a new mom,there are times doing laundry seems to dominate my life. Especially when my son has a stomach bug. Get the picture. We don't have a washer/dryer in our apartment, (there's a laundry room in our building) so I usually lug the laundry and detergent downstairs. Sometimes I take Henry too. Anyway, you can imagine how excited I was when I discovered soak. As you can see from this picture, soak comes in many sizes, including travel-friendly packets. Makes doing laundry a little bit easier.  Soak was originally conceived as a no-rinse laundry aid. It's gentle enough for fine wools, swimwear and baby clothes. But I used it in my washing machine with great results. Try the delicate cycle.
Soak is non-toxic,biodegradable and phosphate-free. It's also free of perfumes and irritating dyes.

Buy soak at soakwash and freshpair.com.

Drugstore lip glosses

Today I met a young woman sporting a pretty, sheer pink lip gloss.  From where I was sitting (next table over) it looked just like my expensive Lipfusion lip gloss. If I had to name the color I'd call it 'hint of pink.' This gloss is from Sally Hansen's plumping line. Dahlia told me she decided to stop plunking down a ton of cash for lip gloss and reached for the drugstore brand.
In this case, the results were fantastic.

$9 at drugstores

Fun!Free!Facials! ... Tomorrow!

Hi Readers ... Free mini-facials tomorrow!

WHO:          The Plaza Beauty by Warren-Tricomi

WHAT:         Sjal Facials and BECCA touchups

WHEN:         Saturday, January 23^rd, 2010

    12:00pm – 4:00pm

WHERE:                

          The Shops at The Plaza

One West 58^th Street, Grand Concourse Level
NYC
214 223 4694

Please note: Facials are on a 1st come, 1st serve basis.